PCMS Weekly Update

Lots of fun was had this week to celebrate all our Academic Achievements!

6th Graders enjoyed the Dole Whip Truck coming on Monday!

6th & 7th Graders both got to walk to Dairy Queen to celebrate their successes!

The 8th Grade Bash on Thursday was a huge success. Thank you PTO for all your hard work! They all looked amazing in their shirts!

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: Gratitude Gram (see below).

Our Lost and Found rack is exploding with over 100 items! We would love to get these items back to their owners as quickly as possible. Please ask your students to check the Lost and Found rack to see if anything might belong to them or parents are welcome to come in and check at any time!

After School gets out for the Summer, we will be donating any items left over to charity.

Prescription and over the counter (OTC) medications that have been brought to the school must be picked up prior to student dismissal at 11:50 on the last day of school. You will not be able to pick up any medication remaining in the health room after the students are dismissed. All medications remaining in the health room will be disposed of.

Prior to the last day of school, the health room will be open on regularly scheduled school days from 7:30 am to 2:40 pm. You may pick up your student’s medication during those hours.

Please contact the school nurse in advance:

• If your student is attending summer school and you would like to have the medication available for your student during summer school.

• If you do not plan to pick up your student’s remaining medication.

Incoming 8th Grade Students

Incoming 8th grade students are required to be compliant with immunizations prior to the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Proof of compliance for the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) and the MCV (meningococcal) vaccines must be received for all incoming 8th grade students. These vaccines are typically given around age 11. Plan ahead this summer and don’t wait until August! Appointments will fill up quickly as the new school year approaches! Contact your health care provider or the Platte County Health Department at www.plattecountyhealthdept.com.

Thankyou

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Best of health,

Jaclynne Campbell BSN, RN

Nurse, Platte City Middle School

816.858.2036 ext. 2608

campbell.jaclynne@pcr3schools.org

We thought we could provide players and parents with a better understanding of how the golf team works.

We are a competitive team that is always in the hunt to finish strong in the conference and at districts. Our goal is to put the best 5 players on the course when we get to the end of our regular season play. This gives us the best opportunity to finish well at the Conference Tournament, District Tournament, and hopefully State Tournament.

Unfortunately, we are a "Cut Sport" and if the number of players reaches over 15, we will need to make cuts. Every player will participate in the evaluations and the qualifying holes. There will be three qualifying days if weather permits. We will drop the highest score and average the two lower scores. The scores on the holes do not determine the team, but are used in combination with the evaluations to make the decision on the team roster.

Every player will participate in the evaluations and the qualifying holes. There will be three qualifying days if weather permits. We will drop the highest score and average the two lower scores. The scores on the holes do not determine the team, but are used in combination with the evaluations to make the decision on the team roster.

Please see the following document for more information.

Several athletic camps are available this summer for our students. Please see the fliers/registration forms linked below. Note that the grade will be the grade your child is entering in the 2025-26 school year.

Parents of existing Kindergarten through 11th grade students: Yesterday, you should have received an email to complete re-enrollment for your returning student. If you haven't already done so, please complete online re-enrollment forms and electronic proof of residency by Tuesday, May 27, via your PowerSchool Parent Portal Account and clicking on the "Returning Student Registration 2025-26" link. If you need assistance, please contact your child's school. Please note: This must be done via a browser, not on the Parent Portal app. If using your phone, please turn your phone horizontally.

Thursday, May 29 will be our last day of school, and will be a 3-hour early dismissal for students.

Click here for a link to next school year's calendar.

May 26

• No School - Memorial Day

May 28

• 8th Grade Zoo Field Trip

May 29

• Last Day of School

June 2

• First Day of Summer 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.

• May's #PiratesROCK trait is RESPECT: being considerate of others, property, rules & authority.
  
  

  Leader in Me Connections to RESPECT:
  

  • Habit 1: Be proactive - You are in charge of you.
  • Habit 4: Think win-win - Find ways where everyone can win.
    
  • Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood - Listen first, then talk.
  • Habit 6: Synergize - Work together to do better.

  
  

  Character Strong Connections to RESPECT:

  • Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Patience, Kindness

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/