South Preston School

Superintendent of Preston County Schools, Steve Wotring, has issused a statment in regards to the recent events. Here is the link https://5il.co/13c6z

West Virginia Academy, a charter school in Morgantown, is pre-registering students for the Fall of 2022. The pre-registration deadline is December 15, 2021. https://www.westvirginiaacademy.org/

Basketball starts next week. Adults $6.00 Students $4.00. Games start at 5:45. Doors open 5:15. South Preston Girls Wednesday, Dec. 8 Girls Varsity vs. Aurora (5:45 p.m.) Friday, Dec. 10 Girls Varsity @ Kasson (5:45 p.m.) Monday, Dec. 13 Girls Varsity @ Bruceton (5:45 p.m.) Tuesday, Dec. 14 Girls Varsity vs Philippi (5:45 p.m.) Monday, Dec. 20 Girls Varsity vs. Terra Alta – East Preston (5:45 p.m.) Thursday, Dec. 23 Girls Varsity vs. West Preston (5:45 p.m.) Monday, Jan. 3 Girls Varsity @ Central Preston (5:45 p.m.) Wednesday, Jan. 5 Girls Varsity @ West Preston (5:45 p.m.) Monday, Jan. 10 Girls Varsity @ Aurora (5:45 p.m.) Wednesday, Jan. 12 Girls Varsity vs. Bruceton (5:45 p.m.) Friday, Jan. 14 Girls Varsity vs Kasson (5:45 p.m.) Wednesday, Jan. 19 Girls Varsity @ Terra Alta – East Preston (5:45 p.m.) Monday, Jan. 24 Girls Varsity vs. Central Preston (5:45 p.m.) Tuesday, Jan. 25 Girls Varsity @ Taylor County (6:00 p.m.) Tuesday, Feb. 1 Girls Varsity @ Philippi (6:00 p.m.) Thursday, Feb. 3 Girls Varsity @ Westwood (5:45 p.m.) Week of Feb. 7 Preston County Girls Championship South Preston Boys Wednesday, Dec. 8 Boys Varsity vs. Aurora (7:00 p.m.) Friday, Dec. 10 Boys Varsity @ Kasson (7:00 p.m.) Monday, Dec. 13 Boys Varsity @ Bruceton (7:00 p.m.) Tuesday, Dec. 14 Boys Varsity vs. Philippi (7:00 p.m.) Monday, Dec. 20 Boys Varsity vs. Terra Alta – East Preston (7:00 p.m.) Thursday, Dec. 23 Boys Varsity vs. West Preston (7:00 p.m.) Monday, Jan. 3 Boys Varsity @ Central Preston (7:00 p.m.) Wednesday, Jan. 5 Boys Varsity @ West Preston (7:00 p.m.) Monday, Jan. 10 Boys Varsity @ Aurora (7:00 p.m.) Wednesday, Jan. 12 Boys Varsity vs. Bruceton (7:00 p.m.) Friday, Jan. 14 Boys Varsity vs. Kasson (7:00 p.m.) Wednesday, Jan. 19 Boys Varsity @ Terra Alta – East Preston (7:00 p.m.) Monday, Jan. 24 Boys Varsity vs. Central Preston (7:00 p.m.) Tuesday, Jan. 25 Boys Varsity @ Taylor County (7:15p.m.) Tuesday, Feb. 1 Boys Varsity @ Philippi (7:30 p.m.) Thursday, Feb. 3 Boys Varsity @ Westwood (7:00 p.m.) Week of Feb. 14 Preston County Boys Championship

In September 2021 you received a printed copy of your child's WV General Summative Test Results and the SAT Test Results. The WVDE is providing an individual video score report for your student as part of a statewide pilot program. An email was send to your child's email address this afternoon (11/30/21) for you to access it and/or your personal email address if you have one on file. Contact Darla Moyers at 304-329-0580 Ext. 250 or email darla.moyers@k12.wv.us if you need assistance.

Preston County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for today, Tuesday, November 30th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians, report on a regular schedule; and all other students and staff report on a two-hour delay. This message is from PCS using the Thrillshare automated calling system.

Here is the link to the weekly COVID list for Friday, November 19, 2021. https://5il.co/1243y Masks will be optional in all buildings for the week of November 29, 2021

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, November 19th will be a 3 hour early dismissal.

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held from 4:00-6:00 on December 7, 2021. Local School Improvement Committee meets on December 13 in the cafeteria at 5:00. Please attend these if you can.

MASK MANDATE for week of November 15, 2021 Here is the link to the weekly covid list for Friday, November 12, 2021 https://5il.co/11seg

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held from 4:00-6:00 on December 7.

Preston County Schools was recently awarded funding from the E-Rate Emergency Connectivity Fund to help provide improved internet access to students and staff members with either inadequate or no home internet access. The school district will be able to issue up to 500 internet hotspots with access through June 30, 2022 to applicants that apply at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/3spjux9p. This link will be open through next Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 6:00 PM. School hotspot distribution events or deliveries will be organized following closure of the survey during the remainder of November. If you have any questions about this program, please contact Mr. Brad Martin at (304) 329-0580 ext. 225 or by email at brrmarti@k12.wv.us.

Instructions for the Parent/Caregiver Survey Below are the administration instructions for the Fall 2021 WV School Learning Environment Survey for parents or caregivers of students at: South Preston School, Preston County The online parent survey will be available from October 11 through November 19, 2021. You may complete the survey from any computer with an internet connection. You are asked to complete an online survey about school climate—the learning and teaching/working conditions—to help guide school improvement efforts. We value your feedback. The results of this survey will be used to make changes in your child's school to ensure a supportive environment for teaching and learning. Parent participation in the survey is very important. If you have questions about the survey or have problems completing the survey, please contact your child's school. When you log onto the survey you will see explanatory information about the survey and the important information below as to your rights as a survey participant: Your participation is voluntary. You may choose not to participate; not to answer any questions you do not want to answer; and you may stop participating at any time during the survey without penalty. Your responses will be anonymous and confidential. Access the Survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wvslesPF2021 Enter this code to start the survey: P070106

The week of November 8th will be a busy week for staff and students.. All students will be taught two lessons to learn about digital citizenship and rules of the iPad and laptop. iReady growth monitoring assessment will take place along with Veterans Day activities. There is no school on Thursday in honor of Veterans Day. https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship-week

Mask mandate for the week of November 8, 2021 Here is the link to the weekly covid list for Friday, November 5, 2021. https://5il.co/11hxm

The glitch in the JumpRope (grades K-5) welcome emails has been fixed. A welcome email has been sent to your child's K12 email address with login credentials. The username will be your child's full email address and the password will be your child's FULL student ID (WVEIS) number.

There was a glitch in the JumpRope (grades K-5) welcome emails not including the password. We are working to resolve it. We will resend welcome emails when the problem is resolved.

PCS Calendar Change - November 19, 2021 will be a 3 hour early dismissal.

Michelle Berry, Elementary Curriculum Director, explains where to get information on Standards Based Grading for students in grades K-5. Please check out our webpage and app. Students and Familes/Curriculum and Instruction https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/darla_moyers_k12_wv_us/EbIhq5xNez9KnPHIDnmhdxgBAsxeyNw17tNGm-_LIv0vhQ?e=ma1cCB

The Squires Unified Wrestling Team would like to invite any middle school boy or girl in grades 6th, 7th, or 8th that is interested in participating in the upcoming wrestling season to an informational meeting on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 6:30 PM at the Wrestling Barn below Preston High School. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Apptegy System.

The Squires Unified Wrestling Team would like to invite any middle school boy or girl in grades 6th, 7th, or 8th that is interested in participating in the upcoming wrestling season to an informational meeting on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at the Wrestling Barn below Preston High School. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Apptegy System.