Together Everyone Achieves More!

Dear PMS Families,

On the evening of Monday, December 4th, PCPS will be conducting a community-wide test of our new notification system. Our new website vendor, Apptegy, provides a messaging platform that will enable us to more effectively reach parents with time-sensitive information. Not only will we be able to reach you by phone, text, and email as we do currently, but we'll also be able to simultaneously broadcast to all our social media platforms, including our new Facebook and Instagram pages, but also directly to your phone if you have downloaded the PCPS website app.

Please be on the lookout for messaging beginning at 6pm on Monday the 4th. If you have questions, you may reach us using alerts-help@powhatan.k12.va.us.

Warm Regards,

Courtney Jarman (Swartz)

courtney.jarman@powhatan.k12.va.us

Principal

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year Mrs. Malkerson!

Engineering! Exploring force and motion!

Coordination, balance, and teamwork at its best!

Congratulations to our students of the quarter!

Applying fractions to make pies!

Students participating in the ESCAPE room!

• Dec. 7: Fall Make-up Picture Day
  
• Dec. 11-15: Holiday Spirit Week
  
• Dec. 13: Winter Choral Concert (4:00-9:00 PM at PHS Auditorium)
  
• Dec. 14: 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Band Winter Concert (7:00 PM at PHS Auditorium)
  
• Dec. 15: End of Quarter 2/Semester 1
  
• Dec. 18: Teacher Workday (Student Holiday)
  
• Dec. 19- Jan. 1: Staff & Student Holiday
  

Fall Make-up Picture Day! If there are any problems, please contact Strawbridge representative at Josiah.mauger@strawbridge.net or at 540-830-7164

Thank you to everyone who came or streamed the session from the VDH on the dangers of vaping. It was extremely informative and filled with resources. Please take time to read the information below and speak with your student. If you need help, please let us know.

Cessation apps and tools:

• https://livevapefreeva.org/
• Home | Smokefree Teen
• https://thisisquitting.com/

Discussion Guides for Parents and Adults:

• Live Vape Free's Vaping Discussion Guide​
• Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign | Electronic Cigarettes | Smoking & Tobacco Use | CDCALA's Vaping Conversation Guide​
• SAMHSA's Talking With Your Teen About Vaping​
• Surgeon General's Tip Sheet for Parents​
• What If My Child Doesn’t Want to Quit Vaping? (becomeanex.org)

How to report a tobacco retail violation in Virginia:

• https://www.abc.virginia.gov/enforcement/violation-complaint-form

Dangers of Vaping PowerPoint Presentation:

Please join the Student Leadership in collecting the following items for the Powhatan Christmas Mother:
boys' hats and gloves, girls' hats and gloves and peppermint candy individually wrapped (can be both hard and soft peppermints). Please bring any of these items to the office. Thank you for your kind and generous support for our Powhatan Community

DECEMBER 13 HOLIDAY LUNCHEON SIGNUPS:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094AA5AF2CA6FF2-46232231-staff

BACKPACKS OF LOVE GIVING PROJECT:

The PTO is partnering with Backpacks of Love to "spread the love" this holiday season with a PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE! The mission of Backpacks of Love is to eliminate hunger in school-age children in Central Virginia by providing food for their weekends. The 1st Block class that collects the most jars from now until December 14th gets a special treat from the PTO on December 15th!

PTO MEMBERSHIP FORM

POWHATAN MIDDLE PTO FACEBOOK PAGE

POWHATAN MIDDLE PTO INSTAGRAM PROFILE

SPIRITWEAR FUNDRAISER SALE

Please do not drop students off in the side teacher lot in the morning. It is a safety concern, and we appreciate you using the car line. Thank you!

The five schools are participating in an aluminum can tab competition to benefit the local Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond provides a "home away from home" for families traveling to the Richmond area while their children receive medical treatment in local hospitals. By collecting the pop tops from aluminum cans, you can help us continue to carry out our mission of keeping families close. The competition will run from October 23 to December 11, 2023, and students can turn the tabs in to their 1st block teacher. The first block that collects the most tab weight, will win a prize. PMS Student Leadership will be helping with the collection for this worthy cause!

Week of December 4th:

• Ms. Acampora, Mr. Fields, and Mr. Jackson will be in PE.
• Ms. Henderson, Mr. Miles, Ms. Lazaro, and Mr. Allanson will be in health.

Please click below for an update from Mr. Richardson and band!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z6Fck0yiklXxzkoFaOUvhPzPy_iStdNTGhYCtSoZGts/edit

When visiting or picking up your child during the school day, please bring a photo ID, ring the doorbell to the right, identify yourself, and state the reason for visiting the building. In preparation for dismissal, all early dismissal must be before 2:00 unless extenuating circumstances. Please give additional time for your child to be called down for dismissal. Parents do not need to escort their child into the building when arriving late to school. The student should ring the doorbell and enter the building. The student can check themselves in at the attendance office to get a pass to go to class.

Per transportation, students are not allowed to ride another bus home with another student.