Pine Tree Middle School

February is upon us!! The spring has started brightly and we are in good form heading into our first full month of the Spring Semester. February brings with it cold and flu season as well as some other events and fun. As always, it is important that our students are here each and every day if possible. It is hard to learn when they are not here. In February we will have some great district wide events like our Black History Month Program, Expedition 2026 and our Elementary UIL meeting. Stay warm out there!!

Our first PTMS Remind account is full. If you joined for this original account, there is no need to join the 2nd account.

Pine Tree Middle School will use Remind to help facilitate messages in a timely fashion. To join text @763bhk to 81010. This is a school wide account and is not tied to any specific teacher.

Pine Tree Middle School will also communicate regularly through our Facebook page. Please "Like" our page @PTMiddleSchool.

Principal: Mickey White, mwhite1@ptisd.org

Assistant Principal: Sarah Beth Sage, ssage@ptisd.org

Assistant Principal: Ricky Eaves, reaves@ptisd.org

Counselor: Elizabeth Banta, ebanta@ptisd.org

Principal's Secretary: Jojean Arnett, jarnett@ptisd.org

PIEMS and Attendance: Norma Nix, nnix@ptisd.org

Receptionist: Dulce Barron, dchavarria@ptisd.org

I am proud to be a Pine Tree Pirate

I will work hard and be relentless in all my pursuits.

I accept responsibility for my actions.

I will respect myself and others.

I see my future and it is bright.

We are stronger together.

We are ONE!!

That's right, PTISD has it's own APP. Stay up to date with all the latest news and events by downloading the APP to your smart phone. You can download the APP through your APP store or by visiting:

https://www.ptisd.org/

Attendance is a key component to student success. By law, students are required to have at least 90% attendance in a course to receive credit. In reality, we need them here as much as possible. However, must also take certain precautions when students exhibit symptoms of not feeling well. If you feel like your child is sick, please take them to the doctor and get a note to return to school.

**We will only accept 3 parent notes per semester. Medical notes and parent notes do not make up time towards the 90% attendance. If your student falls below 90% attendance, he or she may be required to make up time to ensure they receive credit.

UIL Practices are currently underway for our 5th grade students. If your student in planning to participate this year, please make sure they are at practice as much as possible.

Saturday, February 28: 5th Grade UIL Meeting, Pine Tree Middle School

It is early to talk about summer learning but we don't want any surprises. There are two main reasons a student may be assigned to summer school for PTMS: 1-He or she did not pass a core class for the year. What matters here is the final grade. So, if your student did not pass a core class during the first semester, he or she will have to work extra hard during the 2nd semester to avoid summer school. 2-He or she did not attend class at least 90% of the time the class met. If you had more than 8 absences in the fall semester, your student will need to be at school almost every day to avoid summer learning.

Please note that if a student is assigned to summer learning due to grades or attendance, he or she MUST attend in order to be promoted to the next grade level. Failure to attend summer learning when it is required will cause your student to be retained. Thank you.

Please know that we are working diligently to ensure all of our students have the right classes. When it comes to schedule changes, we will do our best to accommodate any reasonable request. Please note that we do not accept schedule change requests for specific teachers or so that students can be in classes with friends.

At this time we are planning to be fully open for campus visitors during the 25-26 school year. If you wish to eat lunch with your student, you are welcome to check in at the office and come to the cafeteria during their lunch time. Please do not drop off fast food for your student. If you have fast food, please come in and enjoy it with your student.

For the 2025-2026 school year, all students in 5th and 6th grade will receive a free breakfast and a free lunch each day. There is no paperwork to complete for your child to receive their free meals. Please make sure your child knows his or her student number to take advantage of this incredible deal.

Please be aware that our final bell rings at 4:00 PM. While we understand that sometimes doctor's appointments have to be scheduled late in the day or emergencies may come up, we would ask that all changes to transportation be made before 3:15 PM. Our primary goal is to ensure that students get home safely each day. Late changes to transportation can cause confusion and may create an unsafe situation. The front office staff at PTMS thanks you for your attention to this matter.

The front doors open for car riders at 7:00 am. Please do not leave children unattended prior to 7:00 as this presents an unsafe environment.

Bus doors will open at 7:45 am.

The school day ends at 4:00 pm.

Monday, February 2: New WIN Times Begin

Monday, February 2: HS Boys Soccer @ Kilgore, 5:00 PM

Tuesday, February 3: 5th Grade CEER Baking Project

Tuesday, February 3: HS Girls Basketball @ Spring Hill, 4:30 PM

Tuesday, February 3: HS Boys Basketball @ Spring Hill, 4:30 PM

Tuesday, February 3: HS Girls Soccer v Kilgore, 5:00 PM

Tuesday, February 3: HS Baseball v New Diana, 4:00 PM

Tuesday, February 3: HS Softball @ Sulphur Springs, 4:30 PM

Wednesday, February 4: Black History Month Program, 6:30 PM, HS Auditorium

Thursday, February 5: JH Girls Basketball @ Chapel Hill, 4:30 PM

Thursday, February 5: JH Boys Basketball v Chapel Hill, 5:00 PM

Thursday, February 5: HS Girls Golf @ Tempest, 9:00 AM

Friday, February 6: HS Girls Basketball v Kilgore, 4:30 PM

Friday, February 6: HS Boys Basketball v Kilgore, 4:30 PM

Friday, February 6: HS Girls Soccer @ Spring Hill, 5:00 PM

Friday, February 6: HS Baseball v Mabank, 4:00 PM

Friday, February 6: HS Softball v White Oak, 5:00 PM

Friday, February 6: HS Tennis @ Kilgore

Friday, February 6: HS Golf @ Kingsland

Saturday, February 7: Pirate of the Pines, 6:00 PM

Saturday, February 7: TMSCA Sabine Meet

Saturday, February 7: HS Golf @ Kingsland

Monday, February 9: ETSB Concert (5th Grade Only), in the morning

Monday, February 9: School Board Meeting, 6:00 PM

Thursday, February 12: Expedition 2026

Friday, February 13: Student and Staff Holiday

Saturday, February 14: Valentine's Day

Saturday, February 14: TMSCA Pine Tree Practice Meet

Monday, February 16: TELPAS Window Opens

Monday, February 16: Student and Staff Holiday

Wednesday, February 18: Kona Ice, All Lunches!!

Saturday, February 21: TMSCA Pine Tree Qualifier

Saturday, February 28: Elementary UIL Meet, PTMS and Parkway

Saturday, February 28: TMSCA Ore City Qualifier

Monday, March 2: New WIN Times Begin

Tuesday, March 3: Reading CBA 3

Thursday, March 5: Math CBA 3

Friday, March 6: End of the 3rd Nine Weeks

Saturday, March 7: TMSCA Queen City Meet

Sunday, March 8: Daylight Savings Time Begins

Monday, March 9: Spring Break Begins

Sunday, March 15: Spring Break Ends

Monday, March 16: Begin 4th Nine Weeks

Tuesday, March 17: St. Patrick's Day

Wednesday, March 18: Science CBA 3

Wednesday, March 18: Pie a Principal

Thursday, March 19: 6th Grade Choice Sheets go out

Thursday, March 19: Kona Ice, All Lunches

Monday, March 23: New Morning Engagement Begins

Thursday, March 26: 6th Grade Electives Night, 6:00 PM, PTMS Cafeteria

Friday, March 27: 3rd Nine Weeks Awards and Spirit Contest

Friday, April 3: No School, Good Friday

PTMS proudly serves the 5th and 6th grade students of the Pine Tree Independent School District!! Go PIRATES!!

Email: mwhite1@ptisd.org
Website: www.ptisd.org
Location: 600 Pine Tree Parkway, Longview, TX, USA
Phone: 903-295-5160
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PTMiddleSchool/