📚✨ A great book, a great reader, and a great group of students!
Principal Stump spent time reading Hatchet, the beloved classic by Gary Paulsen, with FCES students. Stories like Hatchet inspire imagination, perseverance, problem-solving, and a love of reading that can last a lifetime.
At FCES, learning comes alive when school leaders and students share memorable moments together through literature and discovery.
#UpshurCountySchools #FCES #ReadersAreLeaders #Hatchet #LoveOfReading #StudentSuccess #LearningTogether 📖🌲✨
Principal Stump spent time reading Hatchet, the beloved classic by Gary Paulsen, with FCES students. Stories like Hatchet inspire imagination, perseverance, problem-solving, and a love of reading that can last a lifetime.
At FCES, learning comes alive when school leaders and students share memorable moments together through literature and discovery.
#UpshurCountySchools #FCES #ReadersAreLeaders #Hatchet #LoveOfReading #StudentSuccess #LearningTogether 📖🌲✨
🚌 Bus Stop Safety Is a Shared Responsibility 🛑
Every school day, our students rely on families, bus operators, and motorists working together to ensure a safe trip to and from school. Bus stops are important places where patience and attention matter.
Drivers: When a school bus has its stop arm extended and red warning lights flashing, West Virginia law requires you to stop and remain stopped until the bus resumes motion, the driver signals you to proceed, or the warning lights are turned off.
Violating this law carries serious consequences:
⚠️ First offense: $500-$1,000 fine, possible jail time, and a 60-day license suspension.
⚠️ Second offense: $1,000-$1,500 fine, possible jail time, and a 180-day license suspension.
⚠️ Third or subsequent offense: $2,000 fine, jail time, and a one-year license suspension.
A little extra patience behind the wheel helps keep school transportation running safely and smoothly for everyone. Thank you for doing your part and stopping for the bus. 💛🚌
Every school day, our students rely on families, bus operators, and motorists working together to ensure a safe trip to and from school. Bus stops are important places where patience and attention matter.
Drivers: When a school bus has its stop arm extended and red warning lights flashing, West Virginia law requires you to stop and remain stopped until the bus resumes motion, the driver signals you to proceed, or the warning lights are turned off.
Violating this law carries serious consequences:
⚠️ First offense: $500-$1,000 fine, possible jail time, and a 60-day license suspension.
⚠️ Second offense: $1,000-$1,500 fine, possible jail time, and a 180-day license suspension.
⚠️ Third or subsequent offense: $2,000 fine, jail time, and a one-year license suspension.
A little extra patience behind the wheel helps keep school transportation running safely and smoothly for everyone. Thank you for doing your part and stopping for the bus. 💛🚌
🍁 As the leaves change and autumn settles in, we're grateful to be part of a community that supports students, values education, and grows together. Here's to building better tomorrows, one season at a time. 🌻📚 #UpshurCountySchools #ILoveWVPublicSchools
Reminder: all apparel orders must be turned in by Monday, October 5th at 2pm. Thanks for your support!
October Newsletter and Menu
Exciting news about our attendance rate! Congratulations to the students, staff and families at French Creek Elementary School for having an average daily attendance rate of 95.182% for the year so far! Keep up the great work! ⭐
Pick-Up Reminder: when you send a note to school with your student stating s/he will be a pick-up, please make sure you include the name of the person picking up your student.
Tomorrow, Sept. 11th, is our Grandparent Celebration for 4th & 5th Grade students at 2pm. Doors will open at 1:45. If your student is being signed out by a grandparent, you MUST send a note to school with them in the morning stating who is picking them up!
Tomorrow, Sept. 10th, is our Grandparent Celebration for 2nd & 3rd grade students at 2pm. Doors will open at 1:45. If your student is being signed out by a grandparent, you MUST send a note to school with them in the morning stating who is picking them up!
Tomorrow, Sept. 9th, is our Grandparent Celebration for Pre K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade students at 2pm. Doors will open at 1:45. If your student is being signed out by a grandparent, you MUST send a note to school with them in the morning!
Tomorrow is our Launch Day for Book Blast! As some added fun, we are inviting students to dress in red and white to join in on the Carnival theme fun that Book Blast is using this year.
Reminder: our first PTO meeting of the year is this evening at 3:45. Hope to see you there!
September's Newsletter and Menu
FCES had a lockdown and fire drill today with Officer Wright present. Our students did a great job taking this practice seriously. Way to go Bulldogs!
If you haven't filled out the Upshur County Schools Acceptable Use Policy and Device Agreement 2026-2027, please do so by Monday. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/CATQEkdZ50
Announcements: Starting tomorrow, Aug. 21st, students cannot be dropped off until 7:30 to allow our buses to follow their time schedule. Please stay in your car during drop off and pick up to allow traffic to flow smoothly.
Bus routes are now available on upshurschools.com
Menu for August
We are getting excited about the start of a new school year! Mark your calendars with these important dates.
Happy (almost) end of July! As we prepare for a new school year, I wanted to share with our families that backpacks and supplies will be provided for all students again this year. They will be delivered the first full week of school. If your student needs a backpack before then, please contact Mrs. Stump.