Luray Elementary School

PCPS Digital Awareness --Day 2 Talk about the pressure to overshare. Tweens and teens might feel pushed into sharing a photo for different reasons: a dare, fear of damaging a relationship, or just because "everyone else is doing it." But this one is non-negotiable. Tell them that you understand how bad it can feel to disappoint a friend. Then help them imagine how much worse it would feel if a private picture were shared with their whole school. For younger children: talk about the difference between what's OK to share online (favorite color) and what's not (home address). Page County Public Schools Digital Awareness Week CommonSense Media

This week Page County Public Schools recognizes Digital Awareness Week: Give them the right words. Kids learn about appropriate verbal and physical communication from watching you. But online conversations can be invisible. Occasionally, narrate as you're writing texts or social media comments when your kids are in earshot. Learn about their worlds. Tweens and teens have unique communication styles -- especially online. As much as possible, keep an eye on what they're saying and doing online to understand the norm in their worlds. Don't police everything they say, but keep an ear out for aggressive trash-talking, hate speech, rude images, or anything hurtful. If you see stuff that crosses the line, speak up. Kids need to understand that their words have consequences. Page County Public Schools Digital Awareness Week CommonSense Media

Page County Public Schools would like to honor our Technology Department this week! We appreciate all that they do in maintaining our equipment, facilitating our teachers with rewarding and engaging lessons, and assisting in all of the technological needs of our staff, students, and division. This is one dedicated, hard working department, and they deserve a big "Thank You" for all they do!

LES Parents and Guardians – Please read this important letter from the Division Superintendent and the Virginia Department of Health: https://5il.co/379ru (English); https://5il.co/379rv (Spanish)

As we end National School Counseling Week, PCPS would like to share our gratitude for the hard work, dedication, and care this team shows to our students, staff, and community - each and every day! Thank you for helping PCPS students thrive!

As early as elementary school, students in our schools are looking at what their future could be like outside of the walls of our district. Which way will they go? Students may select to enroll in further education, seek employment with a company or business, or enlist with a military branch or government agency. School Counselors and Career Coaches are focused on assisting students as they make decisions that will affect their education and strive to implement programs to enable students to reach their full potential. Our secondary programs provide academic and personal advising to help prepare all students for a career, college, or the military.

Due to impending inclement weather moving through the area this evening, all PCPS events and activities will end by 6:00pm today, February 5, 2025. The Luray Middle School girls and boys basketball games scheduled against Rappahannock are both postponed. Thank you!

Important Bus Route Information: Luray Area-- Please expect delays for BUS 27 and BUS 50 this afternoon. Thank you.

School counselors can also help parents focus on ways to further the educational, personal and social growth of their children!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: This is a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, is an early release (12:30 p.m.) day for students. This is scheduled professional development time for staff. Thank you.

PCPS is grateful for the work of our school counselors, counseling secretaries, and career coaches!

PCPS celebrates National School Counseling Week! This year’s theme is: School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.

Please see the recent information from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) regarding the Norovirus.

Page County presents Author and Multiple Award Winner: Candace Fleming

Please take a moment to review this important letter from the Division Superintendent regarding PowerSchool: https://5il.co/368r3 Thank you!

Please take a moment to read this important letter from Dr. Fox, Division Superintendent: https://5il.co/361yl

All PCPS schools and offices will open on-time on Friday, January 24, 2025. Thank you to everyone for their patience, flexibility and support over the past few weeks.

This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, January 23, 2025, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting and pre budget hearing. The meeting will be held at Page County High School at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Agenda:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/dKKeWjUEWvSykgjm6 View Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent Facebook changes, we are unable to post the links to the agenda, comments form, and YouTube Channel, without them being removed. This message is being sent via email, text, and push notifications. You may access the links by visiting the PCPS main webpage ( pagecounty.k12.va.us ) LIVE FEED to view this message or by visiting the SCHOOL BOARD link and YouTube Channel Links under DIVISION INFORMATION. We apologize for the inconvenience.

We are making sure that all famlies are aware of this information that was sent out yesterday afternoon . All PCPS schools will open on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Please arrive at your bus stop two hours later than usual. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Students waiting for the bus should be prepared for very cold temperatures. Twelve-month employees will report on time and all other staff will follow a one-hour delay unless otherwise directed by their supervisor. Why are we opting to have a two-hour delay for students tomorrow? With the extreme low temperatures expected tonight and in the morning, and snow and ice still remaining on some surfaces, a delay allows us extra time to address any HVAC or other issues (e.g. pipes) that may have developed overnight. It also allows us to have bus and car drivers start vehicles, report issues, and repair them in the daylight and prior to bus runs starting. Lastly, a delay helps ensure slightly warmer conditions for students waiting at bus stops and that all drivers are navigating roads in the daylight. As of now, the boilers at Luray High School (LHS) are operational. We expect LHS to be fully functional tomorrow and to open on the same two-hour delay as the rest of the division. Our team will continue monitoring the boilers this evening, overnight, and into the morning. Should anything change, we will notify staff and families. We understand that delays and closures can significantly impact families and work schedules. As we have emphasized before, we take the time to thoroughly assess all conditions and the diverse needs across the division to prioritize the safety of students and staff. We will always act out of an abundance of caution and err on the side of caution to ensure everyone’s well-being. Thank you for continued support as we navigate the winter weather.

EVENT POSTPONED: The 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration that was scheduled for Sunday, January 26, 2025 has been postponed. Once a new date and time has been established, PCPS will share that information. The date for student submission has been extended to Friday, January 31, 2025. We thank everyone for their patience as we work to reschedule events and activities impacted by the recement inclement weather.