I hope everyone had a great January!! February gets really busy with a lot of activities happening in and out of the school building. Most importantly this month we want to focus on attendance. We have had a lot of absences coming back from the Christmas Break. Below you will find information on our attendance policy. If your child is sick, please take them to the doctor and we will all hope for a speedy recovery. If they are not sick, please make sure they are at school and are present for the entire day if possible. It is hard to learn consistently if students are not in class. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Pine Tree Middle School will use Remind to help facilitate messages in a timely fashion. To join text @7bch982 to 81010. This is a school wide account and is not tied to any specific teacher.

This is updated for the next school year. We do have two separate PTMS Reminds but they both will receive the same information. It is only necessary to join one.

https://www.remind.com/join/7bch982

Pine Tree Middle School will also communicate regularly through our Facebook page. Please "Like" our page @PTMiddleSchool.

Principal: Mickey White, mwhite1@ptisd.org

Assistant Principal: Sarah Beth Sage, ssage@ptisd.org

Assistant Principal: Kenneth Morris, kmorris1@ptisd.org

Counselor: Elizabeth Banta, ebanta@ptisd.org

Principal's Secretary: Jojean Arnett, jarnett@ptisd.org

PIEMS and Attendance: Norma Nix, nnix@ptisd.org

Receptionist: Dulce Barron, dchavarria@ptisd.org

I am proud to be a Pine Tree Pirate

I will work hard and be relentless in all my pursuits.

I accept responsibility for my actions.

I will respect myself and others.

I see my future and it is bright.

We are stronger together.

We are ONE!!

That's right, PTISD has it's own APP. Stay up to date with all the latest news and events by downloading the APP to your smart phone. You can download the APP through your APP store or by visiting:

https://www.ptisd.org/

Congratulations to our 6th Grade UIL Champions!! Our 6th graders competed against students from Gilmer, Kilgore and Spring Hill and brought home 1st place with an amazing total of 515.7 points!! Our students were also part of the overall championship team defeating Spring Hill by almost 300 points!!

Practices are in full swing for 5th grade UIL. We will compete against our 4A district rivals on Saturday, February 22. It is very important that if your student is participating in this UIL contest that he or she is present on the day of competition.

Live School is an app that allows teachers to reward students with House points for positive behaviors and actions. Students then have the option to redeem House points for various prizes throughout the school year. Each student (and each teacher!!) have been sorted into one of six Houses:

Perseverance

Integrity

Resilience

Adaptability

Tenacity

Excellence

Students were sent home with information during the first couple of weeks of school on how to log in to Live School to view their points. If you need that information, please contact the office and we will send another sheet home.

All students to PTISD are required to have documentation that they live in district. This is the proof of residency. Examples of acceptable forms of proof of residency are an electric bill, water bill, gas bill or internet bill. The items cannot be over 30 days old. Thank you for getting this taken care of.

Please know that we are working diligently to ensure all of our students have the right classes. When it comes to schedule changes, we will do our best to accommodate any reasonable request. Please note that we do not accept schedule change requests for specific teachers or so that students can be in classes with friends.

At this time we are planning to be fully open for campus visitors during the 24-25 school year. If you wish to eat lunch with your student, you are welcome to check in at the office and come to the cafeteria during their lunch time. Please do not drop off fast food for your student. If you have fast food, please come in and enjoy it with your student.

For the 2024-2025 school year, all students in 5th and 6th grade will receive a free breakfast and a free lunch each day. There is no paperwork to complete for your child to receive their free meals. Please make sure your child knows his or her student number to take advantage of this incredible deal.

Please be aware that our final bell rings at 4:00 PM. While we understand that sometimes doctor's appointments have to be scheduled late in the day or emergencies may come up, we would ask that all changes to transportation be made before 3:15 PM. Our primary goal is to ensure that students get home safely each day. Late changes to transportation can cause confusion and may create an unsafe situation. The front office staff at PTMS thanks you for your attention to this matter.

Attendance is a key component to student success. By law, students are required to have at least 90% attendance in a course to receive credit. In reality, we need them here as much as possible. However, must also take certain precautions when students exhibit symptoms of not feeling well. If you feel like your child is sick, please take them to the doctor and get a note to return to school.

**We will only accept 3 parent notes per semester. All other absences not covered by a doctor's note may require attendance at Saturday School.

The front doors open for car riders at 7:00 am. Please do not leave children unattended prior to 7:00 as this presents an unsafe environment.

Bus doors will open at 7:45 am.

The school day ends at 4:00 pm.

Monday, February 3: East Texas Symphonic Band Concert, 10:00 AM (5th Grade Only)

Monday, February 3: Begin National School Counseling Week

Monday, February 3: HS Boys Soccer v Kilgore, 5:00 PM

Monday, February 3: HS Baseball @ New Diana, 4:30 PM

Monday, February 3: HS Boys Golf @ Pinecrest

Monday, February 3: HS Girls Golf @ Wood Hollow

Tuesday, February 4: HS Boys Basketball v Carthage, 4:30 PM

Tuesday, February 4: HS Girls Basketball v Carthage, 4:30 PM

Tuesday, February 4: HS Girls Soccer @ Kilgore, 5:00 PM

Tuesday, February 4: HS Softball v Sulphur Springs, 4:30 PM

Wednesday, February 5: CEER Baking Project, 2:00 PM

Thursday, February 6: 7/8 Girls Basketball @ Gilmer, 5:00 PM

Thursday, February 6: 7/8 Boys Basketball v Gilmer, 5:00 PM

Thursday, February 6: HS Powerlifting @ Hallsville

Friday, February 7: HS Boys Basketball @ Cumberland, 4:30 PM

Friday, February 7: HS Girls Soccer v Spring Hill, 6:45 PM

Friday, February 7: HS Baseball @ Mabank, 4:30 PM

Friday, February 7: HS Softball v White Oak, 4:30 PM

Saturday, February 8: Pirates of the Pines

Saturday, February 8: TMSCA Sabine Meet

Saturday, February 8: HS Boys Soccer @ Tehana, 5:00 PM

Monday, February 10: School Board Meeting, 6:00 PM, Central Office

Tuesday, February 11: Regional TAME Competition

Friday, February 14: Happy Valentine's Day!!

Friday, February 14: School Holiday, No School for Staff and Students

Saturday, February 15: TMSCA Ore City Meet

Monday, February 17: School Holiday, No School for Staff and Students

Tuesday, February 18: TELPAS Window Opens

Wednesday, February 19: Kona Ice, All Lunches

Thursday, February 20: Expedition 2025

Saturday, February 22: Elementary UIL Meet

Saturday, February 22: TMSCA Pine Tree Meet

Wednesday, February 26: PT Black History Month Program, 5:30 PM, PT Auditorium

Friday, February 28: TELPAS Window Ends

Saturday, March 1: TMSCA Spring Hill Meet

Sunday, March 2: Begin National School Social Workers Week

Sunday, March 2: Read Across America Day

Sunday, March 2: Texas Independence Day

Tuesday, March 4: Reading CBA 3

Thursday, March 6: Math CBA 3

Friday, March 7: PTMS Spring Dance (Details coming soon!!)

Friday, March 7: End of the 3rd Nine Weeks

Saturday, March 8: TMSCA Regional Qualifier @ Queen City

Sunday, March 9: Daylight Savings Time Begins

Monday, March 10: Spring Break Begins

Monday, March 17: Begin the 4th Nine Weeks

Monday, March 17: St. Patrick's Day

Monday, March 17: School Board Meeting, 6:00 PM, Central Office

Tuesday, March 18: Kona Ice, All Lunches

Wednesday, March 19: Science CBA 3

Saturday, March 29: TMSCA State Meet, San Antonio

Monday, March 31: Spring Book Fair Opens

Monday, March 31: Kick off Spring Fundraiser

Wednesday, April 2: Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day

Friday, April 4: 3rd Nine Weeks Awards Ceremonies and Spirit Contest

Friday, April 4: School Librarian Appreciation Day

PTMS proudly serves the 5th and 6th grade students of the Pine Tree Independent School District!! Go PIRATES!!

Email: mwhite1@ptisd.org
Website: www.ptisd.org
Location: 600 Pine Tree Parkway, Longview, TX, USA
Phone: 903-295-5160
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PTMiddleSchool/