{"id":3473,"date":"2023-10-06T22:47:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T22:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/pcms\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:53:15","slug":"october-6-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/pcms\/2023\/10\/06\/october-6-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"October 6, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Dear Golden Eagle Families, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What beautiful fall weather we are having! So many students are going outside for recess \u2014 it’s awesome! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we began our fall spirit competition in advisory. It’s a two-part competition: students decorate classroom doors in a fall theme and also wear school colors for the next three Fridays. On Friday the 20th, the culminating day of the competition, a panel of judges will tally the number of students with school spirit during the three-week competition as well assess the creativity, artistry, and engineering of the door decorations. (We are using a 0-4 rubric.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winning advisory gets a special party and treat on the Monday after the dance. Remember that students are allowed to wear costumes to school for the dance and for Halloween. Please ensure the costume follows our guidelines below and that faces are not covered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you, and have a great weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Fall Conferences<\/strong> – Wed, 10\/25 and Thur, 10\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall conferences are upon us! We know you just met your teacher at Back to School Night, so it might feel like these are coming on too soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our fall conferences are 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, 10\/25 and 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, 10\/26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look at your student’s grades. Are they pretty good \u2014 mostly A’s and B’s? If so, you should not fret about scheduling a conference. If, however, your student is struggling in a class, then meeting with that teacher might be a good idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our fall conferences are 15 minutes long, just enough time to have a substantive conversation about your student’s performance in that class and to learn how you can support your student at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the spring, we plan to have open house conferences, where you can drop in on any teacher to chat. For these fall conferences, however, we are focused on one student and one class at a time. Space is very limited, and, again, we are hoping to primarily serve the families of students struggling in a class. Thank you for understanding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In next Friday’s “News From the Nest,” we will include a link for you to sign up for a conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halloween Dance<\/strong> | Friday, October 20, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with PCCO, our WEB Leaders are super excited to host the first social of the year for all PCMS students. See below details and this flyer<\/a>. Tickets will be pre-sold Monday, 10\/16 \u2013 Thursday, 10\/19 before school, at lunch in the Upper Nest and in the Main Office any other time. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents<\/strong>, we could really use your help supporting this event by either donating an item and\/or volunteering at the event. Click here<\/a> now to view the Sign-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, students who attend this event will remain at the dance until 6:00 PM. Students will not be released early unless it is pre-arranged by sending an email to Deb Mullen at deb.mullen@bend.k12.or.us<\/a> no later than noon on Friday, 10\/20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n