Pacetti Bay Middle School Wildcat Weekly
Volume 80
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Good evening PBMS families,
This past week marked the beginning of FSA testing as 6th and 7th grade tested on Tuesday and 8th grade tested on Friday with the FSA writing assessment. We do apologize for the rescheduling for the 8th grade students, but the inclement weather disrupted the start of school significantly.
We have many students to celebrate for their accomplishments, check out our student spotlights below. Way to go Wildcats!
Be sure to check out the "Upcoming Events" section. One event that we want to emphasize is the "Social Media Spotlight" on April 21st at Creekside High School. The perils of social media for our kids are everchanging. This is a great opportunity to hear about the latest trends and risks associated with social media from the area experts. More information is towards the end of the Wildcat Weekly.
The fourth quarter will be filled with activities and events, so please take the time to read through the Wildcat Weekly each week. We will update items via the Wildcat Weekly and through schoolmessenger emails.
Parents, please review the testing calendars below. We will continue to include this in the Wildcat Weekly and send out messages closer to each date.
6th and 7th grade parents, please scroll down for fourth quarter field studies for our students. These opportunities will fill quickly and unfortunately do have limits beyond our control.
Please be reminded that school begins at 7:30am. We have noticed that the number of tardies have been increasing in the morning. Also remind your child that the cell phone is to be put away when entering the building.
Parents of 8th grade students, please remind your child of the criteria to attend Gradventure. We have noticed tardies on the rise for 8th grade students and need them to hold to the standard. The criteria is listed below on the Gradventure flyer.
In addition, our 8th grade dance will be held on May 20th at PBMS. More details will be sent out to parents through schoolmessenger this week.
Please remind your child to keep themselves and others safe while on campus by using proper sanitization strategies. Together we can minimize the impacts on the community and schools.
Here are some important pieces of information for this school year:
- Doors will open for students starting at 7:10am. We are NOT able to monitor students before 7:00am. Our office hours are 7:00am- 3:00pm.
- Parent drop-off and pick-up are the second entrance on Meadowlark lane from Pacetti Road. Please do not use the parking lot as a drop-off location as it is unsafe. When pulling up, please pull up all the way to the oak tree at the entrance of the school.
- Please make sure to review the student COVID questionnaire, COVID 19 Health Screening Form, each day with your child. If you can answer yes, please keep your child at home. Masks and other PPE are recommended but optional for students.
- Please remind your children that cell phones need to be put away and off once entering the building and can be be turned back on at the end of the school day.
- Bottle refilling stations are located throughout the school for water bottles. Water fountains are currently disabled.
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Events for this Week and Beyond
- April 15th & 18th - No School
- April 20th-April 27th - Exams (see below)
- April 21st - Advanced Band Spring Concert 6:00PM
- April 26th - Interims issued
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Gymnastics Regional Championships
Ben Ouzts qualified for the National Gymnastics completiton in Battle Creek, Michigan at the end of April. This is an incredible accomplishment. Way to go Ben and GOOD LUCK!
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Middle School Art Show
Congratulations to Madison Raymond (eye) for placing 1st and Violet Steinberg (mouth) for placing 3rd in 3D Mixed Media/Ceramics at the Middle School Art Show last weekend!
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Tech Trek STEM Camp
Emma Loyd and Sophia Pehr, were both selected for the American Association of University Women’s 2022 Tech Trek Florida STEM camp for eight-grade girls, to be held from June 19th to 24th. They are exceptional young women who have bright futures in whatever fields they choose and the St. Augustine AAUW is happy to encourage them in STEM careers. Twenty-three girls from the school district, and 62 girls state-wide were chosen for this outstanding opportunity, and they are to be heartily congratulated!
Campers will have a choice of core classes in Engineering/Architecture, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Robotics and Marine Biology, participate in a variety of workshops and field trips, share video projects with other campers, and interact with professional women in STEM fields.
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NWBA Nationals
Our student, Kai Ryan and his wheelchair basketball team competed in the NWBA Nationals Tournament this past weekend. They placed 1st in the NIT Junior Division!! Kai also was awarded Academic Achiever & Varsity Invitational Division 2nd Team All-Tournament.
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If your student is missing anything, please have them check the lost and found located in the front of the cafeteria. Unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the month.
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NJHS Candidate Forms Due Monday!
The returned and complete candidate packets for those students invited to present themselves as candidates for membership in our school’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society are due on 4/11 by the end of the school day. Students should turn their packets into the circulation desk of the Media Center. Baring some sort of emergency, no exceptions to this due date will be made. Incomplete packets (missing the report card print out, teacher recommendations, parent/students signatures) will not be considered.
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Movers for Moms
NJHS is hosting this year’s Movers for Moms collection. Two Men and a Truck sponsors this collection, and all of the items collected stay in our community. The items are donated to local shelters and women’s shelters for victims of violence and domestic abuse. We’re collecting until May 2!
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Lawn Signs
8th grade parents be on the lookout for an opportunity to purchase 8th grade lawn signs! More details to come!
Spirit Wear
We have slashed Spirit Wear prices!!! For a limited time you can snag your Wildcat some gear at a discounted price.
*sizes and quantities while supplies last
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McTeacher Night is HERE!!! Come out on Wednesday, May 11th any time between 4PM-7PM to see some Pacetti Bay celebrities serving it up at McDonald's located in the Murabella Plaza. Whichever 1st period classroom has the most students attend will win FREE sandwich coupons for their class! Mark those calendars NOW, and come hungry. See you there! |
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Spotlight
We would like to thank each of you who donated to our Spring Fun event that we have planned for our wonderful Faculty & Staff! This past week, we came together along with our National Honor Society to stuff over 1,000 eggs for our egg hunt that will be happening for our teacher this week. Thank you for continuing to partner with us in making fun events like this happen at the Bay.
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Business Partners
More than ever, we are relying on the support and assistance of our local business partners and community to navigate the uncharted waters of the year ahead and help make it amazing for our school. Please visit our website for information regarding our 2021-22 Business Partners Program , and please feel free to reach out with any questions. We hope to have you join our Wildcats Family and help support our teachers, staff, and students through this school year and the challenges ahead. https://www.pacettibayptso.org/become-a-business-partner.html
Wildcats Announcement Marquee: It's BACK!!! 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
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Craft club registration is now open!
Weekly meetings Tuesday 2:00 – 2:50
In Room 520 with Mrs. Craig
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Art Club
The Art Club will meet from 2:00 - 3:00 pm in Ms. Denton's room (#400). Our schedule is as follows: 01/25, 02/01, 02/22, 03/01, 04/05, and our final meeting will take place on 04/26! Any schedule changes will be announced in advance.
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NJHS Candidate Invitations to Go Out Next Week to Qualified 7th and 8th Graders. If your seventh or eighth grade student has earned high grades throughout middle school, been enrolled at PBMS for at least one full semester, and has an exemplary discipline record, they will soon receive an invitation to submit themselves as candidates for our school’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Membership into NJHS is via invitation only and is based on overall GPA and official discipline behavior reports. All necessary materials for submitting candidate packets will be supplied with the invitation letters. Stay tuned for more information.
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Parents, please check the balance in your student’s account. All balances will carry over to next school year. This includes money owed. All outgoing 8th graders should check their accounts as soon as possible. If you would like to see your child’s lunch account sign up or log into paypams.com. You will see all your students lunch transactions and you can add funds using a credit card. They will email you when your student is low on lunch funds.
If you have any Café questions please contact the Café Manager, Jeanie Gray.
904-547-8776
MIDDLE/HIGH
Paid: Breakfast $1.25 Lunch $2.95
Reduced: Breakfast $0.30 Lunch $0.40
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We are pleased to share that we have completed all presentations to the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes this week. Counselors, Deans, and Administration enjoyed the opportunity to speak and interact with the students when discussing ways to establish and respect our Physical Boundaries (personal space, hallway signs, etc.), Emotional Boundaries (speaking up for oneself, respecting others despite differences, and establishing trust), and Digital Boundaries (not sharing personal information online, speaking kindly on social media apps, and online safety).
A copy of the presentation has been posted on the Pacetti Bay website as well. We encourage families to discuss what was learned and continue the conversations at home. We will pull attendance rosters and try to ensure that any student who was absent gets a chance to view the presentation.
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Required Instruction & Character Chats |
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St. Johns County School District is required by statute to provide instruction for mental and emotional health education, substance abuse prevention, child trafficking prevention, and healthy relationships/dating violence prevention. Beginning in September, each school will show all students a 45-minute Character Chats lesson. These lessons will focus on the related Pillar of Character and one or more components of the state required instruction. Each lesson was developed by a team of district and school staff. The lessons have been designed to be interactive and include a teacher facilitation guide. A monthly overview, lesson, and guide will be posted in Schoology. Character Chats were designed to be delivered monthly through April. |
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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
Please remember a photo ID is required for student check-out. This is for the safety and security of all children and Pacetti Bay Middle School. There is no student check out after 1:30pm.
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Please be advised that as per the Student Code of Conduct , students are not permitted to wear pajamas to school.
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In accordance with statutory requirement F.S. 1006.07 (students are prohibited from wearing clothing that exposes underwear or that exposes body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner) enforcement will focus on positive guidance without embarrassment to the student and should not disrupt the educational process.
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Clothing must cover the area from armpit to armpit, and down to mid-thigh
- Tops must have shoulder straps and be long enough not to expose your midriff
- See through clothing or rips in jeans must not expose your underwear or your body between the mid-thigh to your arm pit area
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- No drugs, alcohol, vape, tobacco references on your clothing
- No inappropriate or profane text or images on clothing
- Be safe, make sure your shoes have a back to them
If your son / daughter has misplaced their lunchbox or water container, please have them check the lost and found cart in the Café. The cart is located at the front of the main café room by the whiteboard, clearly sign posted.
Bike Riding / Skate Boarding / Scootering to School
Parents please remind your students that once they enter school property they must not ride their bicycles / skate boards / scooters, for safety reasons.
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IMPORTANT IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION
All rising 7th grade students are required to have a tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) booster prior to entering 7th grade. If your student needs or has already gotten this immunization, please bring, fax or email the updated Florida DH680 form to Pacetti Bay at your earliest convenience. The Health Department or your physician can update your DH680 form.
Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County
200 San Sebastian View
St. Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 506-6081
Call for hours of operation for immunization services.
If you have any questions, please call our Guidance Department at (904) 547-8760.
PBMS Fax: 904-547-8775
Email: kimber.ponce@stjohns.k12.fl.us
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The end of the school year is quickly approaching. All library books are due back to the Media Center, or paid for if lost/damaged, by April 29. |
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Overdue Books:
We are experiencing a high number of overdue books. There are books still owed from past school years, either to PBMS or your student’s previous school. Please return, or pay for those books if lost/damaged, to the Media Center as soon as possible. If you owe books and fines to other SJCSD schools, you can bring those books or payment (made out to the school the book belongs to) to the Media Center and we will be happy to mail it to the appropriate school to clear your account. Overdue notices are emailed home every Monday and show the title and cost of outstanding materials. Your student can also log into their Destiny account at home to see this information. Our policy, as stated below, is that students need to take care of overdue books/fines before they can continue checking out new books. If your student has overdue materials, please help them locate those items and put them in their backpack so they are prepared to return them. Thank you!
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Schoology Information:
- Schoology is our online learning management system. Teachers will be posting announcements, calendar events, assignments, and materials in Schoology.
- Students should check their account regularly, at least once a week. It is strongly recommended that students check Schoology daily when absent.
- Parents are able to set up their own Schoology accounts. Parents will need their child’s parent access code to set up a new account or add a child to an existing account. Parent access codes are available in HAC. Click on the Registration tab and look under Additional Information. If you don’t see your parent access code listed, please keep checking back, it could take up to a week to populate.
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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 with outstanding materials or fines need to clear their account before being allowed to continue checking out books. Students, and their parents, are responsible for the replacement costs of any lost or damaged materials. Please check before attempting to replace a book with your own copy as many of our books are library bound so a copy you get at retail is not a suitable replacement. 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
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COVID Information Webpage
The Department of Health released an update to their DOH Rule 64DER21-15. In DOH Rule 64DER21-15, a positive student is allowed to return to school after a 10 day quarantine, no fever, and symptoms are improving. This new DOH Rule adjusts that students may return to school after a 5 day quarantine, no fever, and symptoms are improving.
The COVID information web page for SJCSD families is live at
This site includes the COVID Dashboard, Quarantine Help Guides, directions to access online textbooks and Schoology, and Health & Safety resources.
***REMINDER: Review the Health Questionnaire daily with your student. Students MUST stay home from school when they are ill, awaiting COVID-19 test results, or if anyone in the household is COVID-19 positive. Thank you for partnering with us to help protect the safety of all students and staff.
***PARENTS: To notify us of your child’s positive COVID-19 test result we are requesting that you complete the Optional Positive Student Reporting Form. However, should you feel you need to discuss your child’s COVID-19 scenario in detail, please feel free to bypass the form and call the District COVID Support Team at 904-547-8230.
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SJCSD Microsoft Office 365 Offer
Daily Silent Reflection
State law now requires a one minute moment of silent reflection to take place at the beginning of each school day. During this minute, students may not interfere with other students’ participation and teachers may not make suggestions as to the nature of any student’s reflection. Parents are encouraged to discuss this moment of silence with their children and to make suggestions as to the best use of this time.
Dress Code
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Information below are neither sponsored by nor endorsed by the School Board of St Johns County, its agents or its employees. |
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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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