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KES will be collecting food items for the county-wide Easter Meal giveaway. Here is what we are requesting from each grade: PRE-K-GRAVY PACKETS/CANS (NO GLASS); K- MAC N’ CHEESE; 1ST - STUFFING (BAG OR BOX); 2ND - CANNED FRUIT; 3RD - CANNED GREEN BEANS; 4TH- CANNED CORN. DONATIONS WILL BE COLLECTED MARCH 10-24.
Today, KES welcomes back four fourth graders from Charleston, WV, where they represented Preston County in the 2025 WV All-State Children’s Chorus! We are very proud of these students for their hard work and dedication! Special thanks to music teacher Hillary Barlow for working with and instilling a love of music in our students!
We had a week of fun at KES with Read Across America Week March 3-7! Thank you to all the families who came out to celebrate with us on Thursday evening despite the weather conditions! There was reading, counting, building, physical activities, slime making and snacking! It is our hope that you enjoyed the time spent with your children and our staff and volunteers as much as we did!
Don't forget that after midnight tonight, approximately 2am local time on Sunday, March 9, we spring forward 1 hour. Don't forget to change those clocks that don't automatically change.
Please check the PCS Facebook, website, and your school's Facebooks as we've had multiple bus cancellations for tomorrow due to illness and a lack of subs. Please check Facebook this evening, and in the morning, to ensure you were not missed. We apologize as we are filling and rotating as many vacancies as we can.
This is a Kingwood Bus Message for Bus 51-25. Tomorrow, Friday the 7th, Bus 51-25, Phillip Moreland, will not run. Again, Bus 51-25 will not be running tomorrow.
Read Across America:
Junior Journalism student Helen Adams reads Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham.:
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Attendance Matters. Help us, help you. We know that sickness happens, and in most cases, missing school due to illness is necessary and out of our control. However, there are many other circumstances related to absences that occur, and we're always here to help. Attending school regularly is essential to students gaining the academic and social skills they need to thrive. Chronic absence, no matter its cause, has real life consequences for
students, families and society as a whole. Research shows that starting as early as preschool and kindergarten, chronic absence—missing 10% of the academic year—can leave third graders unable to read proficiently, sixth graders struggling with coursework and high school students off track for graduation. Equally important, it affects
personal and emotional development and makes it hard to gain the habit of showing up, which is crucial to success in the workplace. If your child is struggling with attendance, please reach out to your school's administrative team, guidance counselor, or the county attendance director and student support team.
https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/messaging/teens-and-their-families/
This is just a reminder that Kingwood Elementary's Dr. Seuss Night will be TOMORROW evening from 4:30-6:30PM in the gym! Hope to see you there!
Read Across America Week Continues: Teachers students and parents should be able to view the link below:
Senior Sam Klimas, a member of the PHS Varsity Soccer and Wrestling Teams reads the book titled, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.:
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Read Across America Week Continues: Teacher, students and parents should be able to view the links below:
Aylssa Thomas, a student in Mrs. Sparks' Journalism class reads a Little Golden Book titled, Colors Are Nice:
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IsaBella Miller, a member of the Preston High School's Lady Knight's Basketball Team and journalist-to- be reading the book titled, My Tooth is Loose:
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🎉 We're so impressed with all our readers stepping up to log those reading minutes! 📖 In an exciting finish, South has overtaken Aurora for the trophy! 🏆 This March, let’s search for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that comes from diving into a good book! 🌈 Which school will claim the top spot this month? Share your reading goals with us! 💬📚 #PCSREADS #BEANSTACK
Read Across America Week is celebrated from March 2nd to 6th — it begins on the birthday of the beloved author, Dr. Seuss, who many schools are celebrating with a spirited dress-up week. The entire month of March, in fact, is dedicated to reading. This week, we'll be featuring a different PHS student doing a daily read aloud that our schools can share and watch with their students. First up is IsaBella Miller, a member of the Preston High School's Lady Knight's Basketball Team and journalist-to- be. She chose to read the book titled, My Tooth is Loose. Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Emv8NWctQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr
There will be a second Pre-K Registration and Registration for new Kindergarten students on March 14th. Information can be found at the links below, or picked up and turned in at your respective schools.
Information - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1755553/PreK-Kindergarten_Registration_Information_25__2_.pdf
PK Application - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1755536/PCS_25-26_Pre_K_Application.pdf
K Application - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1758253/Kindergarten_Application__25-26.pdf
Fourth grade students were able to partake in hands-on labs dealing with energy and electricity last week during a visit from former PCS science teacher and current BOE member Jeff Zigray.
Last Week's Reading Rockstars
These students, but also all of our students, continue to step up to the reading challenge and participate and understand the importance of reading, in and out of the classroom. Congratulations all. #PCSREADS
These Kingwood Elementary students have been recognized for demonstrating outstanding character during the month of February! Miss Kylie’s Gatorade Students of the Month have consistently exhibited strong leadership, teamwork, and sportsmanship during wellness class! Meanwhile, other students in kindergarten through fourth grade have shown empathy towards others and have been awarded PurposeFULL People awards. Congratulations on being socially successful!
Mark your calendars for the March KES PTA Meeting on Monday, March 3, at 6:30PM in the library! Hope to see you there and hear your ideas and questions!
We hope you will join your K-1 and 2-3 students on working on their March Literacy Calendars! These are a great way for you to practice at home with your student on important literacy skills! Reach out to your teacher if you haven't seen the calendar come home. #PCSREADS
