Miami Palmetto Senior High School PTSA
UPCOMING EVENTS
*ALL EVENTS AND DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
December 6-7: PSAT Results Available (according to College Board)
December 7: AP Info Night for 8th Grade Parents, 6:30PM
December 7 and 8: MPSH Blood Drive
December 7-8: MPSH Blood Drive, 7AM-2PM
December 9: Variations Chill-N Fundraiser
December 10: Paws for Panthers Donations Deadline
December 14: Teacher Gift Card Drive Deadline
December 15: Toy Drive Toys Due
December 16: Staff Holiday Luncheon
December 17: Yearbook Price Increases
December 20- January 2: No School (Winter Break)
January 5: Teen Talk Roundtable, 2:20-3:30PM, Media Center (first Wednesday of every month)
January 8: Senior Photo Session Deadline for Yearbook Inclusion
February 22: Algebra I EOC and FSA ELA Retakes Begin
May 2: AP Exams Begin
RESOURCES
Pajama Pants Sale
They are SOLD OUT… BUT, more sizes have been ordered and are on the way! Students can wear them to school the week of Dec. 13th.
AP Info Night for 8th Grade Parents- Please Pre-Register
You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 
When: Dec 7, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
MPSH Blood Drive
MPSH Toy Drive
Variations Chill-N Fundraiser
PTSA Teacher and Staff Gift Card Drive
The PTSA will be collecting gift cards to be donated and raffled to our fantastic teachers and staff! 
 
$25 Gift Cards may be dropped in the PTSA box in the attendance office now until December 14th. 

Be sure to place your donation in a sealed envelope with you name on it along with “Teacher Gift Card Drive.”
 
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US SPREAD A LITTLE HOLIDAY CHEER! 

Text or Call Lynn Goldenberg PTSA 1st VP@ 954-646-0664 with any questions
Paws for Panthers 2021
Paws for Panthers works with our school social worker to “make things happen” for our least privileged, most at risk students, who are coming from broken families, abuse situations, severe financial need, aging out of foster care or with no home at all. We welcome and care for every student coming to our school. 
 
We are starting our holiday gift card drive for Paws for Panthers. These gift cards are on every student’s wish list for the holiday season. Wish lists for Paws for Panthers will be coming later this month, so please check this newsletter and the sign up genius link for updates! You may also contribute funds that will be used to fulfill wish list asks and provide support during the school year (last year students received a spring break bag with a Target gift card and beach towel), by sending a check to the school, payable to MPSH PTSA, with Paws for Panthers in the memo line. 
 
Gift cards are due no later than December 10 (the sooner the better) and can be dropped in the LOCKED PTSA box in the Attendance Office. 
 
Thank you for your generosity and for caring about our students.  
Amazon Holiday Shopping
Yearbook Update
GET YOUR PALMETTO SPIRIT WEAR
NEW DESIGNS! The PTSA's online store, Sharingwear.org, has launched three new designs that are available in several colors and lots of different shirt styles (t-shirts, v-necks, long sleeve t's, hoodies, joggers, etc.).  

Sharingwear.org is a charitable organization founded and operated by Palmetto High students. Designs can be purchased in multiple clothing styles and some designs are available in multiple colors. Orders are custom printed and usually take 2-3 weeks for delivery. All profits from Sharingwear's Palmetto Senior Online Store are shared 50% with the Palmetto Senior PTSA and 50% with Sharingwear's Charity of the Month. Please visit SharingWear.org to stock up on clothes for this year!
COMMUNITY NEWS
Pinecrest Gardens Annual Art Contest- Prizes for the Student Artist AND Our School!
Calling all 4 through 12 grade artists in Miami Dade County!
🎨 Pinecrest Gardens Annual Environmental Art Contest is now open!
💰 Total prize money is $5,700!
📝 To enter the contest, visit the contest link below and submit an entry form.
📆 Contest Dates: November 15, 2021 through January 10, 2022
✨ Contest Theme: Nature Glow
Explore the idea of light in nature and depict your ideas in an original art piece for this contest! Light takes many forms, how will you see it?

💡 More information, entry, rules and regulations here.
FREE Tutoring through Miami-Dade Public Library System
The Miami-Dade Public Library System has two programs to help students academically, and best of all they are FREE. live, and interactive:
 
“Help your child have a successful school year with the Miami‑Dade Public Library System’s Homework Help & Tutoring Program. Free, 30‑minute one‑on‑one virtual tutoring sessions with certified teachers are available on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. ‑ 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. to all K‑12 students who reside in Miami‑Dade County. Tutoring is available in reading and math. To participate, please submit a tutoring appointment request for your child/ren each week. To maximize learning, a computer or laptop with Internet access and a working camera and microphone is required.”
Very soon, MDPL will be rolling out a program in which we circulate laptops to take home that will include internet access. It’s a CAREs Act grant. 
 
2-  tutoring.mdpls.org  
Tutoring.com is normally a paid service through The Princeton Review, but is free for students with a library card (easy to get- see below). 
“Experts help you with homework, study for tests and write essays from noon to midnight daily.” The student can have typing or voice chat. They can request a specific tutor that they have worked with before or take a random tutor. The entire interaction is recorded and the student can put the transcript into a personal virtual locker. They can email it to their teacher or refer to it in the future. 
Other Notes: 
If a student doesn’t have a library card, they can get one almost instantly at https://www1.mdpls.org/webservices/ecard/Account/Register.
 
If they have any issues with logging on to any of the resources, customercare@mdpls.org can resolve problems from M-Th 9am-8pm, Fri & Sat 9am-6pm. 
 
Public libraries are open for students to study in, with safety measures in place. They also have computer access. For locations and hours: https://www1.mdpls.org/webservices/locator/
Abuse Resources
More information about Sponsorship for families and businesses can be found here.
As of 12/3
Have Something You Want to Share?
If there is something you would like to share in the MPSH weekly e-blast, please email KatieLAbbott@comcast.net by the end of the school day every Friday.

PLEASE FORWARD this email to any new parents who may not be receiving it yet. 
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