Family Bulletin

PBMS Family Bulletin

May 3, 2021

 

Announcements

 

8th Grade Promotion Planning: Thank you for your patience for information on promotion. This Thursday at 9:00am, PBMS student government students will host a Zoom meeting for parents about promotion and end of year activities. The meeting will open with the guidelines regarding these activities. Students will share a plan based on them and then we want to hear from parents. The zoom ID is 898 8222 7901 or use the link above. Feel free to send questions in advance to me at kmeng@sandi.net. We will have an FAQ ready to share at the meeting.

 

Information for Hybrid Students: 

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Out of State Travel: There is a strong recommendation by the CDC to self quarantine for 7 days and get a COVID test within 3-5 days of return home from travel. SDUSD will not be enforcing this, just strongly encouraging it. 

 

           

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Cell Phones: Students can have cell phones on campus daily but they are only permitted to be out and on before school or after school. For the last 3 weeks, students have been reminded to put their cell phones away during the break. This week, we will begin confiscating phones. On the first offense, students can pick up their phone after school in the main office. If it happens again, PBMS will release the phone to a parent. Thank you for your help with this issue. 

 

           

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Gates open at 8:00am. Please do not drop students off before this time unless your child is enrolled in the before school program. 

 

           

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Be sure to assess your child's health every day before coming to school by completing the Daily Student Symptom Checklist or using ClearPass ClearPass Directions The checklist must be turned in or the ClearPass screen must be shown to staff prior to entering campus. Direct your child to the main office to get more checklists. 

 

           

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Please remind your child of the social distancing expectations: 6 feet apart before school & during the break. Physical distancing is especially important for the students remaining on campus for lunch. 

 

           

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To make an appointment for the free COVID testing on site, click this link: COVID Testing

 

           

 

Community Service: Community service hours are due Tuesday, May 4th. Community service hours are not required, just expected as part of the International Baccalaureate Programme: 10 hours - 6th grade; 15 hours - 7th grade; 20 hours - 8th grade. Please have your child complete the following form to report the hours. We love to total up the service hours to see the impact PBMS students have on the San Diego community. Community Service Form

 

Counseling Newsletter: Here is the link to the newest information from our counseling department: May Newsletter

 

THRIVING THURSDAYS: PBMS Students, Please join us for our THRIVING THURSDAYS Workshop Series to give you strategies on how to deal with stress, anxiety, motivation, mindfulness, and general well-being! Every other Thursday from 12:30pm-1:15pm. The next meeting is 5/6. Tell a friend! FLYER

 

 

 

Live Phone Hours: The office staff will be answering phones during these times.

Mondays: 7:00am - 3:30pm

Tuesdays: 7:00am - 3:30pm

Wednesdays: 7:00am - 3:30pm

Thursdays: 7:00am - 3:30pm

Fridays: 8:00am - 12:00pm

If you need assistance at another time, please call and leave a voicemail. Voice mails are sent to the office staff via email. 

 

Questions or Concerns: If you have questions or concerns, please call the school to leave a voicemail at 858-221-5600 or e-mail the administration: Principal Meng at kmeng@sandi.net or Vice Principal Sobel at jsobel@sandi.net. If issues are not resolved at the school, you can contact the Office of Quality Assurance at 619-725-7211.

 

Reminders

 

YEARBOOK Announcements: Our dedicated students are working hard to produce a yearbook for this memorable year with distribution in the summer. This means they can include the return to school and any end of year activities. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please visit the Jostens website, click on  purchase a yearbook and type in Pacific Beach Middle School or click on this LINK.

 

Textbooks & Materials: Please email Sally Kaufman at skaufman@sandi.net if you need to pick up materials or textbooks. You may also reach her by phone at 858-221-5632. 

 

 

Chromebook not working? Call the help desk at 619-732-1400 or head to one of the tech centers. Hours of operation are 9 am - 3:30 pm for Chromebook Exchanges, and 10 am - 3:30 pm for Hotspot Pick-ups, Monday - Friday. PBMS cannot accept damaged or broken Chromebooks and we do not have the ability to fix them or replace them. For internet connectivity or a hot spot call 619-260-2460.

 

Math Practice: Are you concerned about your child not having math this quarter? PBMS recommends that your student engage in ST Math for Middle School for 30 minutes every day. It includes both on-grade-level and intervention content. With ST Math, students build a strong conceptual foundation and repair cracks and gaps in that foundation - correcting misconceptions so their future math learning can snap into place. To access the program, students log in to the Clever portal and click on the ST Math icon. Using ST Math at Home. 

 

Grade level student classrooms: For general grade level information each student should join the following Google Classrooms. Current information includes community service and community projects (for 8th graders). 

 

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6th Grade: rgyae2u

 

           

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7th grade: rb7p5c4

 

           

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8th grade: ye7mfi7

 

           

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Counseling: k66mj7k

 

           

 

 

Important Links

 

Food Distribution Centers

Google Classroom

Canvas

Staff Directory

PBMS Distance Learning Schedule

Technology Support for Families