Our December Student Wellness Challenge Winners were awarded their prizes on Friday in hopes they could enjoy them over the snowy weekend. Pictured below with their prizes at West Preston are:
Leelhan Martin - West (8th); Loralei Martin - West (3rd); Lyetti Martin - West (2nd)
And shown enjoying their snow scooters over the snowy weekend were:
Brennan Flores - KES (3rd); Kai Flores - PHS (11)
Again, congratulations to these 5 students, and hope you enjoyed those prizes.
Just a reminder that this evening, Tuesday the 21st at 5:30 PM at the BOE Boardroom, there is a work session with our state legislative representatives to discuss current educational issues. All members of the public are invited to attend and submit questions. We hope to see our personnel and public in attendance.
Preston County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st. Maintenance, mechanics, and 240-day custodians report on a regular schedule. Other 240-day+ staff will report on a 2-hour delay. Students and all other staff do not report. Math Field Day is rescheduled to Friday. The BOE work session will proceed tomorrow as scheduled at 5:30 PM.
“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” - MLK Jr.
Today, along with the rest of the country, PCS on this day off, remembers and honors the legacy of Dr. King. Like his, our goals will always be to make this a better world for our children today and tomorrow.
Kingwood Elementary is THRILLED to have students back in our building this week! We appreciate everyone’s efforts in attending school regularly and being on time and on target for success, especially in this crazy weather! During the month of December, we had OVER 190 STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK THROUGH FOUR WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE! These names were put into grade level drawings, and the lucky winners took home a stuffed puppy to cuddle! Congratulations!
Bus Changes (Cancellations/Alt Stops) Friday, January 17th - 2 Hour Delay (PHS Students Also) Kingwood - 38-22 - Rose Turner will not run. 40-22 - Tony Goff - Alternate Stops Grape Thickett Bruceton - 55 - Shelley Reckart will not run 22-21 - Gerri Shaffer - Alternate Stops Grape 11-20 - Bill Knotts - Alternate Stops South - Tim Cline 13-20 - Alternate Stops Additional bus information will be sent out in the morning if necessary and as it comes in. Alternate Stops Links - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2073/PCS/5050384/WINTER_ALTERNATIVE_STOP_SCHEDULES.docx Pre-K Registration Info - https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/documents/parents%2Fstudents/calendar%2Fenrollment/prek-and-k-enrollment/222004
PreK and NEW Kindergarten Registration Friday, January 17th, from 10AM-2PM at KES! If your child currently attends PreK, you will not need to register for Kindergarten. We look forward to meeting new Stags!
Bus Changes (Cancellations/Alt Stops)
Friday, January 17th - 2 Hour Delay
(PHS Students Also)
Kingwood - 38-22 - Rose Turner will not run.
40-22 - Tony Goff - Alternate Stops Grape Thickett
Bruceton - 55 - Shelley Reckart will not run
22-21 - Gerri Shaffer - Alternate Stops Grape
11-20 - Bill Knotts - Alternate Stops
South - Tim Cline 13-20 - Alternate Stops
Additional bus information will be sent out in the morning if necessary and as it comes in.
Alternate Stops Links - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2073/PCS/5050384/WINTER_ALTERNATIVE_STOP_SCHEDULES.docx
Pre-K Registration Info - https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/documents/parents%2Fstudents/calendar%2Fenrollment/prek-and-k-enrollment/222004
Kingwood Elementary recognized students exhibiting positive behavior this week through our monthly PBIS ticket drawing. Students in kindergarten through fourth grade earn STOMP tickets by following expectations throughout the school day. They spend tickets at the STOMP Store twice a month, buying coupons for choice activities such as eating lunch with a friend, hat pass, writing with a special pen, and getting nails painted by a staff member. The spent tickets go into a monthly grade level drawing for a “grand prize.” Our December grade level winners received sleds which we hope have come in handy today!
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Friday, January 17th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The Pre-K & Kindergarten pre-registation will proceed from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Preston County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 16th. Maintenance, Mechanics, and 240+ custodians report on schedule. All additional 240-day+ employees may report on a 2-hour delay. All other employees and students do not report, and all scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed.
Due to circumstances and technical difficulties beyond our control with our communications program, which is the reason for parents missing bus calls, we will be placing any and all future bus change calls to the school call lists to ensure no one gets missed. What this means is that if there is a change to a bus in the West Preston area, all West Preston and PHS students will receive that call. This also means, you could receive multiple calls in a row some days. This will only be temporary, and we apologize for those of you, primarily PHS students and parents, who could receive the most calls. Hopefully, better weather is on the way, but in the meantime, we have a plan to remedy the situation, but it will take some time to update all information. We thank you for your patience and apologize for any inconvenience. As always, you can find all of our information on the app, as well as Facebook, so when in doubt, check for updates prior to sending your student out. Thank you and have a good evening.
Due to the vast number of recent weather delays and cancellations, report cards will now be distributed on January 31st, as opposed to the original January 24th date. This extra week will allow for teachers to collect student work and enter term 2 grades, so that way the reports are accurate and not missing grades.
Bus 40 -22 Tony Goff for the Kingwood area and PHS students will not be running Grape Thicket today. He will run other stops, but will not be picking up on Grape Thicket.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all students & other staff will report on a 2-hour delay. Any changes in bus routes will follow this message or in the morning.
Kingwood Elementary is proud to recognize all of the reading that took place over winter break! First, the student with the overall most minutes read is a fourth grade student, Ryan Foley. Ryan logged 593 minutes! Our top three grade levels are as follows:
1st Place…..Second Grade w/ 2,226 minutes logged
2nd Place….Fourth Grade w/ 1,841 minutes logged
3rd Place…..PreK w/ 1,780 minutes logged
ALL second-grade students will get to participate in a snowball celebration on Friday, January 31st!
Keep on reading, KES! Our school is now ranked SECOND IN THE COUNTY for most minutes read in January!
KES Families: This message is to advise of a fire alarm sounding earlier in the day today, January 14th. This was not the result of a planned fire drill as these are typically deferred during the winter months due to inclement weather. Specifically, the alarm sensors were reading excessive heat in a restroom in the Morgan Street Building which consequently set off the alarms. This was cause for concern to the staff in charge, and students and staff briefly evacuated. Shortly after, district maintenance staff was made aware of the incident and completed a check of the units. At that time, we were advised there is no cause for concern. Please accept our apologies for exposing students to the cold temperatures, but know that their safety is first and foremost our main priority.
This evening's Science Fair Awards Ceremony, happening at the Kingwood VFD Community Building, will also be livestreamed on the PCS Website at 7:00 at the following link: https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=cHJlc3Rvbg%3D%3D&c=Y2hhbm5lbDE%3D
Just a reminder that public viewing is from 5-7, with awards following at 7.
📚✨ Our readers are on fire! Students are logging their reading minutes like never before! 🎉 We’re thrilled to see so many students logging their reading minutes this year! It's amazing to watch the numbers grow as our dedicated readers devour books.📖💪 Which school will claim the top spot on the leaderboard at the end of the month? 🏆 Let’s keep the momentum going! #PCSREADS
Wow! We're so impressed by how much our students and staff at Preston County Schools have read over the winter break! 🎉 We’ve officially passed the halfway mark to our yearly reading goal! 📚 Keep up the amazing work, everyone!
What book has inspired you the most this year? #PCSREADS
