Good afternoon. Tomorrow, Friday, December 22nd, Bus 34, Charlie McCarty for Terra Alta East Preston School and Preston High School will not run.
TAEP: PK-4 Holiday Concert Info and Sign-Out Procedures
The grades PK-4 Holiday Concert is today at 1:00 in the gym. Those attending can begin to arrive at 12:30. The event will also be live streamed on the Terra Alta East Preston Facebook Page. If you are signing your student out following the show, there will be class rosters on a table when you enter the building for you to initial next to your child's name. After the program, students will return to class and we will send your child back to the cafeteria with their belongings where they will be checked off with one of the staff. We will have runners going back to get the students to bring them up. Only parents who are signing out students or picking up Portland Coffee should be in the cafeteria after. If you have a student in grades 5-8 who will be attending for their sibling or relative, you need to let Ms. Jessie know in the office prior to going into the gym, and will then follow the same sign-out procedures.
This is a reminder that Preston County Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Friday, December 22nd & students will remain on winter break until January 3rd. Preston County Schools wishes all of our families and staff a safe and wonderful holiday break.
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Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Elementary Holiday Program beginning at 1:00, with tomorrow's theme day being, "Wear Your Holiday Best." Parents can begin coming to the gym at 12:30. We will also livestream the program on Facebook. Second, if you have a student in grades K-5, they each received a copy of the book, "Winter According to Humphrey." You are encouraged to read this book with your student over the break, or have them read it to you. See the attached flyer, or on Facebook, but there is also a website where you can record your student's progress, let us know what you think of the book, as well as watch read aloud videos of the book, courtesy of the Preston High School National Honors Society. Lastly, if you had Portland Coffee orders, they will be available following the program tomorrow.
Join PCS over break for a reading challenge on Beanstack (in Clever); challenges for all ages, even staff! Enjoy a relaxing holiday break with lots of time for reading! https://www.beanstack.com/find-a-site. Search Preston County Schools and then select your school to begin!
The Winter 2023 Beat of Excellence is now available online at prestoncountyschools.com under menu>district>beat of excellence>Winter 2023. The magazine includes the latest Levy Expenditures Report. Copies of the magazine will be sent home with students this week.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
TAEP: Just a couple reminders. First, Portland Coffee orders are in, and pick up will be Thursday the 21st immediately following the Christmas program in the cafeteria near the band room. Lastly, since there was no school today, tomorrow will be both plaid and/or flannel day, as well as tree-topper day where students can wear Santa hats, reindeer antlers or fun holiday headbands. Hope everyone stayed warm and safe, and our kids enjoyed their snow day.
Preston County Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, December 19th. Maintenance, Mechanics, and 240-day 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.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
In response to a notification by the district's food vendor (Gordon Food Service), referencing a product recall related to potential contamination with salmonella of several Quaker Oats products including Quaker Chewy Granola Bar Cookies and Cream that were distributed through the backpack food program that services multiple district schools during the month of December. Efforts are being made to remove the impacted product from any further distributions. However, please discard any recalled items that have been distributed prior to the recall notice.
Due to anticipated winter weather conditions, Preston County Schools are cancelling all afterschool activities for tomorrow, Monday, December 18, 2023. The scheduled Board of Education Meeting at Fellowsville has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The rescheduled date and time of the meeting will be announced as soon as possible.
TAEP: Just a reminder that tomorrow kicks off holiday spirit week, so wear red and green to get the week started. We will be live streaming the assembly and MS Band/Choir concert tomorrow. We will make a decision by day's end pending weather on the evening concert. Also, just a correction in schedule for basketball previously put out, our home games against South are on Thursday the 21st, not Tuesday the 19th. Sorry for any confusion.
Today's County-wide Kahoot Bowl Winners are: 2nd grade - 1st place Roianne (Ms. Ticarich, Bruceton School) & Gabe (Ms. Sheets, Kingwood Elementary), 2nd place - Harper (Ms. Ticarich, Bruceton School), 3rd place - Lilly (Ms. Ticarich, Bruceton School) & Remy (Terra Alta East Preston School); 3rd grade - 1st place Wyatt (Bruceton School) & Callie (Ms. Nazelrod, TAEP), 2nd place - Elaina (Ms. Tanner, Bruceton School) & Kenneth (Ms. Borror, Kingwood Elementary), 3rd place - Wyatt (Ms. Nazelrod, TAEP) & Mia (Ms. Richards, Bruceton School); 4th grade - 1st place Anastasia (Ms. Zigray, Kingwood Elementary), 2nd place - Rylee (Ms. Zigray, Kingwood Elementary), 3rd place - DJ (Ms. Zigray, Kingwood Elementary). Great work on behalf of all of our students! Keep demonstrating those positive testing behaviors for a chance to win more prizes in March!
Kahoots Post Test Bowl Winners for Thursday 12/14/23: Liddy in Ms. Hauger's Class at TAEP; Meredith in Ms. Loughry's Class at TAEP; and Jazlyn in Ms. Davis' Class at Bruceton School. Congratulations to our winners! Your prize will be given to your principal.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday, December 11th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The data meeting at Aurora will be postponed and the meeting time for the Terra Alta meeting will be shifted to 11 AM.
TAEP: Just a reminder that parent/teacher conferences are tomorrow from 4-6. Hope to see you there. If you received a midterm report or D/F letter for your student, this would be a great opportunity to discuss with your child's teacher(s).
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Due to a staffing issue today due to illness, there will be no After School Explorers (ASE). Sorry for the inconvenience. Students will either need to ride their regular bus home or be picked up from school at regular time. There will also not be ASE tomorrow since we're having parent/teacher conferences. Next ASE will be on Monday.
TAEP Upcoming Calendar Changes and Parent Teacher Night Reminder:
Just a reminder that Parent/Teacher night is this Thursday, the 7th from 4-6PM. Ms. Baker and Mr. Hough will be available to assist with information while parents wait to meet with the teachers in order to make the most of everyone's time and provide important information. Also, the Middle School Christmas Program, originally scheduled for the 14th, is now going to be on Monday the 18th at 7:00. There will also be a performance that day for all students, as well as an assembly to reveal our middle school winner who has designed Terra Alta's new town seal, as well as our elementary essay winners who will be "mayor for a day." A big thanks to Mayor Dan Hauger, the town, and town council for this great partnership and new opportunities for our students.
There will be informational meetings for all 7th grade girls who are interested in being a junior princess in the 2024 Buckwheat Festival. The meetings will take place on Monday, December 4 and Tuesday, December 5th at 6:00 pm at the Community Building in Kingwood. You must attend one of these meetings if you would like to participate. Questions and/or concerns can be directed to darby.rouzee@k12.wv.us.