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Pirate Press l

Parkway Middle School l September 2024

Pirate Press l Parkway Middle School l September 2024

Captain's Log

Welcome Back from your Administrative Team

Hello Pirate Nation!


September has been a great month of learning at Parkway! Students are diving deep into the first quarter material for their classes, and we have already seen them growing and learning with their classmates. We are wrapping up FAST Progress Monitoring 1 testing for both Reading and Math and plan on using the data from these tests to help establish your student's goals over this next school year.


You may have heard your student speak about a new class that just began: GRIT. GRIT is our intervention period that lets us take extra time to focus on your scholar's specific needs regarding Reading and Math. Students work with our teachers to receive additional help during GRIT time to support what they are learning in their classes.


We have some exciting events coming up this month and we invite all our families to check our school's website regularly to see what our Pirate Scholars are up to! We hope to see you at one of our events soon!


1...2...3...GO PIRATES!!!


Misty M. Cruz, Principal

Pirate's Cove

On the Horizon

Events

🏐September 17th: Volleyball Clinics

📖September 19th: Open House

🥼September 16th-20th: 👨🏻‍🍳College & Carrer Week💅

📸September 17th: Picture Day

💻September 13th: Quarter 1 Report Cards in FOCUS Parent Portal

📋September 17th: SAC Meeting 6:00-7:00pm

🪩🕺September 26th: Welcome Back Dance 4:30-6:30pm

Pirate Adventures

Soccer l Coach Waters and Coach Gillen

September 11th: at Neptune Middle School 5:30pm

September 16th: at Celebration High School 6:15pm

September 18th: at St. Cloud Middle School 5:30pm

September 25th: at Parkway Middle School 5:30pm

October 2nd: at Parkway Middle School 5:30pm

October 7th: at Parkway Middle School 5:45pm

Cross Country l Coach Boxler

September 10th: at Neptune Middle School 6:00pm

October 1st: Voyager K8 6:00pm

October 9th: Harmony Ranch 5:30pm

October 23rd: Austin Tindall 6:00pm

Cross Country

Congratulations to Sarah and James on qualifying for the Cross-Country Championship on your FIRST attempt! Your hard work during early morning practices is paying off! Thank you Coach Boxler for doing such an amazing job at training and inspiring our students.

Intramurals

To participate in intramurals, a student’s parent or guardian must fill out an “Open Facilities Form” below this message. The form can be printed, filled out by parent and given to Coach Waters or emailed to jack.waters@osceolaschools.net

Sports Participation

AKTIVATE
To participate in any sports, click on the AKTIVATE button above. It is required that a student’s parent or guardian create an Aktivate account with the student's information, including your most recent physical examination from a doctor.

Forms for Sports

Campus Safety

Students before hours

Students should not be dropped off on campus prior to 9:00am. If you need childcare prior to the start of the school day, we offer Before the Bell program. Please contact the front office for more information. P: 407-344-7000

Arrivals & Dismissals

Students should not be dropped off in front of the main office, they must be dropped off in the carloop.

Walkers must enter through the walking gates and leave promptly after the last bell.

Bike/Scooter riders must walk their bikes/scooters as soon as they are on campus to the appropriate gated area.

Sporting events

Parents/Guardians must pick up their student promptly within 30 minutes of the event ending.

Technology Policies

Cellphones

State of Florida House Bill 379 states that “a student may not use a wireless communications device during instructional time..."


If a student needs to communicate with their family, the main office can assist the student using the school's phone. Likewise, parents can call the school to communicate any information to their student if needed.

School District of Osceola Cellphone Policy

Laptops

Students must bring their laptops to school every day with their charger. If there is an issue with the computer or charger, please seek assistance at the beginning of the day with Mr. Yeffry Torres in the Media Center.


If you still need the Student Device Loan Agreement, you can download it from below in English/Spanish. The student is responsible for reporting any issues with the laptop in a timely manner.

Navigating to Success

Pirate Shoutouts

Mr. Pagan

"Thank you for helping with the Math GRIT lessons. You were amazing at explaining exactly what we need to teach and how to support the students to succeed in math." - Mr. Saldarriaga

Mr. Crespo

"Mr. Crespo is doing a fantastic job working with the students. He takes the time to make sure that the students understand what they need to be working on in class." - Ms. Trantham

Nancy Zayas

"Thank you to Nancy for always having such a bright and positive attitude with the students and staff members. She is always willing to help others and with a smile on her face." -Mrs. Sierra

Buccaneer Shoutouts

Caylianny

"Thank you so much for speaking out and helping to ensure everyone safety. Your courage and vigilance are deeply appreciated, and they make a significant difference in our school. We are proud of you!" - Deputy Pabon

Pirate Nation Needs You

If you’re interested in donating to Parkway, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact our Parent Liaison, Ileana Gallinal at ileana.gallinal@osceolaschools.net or 407-344-7000 ext. 19249 for more details. Your support makes a big difference!

Glamarys Sierra-Rosado
Newsletter Editor @ PWMS

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