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.
Read Across America:
Junior Journalism student Helen Adams reads Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham.:
https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/EXPa5tFO5sRLr8D06rnKFjUBQSESZf6MWAR3VwBud8PTbA?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&e=tLiC0T
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/


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.:
https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/ERHheNEhf5JBkBXeU2zKKocBwBMG40ayA7qrcaXyNlUtHg?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&e=xoIYF3
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:
https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/EfOLOTQYf71Ajkb-oyoTWQIBIG8FsZ2dH-flEe4TxGvnow
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:
https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/ERqYMJStK11FkUCHd_KpUXoBEyrD1imtdi6X2ZbodNUclg
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

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


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


With yesterday's and today's snow days, the tentative last day for students is now Thursday, June 5th, with the 4th and 5th serving as make-up days. June 6th and 9th will be the final teacher work days.
Preston County Schools are now closed for today, Friday, February 21st. Extended-day staff who have not already reported will report on a 2-hour delay and all other students and staff do not report. The scheduled data meetings for today will be rescheduled.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Friday, February 21st. Maintenance, mechanics, and custodians report on schedule and students and all other staff report on a 2-hour delay.
Preston County Schools are now closed for today, Thursday, February 20th. Extended-day staff who have not already reported will report on a 2-hour delay and all other students and staff do not report. The scheduled data meetings for today will be rescheduled.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for today, Thursday, February 20th. Maintenance, mechanics, and custodians report on schedule and all other students and staff report on a 2-hour delay.
March Breakfast and Lunch Menus


Due to a lack of officials for this evening, the JV MS Basketball Games originally scheduled fat Rowlesburg, which include Rowlesburg v. Central Girls and West v. Central Boys, will now be played on Wednesday, with championship games occurring Saturday. Detailed Information is available on the PCS Facebook Page.
There are a number of Governor's Schools of WV Opportunities for our students in grades 7-11. These can all be found at https://wvde.us/gov-schools/
Applications are available now. We will be featuring different ones as deadlines approach. First up is the Governor's School for the Arts for Current 10th Grade Students. This application is due on February 28th.
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNagRfzXSbZ4FNoC2K_kgnr2ZUNUM4NkdIS0VDVjZOTEFKTEw3S1NSR09XOS4u&route=shorturl
Please consider applying for these exciting opportunities.

Social Studies Fair Set-up:
Set-Up is still this evening at the KVFD Community Building from 5-7. If you have a conflict with a basketball game or event, your project can either be dropped off earlier than 5, or make arrangements for another school representative to bring it up for you.
📚 We're on track to read 10,000 books in Preston County this year! We have already reached 74% of our goal! What's the best book you've read so far? Share your favorites! #PCSREADS #Beanstack

