Pacetti Bay Middle School Wildcat Weekly
Volume 11
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Good afternoon Wildcat Nation! |
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We hope you enjoy the new look of the Wildcat Weekly. The faculty and administration wants to make sure that you have all of the information you need for your children to have great success and we believe this format will aid in the process. Please take a moment and register to receive the Wildcat Weekly at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/IWZG0wo
This week is filled with a myriad of activities such as clubs, sports and our SAC meeting. As our activities start to ramp up, please continue to keep an eye on your child's grades. We are not far from the end of the quarter.
Lastly, this week, we will start the Wednesday 12:00pm release. We have been able to preserve every instructional minute for the kids. Please plan for this earlier release through December.
Respectfully,
Ted Banton, Principal
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Events for this Week
- October 12: NJHS Meeting for invitees at 2:00 in the Auditorium
- October 15: SAC Meeting on Teams at 2:15. Contact Mr. Manias for the link.
- October 15: Volleyball at Freedom Crossing Academy at 5:30 (tickets must be pre-purchased
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Unity Day 2020
Pacetti Bay will stand together and unite for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion!
Wear ORANGE on Wednesday, October 21st. We will stand together in one giant ORANGE message of hope and support.
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Monday, October 28-Friday, November 1
10/26-Monday: Marvel vs. DC wear your favorite superhero shirt.
“You have the POWER to stay Drug Free!”
10/27-Tuesday: “Don't Let Drugs Turn You Inside Out” – Wear clothes inside out, backwards, and mismatched.
10/28- Wednesday: Twin Day "Friends don't let friends do drugs!"
10/29-Thursday: “Color War On Drugs” –Wear your grade level color to represent your commitment to being drug free. 6th Grade- green, 7th Grade- blue, 8th Grade- black.
10/30-Friday-(YOLO) You Only Live Once- Be Drug Free- Wear Red to support being drug free!
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Parents, please remember to check your child’s temperature before they depart for school. Remember that a student with a temperature of 100.4 will need to be picked up at school. In addition, please remember to ensure you go over the checklist below with your child each day.
Students are to have their face masks or face shields on when arriving to campus and will be directed by their teacher after their temperature is checked at homeroom.
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Summer Reading Wrap-up:
Congratulations to all of our Wildcats who completed their Summer Reading assignments! Ice cream rewards were given out and prize basket winners announced as follows:
- Ava Cioffi - won the Music prize basket
- Brady Forfar - won the Video Game prize basket
- Grace McFarland - won the Movie prize basket
- Anthony Scianna - won the Food prize basket
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Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest:
The Media Center is sponsoring its annual Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Decorate a pumpkin to represent a middle school appropriate book in some way. If you’re interested in entering the contest, please stop by the Media Center, or check your Schoology Media group, for the guidelines and entry form. Entries must be turned into the Media Center no later than October 23rd. The first-place winner will get $20 to spend on books of their choice.
Media Center Policy:
Our students are expected to check out books and read throughout the school year. Students are responsible for returning or renewing their library books and textbooks by the due dates given. Students will only be permitted to check out books if they do not already have an overdue book. Students, and their parents, are responsible for the replacement costs of any lost or damaged materials. If ordered, a yearbook will not be delivered to the student and the cost of the yearbook will be put towards the replacement cost of any lost or damaged materials. Students may be excluded from end-of-year activities with Media Center materials outstanding. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact our Media Specialist at Karin.gowens@stjohns.k12.fl.us .
eBooks:
Did you know we have eBooks? We have 1000’s of eBooks, including all of this year’s Sunshine State titles. You can access our eBooks by going to the Media Center website and clicking on the eBooks section or using this link: https://www-pbm.stjohns.k12.fl.us/media/ebooks/ . On the eBooks webpage, you will find all the information you need to access and navigate our eBook platforms as well as information about eBooks/eResources available on the St Johns County Public Library website. This information has also been posted in each grade’s Schoology Media group under Resources. There is so much there to discover. Enjoy exploring and reading these digital resources!
Book Holds:
We encourage our students to place a hold in Destiny (our online library management system) on a book they want to check out when it is not immediately available for them to check out while they are in the Media Center. Students place a hold by logging into Destiny using their student number and district password. Directions on how to do this have been placed in each grade’s Schoology Media group under Resources. When the book becomes available, we send the student a message on Schoology. They have 3 school days to come pick it up in the Media Center, before we check it back in from them and make it available to the next student.
Distance Learners are welcome to utilize this hold system to check out books from our school library as well. Once they get the Schoology message that their book is available for them to pick up, they will have 3 school days to come pick it up in the front office between the hours of 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. Books are due 3 weeks from their checkout date. The due date is stamped in the back of the book. Distance Learners are still responsible for returning their books on time to the return bin outside the front office Monday-Friday 7:30-2:30 pm.
Schoology for Students:
- Students (both brick & mortar and distance learners) received Schoology training activities and materials through their social studies classes the first week of school.
- As part of this training, students were also instructed to join their grade level Media and Counselor Schoology groups so they receive important information and resources from these departments as well.
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Click here for the “2020-21 Student Getting Started with Schoology Guide” students used as part of their training. This shows students how to login, join their grade groups, navigate the platform, and access the Schoology app if desired.
- Students can find a pink “Student Schoology Help Videos” folder in each of their Schoology courses under Materials to reference for additional support.
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Go to the Troubleshooting Schoology Issues Guide for help with login and technical issues.
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You can find all of this information, and more, on the PBMS Schoology Information webpage.
Schoology for Parents
- Parents may set up their own Schoology account if they choose. Parent letters, including your parent access code needed to set up and link your account to your student, went home the second week of school. If you already have a Schoology parent account for another student, you can use this access code to add this student to your existing account.
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Visit the PBMS Schoology Information webpage for additional information and resources.
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Visit the SJCSD Schoology for Parents webpage for additional information and resources.
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The new link for attendance notes is now up and running! Visit the PBMS webpage under attendance link or click on the button. You can complete and submit all in one easy form! Any questions, please contact our attendance office at 904-547-8780 |
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Athletics and Physical Education |
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Calling all runners! The Physical Education Department will be hosting the 9th Annual Turkey Trot on Friday, November 20th during PE classes. Students will participate in a 1.8 mile fun run around the Pacetti Bay grounds.
This year’s turkey trot shirt is on sale through Monday, November 2nd and costs $8.00. If your child is interested in purchasing a shirt, he/she may bring the cash or a check and the order form below to one of the PE teachers. Thank you for your continued support. Stay strong and gobble on!
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BJ’s FUNDRAISER FROM 10/4 - 10/18:
The PBMS PTSO is excited to announce our newest fundraiser! Save over 50% on new member offers, and take advantage of great savings on renewals at BJ's! Your annual membership will entitle you to 25% off grocery store prices every day, and you will also earn 2% cash back on most purchases!
$5 of every membership purchased comes back to support PBMS, so be sure to renew or register ASAP!
*** Please list Pacetti Bay Middle School at the top of your application. If you would prefer to give your credit card info via phone, please submit the application without it and our rep, Deb Wilson, will call you ***
WILLIE JEWELL’S SPIRIT NIGHT - OCTOBER 20 FROM 5:00 - 8:00 PM:
No need to cook dinner when you can visit Willie Jewell’s on Tuesday, October 20 from 5:00-8:00 PM! Order up some delicious BBQ and support PBMS while you do it! See you there!
WILDCATS ANNOUNCEMENT MARQUEE: This year, we are thrilled to share that the Wildcats Announcement Marquee is open for reservations! We hope you will join in the fun!
Your $25 donation provides a personal message on the Wildcats Announcement Marquee outside The Bay. This is perfect for Happy Birthdays, Congratulations, or other small encouragements! Messages and payments must be submitted no later than the WEDNESDAY prior to the week of your reservation.
THIS WEEK AT PBMS:
We were thrilled to show our appreciation for our Wildcats Custodial Team for Custodian’s Day on Friday. We also treated our staff to some yummy goodies on Junk Food Friday!
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Pacetti Bay Middle School
245 Meadowlark Lane
St. Augustine, FL 32092
Main: (904) 547-8760
Fax: (904) 547-8775
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