Preston County Schools Positive Testing Incentive Program Winners for Spring 2024:
Bruceton School (not pictured): K - Hayley M; 1 - Barry R; 2 - Roianne S; 3 - Catalina R; 4 - Rilynn W; 5 - Aria B; 6 - Bentley K; 7 - Lindsey B; 8 - Aden M; grand prize winner (pass to Launch Pad Trampoline Park) - Caleb C (grade 8).
Central Preston Middle School: 5 - Sierra S; 6 - Avery S; 7 - Wyatt L; 8 - Zoey B; grand prize winner (gift card to Wow! Factory) - Scarlett H (grade 5).
Kingwood Elementary School: K - Greyson Y; 1 - Collin S; 2 - Leland T; 3 - Avery J; 4 - Kyle W; grand prize winner (pass to Launch Pad Trampoline Park) - Abby N (grade 2).
West Preston School: 1 - Lyetti M; 2 - John B; 3 - Caleb W; 4 - Carson L; 5 - Timmy S; 6 - Lily S; 7 - Bailey M; 8 - Hunter G; grand prize winner (pass to Morgantown Escape Room) - Lilly R (grade 3).



Today, six hundred sixty PCS students participated in Round 4 of the March Madness Food Challenge. In today's matchups, Pizza defeated Chicken Bacon Ranch sub in a landside while Chicken Tenders took down Taco Salad.
The tournament voting will resume on Monday, March 25, with Salisbury Steak taking on Chicken Drumstick and Breakfast for Lunch going against Cheeseburger.
Be sure to log in on Monday to Clever to vote for Round 5 matchups. Attached is an updated bracket.

Our third Masked Reader, "The Donkey," made an appearance today! Find out who is reading to you when we unmask the readers a week from today, Wednesday, March 27th, during our Family Night of Fun (5-7PM)! https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/speaslee_k12_wv_us/EX9IHFRQPghGlujd2LqPlX4BXYnm_nuGx5B1pKRvWJFE8g?e=xz17fy&nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D

Today, six hundred eighty-nine PCS students participated in Round 2 of the March Madness Food Challenge. Kingwood Elementary School led the way in voter participation. In today's matchups, Breakfast For Lunch defeated Meatball Sub and Cheeseburger defeated Spaghetti.
Tomorrow's lineup includes Pepperoni Roll taking on Stromboli and Cheesy Chicken Roasted Potato bowl going against Chicken Patty Sandwich.
Be sure to login to Clever to vote for Round 3 matchups. Attached is an updated bracket.

First Grade: 1st Jazlyn (Davis/Bruceton); 2nd Jackson (Taylor/TAEP); 3rd Juliet (McNair/KES)
Sixth Grade: (all from Hough/TAEP) 1st Vada; 2nd Lydia; 3rd Miah
K - 2 Make Up Session: 1st Carleigh (Royce/KES); 2nd Brantlee (Savage/KES); 3rd Ashlee (Boni/TAEP)
Third - Fifth Grade Make Up Session: 1st Alexis M (Tanner/Bruceton); 2nd Eli S (Eveline/Bruceton); 3rd Alexander (Vrabel/Bruceton)

Join us for a FAMILY NIGHT OF FUN on
Wednesday, March 27th, from 5-7PM at KES!
Featured sessions include:
-Josh Grant and Assistant, Julie Craig, WVDE Math in Motion
-PCS Instructional Coaches
-Preston Memorial Hospital and Red Cross
-Scholastic Book Fair Shopping
-Unveiling of the Masked Readers
The next round of Masked Readers, "The Sharks," are here! Can you guess who they are?! Join us the evening of March 27th when we unmask them to find out! https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/speaslee_k12_wv_us/EUXw6k3uqn1Bu8vIte3Rjo8Bms4-t47nVTlhy7v_4t9w9w?e=tLw9lH&nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D

Kingwood Elementary School is excited about reading and our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair! To get everyone in the spirit, we are hosting a "Masked Reader" Challenge! All this week, students will get to listen to and view a recorded read aloud by a KES masked staff member. Then, next Wednesday, March 27th, we will UNMASK our readers in front of a LIVE audience during the book fair family shopping night and KES Math in Motion event! Do you think you can correctly guess all of them? Follow this link to see today's reading of "Be You!" https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/speaslee_k12_wv_us/ESVLOqDfbIdKgASmftzXGwYBD5E7LH4ltI-e6G1HKCcV5A?e=Pn5tQl&nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the families that donated to the "Let Your Light Shine" organization's Easter meal food drive! We collected a great deal of items over the past several weeks for an excellent cause! Kindergarten brought in the most donations overall and are the winners of a pizza party!

The Preston County Beekeepers Association each year awards a youth scholar with the needed supplies to get started in beekeeping. This includes the physical hive, a nuc of bees, bee suit, etc. The association also has a member who serves as the mentor for a year to work with the student to teach them how to care for bees.
The opportunity is open to youth in Preston County between the ages of 12 and 16. The recipient is selected from the application process and chosen by the association members.
The selection committee will meet in April. All applications are due to the Preston County Extension Office at 115 W Court Street, Kingwood, WV 26537, by April 15, 2024. Late applications will NOT be accepted.

Spring 2024 County-wide Kahoots Contest Winners
Kindergarten (all from Ms. Loughry’s class at TAEP): 1st Adrianna; 2nd Amaya; 3rd Waverly
Second Grade (all from Ms. Sheets at KES): 1st Adeline; 2nd Abby; 3rd Gabriel
Third Grade (all from Ms. Richards at Bruceton):1st Thomas; 2nd Brody; 3rd Mia
First Grade (all from Ms. Burnside’s class at KES): 1st Adam S; Jazmine; Beckett K
Fourth Grade (all from South Preston): 1st Jaxson (Albright); 2nd Paxton (Stull); 3rd Zack (Albright)
Third Grade (second chance round; all from KES): 1st Kage (Jones); Kenneth (Borror); 3rd Avery K (Borror)
Fourth Grade (second chance round) 1st Joshua (Bruceton/Quinn); 2nd Violet S (Aurora/Rembold); 3rd Christopher K (KES/Hayes)
Fifth Grade: 1st Carter S (Aurora/Forman); 2nd Emma M (Aurora/Forman); 3rd Chloe S (CPMS/Shafer)

Greetings, Stags! Just a reminder that tomorrow is the LAST day to donate food items for Easter meals. Currently, kindergarten is still in the lead with the most donations. Will they win the pizza party?! Stay tuned to find out, and let's help feed some families this Easter!

How can you write together with your child? Write greeting cards, letters, emails, or a grocery list with your child watching or participating. Writing can help build letter/sound correspondence and organizational skills and deepen their comprehension (WVDE). #PrestonCountyReads

Good afternoon. This is a reminder that Preston County Schools will dismiss two hours early this Friday, March 15, 2024. Thank you.

Preston County Students grades 3 - 8 completed their first state summative assessment last week earning participation in the county wide Kahoot's Bowl. The following students placed either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the bowl. Congratulations to ALL of our students who worked hard!
There are still 11 days to read and log your minutes! Plenty of time for this leader board to change!

Congratulations to the winners of our February Attendance Challenge drawing! Each day in February, students were awarded a ticket for arriving at school on time. They received another ticket before dismissal if they stayed all day! At the end of the month, all tickets were collected, and 5 lucky winners from each grade level had the opportunity to decorate and eat sugar cookies last Thursday with Miss Susan!
Good luck to our fourth-grade students on the WV Writing General Summative Assessment! Charge your devices, bring headphones, get a good night’s sleep, and feed your bellies to fuel your brain in the morning!
Save the date for KES Field Day! Anyone interested in helping should contact Miss Kylie (kylie.phillips@k12.wv.us or 304-329-1034).

KES LSIC will meet at 5PM tomorrow evening. Our monthly PTA meeting will follow at 6PM. Hope to see you there!
