Hello Preston County Families!
We have already made it through quarter 1! Your students (all grade levels) should receive their first report cards this week.
Students in grades K-4 are also receiving information about a survey for families. Your opinions are valuable to us! Please take a few minutes to provide feedback about K-4 report cards. Guardians of K-4 students can complete the form on paper or click the link below to complete it digitally. The survey will be open until November 8. Thank you for your help!
To complete the digital form go to https://forms.office.com/r/KKbVb5fmLY
Please join Kingwood Elementary School as we honor our veterans!
Thursday, November 9th at 1:00PM in the multi-purpose room
Light refreshments will be provided afterwards.
If you would like to recognize a special veteran in our slideshow, please send photos to Diana Hayes at ddhayes@k12.wv.us by 10:00PM this Friday, November 3rd.
2023-2024 PRESTON COUNTY
LITTLE LEARNERS
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM at
KINGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
When: Twice a week
How Long: One-hour sessions
What’s Involved:
-Library hour with reading activities and opportunities to check out books
-Academic readiness stations and playgroups
Interested? Email Ms. Scherrie at scherrie.stalnaker@k12.wv.us to register!
Attendance Challenge
Who: All Students Pre-K thru 4th Grade
When: All School Days November 1- November 30
Where: Kingwood Elementary School
What: The class with the highest percentage of attendance
will win a December trip to the Preston County Animal
Shelter.
Why: Attendance Matters
Parents in Grades K-4: Please see the attached instructions on completing a survey regarding your current level of understanding and overall satisfaction of your child's report card that was sent home this afternoon. Your input is important and will help us improve our methods of reporting progress moving forward! If you are unable to complete the survey electronically, a paper copy has been provided in your child's report card envelope. Have a wonderful evening!
Good evening. This is a reminder there is no school for students tomorrow, Friday, October 27th as it is a teacher training day. Thank you.
Preston County Schools (PCS) would like to thank the following generous donors for contributing prizes to the positive testing incentive program: Affordable Signs Unlimited (Reedsville), Cupcake Me Home Bakery & Cafe (Bruceton Mills), Melanie's Family Restaurant (Aurora), TigerFly Soap Co (Cranesville), Paint Your Heart Out (Kelli Emfinger of Volga, WV), and Old School Pizzeria (Reedsville). If your business is interested in showing support and investing in the education of Preston County students, please contact Lryan@k12.wv.us (Lynnette Ryan, County Testing Coordinator). We love our local small businesses! Thank you!
Good evening KES families. It was brought to our attention that the lunch menu noted tomorrow as a 2-hour early dismissal. That is not the case. Tomorrow, Thursday, October 26th will be a full day. There is no school for students on Friday, October 27th. We look forward to seeing you in the morning! Thanks for your continued support. Have a great evening!
KES Families: Tomorrow is Kindergarten's day to shop at the Scholastic Book Fair!
KES continues to celebrate RED (Really Excellent Decisions) Week on Tuesday with RED Day. Wear as much red as possible and be RED-y to make great choices!
The Scholastic Book Fair will be at KES from October 23-26, 2023! Here's the shopping schedule:
Monday, October 23, from 7:30-10:00AM: PreK and 4th grade
Tuesday, October 24, from 7:30-10:00AM: K
Wednesday, October 25, from 7:30-10:00AM: 1st and 2nd grade
Thursday, October 26, from 7:30-10:00AM: 3rd grade
The book fair will be open from 4:30-5:30PM on Wednesday, October 25, for families to come in and shop with their child.
October 23-26 will be RED (Really Excellent Decisions) Week at KES! With this comes an emphasis on being drug and bully free. To help celebrate and encourage really excellent decisions, we are announcing the following themed days:
Monday: Put on your thinking cap and make smart choices! Wear a hat to school.
Tuesday: Get RED-y to make great choices! Wear as much red as you can.
Wednesday: Dream about your future filled with great choices! Wear pajamas to school.
Thursday: Say "boo" to bad choices! Wear a school-appropriate costume.
Have you checked out the latest news stories at prestoncountyschools.com (main page under News)? Book mark the website and check back often for news from Preston County Schools or visit us on social media - Facebook & X (Twitter) and coming soon - Instagram.
Good afternoon. Bus 78-17, Hoy Wiles, will not run tomorrow, Wednesday, October 17th. This cancelation will impact Kingwood Elementary, West Preston School, and Preston High students who ride bus 78-17. Again, this cancelation is for tomorrow, Wednesday, October 17. Thank you.
Good evening, just a reminder that tomorrow October 13, 2023 will be the last day to turn in your fundraiser and money. Thank you to everyone who helped make this fundraiser successful!
The Preston County Schools Levy Committee is seeking feedback for a possible levy proposal in May 2024. The committee would appreciate community input & response on the following survey https://forms.office.com/r/YuQdsZg8Db to help guide development of the potential levy call.
Due to some technical problems today with lifetouch and their equipment, they were unable to take pictures. They have rescheduled us for November 2, 2023. Thank you all for your understanding of this situation. Have a good evening.
WANTED: Parent Volunteers to help with Haunted Hallways on Oct 25: 5:30 - 7:00p.m., and/or the Scholastic Book Fair to be held Monday, October 23 - Thursday, October 26: 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Interested parties can text Jill Zeigler 304-692-9716 for more information.
Get ready to smile, KES!
Picture Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 11th!
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.
