Preston Elementary School -

🤠 Meet our 2026–2027 Panther Hall crew! 🐾 Familiar faces and new friends, all helping our Panthers Saddle Up for Success! Come see us TONIGHT at Back to School Night, 5:30–6:30 PM. We can’t wait to welcome our PES families! ❤️

🐝 Big cheers for our fifth grade spellers! Congratulations to Charlotte, Abigail, and Zoe, who will represent PES at the county wide spelling bee in October, and Noah, our alternate! We’re proud of everyone who participated in our school spelling bee. Saddle up and spell, Panthers! 🤠🐾❤️

🤠❤️ TOMORROW NIGHT! ❤️🤠 Saddle Up for Back to School Night at PES! 🐾 📅 Thursday, September 24 ⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM ⭐ Optional Title I/COP Meeting: 5:00–5:20 PM Visit classrooms, explore Panther Hall, collect your passport stamps, and enjoy FREE family dinner from Belly Bustin’ Grill! 🍔 We can’t wait to see our Panther families tomorrow night! ❤️🐾

🍎 Our PTO Grandparents Committee is awesome to the core! 🍏 Thank you for treating our staff to this amazing apple themed spread! From the homemade goodies to the thoughtful decorations, you made our day a little sweeter and our staff feel so appreciated. ❤️ We’re lucky to have you in our Panther family! 🐾

🤠 WANTED… for making a difference! Our Staff Panther Hall of Fame is kicking off with Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Brown! 🐾 ⭐ Mrs. Hammond—for helping our kindergarten Panthers settle in with care and building strong connections with families. ⭐ Mrs. Brown—for supporting her first grade crew with flexibility, teamwork, and a welcoming heart. Hats off to you both! ❤️ Keep an eye on our Hall of Fame as we celebrate more of our PES crew throughout the year!

💜 PES went purple today to support awareness and stand together as a community! 💜 #CarolineGoesPurple

🤠 WANTED… for wrangling tech troubles! 💻🐾 A little late tipping our hats, but a big THANK YOU to Mr. Dustin Yoxall for IT Professional Day! Thank you for keeping our technology running, helping our students and staff, and taking tech troubles by the horns! 😉 Our Panthers are lucky to have you! ❤️

🤠🐾 ONE WEEK AWAY! 🐾🤠 Saddle Up for Back to School Night at PES! ❤️ 📅 Thursday, September 24 ⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM Visit your Panther’s classroom, explore our Community Resource Fair and other stops around Panther Hall, and complete your Panther Hall Passport + SIS form to receive FREE dinner for your family from Belly Bustin Grill! 🍔❤️ Classroom sessions will be offered at 5:30, 5:50 & 6:10 so families can visit multiple classrooms. ⭐ Optional Title I/COP Family Meeting: 5:00–5:20 PM in the cafeteria We can’t wait to see you! Saddle Up for Success! 🤠❤️🐾

🤠 WANTED… for making a difference! 🐾 Hats off to Ms. Deja Thompson for Community School Coordinator Appreciation Week! From connecting families with resources to rounding up community support, she helps our Panthers Saddle Up for Success! Thank you for all you do for our PES students and families, Ms. Thompson! ❤️

📸 Picture Day is TOMORROW, Friday, September 18! Come ready with your best Panther smile! 😁🐾 Please see the flyer for ordering information.

Please take a moment to read the PES September Family Newsletter for important information and upcoming events. https://app.smore.com/n/d5gnb

All schools and offices closed Monday, September 7, 2026.

Our littlest Panthers are officially here! 🥹🐾 Today was the first day of PreK 3 & PreK 4 at PES! ❤️ We loved seeing all the smiles, new friends, and first-day fun. Happy first day, little Panthers! 🎒🐾✨

🐾 PES Arrival & Dismissal Reminder! We’ve officially welcomed ALL of our Panthers back for the year! ❤️ As everyone settles into our routines, please take a minute to review our arrival and dismissal locations and reminders. Following the designated procedures for car riders, walkers, and bus riders helps us keep our Panthers safe and keeps arrival and dismissal moving smoothly each day. Thank you, Panther families, for your patience and partnership! ❤️🐾

Our littlest Panthers are almost here! 🐾❤️ Our PreK 3 & PreK 4 Panthers came to visit today for orientation! They got to meet their teachers, explore their classrooms, play, and see what being a Panther is all about! 🥰 Tomorrow is the BIG day! 🎒✏️ We can’t wait to see those sweet little faces back at Panther Hall tomorrow morning! PreK, we’re ready for you! 🐾❤️

Happy National Trail Mix Day! 🤠🥨 Our PES staff gets to saddle up and build their own trail mix today on this Monday! A little sweet, a little salty, and a whole lot of choices. 😋 Happy trails, Panthers! ❤️🐾

Still not over our first day at Panther Hall! 🥹❤️🐾 From stepping off the buses to settling into classrooms, our Panthers saddled up for an AMAZING first day! 🤠 We loved seeing all of these smiles back in our halls. Here’s to a great year at PES! ❤️🐾✨ #CarolineBTS26 #SaddleUpForSuccess

🤠🐾 We loved seeing our Panthers back in Panther Hall today! ❤️ Our K–5 Panthers stopped by to meet their teachers, see their classrooms, and drop off their supplies! 🥰 A HUGE thank you to our amazing Preston Panther PTO and Highland Ice for making the afternoon extra sweet! 🍧❤️ See you Wednesday for the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! 🎒🐾 We can’t wait! 🤠❤️ #SaddleUpForSuccess #PantherHall #PESPanthers

🤠🐾 We officially SADDLED UP for a great year at Preston! We had SO much fun kicking off the 2026–2027 school year with our amazing PES staff! 🥰 Breakfast, games, prizes, lots of laughs, sweet treats, a little friendly competition, and plenty of yeehaws made for the perfect morning together! 🐎🦆🐮 We’re saddled up, full of Panther pride, and ready for an amazing year. Now for the very best part… welcoming our Panthers back to Panther Hall! 🐾❤️ Saddle Up for Success, Panthers! 🤠 #SaddleUpForSuccess #PantherHall #PESPanthers

Saddle up and fuel up! 🤠🥤🧀 Our teachers and staff have been working hard getting everything ready for our Panthers, so we surprised them with a Dirty Soda and Nacho Bar today! 🐾 A big thank you to our local friends at Bartenfelder Farms for the delicious salsa! ❤️ We can’t wait to welcome our Panthers back to Panther Hall!