Knighthawk Family News

Pleasant Knoll Middle School - January 2023

We are THOUGHTFUL - EMPOWERED - CONNECTED. We are PLEASANT KNOLL!

Important Dates:

Jan. 26th - Basketball vs. FCMS (Girls Home)

Jan. 26th - KONA ICE

Jan. 27th - Early Release Day

Feb. 1st - Academic Challenge Home

Feb. 2nd - Basketball Playoffs

Feb. 4th - Polar Plunge

Feb. 7th - School Board Meeting

Feb. 17th - Teacher Work Day

Feb. 20th - No School

It STEAM Time! Check out our school wide challenge.

Order your PKMS Yearbook!

Purchase your PKMS Yearbook now! Click here to order.
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Go Heart Foundation Fundraiser

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Spring Session Tutor Time Program

Sign up here for the spring session of Tutor Time.

FMHS Softball!

FMHS Softball Tryouts: Mon. Jan. 30th - Wed. Feb. 1st (4:30pm - 6:30pm)

PKMS 7th and 8th grade girls zoned for FMHS are eligible.

Contact Coach Jameson at coachjameson44@gmail.com with questions.

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Knighthawks Give Back!

Pleasant Knoll has a new club called Knighthawks Give Back. This club will be using the Coca-Cola Give program as its fundraiser. When you make Coca-Cola purchases, you simply enter the product codes here: coke.com/give/schools and our school receives a donation. The codes are printed on the inside of bottle caps and the cardboard on 12-packs (any Coke product). If you would like to send the codes in with your student, the club members will enter the codes for you. Just send to your child’s homeroom teacher and we will take care of the rest. All donations will be used to give back to our community. Thank you for your support!

Congrats to Ms. Morgan and Ms. Shaw - FSI Teacher of the Weeks

PKMS Counselors Corner

8th Grade IGP Reminders!

8th grade families, please be sure to have the following dates on your calendars:

January 30 - FMHS will have a parent/student virtual curriculum event

January 31 - NFHS and CRHS will have a parent/student virtual curriculum event

February 3 - Course Selection Form due back to homeroom teacher

February 15 (FMHS) and February 28 (NFHS and CRHS)- 15 minute IGP meetings with a school counselor (please allow 30 minutes for the process)

  • Meet with a District Middle School Counselor to discuss future plans
  • Meet with a High School Counselor to enter course selections for high school
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ATTENTION: 6TH GRADE STUDENTS/PARENTS

Please make an appointment for your child to update their Tdap vaccination before next school year. All seventh graders will be required to get the Tdap vaccine to protect them against whooping cough (pertussis). One (1) dose of Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) administered on or after the 10th birthday will be required for all seventh graders. It is strongly recommended that adolescents who have not yet received a dose of Tdap vaccine be immunized in advance of this requirement. Students who are not up to date with their Tdap vaccination may not be allowed to attend school. For more information, please visit www.scdhec.gov/health/vaccinations


Please send a copy of the SC immunization record to the school nurse once they receive the updated vaccination.

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Counselor Assignments

A - G - Allison Davis: davisak@fortmillschools.org

H - N - Tia Ellam: ellamk@fortmillschools.org

O - Z - Margaret Causey: causeym@fortmillschools.org

PKMS Counselor Website Link

BETA Club collecting pop tops!

Beta Club is collecting pop tops and need your help!! Please support our efforts by collecting these and turning them in to the containers throughout the school. This will be an ongoing project until May!! We are turning them in to support the Ronald McDonald houses.

The Fort Mill School District is Hiring!

Click Here to see our current job openings.
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PKMS Booster Club!

Next Booster Club Meeting

Tuesday, February 21, 6pm, in the Learning Commons.


Yard Signs

Yard signs can be purchased on our website: https://pkmsabc.wixsite.com/boosters

PKMS PTO Corner

The PTO has big plans for the second semester! We’d love for you to join us in volunteering! Volunteer opportunities can be found here

As you know our fundraising efforts through our major fundraiser, Step it Up, was hugely successful. We’ve created some amazing “Signature Programs”, “Signature Events” and major support for the students and teachers. Keep an eye out for our upcoming January newsletter to learn about how your donations are hard at work, helping PKMS provide the best opportunities and support for teachers, students and staff.

Important Dates for January/February

  1. Signature Program – Teacher Room Service (Supplies for Teachers, such as disinfecting wipes, ,tissues, paper, pencils, sharpies and more- delivered by volunteers to their rooms)- February 1. Our Signature programs are funded through our step it up fundraiser
  2. Hat Day- February 10
  3. Spirit Night at Village Pizza- February 7
  4. PTO Meeting (note time change)- February 9 at 9AM in Learning Commons

Be on the lookout for March events, including Family Bingo Night, which will be held on Tuesday, April 11, Q3 Incentive Day and more

Thank You to Our PTO Sponsors!

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Voluntary Student Insurance

Please click here for information on our voluntary insurance programs.

Parent Communication

We would like to keep all of our parents informed of upcoming events, classroom news, and school news. Please use the PKMS website. It should be a primary source of communication for our families. Please also use our Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages for information as well.


Twitter - @PK_Knighthawks

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PKMSKnighthawks/

Instagram - pleasantknollmiddleschool