Please join us in congratulating our TCS “Students of the Month" for September and October. Each of these exceptional students was selected as an excellent ambassador for his or her school. Congratulations to each of these excellent individuals! Way to represent!
Here is a reminder of all TCS Parent-Teacher Conferences dates and times. Update: TCMS is Nov. 6th.
4th graders out did themselves with their Pumpkin Book Reports! They were tasked with reading a book and creating a character from the book using a pumpkin. Talk about a group of avid readers and artists!
Fun Tip Friday for Families
Literacy development is critical to your child’s overall development, and there are many ways this can be done. Singing, talking and playing word games with your child can increase their vocabulary. Take a minute to view the short video present by the West Virginia Department of Education.
https://youtu.be/WnMzDQdjZOs
Bus Announcement: Bus # 73 will not run today.
Middle School and High School students who normally ride that bus will be transported home on Bus # 24 or #25.
Flemington students from that bus will be transported by Bus #79.
Join us for our October PTO meeting!
Attention Families: Please take a few minutes to view this short video that explains the district's Non-Traditional Instructional Day plan. The video provides information on student expectations, available support, and the many ways families will be notified. If you have any questions after viewing the video, then please contact your child's school.
https://youtu.be/HbI48Gl4er4
Happy Boss's Day to our fearless leader, Mrs. Dolan! We appreciate your hard work and dedication to our students, school, and staff! We hope you had the best Boss's Day!!
Taylor County Schools is excited to announce Fun Tip Friday for Families! We will be sharing short videos, resources, and activities on Fridays that families can use to support learning at home. Our first Fun Tip Friday for Families focuses on the Science of Reading research and best practices. Take a minute to enjoy this short video that will explain practices and activities that our elementary educators are using to help our students become better readers.
Happy Friday!
What is the Science of Reading (Parent or Guardians)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwRDxwrD_oE
FES Faculty and Staff wore pink today in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds raised through staff donations will support Betty Puskar Breast Care Center #Wildcats
TCS Announcement:
Thursday, October 19th will now be a 2-Hour Early Release for all Taylor County School students. Staff will be attending various meetings and trainings within the schools.
Thank you to all our sponsors for our Preschool October book! 📕 ❤️
This week, second grade students at Flemington Elementary School learned about spiders. They finished the week by writing adjectives about spiders on spider legs that are hanging above their writing.
GHS Sugar Rush Event.
Reminder: Friday, October 6th is a Professional Learning Day for all TCS Staff. No school for students.
All Taylor County children 4 and under are invited to participate in the Falliday event. We hope to see you there! Four food trucks will be parked nearby with food available for purchase.
Bus 73 students will be riding bus 79 today, 9/29/23.
Join us to celebrate the GHS Golf Team that qualified to go to the state golf tournament. The team will be visiting all the schools on Friday to be recognized prior to the golf match next week.
Guardians & Students: Have you recently signed into ROOMS and are still not receiving notifications? Try these steps! If you havent received information about how to access your child's Rooms account, reach out to his/her teacher for information. You can find even more information at: https://www.taylorcountyboe.net/page/rooms-app
After-School Program will begin on Monday, September 25th. The bus will begin running the following week. All students who begin staying after school on Monday 9/25 must be picked up by a parent/guardian. Our ASP runs from 3:00pm-5:00pm. As in the past, our program will be offering homework help, math/reading tutoring, dinner or snack, and recreation/community service. If you are interested in signing your child up for our program, please submit the registration form that was sent home last week. Please contact the school with any questions!
