🥚📊 Making Math Fun at Princeton Middle School! 📊🥚

At Princeton Middle, we believe learning should be engaging, interactive, and fun—and our math classes are a great example of that in action!

In 6th grade, Ms. Mitchem and Ms. Lucas turned review day into an exciting Egg Hunt Challenge! Students worked in teams of 2–3 to find hidden eggs, each containing a math problem. After solving, they submitted their answers through an IXL Quiz. The combination of movement, teamwork, and problem-solving kept students energized and focused while reinforcing key math skills. 🧠✨

Meanwhile, in 8th grade, Mrs. Mills’ math class took the egg hunt to the next level by connecting it to their study of bivariate data. Students searched for eggs containing coordinate points, which they later used to create scatterplots and analyze patterns, including identifying the line of best fit. 📈

To keep the momentum going, Mrs. Mills even took the lesson outside, bringing along a whiteboard to continue instruction in a fresh setting. Students were more engaged, eager to participate, and excited to answer questions while learning in a new environment! 🌿☀️

From collaboration to real-world application, these activities show how math at Princeton Middle is more than just numbers—it’s an experience!

👏 Great job to our students and teachers for making learning come alive!
about 22 hours ago, Barbara Mills
Students sitting in grass
Students sitting in grass
Students sitting in grass
Outside class
Student standing outside
Students sitting in grass
Students in groups solving math problems outside
Students standing in grass

💙 Parent Support Available – You’re Not Alone! 💙

Parenting is one of the most rewarding—but also one of the most challenging—jobs there is. At Princeton Middle School, we understand that every parent, grandparent, and guardian may face difficult moments while supporting their child.

That’s why we’re excited to share the Cook Center’s Parent Guidance Program—a free resource offering one-on-one support to help families navigate the ups and downs of raising today’s students. Whether you’re dealing with behavior challenges, stress, communication struggles, or just need someone to talk to, they are here to help.

This program connects you with trained professionals who are ready to listen, guide, and provide practical strategies tailored to your family’s needs. You don’t have to figure it all out on your own—support is just a conversation away.

🔒 Your privacy matters. All services are completely confidential and protected under HIPAA, so you can feel safe and secure sharing your concerns.

👉 Get started here: https://parentguidance.org

📣 Take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen your family and support your child’s success.

about 24 hours ago, Barbara Mills
Parent guidance flyer
Get them while they last!
2 days ago, Barbara Mills
Dragon egg sale ad
The Mobile Sports Clinic will be at PMS on May 22. Get your free sports physicals and 7th grade immunizations (with insurance card).

Reminders and forms will go home around the 1st of May for this clinic.
3 days ago, Jarrod O'Dell
PMS Mobile Clinic
Starting April 13 (after spring break)
3 morning tardies = 1 day of lunch detention!
Just a reminder that the tardy bell rings at 8:00 AM and students should be here BEFORE that time.

Wishing everyone a great EASTER and a relaxing Spring Break!
3 days ago, Jarrod O'Dell
Morning Tardies
**🐉 COLLECT THEM ALL! 🐉** ⚡ **HURRY — WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!** ⏳ **Sales end Thursday!** 🌸 Perfect for **Easter baskets this Sunday!** 🌸 Collect all 5 dragons to win a **GOLDEN DRAGON + EGG!** 🔴 Red Dragon 🟡 Yellow Dragon 🔵 Blue Dragon 🟢 Green Dragon 🟠 Orange Dragon 💰 **$5 EACH** 🏆 Collect all 5 to win the **exclusive GOLDEN DRAGON & EGG!**
6 days ago, Barbara Mills
ad to sell Dragon eggs and mini dragon
🚀🤖🔥 Update from the Competition! 🔥🤖🚀 The Team Engineering competition is officially underway at the SkillsUSA event in Fairmont! Our Princeton Middle School students are hard at work showcasing their problem-solving, teamwork, and engineering skills. We are so proud of their dedication and can’t wait to see how they perform! Keep cheering them on—they’re doing amazing things! 💪🎯🤖
8 days ago, Barbara Mills
students collaborating
students collaborating
students collaborating
🧩📐🧠 Mrs. Mills’ Math 8 students turned into a human puzzle as they worked together to build formulas for a cylinder, cone, and sphere! Using cards with different parts of each equation, groups collaborated to unscramble and correctly form all three formulas. 🤝✨ This engaging, hands-on activity strengthened teamwork, critical thinking, and understanding of volume concepts. Awesome work, mathematicians! 🎉
8 days ago, Barbara Mills
students collaborating
students holding a formula
students holding a formula
students holding a formula
students holding a formula
students holding a formula
students holding a formula
students holding a formula
🚀🤖We are incredibly proud of our Princeton Middle School students who are representing us at the SkillsUSA competition in Robotics and Engineering! Their hard work, creativity, and dedication have brought them to this exciting opportunity, and we can’t wait to see all they accomplish as they compete in Fairmont. Join us in wishing them the best of luck—we are cheering you on every step of the way! 💪🤖
8 days ago, Barbara Mills
students working on robot
engineering team
students and a robotics field
students and coach
We are so PROUD of all of our PMS Students of the Month!
8 days ago, Jarrod O'Dell
Students of the Month
🪁 Learning Takes Flight in 8th Grade Math! ☀️ Students in Mrs. Mills’ 8th grade math class recently applied the Pythagorean Theorem in a hands-on way by designing and building their own kites. After calculating side lengths and ensuring their designs were mathematically sound, they took their creations outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. It was a perfect day for learning and flying, as students saw math come to life in a fun and engaging way. Great work to our young mathematicians for combining creativity, problem-solving, and real-world application!
9 days ago, Barbara Mills
students holding up their kites
students holding up kites
students holding up kites
students
students standing in a field
🎉 Math in Action & Pi Day Fun! 🥧 Ms. Lucas’s 6th grade math students recently took on the role of teachers by sharing their understanding of unit rates with their peers. Through this experience, they demonstrated strong communication skills and a deep understanding of the concept. The class also celebrated Pi Day (March 14th) by participating in a creative poster contest. Students designed eye-catching posters that highlighted the importance of π in mathematics. We are proud of their hard work, creativity, and enthusiasm for learning!
9 days ago, Barbara Mills
students teaching their peers
students collaborating
We are so excited for a group of our teachers going to Atlanta to visit the Ron Clark Academy this Summer! Our teachers will be learning engaging and exciting teaching strategies to bring home to Princeton Middle School!!!
10 days ago, Barbara Mills
group of teachers
group of teachers with Ron Clark
teachers with Ron
hugs from Ron Clark
teachers in a car
congratulations
teachers in a van
Good evening 8th grade parents! We need your help. Please make sure that your student returns their report card envelope. The new 3rd quarter grading period ends on 04/14/26. Thank you!
12 days ago, Tonya Roberts
Good evening 6th and 7th grade parents! We need your help. Please make sure that your student returns their green or pink scheduling form back to their homeroom teacher for their schedule next year. We also need their report card envelope to be returned. The new 3rd quarter grading period ends on 04/14/26. Thank you!
12 days ago, Tonya Roberts
Collect them all! Robotics is selling 3d printed dragons. 🐉 Buy your mystery eggs 🥚 for $5. Collect them all to win a FREE 🏆 GOLDEN DRAGON and EGG!
16 days ago, Barbara Mills
Dragons of various colors
We just want to take a second and say thank you to all of our PMS PARENT VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS & STUDENTS for making our Book Fair amazing, earning funds for our school, and creating memories that will last a lifetime.

We DEFINITELY couldn’t have done it without you! :)

#ScholasticBookFairs
22 days ago, Jarrod O'Dell
Scholastic Book Fair
Attention all 8TH GRADE STUDENTS!

Want to be a "Junior Nurse" for three days this summer in June? - See the attachment for details!
22 days ago, Jarrod O'Dell
BSU WV Junior Nurse Academy
The Book Fair ends today! Just a reminder that we take card AND check as well as cash!

You can also still contribute to the fair by ordering books ONLINE through March 22 by using the link below!

https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/fair-2.html?appesp=SSO/intraapp/20200625/LeftRail/ssoNewNav/fairs/////

Thanks for helping to make our Book Fair a SUCCESS!
22 days ago, Jarrod O'Dell
Book Fair
Book Fair
Team F, the Robo Tigers, won 1st place at the WV Robotics State Championship.They will move on the the World Championships! They were also awarded the design award! Team A placed as well, coming in 3rd! We are beyond proud of all of our Robotics teams. They have all come so far this year, Great job!
23 days ago, Barbara Mills
Winning the Design award.
Winning the Championship!