Principal’s Hello
Hey, families! Thank you for another great week! This week we celebrated Halloween and enjoyed a super fun spirit week.
We also reminded our students of our electronic device policy. Please ask your student about it.
The number one rule of this policy is that cell phones are silent and away from 8:50 to 3:45. Why? Cell phones disrupt the learning environment, create conditions for bullying and harassment, and are constantly lost and broken.
Our kids are, by and large, doing great with this policy this year. As an entire staff, we are all working together as a united front to hold the line on this expectation while, at the same time, keeping things positive.
Yearbooks
This year, we are trying to rekindle the middle school experience. That’s one of our top three goals.
For us, yearbooks are a big part of the middle school social experience for kids. This year, we want every single student to have a yearbook placed in their hand at the end of the year.
To do that, we need your help. Yearbooks are $20 each, but we’d like you to consider the following:
–$40 buys your student’s book and a yearbook for a student who cannot afford one.
–$50 buys the above, plus your name listed on our Golden Circle page.
8TH GRADE ONLY OPTIONS:
–$75 buys the above, plus a small, customizable Celebration Square (1/8 page)
–$100 buys the above, plus a large, customizable Celebration Square (1/4 page)
We’ll be sharing more information soon, including a link for purchasing a book and submitting a donation if you choose. We just wanted you to be aware of this new equity model of yearbook purchasing.
Affinity Group Starting Soon
At Pacific Crest, clubs are for students, by students – meaning that we have clubs that are born out of student interest. There are a few exceptions to this rule, as the Yearbook Club, National Junior Honor Society, and PRISM clubs are adult-led in order to provide some continuity from year-to-year. In this same way, Pacific Crest would like to offer an Affinity Circle group for our students of color. This Affinity Circle group will focus on providing a safe and supportive place for students to discuss their shared experiences. If this is applicable to your student, please talk with them about whether or not they would like to be a part of an Affinity Circle group, or if you would like to be contacted for more information please click here.
PCMS Gives Back our Bend Community
Now more than ever, ’tis the giving season! Every year our WEB Leaders offer our students and families options to give to those in need during the holiday season. We are partnering with the Giving Plate with two open giving options this year starting on Wednesday, November 9 and ending on Wednesday, December 7.
The first option is a “non-perishable” food drive which serves local residents in Bend. Below is a list of needed items. Donations will be collected at PCMS in the Upper Nest starting this Wednesday. The grade level that collects the most food items will receive a surprise!
The second option is to donate to the Giving Plate’s Jingle Christmas; bringing hope to the holidays. The Jingle Store is an annual, free community event where kids can come and “shop” for gifts to give to those they love. Here are some helpful practical shopping tips. There will be a specific collection container for donated gifts in the PCMS Upper Nest starting on Wednesday, November 9. You may also donate directly to one of these locations. No need to wrap your gift donations. There will be a wrapping station at the Jingle Christmas event on December 16 & 17 at the Riverhouse Event Center in Bend.
Calendar
- Nov. 8 | School Board Meeting | La Pine High School | 5:30 – 7:30pm
- Nov. 9 – Dec. 7 | Giving Plate Food Drive & Jingle Christmas (see info above)
- Nov. 11 | Veteran’s Day | No School
- Nov 21-25 | Thanksgiving Break | No School
- Dec. 6 | PCMS Band and Orchestra Concert | 7-8:30pm | PCMS Nest
- Dec. 19 – Jan. 2 | Winter break
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