Category Archives: Pacific Crest Middle School

February 4th Pivot There’s been a change to the February 4th plan and I think y’all got the message from Steve Cook today but I wasn’t included on that email that I think went out but am not sure about, … Continue reading →

YouthTruth Survey Please, stop what you’re doing and go to the YouthTruth site and complete your survey. It will take you less than 15 minutes. We are TWENTY staff members away from having a 100% completion rate. See me with any questions … Continue reading →

Aloha, Elizabeth! Elizabeth Wright, one of our amazing SpEd EAs, is heading off to Juniper to work in a certified role there for the rest of the year. Elizabeth has been an amazing resource for our students the past 3 … Continue reading →

A Message from Payroll As we near the end of the calendar year, our payroll office will soon begin preparing our W-2 statements. I wanted to send a reminder out to everyone, to update any changes you may have had … Continue reading →

Hallway Walks Thanks to those of you I’ve seen walking the hallways down to the Main Office during the passing period preceding your prep period. It’s nice to see an increased adult presence in the hallways and a student even … Continue reading →

Canvas Must-Do List Please, take some time right now and ensure that your Grade Passback and your 50% grading options are both set up in Canvas. We are going to have to spend some time at a January SIW with … Continue reading →

6th Graders at Miller Elementary I am so incredibly delighted to be sharing news about our first field trip of the year, as our 6th graders went across the street to visit the first graders at Miller Elementary on Thursday, … Continue reading →

Taking Attendance  Attendance must be taken each period in a prompt fashion. That is a stand-alone sentence, but I’m going to expand on it anyway. Taking attendance is not only legally required, but it also is a HUGE help to … Continue reading →

More Vandalism Anne-Marie shared an email this week detailing the latest TikTok destructive trend, wherein students use the elastic band of disposable masks to saw through our vinyl chairs. Please, be aware that this trend is happening here at school … Continue reading →

Share Your Shout-Outs The best part of conferences for me was hearing how happy our students are with their teachers. Every conference I participated in included a student of a parent sharing how much they liked the teacher with whom … Continue reading →