Family
Bulletin
October
19, 2020
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Date
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Event
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LINKS
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Week
of 10/19-10/23
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10/19
- A 10/20 - B 10/21 - A 10/22 - B 10/23 - A
Period
1A or 1B Meeting
Period
2A or 2B Meeting
Teacher
Office Hours
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8:30-10:00am
10:15-11:45am
1:00-2:00pm
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10/19
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School
Site Council - Welcome new members
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2:00-3:00pm
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10/20
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Planner
and English Book Distribution - Make-Ups
Enter
on Diamond Street, park and walk to the fitness room
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12:00-3:00pm
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10/21
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Planner
and English Book Distribution - Make-Ups
Enter
on Diamond Street, park and walk to the fitness room
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12:00-3:00pm
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10/22
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Planner
and English Book Distribution - Make-Ups
Enter
on Diamond Street, park and walk to the fitness room
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12:00-3:00pm
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10/23
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Vice
Principal Office Hours in Spanish
Principal’s
Coffee - All things IB with Ms. Hensen
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9:00-10:00
10:30-11:30
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Week
of
1026-10/30
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10/26
- B 10/27 - A 10/28 - B 10/29 - A 10/30 - B
Period
1A or 1B Meeting
Period
2A or 2B Meeting
Teacher
Office Hours
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8:30-10:00am
10:15-11:45am
1:00-2:00pm
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10/28
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Friends
of PB Secondary Schools Meeting
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6:00pm
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10/30
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End
of Quarter 1
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Week
of 11/2-11/6
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11/2
- A 11/3 - B 11/4 - A 11/5 - B 11/6 - A
Period
1A or 1B Meeting - NEW CLASSES!
Period
2A or 2B Meeting - NEW CLASSES!
Teacher
Office Hours - NEW CLASSES!
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8:30-10:00am
10:15-11:45am
1:00-2:00pm
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11/2
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New
classes begin!
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New
course links will be posted here when available
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Announcements
(NEW)
ELAC
Committee:
PBMS is currently recruiting parents of English Learners to join our English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC). The purpose of the ELAC Committee is for parents and community members
to meet, learn, and collaborate to advise the principal and staff on programs and services for English Learners. For more information about ELAC you can click this link:
English Espanol
If
you are interested in joining ELAC, please email Jordan Sobel at jsobel@sandi.net.
Vice
Principal Office Hours in Spanish:
Every Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Mr. Sobel will host an “Office Hour” in Spanish for parents. You can join at any time. The Zoom link is:
https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/82060590593
(Passcode: 045175)
Counseling
Corner: Here is some information from the counseling department.
Quarter
1 Report Cards: The end of the
first quarter is October 30. This is the day grades become part of your child’s permanent record as Semester 1 grades for their first 4 courses. Integrated Math 1 and all of the 7th and 8th grade Spanish and Chinese classes are high school courses. These grades
get sent to universities as part of your child’s high school transcript. There are several opportunities for help including teacher office hours and free tutoring. Click this link for more information.
Need
Academic Support?
Free
& Reduced Lunch Meal Application: PBMS
needs your help. We stand to lose over $50,000 in our budget next year in Title 1 funding if the percentage of students who qualify for the program is below 40%. Please complete the application whether you think your family will qualify or not. Submit the
online application here: Free
& Reduced Lunch Meal Application
8th
grader families: Please join
Mission Bay High School for a school tour to learn more about MBHS and our IB Diploma Program. All tours will begin at 9 am and last about one hour. For virtual tours attendees will be asked to turn their camera on while in the waiting room and provide a
full name on the zoom. For more information please contact Tracy Borg tborg@sandi.net
If you live outside the 92109 zip code be sure to get your enrollment options application in before the November 16th deadline!
Zoom
Schedule & Links
Math
Practice: The school district
has provided a math program called ST Math for our students. ST Math for Middle School 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.
It is recommended for students to engage in this program for 30 minutes a day.
Free
Tutoring: The Mission Bay High
School National Honor Society is providing free tutoring. Check out this flyer for Kid By Kid for more details.
Kid
By Kid Flyer
PBMS
News Admin Update: Nearly
every week of the school year, the administration films a bulletin for the students. It will be shared by teachers, in the grade level Google classrooms, and on the website. Here is a link to the first update of the year. Please share it with your child(ren).
PBMS
News Admin Update: Week of 10/19/20
Planners,
New English Curriculum, Chromebooks & Materials Make-Up Days: The
fitness room will be open for distribution on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week from 1:00-3:00pm.
Please
use the Diamond Street driveway to enter and exit. If
these times do not work for you, please contact Sally Kaufman skaufman@sandi.net
to make an appointment.
Questions
or Concerns:
If you have questions or concerns, please call the school to leave a voicemail 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
Teacher
Appreciation: Hello PBMS Family!
Do you have an awesome teacher? Here is an opportunity to send your teachers some love! Fill out the "I Have An Awesome Teacher" Google Form below. Be sure to include your name, your teacher, and a loving message for ASB to deliver to them <3 Our teachers
have been working harder than ever this year, and your kind words will mean the world to them :)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe03uT_wKeTC4-L6Wb9PIlbnhznMZi_kYjqIT4MCY2QcqGwXg/viewform
Parent
Homework?!?: Do
you remember the good ol’ days when schools would send you a giant packet of papers to read, sign, and return on the 1st day of school? Well, we still need you to complete those forms. The silver lining of this very different fall is that there are only 3
forms to complete and no trees were harmed. I will expect 100% completion! That’s 2 forms for each student from each family and 1 Free and Reduced Meal Application (FRM) for each family. Here is the link to the digital forms. The FRM form is submitted directly
to the district. The Universal form gets sent to pbmssec@sandi.net
and the health form goes to our nurse, Nary Gantz at mgantz@sandi.net.
Thank you! LINK
FOPBSS
e-blast: Don't
miss out on the FOPBSS weekly e-blast with school updates, info, fundraisers and events. Sign up at FOPBSS.org. Look for the blue box on the right hand of the screen. You can sign up for MBHS, PBMS or both. Questions? Email
mbhsfriends@yahoo.com.
FOPBSS
CONTRIBUTION DRIVE: Contributions
to FOPBSS are making a decided improvement in the quality of our student’s educational experience at PBMS and MBHS. In light of the current budget cuts in public education, however, your generous support is essential to ensure this level of excellence continues.
If
every parent/guardian reading this letter donated $20.00 it would amount to approximately $44,000 this year to be directed towards enhancing programs and curriculum in need of support.
Of
course, donations in any amounts are greatly appreciated! All donations are 100% tax deductible. To donate, please visit the FOPBSS website at
http://fopbss.org/contribution-drive/.
Contact
the school:
The office phone lines will be answered live from:
Mondays:
7:00-9:00am
1:00-3:00pm
Tuesdays:
8:00-10:00am 1:00-3:00pm
Wednesdays:
1:00-3:00pm
Thursdays:
8:00-10:00am 1:00-3:00pm
Fridays:
8:00-10:00am
If
you call another time, please be sure to leave a message. Messages are sent to the office staff via email.
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
Chromebook
not working?
Call the help desk at 619-732-1400 or head to one of the tech centers.
Important
Links
Food
Distribution Centers
Google
Classroom
Canvas
PBMS
Q1 Class Codes
Staff
Directory
PBMS
Distance Learning Schedule
Technology
Support for Families