Good afternoon. Bus 29-33, driver Brett Slagle, in the Bruceton area will not run this afternoon, Tuesday, October 10th. This cancelation impacts Bruceton School and Preston High students who ride bus 29-33. Again, Bus 29-33 will not run this afternoon. Thank you.
New order forms for Bulldog Spirit Gear are being sent home. The previous form did not have correct pricing from our vendor. You can check the online store site for the correct pricing as well. We're sorry for any confusion or inconvenience. http://www.affordablesignsunlimited.com/services-products/bruceton-school-2023/
Our annual Trunk-or-Treat is Saturday, October 21st from 5-7pm! If you or an organization would like to sponsor a trunk, please contact Alicia Ford at: alicia.ford@k12.wv.us
A couple of announcements:
Our 8th grade parents have 50 pints of fresh apple butter remaining. They are $10 each and available first-come, first-served. To order, contact Rhonda Wilson at 304-692-5607.
Also, Academic Boosters will meet on Tuesday at 6:00 in the cafeteria. All are welcome to attend.
Bruceton Students learn the art of making apple butter thanks to Jason Jenkins, a Bruceton parent and local CPA. According to Principal Jonas Knotts, "we started last year with Jason Jenkins and some of his friends offering to make apple butter at the school for a fundraiser for the 8th grade trip." Knotts said Jenkins group came [to the school], made 100 jars of apple butter and gave the students a demonstration of the process. During the demonstration the students had a chance to stir the apple butter with traditional stirring paddles.
Jenkins' family has been making apple butter for generations. He uses a family recipe, copper kettles, and paddles. When Jenkins offered to do it again this year, Knotts took him up on the offer and it is now becoming a tradition at Bruceton School. Knotts said each class that came out talked with the visitors about the science of how the copper kettles work and about how the use of WV hardwoods is best. It all represents "the heritage of WV and Preston County."
Once again, Jenkins' group made over 100 jars and the 8th grade parents sold it as a fundraiser for the WV tour trip. All 100 jars were pre-sold and there was a wait list. (additional photos are available on the Bruceton School Facebook page)
During their tree study this week, Ms. Holly’s PK class planted acorns, discovered different types of trees and made some leaf crowns!
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Mrs. Moody’s class wrapped up the novel Charlotte’s Web by creating posters representing characters, setting, and theme from the story to be entered into their own fair exhibit. Today the judges met and awarded the ribbons!
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Mr. Brewer and Mrs. Quinn's homerooms were so close to perfect attendance and zero tardies this week. All our homerooms will try again next week to see who can get Bruce the Bulldog.
October9-13 is National School Lunch Week; the theme is "Level Up with School Lunch." Featured items will include: Minecraft Meatball Sub, FryGuy Fries, Guaco Walking Taco, Pac-Man Pizza, Donkey Kong Bananas, Yeti in my Spaghetti, Kirby Cheeseburger, and Princess Peach.
If you need Bruceton Bulldog spirit wear, you can order online here at this link. The store is open through October 20th. Items will be available for pickup around Thanksgiving.
http://www.affordablesignsunlimited.com/services-products/bruceton-school-2023/
If you miss school, you miss out. Each month we'll be drawing for prizes for kids who have perfect attendance that month. We had 303 kids with perfect attendance for September. We drew 5 names today and they got to pick from everything from Taylor Swift Movie tickets to school swag and more. Congratulations to:
Sophia Strawser
Evan Guseman
Aubrey Harteis
Archer Short
Jase Reckart
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Our 8th grade will have fresh, homemade apple butter for sale . Supplies will be very limited. If you would like to place an order, contact Rhonda Wilson at 304-692-5607. Volunteers will be making the apple butter here tomorrow as a demonstration for our students.
Mrs. Everline and Ms. Woods’ class used bowling skills to collect data for their picture graphs.
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This week we mark National School Custodian Appreciation Day. We wanted to thank our custodians: Mr. Larry, Ms. Becky, and Mr. Scott. They each received lunch at Pizza Pro courtesy of the Academic Boosters. Thank you to our custodians!
Good afternoon. Due to a road closer on the Brandonville Pike today, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, Bus 46, Gary Matthews, Bruceton School, will be approximately 20 - 30 minutes early dropping off students on the first run this afternoon.
Due to a tractor trailer accident on Prison Road, students who ride bus 46 will be arriving home late. We do not have an estimated time of their arrival at this point. Crews are still working to clear the road.
To help ensure the national alert and warning system is ready to provide timely, accurate information during the next disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test at approximately 2:20 PM on Wednesday, October 4. This 1-minute test alert sent to TVs, radios and smartphones is similar to the weekly or monthly testing that happens on a local and regional level. The message that appears on phones will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” No action is required by the public. This alert is simply a test of a robust readiness system should a nationwide alert be necessary in the future. All Preston County Schools have been advised of this test and are notifying students and staff in advance of the test this afternoon.
Our varsity volleyball team came away with the win tonight against West Fairmont Middle. Our JV team made a valiant effort, but came up short. The volleyball team travels to Central Preston tomorrow night (Wednesday) to take on the Wildcats.
Thank you for your overwhelming support of our Krispy Kreme Donut Fundraiser!
Due to the volume of sales, our orders will be delivered on two separate days.
Wednesday, October 4, Pre K through 2nd grade may pick up the orders in the cafeteria during the hours of 3pm-6pm.
Thursday, October 5, 3rd grade through 8th grade may pick up their orders in the cafeteria during the hours of 3pm-6pm.
There will also be extra Original Krispy Kreme Glazed Donuts for sale both days if anyone is interested.
Save the Date: Our annual Trunk-or-Treat will be Saturday, October 21st from 5-7pm in the parking lot by the main office. If you would like to enter a trunk, please contact Alicia Ford at: alicia.ford@k12.wv.us