Family Bulletin

Family Bulletin

December 14, 2020

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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! First workshop is this Thursday from 12:30pm-1:15pm. Tell a friend! FLYER

WINTER SPIRIT WEEK: Hello PBMS Family! This week ASB is hosting a "Winter Spirit Week" (see the Google Slides below). We will be having 3 different dress up days, a "New Years Resolution" slides show, and a live Zoom Party on Friday, Dec. 18 from 12-1 PM. We will playing several Kahoot games, including a Winter Kahoot and other categories! Today's dress up day is "Wear a Winter" hat day! Please feel free to share selfies of your winter hat on the "Winter Spirit Week" Jamboard so we can see your awesome winter gear! If you would like a chance to be featured in the yearbook, there is a Google Form you can fill out to submit your photos to yearbook :) Don't forget there is no school for the next two weeks (Monday 12/21-Friday 1/1) for winter break. ⛄🎇😎😂👏🏽

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g9mnGiF2iwNxGxLdPYCP22hrZw0EuvAgwLdJ3RKhm5E/edit?usp=sharing

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1lgkznS8QJbgbgbZrHregyR2T337AQClaBMvDFhJ5G_g/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNSxE2r2X3gfEWI1_H8YITVgytfo_3E1T2ZbMbAiQ8doE0hg/viewform

MB Cluster Schools Thermometer Distribution: San Diego Unified School District, with our Nursing and Wellness Department, is conducting a drive thru distribution of digital thermometers.  Distribution for families to be held at Pacific Beach Middle School on December 18 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. Distribution will be located in the PB Middle School parking lot, located on Felspar between Ingraham and Haines streets. These thermometers were donated to the district for distribution to district families. The goal of this initiative is to ensure that families have access to thermometers to monitor health and detect illness early. The company donating the thermometers would like to collect data to track trends in illness. More information will be included with the thermometers. Thermometers are free of charge for families while supplies last. The team will distribute one thermometer per family. 

Kinsa Thermometer User Guide

 Instructions:

1. Face Covering: Please wear it to pick up site

2. Drive Up: Remain in car

3. Walk Up: Maintain 6 foot Social Distancing

4. Please DO NOT bring anyone other than those absolutely necessary

5. DO NOT come if you are feeling ill (coughing, sneezing, fever, shortness of breath)

State & Federal Funding: LAST WEEK! If you have now completed your LCFF Income Form we will be calling you this week. The deadline was extended to Friday, December 18. You can submit the form directly via PowerSchool Parent Portal (see Att 2 – Job Aid_LCFF). It takes just a few clicks to do it this way, but you must be set up to use the Parent Portal. Once you log in, click on the LCFF Data Collection link found in the left bottom corner of the screen. It will take less than a minute to complete it. If you still have not set up PowerSchool parent portal email Susan Fanno at sfanno@sandi.net for a user name and a password.

You can also call the main office during office hours and complete it via phone. All the forms are due on Friday, December 18!  Please take a moment to complete this form today. Thank you very much for your help.

Att 2 - Job Aid_LCFF Parent Portal 20-21.pdf 

Office Hours: The office phone lines will be answered live from:

Mondays: 8:00-10:00am 12:00-2:00pm

Tuesdays: 8:00-10:00am 12:00-2:00pm

Wednesdays: 12:00-2:00pm

Thursdays: 8:00-10:00am 12:00-2:00pm

Fridays: 8:00-10:00am

If you call another time, please be sure to leave a voicemail. Voice mails are sent to the office staff via email. 

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 12/14/20

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

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.

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). 

• 6th Grade: rgyae2u

• 7th grade: rb7p5c4

• 8th grade: ye7mfi7

• Counseling: k66mj7k

Important Links

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