PCMS WEEKLY UPDATE

Good Afternoon PCMS Families!

We finally made it to the last week - even with mother nature thinking we needed a few extra days to get the job done! It seems like just a few months ago we were showing 6th graders how to open a locker, maneuvering through lunch, and watching the first volleyball and football games. It goes by so fast! Monday through Thursday are business as usual until Friday, when we'll clean out lockers for the last time. (Who knows what treasures we might find ;)

Thank you again for everything this year, and GO PIRATES!!

THIS WEEK'S CHARACTERSTRONG FOCUS

Here’s a quick recap of what we talked about this week in our CharacterStrong sessions - some good stuff right here!

6th Grade conducted their Final Reflections on the Year. They looked back on what they learned and thought about and what might be important to them next year. Here’s a sample of some of the things they thought about this year:

Middle school mythbusting
Getting to know your school
Defining values
Practicing listening
Understanding emotions
Making and strengthening friendships
The importance of perspective-taking
How to resolve conflicts

7th Grade conducted their Final Reflections on the Year. They looked back on what they learned and thought about and what might be important to them next year. Here’s a sample of some of the things they thought about this year:

What values are
Identifying emotions
Building community and making friends
What empathy means
What well-being means
Learning to compromise
Dealing with stress
Communicating well

8th Grade conducted their Final Reflections on the Year. They looked back on what they learned and thought about and what might be important to them next year. Here’s a sample of some of the things they thought about this year:

Values and our future
Values and habits
Happiness myths and happiness truths
Where emotions come from (and how to handle them)
Teamwork skills
Building empathy
Being school leaders

PIRATES IN ACTION

Congratulations to our Choirs and Bands on their final performances of the year last week! I love their spring concerts because you get to see firsthand how much they’ve grown and improved over the course of the year. Both groups performed amazingly well - super proud of them and their teachers!!

7th GRADE PRINGLES CHALLENGE

7th graders enjoyed taking on the Pringles Challenge! They made a plan on how to best stack an entire tube of Pringles into a ring. This STEM activity takes time and patience. Students learn about support structures and balance. It results in a lot of celebration and pictures as many of the teams were successful!

CHROMEBOOK COLLECTION ANNOUNCEMENT

For the summer of 2022, students currently in grades 6-11 are by default slated to keep their Chromebooks over the summer. We have heard from many of our parents that they do NOT want their student’s chromebook to come home with them over the summer. IF you do NOT want your student to bring it home for the summer, please complete the form below and we will store it for them over the summer. We will return it to them at registration in August. One form must be completed for each student at PCMS: https://forms.gle/ptojP8SiggpD6Xjt9

PIRATES ROCK CHARACTER TRAIT - RESPECT

Pirates R.O.C.K. (Raising Outstanding Character Kids) is a program designed to surround our families with examples of strong character traits through school experiences, at home, and reinforced in their community. Each month our community focuses on a specific character trait, and students are recognized for exhibiting these traits: Self Confidence, Pride, Responsibility, Citizenship, Compassion, Individuality, Self Control, Integrity, Perseverance, Respect, Honesty, and Cooperation.

May's #PiratesRock trait is Respect: being considerate of others, property, rules & authority

Community Events/Flyers

Make sure you check out the "Community" tab on the Platte County R-3 School District webpage. There you will find an option called "Community Events/Activity Flyers" where you can access flyers with information regarding various events and opportunities within our community! We have linked some below for your convenience so be sure to check them out!

The links below are the grades for next year school year.