Board Member Vacancy!
This message is for all 5th grade student parents or guardians. Due to unfortunate weather circumstances, our 5th graders will be returning home from their trip around 3:15 PM instead of 4:00 PM. Please make arrangements to pick your child up around 3:15. Thank you.
Summersville Elementary will begin West Virginia Generalized Summative Assessment Monday May 12 at 8:00 A. M. in third grade through fifth grade. Please arrive to school in time for your child to have breakfast prior to the beginning of the assessment. Students will take the math assessment Monday, the English Language Arts assessment Tuesday, the Writing assessment on Wednesday, and fifth grade only will take the science test on Thursday. Make up testing will begin Monday May19. All assessment must be completed prior to any scheduled experiential trips or fun days. Get some rest and do your best!! SES will do great.
Nicholas County Schools will be closed tomorrow Wednesday January 22, 2025 due to frigid temperatures. This is a snow day and will have to be made up at the end of the year. School staff is not to report.
Here is a sample of the 2025-2026 School Calendar, the guidelines we must follow, and a summary of the proposed calendar. Please view all 3 documents before completing the calendar survey.
https://forms.office.com/r/v8QDCvGbuj
All Nicholas County extra-curricular activities are canceled for Friday January 10, and Saturday January 11, 2025 due to a winter storm warning.
Nicholas County Schools are closed Thursday January 9, 2025. This is snow packet day #3. The board meeting and expulsion hearings scheduled to begin at 10 am will still occur.
All extra-curricular actives in Nicholas County are canceled today. There will be no practices or games.
Summersville Elementary School will be doing a parent volunteer training January 10, 2025 at 9:30 in the cafeteria. This is the last parent volunteer training we will do. The cost for the background check is $10.
This message is for families of students who participate in the after school programming.
Summersville Elementary will have after school programs today. I apologize for any confusion from the previous notice sent out on Class Dojo. Again we will continue after school programming on a normal schedule today 12/11/2024.
Attention 4th and 5th grade parents. The doughnut orders are ready for pick up. Due to the unfortunate circumstances with the weather early dismissal and the possibility of an inclement weather day tomorrow, we are requesting they be picked up today no later than 1:00. Thank you for your cooperation.
After meeting with the National weather service, Nicholas County Schools will operate on a regular schedule tomorrow November 21, 2024. We will be observing the weather and adjust the school schedule according to how the weather moves in. At this point in time there is a chance we will be releasing 3 hours early. Please plan accordingly in the event we must do that. By attending a school on a normal schedule we will not have to use one of our bank time days.
Do you understand the risks of letting your child play seemingly benign games like Roblox? Did you know your children are at risk of being charged with creating, possessing and trafficking child pornography because of photos they could be taking, sending, and receiving on their smartphones?
If you are surprised or confused by these statements, or just want to learn more about the cyber world in which our children are living, please attend nationally recognized speaker Jesse Wineberger's session tonight at the Summersville Arena and Conference Center @ 6 PM. This is a free event and encourage you to come and bring as many families as possible!
Due to an unexpected power outage at SES after school has been cancelled 11/6/2024. Again, after school has been cancelled today 11/6/2024. Students will be instructed to be dismissed as they do on Friday's.
According to state code, all board meeting must be live. Here is the link to this weeks board meeting. You will be able to find these every meeting on our website. boe.nich.k12.wv.us. Just click board members and then it will be under the live board meeting links.
https://boe.nich.k12.wv.us/documents/board-members/meeting-links/698146
Summersville Elementary new morning drop off routine will begin Tuesday, September 3, 2024. K-5 parent drop off remains unchanged from 7:20-7:55. Pre-k bus drop off at cafeteria doors at 7:20. Pre-k vehicle rider drop off: The pre-k bus will load at the Senior Center parking lot from 7:45 AM to 7:55 AM for all pre-k vehicle rider drop-offs. Please pull into the Senior Center parking spaces and park. Walk your child hand-to-hand to the transportation staff and sign your child in. The bus will depart promptly at 7:55 AM to make the second bus drop at the cafeteria doors. We look forward to providing your child the opportunity to become familiar with the school bus and practice bus safety.
We have heard parent concerns about an earlier drop off option for pre-k and we will be working to find a solution to this on Tuesday.
Recently there have been an uptick in phishing emails. The latest was an email imitating Superintendent Beam asking for your cell phone number. Please use caution when sending personal information to anyone. To educate people for their protection you can take this email phishing quiz. It is required that all Nicholas County Schools Employees take this quiz.
https://forms.office.com/r/RpceSFb9MS
Registration is now available for the Summer Boost Program.
“Bringing Attendance Home: Parent Video”
https://vimeo.com/101425388
Information on registration for Pre K & Kindergarten for 2024-2025.
