Fairview Elementary School STEM Lab Coordinator Melissa Spruill received a grant from BCSF to buy Connetix magnetic building tiles. The magnets help younger kids create complex shapes that don’t fall easily, which is important as they collaborate while working on fun challenges using the Engineering Design Process - "Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve." Thanks to all of our donors and sponsors who help make grants for our Buncombe County Schools students and teachers possible. This is learning without limits!
Attention Seniors! SECU Foundation's People Helping People scholarship application is available now. The SECU Foundation established the People Helping People four-year scholarship program to help North Carolina public high school students attend college. Each of the 115 North Carolina Local Education Agencies (LEAs)/School Districts will receive a minimum of one scholarship valued at $10,000 payable at $1,250 for up to eight consecutive semesters for a senior to attend one of the 16 constituent campuses of the University of North Carolina System. Speak with your high school counselor for more information about applying, requirements, and deadlines. You can also visit this link: https://bit.ly/3Z6XquQ
Buncombe County Schools Foundation Announces Partnership with EdenBrothers.com! EdenBrothers.com is an online seed retailer based here in Arden, North Carolina that sells vegetable, flower and herb seeds and bulbs.
View the link below to find the form that 100 BCS Educators are able to complete to sign up for a gift certificate that can be used online at EdenBrothers.com
We are so excited to promote this partnership and help "Grow Minds and Plants" in Buncombe County Schools.
Please see the flyer for more information.
https://5il.co/1i0wz
Excited for the New Year! Check out our website to see the great work we have going on in 2023: https://foundation.buncombeschools.org/
Thanks to a grant from the Buncombe County Schools Foundation, Ms. Megan Sanders has new hot plates and glassware for her classroom, and her AP Chemistry students are putting the equipment to good use at T.C. Roberson High School.
On Dec. 1, they created starch-Iodine clocks to visualize how heat and reactant concentrations change the rate of chemical reactions. When they mixed two colorless liquids, nothing seemed to be happening until the solution suddenly turned dark blue. The students experimented with different concentrations of each chemical. In some iterations, they heated one or both reactants before mixing them. Then they recorded how long it took for the solution to turn blue.
After being selected as a BCSF fall grant winner, Ms. Sanders bought eight new graduated cylinders and two hot plates. She’s sharing the equipment with the rest of the science department – from chemistry to physical science to biology.
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. 🦃🍊🍁🍂❤️
Thanks to Ingles Markets, our #BCSHeroes program is back. Every quarter, we will be drawing names of current staff and giving the lucky winners an Ingles gift card. Did you hear your name today?
Click this link to watch this exciting event!
https://fb.watch/gHJaipsKKx/
Talk about a days work! Special thanks to Dana Jones and Dan Anderson Buncombe County Schools Foundation Board members who built a garden for Johnston Elementary Buncombe County Schools. Seeds grow fruits and vegetables and schools sow seeds of greatness.
Love doing great work for students!
Buncombe County Schools serves over 23,000 students from all walks of life. Achievement is different for each child and their needs must be addressed accordingly. Buncombe County Schools Foundation plays a greater role in BCS funding than any other time in its 38-year history by raising funds from public, private, and corporate donors to support a wide range of programs and opportunities designed to give students and teachers what they need to succeed. While the school system does an extraordinary job working to meet these needs, it takes our entire community to help support these efforts.
We encourage all who value education to imagine what may be possible when all students learn without limits. Learn more about our work supporting BCS students, teachers, and staff and make a donation if you're able at foundation.buncombeschools.org/
Do you follow our BCS Bookmobile on Facebook? Be sure to visit https://www.facebook.com/BCSBookmobile for all the latest news!
Our BCS Bookmobile is on the road each week bringing our BCS students a full range of books to explore. This mobile classroom on wheels ensures Pre-K Early Learning Centers, Buncombe County Schools students, and the families of Buncombe County have literacy materials
It's Monday, so here is today's schedule!
8:30 am ~ N.Buncombe Preschool
9:30 am ~ Weaverville Head Start
10:30 am ~ Erwin Preschool/All God’s Children
1:00 pm ~ Lake Louise*
2:00 pm ~ Childcare Network / Weaverville
Buncombe County Schools serves over 23,000 students from all walks of life. Achievement is different for each child and their needs must be addressed accordingly. Buncombe County Schools Foundation plays a greater role in BCS funding than any other time in its 38-year history by raising funds from public, private, and corporate donors to support a wide range of programs and opportunities designed to give students and teachers what they need to succeed. While the school system does an extraordinary job working to meet these needs, it takes our entire community to help support these efforts.
We encourage all who value education to imagine what may be possible when all students learn without limits. Learn more about our work supporting BCS students, teachers, and staff and make a donation if you're able at foundation.buncombeschools.org/
See the Buncombe County Schools Foundation Bookmobile in action on Buncombe County Schools TikTok! https://fb.watch/ghboq9PxoB/
Warm congratulations to North Buncombe Middle School Principal Dr. Jamie Johnson for being named Principal of the Year!
Join us in congratulating our BCS students who earned $4,500 in college scholarships at the Distinguished Young Women of Buncombe County awards program.
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!
Choose AmazonSmile whenever you buy from Amazon, whether it is for your business or personal purchases, and you will be helping to donate to Buncombe County Schools Foundation.
What is AmazonSmile?
Launched in 2014, Amazon.com found a way to give back to charitable causes through the convenience of online shopping with Amazon Smile. This grant-giving foundation has donated $89 million dollars to more than 1 million nonprofit organizations since its inception. The AmazonSmile Foundation continues to be committed to helping nonprofits achieve their missions.
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate .005% of the price of eligible purchases to our Foundation. There is no cost to us or to you to participate. The shopping experience is identical to Amazon.com with the added benefit that the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate to our Foundation.
During the holidays (and all year long), when you shop at smile.amazon.com you can generate AmazonSmile donations for Buncombe County Schools Foundation.
Here's how to shop AmazonSmile:
1. Visit smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials
3. Choose a charitable organization to receive donations, or search for the charity of
your choice- BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
4. Select your charity
4. Start shopping!
5. Add a bookmark for smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile
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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
