Congratulations to our Starr Elementary February Students of the Month! Each month, Starr teachers select students and staff who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month. In February, the students who were selected did an awesome job being kind and including others. Way to go, Rock Starrs!
The PHS Red Cross Club held a blood drive this week where there were eight first time donors, 34 units of blood collected and 102 lives saved. Thank you to all that supported the blood drive. Go Trojans!
Cooper Elementary celebrated their next Golden Spatula winners. Throughout this year, they wanted to focus on positive lunchroom behavior, so everyday one upper elementary and one lower elementary classroom is selected to receive a golden spatula. To earn this award, students must show kindness and respect to each other, be tidy while they eat, clean up after themselves and chat amongst themselves at a respectable noise level. The classrooms that earn the most golden spatulas throughout the month earn a VIP lunch to celebrate their hard work. This month, the Golden Spatula winners had lunch with Superintendent Montange. Great job to these students, keep up the great work Koalas!
More Pi Day activities, this time from the Middle School. Students in Mrs. Oostdyk’s class celebrated Pi Day by enjoying some cookie circumference measuring, writing out the digits of Pi, singing the Pi day song and learning about the history of the number.Â
“Did somebody say PIE? No, we said PI.” The 5th grade students at Gilkey Elementary celebrated Pi Day today with a special song, activities and lots of delicious pie! What fun for the 5th grade Geckos!
This week, students from Mrs. Hotchkiss’ and Mrs. Bowman’s fourth grade classes at Gilkey Elementary had the opportunity to take a field trip to Lansing. It provided an amazing learning experience for the students as they visited the Michigan Historical Center and Capitol Building. What a great experience for our fourth grade Geckos!
Introducing the Gilkey Live Zone! This fantastic program is all about empowering the 5th grade students at Gilkey Elementary to shine in production and broadcasting. Led by Mr. Boender, Gilkey's interventionist, 25 students have joined the Gilkey Live Zone Crew! They applied for this special opportunity to learn, create and broadcast live morning announcements right here at school! In this program, students learn valuable skills like public speaking, scriptwriting and video production. "It's a chance for our students to be leaders and team players, working together to create engaging content," said Boender. 🦎
We need you! We would like to invite positive male role models in our community to join us at Plainwell Middle School to create positive connections with our students through their new Dude on Duty program. For questions, please contact PMS at (269) 685-5813. To sign-up to be a Dude on Duty, please scan the QR code or visit signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49ADA72AA0FFC52-48242882-dads.
Reading month fun continues! At Starr Elementary they had a special mystery guest reader as Superintendent Montange shared some of his favorite books in Mrs. VanGoeye’s and Ms. Pendowski’s classrooms! We 💙 reading Month! 📚
Mark your calendar for the PCS Bond Open House - Information Night! Join us at the Fieldhouse on Friday, March 22 to see the Pool/Gym project, hear about the ongoing bond projects and learn more about the 2024 bond proposal.
Superintendent Montange and Board of Education members will be on site to answer questions and share details on the 2024 Bond Proposal. Learn more at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
VIRTUAL COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID PRESENTATIONS: Attention PHS Families - please check out this information from the MI Student Aid Team regarding their upcoming Financial Aid Presentations! This is a great opportunity for students and families who are looking for help paying for college to learn about available resources and options. Please visit https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/students-families/virtual-financial-aid-presentations to learn more!
We are excited to welcome the newest Trojans to Plainwell Community Schools next fall for the 2024/25 school year! Registration is open, for more information about Kindergarten and the Young 5 program at PCS or to begin the enrollment process, please scan the QR code or visit: plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.
Please mark your calendar for some important upcoming dates for your Kindergarten or Young 5 student.
ROUND-UP DATES:
- Gilkey: Tuesday, April 30 from 4:30-6:00 pm
- Cooper: Wednesday, May 1 from 4:30-6:00 pm
- Starr: Thursday, May 2 from 4:30-6:00 pm
- PLEASE NOTE: During Round-up, PCS will offer limited Hearing, Vision and Dental screenings. Spots are limited, so please register today! To sign-up, please visit:
- Hearing & Vision - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FACAD2AA5FBCF8-48356786-kindergarten#/
- Dental - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FACAD2AA5FBCF8-48350385-kindergarten#/
KINDERGARTEN/YOUNG 5 ACADEMIC SCREENING:
- June 11 and 12 (at all three elementary buildings)
Plainwell Power had another great weekend at the Varsity State Championship where Ryan McDaniel, Kayla Baar and Emma Mulder represented Plainwell. Kayla finished in 12th place, Emma had a strong showing taking 6th and Ryan McDaniel took 4th place with a massive 540 pound deadlift to crack the top 5. We couldn't be prouder of all the Plainwell Power lifters this year. These student-athletes worked hard all season and represented Plainwell with great Trojan Pride! Year #1 ends with SIX state qualifiers and THREE state placers. We can’t wait to see this program grow in season #2. PLAINWELL STRONG! 💪
We are just two weeks away from the 2024 musical: Mean Girls! There are three showtimes available at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 22 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 23 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 24 at 2 PM
Online tickets are available by scanning the QR code or by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com. Get your tickets today for this amazing show!
This week, the PHS National Honor Society students made blankets and tied dog toys for Paws with a Cause. Thank you to the NHS members for making this project a success!
We are excited to share the 2024/25 School Year Calendar Highlights with you! Please visit https://5il.co/2g9rq to view the calendar. The full school year printable calendar will be shared with families soon. Have a great weekend and GO TROJANS!
Boys grades 1-6th grade are invited to join us for the 2024 Boys Basketball Fundamentals Kids Camp. The camp, which is hosted by the High School Basketball Coaches, will be held on Saturday mornings in the High School Gym as follows:
TIMES:
- 1st and 2nd grade - 9:00-10:30 AM
- 3rd and 4th grade - 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
- 5th and 6th grade - 12:30-2:30 PM
DATES:
- April 13, 2024
- April 20, 2024
- April 27, 2024
- May 4, 2024
The cost is $25 per athlete. To register, please scan the QR code or visit plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs.
Hats off to reading month! Students in Ms. Mudget’s Young 5 class at Cooper Elementary are having lots of fun during reading month. 📚
The Mother/Son Hockey Night is quickly approaching...did you purchase tickets? Deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, March 11 and only 77 tickets remain!
We are excited to welcome back the Mother/Son Hockey Night as the Kalamazoo Wings take on the Allen Americans in the 40th Annual Green Ice Game on Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 PM. Mothers and sons will enjoy the game, a $5 concession voucher, a FREE knit hat and a voucher for a FREE game of bowling at Airway Fun Center! Tickets are available for $17/adults, $14/kids (12 and under). Transportation is not available and parking is $5 per car at the event.
Interested in tickets? Tickets are purchased through K-Wings and will be picked-up at Wings Event Center. To purchase tickets, please visit https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Plainwellschools. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are assigned seats, so if you are going with friends or a group, please plan accordingly. Deadline to purchase tickets is March 11, so please purchase your tickets today!
Students from Ms. Pierce’s 4th grade class at Gilkey Elementary took a trip to Lansing where they learned about Michigan’s journey to statehood and more as they explored the Michigan Historical Center, followed by a trip to see our state’s government at work in the Capitol Building. During their visit at the Capitol, they had the opportunity to meet our State Representative, Matt Hall, who invited them to his office and introduced them to the House of Representatives while they were in session. It was a fun-filled, educational experience. The students did an amazing job representing themselves as great Gilkey Gecko LEADers!
