These outstanding students interviewed for the REACH Scholarship yesterday! We are so proud of you and wish you the best of luck! 🌟
From left to right: Isabella Zeigler, Briel Deters, and Emma Huang — the REACH Scholarship finalists for Pine Grove Middle School!
We invite all PGM families with active duty and retired military personnel to join us for a Veterans Day Recognition on Tuesday, November 11th from 8:30 to 9:30 AM. 🇺🇸
The program will include a performance from the PGM band and choir as well as a family activity. Refreshments will be provided. See the attached flyer. Please complete this link by Wednesday, November 5th if you are able to attend: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdH-uN8E3ygY_emZ-XTvS-kUAEk3eK5qecrQrZbJXfQAhVuwQ/viewform?usp=dialog
After reading The Lottery, Mrs. Justice’s students dove into analyzing how Shirley Jackson uses narrative techniques and syntax to shape characters, drive the plot, and create suspense. 📖
Ms. Johnson's students enjoyed working in the outdoor classroom as they worked on finding percent change as part of their class demo activity using real world comparisons!
Baseball tryouts will be held December 2-4 from 3:30-5:30 each day. Students must have a current physical on file to try out. ⚾️
Mrs. Browning’s students used task cards to prepare for their upcoming test over ratios, rates, and proportional relationships.
Eleven 7th and 8th-grade students were chosen by Mr. Young to represent PGM at the 2nd Annual District 8 Honor Chorus, held at Ware County High School.
These students spent the day fine-tuning songs and working with students from LMS, HMS, and other schools in the Southeast district.
The day ended with an on-stage performance of three songs and one with a combined middle and high school chorus. 🎶
Mrs. Taylor’s Enhanced ELA class has been busy presenting their hero's journey narratives! Each student wrote an original story following the hero’s journey and created a visual presentation to bring it to life. ✏️ 💻
PGM FBLA had a blast at the Perry Fair Fall Rally!
Mrs. Norris and Mrs. Herb’s classes reviewed for their upcoming test by collaborating on a narrative techniques digital story quilt in Canva! 💻📖🧵
Yesterday we celebrated our staff members of the month for September!! Each was surprised by our admin team with a Viking helmet and cape to celebrate their victories in the areas of Operations (Mrs. Mary Browning), Curriculum & Instruction (Mrs. Missy Hampton), Educational Technology (Ms. Alisha Roberts) and Student Services (Mrs. Olivia Rosenberg). We are thankful for these awesome educators! ❤️🍏#OneLowndes #TheGrove
Mrs. Soldani's students created book genre websites and analyzed how narrative techniques and structures vary across different genres. 📖 #PGMreads
Science in motion! Mrs. Martin's students explored the connection between activity level and heart rate by walking, jogging, and running, then measuring their pulse after each. They graphed their data to see how their bodies respond to different intensities of movement. 👟🫀#STEM
A group of our 8th graders and their science teachers visited Dewar Elementary on Monday to teach a lesson on heat for Georgia Pre-K Week! Students learned about conduction, convection, and radiation as they made delicious s'mores! 🔥 #STEM #GAPreKWeek
Mrs. Hopkins’ 8th grade students did a great job reciting the Preamble to the Constitution! The Preamble outlines the fundamental goals and aspirations for the new government, emphasizing popular sovereignty and the replacement of the failed Articles of Confederation with a stronger, unified nation. 🇺🇸
Kona Ice will be here Friday, October 10 at lunch. The direct link to prepay is https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/K3742168230. Online ordering will close at 5 AM Friday morning.
The PGM choirs had a blast using bucket drumming to dive into rhythms and stay on beat! It was an awesome way for the students to see and feel the music come to life right in front of them. 🎶
Hands-on science in action! Students at PGM joined the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for an electrofishing survey to study fish populations and learn about healthy pond ecosystems. 🐟 #STEM #PBL #CommunityPartners
Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! We want to take a moment to thank our hardworking custodial team. Their dedication keeps our school clean, safe, and welcoming. We truly appreciate all they do! Thank you, Chick-fil-a on North Valdosta, for treating them today!
Epic chess match this morning at Chess Club! ♟️
