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!
COOPER MATH: Students in Mrs. Kessler’s Kindergarten class at Cooper Elementary are learning about 10 frames in a super fun way…they are the counters! Way to go, Cooper Koalas! 🐨
TROJAN FOOTBALL: The Plainwell Middle School Football team and Cheerleaders braved the cold and showed true Plainwell Trojan Spirit tonight at their home football game at Streidl Field! Trojan Pride!
COOPER MONSTER MASH: Mark your calendar to join us at Cooper Elementary for their 2022 Monster Mash - Halloween Costume Party next week. Wear your costume and enjoy trick or treating, food trucks and FUN on October 27 from 5-7 PM.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Volunteers will be asked to:
- Assist with setting-up tables and chairs
- Dress-up in costume to hand out candy
- General assistance
- Clean-up
Interested in volunteering? Please contact Cooperkoalas@gmail.com. Student volunteers will earn community service hours, so sign-up today to join us to help with this fun Halloween event!
ROOSTER, LION, TURTLE & DOLPHIN BUS ROUTE UPDATE: Attention families of Rooster, Lion, Turtle and Dolphin Secondary (Middle & High School) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route beginning Thursday, October 20. Thank you!
PLAY-AND-LEARN TOMORROW: Join us for our monthly Play-and-Learn program for parents and children ages birth to five years tomorrow (Thursday, October 20) from 10:30-11:30 AM at Ransom District Library! Children will enjoy fun developmentally appropriate activities. The theme this month is: Let's Talk About Our Community.
For more information on our monthly Play-and-Learn program, please visit: https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/play-and-learn.
Our Early Education team hopes you can join us tomorrow!
FALL CHOIR CONCERT TOMORROW! We are just one day away from the We Will Rock You Fall Choir Concert. Join us for this free concert featuring the 7th, 8th, PHS Choirs and PHS Honors Choirs as they perform some of rocks biggest hits on Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 PM at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. We look forward to a great show by the PCS Choir programs!
COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK: During College Application Week, PHS students have the opportunity to receive assistance with applying to colleges, creating an account to transfer transcripts and receive information about FAFSA. Students who participate have the opportunity to participate in a raffle all month long to win various prizes. It’s exciting to see Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders preparing for their future! Go Trojans!
PHS CROSS COUNTRY: The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams battled the difficult weather conditions this evening to compete against the Wolverine Conference teams for this season’s Conference meet in Edwardsburg.
The Boys team finished in 3rd place in the meet, which allowed them to finish in 2nd place overall for the season. Led by All-Conference runners Thai Nguyen, Isaac Veen and Liam Troutner, the boys placed their top 5 in the top half of the race.
The Girls team, who finished 4th in the regular season, pulled out a strong 3rd place finish with a solid pack of runners led by four time All-Conference senior Grace Pettit, which pushed the lady Trojans up to a tie for 3rd place in the overall standings for the Conference this season.
Congratulations to both teams - Trojan Pride!
STARR CARNIVAL: Join Starr Elementary this Saturday, October 22 from 12-4 PM for the Starr Fall Carnival to enjoy vendors, food trucks, face painting, carnival games (tickets are $.50 each), a pumpkin patch, crafts and more!
WANT TO HELP? VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Volunteers are still needed, if anyone is willing to help run a game or assist at the Carnival, please email the Starr Carnival planning committee at Jennifer.wright@plainwellschools.org. Student volunteers can earn community service hours and parents can earn free tickets for their kids.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday for a FUN afternoon!
PHS CHOIR RETREAT: The PHS Choir students recently had their retreat, where they enjoyed several activities and a trip to Air Way Fun Center. It was a great afternoon/evening for the students, as they spent time team building and having FUN!
SECONDARY CAT BUS UPDATE: Attention families of Cat Secondary (Middle and High School) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route for October 18 and 19. Thank you!
ACTIVITIES UPDATE (10/17): We are happy to share that all PCS afternoon/evening activities for today (Monday, October 17) will be held as previously planned. If any cancellations are needed, it will be communicated from the program coach or director. Go Trojans!
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: Do you have a 3rd-5th grade student who loves to read? Registration is now open to sign-up for the 2023 Battle of the Books program! Join us for a fun extra-curricular reading activity where students work as a team to read and study the following seven selected books before competing in a quiz bowl type battle in February 2023:
- Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
- The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
- Hello Universe by Erin Kelly
- Three Times Lucky by Shelia Turnage
- Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
Interested in participating? Please contact your students' elementary building to register. Registration is open, teams are being formed at your elementary through November 4.
Need more information? Join us for an informational Battle of Books meeting this Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 PM at Gilkey Elementary's Media Center or via zoom. To request a Zoom link, please contact julie.potter@plainwellschools.org.
PHS GOLFER AT STATE FINALS: Congratulations to Renae Jaeger, as she ended her High School golf career while representing PCS at her fourth trip to the State Golf Finals this weekend. Her individual honors placed her in a tie for 13th place out of 112 golfers at MSU. Renae shot 89/82, among individual qualifiers her 82 was the second lowest score, competing strongly even in very difficult weather conditions. Congratulations on a great four year golf career at PHS, Renae! Trojan Pride!
NO SCHOOL TODAY (10/17): Plainwell Community Schools will have no school today due to a gas main being hit on the corner of South Main and Starr which has caused the intersection to be blocked and a gas outage to our buildings with no timeline on a possible all clear.
A decision on after school activities will be made by noon but we are hopeful that those will not be impacted.
CAT BUS ROUTE UPDATE: Attention families of Cat Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route on Monday, October 17. Thank you!
