Walk to School Day is almost here! This year's Walk to School Day will take place on Wednesday, October 9. To promote health and fitness, students and teachers starting with our Pre-K 4 program to grade 5 will walk to the James T. Wright Memorial Park. The walk starts at 9:15 a.m. and will be supervised by PES Teachers and support staff members. Pre-K 3 will host a separate Walk to School event on the grounds of PES. The forms attached will be coming home tomorrow. Please ONLY return this form if you do NOT want your child to participate. Thank you.
Attention PES Families: This is our final reminder that Fall Picture Day is TOMORROW, Monday, 9/30! Please see the Lifetouch order information fliers sent home with your students, which can also be found in this newsletter. Pictures can be ordered online with the QR code or via paper form, and a check can be brought to the school with your student on Picture Day.
We would like to congratulate Willow for being our PES PAWSitive Referral recipient of this week! Willow has truly been a shining example of what we hope for all of our Panthers to be! Willow has been upholding the pillars of our Preston Pledge through being respectful, kind and caring. Great job Willow! #PESPantherPride
With a new school year, comes a new set of color days! Part of a wonderful tradition for our Pre-K 3-year-old program, Mrs. Harris‘s three-year-old class celebrated the color yellow today! Looking good Pre-K! #PESPantherpride
Attention PES Families: Fall Picture Day is on Monday, 9/30! Please be sure to see the Lifetouch order information fliers sent home with your students, which can also be found in this newsletter. Pictures can be ordered online with the QR code or via paper form, and a check can be brought to the school with your student on Picture Day.
Calendar Reminder: Friday, Sept. 27 - No school for students; professional development for staff.
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Today's student led Prayer at the Pole event may have been wet but it was a big success! Thank you to the students and families that made this important event possible!
This week we shine our PES Educator Spotlight on Ms. Michelle Vinton! Mrs. Vinton is a member of our terrific 2nd-grade team, and has been teaching for 19 years! Ms. Vinton has achieved a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education with a minor in exceptionalities
Masters in Elementary Education with a concentration in Elementary Reading and Literacy, and is one of our foremost experts in the science of reading with our Early Childhood students! Ms. Vinton is focused on learning new strategies to make learning meaningful and engaging in the classroom. Ms. Vinton is truly one of the very best, and we are so grateful to have her as a member of our PES family! #PESEducators #PESPantherPride
More scenes from our amazing Back to School Night! #PESPantherPride
Tonight's Back to School Night was a big success! We would like to thank all of our local community vendors, Kona, Ice, By Faith Coffee, the Preston Panther PTO, our amazing teachers and staff, and of course, all the parents, families, and students for making this a successful event! #PESPantherPride
A final reminder to all PES Families that our PES Back to School Night will be TONIGHT, Monday, September 23rd from 6 to 7 PM. This event will be a time to see your student's classroom and get an overview/updates from teachers on the new school year. The Preston Panther PTO will also be on hand for membership signups. Kona Ice and By Faith Coffee will be available for all families (with proceeds benefitting the Preston Panther PTO). starting at 5:30 PM before doors open. We will also have a local Community Schools Partner fair in the cafeteria with many of our local vendors who support PES!
We would like to congratulate Kimora for being our PES PAWSitive Referral recipient of this week! Kimora has truly been a shining example of what we hope for all of our Panthers to be! Kimora has been upholding the pillars of our Preston Pledge through being respectful, kind and caring. Great job Kimora! #PESPantherPride
Our kindergarten scientists are hard at work building structures to create the perfect shade! ☀️ Hands-on learning at PES is in full swing, and we love seeing their creativity and problem-solving skills shine! #PESPantherpride
What's going on at PES? We are glad you asked! Our Kindergartners are drawing Picasso pictures in their anytime journals after learning about Picasso in art class. Meanwhile our 1st graders enjoyed indoor recess yesterday with our Indoor Recess carts courtesy of our Preston Panther PTO. Love to see those smiling faces! #PESPantherPride
At PES, we celebrate the rich culture, diversity, and heritage of our MLL students during Hispanic Heritage Month and every day! 🌎✨ Their stories, traditions, and contributions add so much to our community, and we are proud to learn and grow together. #HispanicHeritageMonth #PESPantherPride
This week we shine our PES Educator Spotlight on Mrs. Shaughnessy Harris! Mrs. Harris is our amazing Pre-K 3-year-old teacher, a former CCPS Teacher of the Year, and has achieved an Associate, Bachelor, and Masters degree, along with numerous certifications, to be able to work with our tiniest Panthers every day! Mrs. Harris aspires to become a Nationally Board Certified Teacher through the rigorous National Boards process. We are so thankful and glad that Mrs. Harris is a part of our PES Family! #PESEducators #PESPantherPride
The Preston Panther PTO is actively seeking donations to continue to keep our PES Indoor Recess Carts. We are actively seeking gently used action figures, Barbies, baby dolls, games, activities/crafts, and more. Donations can be dropped off at PES for the PTO. Thank you!
We would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank our Community Schools Coordinator, Deja Thompson, during Community Schools Coordinator Appreciation Week! Mrs. Thompson has hit the ground running and we have many exciting projects in the works for Preston Elementary School with our new Community School status! Thank you for all you do! #CoordinatorsRock
Last year PES embarked on a new partnership with the University of Maryland SNAP-ED program, and we have had many new adventures here at PES in our classrooms with this amazing partnership! One of them took a little bit longer to see the results of, but we are happy to show that last year's Garden in a Glove program with our kindergartners has resulted in some newly harvested watermelon! What a cool adventure for last year's kindergartners to complete by seeing the results brought in by Miss Porter and Mrs. Good today! #PESPrestonPride
A reminder to all PES Families that our PES Back to School Night will be on Monday, September 23rd from 6 to 7 PM. This event will be a time to come see your student's classroom and get an overview/updates from teachers on the new school year. The Preston Panther PTO will also be on hand for membership signups, as well as Kona Ice for all families (with proceeds benefitting the Preston Panther PTO). We will also have a local Community Schools Partner fair in the cafeteria with many of our local vendors who support PES!
