Dr. Gatz's ELA students have been busy thinking critically! They collaborated to write paragraphs using flawed reasoning and then rotated to label the types of flawed reasoning used in paragraphs written by their peers. They also were challenged to narrow down the roughly one million words in the English language to the most important twenty. Both activities led to some very engaged and interesting conversations! ✏️ #PGMwrites
8th grade math classes used the Three Cs to complete a performance task involving scatter plots! They investigated whether or not a relationship exists between height and shoe size by gathering data and creating scatter plots. They collaborated to examine and analyze the data, draw trend lines, and write equations for the lines of best fit. 👟📏#ThreeCs
FBLA excelled at Regionals this year and brought home 13 awards for Pine Grove Middle! Awesome job, students! 😄 #FutureBusinessLeaders
PGM math club students competed in the AMC 8 math competition, a 40 minute multiple choice exam hosted by the Mathematical Association of America. Today was the first time PGM has competed in this very prestigious competition! ➕➖✖️➗
6th grade science students are collaborating to create digital posters on natural resources! Students began by conducting research on types of renewable and non renewable resources. They then used their findings to create digital posters sharing the pros and cons of each. 💻 #ThreeCs
Congratulations to the 2025 Pine Grove Middle writing fair winners!! Keira Burgess (8th), Hailey Foster (7th), and Hank Richardson (6th) each placed first in their grade level. Their creative pieces will move forward to represent PGM in the district level competition. Way to go, young authors! ✏️💻🏆 #PGMwrites
6th grade SeaWorld fun! 🐬🪸🐧
Grover has learned so much so fast! Today, he passed his test to become a STAR Puppy, which means he’s on his way to earning his Canine Good Citizen title. Before we know it, he will proudly become a certified therapy dog. Go Grover! 🐾⭐️
Have a great weekend! #OneLowndes
❄️😊 #TheGrove
After reading about the caveman diet, Mrs. Steinberg's ELA students worked collaboratively to become investigative reporters on the topic of “fad diets." They used Google, Explora, and Canva to curate information and create presentations. Groups shared what they uncovered about the werewolf diet, the ice cream diet, the tapeworm diet, and even the cotton ball diet…just to name a few! #ThreeCs
Kona Ice will be here Friday, January 24 at lunch. They are encouraging students to pre-pay online. The direct link is https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/K3742756332. Online ordering will close at 5 AM Friday morning.
Mrs. Sadler's 6th graders enjoyed last week's Leadworthy Lesson! They worked together to design a mascot for their group and practiced giving and receiving kind and constructive feedback. 😊 #CapturingKidsHearts
Ms. McCormack’s EPIC class researched animals of their choice and created biome boxes showcasing each animal's habitat, predators, and diet! The Military Club was excited to admire their display of animals from all over the world when they met in the media center today. Epic work from the EPIC class! 🦓 🐙 🐍 🐢
Mrs. Rackley's 7th grade computer science students developed algorithms for brushing your teeth. They used the program draw.io to create flowcharts depicting their algorithms before collaborating to revise their ideas! #STEM #ComputerScience
Track tryouts have been pushed back and will now be held on January 27 & 28. Students must have a physical on file in order to try out. 👟
Ninth-grade agriculture students have been collaborating to curate information by creating livestock terminology cards. These dynamic resources will serve as a study aid for their upcoming terminology quiz and double as an engaging and educational game! #Teamwork #Creativity #ThreeCs
Mrs. Justice’s students read an informational article about Fortnite and then debated whether it was good or bad for teens. They also learned that some universities offer scholarships for players! #PGMreads
Ms. Williams' Georgia Studies students collaborated to create a slideshow about important people and events in the New South era. #ThreeCs
Students in Mrs. Taylor’s 8th grade ELA classes are busy collaborating and curating! They worked in groups to locate and collect examples of verbals from a variety of digital texts using Sora. 📖 💻 #ThreeCs #PGMreads
