Middle School of Plainville

The Middle School of Plainville Robotics Program, lead by faculty members Camille Westfall and Laurel Schwartz, received a grant from the Plainville Community Fund

Plainville Community School's +K.I.K. (Positive Kids Influencing Kids) Peer Mentor Group recently had a special visit from motivational speaker Kristin O'Connor Vece (front row, center). This event was made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Elizabeth Norton Trust Fund.

The two Scholar-Leaders chosen by the faculty at the Middle School this year, Dale Neyra and Sydney Christiansen, are pictured here with MSP teachers, Mr. LeSuer, Mrs. Harkey, Mrs. Buthe, and Principal Guarino.

The top readers at MSP held a celebration in the library recently. Mrs. Lynch, MSP library information teacher, kept track of the students who read the most books on their own this year at MSP.

Middle School of Plainville sixth graders enjoyed "Chariot of the Sun" with Jeffrey Benoit on May 24th. This one-man show exposed students to the heroes, gods/goddesses, and monsters of Greek mythology.

The Middle School of Plainville’s Student Council (with advisor / faculty member Melinda Buthe) recently hosted a Blood Drive at the Middle School in conjunction with the American Red Cross.

The Middle School of Plainville Robotics Teams, together with faculty members / advisors Camille Westfall and Laurel Schwartz, attended the Student Manufacturers Connection Fair held at the Connecticut State Capitol on April 24th!

Sixth grade students in Christina Corvello's sixth grade science classes at the Middle School of Plainville recently prepared an NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) lesson to teach kindergarten students in Shannon Bakaysa's class at Linden Street School. The Linden students learned how to make a lava lamp during the lesson.

Professional Storyteller Tom Lee visited the Middle School of Plainville on March 26th to support the sixth grade study of Mesopotamia.

Plainville resident and dog sled runner, Joan Kaczmarczyk, visited the Middle School of Plainville on March 14th to speak with sixth graders about the care and training of sled dogs and the sport of sled racing.

The VEX IQ Robotics State Championship was held this past Saturday at the Middle School of Plainville. Continuing their season-long winning streak, three teams from the Middle School of Plainville qualified to travel to Worlds.   

The Middle School of Plainville’s Student Council organized the second annual "Souper Bowl Collection" from 01/22/19 to 02/01/19.

It was a heartwarming afternoon Monday as members of the Kids in the Middle club hung the scarves and coats collected from the Chase the Chill project.

On Tuesday night, January 15, MSP's 80 member 6th-grade chorus and 90 member 6th-grade band filled the Plainville High School auditorium with songs and sounds of winter. In addition, the 7th and 8th-grade choruses performed their winter concerts at MSP on Thursday.

Plainville Community Schools volunteer mentor/Webster Bank employee Prashanth Narayanan and his Middle School student mentee Ameer Alhameedawi were selected to appear in a Webster Bank mentoring video as part of National Mentoring Month in January. Prashanth and Ameer have been paired in the mentor program for six years.

On December 16th, 28 students at the Middle School of Plainville (MSP) participated in a Bystander to Ally workshop led by representatives from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

Eight officers of the Middle School of Plainville's Technology Student Association participated in a leadership event.

MSP students joined their PHS classmates in the modification of a Go Baby Go vehicles. They worked on a miniature MiniCooper!

Middle School of Plainville faculty member Camille Westfall was honored by the Connecticut Technology and Engineering Education Association (CTEEA) at their annual state conference held at Portland High School on November 6th

On Monday, November 12th, 2018 the MSP community invited Veterans to the school to both thank the Veterans for their service while teaching students about the significance of Veterans Day.

Two Middle School students and their parents were among the recipients honored at the twenty-sixth Annual Superintendent's Award Luncheon on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.

Mrs. Coyle and Ms. Westfall, Technology/Engineering teachers at the Middle School of Plainville, brought 8th-grade girls to a "Girls and Manufacturing” event held in Cromwell.

Teachers at MSP dressed in Costume on October 31. Students "voted" for their favorite costumes by donating their spare change. All funds raised went to benefit the Plainville Food Pantry.

Phil Bildner, author of the popular Rip & Red series, and twenty other titles, presented three very enthusiastic sessions for all of MSP's students on October 25. 2018. 

On October 5th representatives from the Anti Defamation League led a workshop with students at the Middle School of Plainville (MSP). Students shared their own thoughts and stories while learning about many different forms of discrimination.

The Plainville Community Schools’ +K.I.K. (Positive Kids Influencing Kids) Peer Mentor Group celebrated their last visit of the school year with a pizza party and scavenger hunt at Plainvlle High School. The 11th grade mentors welcomed their 8th-grade middle school mentees to the high school to show them around the building and introduce them to teachers and staff members.

The Middle School of Plainville's "Top Readers" recently gathered for a photograph. Students read hundreds of book this school year.

The Connecticut Association of Schools established the Scholar-Leader Banquet in 1985 to give public recognition to one boy and one girl from each middle level school in Connecticut who have distinguished themselves in scholarship and leadership in school and the community.

Twice Nutmeg nominated author Lynda Mullaly Hunt visited MSP on May 30. She provided motivating and enthusiastic presentations to all of MSP's students.

Middle School of Plainville sixth grade students recently enjoyed a performance of the "Chariot of the Sun” presented by Mr. Jeffrey Benoit.

MSP students recently attended the annual Technology Student Association (TSA) competition, held at Conard High School in West Hartford. The Middle School of Plainville swept the awards in Dragster Design.

MSP's library sponsored a Read-a-Thon from January 2 - April 2. All grade 6 & 7 students at MSP were invited to participate.

Student Council at MSP hosted their 3rd food drive of the school year called the "Food Hunt for Hunger." at Walmart in Bristol on Friday, 03/30/18.

Plainville resident and dog sled runner, Joan Kaczmarczyk, visited MSP on March 25th to speak with sixth graders about the care and training of sled dogs and the sport of sled racing.

The Middle School of Plainville celebrated Rare Disease Awareness Day by supporting the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation in honor of a 7th-grade student, Braden Shumbo.

At the Middle School of Plainville, one part of the Physical Education curriculum focuses on introducing lifetime sports / wellness activities to students. So far this year, the middle school students have been introduced to classes in golf, bowling and currently ZUMBA

MPS had its annual Read Across America celebration on Friday, March 2. NEA's Read Across America is a fun, celebratory way to promote the enjoyment of reading.

The Middle School of Plainville would like to congratulate the fourteen scholars who were selected to participate in the Connecticut Music Education Association's Northern Region Middle School Music Festival

On January 13th, four teams from the Middle School of Plainville traveled to the Bolton VEX IQ Competition.

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, students in The Middle School of Plainville’s Art Club, created beautiful ceramic hearts.

Students from the Kids in the Middle (KIM) Club volunteered to help with MSP's Chase the Chill Project. The project was organized by MSP Health Teachers, Cindy Birdsall and Melanie Olmstead.

Student Council, at MSP, has been spear-heading events to help support our MSP family via funds raised for the Hematology and Oncology Department at CCMC.

Middle School of Plainville faculty members Laurel Schwartz and Camille Westfall , together with members of the VEX IQ team from the Middle School were invited to spotlight their award winning Robotics program at this year’s Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) conference held in Groton.

The Middle School of Plainville celebrated Veterans' Day with numerous activities designed to educate the students and honor our local veterans and veterans across the country.

Students in The Middle School of Plainville’s Art Club are celebrating the Thanksgiving season by giving back to the community.

As part of College Awareness month, MSP held a spirit day on October 19.

Kids in the Middle (or KIM) is run by Plainville Youth Services and sponsored by the United Way. It offers volunteer and community service opportunities for middle school students.