MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE: The students at Plainwell Middle School got creative in science class today! The 6th graders are currently studying thermal energy and the 7th graders are studying phase change, so today they made ice cream. What a great (and delicious) way to learn science!
PLAY-AND-LEARN: It was a great morning at Ransom District Library for our monthly Play-and-Learn, as the group went ice fishing for letters, played in a winter sensory bin, created a beautiful snowy window scene, worked on patterns, counted snowflakes, read books about winter, had an alphabet scavenger hunt and so much more! Be sure to mark your calendar to join us next month on Thursday, February 17 at 10 AM for more Play-and-Learn fun as the group meets to talk about the theme “Let’s Talk About Shapes”.
For more information on the Play-and-Learn program, upcoming dates and locations throughout our county, please visit: https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/play-and-learn.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Plainwell Middle School 6th, 7th and 8th grade Girls Basketball teams had their season opening games last night against Otsego! The teams have been working hard in practice and played great to kick-off the season! Way to go, Trojans!
PHS CHEERLEADING: The PHS Cheerleading program has started off the 2022 season strong, earning Grand Divisional Champs, as well as a close second place where the team set cheer records in round 1 and 2! The team is currently ranked among the top 10 in the state for the highest scoring rounds and overall scores. Along with their success in competition, the team has also recently included a skill in their round 2 routine (a back tuck), a skill that the team has not used during competition since the 2011 season. Way to go, PHS Cheerleading! Trojan pride!
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Plainwell Community Schools is excited to welcome our new Board of Education member Ann Filkins. Mrs. Filkins was appointed at the January 17, 2022 meeting to serve on the Board of Education through the next election in November 2022. Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Ann Filkins on her appointment to the Plainwell BOE!
WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE: Recently Plainwell High School held their Red Cross Winter Clothing Drive where they collected 1,546 articles of clothing that were donated to Martin Area Resource Center. Great job, Trojans!
TROJAN WRESTLING: Congratulations to the PHS Wrestling Team who are off to a great start this season with 14 wins and 2 losses. So far this season, they have placed 1st in the Climax duals, 2nd at Gull Lake team duals and 3rd at Sparta. The team is currently in 1st place in the conference. Keep up the great work, PHS wrestling! Trojan pride!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for January 17-23, 2022, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/630008.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
PHS BOWLING: The PHS JV and Varsity bowling teams played Edwardsburg last night, where we saw lots of strikes and spares. Congratulations to the PHS Bowling Team on a great competition - Trojan Pride!
RELATIONSHIPS FIRST: Upon returning from Winter Break, teachers at Plainwell Middle School focused on team building activities to re-establish relationships within their classrooms. In Mrs. Murphy’s class, students worked together on building castles out of index cards. It has been a great start to 2022 at PCS!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for January 3-9, 2022, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/617845.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
HOLIDAY FUN: Prior to break, our elementary buildings were filled with lots of joy as the students grew more and more excited for winter break and the holidays. Our Kindergarten Rock Starrs from Starr Elementary had lots of fun while creating holiday art and enjoying sweets & treats.
GIVING BACK: Over the last few weeks, the school buildings throughout the district participated in collecting items for the Plainwell Volunteer Christmas Project. Thank you to all that donated to help make this a successful project for families in our community!
In the Middle School, the Student Council coordinated loading up the donations to deliver to the Christmas Project and the National Junior Honor Society helped sort and package the donations to deliver to families. It was amazing to see our students come together to lend a hand during the holiday season - Trojan Pride!
VIRTUAL & HYBRID HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: The students in Plainwell Virtual & Hybrid had a great holiday celebration last week! They enjoyed an afternoon outside with games, cookie decorating and hot chocolate with their teachers prior to winter break!
PHS HOLIDAY SPECTRUM CONCERT: Last week, the PHS Band & Choir programs performed at the 2021 Holiday Spectrum Concert. It was an evening filled with amazing holiday performances - great job to the band and choir students, as well as the directors for providing an amazing and festive show!
OH WHAT FUN! The students at Starr Elementary had a special visitor return to their building last week as Lucky the Elf joined them at school again this year! Lucky's shenanigans brought smiles, giggles and lots of joy as students found her throughout the building in the lunchroom, music class, at the pool (where she even pushed Mrs. Skinner in) and jingling her way through the hallways. After several attempts by Starr’s office staff, they were finally able to catch Lucky just in time for the Starr students to leave for their Winter Break! Oh what fun it was for all, the smiles and giggles were priceless!
SHOP WITH A HERO: It was an awesome night at the 2021 Shop with a Hero event at Meijer. On Wednesday, we gave out 100 - $100 gift cards to Meijer at our Shop with a Hero event. What a special time for the PCS students, as well as the heroes that helped them holiday shop. We are so grateful to our anonymous donor for providing this opportunity to our students every year, it touches the lives of so many. We are also very thankful to local heroes and volunteers for making this such a special event for the Middle School Students. THANK YOU to everyone that made this night so incredibly special!
MATH NATION: The Plainwell Middle School math programs were the recipients of free resources from Math Nation this year. Math Nation is a "Powerful, Interactive Tool" that provides videos, learning tools, workbooks and online support to students 24-hours a day. These materials provide our 6-8 grade students with all the necessary tools to succeed in math classes throughout middle school. A very special thank you to Math Nation for your support of Today's Learners and Tomorrow's Leaders.
PATRIOT'S PEN COMPETITION: Congratulations to Plainwell Middle and High School students - Hiro Nguyen (MS), Lillian Locker (MS), Audra Huberty (MS - not pictured), Dennis Redmond (HS) and Westin Ramsey (HS) who received awards from the Plainwell VFW Post 9377 for essays that they submitted for the Patriot's Pen competition. Hiro's first place essay will be entered in the district VFW Patriot's Pen competition. Congratulations to these students - Trojan pride!
HOLIDAY MUSIC: It was a fun morning at Gilkey, Cooper and Starr Elementary Schools as the Middle and High School Choirs performed for the students. The performance included a number of classic holiday songs, as well as a few special appearances. It was a fun morning for all the students and the smiles were priceless! Great job to the Choir program for providing this festive and fun program for our K-5 students!
