{"id":2714,"date":"2023-02-13T06:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T06:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/pcms\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2023-02-13T06:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T06:20:16","slug":"february-10-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/pcms\/2023\/02\/13\/february-10-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"February 10, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Principal’s Hello<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey, everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re are psyched for our Valentine’s Day Dance! A huge shout out goes to our Pacific Crest Community Organization, our parent volunteers, our 8th grade WEB Leaders, and our activities staff who have all put together a fun experience for our kids. There are hearts everywhere! This speaks to our third theme this year: rekindling the middle school experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was in some 8th grade classrooms last week for an hour and saw some cool things: Mr. Bjorback teaching rhetorical moves through sentence frames, Ms. Crabtree showing the effects of vacuum implosion on aluminum cans, and Ms. Dziurzynski introducing a function machine that spits out different answers despite identical inputs. I’m amazed at all the cool lessons I see in our classrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will try and do a better job of describing all the great stuff I see here at PCMS every day. Of course, so much of it cannot be captured in words, like all the fist bumps you randomly get from kids who are happy to be healthy, alive, and cared for by our amazing staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your partnership!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing is scheduled for all 6th \u2013 8th students later this spring. We are expecting all students to participate in the assessment. We plan to conduct testing at PCMS in late April \/ early May 2023. If parents choose to opt their student(s) out of testing, please click on the link the following link, complete and return the form to our main office by April 1, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These tests are designed to be one tool that assesses students\u2019 mastery of Oregon content standards. OSAS includes the English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and English Language Proficiency assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n