We have been in contact with a number of local clinics who have seen an uptick in strep, flu and a stomach virus. This is just a friendly reminder that as we work to keep our students and staff healthy this winter, please be reminded that if your child stays home or is picked up sick from school, he or she should not return until they are symptom free for 24 hours without medication. This includes fever (100.4+), cough, vomiting, and diarrhea. Remember you have 10 parent notes to use for the year in case of an absence. Be sure to turn either this or a doctor's slip in so we can mark your child excused.
Kingwood Elementary School is honored to have one of the BEST school counselors around! Thank you, Mrs. Crystal Pell, for ALL that you do for us! You truly go above and beyond to make us feel secure and loved. You help us GROW!
#PCSREADS
February brings us another reading challenge and chance for bragging rights. Proud of all our great readers and participants to date. Keep up the great work.
Here at Preston County Schools, we're a team. Every team needs a strong anchor, and our counselors provide that not only for our students, but also in assisting our staff. We're all better off for the work that they do, day in and day out, and beyond the regular week. Your efforts don't go unnoticed. You all are truly making a difference and we thank you, this week, and all the weeks.
At Kingwood Elementary, our social successes are just as important to us as academic ones! When our students refine their social skills, they are better prepared to face real-world challenges later on in schooling and in the outside world! Each month, students who demonstrate our character education program, PurposeFULL People, monthly character traits are nominated by their peers to be recognized for helping to make the world around them a better place. Pictured here are students who go above and beyond in the traits of courage, responsibility, and perseverance.
As promised, our grade level with the highest number of logged reading minutes in Beanstack over the holiday break received a snowball celebration incentive! Yesterday, second graders had some extra recess time in the gym devoted to a snowball battle! In addition, a few students were recognized by a school-wide announcement and issuing of reading “brag tags!” Individual students earned these rewards by reading, logging their reading minutes, AND completing the monthly challenges. Remember, the more our students read, the more they enhance their vocabulary, leading to improved comprehension across all content areas!
Bus Announcements: Kingwood Area and West- Greg Ridenour Bus 78-17 will be running 15 minutes late. Again, Bus 78-17, Greg Ridenour will be running 15 minutes late.
KES: Report cards came home today for students in grades K-4. Please, give us some feedback on the reports we are sending to you! Your input is important to us,
and your comments will help us ensure that our report cards provide you with the most important information about your child. https://tinyurl.com/5b7j9zwp.
February Breakfast and Lunch Menus
KES Families: There is still time to register for the upcoming blood drive on February 4th at the Kingwood Community Building! Help your favorite students earn a prize for a good cause! Make an appointment at RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS, using the American Red Cross Blood Donor app, or by paper form.
Attention, KES Families: Student-led data conferences will be held on Tuesday, February 11, from 4-6PM. Come hear your child share the progress he or she has made so far this school year!
April 22nd, originally part of Spring Break, is now an instructional day as we have to make up a snow day. Students and staff will be in schools that day. Also, due to missing so many days, February 7th is no longer a 2 hour early dismissal. It will be a full day. Any additional days will be made up after May 30th.
Preston County Schools is currently doing an overhaul of its phone system. With the new system has come changes in employee extensions. Listed below are the new county office extensions. Schools will begin updating as their new systems are installed. If you reach an error on an old extension at a school, just place a "3" in front of the old number.
Tuesday January 28th Bus Announcements:
Kingwood, Central and PHS - Greg Ridenour Bus 78-17 will not be running tomorrow. Again, Bus 78-17, Greg Ridenour will not be running tomorrow.
If your child is interested in trying out for the Kingwood Grasshopper Basketball League, and is in grades 3-6, please complete the following survey: https://forms.office.com/r/t6DSCCmP22.
KES: Pick-up procedures for today, Monday, 1/27, will return to our regular pattern outside of the gym doors. In addition, this will remain in effect Tuesday, 1/28, and Wednesday, 1/29, due to set-up for the school social studies fair.
Congratulations to all of our Math Field Day Participants and Winners (Listed Below) from Friday's competition. These students chose to go above and beyond the classroom and represented themselves and their schools with excellence. We look forward to seeing what our winners do at the next level of competition. Special thanks to Pizza Pro from Bruceton Mills for providing lunch, and the Rowlesburg Branch of Clear Mountain Bank for providing pens for the students to use during the test.
Elementary Division:
4th Grade - Owen Moody (Bruceton) - 1st; Grady Walsh (Terra Alta) - 2nd; Kenneth Bradley (Kingwood) - 3rd; Alexis Maust (Bruceton) - Alternate
5th Grade - Jude Squires (South) - 1st; Owen Johnson (Bruceton) - 2nd; Paxton Warnick (South) - 3rd; Marlowe Facemire-Urban (Terra Alta) - Alternate
6th Grade - Katelynn Kelly (Central) - 1st; Henry Glenn (Bruceton) - 2nd; Jobie Ervin (Bruceton) - 3rd; Josheph Nevera (South) - Alternate
Estimation Winners:
Audrey Moody - 4th Grade
Ashton Homechenko - 5th Grade
Jase Strawser - 6th Grade
Middle School and 9th Grade Division:
7th Grade Winners:
1st Place—Aiden Guthrie--Bruceton
2nd Place—Wyatt Copen--Bruceton
3rd Place—Grant Olsen--Bruceton
4th Place—Tyler Parks--Bruceton
8th Grade:
1st Place—Reed Johnson--CPMS
2nd Place—Judah Cathell--South
3rd Place—Wyatt Foley--CPMS
4th Place—Nathan Bernatowicz--CPMS
9th Grade
1st Place—Cooper Thaler—Preston High
2nd Place—Bryan Zeigler—Preston High
3rd Place—Olivia Seese—Preston High
4th Place—Lukas Nazelrod—Preston High
High School Division (Top 10 & 1st Alternate)
1st - Collin Wyatt
2nd - Donald Parks
3rd - Katelyn Snider
4th - Nick Bernatowicz
5th - Bryson McNew
6th - Sylas Bishoff
7th - Abigail Bolyard
8th - Ethan White
9th - James Harsh
10th - Kendra Nazelrod
11th (1st Alt.) - Sally-Jolene Stennette
West Virginia ranks in the top five spots for childhood obesity in the nation. Day-of-Play encourages children to engage in physical activity and live a healthy lifestyle, whether at school, playing with friends, or spending time outdoors. Day-of-Play wants to lower the rate of childhood obesity in West Virginia. It is a free event happening in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 8th, 2025 at the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. It is open to anyone ages 4-12. Registration for this free event opens on February 1, 2025. For more information visit https://www.getmovingwv.org/
Kingwood Elementary would like to recognize fourth grade student Kenneth Bradley. Kenneth placed 3rd overall in Preston County's Elementary Math Field Day held yesterday! Congratulations, Mr. Bradley! We are proud if you and all our other fourth grade participants!
Today’s math field day awards will begin at 12:30. There isn't parking at the lower lot at the VFD Community Building. Parents attending can park at the Civic Center and we’ll begin shuttling at 12:00 in ten minute intervals.
Live stream link: https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=cHJlc3Rvbg%3D%3D&c=Y2hhbm5lbDE%3D
