PTMS October 28-November 1

PTMS Wildcats,

   We had a great week at PTMS.  Our Red Ribbon Week and School Violence Awareness Week provided several opportunities to bring our entire school family together.  Our students and staff showed a lot of school unity by wearing the appropriate colors in support of bringing everyone's attention to unity and the dangers of drugs.  A special thank you to our high school students for coming over and teaching our students about how drugs affect our bodies.  Our week ended with a spooktacular school-wide Halloween Dance.  We had over 300 students in attendance who were able to enjoy snacks, refreshments, and dance to cap off another great week at PTMS.  Thank you to the teachers and parents who were able to chaperone this dance and make another memorable time for our students!

Check out a video recap of our PTMS Halloween Dance

Pictures of our WILDCATS in action!

Information for the week of October 28-November 1

Monday-October 28-Grade 7-8 Camfel Production Assembly "Go Viral"

Tuesday-October 29-Great day to be a Wildcat!

Wednesday-October 30-Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Thursday-October 31-Great day to be a Wildcat!

Friday-November 1-Day Of The Dead Presentations

PTMS October 21-25

PTMS Wildcats,

 
    This week may have been short, however, our school had a lot of exciting activities going on throughout the building.  Ms. Conroy and Mrs. Brown were able to get two projects funded by donorschoose.org.  We thank our donors for helping us create new learning spaces and activities for our students! We are looking forward to seeing the two projects implemented in our school soon.  Stay tuned!  On Thursday, some of our 8th-grade students were able to go on the Salem County Agriculture Field Trip where they learned about hydroponics, how chickens are raised, different types of farm equipment, and how some tractors have a satellite GPS to plow fields.  Also, on Thursday our "Top Cats" of the month were recognized at the board of education meeting.       
 

Pictures of our Wildcats in action...




Our Upcoming Week "School Violence Awareness Week"

Monday-October 21-Great day to be a Wildcat!

Tuesday-October 22-Wear Purple to promote Peace and inclusion at PTMS

Wednesday-October 23-Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week celebrating Staying Drug-Free,

Red Ribbon presentations

Thursday-October 24-Wear Orange for UNITY DAY against bullying

Friday-October 25-PTMS Halloween Dance

PTMS October 14-18

PTMS Wildcats,

     We had an exciting week at PTMS! Our clubs, RTI/Thrive period, and classes continue to provide challenging and engaging activities to further our student's learning.  Our "Week of Respect" provided many opportunities for us to continue to bring unity to our school.  It was amazing to see how everyone joined forces and wore different outfits/colors for our daily inclusive themes. The Centerton Fire Company came out to PTMS and talked with our students about the importance of fire safety.


Pictures of our Wildcats in action...

   

Information for the week of October 14-18

Monday-October 14-School is closed Columbus Day

Tuesday-October 15-Great day to be a Wildcat!

Wednesday-October 16-Salem County Vocational-Technical Visits our 8th-Grade

Thursday-October 17-Salem County Agriculture Trip and Picture Day

-Trip students will go first and be provided time to get changed prior to leaving

Friday-October 18-Great day to be a Wildcat!

           

PTMS October 7-11

PTMS Wildcats,
 
    We had a great start to our new RTI/Thrive period.  Our PTMS staff has worked extremely hard in preparation for this new framework.  The students are really excited about their Thrive period and are enjoying their learning path.  Below is a list of comments from our students when talking about Thrive.

-"It's going awesome, we are learning teamwork skills."

-"I like the quiet and learning how to get better at reading."

-"I am glad we are not doing packets.  The teachers are connecting with us."

-"I like it, the class is going to help me get started with my career."

-"I like it because I love learning about money."

-"I love it, I didn't know that coding was so easy."

-"This is a fun class, it is a great way to start the day."

-"I truly feel that the tech production studio is an overall delight to be in."

-"I love that we are doing hands-on projects based on a story we read."

-"I am excited that we are doing service projects in small groups."

-"Thrive is the best thing ever because it does not involve homework."

  This new framework is truly allowing every student to be challenged and have their individual skills enhanced to increase learning as well as achievement.  We are looking forward to seeing all of our students continue to Thrive at PTMS in all of their classes.  

  Pictures of our Wildcats in action...

*****Please enjoy the Sodexo Dietician Newsletter for September 2019*****

A message from Nurse Nelson

 * Reminder that immunizations are due. If your child goes to the Doctor's for a physical, please bring a copy of their report to keep in your child's records at school. 

 * Not nearly as nice as pumpkin spice, Flu season is upon us.  Please take advantage of the local flu clinics to receive your free flu shot. 

* Remember to tell your child to never share their hat or comb or lice may make their head a home.  Please monitor your child's head if you noticing itching. Fall is also the season where we see a rise in the cases of lice. 

Information for the week October 7-11

We are excited to announce that this week is the week of "Respect"

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Helen Keller

Monday-October 7th- World Day of Bully Prevention. Steered Straight Assembly for all students

Word of the day: Respect

“Respect means you care enough about others’ feelings to think before you act”

Wear blue to show your support against bullying. 

Tuesday-October 8th- Be someone’s hero

Word of the day: Upstander

“ At the end of the day it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished ..it’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It is about what you have given back.” -Denzel Washington 

Dress like a superhero to celebrate being an upstander

Wednesday-October 9th-Be a positive teammate

Word of the day: Unity 

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” -Mother Theresa

Wear your favorite team/sports shirt to celebrate working together to spread respect.

Thursday-October 10th Wildcat Pride Day

Word of the day: Community 

Wear Green and Gold to show respect for your school, classmates, and education by having school spirit! 

Friday-Students are off from school.  

PTMS September 30-October 4 .

PTMS Wildcats,

   It's hard to believe that the first month of school is coming to an end.  Our school atmosphere is filled with excitement about learning and reaching new heights.  It promises to get even better this upcoming week.  Beginning Monday, we will be officially starting our RTI Framework during Thrive Period.  The PTMS team has been working extremely hard in preparation for the September 30th start date.  Our Enrichment Teachers are looking forward to teaching the 16 courses that have been designed and will be taught during this time.

 

  Also, our Interventionist Teachers are looking forward to implementing their new courses of Edmentum Exact Path and Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI).  The students at PTMS are set to Thrive thanks to the hard work of everyone involved in this process.  Great job!

Pictures of our Wildcats in action from the past week.









              Clubs are starting this week.  Below is the schedule for when our clubs meet. 

                       ***Basketball club will be starting in a couple of weeks ***





















                                 Information for the week of September 30-October 4

Monday, September 30-Thursday, October 3-Another great day to be a Wildcat!


Friday, October 4- 1st Quater Mid-Marking Period

PTMS September 23-27

PTMS Wildcats,
  We had another great week at PTMS.  Our Back to School Night was attended by over 200 families.  Parents/Guardians were able to hear from the administration about the excitement that is coming for the 2019-2020 school year.  This was followed by classroom visits that provided parents an overview from each teacher on what their child will be learning this school year.  Thank you to everyone who was able to make it.


Pictures of our Wildcats in action from the past week.

*****Please enjoy the Sodexo Dietician Newsletter for September 2019*****

Information for the week of September 23-27

9/23-Monday-Another great day to be a Wildcat

9/24-9/27-Tuesday-Friday-Club Permission Slips are available to students in the Cafeteria.  Please return as soon as possible.  

PTMS September 16-20

PTMS Wildcats,


   We had a great first full week of school at PTMS!  Our students and staff worked extremely hard to set the foundation for another successful school year.  The atmosphere was filled with learning and the students were excited as they were completing many activities within their classes.  We are looking forward to another great week!     

PTMS Team Photo

6th grade STEM students found ways to measure without moving a ruler and created a classroom blueprint.

8th-grade students explore potential and kinetic energy by creating a roller coaster.

Student Super Summer Projects from the 6th Graders! 

Students are working on Integer Operations

 

Problem Solving - Can you save Fred?

Scientific Inquiry - Students using their senses to determine the contents of the mystery boxes.

Mrs. Pecsi's Class

                    

 Caught by the Cat! 

Nurse Nelson making sure all Wildcats are healthy and happy!

Information for the week September 16-20

Monday-Tuesday-Another great day to be a Wildcat

Wednesday-Back to School Night 6:30-8:30

Thursday-Friday-Another great day to be a Wildcat