Pleasant Hope Middle School

Together, we can make a difference! Week of Feb 5

Celebrating our PHMS Students

Happy February! Friday's Pirate Time Assembly was a success! Honor Roll Students, iXL Growth Goals, AR Top Point Earners, and Winter Sports Teams were recognized. Our Pirate Time Challenge was fun for all. Congrats to the 8th grade for taking the trophy until next month! Such a great way to end a week.

Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, and Archery are underway. We are proud to have such fine students representing our school. Attend an event and show your Pirate Nation Pride.

Our History Bowl team will compete on February 16th. We wish them great luck and thank you to Mr. Ginnings for preparing them for this event.

On Thursday, our PHMS Stuco officers will share a presentation at the School Board meeting. They will be sharing our PHMS Clubs. I thank Kyra K, Maddie S, Ori M, and Natalie M for there help with this presentation!

PHMS Spirit Day: On Friday we will help cheer on the KC Chiefs by encocuraging all fans to wear Chiefs gear or red/gold/white!

JP

Upcoming Dates:

Monday: NO SCHOOL

Teacher Workday

MS Boys Basketball HOME

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Tutoring and History Bowl

Honor Roll Trip (5th and 6th Graders)

Thursday: School Board Meeting

MS Boys Basketball AWAY

Friday:

Saturday: MS Boys SWC Basketball Tournament

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A Look Ahead: February 13th - 16th

We Love Reading Week is Almost Here!

Stay Tuned for AR raffle ticket and our Reading Fundraiser!

We will be selling Cookies, Kool Aid Pouches, Chips, and Donuts. PBIS points can be used too!

From Ms. Valdes...

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News From the Library!

February: Realistic Fiction Month

Read a realistic fiction book, pass the AR test, get a prize!

Free Books: Friday Pirate Time

There will be a “FREE” cart that students can take a book or two home for free.

From Mrs.Lewis....

From Nurse Shauna...

Hacking Parenthood... FEBRUARY

The Prize is in the Process

Allow for Thinking Time

Do you ever feel like you are rushing from one activity to the next? Our fast paced world can effect our ability to think and transisition and we are grown adults. Imagine how difficult these transistions and on the spot decisions might be for our kids.

Children need time to think! Let's say...

You need your child to make sure the dog has water and food each day. Don't just tell them to do it and move on to the next item on your list. They need time to think. Ask them to think about how they will get this chore done each day. Brainstorm together and have them come up with the plan. Thank them for the process and be ready to offer praise and changes to the plan if needed. Hopefully the plan they develop for watering and feeding the dog each day is successful and Fido is a happy, healthy pup!

I know you might be thinking, why go through all this trouble. Why can't I just tell them what to do? You can, but the process of making a plan is an important skill they need. I'm not saying give them a trophy each day for feeding the dog, but pick a goal, maybe at the end of the month, and celebrate if they carried out the plan with 90% or higher accuracy.

Giving Kids Time to Think & Understanding the Importance of the Process Will Help Them and You!