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!
There is a dance tomorrow night for grades 5 through 8!!! Appropriate costumes are allowed. Entry fee is $5.00 which will benefit Student Council. Concessions are also available.
Yearbooks have finally arrived!!! If you prepaid, we can send the yearbook home with your child or you can come and get them. If you would like to purchase one, they are $15.00. Thank you!!!
Girls' Basketball Tryouts begin October 30 and will be held each evening that week from 6-7: 30. Attendance is very important. Clean shoes are required. Any questions please contact Coach Kris.
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.
Due to the rain, we will be cancelling, then rescheduling today's 5th grade trip to Hovatter's Zoo. We are sorry for the late announcement.
This is for our 3rd and 4th grade parents: There was a mistake on the 3-4 field trip permission form. Parents are unfortunately not permitted to attend the Jackson's Mill trip. Jackson's Mill has set strict capacity limits, and we must follow their contract guidelines. We are sorry for the confusion and any inconvenience this may cause.
LSIC September 26th Guidelines Mr. Hoit went over policy HB206 in detail and the policy is available online if you google WVDE HB206. Election of officers -Chair will be Lena Cline with Mrs. Dalton nominating and Mr. Young seconding. -Secretary will be Jordan Young with Mr. Hoit nominating and Mrs. Cline seconding. Meeting Dates -September 26th first meeting had better turn out than previous years. -November 8th was originally November 5th but was voted to be moved to Wednesday the 8th. -January 22nd this is the county presentation meeting, don’t fall for trap questions com prepared and support each other. -March 20th was originally scheduled for the 21st but was moved to Wednesday the 20th. Topics Strategic plan -LSIC will have the opportunity to contribute to the school’s strategic plan for school improvement. Family involvement and Fundraising Send Hoit ideas for fundraising and to increase family involvement. Field trips will be the same for all grades as last year thus far, but 7th grade may have a different trip TBA contact instructors if you are interested in knowing more about grade level field trips. Pk-8 will do the McDonalds cards. Band will sell candy bars. Elementary will be doing one big fundraiser as a calendar sale. Middle school will do one big fundraiser TBD by student council/middle school instructors. Ideas for fundraiser -McGinnis suggested a walk-a-thon -Container wars for collecting loose change in the class in different containers to have a competition amongst different classrooms. -Asking a corporate sponsor for a donation day where certain percent of daily profits is donated. -Possible raffle Outside Signage -Mr hoit was thinking a sign maybe similar to BJ’s used cars, simple two post sign with LCD announcement board to inform and recognize contributors. -Possibly reaching out to local businesses to sponsor partial cost of sign: Wicked Wrenches, Davey, Dollar General, Chucks store, Funeral Home. These businesses will be targeted also during a special local business meeting TBD by Mr. Hoit. Concerns -ASE will be more student focused this year providing instructional support to students in areas of need. -We will be looking to add a Math and ELA Tudor with title one funds. -With the possible future closing of Fellowsville and/or Rowlesberg in years beyond the 2024-25 school year, we need to reassure parents, instructors, and the county that we have the capacity to handle these students if deemed necessary. -Mr. Hoit would like the students to be the face of the levy committee to voice to the public the need for funding. -We will have a fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to students who sign up Mrs. Jackie (cook/custodian) will oversee setting this up. -Around 40 students receive backpack meals and about 20 students get weekender bags from the local church. -There are some concerns about different dyes that may be in the backpack program food Mr. Hoit will investigate this. Leadership will meet every 2 weeks. Adjourn-McGinnis moves and patty 2nds.
South Preston band is on its way home from Oakland to the school.
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.
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.
To help ensure the national alert and warning system is ready to provide timely, accurate information during the next disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test at approximately 2:20 PM on Wednesday, October 4. This 1-minute test alert sent to TVs, radios and smartphones is similar to the weekly or monthly testing that happens on a local and regional level. The message that appears on phones will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” No action is required by the public. This alert is simply a test of a robust readiness system should a nationwide alert be necessary in the future. All Preston County Schools have been advised of this test and are notifying students and staff in advance of the test this afternoon.
Last week the Dominion Post featured a news story about South Preston teacher, Danielle Albright, a published children's author. Linked at https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/09/30/preston-county-teachers-new-book-helps-children-manage-anxiety-in-the-classroom/
Good afternoon Preston County. This is a reminder that all Preston County Schools will be dismissed two hours early today, Thursday, September 28th and closed tomorrow, Friday, September 29th so that students and staff may take part in the Buckwheat Festival activities. We will see everyone back in school on Monday, October 2nd. Have a wonderful, fun-filled festival weekend.
Middle school students will be bringing progress reports home tonight. If they are passing all classes, a report will not be sent home. We are just notifying parents/guardians of students who might be struggling in one or more of the core classes: Math, English, Science, Social Studies. When you have reviewed the form, please sign and return to Mr. Hoit or leave with the first period teacher. Ms. Dalton and I will be working with struggling students starting next week. If you have any questions or concerns , please contact me at jhoit@k12.wv.us
Preston County Schools would like to thank and recognize all of our school service employees in honor of WV School Service Personnel Day (9/22/23)!!!
Our service employees are vital to the operation of our schools and as I stated in my opening day speech, I wish to thank our bus drivers who provide a smiling face and needed transportation for our students to and from school, our mechanics who work to ensure that our buses are safe for travel, our cooks who prepare nutritious breakfasts and lunches that are sometimes the only meals some of our student see each day, our aides who sometimes ride our buses to ensure safe travels by our students and who provide needed classroom help to our students and our teachers, our secretaries who help to provide for the smooth and efficient operation of our schools, and our custodians and maintenance workers who help to provide a clean environment in our schools and make needed repairs within our buildings and grounds.
Thanks again to all of our service personnel employees!!!!
South Preston's Local School Improvement Committee will meet September 26, 2023 at 5:00 in our cafeteria. All concerned persons are welcome to attend.
Preston County Schools is pleased to inform you that students (currently in grades 4 - 9 and grade 12) who took the West Virginia General Summative Assessment or the SAT School Day Assessment in the spring of 2023 have received an email in their K12 student email account containing a link to an individual student video score report. Please have your student check his or her student email account for the link. Simply click on the link and enter your student’s date of birth to access the video score report customized specifically for your student and be sure to check out the links to resources that are also provided.
Additionally, students will bring home the West Virginia General Summative Assessment or SAT School Day Assessment paper copy of the report today, Friday, September 8th. This is the same information that is accessible online in the video report and the new parent portal.
In addition, your student will also receive a second email with a link to the new West Virginia Department of Education Assessment Family Portal. Included with the link is a unique parent access code for your student as well as directions for accessing the family portal.
If you have any difficulty accessing the online report or do not receive your paper copy, please contact your student’s school for assistance. The Preston County Schools website also has additional resources available regarding the assessments. You will find this information at prestoncountyschools.com > Menu > Parent/Student > Assessment.
And finally, Preston County Schools wants to thank all our students and teachers for their hard work on the state assessments this past spring!
When dropping students off in the morning, please pull forward. If you need to come into the building, please pull into a parking place. All parents/visitors need to sign in at the office. You will need to sign in, receive a badge, and sign out when you leave. This is a safety protocol. Chaperone forms will be sent home soon for parents to sign up. Thank you.