Mt Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Civic Ctr Parking Lot
Distribution: 11am-12:30pm
KES Students: School Store will open TOMORROW, Friday, October 4th! Store will be open from 12:30-12:50. Items range from $0.50 to $2.50. There’s a variety of items to choose from! Let the shopping begin!
Parents/Guardians and students, please take a moment to complete a short survey related to school meals. The results of this survey will help in making menus that are more appealing to our students. Thank you.
https://forms.office.com/r/Wsyh9jU5c9
October 2nd is National Custodial Worker's Recognition Day. Preston County Schools would like to show our appreciation and invite all to show theirs to our hard-working custodians who keep our schools and workplaces across the county clean, safe and running smoothly. We have the best!
There is a miscommunication on the calendar showing that next Friday, October 11th is a 2-hour early dismissal. This is an error and will actually be a full day for students and staff. Our apologies for any confusion. All upcoming dates are correct, but subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.
KES Local School Improvement Council and PTA will meet on Monday, October 7th. LSIC will meet in the library at 5PM followed by PTA at 6PM. Hope to see you there!
Preston County Schools will be offering substitute certification classes for the following service personnel positions: Cooks - Tuesday, October 8th at 9:00 AM, Custodians - Wednesday, October 9th at 9:00 AM, and Aides - Friday, October 18th at 8:00 AM. All classes are held in the PCS BOE Board Room. Please go to prestoncountyschools.com to apply and email asheets@k12.wv.us if interested in attending or getting more information.
Preston County Schools will be dismissing all schools two-hour early today in line with the posted academic calendar. We hope our students, parents, and staff enjoy the extended weekend break.
CORRECTION: KES PARENTS SHOULD ARRIVE AT CPMS AT 12:40PM DUE TO THE EARLY RELEASE. SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION!
UPDATE ON MODIFIED KES PARENT PICKUP PROCEDURES FOR THURSDAY: Families, please do not enter CPMS parking lot until it is cleared at 2:40PM. Pull into vacated spots. The bus with KES students will arrive. Line up at the bus, give student name(s), show ID. Your student will be released off the bus. Walk to your vehicle.
In accordance with WV Board Policy 6204, impact statements and supporting data related to the possible closures of Fellowsville Elementary School and Rowlesburg School have been posted in all county school locations, in the office of the Superintendent, and in the county bus garage for public review from September 24, 2024 through October 28, 2024.
Check out what the previous levy did for Kingwood Elementary School.
KES Families: Due to soccer and football games at PHS on Thursday, September 26th, we will need to utilize Central Preston Middle School’s parking lot for our Parent Pick-Up. Please report to the two drop-off lanes between 12:00 and 12:25. A KES staff member will take your child’s name and he/she will be bussed and delivered to you as they were Monday through Wednesday. Please do not exit Central Preston’s lot until you are directed to do so. Again, we appreciate everyone’s patience as we keep things up and running—and safe—during this busy time!
KES Families: This is just a friendly reminder about our alternate procedures for Parent Pick-Up Monday through Wednesday THIS week. Please plan to arrive in the main parking lot of PHS between 2:00PM and 2:25 PM to ensure we get your child on a bus and to you in a timely manner. Families who pick up their CPMS students at KES will need to utilize Central Preston’s Parent Pick-Up this week. CPMS students who walk home after being dropped off at KES by bus will operate on their regular routine.
Thursday Morning Drop-Off: There WILL be extra staff available at the crosswalks on South Price Street to help transport students to the building(s) since parking will be limited.
The Coin Wars continue at KES this week! As we head into the final stretch of this fundraising competition, Mrs. Jones' Third Grade Class is in the lead, having brought in $304.89 so far! There's still time to catch up! Bring in your loose change this week to help raise money for student activities and supplies!
KES: Today's lunch menu will be Cook's Choice! Our staff will be serving stromboli, garden salad, peas, fruit, and milk.
October's menus are now available for parents and guardians to see their student's school's meal offerings next month. Tomorrow will be our final new item of the month, with most schools having Buffalo Chicken Pizza, while some, due to distribution issues, could be serving BBQ Chicken Pizza (also new to PCS). Following tomorrow's lunch, in the coming days, you will see a link to a survey. This survey will be used to help determine future menus and improve our feeding program and service to our students. If there are ever any questions, comments, or concerns, those can be directed to Justin Hough, Director of Child Nutrition at jhough@k12.wv.us or at 304-329-0580 x234.
Good evening. This is just a reminder to parents and guardians to either send in absence or doctor's notes upon their students return to school, or to utilize the online form which can be found on the main banner on the Preston County Schools website, or under documents on the app. Thank you.
Dear Families,
Due to lack of parking accessibility and increased traffic around and on our KES campus during the week of the Buckwheat Festival, we will be altering our procedures for Parent Pick-up on Monday, September 23 through Thursday, September 26. We will be bussing KES students to Preston High School to meet families in the center of the main parking lot. Here’s how it’ll work:
1. Families will arrive at the PHS parking lot anytime from 2:00PM to 2:30PM.
2. Here, families will be directed to a specific space.
3. A KES staff member will come to your car and take the name(s) of the student(s) to be picked up.
4. The list will be sent to KES. Students will load shuttle busses in the order they are called. They will then be bussed to PHS.
5. Busses will arrive at PHS. Staff members will help unload and escort students to their family vehicle.
6. Vehicles will be dismissed.
If you typically pick up a CPMS student at KES, you will retrieve your middle schooler at Central Preston once you leave PHS with your elementary student. Students who ride a bus from CPMS to KES and then walk home will still be able to follow their regular dismissal procedure.
KES kicked off September Attendance Month with a spirit week last week! From crazy socks to hats and inside out clothes, our students were geared up to come to school!
We are excited to announce the grade level winners from last week’s challenge:
PreK- Mrs. Mykayla and Mrs. Shelley tied
Kindergarten- Mr. Ostrander
1st Grade- Mrs. Stahl
2nd Grade – Mrs. Royce
3rd Grade- Mrs. Borror
4th Grade- Mrs. Uphold
These classes will enjoy a special incentive this week!
Remember to come to school every day and stay all day! The grade level classes with the highest attendance percentage will be rewarded with a special incentive the following week! We can’t wait to see who will win!
KES has an overall attendance rate of 95.6%! Let’s work together to make it even better!
