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)
Today, Thursday, March 14th bus 15 - 20 Chip Biggins for South Preston and Preston High will not run.
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!
Preston County Schools had 37 projects entered in the West Virginia Regional Social Studies Fair on March 7, 2024, and received: 18 first place, 9 second place, and 4 third place.
Great job to all participants! (No photo due to students leaving right after their category award winners were announced)
The West Virginia State Social Studies Fair will be held at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on April 10, 2024, all First-Place students will advance to states.
First Place: Bentley Dalton and Maeley Hayes - Kingwood Elementary School; Madison Cook and Marvin Feather - Kingwood Elementary School; Isabelle DeBerry and Rylee Bolyard - Kingwood Elementary School; Taryn Sullivan - Aurora School; Lane Graham and Carter Garbart - Kingwood Elementary School; Zachary McNair - Kingwood Elementary School; Kinsley Dixon - Terra Alta East Preston School; Jade Busselman - South Preston School; Bristal Bolyard and Colton Sanders - South Preston School; Peyton Shaffer - Aurora School; Moll Hoffman and Myla Zinn - Central Preston Middle School; Ayla Fasouletos _ Central Preston Middle School, Addison Plum and Abby Metz - South Preston School; Grace Estep - Central Preston Middle School; Kadence Phares and Sarah Dew - South Preston Middle School; Ava Waters - Aurora School; Mariah Legeer and Landon Griffith - Preston High School; Audrey Britton, Jathen Arnold, and Deseree Newland - Preston High School
Second Place: Olivia Kelly - Kingwood Elementary School; Kadence Teets - Kingwood Elementary School; Ashton Homchenko and Donald Herko - Kingwood Elementary School; Carter Bolyard and Tucker Goff - South Preston School; Emma Williams - Central Preston Middle School; Dax Harrison - South Preston School; Tyler Street and Derek Edmunds - West Preston School; Colson Manko - Preston High School; and Alyssa Friend - Preston High School
Third Place: Reese Stratton - Central Preston Middle School; Colleen Hart and Abbigail Moore - West Preston School; Evie Durst - Aurora School; Samatha Sisler and Zander Sisler - Preston High School
The school breakfast program is a great way to start a successful day.
Stay tuned for weekly tips! Spend time reading every day. Reading together sends a strong message that reading is invaluable. Showing interest in reading will impact your child by helping them understand the importance of reading and writing. As a result, your child will follow your example. Check out more resources on the science of reading and the Ready Read Write Initiative on the WVDE website at https://wvde.us/ready-read-write/ #PrestonCountyReads
Children who eat breakfast have increased alertness and improved moods throughout the morning, making for a better learning experience in the classroom.
Research shows that children who participate in school breakfast exhibit better behavior in school. Encourage your child to participate daily in PCS free breakfast program.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 all Preston County School students grades 3 - 8 will participate in the WV General Summative Assessment for Writing. Students, please make sure you get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, and try your best! We know you are well prepared and ready!
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 all Preston County School students grades 3 - 8 will participate in the WV General Summative Assessment for Writing. Students, please make sure you get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, and try your best! We know you are well prepared and ready!
Research shows that children who participate in school breakfast demonstrate improved academic performance and are less likely to be late or absent from school.
It's time to celebrate National School Breakfast Week, March 4-8! All students in Preston County Schools (PCS) have an opportunity to start their morning off with a free breakfast at school. This week reminds us of the importance of a healthy balanced breakfast, which includes a variety of breakfast items, fruit, juice, and milk.
The Snowball Fight continues with the Preston County Schools Reading Challenge. These standings are current as of March 1, 2024.
South Preston School is hosting a vendor & craft fair, Saturday, March 16, 2024 (details provided in attached photos for both those interested in participating and attending). Proceeds support local youth track team. Contacts: Cassie Bell 304-435-7875 or Jana Wolfe 304-669-7124.
Please take a moment to complete the community needs survey for the 21stCCLC grant. The survey closes March 13, 2024. Thank you for your participation!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PCS21stCCLC
There have been some changes related to Saturday's Middle School Basketball Championship related to potential winter weather. The Boys' Varsity game between West Preston and Central Preston is still scheduled for 10 AM at the Preston High School Gym. Spectators may enter at 9 AM. The preliminaries for the boys' and girls' skills competitions will immediately follow the boys' championship game and will begin at approximately 11:30 AM. These preliminaries will determine the finalists for these competitions with the boys' finalists competing at halftime of the girls' championship game and the girls' finalists competing at halftime of the boys' JV game. The Girls' Varsity game between Terra Alta / East Preston and Central Preston will begin at approximately 1 PM. Finally, the Boys' JV Championship between Central Preston and West Preston will take place immediately following the girls' championship game at approximately 2:30 PM. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! The games will also be broadcast on Mountain Digital and on the Preston High YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@phsn7016.
Middle School Summer Camps 2024! Looking for something awesome to do this summer? Preston County Schools will host several week-long day camps for grades 6 - 8. Please complete the following survey by 3/1/24 to let us know you're interested: https://bit.ly/pco_6_8_summercamp
