Preston County Schools was recently awarded funding from the E-Rate Emergency Connectivity Fund to help provide improved internet access to students and staff members with either inadequate or no home internet access. The school district will be able to issue up to 500 internet hotspots with access through June 30, 2022 to applicants that apply at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/3spjux9p.
This link will be open through next Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 6:00 PM. School hotspot distribution events or deliveries will be organized following closure of the survey during the remainder of November. If you have any questions about this program, please contact Mr. Brad Martin at (304) 329-0580 ext. 225 or by email at brrmarti@k12.wv.us.
The week of November 8th will be a busy week for staff and students.. All students will be taught two lessons to learn about digital citizenship and rules of the iPad and laptop. iReady growth monitoring assessment will take place along with Veterans Day activities. There is no school on Thursday in honor of Veterans Day. https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship-week
Mask mandate for the week of November 8, 2021
Here is the link to the weekly covid list for Friday, November 5, 2021.
https://5il.co/11hxm
School Apparel order forms will be coming home today or Monday. Orders are due back November 19th.
The glitch in the JumpRope (grades K-5) welcome emails has been fixed. A welcome email has been sent to your child's K12 email address with login credentials. The username will be your child's full email address and the password will be your child's FULL student ID (WVEIS) number.
There was a glitch in the JumpRope (grades K-5) welcome emails not including the password. We are working to resolve it. We will resend welcome emails when the problem is resolved.
PCS Calendar Change - November 19, 2021 will be a 3 hour early dismissal.
Michelle Berry, Elementary Curriculum Director, explains where to get information on Standards Based Grading for students in grades K-5. Please check out our webpage and app. Students and Familes/Curriculum and Instruction
https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/darla_moyers_k12_wv_us/EbIhq5xNez9KnPHIDnmhdxgBAsxeyNw17tNGm-_LIv0vhQ?e=ma1cCB
The Squires Unified Wrestling Team would like to invite any middle school boy or girl in grades 6th, 7th, or 8th that is interested in participating in the upcoming wrestling season to an informational meeting on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 6:30 PM at the Wrestling Barn below Preston High School. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Apptegy System.
The Squires Unified Wrestling Team would like to invite any middle school boy or girl in grades 6th, 7th, or 8th that is interested in participating in the upcoming wrestling season to an informational meeting on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at the Wrestling Barn below Preston High School. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Apptegy System.
The SQUIRES WRESTLING TEAM would like to invite any middle school students (boys and girls grades 6-8) interested in Wrestling in the upcoming season for an informational meeting on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 6:30pm at the Wrestling Barn. Thank you!
Lunch Menu Changes
Wednesday we will serve Taco Salad and Thursday we will serve Grilled Cheese and Chicken Noodle Soup.
Parent Teacher Conference will be held November 5 from 3:30 to 5:30.
Here is the link to the weekly covid list for Friday, October 29, 2021
https://5il.co/118fo
Here is the link to Mr. Wotring's Video with the explanation of how mask mandates will work in the month of November. We will be under a Mask Mandate for the Week of November 1, 2021
https://youtu.be/yfYZWZhGNMI
Here is the website link to the WVDHHR map that PCS will be using
https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx
Mask Mandate explanation from Superintendent, Steve Wotring for week of November 1st.
https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/darla_moyers_k12_wv_us/Ef2qBXnWS3tMu_rhV3UYhyoB8SginZaMpg8rqObsWZrCzw?e=87TRAL
Tonight is our drive-through BBQ pulled pork dinner and sausage sale! 4:30 until we are sold out.
Reminder: Students wanting to play middle school basketball must have a physical before the first practice.
Preston County Schools Celebrates Farm to School
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
We will be serving sausage gravy over biscuits for lunch.
The sausage is purchased from PHS animal processing.
Boy's Basketball flex practices will be November 3rd - 5th from 5:00-6:30. Tryouts will be November 8th - 9th from 5:00-6:30.
Middle School (6-8) Athletic Information Insurance Verification Form. This questionnaire is necessary to establish eligibility with the W.V.S.S.A.C. and to verify that each student-athlete has insurance coverage.
https://forms.office.com/r/bXi7mVUhAC