Pacetti Bay Middle School Wildcat Weekly
Volume 68
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Good evening Wildcat Families,
We hope you all had a wonderful three day weekend in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We had a wonderful week last week at the school. The coming week is bringing us full force into the second semester.
Below you will find the events of the week, most importantly, the second quarter report cards will be distributed via HAC on January 19th. We will send a school messenger when the report cards are live.
For our 8th grade students, GradVenture is back this year. There are details below. Please note all of the specific details.
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
- January 17th - Martin Luther King Day - No School
- January 19th - Report Cards Issued; Boundaries Presentations
- January 20th - NJHS Meeting, SAC Meeting 2:15PM
- January 26th - Boundaries Presentations
- January 28th - $1 Hat Day to Celebrate Literacy
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Congratulations to CJ Catlin, Brecken Jackson and Vincent Hubacheck whose 3-student team placed 2nd in the San Marco Scholastic Chess Tournament! |
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Holiday Book Drive Report
Thank you to our entire school community for the amazing support you gave to our 2nd Annual Holiday Book Drive to benefit Ink’s! FLY program. F.L.Y. works in our District’s early education centers and elementary schools to support literacy for our youngest learners. We collected HUNDREDS of books and have been able to put a book in the hand of every FLY student—almost 300 in all. Well done, Wildcats!
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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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Battle of the Books Club:
If you have been reading the Sunshine State books and are interested in being a part of our Battle of the Books team, please:
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Join the Battle of the Books Schoology group using this access code: WBBW-H9S5-J57WD
- Attend our meetings after school on Tuesdays 1:50-2:45 in the Media Center. You must have transportation home at 2:45 to attend.
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Attention 8th Grade families:
If your rising 9 th grader would like to learn more about the Programs of Choice & Career Academies offered at Nease High School, attend their Academy Open House! The event will be hosted in-person on Thursday, January 20 th, on Nease’s campus. They are offering school tours at 5:30 pm, a general information session on their programs and the application process at 6 pm, and will feature breakout sessions at 6:30 pm, in which families can meet with Academy teachers and learn more about the specific programs they are most interested in. Nease offers five programs to choose from: The International Baccalaureate Program, the Naval JROTC Program, The Communications Academy (with tracks in Digital Design and TV Production), The Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, and the Stellar Academy of Engineering. If you would like to learn more, you can view their Academy website here: https://express.adobe.com/page/nNflETSeehtGQ/
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Click here to purchase tickets |
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iReady Testing begins on Monday, January 10th and will end on Friday, January 26th. Please make sure your child gets a good nights sleep and eats a healthy breakfast each morning. Testing will be as follows:
Week of January 10th- 6th Grade ELA & 8th Grade Math
Week of January 18th- 7th Grade ELA & 6th Grade Math
Week of January 24th- 8th Grade ELA & 7th Grade Math
Please feel free to reach out to Savannah Sims, Testing Coordinator, at savannah.sims@stjohns.k12.fl.us, or your child’s teachers with any questions or concerns. |
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"Boundaries" Presentation |
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This month our School Counselors, Deans, and Administration will be going into classrooms to present to students on developing healthy boundaries. The team will focus on setting boundaries in the areas of Physical, Emotional, and Digital (Social Media). Along with the new PBIS initiative, we hope this will help to guide students on making positive and healthy decisions while making Pacetti Bay Middle School the best it can be! |
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PBIS Rewards coming to Pacetti Bay second semester!
PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and is a program that we have purchased to help encourage positive behaviors from students. The program aims to teach and promote positive interactions that will help to build a more positive school culture! Students will be trained upon return from Holiday break on PBIS and will be able to create their own free accounts. They can be accessed on school devices and on cell phones as well. Students will be able to earn points when staff members observe them displaying a pillar of character. On store reward days, students will be able to use their points to “purchase” items from our stores! Items will include Wilson sporting balls, portable chargers, PBMS spirit wear, water bottles, snacks, and much more! We look forward to rewarding students for their positive actions and to help encourage others to display pillars of character while on campus.
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It is an exciting time in your 8th grader’s academic journey as they transition into their high school years. St Johns County Programs of Choice include the high school career academies, IB and AICE acceleration programs, JROTC, Early College Program, and St. Johns County Center for the Arts (SJCCA) at St. Augustine High School. Students currently in 8th (and 9th grade) may apply for enrollment in a Program of Choice for any of the St. Johns County School District high schools. However, there are application rules and a timeline that must be followed in order to be considered.
January 18, 2022-February 3rd:Academy Nights 6:00-7:30 PM
January 18- St. Augustine High School
January 20- Allen D. Nease High School
January 24- Tocoi Creek High School
January 25- Bartram Trail High School
January 26- Pedro Menendez High School
January 27- Creekside High School
February 1- St. Johns Technical High School
February 1- Beachside High School (Virtual)
February 3- Ponte Vedra High School
Each high school will host an informational 2022 Academy Night. All parents, with a student interested in attending one of the academies, should make plans to attend these events.
Please note Beachside High School will be a virtual event.
February 6: SJCCA and RJ Murray Middle School Application Deadline
Students applying for the St. Johns County Center for the Arts must apply by this date.
February 7:SJCCA and RJ Murray Middle School Auditions
SJCCA auditions will be held at St. Augustine High School.
February 10: Registration Deadline
Online registration closes at 5:00 PM
February 11-February 25: Late Applications
Late applications will be available on the CTE website or at your child’s guidance department when the window for late applications opens.
Helpful Links
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Menu for January 18th-21st
Tuesday: Chicken Nuggets-Garlic-Bread-Assorted Fruits & Vegetables-Milk
Wednesday: Cheese sticks-sauce-Assorted Fruits & Vegetables-Milk
Thursday: Pizza-Assorted Fruits & Vegetables-Milk
Friday: Cheeseburger-Assorted Fruits & Vegetables-Milk
MIDDLE/HIGH
Paid: Breakfast $1.25 Lunch $2.95
Reduced: Breakfast $0.30 Lunch $0.40
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Due to the recent “Parents’ Bill of Rights”, F. S. 1014.06 – Parental Consent for Health Care Services, parents must give written consent in order for their child to access health care while at school. This consent will allow the school nurse to provide care and treatment to your child for injuries and illnesses, and when necessary, emergency health services performed until Emergency Medical Services arrive on campus. Should you decline consent for these services, you will be notified any time your student has such a need, and you will be responsible for arrangement of care outside of the school setting. This consent will remain in effect until your child transfers to another school district, graduates, or you indicate in writing that you wish to rescind this consent for school health services.
Please visit this survey to give permission for your child to receive school health services. This information must be completed by January 18, 2022.
For more information, please call the Health Services Department at (904) 547-7693.
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Spirit Night
Come out on 1/19/22 and let Your Pie (In Palencia) do the cooking for you for a night! A portion of all proceeds will go directly back to our Wildcats.
See YOU there!
PTSO 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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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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Legos & Literature Contest
The Media Center is sponsoring their annual Legos & Literature contest in honor of Celebrate Literacy Week coming up later this month. Students can participate by creating an original Lego masterpiece to represent a middle school appropriate book. The entry form with guidelines has been posted to the grade level Schoology Media groups. Forms may also be picked up in the Media Center. Entries are to be turned in to the Media Center any time between now and January 21st. The winner will be announced January 28th and will receive books of their choice up to $20.
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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 weekly on Mondays and show the title and cost of outstanding materials. Your student can also log into their Destiny account at home to show you what they have out. 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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Scholastic Books:
Even though our Book Fair has ended, you can continue to shop the Scholastic Store online using this link and our school will earn 2% of every purchase all year long. This is a great way to shop for books for all ages while also supporting our school. If your student has leftover money in their eWallet account, you can apply that money towards your order at any time.
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 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
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COVID Information Webpage
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 report a positive case of COVID-19, please first call the Department of Health at (904) 506-6081 for guidance on next steps. To report that your student will be absent due to COVID- related issues, 904.819.1101
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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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Pacetti Bay Middle School
245 Meadowlark Lane
St. Augustine, FL 32092
Main: (904) 547-8760
Fax: (904) 547-8775
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