PCMS Weekly Update

Also a BIG THANK YOU to Mrs. Carver for all her hard work in organizing this great Field Trip!

And a HUGE THANK YOU to the PTO for helping fund the Field Trip!

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: Deep Digging (see below).

We invite families to join us in these challenges and look forward to the positive impact they will have on everyone.

All of our Pirates were in action this week! Here’s a quick recap of their week.

Football: On Tuesday, the C Team played an excellent game against Northgate and won 57-0. Jacek Kwiatkowski threw four touchdowns to Bo Wilkens, Max Johnson, Caleb Gold, and Ben Cisco. Rowdy Hawk had two rushing touchdowns, and Calvin Jarboe also had a touchdown on the ground. Langston Wilson had four extra point kicks. The Defense played great!!!

On Thursday, the A team had a tough, back and forth game with Park Hill, and lost 26-21. Kade Fowler threw two touchdowns to Owen Yates, and Kade had his own rushing touchdown. Macklin Bollin added three extra point kicks. Easton Elliot and Kayden Byng both had interceptions for the defense. The B team followed and won 13-12. Krue White threw a touchdown to Hunter Hays, and Emmet Hughes had a rushing touchdown. Leah Gold kicked the extra point for the winning score!

The teams are 6-3 on the season!! Well done Pirates!!!

Volleyball: On Monday, All three of our volleyball teams came away wins sending the Gators back to the swamp! On Wednesday A & B teams had big wins over Kearney and C team had two games beating Nowlin and Pioneer Ridge in a very exciting matches!

Cross Country: At the meet this week, our girls A team took 2nd with Claire Babcock taking 3rd overall. Our boys A team placed 3rd overall, with Haddon Newsome finishing 9th overall. All runners improved their times and were faster than the first meet!

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 Thursday where they will receive a certificate and a gift bag with goodies. Today, they were able to have a pizza lunch with a friend. Congratulations - we’re super proud of them!

This past week, 6th graders and students who are new to PCMS sent their parents an email about becoming a Canvas Observer. Our courses are housed in a singular learning management system called Canvas. In Canvas, the “Observer” role is used for parents to allow them to see what is going on in their student’s courses. Use the attached guide to set up your Canvas observer account using the student pairing code from each of your students. Once your student shares the code with you, it expires in 7 days. Click here to create an account and log into Canvas: platteco.instructure.com/login/canvas.

You can then set up your notification preferences or log into Canvas to see the Dashboard of what is happening in all your student's courses. Within Canvas, you can see assignment details, submissions, comments, and more. Official grades are then posted to PowerSchool. Contact the school if you have any questions.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and our District is coming together to show support. On September 30, we encourage all students, staff, and community members to wear gold in honor of those impacted by childhood cancer. Many of our PCR-3 families have been affected by this disease, and by wearing gold, we stand in solidarity with them. Let’s raise awareness and show our support for these brave children and their families as we work towards a future without childhood cancer.

If you did not register for Chromebook Insurance during Registration, we highly encourage you to do so as this gives you insurance protection. The price for this insurance is $30. However, if you qualified for Free/Reduced Lunch last year, the $30 enrollment fee is waived, but you do still need to register. Click on the link here for more information and to register your Chromebook. Here is a video to walk you through the process. Feel free to call our office if you have any questions. The deadline to register is October 1st.

PCHS Pirates Blackout Football Game is October 25! Blackout shirts are available until October 4; order online (click here) or return the order form/payment to our school. Pickups will be October 17 from 3-5pm and October 19 from 9-11am in front of PCHS's South Gym entrance. See flier for details.

Platte County School District's Homecoming festivities run October 7-12, 2024. This year's theme is "Homecoming 2024: GAME ON." Click here for information on Homecoming activities, including spirit week information, the Homecoming Victory Supper, parade, and football game.

PCHS Student Council is also partnering with Glory Days Threads for an official Homecoming tee. Click here to order yours! The pre-sale will run until September 25. All orders will be delivered to PCR-3 schools on October 9. A portion of the proceeds from every shirt sold will be donated back to PCHS Student Council.

• Homecoming Spirit Week Flier
• Homecoming T-shirt Orders

At PCMS, we have a long-standing tradition of welcoming our extended Pirate families to enjoy breakfast with their middle school students. We are happy to announce we will be again hosting our 7th Grade Pastries with Pirates breakfast on Wednesday, October 9 at 7 a.m. 7th-grade students are encouraged to invite special family member(s) to join them. This could be grandparents, mom, dad, aunt, uncle, or any other significant person in the student's life. We’re looking forward to seeing you on the 9th!

Sept 28

• B Team Volleyball Tourney @ Bingham Middle School, 7 am
  
• A Team Volleyball Tourney @ Platte County High School, 9 am
  

Sept 30

• A & B Team Volleyball vs Congress, 4pm
  
• Cross Country @ Stocksdale Park, 4 pm
  
• C Team Volleyball @ Bingham Middle School, 5:30 pm
  

Oct 2

• A & B Team Volleyball @ Excelsior Springs Middle School, 4 pm
  
• Cross Country @ Pioneer Ridge Middle School, 4 pm
  

Oct 3

• A/B Football vs Kearney Middle School @ Platte Purchase Middle School, 4pm
  

Oct 7

• A & B Team Volleyball vs Plaza Middle School @ Home, 4pm
  
• Cross Country @ Capitol Federal Park, 4 pm
  

Oct 8

• C-Team Football @ Smithville High School, 4 pm
  

Oct 9

• 7th Grade Pastries with Pirates, 7 pm
  
• A & B Team Volleyball vs Liberty Middle School @ Home, 4 pm
• Cross Country Meet @ Ray-Pec South, 4:30 pm

Oct 10

• A/B Football @ Smithville High School, 4 pm
  

• 3 Hour Early Release
• FCA Meeting, 7:10 am

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.

October's #PiratesRock trait is Responsibility: being accountable for your actions without blame.

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Website: http://www.pcms.plattecountyschooldistrict.com
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