Quick Updates:

PMS Family Updates

• 25-26 Parental Opt Out Booklet

• 2025-2026 Student Rights and Responsibilities

• 2025-2026 PMS General Supply List

• 2025-2026 Student Fees

• 2025-2026 Secondary Course Guide

  • Click here to view the PDF version of the 25-26 Secondary Course Guide.

• Building Maintenance Updates

• Cardinal Care Coverage - Back to School!

• Solving Problems Together: Who to Contact?

• Updated PCPS Cell Phone Policy

• Parent Drop Off Updates - In order to keep Old Buckingham Road clear during parent drop-off, we will be asking all parents to turn left when exiting our parent drop-off loop.

• School Messenger: If you do not currently receive text messages from the school messenger program and you would like to OPT IN to receive TEXT messages. Text the words OPT IN to 67587.

• Deliveries: We wanted to send a quick reminder that our school is not permitted to accept DoorDash or other outside food deliveries for students.

• School Visits: 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 p.m. unless extenuating circumstances. Please give additional time for your child to be called down for dismissal.

• At the December 11, 2025 School Board meeting, the Board approved changing April 6, 2026, from a designated snow make-up day to an instructional day for students and staff. This change was made in response to the four instructional days already missed due to snow.

December Spirit Week

• 12/15/25: Mean Green Monday - Wear your best Grinch gear!

• 12/16/25: Twinkling Tuesday - Light up the halls with sparkles, glitter or lights!

• 12/17/25: What Not To Wear Wednesday - Show off your tacky holiday sweater!

• 12/18/25: Northpole Takeover Thursday - Dress as your grade level character:

  • 6th - Elves

  • 7th - Reindeer

  • 8th - Santa

• 12/19/25: 'Twas The Night Before Winter Break - Wear your best holiday pajamas! (No slippers)

Powhatan Strong: Family Connection Series

• Powhatan County Public Schools Student Services Department welcomes you to our monthly Virtual Coffee Chats titled Powhatan Strong Family Connection Series. Each month, Student Services will present a different topic with strategies to support your students from home, policies and procedures at the division and school levels, and opportunities to ask questions of our Student Services Department members and guest panelists. Previous Coffee Chats can be found at the links below:

  • August Session- Attendance

  • September Session- School Safety

  • October Session- Bullying

• To log in, scan the QR Code link below or visit bit.ly/PowhatanStrong25-26.

• If you are unable to make it to the Coffee Chat, we encourage you to submit your questions via the Coffee Chat Google Form.

Front Office Reminders

• Activity Bus: Students attending sports conditioning at the high school may not ride the sports shuttle bus; this bus is reserved for students who are in their current athletic season. Families must provide transportation.

• School Visits: 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 p.m. unless extenuating circumstances. Please give additional time for your child to be called down for dismissal. 

December-January Parent Reading Challenge 

• The Literacy Leaders Committee is inviting YOU (parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) to get involved in the December -January literacy challenge by reading with your student. You can choose anything you want: magazine articles, short stories, novels, biographies, poetry, newspapers, blogs, whatever you enjoy! 

• After actively engaging in reading with your student anytime from December 8th-January 31st, just complete the form below to help earn points on the Literacy Leader board for your student's grade level. 

• December-January Parent Reading Challenge 

PMS Physical Education Shoe Loaner Program

• Our P.E. department wants your gently used shoes! Please consider donating gently used (or new!) shoes (with laces), new socks, and/or disinfectant spray to our program so we can support our students and keep them active! 

• Sign up here to donate - just send the shoes in with your student to their P.E. teacher.

Collecting Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House Charity

• Save your tabs from cans! Led by a former staff member here at the middle school, the Powhatan Community collected about 600 pounds of tabs last year. We have collected 47 pounds at the middle school so far! Save those tabs over Thanksgiving and send in your tabs to your student's first block teacher!

  • Here are our current standings: 

    • 1st place-Mrs. Henderson

    • 2nd place-Miss Hathaway

    • 3rd place-Mrs.Brown

How to volunteer here at Powhatan Middle?

• Parent Teacher Organization

  • Love planning events for people? Our PTO is looking for more volunteers to plan appreciation events. Follow or message our PTO on Facebook for more information.

• Parent Positivity Patrol

  • Want to help out in our hallways and the cafeteria? See the inside of the school and keep an eye on your kid? 

• Watch DOGS

  • Calling all Dads of Great Students! We are ramping up our Watch DOGS program this year. 

• Lunch Buddies

  • If you are interested in participating as a mentor for the Lunch Buddies Program, we would be happy to have you! Please reach out to lunchbuddies@powhatan.k12.va.us for any questions.