W. D. Williams Elementary

The Buncombe County Schools Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, inviting, and civil educational environment for all students, employees, and other members of the school community. The Board expects all students, employees, volunteers, and visitors to behave in a manner consistent with that goal. The Board recognizes that bullying and harassing behavior creates an atmosphere of intimidation and fear, detracts from the safe environment necessary for student learning, and may lead to more serious misconduct or to violence. Accordingly, the Board prohibits all forms of bullying and harassing behavior, including encouragement of such behavior, by students, employees, volunteers, and visitors. Additional information on reporting and responding to bullying is available here>>> https://bit.ly/3YG6ib4

🎒🖍📓 This weekend, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers and BCS staff members will be collecting school supplies at the Walmart on Hendersonville Rd. (1636 Hendersonville Rd.). The hours are: Saturday, August 19- 10 am to 8 pm & Sunday, August 20- 10 am to 2:30 pm. Examples of school items are as follows but not limited to: -Book bags—lunchboxes—pencil boxes -Binders—papers—art supplies (crayons/colored pencils) - Pencils—pens—markers—highlighters - Tissues—hand sanitizer—cleaning wipes -Water bottles—dry erase markers—plug in ear- buds—other school related items -Printer paper We hope to see you there as we work together to help ALL students have a great start to the school year!

We look forward to seeing you on August 25th!

Please see this great opportunity for our families!

This is just a reminder for our Kindergarten Families: We are so excited to have our new Kindergarten students join us for KinderCamp! Your student will meet all the kindergarten teachers and experience kindergarten for 2 half-day sessions. Breakfast or lunch will be provided (based on the time that you sign up to attend). Please call the school office to reserve your child's spot! 828-686-3856.

Thanks to all that have volunteered so far! We still have a few spots available. Please call or email if you can help us! Have you driven by the school and thought, my goodness someone needs to work on the grass and weeds at WD?  We LOVE our school and want to be proud of the way it looks inside and out. We want it to reflect what an amazing little school we have. Many parents and community members have asked how they can help with our landscaping and grounds. Our wonderful Ms. Chapman has a team to help with the garden beds, but we have not been able to find anyone to lead our team for ground upkeep. We would love to families, churches, community members, organizations, etc. adopt a section of our Warpony "pasture" to keep up! The grounds have been sectioned off into 10 sections. Please let Mrs. Jones know if your family or organization would like to "adopt a section." This will be a 1-year commitment. Each summer you will be asked if you would like to continue or pass it off to another family/organization. The school system will provide any mulch or gravel needed. You will need to bring your own tools. If you want to work outside of regular school hours, arrangements can be made for access to your area. If you want to add any plants, flowers, or other improvements, please communicate your ideas with Mrs. Jones before proceeding. We know we have the most awesome community and families and can't wait to see how you help "Pretty Our Pasture!“ You can email Mrs. Jones at christy.jones@bcsemail.org or call 828.686.3856 to claim your spot! 

Attention, BCS Staff: We hope you are having a wonderful summer. Don't forget to check our Employee Values page regularly for local special discounts just for educators. . . . https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/employee-values

This is just a reminder for our Kindergarten Families: We are so excited to have our new Kindergarten students join us for KinderCamp! Your student will meet all the kindergarten teachers and experience kindergarten for 2 half-day sessions. Breakfast or lunch will be provided (based on the time that you sign up to attend). Please call the school office to reserve your child's spot! 828-686-3856

Have you driven by the school and thought, my goodness someone needs to work on the grass and weeds at WD?  We LOVE our school and want to be proud of the way it looks inside and out. We want it to reflect what an amazing little school we have. Many parents and community members have asked how they can help with our landscaping and grounds. Our wonderful Ms. Chapman has a team to help with the garden beds, but we have not been able to find anyone to lead our team for ground upkeep. We would love to families, churches, community members, organizations, etc. adopt a section of our Warpony "pasture" to keep up! The grounds have been sectioned off into 10 sections. Please let Mrs. Jones know if your family or organization would like to "adopt a section." This will be a 1-year commitment. Each summer you will be asked if you would like to continue or pass it off to another family/organization. The school system will provide any mulch or gravel needed. You will need to bring your own tools. If you want to work outside of regular school hours, arrangements can be made for access to your area. If you want to add any plants, flowers, or other improvements, please communicate your ideas with Mrs. Jones before proceeding. We know we have the most awesome community and families and can't wait to see how you help "Pretty Our Pasture!“ You can email Mrs. Jones at christy.jones@bcsemail.org or call 828.686.3856 to claim your spot! 

🌞 Our Summer Meals Program is in full swing! All children in our community are welcome to stop by one of the sites pictured below for a healthy meal! . . . . #community #summermeals #summer #summer2023 #bcs

We are so excited to have our new Kindergarten students join us for KinderCamp! Your student will meet all the kindergarten teachers and experience kindergarten for 2 half-day sessions. Breakfast or lunch will be provided (based on the time that you sign up to attend). Please call the school office to reserve your child's spot! 828-686-3856

☑️Vote for the Buncombe County Schools Foundation to win one of 12 grants being awarded by The Community Betterment Foundation in honor of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce's 125th Anniversary! Through July 31, you can support Buncombe County Schools Foundation in its mission to build a strong and dynamic foundation for Buncombe County Schools students and educators. Please vote for the Foundation once a day to win one of twelve $10,000 grants in partnership with the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. There is strength in numbers; together, we are more through this powerful collaboration- “Building Community Through Business.” Vote once a day to support BCS students, educators, and faculty. Follow this link: https://woobox.com/hsn3i5 Learn more: https://www.ashevillechamber.org/.../celebrating-125-years/

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to all students next school year! We are pleased to inform you that Buncombe County Schools will be implementing a program available to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). We will also implement Universal Meals at Nesbitt Discovery Academy (NDA). What does this mean for you and your child(ren)? Great news! All enrolled students at Buncombe County Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to your household each day of the school year. Parents (except those with students at NDA), there are no action steps for you to take at this time to participate in this program. We look forward to serving your students beginning August 28, 2023. NDA parents will receive separate instructions regarding Universal Meals. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact us at Buncombe Schools Nutrition Office, 828 255-5932.

Buncombe County Schools is hosting an Educator Career Fair on Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 9 am - 12 pm. Location: 175 Bingham Road - Asheville, NC - Use entrance B. We are hiring Elementary, Intermediate, Middle, and High School Teachers for the 2023-24 school year and we want to meet you! Register at https://bit.ly/BCScareers. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Check out our WD Family Newsletter for February! https://www.smore.com/v03xw

All Buncombe County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students tomorrow, January 13.

Please follow the link to the PTO Newsletter! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M62L3sS2P7iU79cDi3G3fkhCk6I8nd9W3L61Ggr89u8/edit?usp=sharing

We're thankful for our students, teachers, families, and staff who make our schools shine every day! May you have a safe and restful Thanksgiving holiday. 🦃🍊🍁🍂❤️

We hope to see you at our PTO Fall Carnival!

We hope that you will join us for the WD Fall Carnival hosted by PTO!