Principal’s Hello
Hey there, Golden Eagle families!
It’s been a great last week here in the nest before our week-long break. Our 7th graders played against a staff team in ultimate frisbee, we over-flowed our gift drive box, had a planetarium in our gym for 8th graders, and had our first sit-down meeting with our PCCO board to celebrate our successful Fill the Nest fundraising campaign! Thank you for doing your part to make this place special!
We’re a great school (in my opinion) because our families are so committed, and we are only going to keep evolving and getting better. Speaking of evolving, we’ve added 7 support groups this school year for our student body: affinity groups for students of color and LGBTQ-identifying students and allies, an executive functioning group, a classroom disruptors intervention, and three social-emotional skills groups: anxiety, social dynamics, and family change.
Our hard-working, talented staff are thankful, as ever, for your positive, team-based partnership. We are grateful to you! Let’s keep this special thing going!
Warmly,
Sean
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.
NEW Program | Sources of Strength
Pacific Crest Middle School has started a Sources of Strength program this year. Sources of Strength is a student-led program that engages all students and adults in school in sharing messages about hope, help, and strength. Sources of Strength prevents suicide, violence including bullying, and substance use.
A Thankfulness Challenge is a Sources of Strength campaign you can help model at home with your child.
Here’s 4 ways to practice gratitude:
- Think: Think about 1 thing you are grateful for each day for 21 days. Aim to do this around the same time each day, like when you wake up or go to bed.
- Speak: Share your gratitude with others. Tell your child, your child’s teachers, or your friends or partner what you appreciate about them.
- Listen: Listen to others as an act of gratitude. Show you are listening to what they say, which shows they matter to you.
- Write: Write your gratitudes for 21 days in this Sources of Strength Thankfulness Journal. Writing gratitudes for 21 days is proven to shift thinking to be more positive.
Practicing gratitude can help us view ourselves, others, and what’s happening around us in a more positive way. Sharing your gratitude with others spreads the benefits to those around us as well.
Sources of Strength in Bend-La Pine Schools is supported by Healthy Schools, our partnership with Deschutes County to make sure our schools promote health for every student.
Spanish
Pacific Crest Middle School ha iniciado un programa Fuentes de fuerza este año. Fuentes de fuerza es un programa dirigido por estudiantes que involucra a todos los estudiantes y adultos de la escuela a compartir mensajes sobre esperanza, ayuda y fortaleza. Fuentes de fuerza previene el suicidio, la violencia, incluido el acoso escolar, y el consumo de sustancias.
Un Desafío de Agradecimiento es una campaña de Fuentes de Fortaleza que usted puede ayudar a modelar en casa con su hijo.
Aquí hay 4 formas de practicar la gratitud:
1. Reflexionar: Piense en una cosa por la que esté agradecido cada día durante 21 días. Trate de hacer esto aproximadamente a la misma hora todos los días, como cuando se despierta o se acuesta.
2. Hablar: Comparta su gratitud con los demás. Dígale a su hijo, a sus maestros, a sus amigos o a su pareja lo que aprecia de ellos.
3. Escuchar: Escuche a los demás como acto de gratitud. Demuestre que está escuchando lo que dicen, lo que demuestra que le importan.
4. Escribir: Escriba sus agradecimientos durante 21 días en este Diario de agradecimiento de Fuentes de fortaleza. Se ha demostrado que escribir agradecimientos durante 21 días cambia el pensamiento para que sea más positivo.
Practicar la gratitud puede ayudarnos a vernos a nosotros mismos, a los demás y a lo que sucede a nuestro alrededor de una manera más positiva. Compartir su gratitud con los demás también extiende los beneficios a quienes nos rodean.
Fuentes de fortaleza en las escuelas de Bend-La Pine cuenta con el respaldo de Escuelas saludables, nuestra asociación con el condado de Deschutes para garantizar que nuestras escuelas promuevan la salud de cada estudiante.
Lost & Found Reminder
Is your student missing any personal items? Remind them to check the Lost & Found on a regular basis. We are coming upon the 2nd of the four days set aside throughout the school year to donate unclaimed lost and found items on Friday, December 15.
Athletics
Wrestling registration is now open and will close January 12th. For more information regarding registration please visit our PCMS Athletics website. There will be a informational meeting for those wanting to learn more about our wrestling program on November 16th in the Nest at 5:30pm.
Calendar of Events | Mark your Calendar
- Nov. 6 – Dec. 1 | The Giving Plate Jingle Store Toy Drive (see details in prior blogs)
- Nov. 6 – Jan. 12 | Wrestling Registration
- Nov. 20 – 24 | Thanksgiving Break | No School
- Dec. 4 – 15 | The Giving Plate Food Drive (see details in prior blogs)
- Dec. 18 – Jan. 1 | Winter Break | No School
- Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | No School
- Feb. 3 | 1st Semester Ends
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