PCMS Weekly Update

Here’s a quick recap of our Pirates in action from this past week.

Archery: Last weekend, Platte County hosted two tournaments, the PC Showdown and the PC Shootout (3D). Our PCMS Pirate teams performed amazingly in both tournaments! Team 1 secured 1st place in both tournaments, while Team 2 achieved 6th place in the PC Showdown and 5th place in the PC Shootout.

The CharacterDare is a heart workout, inviting students and adults to practice kindness, patience, and respect with themselves and others. These school-wide challenges encourage staff and students to put character into action, fostering personal growth and positively impacting school culture.

This Week's CharacterDare is: Due to no school - we had no Character Dare this week!

Parents of existing students currently in grades PreK-7 interested in K-8 Summer School: You can now enroll for 2025 Summer School via the Forms on PowerSchool Parent Portal (via a browser or the app). Please complete by May 9, 2025.

Summer School will be held May 30-June 27 at the following locations. Click here for more information about summer school.

• Barry Elementary: For all K-5th grade southern attendance area students (Pathfinder and Barry Elementaries)
• Compass Elementary: For all K-5th grade northern attendance area students (Compass and Siegrist Elementaries)
• PCMS: For all 6th-8th students, and 9th-12 grade students

*Incoming Kindergarten students can complete summer school enrollment after completing their regular school year enrollment (Kindergarten Kickoffs will be held April 15). New Student Enrollment for 2025-26 school year will be available soon.

**Information about enrolling in the High School summer school program will be available in April.

Thanks to those unexpected snow days, we're keeping the kindness going! Our donation drive for Happy Disciples gift baskets is extended through February 28, giving you more time to bring joy to childhood cancer patients. We’re collecting toys, art supplies, stuffed animals, books, games, and more. The class in each school that donates the most will win a DONUT PARTY! 🍩🎉

We are partnering with the Platte County Health Department to host an in-school vaccine clinic on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. This clinic is specifically designed for incoming 8th graders, providing a hassle-free way to ensure your child's vaccines are up-to-date.

The in-school clinic is available to Vaccine for Children (VFC) eligible incoming 8th graders (current 7th grade students) including those who are uninsured, underinsured, covered by Medicaid, or identified as Alaskan Native/American Indian. Additionally, children covered by the following insurance plans are eligible: Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Cigna.

To take advantage of this opportunity, please complete the online registration form below.

An order form is now available to fill out on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you are using the app on your phone, please select the "More" icon at the bottom of your Dashboard screen. Then you will select the "Forms" icon to find the "2024-2025 Yearbook Platte City Middle" Form. If you are on a desktop, you will just need to select the "Forms" tab from the Home screen. (see pictures below)

While you are filling out the order form online, you will be able to pay the $20 for the yearbook via debit/credit card. You may also choose the cash/check option, but then will need to send the money with your student to the front office.

Yearbooks will be on sale now through April 11th. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

This question will be placed on the April 8, 2025 ballot. If approved by voters, the approximately $62 million bond issue would fund the following projects identified in the District’s Long-Range Facility Plan:

• Completing Phase 2 of rebuilding Platte County High School, creating a consolidated high school building with all classrooms and programs under one roof
• Constructing site amenities at Platte Purchase Middle School activities complex
• Constructing playground facilities at Pathfinder Elementary
• Expanding parking and improving traffic flow and safety at Compass Elementary

For more information, click here, or attend an Informational Meeting:

• Monday, March 3, 2025, 6pm, Platte Purchase Middle School
• Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 6pm, Platte County High School

• 7/8th Gr Winter Guard Competition @ Lee's Summit West High School
  
• Archery 3rd Annual NCS 3D Qualifier @ Northland Christian School, 8 am
  

Feb 24

• 7 Grade Skulls Field Trip
  

Feb 27

• 7 Grade Crossbones Field Trip

Feb 28

• Archery NCS Last Chance Qualifier @ Northland Christian School, 5 pm
  

Mar 1

• Liberty Choir Invitational @ Liberty High School

Mar 3

• First Track Practice, 3pm
  
• First Swim Practice, 3:15pm

Mar 7

• FCA Meeting, 7:10am
  
• NJHS Meeting, 7:20am

Mar 8

• 7/8th Gr Winter Guard Competition @Oak Park High School
  

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.

February's #PiratesROCK trait is SELF CONTROL: displaying your emotions & behaviors in a positive way.

CharacterStrong Connections to SELF CONTROL:

• Self-Management, Responsible Decision-Making, Patience, Respect, Forgiveness

Email: tomlinson.kristie@pcr3schools.org
Website: http://www.pcms.plattecountyschooldistrict.com
Location: 900 Pirate Drive, Platte City, MO, 64079
Phone: (816)858-2036
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plattecitymiddleschool/