{"id":773,"date":"2021-09-11T00:12:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T00:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/pcms-staff\/?p=773"},"modified":"2021-09-11T00:12:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T00:12:58","slug":"september-10-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/pcms-staff\/2021\/09\/11\/september-10-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"September 10, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Week 1 is in the Books!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What an amazing first week! It felt so good to be in classrooms hearing student voices and seeing the amazing ways you all worked to engage with our students as they kicked off their school year. Over and over, I asked students if they were excited to be back and, not only did most answer with a resounding yes, but they also shared that they were excited to be back and see “Mrs. Withers” and “Mr. Colt” and “Miss Christina” and shared their excitement at the end of their first day about the delicious lunches and their new Math, Choir, and Science classes (Full disclosure: Nathan Shein shared that Science was the best part of his<\/em> first day and his Science teacher was in earshot, having just completed their carpool; so, you know, take that for what it’s worth). Every day, I am somehow more grateful to be a part of this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supply Update<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for filling out the supply needs form and letting us know what items students need to be successful in your classes. We have started to order supplies for students and are focusing on those most-requested items that can be used across content areas like pencils, composition books, graph paper, and binders. There are some supply-chain issues coming up, so I cannot provide a timetable as to when we\u2019ll be receiving these. When I have an idea, I’ll share it via email so you can know when and what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, as middle schools, were caught a bit flat-footed when the announcement was made that schools would be providing supplies for students and then again when we were informed that no extra funds would be made available to schools specifically for supplies, so we are scrambling to catch up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, I want to reiterate that you MAY NOT <\/span><\/strong>tell students that any materials are required if we are not providing them with said materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a similar note, I expect to have department supply budgets ready to share a bit earlier than the October 1 date I had originally planned on. Sorry for the delay and stay tuned for more info in next week’s Golden Eagle Update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students of Concern<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you amazing and caring humans kick off the year, you are going to notice some students who present in a way that leads you to have some concerns for them and we want you to share those concerns so that we can either inform you that those concerns have been noticed previously and some interventions have been put into place or share that these are new concerns and we can start to gather some data for an appropriate intervention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to be sure that students can get some extra attention quickly is to reach out to their assigned counselor. Those students whose last names begin with the letters A-K have Abigail Clark as their counselor; those students whose last names begin with the letters L-Z have Sarah Girard as their counselor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extra Duty Positions Still Available<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a number of extra duty positions available. These come with a stipend and, more importantly, are an AMAZING<\/span><\/strong> way of providing avenues for students to explore new things while gaining an increased connection to PCMS. Win-win-win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current Extra Duty positions we have available will be posted on the Human Resources webpage by Monday and include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n