May 3, 2026

This week, we are proud to celebrate Staff Appreciation Week—a time to recognize the incredible educators and support staff who make a difference in the lives of our Bruins every single day.

We invite you to join us in showing your appreciation! Families are encouraged to complete a quick Google Form to share a shout-out for a staff member who has made an impact on your child or family. Your message will be turned into a special certificate and shared directly with that staff member.

Additionally, we will be highlighting several of these messages each day during our morning announcements as we celebrate the outstanding work happening across our school.

Thank you for helping us recognize and uplift our amazing staff. Your words of appreciation truly mean so much!

Paws Up for our incredible team!

Link to celebrate our staff

As we wrap up the school year, we value your feedback and input. Please take a few moments to complete our end-of-year survey to help us reflect on this year and continue improving Western Branch Primary for our students, families, and community. Your voice matters!

WBP Family Survey Link

Student-Only Event – Monday, May 4th

Our “May You Have a Ball!” schoolwide celebration will take place on Monday, May 4th, and is a special student-only event during the school day. This fun, ball-themed celebration is designed to recognize and reward our students for their strong attendance, daily effort, and readiness to learn.

Students will enjoy a variety of engaging, ball-themed activities as we celebrate showing up every day, demonstrating great attendance, and coming to school prepared to learn. This event is our way of saying thank you to our students for their commitment and hard work—while encouraging them to keep up the great habits that support their success. 

We are proud of our Bruins—Paws Up for showing up!

It’s time to order your child’s 2025–2026 yearbook! This is a wonderful way to capture and celebrate all of the special moments, friendships, and memories from this school year.

To place your order, please use the link below and enter the school code when prompted:

Order Link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False
School Code:15166826

We encourage families to order early to ensure your child receives a copy. Yearbooks are a keepsake your child will treasure for years to come!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the front office.

Bike Safety Week is May 4th-7th.  Riding a bike is a fun way to get around and exercise.  Create a poster on bike safety to share at school.  A winner will be selected from each grade level.   Posters are due to Ms. A. by Thursday, May 7th.  

Thank you to our incredible volunteers, Resource Team, and PTA for making Field Day such a fun and memorable experience for our students! Your time, energy, and support made all the difference—we truly could not have done it without you. We are so grateful for all you do for our Bruin community! 🐻💙💛

Chesapeake Public Schools’ Preschool Initiative (CPI) offers a free, full-day program for children who turn 4 by September 30, 2026. Using the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) curriculum, CPI builds a strong academic and social foundation for kindergarten.

Pre-registration for the 2026–2027 school year is now open! Families are encouraged to watch the Early Learning Opportunities webinar to learn more about CPI and other programs that support school readiness.

Peake Parent University 

Highlighted Webinars

Chesapeake Public Library- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP_1B-NxRRM A webinar that shows families all of the resources offered by the Chesapeake Public Library.

Executive Functioning: Helping Your Child Develop Their "Air Traffic Control" System- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2DDHbCrF5s Families will learn what executive functioning is and how to support their child at home.

 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!

Our counselors, Ms. Dawson, Mrs. K-B, and Mrs. Evans, have developed a weekly newsletter for May 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 — Good Sportsmanship. Newsletter Link

 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. 

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. 

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:

May 6th- Bike to School Day

May 7th- Second Graders Tour WBI (Parent Permission Required)

May 12th- Kindergarten Performance at WBP (Barrera, Becker, Duregger, Frasher, and Gardner) 6:00 PM

May 13th- Kindergarten Performance at WBP (King, Pintado, Stewart, Suarez, Trinkala) 6:00 PM

May 15th- Walk to WBHS to attend play (Permission Required)

May 20th- Q&U Event- Kindergarten

May 29th- PTA Glow Dance at WBHS 6:00 PM (Tickets Required- More info to come)