TROJAN ATHLETICS: It was an exciting day for Trojan athletics, as today was the official start to fall sports! Excitement was in the air and on the field, course, pool and gym. Looking forward to watching our student-athletes compete this season - Go Trojans!
SAIL ART & ADVENTURE: The students in the Middle School SAIL program have been busy the last couple of weeks working on a variety of art projects, including:
- Studying music, art and the Fibonacci ratio. The students combined the idea of Fibonacci and music by studying artist Jackson Pollock. They worked on “Action Paintings “ while listening to jazz and watched a video on how Pollock’s works have recently been discovered by scientists that his paintings consistently have the fractal quality of Fibonacci more than any other artist because of the natural movement of the body!
- Next, the students got creative during their study on solar by creating sun sculptures made from paper clay and tissue paper that dried in the sun!
To end their week of SAIL last week, the PMS students took an adventure to Holland Nature Center where they learned about birds of prey! It's been a great summer at SAIL! This week is our final week for Session 2 and we look forward to more learning, artwork and adventures for the PCS SAIL students!
SAIL ADVENTURE: The SAIL kindergarten and 1st grade students had a great adventure day as they explored Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park. They met several animals including giraffes, birds, camels and reptiles, just to name a few. The students had a great time learning and exploring while visiting the animal park. It was another fun adventure for the SAIL program!
SAIL ADVENTURE DAY: Last week, our SAIL 2nd and 3rd grade students took an adventure to the Holland Dutch Village where they did a lot of learning and exploring. It’s been a great summer of SAILing at PCS!
SAIL ADVENTURE DAY: Last week, our SAIL 2nd and 3rd grade students took an adventure to the Holland Dutch Village where they did a lot of learning and exploring. It’s been a great summer of SAILing at PCS!
TROJAN ATHLETIC CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to Drake Johnson on signing his letter of intent to play golf at Aquinas College. Wishing Drake all the best at Aquinas, we will be cheering you on from PCS!
State Representative Mary Whiteford came to visit Plainwell on Monday, July 26th to be awarded the 2021 SCHA-MI School Mental Health Champion Award. Her efforts supporting school-based health centers and student mental health and well-being across Michigan are truly second to none! Rep. Whiteford received the award while visiting and touring Plainwell Renaissance High School Arbor Circle Health Center. Her tour of the school was guided by Renaissance student Damien Wiersma. It was a great honor to welcome Rep. Whiteford to PCS!
MIDDLE SCHOOL SAIL: Last week, we welcomed our SAIL - Session 2 students to the program. At the Middle School, the students learned about our planet. In Mrs. Cooley's class they did research on volcanoes and created pamphlets giving the surrounding population information on how to stay safe if their volcano was to erupt. In Ms. Flynn's class they looked at artwork by Hokasi and "the great wave". They studied hue intensity and how to push and pull the tide using tints and shades in a monochromatic color scheme. Students also made volcano vase's and focused on form and texture and how the sense of touch is heightened when sight is taken away. It's been a great summer in Plainwell's SAIL program!
MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Attention all Plainwell Middle School 7th or 8th grade girls that are interested in volleyball this fall! Join us for our upcoming open gyms (optional) and tryouts (required) at the following times:
OPEN GYMS (OPTIONAL):
- August 3 & 4 at Plainwell High School from 6-7:30 PM
- August 17 & 18 at Hicks Gym from 6-7:30 PM
Also, please mark your calendar for the upcoming tryout dates (PLEASE NOTE: You must attend BOTH tryout days for a chance to make the team).
TRYOUTS (REQUIRED):
- August 23 & 24: Time and Location TBD (we are waiting to see if the Middle School gym will be cleared from construction)
Please contact Taylor TerMeer from Plainwell Middle School Athletics at taylor.termeer@plainwellschools.org if you have any questions regarding the upcoming open gyms or volleyball tryouts. Go Trojans!
SAIL ART: Our second session SAIL program is underway, but we can’t wrap-up our first session without sharing some fun artwork from our Middle School SAIL program. The students in Maggie Flynn’s art class had fun getting creative this summer while making clay keychains that represented the theme of their food truck, making abstract artwork of Kandinsky while creating zoo animals and learning how to shade planet drawings by using a light source. The SAIL program has been a great adventure for our students so far this summer and we look forward to continuing throughout Session 2 of Summer Adventure in Learning.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SAIL: Last week was the final week for Session 1 of the Summer Adventure in Learning Program. During the week, the Middle School SAIL students reviewed their geometry vocab and skills as they created their own cities. They also worked on 3D sketches with Ms. Flynn. To end the week and Session 1, they took an adventure trip to Chicago. What a great week for these SAIL students!
We look forward to welcoming our Session 2 students beginning tomorrow (Monday, July 19).
SAIL ADVENTURE DAY: The Summer Adventure in Learning (SAIL) second and third grade students had a great adventure day as they went to visit the John Ball Zoo. They enjoyed exploring the zoo and meeting the animals. What a great way to end Session 1 of the SAIL program for these students!
SUMMER LEARNING: Over the last two weeks, the third grade students at the Summer Adventure in Learning (SAIL) program have been keeping busy with reading memory books, working on Venn diagrams, playing various math games and lots of other awesome educational activities. It’s been a great start to summer at Session 1 of the SAIL program!
SUMMER YOUTH BALL FUN: More fun from the 2021 Summer Youth Ball program, as the Pink Warriors from Plainwell had their final game against Otsego. After the game, the pink team was awarded medals and the coach allowed the girls to dump Gatorade on him. What a fun way for the team to celebrate the end of their season.
SAIL ADVENTURE DAY: It was another great adventure day, as the first grade Summer Adventure In Learning (SAIL) students took a trip to the Outdoor Discovery Center in Holland last Friday. The students had a great day of learning while exploring at the center.
YOUTH BALL: Our Community Recreation Youth Ball program has been a lot of fun for our elementary age students this summer! We would like to share a very special thank you to the following sponsors who donated money to help improve our Community Recreation Youth Ball program, we appreciate your generosity and support of PCS!
- CSM Group
- Halstead Home Group, Samantha Young
- Midwest Gutter Systems LLC
- The Pool Guys
- Honor Credit Union
- Meert Farms
- Plainwell Ice Cream
Our next Community Recreation program will be Junior Spikers Volleyball which will begin in October for 3rd-6th graders. Keep eye on the Community Recreation page for registration dates.
SAIL IN SPACE: This week the Middle School SAIL students learned how gravity and air resistance impact NASA's work when landing a rover on Mars. They took their knowledge and created working models of their own landers. It was great to see all of the different designs they came up with, they were all so creative.
BOND UPDATE: The bond proposal construction continues at Plainwell Middle School. We are so excited to watch as the building addition and renovations come together. These changes will provide updated spaces for Today’s Learners and Tomorrow’s Leaders!
Stay tuned for more updates, details and pictures as the project continues throughout summer. THANK YOU to the amazing Plainwell community for voting YES on the 2019 bond proposal! We are so grateful for your ongoing support!
RHS ART: Artist, Lacey Schmidt, is serving as an Artist in Residence at Renaissance High School this summer. As she creates mural projects and installations, students assist her as a part of their art class. What a great experience for these students, who have helped create beautiful artwork at the RHS/Community Center building for all to enjoy!
SAIL ADVENTURE DAY: The PCS Summer Adventure In Learning (SAIL) students had a great adventure day last Friday as the Kindergarten, 5th Grade and Middle School students took a trip to the Grand Rapids Public Museum and the Outdoor Discovery Center in Holland. The students had a lot of fun learning and exploring on their adventures, what a great experience it was for these SAIL students!
