March 22, 2026

I am excited to share that on Monday, we will reveal our “Masked Readers,” an event our students will not want to miss! Throughout the week, students have been listening closely to mystery story readers disguised in costume and making their best guesses about who might be behind the mask. We have five staff members participating, and the excitement and curiosity have been building each day. On Monday, we will finally unveil our amazing masked readers and see which students guessed correctly. It has been a fun and engaging way to celebrate reading, and we look forward to sharing this special moment with our Bruins!

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

Peake Parent University 

Are You Ready for Kindergarten? Webinar- March 31st at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom - Register at tinyurl.com/Kindergarten26

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.

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!

 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 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

 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. 

Showing up every day helps your child grow, learn, and succeed—one day at a time.

Learning Builds Every Day

Skills like reading and math are taught in small steps each day.

When children miss school, they miss key instruction that is hard to replace.

Teachers cannot always “re-teach” everything that was missed.

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 23rd- National Puppy Day- Wear a shirt with puppies on it and/or bring a dog stuffy from home to read with 

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 2nd - Hats Off to Our Military - Wear your favorite hat. 

April 3rd- Military Parades (see info above- Registration Required)- Wear patriotic colors or dress like a branch of the military. 

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

April 13th- Teacher Workday- 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.)