Calhoun County Schools

Class of 2025 Seniors, place your order now with Jostens, deadline is December 13th.

🎄🎁 Count Down to Christmas with Free Books! 🎁🎄 📚 Save the Children is spreading holiday cheer with 5 Days of Books! 🎅 If you’d like 5 free books to enjoy this fun and festive activity with your child or children, let me know! ✨ Contact Debra Smith or join the holiday fun at: 🎄 Parent-Child Group 📍 Pleasant Hill Elementary: Today at 4:30 PM 📍 Arnoldsburg Elementary: Friday at 1:30 PM 🎅📖 Let’s make this countdown magical! Don’t miss out! 🎁

Bus #18 (John Griffin’s route) is currently running about 25 minutes behind schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

🎉 Early Steps to School Success: Kindergarten Readiness Groups! 🧒📚 ✨ Free early childhood education services for children ages 3 to 5, plus support for their parents or caregivers! 💡 Why Join? Build early language, literacy, math, social, and emotional skills 🧠💖 Set your child up for a strong foundation of learning and school success 🎓🌟 Meet new friends and help your child bond with peers 👧👦 Enjoy fun parent-child activities like crafts and games 🎨🎵 Access community resources and support 🏡🤝 Dive into storybook hours and engaging group sessions 📖✨ 📅 When & Where: Tuesdays: Pleasant Hill Elementary, 4:30–6:00 PM Fridays: Arnoldsburg Elementary, 1:30–3:00 PM 🎄 This Month’s Theme: Gingerbread! 🍪🌟 Come join the fun and help your little one grow and thrive!

Come and learn about the FFA and 4-H Livestock Program.

Correction! Bus 29 students will be riding Bus 23 this evening.

🎉 You're Invited to Pancakes & Pajamas! 🎉 Join us on December 17th for a morning of family fun you won’t want to miss! 🥞✨ Come in your comfiest PJs and enjoy: 🎅 A visit with Santa 😈 A surprise appearance from The Grinch 🍴 Delicious pancakes for everyone It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with your loved ones! 🎄💖 📅 Date: December 17 📍 Where: Calhoun Middle High Time: 4 to 6 Bring your family, your smiles, and your holiday cheer—we can't wait to see you there! 🎁💚

🎉 You're Invited to Pancakes & Pajamas! 🎉 Join us on December 1 for a morning of family fun you won’t want to miss! 🥞✨ Come in your comfiest PJs and enjoy: 🎅 A visit with Santa 😈 A surprise appearance from The Grinch 🍴 Delicious pancakes for everyone It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with your loved ones! 🎄💖 📅 Date: December 17 📍 Where: Calhoun Middle High Time: 4 to 6 Bring your family, your smiles, and your holiday cheer—we can't wait to see you there! 🎁💚

🎉 You're Invited to Pancakes & Pajamas! 🎉 Join us on December 17 for an evening of family fun you won’t want to miss! 🥞✨ Come in your comfiest PJs and enjoy: 🎅 A visit with Santa 😈 A surprise appearance from The Grinch 🍴 Delicious pancakes for everyone It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with your loved ones! 🎄💖 📅 Date: December 17 📍 Where: Calhoun Middle High Time: 4 to 6 Bring your family, your smiles, and your holiday cheer—we can't wait to see you there! 🎁💚

Bus 10 is running behind this evening.

CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOLS ALTERNATIVE BUS ROUTES SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025 Alternate Bus Routes have been developed and maybe utilized for Calhoun County during inclement weather. When Alternate Bus Routes are utilized, parents will be notified through school messenger and local media. Routes listed below show secondary routes that will not be ran when utilizing Alternate Bus Routes: Bus Route 1- Chis Lacy (Bus # 11) Yellow Creek at 9:25 am, Dominion Station on Klipstine at 9:50 am, turn around on Nobe Road at Fingerboard Road at 10:12 am, PHE at 10:30 am, CCMHS at 11 am Bus Route 2-Jim Sullivan (Bus #6) Bus will turn at Horse Run Ridge Bus Route 3-Rick Sampson (Bus #30) This also applies to when we have high water. Bus will not run on Lower Leading Creek Road. This includes the section of the road from the Fred Jones to Bertha Jones residences. The affected families should meet the bus at Coal Fork Road at 10 am. Bus Route 4-Janet Summers (Bus # 10) Bus will turn on Walnut Road at Butler’s feed pad at approximately 9:40 am. Students on Crummies Creek Road will meet the bus at the mouth of Crummies Creek at 10am Bus Route 5-Greg Hawkins (Bus # 7) Bus will not run on Mt. Zion Road otherwise known as Pine Creek Road. Parents can bring students to the Mt. Zion church to board the bus at 10:25 am. Bus Route 6-Terri Allen (Bus # 26) Bus will start and pick up students at the mouth of Upper Nicut Road at 9:40 am, Mt Run Road at 9:45 am, turn and will not run Bear Run Road but pick up kids at the end of road at 10:10 am, will continue to Route 16, to AES at 10:35 am, to CCMHS at 10:50 am Bus Route 7-Barb Norman (Bus # 9) Bus will not run on Hughes Fork, students will need to meet the bus on top of the hill at Hur Church 10:00 am. Bus Route 8-Barry Miller (Bus # 29) Bus will start at Creston @ 10:05am Bus Route 9-Tricia Harris (Bus # 20) If weather does not permit, bus will not run on Beech Road. Students can board bus at 9:45 am at Milo end of road. Bus Route 10-John Griffiths (Bus #18) No changes required Bus Route 11-Jasmine McGlothlin (Bus # 2) Bus will not run Milo/Oka Road and Little White Oak Road. Bus will pick up students from these roads at the horse ring at 10:15 am Bus Route 12-Kenneth McCumbers (Bus #39) No changes required. Bus Route 13-DeWayne O’Neal (Bus #8) Bus will not run on Walker Road. Students can board bus at Chloe Hardware at 10 am. Bus Route 14-William Mitchell (Bus # 23) Students on Monday Road will meet at the mouth of Monday Road at 9:50am. Revised 7/22/2024

CMHS Thanksgiving Dinner, Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

🥕🥔 Soup-er News for Next Week’s Parent-Child Group! 🥔🥕 Hey Parents! Next week, we’re stirring up something special: veggie soup for snack time! That’s right – it’s time to get souped up! Join us at Pleasant Hill Elementary on Monday at 4:30 p.m. or at Arnoldsburg Elementary on Friday at 1:30 p.m. for a cozy bowl of homemade veggie goodness. We can’t wait to get toasty with you all!

Today is World Kindness Day. Calhoun County Schools is promoting kindness by participating in several activities with our students, one of which includes the Kindness paper chain, being displayed down the hallways. Each chain has a positive quote or random act of kindness that reminds students and staff of the importance of being aware of the words we use with each other and the positive actions we take. In recognition of World Kindness Day, let's work together to make the world a better place.

Calhoun County Schools is working hard to promote attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism. Attendance is an instrumental part of academic success. Getting your child to school on-time, every day, unless they are sick, is something that you can do to ensure your child has a chance to succeed in school. You can promote good attendance when you: Establish and stick to the basic routines (going to bed early, waking up on time, etc.) that will help your child develop the habit of on-time attendance. Talk to your child about why going to school every day is critical and important unless they are sick. If your child seems reluctant to go to school, find out why and work with the teacher, administrator or afterschool provider to get them excited about going to school. Come up with back up plans for who to turn to (another family member, a neighbor or fellow parents) to help you get your child to school if something comes up (e.g. another child gets sick, your car breaks down, etc.). Reach out for help if you are experiencing tough times (e.g. transportation, unstable housing, loss of a job, health problems) that make it difficult to get your child to school. Other parents, your child’s teacher, principal, social worker, school nurse, afterschool providers or community agencies can help you problem solve or connect you to a needed resource. If your child is absent, work with the teacher to make sure she or he has an opportunity to learn and make up for the academics missed. https://5il.co/30y94

🎉 Join the Fun! 🎉 Come be part of our Kindergarten Readiness Groups, where we explore exciting new themes every month! This month's theme is food and nutrition. We meet at: Pleasant Hill Elementary: Tuesdays at 4:30 PM Arnoldsburg Elementary: Fridays at 1:30 PM Special Note: On Tuesday, November 12, Pleasant Hill Elementary will also be hosting the LSIC board meeting in the evening, so plan to join us for an evening of community involvement! Your little ones will enjoy stories and activities that make learning fun and engaging. Don’t miss out on the adventure—see you there! 😊

🚨 Exciting News for Calhoun County Schools! 🚨 We're thrilled to announce that we've been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Sisters Health Foundation! This incredible opportunity will allow our students to participate in the "Not on Tobacco" cessation course and engage in mental health initiatives through the "Brother Up" program with Michelle Toman and Barri Faucett. We are deeply grateful for this chance to enhance education and provide valuable opportunities for students, parents, and our community. A huge thank you to our dedicated grant writing committee: Mrs. Jeannie Bennett-Yoak, Mrs. Destiney Montgomery, Mrs. Michelle Toman, and Ms. Amy Cottrell. Your hard work made this possible! 🌟 #CalhounProud #CalhounCountySchools #CommunitySupport #MentalHealthAwareness #EducationMatters #Grateful #ChangeMakers #BeAGoodHuman Feel free to spread the word and join us in celebrating this achievement! 🙌

Good morning! There will be another Meghan's Law/FERPA Parent-Volunteer training offered next Tuesday, November 12th 2024, at 2:00 PM. This training will take place at CMHS. All coaches and volunteers must receive this training before they may participate. If you have any questions or would like further info, please feel free to reach out to Charlotte Squires at 304-354-6148 ext. 218, or email at Charlotte.Squires@k12.wv.us. Thank you!

Reminder: No school on Monday, November 4, 2024 and Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Enjoy your long weekend.

The levy will provide funding for maintenance, facility improvements, and equipment at Calhoun County Schools. With these funds, we plan to upgrade our sports facilities, ensuring safe, high-quality spaces for our students and youth. Additionally, we hope to use part of this funding to purchase playground equipment for Calhoun Middle High School. This levy will support ongoing facility upkeep and necessary equipment purchases, directly benefiting our students and community.