#sparkinfo. Monthly News Oct. 2019
Fall Is Here! (I think.)
It has been a great start back!
What's New At Pickens Middle?
Extracurricular Opportunities
#sparkcelebrations
SPARK Celebrations (SPARKS Finest!)
Pickens Middle School believes in celebrating the good things that students accomplish. The 2019-2020 school year will mark the second year for a new way to recognize how students are successful. SPARK Celebrations will concentrate on four components of student life:
Academics (Maintain a C average to be eligible for #sparkcelebrations. Maintain an A or B average for SPARKS finest.)
Attendance (No Unexcused Absences for the nine weeks.)
Community/Service (Students need five hours of service per nine weeks. This may be logged online with a teacher or using a SPARKS service sheet to be SPARKS Finest)
Discipline (No Discipline Referrals and a maximum of two detentions.)
Students will have the ability to be involved in various celebrations, rewards, and activities based on their accomplishments in the four areas of student life. Each element will be recognized every nine weeks with the hope of students excelling in all areas and becoming a SPARKS Finest: Students Promoting Attendance, Respect, Knowledge, and Service.
Read Your Way to the Big Game!
Save the Date!! Coming to Pickens Middle October 22nd @ 7 PM
Behavioral Health Services- Do You Know What This Is?
PTO!
We need you in our PTO this year! We would love to have you join! Involvement may be simple monetary support through a membership all the way to directly serving in the school! Stay tuned for more information! If you would like to join, you can download and print the membership form by clicking on the PTO photo.
Get Your Yearbook- Lowest Price of the Year!
Order Here- Jostens's Link
What's Happening in October?
Tues., Oct. 1st-
8th Grade to Career Center (8:30-11:00)
Parent Volunteer Training (5:30 PM)
Open House 6-8 PM
Wed., Oct. 2nd-
Engineering Cohort (8th grade) Field Trip Greenville Tech. and United Tool and Mold
Robotics Team Meeting Afterschool
Th., Oct. 3rd-
Football-Walhalla
Fr., Oct. 4th
Science Club Meeting
Mon., Oct. 7th-
Kindness Rally (Anti-bulllying assembly) AM Activity
A Team Volleyball-Walhalla
Tues. Oct. 8th-
A& B Team Volleyball-Edwards
Wed., Oct. 9th-
Manufacturing Cohort (8th Grade)Field trip to Greenville Tech and Velvet Drive Transmissions
Robotics Team Meeting Afterschool
American Sign Language Club Interest Meeting (After School Until 4 PM)
Student Council Meeting (3:15-4:00 PM)
Th., Oct. 10th-
Football-Powdersville
6th Math MAP test
Fr., Oct.11th-
6th Math MAP test
Mon., Oct.14th-
A Team Volleyball-Wren
B Team Volleyball @ McCants 7th
Tues., Oct.15th-
A Team Volleyball-Palmetto
B Team Volleyball @ Glenview 7th
Wed., Oct.16th-
PSAT (8th Grade) Administration Media Center 8:30am
Robotics Team Meeting Afterschool
Th., Oct.17th-
1st Nine Weeks Ends
Football-Wren
Fr., Oct.18th-
1st Nine Weeks #sparkcelebration
(#sparkfun schedule)
Halloween Dance and Carnival (TBA)
Sat., Oct.19th-
Division Volleyball Tournament @ Walhalla
Mon., Oct. 21st-
Holiday!!
Tues., Oct. 22nd-
Digital Parenting Night w/AITS
Wed., Oct. 23rd-
Robotics Team Meeting Afterschool
Th., Oct. 24th-
1st Nine Weeks Report Cards
Football @ Riverside
Wed., Oct. 30th-
Football @ Palmetto
Robotics Team Meeting Afterschool
Fr., Nov. 1st-
SPARKS Finest Ceremony (PM Act.)
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Please remember that in the morning, the lane which comes straight to the school will close at seven. All vehicles should approach the school through the car loop. Please pull forward and fill in all available space to ensure that we can unload as many students as we can and keep the line as short as possible. This is a single lane in the morning. Students should be dropped off in plenty of time to ensure they are in the gym for assembly by 7:55.
P.M. Pick-UP
For the safety of our students in our carline, Pickens Middle will not allow signing out of students after 2:30 PM. Please pick up your student prior to that time for any appointments or events which require early pick up. The barrier to the straight left lane will close at 2:30 and we do not want cars coming around the barrier into oncoming traffic. All vehicles must use the car loop after that time. Parents/guardians who arrive before 2:30 for afternoon pickup may wait in the car loop at the final stop sign at the top of the hill until dismissal. Please see the video below for car pickup instructions. Please be courteous and merge every other car if it is a need before the merger arrives. Thank you!
*Students with parent/guardian permission must have a walker's pass to leave campus on foot. Students will not be permitted to walk in severe weather.
If you have any questions about this procedure, please let us know.
This year's regular bell schedule has some minor changes.
Students report to assembly- 7:53 (All students should be seated by 8:00 at the latest.)
Morning Assembly Drawings, Icebreakers, and announcements- 8:00-8:03
Morning Assembly8:03-8:13Day officially begins
1st period- 8:20-9:15
2nd period- 9:19-10:14
3rd period- 10:18-11:13
4th period– Lunch & Extension Classes11:17 -- 12:19
8th grade lunch11:17-11:47
8th grade will be in instructional time from 11:47-12:19
7th grade lunch11:33-12:03
7th grade will be in instructional time from 11:17-11:33 and 12:03- 12:19
6th grade lunch11:49-12:19
6th grade will be in instructional time from 11:17- 11:49
5th period12:23-1:18
6th period1:22-2:17
7th period2:21-3:15
Afternoon Announcements (Beginning) 6th grade dismissed at 3:13
55 minute classes
30 minute lunches
4 minutes between classes
From Sparks of Knowledge Grow Flames of Success
Email: jamesking@pickens.k12.sc.us
Website: http://pms.pickens.k12.sc.us/
Location: 140 Torch Lane, Pickens, SC, 29671
Phone: (864) 397-4100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pickensms/?scrlybrkr=85865011
Twitter: @pmssparks