Walter G. Byers School

The cost of high-speed internet is fully covered for millions of American families by the Affordable Connectivity Program. Find out if you are eligible to receive a monthly discount on home internet services. With this benefit, many high-speed plans are available at little to no cost!

Learn more at bit.ly/CMS-CDE-ACP.

Get Connected to Home Internet Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and Mecklenburg County’s Center for Digital Equity (CDE) are teaming up to help eligible CMS families receive a monthly discount on high-speed home internet by enrolling in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP benefit makes many high-speed plans availa

In honor of Presidents Day, there will be no school for student or staff on Monday, February 20th.

Have a safe and relaxing long weekend. We’ll see everyone bright and early on Tuesday morning!

This Wednesday, join us for Title 1 Family Night!

Learn more about our school’s Title 1 programming and visit with your scholar’s teachers to hear more about what’s going on in the classroom and your child’s progress so far this year.

I’m addition, Wednesday is a Early Release Day. We will dismiss at noon. If your scholar has a change in transportation for Wednesday due to the early dismissal, please notify their homeroom teacher as soon as possible so we can have updated dismissal rosters.

We hope to see you all on Wednesday evening!

Mark your calendars!

Open House this Thursday 4:30-6:30 PM

Virtual Open House this Friday 12:30-1:30 PM on Zoom

More details to come!

Enjoy this free event for Title 1 families focusing on male empowerment this Saturday (8/13/22) at Marie G. Davis IB School from 10:00am-2:30pm. There will be special guests from performance artists to our very own superintendent, Hugh Hattabaugh! Free transportation is available as well. Learn more at bit.ly/cmsmaleempowerevent.

SPRING BREAK IS HERE!!!

We will see everyone on Tuesday, April 19th! Don’t forget to read a great book! Have a safe and restful break!

This is a friendly reminder that Wednesday, March 30th is an early release day. Scholars will be dismissed at 12:00.

There will be NO sports practices tomorrow. Have a wonderful week!

Monday, March 28th is a Teacher Workday. We’ll see everyone bright and early Tuesday morning!

Families,

We are excited to celebrate a week of learning and fun for the entire family with the CMS Title I Academic and Opportunity Fair! We will kick things off with daily virtual academic sessions from Monday, March 14 - March 17 in the areas of math, science, and literacy. Families may register for the sessions using the link bit.ly/GearUpWorkshops. The sessions are free!

Wrapping up the week, we will have a community wide resource fair at Garinger High School on Saturday, March 19 from 10 am - 2 pm. There will be free food, educational resources, college and career exploration, entertainment, and an opportunity to connect with community organizations and CMS services.

We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our very own Mrs. Lalli!! She has been selected as one of the North Carolina State level finalists for the 2022 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Mrs. Lalli continues to be a huge asset to our school and we wish her the best of luck in this final round!

Check out our Outdoor Learning Lab in action!!

7 Tips for Moving Learning Outside Though it can seem daunting, getting students outdoors for even 30 minutes offers many benefits, during the pandemic and beyond. This checklist can help get you started.