Due to the Winter Weather Advisory and sub-freezing temperatures creating travel concerns, Wilkes County Schools will have a Virtual Learning Day on Monday, January 26. All Wilkes County Schools campuses will be closed to students, faculty, and staff. Students should log into Google Classroom to access assignments or check for any work sent home by teachers, and teachers will communicate with students and families through Rooms. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we prioritize the safety of our students and staff. Any additional updates will be shared through our messaging system, the Wilkes County Schools website, social media accounts, Rooms, and local media outlets.
Any changes to school schedules, operations, or extracurricular activities will be shared with families through our mass notification system (text, email, phone), the Wilkes County Schools App and Rooms, our website, social media, and local media outlets.
Families are encouraged to ensure their contact information is up to date in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal:
https://wilkesga.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/wilkes.jsp
Please also make sure students are dressed warmly for colder temperatures. Additional updates will be shared as needed.
Our schoolwide Beanstack Kick-off is today! Students will receive a handout with directions for accessing their Beanstack account.
What is Beanstack?
Beanstack is a web and mobile platform used by libraries and schools to run reading challenges, motivating readers of all ages to log books, earn virtual badges, and win prizes through gamification, while also providing organizers with data on reading habits. It allows for easy tracking of reading, manages multiple readers under one account, and fosters community reading culture through fun challenges and activities.
We want to encourage our students to read for pleasure and earn badges and prizes for completing our monthly challenges.
Ask your 4th or 5th grader about Beanstack this afternoon!
Click on the link for more information and videos about Beanstack.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bt6bMuvjvMtm5JJa03MyRI_sEayQCx6UkBZLyOsgMBU/edit?usp=sharing
Congratulations to the Teacher of the Year nominees for 2026-2027! The winners from each school will be announced on March 23rd.
Happy Holidays! Please remember that we will dismiss early this Friday at noon. We wish you a wonderful and relaxing break, and we look forward to seeing students back on January 6.
This week, we celebrate National School Psychology Week and recognize our school psychologist, Ms. Hannah Carmichael. She plays an important role in supporting students’ academic, social, and emotional success. Thank you, Ms. Carmichael, for all you do for our students and staff!
We’re looking forward to another exciting and successful school year!
