Today is #SeeSayDay! Join WCPS as we make a difference in school safety! Learn how to “Spot the Signs. Report the Activity”. Find out how you can get involved on September 25 ➡️ https://go.dhs.gov/opJ #SpotReportPrevent
How cool is this? One of our 3rd graders is rocking the artwork we are studying! Third graders are learning about the sea in module 1 of the Wit and Wisdom language arts program, and the Japanese art we studied is titled The Great Wave.
#greatminds
#schoolofreaders
#TheGreatWave
Friday hugs are the best! ❤️😊❤️
#OCES
#startthedaywithahug
Tiffany and Winston visited OCES today! They are registered therapy dogs and visited with students and staff. We can't wait for them to visit again! 🐕❤️🐕
Students in first grade celebrated National Arts In Education by making mixed media air guitars after looking at Picasso's "Three Musicians."
#WCPSInTheNews: Education News Source, The 74, highlights Worcester's performance with literacy: "Every state has its own pockets of success (represented as gold circles in the graphs). These “exceptional districts” are in the top 5% of their state, in terms of outscoring their expected reading proficiency rate. For example, Worcester County in Maryland serves about 7,000 students along the Atlantic coast. Worcester falls in the middle of the pack in terms of poverty, but it has by far the highest third grade reading proficiency rate in the state."
Read the full article at https://www.the74million.org/article/which-school-districts-do-the-best-job-of-teaching-kids-to-read/
#WeAreWorcester #WorcesterProud #LiteracyMatters
Ocean City Elementary students and staff are excited for another fantastic year of learning and fun. 🎒✨ #WeAreWorcester #FirstDayTour
Welcome back, Ocean City Elementary School! We’re thrilled to see our elementary students back and ready for a year full of exploration and growth. ✨🎒 #WeAreWorcester #FirstDayTour
What a great day for Open House! Thank you for joining us today! It was so nice seeing your smiling faces! We can't wait until Tuesday 😊📚✏️🖍
Happy 60th Birthday to Mr. Finney! We hope you have an extra special day! ❤️
OCES can't thank Mr. Chris Casale, owner of Rescue Clean Pressure Washing, enough for washing our entrance ways today! WOW! We can't wait for our students to see them next Tuesday! ❤️
Worcester families, don’t forget that you can easily complete your child’s Back to School forms using the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Visit https://worcesterk12.powerschool.com/ to log-in and get started.
Forgot your password or new to Parent Portal? Contact your child’s school for assistance.
Worcester County Public Schools is a proud supporter of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. Thank you to UWLES for recognizing the philanthropic efforts of our schools at today's #WCPSBoardMeeting. #WeAreWorcester #PartnershipsInAction
Worcester families, get a jump on your Back-to-School packets by completing your forms online using the PowerSchool Parent Portal – available now! Simply visit https://worcesterk12.powerschool.com/ to log-in and get started.
Forgot your password or new to Parent Portal? Contact your child’s school for assistance.
Time for Back-to-School shopping! Families can get ready and take advantage of #ShopMDTaxFree Week now through August 17 and save on clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less and the first $40 of a backpack! #WeAreWorcester #BackToSchool #WelcomeBackWorcester
Happy Red, White, and Blue Day! Have a safe July 4th! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
Attention WCPS Families: Maryland SUN Bucks helps families with school-aged children who receive free or reduced-price meals buy groceries during the summer break when school meals are unavailable. Building on the former Summer SNAP program, Maryland SUN Bucks will help 543,000 children across the state who receive free and reduced-priced meals.
Families who qualify for the Maryland SUN Bucks program will receive $40 for June, July, and August (a total of $120) for each eligible student. To learn more, please visit https://dhs.maryland.gov/sunbucks/ or view the flyer at https://5il.co/2qdlk.
This year's annual American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge at Ocean City Elementary School raised $30,775. This will make the grand total donated by OCES students and their families throughout the years, to over $535,000. Top fundraisers were given the bonus of throwing SLIME AND ICE WATER all over PE Teacher, Mrs. Drocella and Custodian, Mr. Mills. It was a fun afternoon for everyone!
REMINDER: This school year, WCPS has adopted new safety protocols. Learn more about the protocols at https://www.worcesterk12.org/page/school-safety-protocols. #WeAreWorcester #SafetyMatters
Local beekeepers Mr. Babcock and Mr. Lieb visited Ocean City Elementary School's 3rd graders on June 3rd, to teach the students all about why bees are critical pollinators and also about their life cycles. They even brought two sets of live bees so that the children could see them working in the hive. It was an exciting and informative visit for the students.
