PCMS Weekly Update

We are up to 59 items in our Lost & Found! Please have your students stop by and look for their items or feel free to come up to look yourself. We have collected quite a few hats and coats this month!

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

Archery: They competed at three tournaments last weekend. Here are the results from all three:

3rd Annual NCS 3D Qualifier

Team 1: 1600- First Place

Team 2: 1434- Fifth Place

ShowMe State Games MoNASP Bullseye State Qualifier

Overall: 3112-Third Place

ShowMe State Games MoNASP 3D State Qualifier

Overall: 1556- Third Place

Next weekend is their last season tournament at Northland Christian.

Robotics: All four Robotics teams have qualified for and will compete in the Missouri state championship on March 15 and the National Championship event March 24-26 in Council Bluffs, IA. Congratulations to all!

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: Super Stickies (see below).

These students were nominated by their teachers for doing it the Pirate Way by showing great character! These students were recognized at our Assembly on 3/20 where they will receive a certificate and a gift bag with goodies. Today, they were able to have a pizza lunch with a friend and play in the game room with a friend during Advisory. Congratulations - we’re super proud of them!

We are excited to launch 4th quarter PACE (Pirate After Class Events). Here are a few details about the program:

Program to start for 4th Quarter on April 1 (6-week session) 3 pm - 4 pm (NO PACE during Spring Break). Students will need to re-sign up even if they were in 3rd quarter activities. Spots are filled on a first-come first-serve basis. PACE focuses on Lifestyle Activities - Depending on the strengths of our staff, activities will be offered that are outside of the realm of sport. Activities offered in the 4th Quarter will be Art Club, Intro to Debate and Board Games.

Please take some time to review the slideshow. The slideshow will explain the details of the PACE activities.

Spring sports practices start on Monday, 3/3 after school! Please click below for more information about Middle School Spring Track and Swimming.

8th grade students applying for the N.A.V.I.G.A.T.E. class (formerly AVID) for next year have an extra week to submit their application. The deadline is now Friday, March 7.

Go to the N.A.V.I.G.A.T.E. website for more information about the class and the application process. A completed application has the following steps:

1. Submit N.A.V.I.G.A.T.E. application

2. Three (3) Teacher Recommendations. One must be from the student’s ELA teacher, one from the student’s Math teacher, and one from a teacher of the student’s choice.

3. Create a screencastify video

Spring Pictures will be taken on March 17th. Please DO NOT send money on Portrait Day. Proofs will be sent home to you in a few weeks. An order form will be included with the proofs. (This is not a full-length posed image. Shoes will not show.) For more information contact Reed Portrait Group @ 816-436-5550.

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.

Platte County Health Department is offering the Safe Sitter course (March 27, June 11, July 7, and August 6), designed for young teens in grades 6-8, to equip students with essential skills for safety, childcare, first aid, and rescue, as well as life and business skills, preparing them to be safe and competent babysitters.

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.

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

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

Mar 7

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

Mar 8

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

Mar 12

• 6 Gr Team Swagger Junior Achievement BizTown Field Trip
  

Mar 13

• 6 Gr Team Navigators Junior Achievement BizTown Field Trip

Mar 15

• Robotics Missouri State Championship
  

Mar 21

• FCA Meeting, 7:10 am

Mar 24 - 28

• Spring Break - No 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/