Students in Mrs. Mudget’s Kindergarten class at Starr Elementary had a special treat on St. Patrick’s Day. A leprechaun left Lucky Charms cereal in their classroom and when these Rock Start students added milk, their cereal turned green! What a lucky class and a fun way to celebrate the day! 🍀
It’s amazing to see all the wonderful elementary masterpieces featured at the Ransom Distirct Library. Stop by the library over the next few weeks to see Starr and Gilkey student art featured throughout the building. It’s a beautiful sight!
Today students in Ms. Francomb’s class at Starr Elementary celebrated Magical Leprechaun Day! They danced with streamers, drew rainbow monsters and designed leprechaun traps using various materials from around the classroom. Despite their best efforts, they didn't catch the mischievous leprechaun, who left their classroom a mess while they were away at their special. It was a fun and exciting day, with lots of fun and laughter!
ONE WEEK UNTIL OPENING NIGHT OF MAMMA MIA! Three showtimes available, get your tickets today for this outstanding show at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 24 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 25 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 26 at 2 PM
Online tickets are available by scanning the QR code or by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Students in Mrs. Gonyeau’s first grade class at Starr Elementary had a great time learning and celebrating at the same time while graphing with Lucky Charms! The Rock Starr students LOVED it!
As we approach Friday and the end of another school week, we wanted to share some progress pictures of the new Trojan pool and gymnasium project. During construction this week, they filled the pool tank with dirt. This part of the process both protects the tank and allows for safer processes over the tank in terms of scaffolding for upcoming metal and roofing work.
Want to check-in on the construction progress? We now have a live feed on our website to view the construction project. Visit plainwellschools.org and scroll to “BOND” to view the live feed video.
THANK YOU for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
Registration will open on April 10 for the 2023 Summer SAFE Program. Please mark your calendar to register for this awesome summer program at PCS. Students K-5 are invited to join us for some fun this summer to enjoy weekly field trips and engaging activities. Details include:
- Open to students who have completed K-5
- All grades at Starr Elementary School
- Flexible scheduling - choose only the weeks you need
- Weekly field trips including water & swimming activities for all ages
- Cost is $160 / week for 4+ days or $130 / week for 3 days
Enrollment begins April 10! Current SAFE families will receive an enrollment link in their email. New to SAFE? Please contact Katie Nyberg at 269-685-3103 or by email at katie.nyberg@plainwellschools.org.
We look forward to a great summer at the PCS SAFE program!
We are less than two weeks from opening night of the 2023 musical: Mama Mia! There are three showtimes available at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 24 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 25 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 26 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!
Due to the snow day, the half day that was originally scheduled for today will be moved to Monday, March 13. This will allow our secondary students to finalize their exams to end the second trimester.
For families that utilize the SAFE program, please note that the SAFE program will not be available after school in the elementary buildings on Monday, March 13.
Have a great day, GO TROJANS!
Due to snow and winter weather conditions, Plainwell Community Schools is closed today (Friday, March 10). The SAFE program and Early Childhood Education Center will open at 7:30 AM.
We wish our students, staff and families a safe snow day!
Join us on Friday, March 10 for Plainwell’s 2023 Art Hop to stroll through shops in downtown Plainwell and enjoy various artist creations. Over 80 pieces of Plainwell High School student art will be featured at Design Street and Elementary art will be on display at Ransom District Library, so please join us in supporting our Trojan artists on Friday from 5-8 PM.
While our Swim & Dive team prepares for their State Championship Meet, we wanted to share a few bond construction update pictures from the Trojan Pool & Gymnasium. We can officially see the bottom of the pool…now we can envision future events for our Trojan athletes and community! We look forward to continuing to share updates as the construction progresses.
Our continued thanks for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
The Rock Starr 3rd and 4th graders from Starr Elementary took a fun field trip yesterday! They enjoyed a Star Wars-themed symphony at Miller Auditorium, put on by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. What a special day and fun opportunity for these students!
As a reminder, we have a half day of school tomorrow (Thursday, March 9) and Friday, March 10 (end of second trimester). Have a great day, Trojans!
Reading is magic! March is reading month and to kick-off the month, all three elementary buildings (Cooper, Gilkey and Starr) had a special magic show. Magician Alan Kazam visited each building, which provided a magical time for our elementary students.
We are excited to share the 2023/24 School Year Calendar Highlights with you - https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/1029283. The full school year printable calendar will be shared with families soon. Have a great day and GO TROJANS!
The Starr Elementary Parent's Club sponsored the February Student of the Month Breakfast. Each month, Starr teachers will select one student who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month. In February, the students who were selected did an awesome job including others. Way to go, Rock Starrs!
Earlier this week, Ellen Sponsler (MS Special Education Teacher) and Tracy Keesee (Elementary Special Education Teacher) presented at the CEC (Council for Exceptional Children) conference in Grand Rapids. The title of the session was "Working Smarter Not Harder: Leveraging 5 Evidence Based Practices for Specialized Health Instruction." Thank you for representing PCS so well Ms. Sponsler and Ms. Keesee. Plainwell Pride!
Due to winter weather, there is no open family swim tonight (Friday, March 3).
This beautiful day calls for some progress pictures of the new Trojan pool and gymnasium. Exciting things are happening at PCS, today they poured the pool walls.
Our continued thanks for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
