Plainfield Community School Corporation

Plainfield students Rachel Mang, Emilia Spann, and Kendall Harting were 1st place winners at the Plainfield Community Middle School science fair in February.  The sixth graders recently also participated in the Central Indiana Regional Science Fair at Marian College.

Rachel's science fair project focused on finding which liquid had the most Vitamin C.  Emilia and Kendall worked to find out if dogs have a dominant paw like humans have dominant hands.

Winners from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards contest:

Honorable Mention:

Annie Planker, Tatiana Salgado, Ellen Doss, Noah Hinz, Hayden Hobbs

Silver Key:

Adam Pannel, Tiffany Starks, Alyssa Bush

Gold Key:

Olivia Roath

Olivia's writing also received one of five American Visions Nominations for the most outstanding Gold Key writing.  This award honors the Best in Show in any category and age group, including high school.  Her submission will be forwarded to New York City for national judging in mid-March.

Social studies has come alive on the PCMS sixth grade CoolCat team. Recently students set up their own stores to simulate a market economy. They compared a market economy to other types of economies around the world.  They are learning about GDP and are comparing GDPs of various countries.

Sixth grade students have also been busy applying their map skills. Every Monday, teams utilize their map and chart reading skills to compete in Man vs. Social Studies challenges. Many teams, including The Flying Saucers, have won several times. 

Some social studies classes will also be Skyping with a sixth grade class in Ontario, Canada. The CoolCats will have the opportunity to ask questions about Canada's government, culture, economy, geography, and history. This is a great example of how Plainfield uses advances in technology to hugely impact our students’ learning.

Congratulations to Mrs. Mindy Slavens, PCMS choir teacher, and the Middle School Swing Choir on an outstanding rendition of Dear Edwina Jr., a celebration of friendship and family from the creators of Junie B. Jones, the Musical.  The PCMS group held three performances of the bright, cheery and fast-paced new show about Edwina and her pals who put on a show tackling the world’s biggest problems in number after hysterical number about everything from birthday party etiquette to the proper way to set a table!

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