#sparkinfo. Monthly News- Sept 2018
Students are getting involved!
Thank you for a great start!
It takes a village.
Tech-It-Home
What's New At Pickens Middle?
PTO!
Get in on the yearbook today!
Yearbooks are on sale for $35. This is the lowest price of the year! If you order your yearbook before Friday, Sept. 7th, you will get 4 free icons for your cover. You can order online using the following link: YEARBOOKS!!
If you would like to purchase an eighth grade recognition ad., this can also be done online! Help create a personalized memory for your eighth grader: EIGHTH GRADE RECOGNITION
#sparkcelebrations
SPARK Celebrations
Pickens Middle School believes in celebrating the good things that students accomplish. The 2018-2019 school year will mark the inaugural 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.)
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.
Morning Assembly
This year's regular bell schedule
Morning Assembly Drawings and Icebreakers 7:52- 7:55
(This represents activities for students as they arrive on campus.)
Morning Assembly 7:55-8:05
(The day has officially begun at 7:55.)
1st period 8:11-9:03
2nd period 9:07-9:59
3rd period 10:03-10:55
4th period – Lunch & Extension Classes 10:59 -- 12:20
8th grade lunch 10:59-11:26
7th grade lunch 11:28-11:55
6th grade lunch 11:52-12:20
5th period 12:24-1:16
6th period 1:20-2:12
7th period 2:16-3:10 (Sixth grade dismisses at 3:08)
What's Happening in August
Mon. Sept. 3rd- Labor Day Holiday!!
Wed. Sept. 5th- Volleyball DH vs. PVMS (5:30 PM)
Thurs. Sept. 6th- Football @ Liberty (5:30 PM)
Volleyball vs. West Oak (5:30 PM)
Fri. Sept. 7th- Student Council Elections Held
Mon. Sept. 10th- School Pictures (AM Related)
Math Counts Meeting (3:10-4:10)
Tues. Sept.11th- Volleyball DH @ PVMS (5:30 PM)
Wed. Sept. 12th- Student vs. Faculty Volleyball Game (#sparkfun schedule)
(Students who are missing assignments or have discipline referrals will be ineligible to attend. Students will work on recovering academics.)
First Student Council Meeting 3:15-4:00
Thurs. Sept. 13th- Football vs. Edwards (5:30 PM)
Fri. Sept. 14th- Science Club After School
Mon. Sept. 17th- Volleyball vs. Palmetto (5:30 PM)
Tues. Sept. 18th- Volleyball DH @ Riverside (5:30 PM)
Wed. Sept. 19th- 1st Progress Reports
Thurs. Sept. 20th- Football @ Gettys (5:30 PM)
SPIRIT WEEK!!- September 24th-28th
Mon. Sept. 24th- Volleyball DH @ Edwards (5:30 PM)
Tues. Sept. 25th- Volleyball vs. Walhalla (5:30 PM)
Wed. Sept. 26th- 8th Graders to Career and Technology Center
Thurs. Sept. 27th- Football vs. Palmetto (5:30 PM) Pep Rally (PM Activity Schedule)
Fri. Sept. 28th- School Spirit Dance (3:10-5:00)
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. Student 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.
*Students with parent/guardian permission must have a walkers pass to leave campus on foot.
If you have any questions about this procedure, please let us know.
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