Pleasants County Middle School

🎃🕸️ Halloween Homeroom Window Wars! 🕸️🎃

Get ready, PCMS! Our Halloween Homeroom Window Wars kick off October 1st and run through October 31st!

✨ Windows will be judged on:

Neatness

Color

Theme

3D Elements

Overall Creativity

🚫 Please remember: No weapons, blood, gore, or inappropriate decorations are allowed.

🖌️ Students are responsible for bringing in their own supplies to decorate.
🏆 Judging will take place on October 31st, and the winning homeroom will receive a pizza party courtesy of the PTO! 🍕👻

Let’s see that PCMS creativity shine! 💙🧡

#PCMSProud #WindowWars #HalloweenFun

PCMS Match Day

If you have a middle school student, you’ve probably heard them say “6,7.” Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Reed decided to turn that trend into a learning opportunity! ✏️Their classes practiced order of operations, and students were surprised when every answer came out to “6,7.” 🎉Congratulations to our 8th-grade winners: Griffin Bowie, Timber Taylor, and Gabby Umensetter!

Please use the link below to complete the PCMS Title 1 Family Engagement Survey. Thank you for taking time to help!

https://forms.office.com/r/y1V1aGfisu

🎉 September 26 is National School Parent Group Appreciation Day! 🎉
If you are not a member of a parent group, we encourage you to reach out to your child's school and become involved.

PCMS Fall Sports Picture Day is Wednesday, October 8th. Coaches will be providing athletes with order forms.

🎉 Exciting news at PCMS! 🎉 Students are loving our brand-new Student Lounge! This special space gives them the chance to work in a calm, comfortable environment while receiving support from a staff member. The lounge is also a place where students can hang out with friends, practice teamwork, and build important soft skills—all while enjoying a positive school experience.

PCMS Career Fair
Friday, November 21st
8:30 - 11:45 AM

If interested, please contact:
Mrs. Jennifer VanZile, School Counselor
304-299-5362 or
Jvanzile@k12.wv.us

🎉👏 Congratulations to our Attendance Week Winners! 👏🎉 Congrats to Lendon and Caleb for being selected as winners for Anything But a Backpack Day during PCMS Attendance Week! 🎒➡️🪑🛒 All students who participated had their name entered into a prize drawing — thank you for showing your school spirit and supporting great attendance! 💙 #PCMSProud #AttendanceMatters #AnythingButABackpack

📚✨ PCMS Attendance Week – Anything But A Backpack Day! ✨📚 Over half of our students participated, and we are proud to share that our attendance rate was 94% yesterday! 🙌 We love to see you — so get up, show up, and come to school each day! 💙 A big thank-you to Communities in Schools for sponsoring prizes throughout the week and supporting our efforts to build great attendance habits. 🎁👏 #AttendanceMatters #PCMSProud #CommunitiesInSchools

📚✨ Thank You, Pleasants County Library! ✨📚 A big thank you to Kasi Taylor from the Pleasants County Library for visiting PCMS and presenting to our students about all the amazing resources the library offers — including the Libby app! 💳 Students who returned their forms and did not already have a library card were signed up for one during the presentation. 📖 Students who still need a card can stop by the library to get one anytime. 📱 The Libby app is a free web and mobile tool that lets students access ebooks using their library card number. Once checked out, books can be read directly in the app! We are grateful for this partnership that helps our students discover the joy of reading and makes books more accessible than ever. 💙

📚✨ Check Out These Cool Old Yearbooks! ✨📚

The PCMS Yearbook Team is selling old yearbooks for just $15 each! 🎉

Stop by the school to purchase one, or call us at (304) 299-5275 to reserve yours. Hurry — quantities are limited and once they’re gone, they’re gone!

#PCMSProud #YearbookSale #Memories

🎉 Congratulations to our Attendance Week Winners! 🎉 A big shoutout to Dayzi and Carlee, our prize winners from yesterday’s PJ Day theme! 💤👕 All students who participated in PCMS Attendance Week had their names entered into a drawing for a chance to win — thank you to everyone who joined in the fun! 🙌 #AttendanceMatters #PCMSProud #CommunitiesInSchools

We are so proud to recognize the outstanding efforts of our 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Students of the Week! These Minutemen have shown excellence in academics, leadership, and positive behavior, and they truly set an example for their peers. 🌟 👏 Keep up the amazing work — we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish! #StudentOfTheWeek #PCMSProud

🎉 Last week we celebrated our PCMS students who achieved Mastery or Exceeds Mastery on the Spring 2025 Math General Summative Assessment! 📚✨ A big thank you to the PCMS PTO for sponsoring pizza for this special celebration! 🍕👏 We are so proud of our Minutemen for their hard work and dedication! ❤️🤍💙

📰 Minutemen News 📰
Brought to you by Communities in Schools
with Lead Site Coordinator, Mrs. Maston

We are excited to share highlights and updates from September and October! 🎉 Stay tuned for stories celebrating student successes, community partnerships, and upcoming events at PCMS.

Thank you to Communities in Schools and Mrs. Maston for supporting our students and helping make school a safe, caring, and engaging place to learn! 💙

📚✨ PCMS Attendance Week – PJ Day! ✨📚 Today’s theme was PJ Day, and our Minutemen showed up in style! 💤👕 Over half of our students participated, and we are proud to share that our attendance rate was 95% today! 🙌 We love to see you — so get up, show up, and come to school each day! 💙 A big thank-you to Communities in Schools for sponsoring prizes throughout the week and supporting our efforts to build great attendance habits. 🎁👏 #AttendanceMatters #PCMSProud #CommunitiesInSchools

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Mr. McCoy’s STEAM classes are taking on the Arctic Survival Challenge Series by building igloos! Students are learning problem-solving, teamwork, and design skills as they work together to create their icy shelters.