Happy New Year!! Welcome to 2025!! I hope everyone had a safe and restful break. School starts back for all students on Tuesday, January 7. As we start this new year, we feel like this is a good time to emphasize the importance of of what it means to be a part of the Gold Medal Crew. We expect our students to show up each day, to act right during classes, and to work hard at everything they do. This is our proven model for success for each student. Please take some time to emphasize these things with your students before returning to school on Tuesday. We are looking forward to an amazing second semester and a fantastic start to 2025!!

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/

UIL Practices are currently underway for our students. If your student in planning to participate this year, please make sure they are at practice as much as possible.

Wednesday, January 29: 6th Grade UIL Speaking, Writing and Spelling, Spring Hill

Saturday, February 1: 6th Grade UIL Meet, Pine Tree Junior High School

Saturday, February 22: 5th Grade UIL Meeting, Pine Tree Middle School

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, January 6: Professional Development Day, No School for Students

Monday, January 6: Begin School Board Appreciation Month

Monday, January 6: HS Boys Soccer v Palestine, Pirate Stadium 5:00 PM

Tuesday, January 7: Begin 3rd Nine Weeks, All Students Return!!

Tuesday, January 7: HS Girls Basketball v. Carthage, 4:30 PM

Tuesday, January 7: HS Boys Basketball v Carthage, 4:30 PM

Thursday, January 9: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Thursday, January 9: Region 7 GT Seminar

Thursday, January 9: 7/8 Girls Basketball @ Carthage, 4:30 PM

Thursday, January 9: 7/8 Boys Basketball v Carthage, 5:00 PM

Thursday, January 9: HS Boys Soccer @ Longview Tournament

Thursday, January 9: HS Girls Soccer @ Sulphur Springs Tournament

Friday, January 10: HS Girls Basketball @ Carthage, 4:30 PM

Friday, January 10: HS Boys Basketball @ Carthage, 4:30 PM

Friday, January 10: HS Boys Soccer @ Longview Tournament

Friday, January 10: HS Girls Soccer @ Sulphur Springs Tournament

Saturday, January 11: HS Boys Soccer @ Longview Tournament

Saturday, January 11: HS Girls Soccer @ Sulphur Springs Tournament

Saturday, January 11: HS Powerlifting @ White Oak

Monday, January 13: iReady Reading Assessment Window Opens

Monday, January 13: School Board Meeting, 6:00 PM, Central Office

Monday, January 20: MLK Holiday, No School for Students and Staff

Wednesday, January 22: Kona Ice, All Lunches

Friday, January 24: 2nd Nine Weeks Awards and Spirit Contest

Saturday, January 25: TMSCA Atlanta Meet

Monday, January 20: iReady Math Assessment Window Opens

Wednesday, January 29: MS UIL Part 1 (Speaking Events, Writing, Spelling)

Saturday, February 1: MS UIL Part 2, PTJH

Saturday, February 1: Beginning of Black History Month

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

Monday, February 3: Begin National School Counseling Week

Saturday, February 8: Pirates of the Pines

Saturday, February 8: TMSCA Sabine Meet

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

Friday, February 28: TELPAS Window Ends

Saturday, March 1: TMSCA Spring Hill Meet

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/