Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Good afternoon, Sand Hill-Venable families! This is Dr. Stolte with our weekly message. There is no school Monday due to the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy your long weekend! For student safety, parents are not allowed in the school building at dismissal unless they have a previously-scheduled meeting. We recommend using the car rider line. If you prefer to park and greet your child outside, please make sure you see Mr. V so that he can announce your child’s name over the intercom. Any students who need to be picked up early for an appointment need to be signed out before 2 pm. Also, if your child is a car rider, please do not get out of the car in the car rider line. Practice buckling independently with your child, or pull over in a visitor spot after pickup to help them buckle. We also encourage kindergarten parents to begin letting their children walk into school by themselves this week; staff are throughout the building to ensure that they get safely to class. Also please remember that any transportation changes must be received in writing by 2 pm. Thank you for your attention to this message, and have a great night! ¡Buenas tardes, familias de Sand Hill-Venable! Esta es la Dra. Stolte con nuestro mensaje semanal. El lunes no hay clases debido al feriado del Día del Trabajo. ¡Disfruten del fin de semana largo! Para la seguridad de los estudiantes, los padres no pueden ingresar al edificio de la escuela a la hora de la salida a menos que tengan una reunión programada. Recomendamos usar la línea de carrosl. Si prefiere estacionar y saludar a su hijo afuera, asegúrese de ver al Sr. V para que pueda anunciar el nombre. Cualquier estudiante que se necesita recoger temprano para una cita debe salir antes de las 2 pm. Además, si su hijo viaja en carro, no se baje del carro cuando le recoge. Practique como abrocharse el cinturón de forma independiente con su hijo, o pare en un lugar para visitantes después de recogerlo para ayudarlo a abrocharse el cinturón. También recomendamos a los padres de kínder a que comiencen a dejar que sus hijos caminen solos a su clase esta semana; el personal está en todo el edificio para garantizar que lleguen a clase de manera segura. También recuerde que cualquier cambio de transporte debe recibirse por escrito antes de las 2 pm. ¡Gracias por su atención a este mensaje y que tengan buena noche!

Good afternoon and happy first week of school, Sand Hill-Venable families! This is Dr. Stolte, your assistant principal, with our weekly message. Tomorrow is the first day of school for all 1st-4th grade students and kindergartners with last names A-M! Arrival is from 7:15-7:45, and dismissal is at 2:30. When dropping off or picking up your student, enter through the entrance on Apac Dr., near Buncombe County Sports Park (see this map). For the safety of our students, do NOT park or drop off students along the road, at the church, or at the entrance to the bus lot. We will have many staff members present to greet your child and help them find their class. Kindergarten parents may park in visitor’s spaces and walk their child to class for the first two weeks only. If your child rides a bus, please remember that bus times are approximate and will vary during the first few weeks of school. Please arrive at your stop at least 10 minutes early and be patient if the bus is running late. Kindergarteners with last names N-Z will come for their first day on Tuesday, and all kindergarten students will begin attending together on Wednesday. Please join Class Dojo as soon as possible, as it is our primary mode of communication between teachers and parents. You should have received an invitation at Meet the Teacher or will get one in your student’s folder on Monday. Also, please return Free and Reduced Price lunch forms and PTO surveys as soon as possible so that we can best use our resources to meet student needs. Thank you for your collaboration in supporting your child’s education; we’re looking forward to a great year together! ¡Buenas tardes y feliz primera semana de clases, familias de Sand Hill-Venable! Esta es la Dra. Stolte, su subdirectora, con nuestro mensaje semanal. ¡Mañana es el primer día de clases para todos los estudiantes de 1º a 4º grado los de kinder con apellidos A-M! La llegada es de 7:15-7:45 y la salida es a las 2:30. Al dejar o recoger a su estudiante, ingrese por la entrada en Apac Dr., cerca del Parque Deportivo del Condado de Buncombe (vea este mapa). Para la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes, NO aparque or deje a los estudiantes en la iglesia, en la entrada de buses, o la calle. Tendremos muchos maestros presentes para saludar a su hijo y ayudarle a encontrar su clase. Los padres de kinder pueden estacionarse y caminar al salón de su hijo solo durante las primeras dos semanas. Si su hijo viaja en bus, recuerde que los horarios de los buses son aproximados y variarán durante las primeras semanas de clases. Llegue a su parada al menos 10 minutos antes y tenga paciencia si el bus se retrasa. Los estudiantes de kinder con apellidos N-Z vendrán el martes por primera vez y todos los estudiantes de kinder comenzarán a asistir juntos el miércoles. Únase a la aplicación Class Dojo lo más antes posible, ya que es nuestro modo principal de comunicación entre maestros y padres. Puede comunicarse directamente con el maestro en español. Debería haber recibido una invitación en Meet the Teacher o recibirá una en la carpeta de su estudiante el lunes. Además, entregue su solicitud de almuerzo gratis y la encuesta de la Organización de Padres lo más antes posible para que podamos usar nuestros recursos para apoyar a nuestros niños. Gracias por su colaboración para apoyar la educación de su hijo. ¡Esperamos tener un gran año juntos!

Hello, Sand Hill-Venable families! This is Dr. Stolte, your assistant principal, and we are so excited to welcome you to the 22-23 school year! Your child’s teacher will be calling you early this week to introduce themselves. Please contact us if you have not heard from them by Thursday morning. We’d like to invite everyone to our Meet the Teacher night on Thursday, August 25th from 4-6 pm. School supply lists are available on our school website under “Academics” or teacherlists.com. If your child is planning to ride the bus this year and has not ridden the bus previously or signed up for a bus at kindergarten registration, please call the office to place them on a bus route. Bus times will be provided when you talk to your child’s teacher and at our Meet the Teacher event. If your child will be a car rider, please remember to use our school entrance on Apac Drive, at the Buncombe County Sports Park (see this map). Our first day of school is Monday, August 29th for all 1st-4th grade students. Kindergarten students with last names A-M will come on Monday, August 29th, and those with last names N-Z will come on Tuesday, August 30th. All kindergarten students will come together beginning Wednesday, August 31st. We can’t wait to begin a new school year together, and look forward to seeing you soon! ¡Hola, familias de Sand Hill-Venable! Esta es la Dra. Stolte, nuestra subdirectora, ¡y estamos muy emocionados de darle la bienvenida al año escolar 2022-23! El maestro de su hijo lo llamará a principios de la semana para presentarse. Comuníquese con nosotros si no ha tenido noticias del maestro de su hijo antes del jueves. Nos gustaría invitar a todos a nuestra tarde de Conocer Al Maestro el jueves 25 de agosto de 4 a 6 pm. Las listas de útiles escolares están disponibles en el sitio web de nuestra escuela (en “Academics” o en teacherlists.com. Si su hijo está planeando viajar en bus este año y no ha viajado en el bus antes o no se ha inscrito en un bus en la inscripción de kinder, llame a la oficina para colocarlo en una ruta. Los horarios del bus se darán cuando hable con el maestro de su hijo y en nuestro evento Conocer al Maestro. Si su hijo va a viajar en carro, por favor utilice nuestra entrada en Apac Drive, en el Parque Deportivo del Condado de Buncombe (vea este mapa). Nuestro primer día de clases es el lunes 29 de agosto para todos los estudiantes de 1º a 4º grado. Los estudiantes de kindergarten con apellidos A-M vendrán el lunes 29 de agosto, y aquellos con apellidos N-Z vendrán el martes 30 de agosto. Todos los estudiantes de kinder se reunirán a partir del miércoles 31 de agosto. ¡Estamos emocionados de comenzar un nuevo año escolar juntos y esperamos verlos pronto!

Free/Reduced Meal Applications for the new school year are available now! You may apply online >>> https://bit.ly/3QaVJHm This important program ensures all of our students have access to healthy lunches during the school day without accruing large cafeteria balances. This program is confidential and registration is easy! This year, children who qualify for this program will not be responsible for any of the cost of the lunch. This year, universal free lunch is no longer available at the majority of our schools as we continue with COVID recovery. Paper applications will be given out on the first day of school. Please take a few minutes to fill out a free and reduced meal application today, even if you aren’t sure if you will qualify. If you have questions or need assistance please call 828-255-5927. Please note that all schools will still serve breakfast to students at no cost next year!

Attention, Parents: If you have already moved or have plans to move this summer and will switch schools, please plan on enrolling your child in their new school as soon as possible! This includes those remaining in Buncombe County Schools and those leaving the area. Our schools have begun sending out important information for the new school year, and if you aren’t enrolled in the correct school, you’ll miss these messages. Not sure which is or will be your community school? Click buncombeschools.org/findmyschool to connect with your new Buncombe County School. We look forward to welcoming your child to school!

Scheduling routine health check-ups and routine immunizations took a backseat during the pandemic. Now is the time to get back on track with routine care which includes being up-to-date on the vaccines. North Carolina's student immunization schedule includes vaccines such as polio and measles, mumps, rubella (MMR). Kindergarten, seventh, and twelfth graders require certain vaccines that can be found here>>> https://immunization.dph.ncdhhs.gov/schools/k-12.htm Make an appointment with your health care provider to get back on track today. Don’t have a health care provider? Buncombe County Health and Human Services can help. Visit buncombecounty.org/immunize for more information on their walk-in hours and appointment scheduling.

Happy Fourth of July from Buncombe County Schools! 💥 🇺🇸 #BCS #WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #AVL #Asheville #828isgreat #the828 #WNC #publicschools #NCpublicschools #AVLtoday #AVLnews #Buncombe #BuncombeCounty

Happy Fourth of July from Buncombe County Schools! 💥 🇺🇸 . #BCS #WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #AVL #Asheville #828isgreat #the828 #WNC #publicschools #NCpublicschools #AVLtoday #AVLnews #Buncombe #BuncombeCounty

#BCS students finished their year with exciting #FieldDay experiences! Check out these fun photos from around the district.

North Windy Ridge Intermediate (NWRI) students took a trip to Biltmore Estate to enjoy the scenery and learn about local history. The students had a busy day touring the large facilities, the farm and the home, and learning about horticulture, architecture, and local history. They got to learn about horse drawn carriages, metalworking, looms and weaving, and see the estate and a variety of farm animals. “It’s history in our backyard,” said NWRI Principal Brent Wise. “Every student should see it at some point in their lives. It’s all about making connections with our local history.” The school’s first trip to Biltmore, the NWRI PTO raised the funds for this trip that the students won’t soon forget.