June 7, 2024

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Sean Keating

Principal’s Hello

Happy Friday Golden Eagle Families!

We’re getting close! If your 8th grader is attending Promotion this coming Friday, June 14, please be here no later than 5:45 PM. The ceremony begins at 6:00 PM!

Please be sure your student “dresses the part.” We don’t want students to feel uncomfortable, but we’d like them to learn that how we dress honors an occasion, and that our attire choices reflect our attitudes. We view Promotion as an important ceremony and milestone. As such, we will be dressing up a bit. A dress or dress shirt and trousers is perfect. Again, your student should feel comfortable. The outfit does not need to be fancy. It’s Bend after all!

Finally, for 8th graders, we have a Field Day planned for them on Monday, June 17. The following day, Tuesday, will be a Field Day for our 6th and 7th graders. 8TH GRADE ATTENDANCE IS OPTIONAL. If any 8th graders choose to attend this day, we will put them to work helping with Field Day for the 6th and 7th graders.

It’s been a joy watching students complete final projects and take final tests seriously. Our students, by and large, are following our routines, rules, expectations, and norms. We are finishing strong as a community.

Thank you so much for your teamwork!

Sean

Volunteer Opportunities

As the end of the school year nears, so do our Field Days! We will have our 8th grade Field Day on Monday, June 17th, and our 6th & 7th grade Field Day on Tuesday, June 18th. We have planned many fun outside interactive games for our students to enjoy. To make certain that both field days are a successful, safe and loads of fun we need several volunteers. Please follow this link to sign up to help us!

Important | iPad roll-in for all grades

We are collecting all iPads, iPad cases, original-issue bricks and cords on the following two days. Students must fully charge and update their iPad before they return it. Our 8th graders will turn their tech items listed below on Thursday, June 13th. Our 6th and 7th graders will turn their tech items listed below on Friday, June 14th. These items will be returned to 7th & 8th grade students in the Fall upon returning to PCMS. Please note the fines below.

Students will return the following original-issue items to avoid fines:

  • iPad: must be fully charged and updated before it is turned in
  • iPad Case: $18 fine if not in good condition; with ability to view BLS barcode on back
  • Brick: $20 fine for lost brick
  • Cord: $12 fine for lost cord

Important | End of the Year Student Medication Pick-up

The end of the school year is fast approaching. We want to ensure that your student’s leftover medication is safely returned to your home. All medications kept at school must be picked up at school by a parent/guardian on or before June 18.

  • Schools cannot retain medication for students over the summer.
  • Any medication not picked up by June 18 will be disposed.
  • Students are not permitted to transport medications home.
  • Medications must be picked up by a parent/guardian. This includes all prescription and non- prescription medications (including inhalers and epinephrine pens).
  • If you are unable to pick up your student’s medication by June 18, please contact Nurse Oliver at 541-355-6922.

Recordatorio de Medicamentos de Fin de Año Escola

El final del año escolar se acerca rápidamente. Queremos asegurarnos de que los medicamentos sobrantes de su estudiante se devuelvan de manera segura a su hogar. Todos los medicamentos guardados en la escuela deben ser recogidos en la escuela por un padre/tutor antes del 18 de Junio.

  • Las escuelas no pueden retener medicamentos para los estudiantes durante el verano.
  • Cualquier medicamento que no se recoja antes del 18-6-2024 será desechado.
  • No se permite que los estudiantes transporten medicamentos a casa.
  • Los medicamentos deben ser recogidos por un padre/tutor. Esto incluye todos los medicamentos recetados y sin receta (incluidos inhaladores y plumas de epinefrina).
  • Si no puede recoger el medicamento de su estudiante antes del 18 de junio, comuníquese con la enfermera, Oliver, al 541-355-6922.

Lost & Found Goes Bye-Bye!

Ask your kids to check lost and found to claim their items. Whatever unclaimed items remain at the end of the day on Tuesday, June 18 will be donated to a local charity.

News from Nutrition Services

We are pleased to announce that due to changes in federal and state regulations, Bend-La Pine School District now qualifies for and will be participating district-wide in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) meal program for the 2024-2025 school year. All students can receive one healthy breakfast and one healthy lunch each school day at no charge to the family and no cost to the school district. No action is required of the families.

Nos complace anunciar que, debido a los cambios en las regulaciones federales y estatales, el Distrito Escolar de Bend-La Pine entero ahora califica y participará en el programa de comidas de Provisión de Elegibilidad Comunitaria (por sus siglas en inglés: CEP) para el año escolar 2024-2025. Cada estudiante podrá recibir un desayuno y almuerzo saludables cada día escolar sin costo para la familia y sin costo para el distrito escolar. No se requiere ninguna acción por parte de las familias.

Golden Eagle Athletics

Our athletics department is gearing up for fall sports! Registration for all sports will open on July 22nd. PCMS 7th and 8th grade football will begin with a 4 day camp on August 19th, with official practices beginning on August 26th. More information will be provided as the fall sports season nears.

Sources of Strength

A group of 8th grade students have been working all year on a program called Sources of Strength. This is a preventative suicide program that emphasizes the different areas of strength that all students have. The program focuses on 8 different areas of strength: family support, positive friendships, mentors, healthy activities, generosity, spirituality, physical health, and mental health. The students worked hard to complete three campaigns throughout the year. The first was to present at an all-staff training and share the program with staff. The second was to work on a week of advisory slides to share with the student body information about the program. The final campaign focused on an aspect of spirituality which is the practice of sharing gratitude. They did this by having all students share the things that they are grateful for on a yellow feather and then taking all of those feathers (0ver 500!) and creating an art installation. This was our first year running the program and we learned a lot! We are excited to see what we will be able to accomplish next year!

Calendar of Events | Mark your Calendar

  • June 12 | Correction: Early Release Day | 8:50 AM – 2:15 PM
  • June 13 | 8th Grade iPad Roll-in | see info above
  • June 14 | 6th & 7th Grade iPad Roll-in | see info above
  • June 14 | 8th Grade Promotion to High School | Leaving the Nest
  • June 17 | 8th Grade Field Day (Last Required School Day for 8th Graders)
  • June 18 | 6th & 7th Grade Field Day Activities | Released at 2:15 PM (8th Grade Attendance OPTIONAL)

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