PGMS Memo
February 2020 Newsletter - Pottsgrove Middle School
Important Dates in the Month of February
- February 12 - PGMS PTA Meeting
- 7:00pm PGMS Library
- February 13 - ACT 80 Day
- 12:50 Dismissal
- February 13 - Student Government Dance
- 7:30pm - 9:00pm
- King and Queen of Hearts Dance
- See link to advertisement below
- February 14 - No School (Staff In-service Day)
- February 17 - No School
February 13th "King and Queen of Hearts" Dance at PGMS
Please consider Joining the PGMS PTA (Please use the link below for the Membership Flyer or the Online Membership Process)
February 21st - Camfel Assembly " Go Viral"
Theme: Kindness - Social Media - Citizenship
GO VIRAL! is a new 40 minute multi-media experience from Camfel Productions designed to challenge students to make real connections. Cell phones and social media have altered how we communicate today in some amazing ways. These fabulous tools are incredibly useful for navigating through life today. However, too many students are abusing these tools as well. Social media is filled misleading information or students posting images seeking affirmation via hearts, likes and smiles.
Some even use social media as a way to bully and criticize others to build themselves up. GO VIRAL will motivate your students to act responsibly within the social media world. They'll be challenged to post more real and encouraging comments.
They'll be inspired to seek out face to face encounters and GO VIRAL with kind words and a smile. GO VIRAL will help your students gain a new sense of their own innate worth, they'll grow to appreciate the diversity of race, language, and culture that make up the community in which they live.
- Below if a video clip to parts of the program -
News From the Classroom at PGMS.......
Spanish Class with Mrs. Krum
Spanish Exploration- Señora Krum- Students used manipulatives to practice number recognition in Spanish from 1 to 30.
Spanish 1- Señora Krum- Students made a poinsettia craft to remember the origin of the poinsettia (Mexico) and the legend surrounding the plant and its Spanish name (Flor de Nochebuena.)
Health and PE - Department at PGMS
Health and PE - Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Kegel
Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Kegel recently attended PSAHPERRD - the Pennsylvania Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance State convention. While they were there, they attended numerous seminars to learn about new and innovative curriculum to bring back to the district (not just the Middle School).. They attended a seminar entitled “Net Generation.” For attending the seminar they EACH received 30 tennis racquets, 36 indoor tennis balls and 4 nets.
They also won a $500 gift certificate while at the conference and used it to purchase 6 Rampshots - which will be introduced as a new unit of study in the spring. Ramp Shot is best described as “Cornhole on Steroids” as it is a highly charged, aerobic version of Cornhole.
8th Grade Geometry Students Use Congruent Triangles in Engineering with Mrs. Autumn Kelly
Students explore the use of congruent triangles in balancing compression and tension in the structural design of spaghetti bridges. They researched bridge designs, created a plan, and executed their bridge with limited supplies. They are competing to see which bridge will hold the most weight before collapsing and will write a reflection of their experience.
6th,7th and 8th Grade Life Skills and Autistic Support Classes host their Annual Cookies & Cocoa Event with Mrs. Stacy McHugh & Mrs. Casey Bishop)
Students in the life skills and autistic support classes spent November and December preparing for this special event. This includes coming up with a menu for this special day, printing recipes, creating a grocery shopping list, as well as shopping at Redner’s to purchase ingredients and items for the event. Additionally, with the supervision of teachers and support staff, the students followed visual recipes to prepare the dough for all cookies and eventually baking and decorating the cookies. They also made hot cocoa and prepared cocoa toppings for our special event that included middle school staff, administration, van drivers and students’ family members. Lastly, prior to the day of the event, students participated in social skills lessons for greeting guests and being a good host/hostess for our event.
We have a ton of CLUBS at PGMS - " Club Highlight" ....Cake Decorating with Mrs. Kqira!!!
The Cake Decorating club wrapped up the session by decorating cakes and cupcakes for the holiday. Everyone had fun and ate LOTS of icing!
*** We have a number of clubs... Arts and Crafts, Fitness Club, Star Wars Club, Video Club, Movie Club, Robotics, Walking Club, Lacrosse Club, Hockey Club, Rock Painting Club, etc.....
- Get Involved, they are so MUCH FUN!!!!!-
The " Lost and Found" at PGMS is now in Room 307
Mrs. Hazel is in charge of the lost and found - she has gone to great lengths to organize all the items - THANK YOU MRS. HAZEL!!!!
News from the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center
New School Resource Officer at PGMS - Replacing Officer Andrew Millard
Officer Jason Zoski, of the UPPD
Officer Zoski transitioned with Officer Millard mid-January. Officer Zoski is a 14 year veteran of the UPPD Department and a member of SWAT.
Over the past several weeks he spent time with Officer Millard at the school so he knows the deliverables and what to expect. His official first day was January 20th.
Congratulations to PGMS 7th Graders - Christine Hires
Christine Hires a 7th grader at PGMS was one of the 2019 Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Taskforce poster contest winners!!
She will be honored at the Commissioners meeting on February 20th at 10:00 am!!
Way to go Christine.....Go Grove!!!
Awesome Job By Our Students Who Presented at the "Future City" Competition on January 18th
- Please see video link below of their presentation
- Thank-you to teacher Mrs. Deb Frasca who leads the group
- PGMS Students were Awarded:
- *Best Indoor Environment
- *Best Coordination of Engineering Disciplines
Video Link of PGMS " Future City" Presentation...
Come join us for a fun night of trivia to support Pottsgrove MS Athletics
Tickets at $15 per person or $100 per table of 8. (Tickets can be purchased at https://mkt.com/pottsgroveboosterclub). If you don't have a full table we assign you one where you can make some new friends!
Saturday, February 29th -- Doors open at 6:15pm with Trivia Starting at 7:00pm.
Prizes will be awarded for Top Trivia Team, Best Costumed Individual and Best Costumed Table Team. Get out your acid-washed jeans, Members Only Jacket, Flannel shirt, Lace accessories, butterfly clips and AquaNet and come dressed in your favorite 80's or 90's costume. Costumed players will receive one free food item at the event and Teams dressed in Costume will receive 20pts to start the Trivia Challenge. (Costumes should be appropriate for all attendees. Booster Club has the right to refuse admittance to customer players deemed inappropriate.)
Ticketed Players can include Middle School Students, High School Students or Adults.
Tickets are available for purchase at https://mkt.com/pottsgroveboosterclub. Tickets for the event are limited, so get your tickets before they are all gone.
Please see the attached flyer below and for questions about the event, please contact Bob Coons @ 215-431-7478
Thank you for supporting PG Athletics!
Bob Coons
PG Booster Club President
Mr. Matthew A. Boyer - Principal
Grades 6th - 8th
Email: mboyer@pgsd.org
Website: www.pgsd.org
Location: Pottsgrove Middle School, North Hanover Street, Pottstown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-326-8243
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PottsgroveMiddleSchool/?eid=ARCDajyHTHKCbCavAfuefgPQLdpyMQv_I0M1BBi4GLOIz6QLyvQCwiLQ_4JI1DXAtfjHwZFDobVAW5mM
Twitter: @pgmsnews