RHINO BUS UPDATE: Atrention families of Rhino Bus riders - Please be advised that the Rhino bus is running 15 minutes late this morning (Friday, October 28). We apologize for the inconvenience! Have a great day!
MS FOOTBALL: The 7th and 8th grade Middle School football teams wrapped up their season last night. Both teams lost, but the 8th grade team scored their first touchdown with 47 seconds to go. What a great way to end their first season of Middle School football! Congratulations to both teams and our Middle School cheerleaders on a great football season - Trojan Pride!
COOPER MONSTER MASH TONIGHT: Join us TONIGHT (10/27) at Cooper Elementary for their 2022 Monster Mash. Wear your costume and enjoy trick or treating, food trucks and FUN from 5-7 PM.
BOOK VENDING MACHINE: Students in Ms. Hunter and Mrs. Kessler’s classes at Cooper Elementary earned book vending machine tokens for their great behavior! Way to go, Koalas! 🐨
TROJAN AQUATIC CLUB REGISTRATION & SWIM TEST: We are just one week away from the 2022-23 Trojan Aquatic Club (TAC) registration and swim test day! Join us on Wednesday, November 2 from 6-7 PM to register your student for the upcoming Winter TAC program which begins on Monday, November 7, 2022. If your student is new to TAC, they must take a swim test. The test will take place during registration on Wednesday, November 2 from 6-7 PM. Participants must be able to confidently swim one length of the pool, on top of the water without assistance to participate in the TAC program.
For more information, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/tac. We look forward to kicking off a great winter TAC season!
ECO CLUB: Recently, the Plainwell Middle School ECO Club received a grant to improve the Courtyards at PMS from the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo. Yesterday, the ECO students started the clean-up and beautification of the Courtyards. A special THANK YOU to the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo for choosing PMS for this grant and to the ECO students for your hard work in improving your school. Plainwell Pride!
TEACHER COACHING: Our teachers are always going above and beyond to continue to learn the best ways to educate our students. Recently at Cooper Elementary, their teachers received special coaching and feedback on how to become even more effective in teaching reading to their classes. We are so thankful for our teaching staff and all they do for our students! Trojan Pride!
MASB CONFERENCE: This weekend, Superintendent Montange had the opportunity to attend and present at the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) Conference in Traverse City with Mrs. Amy Blades, PCS Board of Education President. At the conference, they presented about Leading with Relationships: A Model for How the Board President and Superintendent Can Work Together to Lead Your District. It was an outstanding opportunity to share about PCS and the importance of putting relationships first within our district. A special thank you to Mr. Montange, Mrs. Blades and our Board of Education for supporting and representing our district so well at this annual conference!
PHS THANKS: Plainwell High School would like to extend their sincere thanks to North Point Church for their recent donation! We greatly appreciate their support of PCS and our students - Plainwell Pride.
EUROPE TRIP 2024: Interested in eating fondue in the Swiss Alps? Seeing a picturesque fishing town or two in northern Italy? Visiting the gorgeous French Riviera and Provence? Are you a PHS student who is interested in traveling to Europe mid-June 2024? All students are welcome, a few spots remain for this amazing trip. Please visit http://www.eftours.com/2570749er for details and to sign-up. Have questions? Please contact Julie Trahan: julie.trahan@plainwellschools.org.
ALPHABET PARTY: Students in Mrs. Mudget’s Kindergarten class had an alphabet party. They celebrated with alphabet Spaghettios, made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom alphabet trees and completed their Zoo Phonic Character books! This class has been working hard and have so many Letter Champs in their class! Keep up the great work, Rock Starrs!
TROJAN MARCHING BAND: Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on their fantastic performance at the Jenison Invitational! The TMB took 3rd place, but were within one point of 1st place! They also earned a Best Percussion Caption Award by a wide margin! The next show is the State Semifinal performance in Grandville on Saturday, October 29th! Way to go TMB - Plainwell Pride!
FALL CARNIVAL: It’s Carnival day! Join the Starr Parents Association at Starr Elementary today (October 22) from 12-4 PM for their Fall Carnival to enjoy vendors, food trucks, face painting, carnival games (tickets are $.50 each), a pumpkin patch, crafts and more!
We look forward to seeing you for a fun and festive afternoon at Starr!
RHS NEWS: On Thursday, RHS had their Fall Slugfest and the Renaissance Rebels took first place! Today, a group of their students raked leaves for senior citizens in our community. Way to go, RHS!
FALL CHOIR CONCERT: The We Will Rock You Fall Concert was outstanding last night. The 7th, 8th, PHS Choirs and PHS Honors Choirs rocked while performing some of rocks greatest hits. Here are some highlights from the awesome performance at the PAC - Plainwell Pride!
MATH NATION AWARD: Congratulations to Plainwell Middle School 8th grader Hayden Steele who recently received a special award from Math Nation! Math Nation is a program that is used at the Middle School that "is a dynamic online (and printed workbook) resource that helps students master middle and high school mathematics". Hayden used the online Algebra Wall feature that Math Nation offers to interact and ask questions earning her the Top 5 Karma Points Statewide in Algebra I from Math Nation. Yesterday, Ms. Dye from Math Nation stopped by the Middle School to give Hayden a special award and prize package! Keep up the great work - Plainwell Pride!
YOUNG FIVES FIELD TRIP: The Young Fives students from Gilkey and Starr (Mrs. Bunker, Mrs. Francomb & Mrs. Youngs classes) went on a Field Trip to Gull Meadow Farms yesterday. It was a great day of exploring and outdoor fall fun!
PLAY-AND-LEARN: Each month, our early education Family Coach, Ms. Kelli hosts a Play-and-Learn group at Ransom District Library. The Play-and-Learn program is for parents and children ages birth to five years. These monthly playgroups are designed for children to come explore their developmental domains: communication, gross motor, fine motor, social and language. This month, the theme was Let's Talk About Community. The students had a special song and story, followed by exploring different activities related to fire safety - they even had a visit from PCS School Resource Officer, Mr. Farris, who handed out badges to the kids.
Interested in joining Ms. Kelli for the next Play-and-Learn group? Please visit plainwellschools.org/page/play-and-learn to learn about the program and upcoming events.
HOOPSTERS BASKETBALL: Join us for our upcoming Hoopsters Basketball program for 3-5th graders. This program introduces kids to the basic fundamentals of basketball and the rules of the game. The program will be held from December 4-March 5, teams will practice 1-2 times per week and play games on Saturdays (games will be played in Plainwell, Otsego and Martin). Cost is $57 per participant.
Ready to register? Please visit plainwell.revtrak.net/Community-Ed-Rec/. Registration closes on November 14.
FALL CHOIR CONCERT: It’s concert day! The Middle and High School choir programs have been working hard to prepare for their We Will Rock You Fall Choir Concert. Join us tonight (10/20) for this free concert featuring the 7th, 8th, PHS Choirs and PHS Honors Choirs as they perform some of rocks biggest hits at 7:30 PM at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. We look forward to an awesome show by the PCS Choir programs!
