Join us for the Golden Ticket Summer Reading Challenge Kick-Off Event on Thursday, June 4, from 4:00–5:00 PM at Jefferson Elementary School!
This FREE event is open to all children in grades PreK–12 and is the perfect way to kick off summer reading. Every child who attends will receive a free book and one extra Golden Ticket!
Enjoy activities and resources from our community partners, including:
🎨 ArtCart
📚 Parkersburg & Wood County Library Bookmobile
📖 Read Aloud West Virginia
💙 The Health Plan
🌱 WVU Extension
🤝 Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
The Golden Ticket Summer Reading Challenge encourages students to read throughout the summer and exchange Golden Tickets for free books at special summer book fairs. Learn more at https://woodcountyschoolswv.com/goldenticket.
We can't wait to see you there and celebrate the start of another great summer of reading! 📚☀️
Wood County Schools is pleased to provide families with access to their students' 2026 West Virginia General Summative Assessment (GSA) results.
Students have received an email in their Wood County Schools student email account containing a personalized link to access their GSA score reports. Parents and guardians are encouraged to work with their child to retrieve the email and review the results together.
The score report provides detailed information about your child's performance and can help identify academic strengths as well as areas for continued growth.
If your child cannot locate the email or is experiencing difficulty accessing their score report, please contact your child's school for assistance.
We encourage all families to review these results and discuss them with their child as part of supporting continued academic success.
Students have received an email in their Wood County Schools student email account containing a personalized link to access their GSA score reports. Parents and guardians are encouraged to work with their child to retrieve the email and review the results together.
The score report provides detailed information about your child's performance and can help identify academic strengths as well as areas for continued growth.
If your child cannot locate the email or is experiencing difficulty accessing their score report, please contact your child's school for assistance.
We encourage all families to review these results and discuss them with their child as part of supporting continued academic success.
We can't believe we are in the final few days of the school year. We have some FUN days planned for the students next week that they aren't going to want to miss.
Monday- House Rotations-- Students will complete activities with their houses. Bring a favorite board game, if you would like.
Tuesday- Final House Party of the Year-- Wear those house shirts. Our new house leaders will be announced.
Wednesday- 5th Grave Vs. Staff Melon Ball Competition and Ice Cream Sundaes provided by PTO.
Boys and Girls Club will be closed next week.
Monday- House Rotations-- Students will complete activities with their houses. Bring a favorite board game, if you would like.
Tuesday- Final House Party of the Year-- Wear those house shirts. Our new house leaders will be announced.
Wednesday- 5th Grave Vs. Staff Melon Ball Competition and Ice Cream Sundaes provided by PTO.
Boys and Girls Club will be closed next week.
BRAVE HOUSE GAMES are tomorrow. It WILL BE muddy. If students have croc style shoes those would be best to send for the water games. Students need to WEAR HOUSE COLORS, extra points are awarded for the most decked out house! Also, send your house shirt to change into after the water activities for the closing ceremonies wear we decide the winner of the Brave House Games! 50 points are up for grabs.
Students WILL need:
Sunscreen before they come to school.
Towel
FULL change of clothes, House Shirt , Extra shoes in bag labeled with their name.
Students WILL need:
Sunscreen before they come to school.
Towel
FULL change of clothes, House Shirt , Extra shoes in bag labeled with their name.
End of year IReady reports are coming home today or tomorrow, as students finish their assessments.
Don't forget to join us for our Summer Kickoff Title I Event! We will be sharing summer resources, discussing student IReady reports, and serving FREE Kona Ice for students and immediate family members. See you at 6!
Don't forget to join us for our Title I Kick off to Summer Event tomorrow, Thursday May 21 evening from 6-8. We will have various stations for you to visit with community partners, giveaways, and Kona Ice. Come see what is available for the summer, as well as learn some ways to stay safe over the summer. See you there!
Brave House Games are coming soon!!
This summer we are able to provide a week long Summer Camp at Kanawha for our students entering grades 1-5. Students will get to complete activities that introduce our new theme for next school year "Under the Sea." Transportation is provided as well as breakfast and lunch. Students will attend 8:00-11:30. Register Today: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/QQe2CLDhds
Grades 3-5 your students will be bringing home their access code either today or tomorrow for you to be able to access their GSA scores. Some students scores are "hand" scored and take a little longer for scores to come back. If you long in and their is none there keep checking. So far you should be able to see their ELA scores. We will take the Math test next week. If you have questions, please contact the school.
Tomorrow we kickoff Staff Appreciation Week. Help us show our staff how appreciated they are by sending in some of their favorites. We also kick off end of year testing for GSA and end of the year benchmarks. This is an exciting time of year because students and staff get to see the result of their hard work.
Tomorrow evening Kanawha Staff and LSIC Members will be joining other North End Schools to showcase all the exciting things we have done this school year. Please feel free to stop by our table. We will be at PHS Field House from 6:00-7:30. It's a great day to be a BRAVE!
Spring Concert for K-2 and Choir this evening at WVUP Multi-purpose Room. Students need to report at 5:45. Show starts at 6:00. K-2 needs to wear house shirts/colors. Choir needs to wear Music Festival Shirt.
Reminder: PTO Meeting this evening at 5:30 in the cafeteria.
Book Fair is open after school today to parents until 3:30.
Tomorrow, March 31 is the last day to order yearbooks. You may order your yearbook online at https://inter-state.com/order. Order Code: 0295WJ
We are excited to invite your child to participate in our Summer Learning Program at Kanawha Elementary.
One Week Only! Dates: July 13–17 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
For students entering Grades 1-5 for the 2026 School Year
We look forward to a week filled with learning, growth, and fun experiences for our students!
What’s Provided: Transportation, Breakfast, Lunch, and Lots of Fun!
Please register now so that we can plan on staffing and order supplies.
https://forms.office.com/r/QQe2CLDhds
One Week Only! Dates: July 13–17 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
For students entering Grades 1-5 for the 2026 School Year
We look forward to a week filled with learning, growth, and fun experiences for our students!
What’s Provided: Transportation, Breakfast, Lunch, and Lots of Fun!
Please register now so that we can plan on staffing and order supplies.
https://forms.office.com/r/QQe2CLDhds
Spring pictures will either come home today or Monday. We are aware that the company put the wrong principal name on them and have requested reprints. Track try outs for Grades 3-5 will be Monday and Tuesday. Permission forms went home today. Students must have a permission form to stay after school. Students do NOT need to come both days. They can attend tryouts on Monday OR Tuesday.
If you have not done so, please return Raffle Tickets and $ for the PTO Basket Fundraiser. Winners will be drawn during the PTO Meeting on March 24. Tomorrow is also House Spirit Competition. Be sure to wear your PJs to count as a point for your house and Wood County Society's county wide fundraiser. Wear a hat and donate $1 to support the Wood County Society.
PTO Sponsored Skate Party is still ON this evening 6-7:30. Free admission and skates for Kanawha students, everyone else is $1. Wear your green outfits and celebrated Green Out day in fashion. We will have light refreshments donated by Qdoba. PTO will be selling raffle tickets at the rink for our basket fundraiser and be pulling a winning ticket for the Qdoba donated basket this evening at the rink.
Leprechaun Traps can be brought in tomorrow for the contest.
Leprechaun Traps can be brought in tomorrow for the contest.
Due to snowy and icy conditions impacting a significant portion of the southern part of Wood County, Wood County Schools will now be closed today, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. While some areas of the county may not be experiencing the same conditions, roadways in other areas remain hazardous. Because our buses and families travel across many different communities and road conditions, this decision was made to prioritize the safety of all students and staff throughout the entire county. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure everyone can travel safely.