News & Announcements

(2/6): Happy School Counselor's Week to the best! Our students and staff are blessed to have Mrs. Ritchie as our counselor. PMS is thankful for her dedication and passion for our students.

(2/6): The PMS Junior Beta Club induction was Monday, February 5, at 6pm in the PJH auditorium. All new members are welcomed to the Beta Club during the induction ceremony. The new officers for 2023-24 Jr Beta Club led the induction by giving the pledge, informing audience of the key aspects of Beta Club, and announcing and presenting the new members with pins and certificates.

(2/6): Last Friday, the 5th graders got to celebrate their growth on their Winter Benchmark tests. They got to wear pajamas, enjoyed hot chocolate and donuts and some fun in the Warrior Room.

(2/2): Candy Grams will be sold for Valentine's Day each morning in the 5th and 6th grade halls for $1.00. Each candy gram will include a small card and candy!

(2/1): Exciting news for PMS students! The book club has started this semester. Several students have attended and look forward to discussing the books. The book club allows students to meet, talk, and discuss events from the books during break.

(2/1): Sixth grade science superstars unleashed their creativity, concocting wild imaginary animals with out-of-this-world adaptations! From speedy airborne fluffballs to glow-in-the-dark desert dwelling marvels, our town just got a whole lot wilder. Ask your kiddos about their brainy beasts—it's a zoo in here!

(2/1): 6th grade ELA classes combine and use focus groups as a way to be DETERMINED to show growth on the next Benchmark. They work in small groups to dig deeper in the text to better understand the standards. Ole Miss student teacher Miss Chloe is reviewing skills with a group.

(1/31): As students visited the PMS library during January, they discussed the importance of focusing on one word for the year. The one word could be to focus on grades, behavior, athletics, personal growth, etc. Students wrote their words on paper as a declaration that they wanted to strive to accomplish this word for the year.
Pontotoc Middle School's word of the year is DETERMINED. Teachers and students need to be determined to do their best each day that we are at school.

(1/26): Congratulations to our PMS students who participated in the Pontotoc County Spelling Bee. Zaavan Nesbit and Chloe Lyon demonstrated poise and confidence while on the stage. We are proud of you!

(1/26): TVA presented Mrs. Brumley with a check for the TVA STEM grant worth $3,500. Mrs. Brumley wrote this grant application to benefit the Computer Science classes at Pontotoc Middle. She is looking forward to purchasing robotic kits for students will build and code.
Pontotoc Middle School would like to thank Mrs. Carolyn Ward, TVA representative, Frankie Moorman, PEPA Director and Phil Webb, Superintendent, for presenting this check to Mrs. Brumley and Mrs. Hillhouse.