Leicester Elementary

BCS families and staff, please see this video message from Superintendent Dr. Rob Jackson about Buncombe County Schools’ ongoing recovery efforts in response to Hurricane Helene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSt6DDLT8hw

Hello, BCS families and teammates! Visit bit.ly/BCSlinks to see the latest community resources. #GraceAndStrength #TogetherWeRise

BCS families and teammates, thank you for all of your efforts at home and in the community to recover from the devastation of the hurricane. Our hearts continue to be with you. We want to let you know Buncombe County Schools will remain closed until it is safe to open. That will require power and water restored to our buildings. We are grateful to the repair crews who are working hard to make that happen. However, there is substantial work to be done. To help families plan, we will give you adequate notice when we know a date when it is safe for Buncombe County Schools to reopen. Please continue to take care of yourself and your family. Our theme for this year is “Together We Rise” - and recovering for this storm will demonstrate that. Thank you so much!

Based on the Hurricane's tremendous impacts to our families and neighborhoods, the decision has been made to close all Buncombe County Schools for the entire week, Monday Sept. 30 through Friday Oct. 4. These will be annual leave days for staff. In the days, weeks, and months ahead, the school system is committed to continue supporting our families and staff. We hope you and your family continue to be safe. We'll continue to keep you updated as our team works to safely reopen our schools. Thank you.

As our area continues to cope with impacts of Hurricane Helene, Buncombe County Schools will be closed Mon 9/30 and Tue 10/1. Both days are annual leave days. As our school system continues working with local emergency management officials, we will keep you updated about schedules for the coming days. Please stay safe!

School consolidation study surveys are open through Sept. 30. Scroll down to "NEWS" for more info.

Good morning, Leicester Wildcat families! We wanted to let you know of an important week for our bus riders coming up September 23rd-27th. It is the week that we have our annual ridership count. I am attaching a letter from our Director of Transportation, Jeremy Stowe. I know that at the beginning of the year, there were some concerns with students getting home much later via some lengthy routes, but that has really cleared up now with the addition of an extra driver. We would love for you to rethink how students get home as many of our routes are shorter than they used to be. Allowing your students to ride our buses would also create a positive ripple effect for our car rider line in the afternoon. With the Edulog app, you can access up-to-date information for where the bus is in relative location to you. Our drivers are friendly and well-trained at getting your students home safely. Each bus has four video camaras which help to maintain a safe and orderly ride for students. If this is something that you would like to try, let us know, and we can begin having your students ride next week. Thank you for all that you do to support our school, our staff, and our students!

School Consolidation Feasibility Study: Scroll down to the "NEWS" tab for links to surveys and the public input session schedule.

Join us Monday, September 16, 2024 at 5:30pm for our Title 1 annual meeting and PTO meeting. Please see the flyer for more information. We hope to see you there!

Check out the flyer to learn more about the Play and Learn program this fall for ages 3-5. The group will meet on 9-10:30 on Thursdays in the little cafeteria at LES. We hope to see you there!

Can you believe it is almost that time already? Get ready for Fall pictures on September 12, 2024! Please see the following link for more information: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/leicester-elementary-school/fall-pictures-9-12-2024-138/optIn Please, visit this link to receive updates via email regarding your student's school portraits. These updates include promotions, additional deals, and the ability to order more pictures at a later time. When entering student information, please be sure to enter the student's name as it is on file at the school.

We wish to extend a huge thank you to Biltmore Church and Susan Weaver at Edward Jones. They stopped by to deliver many school supplies to help meet the back to school needs of our families at LES! Thank you for being here and being a great resource for our families!!

Get real-time bus info with the free Edulog app. Find out more in the "news" section of the website.

Leicester Elementary wishes to extend a huge shoutout to members of Biltmore Church for their incredible service and support this past weekend making the campus grounds of Leicester a place to be for students and staff! Thank you, all, for your missionary spirit!

Do you hear the call for becoming a bus driver? If so, Leicester Elementary would love to have you! Visit the BCS website at jobs.buncombeschools.org for more information for how to register and apply! It takes a village to get our kids to and from school safely. Will you play a part in our daily transportation?

📚✏️ Back to School Drive Alert! ✏️📚 Join BCSO School Resource Officers and help our students start the year right! 🎒✨ What to Donate: - Backpacks 🎒 - Notebooks 📓 - Pencils ✏️ - Pens 🖊️ - Crayons 🖍️ - Markers 🖌️ - Rulers 📏 - Glue Sticks 🧴 - Scissors ✂️ - Binders 📁 - Hand Sanitizer 🧼 - And all other school related items! 📚 🌟 Drop off your donations at the Walmart at 1636 Hendersonville Road 🗓️ Friday, August 16 - 8 AM to 8 PM 🗓️ Saturday, August 17 - 8 AM to 6 PM

Mark your calendars!

School supply lists are posted under the Parents tab on the school website!

REMINDER: The last day of school, Monday 6/10/24, will be an early dismissal day. Thanks for a great year!

REMINDER: Wednesday 5/15 is an early dismissal day.