This is a reminder that our Preston Panther PTO will hold its annual PTO Movie Night on Friday, 12/13. This is a free event! Materials for this event, including letters for Santa students to fill out, are in the newsletter, emailed to families, and have been sent home in student backpacks. Please use the QR code or send back the RSVP section at the bottom of the advertisement to RSVP for this event! We hope to see you there!
Our Kindergarteners had an exciting day filled with learning and fun! 📚🍓 Thanks to the Maryland SNAP-Ed program, they participated in Read for Health and enjoyed making "Grinches" out of strawberries, grapes, and marshmallows—healthy snacks with a festive twist! 🎄🍇 Later, they kept the energy going in music class with Mr. List, exploring rhythms and melodies through play and creativity. 🎶✨
Congratulations to Jase, Lucas, Claire, Lainey, Layne, Christian, Tucker, Lucy, Hannah, and Ariadna! These 4th and 5th grade students earned their Multiplication License for knowing all of their times tables fluency facts up to 10! Way to go Panthers! #MultiplicationMasters #PESPantherPride
🎉 Positive Referrals Spotlight! 🎉 This week at Preston Elementary, we celebrated Willow, Vivian, Ben, and McKenzie for their outstanding efforts and contributions! 🌟 Each of them demonstrated exemplary behavior, embodying our PAWsitive values: Practicing responsibility, Acting respectfully, Working hard, and Staying safe. 🐾 Keep shining and inspiring us all—great job, Panthers! 🫶🏻 ✨ #PESPantherpride
Attention PES families: PES is collecting food donations for our annual PES Idlewild Ruritan Club Food Drive. Flyers with details on the needed items have been sent home, and this information can also be found on our website blog and newsletter.
This week, we shine our PES Educator Spotlight on Mrs. Jennifer Piasecki! Mrs. Piasecki teaches Kindergarten and has taught for 10 years here at PES. She has an Undergraduate Degree from Salisbury University in Early Childhood and Elementary Education with a minor in Geography. Mrs. Piasecki is also nearing completing her Graduate Degree from La Salle with a concentration in The Differentiated Classroom. Mrs. Piasecki plans to continue to teach our little Panthers! We are so thankful that Mrs. Piasecki has made the Panther Pride Den her home! #PESEducators #PESPantherPride
Attention PES Families: Holiday Spirit Week is coming up and will be held from Monday, 12/16, to Friday, 12/20. Please see the details below. Spirit Week information can also be found on our website blog and newsletter. Paper copies of the Spirit Week flyers will also be sent home with students.
Our Preston Panther PTO entered a float into this years Preston Christmas Parade! As you can see the PTO, students, some PES staff, the Grinch, and even Preston the Panther had a great time! #PESPantherpride
Our PreK and kindergarten students stole the show today! 🦃✨ PreK melted hearts with their sweet turkey song, while kindergarten amazed us with their very own Macy’s Thanksgiving Day balloon parade. 🎈 A perfect kickoff to the Thanksgiving spirit! #ThankfulAtPES
🎉 Positive Referrals Spotlight! 🎉 This short week at Preston Elementary, we celebrated Ian, Rylee, and Chip for their outstanding efforts and contributions! 🌟 Each of them demonstrated exemplary behavior, embodying our PAWsitive values: Practicing responsibility, Acting respectfully, Working hard, and Staying safe. 🐾 Keep shining and inspiring us all—great job, Panthers! 🫶🏻 ✨ #PESPantherpride
These turkeys are safe this Thanksgiving! 🦃✨
Our creative kindergartners went above and beyond to help their turkeys avoid being dinner! We had everything from Santa, Superheroes, French fries, a king and princess, an astronaut, a pizza man, a rainbow, a crayon box, and even Taylor Swift making an appearance! 🎨🖌️
Great job, little artists! Your turkeys are looking fabulous and ready for a safe holiday season! 🥰🍁 #TurkeyDisguise #PESPantherpride
Calendar Reminder: Nov. 27-29, all school and office closed for Thanksgiving break. Enjoy the holiday!
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Our PES Winter Concert will be on Tuesday, 12/10, at 7 PM at the CHRS Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. We look forward to sharing music from our chorus, band, and orchestra this Winter and Holiday season!
The Preston Panther PTO will hold its annual PTO Movie Night on Friday, 12/13. Materials for this event, including letters for Santa students to fill out, are in the newsletter, have been emailed to families, and will be sent home this week in student backpacks. Please use the QR code, or send back the RSVP section at the bottom of the advertisement, to RSVP for this event! We hope to see you there!
Shoutout to our Positive Referral recipients this week: Tatum, Cash, Milton, Charlotte, Noah, Aurora, and Crosby!🌟 These Panthers have been shining bright and making our school shimmer by following their PAWS. They've set a sparkling example by practicing responsibility, acting respectfully, working hard, and staying safe. Keep up the amazing work—we’re so proud of you! 🐾✨
Congratulations to Jackson, Rebecca, Liam, Karsyn, and Aubrey! These 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students earned their Multiplication License for knowing all of their times tables fluency facts up to 10! Way to go Panthers! You also might be wondering, why is Mr. Klein dressed like that? Mr. Klein and his class have challenges where if they meet the classroom standards they get to pick his outfits from time to time. As you can tell they can be quite creative with their choices! 🤣😂#MultiplicationMasters #PESPantherPride
A huge shoutout to our incredible cafeteria manager, Ms. Mandy, and her amazing team of ladies for serving up a Thanksgiving feast made with so much love! 🍂🦃 The delicious meal brought smiles to our students and staff alike, filling our hearts (and bellies!) with gratitude. 🥰
Thank you, Caroline County Public Schools - Food & Nutrition Services 🧡 #ThanksgivingJoy #PESPantherPride
PES had a magical visitor today! ✨ The Tooth Fairy's Assistant 🦷🧚 stopped by to visit Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st-grade to teach students all about keeping their teeth healthy and making great choices. 🪥 Every student is coming home with a special goodie bag from the Tooth Fairy herself—what a treat! 🦠🤍 #PESPantherpride #toothfairytime
What an incredible night at our Academic Night! 🎉 A huge thank you to all the families who came out to celebrate this year’s One School, One Book featuring Humphrey and his new friend, Og! 🐹🐸 Smiles were everywhere as students and families enjoyed engaging math and reading games.
A special shoutout to Preston Ford for supporting our community, to our amazing food vendors—Bravanson's Main Squeeze Fresh Lemonade, & Frase's Meat Shack—for keeping everyone well-fed and refreshed, and to our incredible Preston PTO for all their support in making this event such a success! 💛 Stay tuned for the announcement of our book raffle and food donation winners! 📚 #OneSchoolOneBook #PESPantherpride
This week, we shine our PES Educator Spotlight on Mrs. Cortney Blizzard. Mrs. Blizzard teaches grades K through 2 as a Special Education teacher grade. She has taught for 10 years here at PES. She has a Bachelor's in Elementary and Special Education and is
certified in Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Blizzard also holds a Masters Degree in Differentiated Instruction and has received training in LETRS, OG+ Math, and OG+ Reading Interventions. Mrs. Blizzard plans to becoming a National Board Certified Teacher and continue to support and help her students grow, learn, and succeed. We are so thankful that Mrs. Blizzard has made the Panther Pride Den her home! #PESEducators #PESPantherPride
