March 15, 2026

As always, our school community continues to make wonderful things happen for our students. Thank you to our PTA and families for supporting such a successful Book Fair—it was exciting to see our students so enthusiastic about books and reading. I would also like to thank our school counseling team for organizing a fantastic Career Day filled with fun and meaningful learning experiences. We are grateful to the many guests who took time to visit and share their careers with our students. Looking ahead, we have several exciting events this month, including our Vocabulary Parade, the Masked Reader Reveal, and the chance for students to watch our chicks grow and change so quickly. It is shaping up to be a wonderful and engaging month for our Bruins!

Our school’s Lost and Found is currently overflowing with jackets, sweaters, water bottles, and other items left behind by students. We encourage families to remind their children to check the Lost and Found if they are missing anything. All unclaimed items will be donated during Spring Break, so please make sure to look through the collection by the end of the school day on April 3rd. We would love to reunite these items with their owners before they find a new home!

On April 3rd, we will have our Military Parades to celebrate the Month of the Military Child.  Due to the large number of students, we will have two parades that day, and half of our students will attend each parade.  Please click on the links below to sign up for one of the parades.  The teachers assigned for each parade are listed in the links.  

Families are welcome to attend. ALL visitors will be issued a security badge; please complete the information below for each visitor. You must pre-register, so you will have a badge ready upon your arrival. RSVPs will close on Monday, March 30th, at 12:00 p.m.

9:00 AM Parade Link

12:30 PM Parade Link

 As we continue capturing all the special moments of this school year, we need your help! Please remember to send any photos from school events to wbpyearbook26@gmail.com. The more pictures we receive, the better our yearbook will be—helping us showcase the smiles, celebrations, and memories that make Western Branch Primary such a special place. Thank you for helping us preserve this year’s Bruin memories!

Peake Parent University 

Parent Cafe- March 17th from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. @ Lifestyle Center at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center- Register at https://forms.office.com/r/i0aBVuksxS?origin=lprLink

Highlighted Webinar

IXL for Parents- https://zoom.us/clips/share/wiOZJpDKS5-C0kLn1bnF1A

This webinar will teach parents about the IXL learning platform, discuss how your child’s teachers are using it in class, and how you can use it at home to help your child grow.

 VLP Family Resources- click the link to find many resources to support students in literacy. This link provides Ideas like how to help your child with reading and spelling new words, and so much more! VDOE Family Resources- VDOE Family Supports for Reading is another resource developed by the VDOE with a variety of supports for families to use at home. 

Our counselors, Ms. Dawson, Mrs. K-B, and Mrs. Evans, have developed a weekly newsletter for March to inform you about the lessons they will be teaching in their classes this month.  In addition, this week's newsletter has MORE information for families — Organization. Click Here

Welcome to Western Branch Primary- View our video about many of our procedures. 

Bruins Wear Badges- Click here for a video about our Bruins and how they wear their badges every day. Our badges are used every day for getting lunch, checking out library books, and much more! Badge Information from CPS

District Calendar. Don’t miss an event or a deadline. A printable version of our district calendar is also available here.

Student Handbook. Review Chesapeake Public Schools' policies for students. 

ParentVUE Information- ParentVUE information and forgotten passwords. 

CPSCHOOLSVA The mobile app for our district. With our app, you can easily access school events, news updates, and even emergency notifications.

Transportation Information. Directions for finding your student’s bus stop are located here. 

How many days has your child been absent from school over the past 4 weeks? Was it just one sick day or two? What about the day they left early for the dentist? Or the days you took off to extend a vacation? It can be hard to keep track.

Missing a day here or there may not seem like a problem. But school absences add up quickly. Missing two days a month—excused or unexcused—can add up to a child being considered chronically absent. The good news is that showing up at school has powerful, positive effects on children.

Chronic absenteeism means missing school—for any reason—excused or unexcused. Chronic absenteeism is defined as  missing 10% (or around 18 days) during a school year.

Set up your ParentVue account to submit absentee notes, check grades, and see up-to-date attendance. ( Report an Absence in ParentVue)

HOURS: Western Branch Primary will begin accepting students at 7:15 a.m. Classes begin at 7:35 a.m. Students are considered tardy when they arrive after 7:35. We dismiss at 2:04. Our office hours are 7:00-3:00 each day.

IMPORTANT DATES:

March 16th- Wear a shirt with a math-related shirt (Pi Day 3/14)

March 18th- 4H Lessons for Second Graders 

March 20th- Literacy Parades (Students are making vests in their classes).  Look for pictures on our Facebook and Instagram Pages. 

March 20th- Wear Spring Colors and/or Wear Blue & Yellow Socks for World Down Syndrome Day

March 27th- Kindergarten Disney Day- Everyone can dress like their favorite Disney character or wear their favorite Disney character shirt

March 30th-April 3rd- WBP Celebrates our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Johnson

March 31st- National Crayon Day- Wear your favorite color from head to toe

April 6th-10th- Spring Break- No school

April 16th - First Grade Performance (NEW DATE) 6:00 PM at WBMS (Due to limited seating, we can accommodate two guests per student.)