Reminder - Buckwheat Court 2026 Info - There will be meetings on Monday , December 8th, Tuesday, December 9th, and also Wednesday, December 10th at the KVFD Community building for all interested students that would like to try out to be a member of the Children's court , serve as junior princess , and try out for Queen Ceres or King Buckwheat or to be an escort . The student and a parent or guardian must attend one meeting in order to be eligible to participate. Children's court participants must currently be in first grade. Junior princess participants must currently be in seventh grade . All students interested in trying out for Queen Ceres , being an escort , or trying out for King Buckwheat must currently be juniors . All students must be enrolled in the Preston County school system .
The people interested in being selected for Children's court will meet at 6:00pm.
Junior princess interested parties will meet at 6:30pm.
And all juniors interested in Queen Ceres , King Buckwheat , or being an escort, will be meeting at 7:00pm.
If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Shelley Shaffer at 304-288-6706 or Susie Sheets at 304-698-1984.
Just a reminder that schools are closed all next week and the BOE offices are closed on the 27th and 28th. We want to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. PCS is thankful for our staff, students and teachers.
Any parent of a homeschool student who wishes to have that student participate in state testing, needs to go to the link below and submit the form nlt Friday, December 5th at 4:00 PM. No other requests or accommodations will be made after that date.
https://forms.office.com/r/sJzZhitk5Z
Reminder: Tonight, you're invited to our K-5 County Literacy Family Night. This free, family-friendly activity will be fun for students and parents, and a great opportunity to enrich their literacy engagement at home. Older siblings are welcome to attend and participate, but note that all activities are gauged for grades K-5. Hope to see you there. (you can attend even if you didn't previously RSVP)
Reminder: You're invited to our K-5 County Literacy Family Night. This free, family-friendly activity will be fun for students and parents, and a great opportunity to enrich their literacy engagement at home. Please RSVP (Link Below). Older siblings are welcome to attend and participate, but note that all activities are gauged for grades K-5. Hope to see you there.
https://prestoncs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0riJiazv840krQy
With the possibility of inclement weather, this is subject to change or move around days. We always prioritize the holiday meal to ensure all students receive it, so could be moved if expecting bad weather.
Surveys - 419 Total Participants (3600 enrolled students)
Menu changes and sustains were taken into account in the creation of Decembers' menus. Portions and types of offerings are subject to USDA National School Lunch and Breakfast guidelines. These are monitored by the Child Nutrition Director and the WVDE Office of Child Nutrition. While all students eat for free, the reimbursable meal funding that we get from the federal government covers but a portion of our costs, so budget also goes into account in meal selection, as well as the number of cooks available at each site. We are also working with our distributor and Group Purchasing Organization to discuss with manufacturers that the quality has gone down on some products previously used. Responses so far have been companies are combatting inflation to keep costs down, but we can search for alternative items if these don't improve. We are working to incorporate more home-cooked, or home-cooked-like options when our staffing permits it. PCS goal is to stay within budget and state formula. Many other districts offering more "from scratch" options have 1.5-2 additional cooks per building, coming at a cost of roughly an additional $800k per year. Another survey will go out in the spring, but in the meantime, questions, comments and concerns can be emailed to jhough@k12.wv.us
Fun reading tip: Try a 15-minute “mystery minute” each day — pick a book, set a timer, and see how many pages you can read before the buzzer. You might race through a chapter and discover a new favorite! ⏱️🔍
Want in on the fun next time? Keep reading and log your minutes in Beanstack — many more prizes and surprises ahead!
We are absolutely THRILLED to celebrate our amazing reading community! This school year, our students and staff have already devoured an impressive 10,375 books – what an outstanding accomplishment! 📚✨
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Aurora School for winning the October School Challenge and keeping that Reader Leader trophy in their hands for another month! Way to go, Aurora! 🏆
We're also celebrating 117 dedicated students and staff who completed our October Beanstack challenge "Falling for Books" by reading and logging 600+ minutes. Your commitment to reading is truly inspiring!
📖 The numbers don't lie – our reading minutes keep climbing each month, showing just how much our Preston County family LOVES to read!
🎁 Exciting news: We'll be drawing our K-4 and 5-8 gift card winners soon – stay tuned!
This November, we're "Gobbling up a Good Book!" Keep those pages turning and those minutes logging, Preston County. Every book you read makes our entire community stronger!
#PCSREADS #Beanstack #GobblingUpBooks #ProudEducators 📚🦃
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Brain Freeze Days - info can be found here (https://5il.co/14g0f) - Most staff reports on a 2 hour delay - students do not report - assignments from home
2 Hour Delays - students and most staff report on a 2 hour delay, and breakfast will still be served.
3 Hour Delays - students and most staff report on a 3 hour delay, and breakfast WILL NOT be served. (Staff could be asked to report on 2 hour delay)
Cancellation - Students do not report, and most staff do not report
