Thank you to all the students, staff, parents and PTO members who worked to make the Reading Rocks dance a success! Ms. Bozeman would like to extend her gratitude to all of you.

CCS is showing kindness through a community drive, “Go be kind CCS,”  that will benefit the Cumb. Co. Partnership for children and Child Advocacy Center.  Our district has been asked to donate crayons and colored pencils.  Please turn your generous donations into homerooms from Oct. 1-25, 2018.

• Monday October 8th – Our first Art Club meeting will be held from 2:40-3:40 pm. Please pick up your students out front promptly at 3:40 pm. All students interested in joining Art Club should attend. Thank you.
• Tuesday October 9th- Dress Down Day for pass holders. Fall Pictures will be taken today. Students who do not have a dress down pass may bring a change of clothes for their picture, but should change back into their uniform after the picture is taken. Science Olympiad will meet from 2:40-4:30pm.
• Thursday October 11th- Science Olympiad will meet from 2:40-4:30pm.
•  The PTO will be submitting box tops on Nov. 15th so it’s not too late to turn them in…

Additional thoughts:

• October 15-19 is National School Lunch Week.
• Curriculum Night is October 22, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

October is National Principal’s Month and National Bully Prevention Month. Immunization requirements have been extended until November 6th due to Hurricane Florence. Please submit all required documents to Student Services by this date.

• Monday, October 1 – Progress reports will go home today. If you did not receive a progress report, please contact the school at 910-488-2711 and we will gladly provide one for you. The first Builders Club meeting will take place. We are looking for students who want to build character and enjoy helping others should plan to join this club. The meeting will end at 4:30. Pick up your students in the front.
• Tuesday, October 2 – Today is the last day to pay $5 to homeroom teacher for the school dance. No tickets will be sold at the door.
• Wednesday, October 3 – SIT Meeting
• Thursday, October 4 -Make-up dress down day for pass holders. Football game at home. Admission is $4.00. Students may stay at school until the game, instead of riding home. Then students who prepaid will come over to the cafeteria for the dance. The dance starts at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. There will be food, free photo props, and a great DJ. To help minimize traffic, 6th grade parents pick up in the front of the school. 7th and 8th grade parents pick up your children in the back parking lot. There will be a Quiz Bowl interest meeting in Ms. Cooper’s room, 3, until 3:30.  Students should be picked up in the front parking lot promptly at 3:30.

Upcoming / Additional thoughts:

• Our first Art Club meeting will be held on Monday October 8th from 2:40-3:40 pm. Please pick up your students out front promptly at 3:40 pm. All students interested in joining Art Club should attend. Thank you.
• CCS is showing kindness through a community drive, “Go be kind CCS,”  that will benefit the Cumb. Co. Partnership for children and Child Advocacy Center.  Our district has been asked to donate crayons and colored pencils.  Please turn your generous donations into homerooms from Oct. 1-25, 2018.
•  The PTO will be submitting box tops on Nov. 15th so it’s not too late to turn them in…

We just want to tell Ashley Lee, “Thank you” for all the hard work she put in to painting motivational messages for our students in the bathrooms and locker rooms.  We love the  welcome messages at the front doors.

This project was sponsored by our Pine Forest Middle School PTO.

Join us for Freddy’s spirit night on Thursday, October 11th from 5:00-8:00 pm. If you come to the PTO table and sign in, students will receive a homework pass and be registered to win a Freddy’s gift certificate. Invite your family and friends! Be sure to tell them at the register that you’re with PFMS.

Added Bonus: The PTO will be collecting donations for families in need, so if you’d like to donate new or gently used clothing, hygiene products, or boxed-canned goods, you may simply bring them you and drop them off with our volunteers!

We would like to share this information with you in response to Hurricane Florence and the flooding that has impacted this area. Such events can be traumatic for children and youth of all ages. Parents, guardians, teachers, and significant adults in a child’s life are uniquely situated to help children to manage their reactions. According to the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), some common reactions in children are as follows:
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Please support the Raider Football team as they play their second home game Thursday, October 4th. Let’s fill the stands!! The game starts at 4:00 pm and should last until about 5:30. You may stay at school until the game, instead of riding home!

Then you can come over to the cafeteria for our first school dance. The dance starts at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. You can be picked up early if you want. There will be food, free photo props, and a great DJ. You must pay $5.00 by Tuesday morning to attend! Sorry you can’t pay at the door, but we need to know in advance how many will attend so we have enough to pay the DJ, to make sure we order enough food, staff and plan a great night for you! Please call the school or email the web manager if you have questions!

Monday, September 24 – We will have a 2-hour delay. Please note: Breakfast will not be served. Morning Prime Time will not be available.

Tuesday, September 25 – The dress down day will be postponed and rescheduled for a later date. All students were regular uniform this day.

USDA has approved the Child Nutrition program in Cumberland County for Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance.  We will be offering meals at no charge to ALL students beginning Monday, September 24, 2018 through Wednesday, October 31, 2018.  Students will still need to key in their Power School number, and the cashier should use the Hurricane key if they are getting a breakfast or lunch.  A la carte items will be rung up as normal.  This assistance does not extend to adults.

Wednesday, September 26 – This will be a full day of school for all staff and students.

Thursday, September 27 – Our first home football game against Spring Lake Middle is today! Please come out and show your school spirit!

PFMS PTO donated $100 in hygiene products and collected clothing, hygiene products and food for the Fayetteville Urban Ministry hurricane relief event from our pfms families and community, and we had a tremendous response! Want to thank everyone that gave! And, the PTO is still collecting with a drop box in the PF Rec center if families still want to give.

Also, we will have a Freddy’s spirit night on Thursday, October 11th from 5:00-8:00. If you come to the pto table say hello, and sign in, students will receive a homework pass and be registered to win a Freddy’s gift certificate. ( we will collect donations for families in need also if you’d like to donate new or gently used clothing, hygiene products or boxed-canned goods). Invite your family and friends and just tell them at the register that you’re with PFMS.