Pontotoc Middle School

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Growing, Gathering, and Getting Ready to Taste!

(11/17): Pontotoc Middle School’s 6th grade Agriculture students have been busy harvesting a colorful bounty from their school garden! They’ve gathered bell peppers, banana peppers, jalapeños, habaneros, mustard greens, and turnip greens—with broccoli and carrots not far behind. The students are excited to test their freshly picked turnip greens in class soon and can’t wait to see how their fall crops continue to grow. It’s hands-on learning at its tastiest!

PMS Holds Science Night

(11/14): From experiments to roasting smores, science has never been more fun! Parents and students came to parent night and enjoyed hot chocolate, popcorn, and hot smores while exploring microscopes, catapults, and floating bubbles. Students were amazed that gummy bear structures could hold textbooks and the explosions of film canisters. All in all, it was a great night of fun and learning!

PMS Canned Food Drive

(11/14): NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ARE KNOWN AS MONTHS OF KINDNESS AND GIVING. TO SHOW OUR ACTS OF KINDNESS, WE ARE HOSTING A CANNED FOOD DRIVE FOR OUR LOCAL FOOD PANTRY AND ALL ITEMS WILL BE DONATED BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK. WE WOULD LOVE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE AND LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING TO OTHERS. WE ACCEPT DONATIONS OF
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD IN CANS. WE RECOMMEND... SAUCES, SOUPS, BEANS, TUNA, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, ETC .

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PMS Positive Praise

(11/13): Congrats to these students who were recognized for being positive in the classrooms.

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PMS Students Purchase Game Room Passes

(11/13): PMS students used their warrior bucks to by a Warrior Room pass. They had fun playing the Wii and other games with friends.

PTO Provides a Delicious Apple Bar

(11/13): PMS PTO provided a delicious apple bar for teachers. Apples, sauces, and toppings were displayed for staff. Thank you so much for spoiling teachers with great treats.

Counselor Connection: National Kindness Day

(11/12): Pontotoc Middle School celebrated World Kindness Day on Thursday, November 13. World Kindness Day is an international holiday that was formed in 1998 to promote kindness throughout the world and is observed annually on November 13 as part of the World Kindness Movement. It is observed in many countries including the United States, Canada, and Japan. World Kindness Day presents us with the opportunity to pay it forward and display numerous Random Acts of Kindness.
**As part of our Kindness campaign we are kicking off a “Can Food Drive” and these items will be donated to our local food pantry.
**Students and teachers can also wear bright colors on this day to remember the slogan “Shine bright with Kindness”.
**Students and staff will also be challenged to perform 5 acts of kindness throughout the day.

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PMS Spelling Bee

(11/12): The PMS Spelling Bee was held this week. The students did a wonderful job spelling the difficult words. Congrats to all who won in the classrooms and competed in the building spelling bee. The PMS Spelling Bee winners are Kalynn Johnson, 2nd place - Lyric Talley, and 3rd place - Melody Hughes. These girls will compete in the county spelling bee at a later date.

Welcome to Cell City!

(11/10): Pontotoc Middle School’s 6th grade science students recently became city planners — for a cell! To better understand how organelles work together, students designed their own “Cell City” maps, comparing parts of a cell to places in a community. For some student groups nucleus became City Hall, the mitochondria the power plant, and the cell membrane the city limits! Through creativity and teamwork, students discovered that just like a city’s departments must work together to keep things running smoothly, so must the organelles inside every living cell.

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6th Grade Agriculture Students “Leaf” No Detail Unturned

(11/10): Pontotoc Middle School’s 6th grade Agriculture students have been busy turning their recent field trip to Trace State Park into a hands-on research project! After collecting a variety of leaves along the trails, students used plant identification apps to discover each leaf’s common name, scientific name, margin type, and shape. They also determined whether each leaf was deciduous or evergreen and if it was simple or compound. By blending technology with outdoor exploration, these young botanists are learning how observation and science work together to unlock the secrets of nature—one leaf at a time!

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