Dear Families,

A big thank you to our ASB and our ASB advisor Ms. Stacy Robe for a successful Winter Wonderland Dance. As you will see in the picture and video below a fun time was had by all! And a special shout out to our 7th grade DJ Kennedy Koury for keeping the crowd engaged with some great songs.

The semester one grading window ended on Friday (1/18) and this week we begin Semester 2. Semester 1 grades will be visible in PowerSchool by Friday 1/26. As we begin our second semeter grades reset so this first six week grading window is very important to set our students up for success. It is normal to see some fluctuation in grades during the first six weeks of the second semester but we want to remind students to keep working hard and take advantage of all the supports we have available to set students up for success. Tutoring is available afterschool every Tuesday and Thursday, all teachers offer Office Hours on Wednesday and Homework Help is available every Wednesday from 1:50-2:45 PM in our library.

We have seen a dip in our attendance in December and January due to illness, family vacations, and travel sports activities. We want to remind families that absences matter. We understand your child will be absent from school from time to time but research shows regardless of the reason for the absence, students who are absent from school 2 or more days per month struggle. Two absences per month is just too many. Our families have been wonderful this entire year about prioritizing school attendance and we want to encourage you to continue making attendance every day at Pershing a priority and to try and schedule appointments and any other activies outside the school day.

Sincerely,

Melanie Kray

6TH GRADE CAMP UPDATE

Last week all 6th graders were sent home with a pink form that parents need to complete and have students return to their English teacher on Monday, January 22. We also want to remind families that all 6th grade camp payments are due by Febuary 1.

5TH GRADE FEEDER ELEMENTARY TOURS THIS MONDAY & TUESDAY

We are excited to show off Pershing Middle School to our future Panthers on Monday and Tuesday next week. Fifth graders from Benchley, Dailard, and Green will be touring the campus on Monday and fifth graders from Gage will be on campus on Tuesday. Our ASB members will be leading these students and their parents on a tour of the campus.

SSC Meeting this Tuesday (1/23)

Our School Site Council will meet this Tuesday at 3:00 PM in the library to review the budget for the upcoming school year.

SPORTS PHOTOS FOR THE YEARBOOK

Yearbook needs your help. We are including the Pershing sports teams in the yearbook but we need pictures. If you happen to have any pictures that we can use, please sent them our way. We have plenty of track pictures. We are still in need of both girls and boys basketball as well as the new sports that are starting, soccer and volleyball. You can email your photos to sruckle@sandi.net. Any photos you have will be helpful. Thanks in advance for your help and support.

SEM 1 HONOR ROLL AND PRINCIPAL'S HONOR ROLL RECOGNITION EVENTS

We will be inviting families to attend grade level recognition events to honor students who qualify for Honor Roll (GPA 3.50-3.79 or higher) or Princpal's Honor Roll (3.8 GPA or higher) based on their semester 1 final grades. Families who's child(ren) meet the critieria to attend these recognition events will receive an email with more detailed information.

• 8th Grade Recognition Night: Feb 1 @6:00 PM in the auditorium
• 7th Grade Recognition Assembly: Feb 2 @8:00 AM in the auditorium
• 6th Grade Recognition Assembly: Feb 2 @2:00 PM in the auditorium

It was another great week for our Pershing MSA teams.

Congrats to our Girls' Soccer Team they are 3-1 after a 2-0 run this weekend defeating Millenial Tech and Bethune 12-0 in both games. Our Boys' Soccer team ended the weekend 1-0 with a strong win over Millenial Tech and their 2nd game postponed due to rain.

Our girl's volleyball team stands at #2 in the overall middle school rankings with two victories this weekend against Roosevelt and Millenial Tech. Our Boys Volleyball team came up short against Marston but rebounded with a strong win against Willson.

Also, families the yearbook is in need of photos for our Fall (Track & Basketball) and Winter (Soccer & Volleyball) athletes competing. If you have any photos you'd be willing to share please email them to our yearbook advisor Ms. Siri Ruckle at sruckle@sandi.net

Pay for Camp via PayPal (preferred option)

Please be sure to also register your 6th Grader first using the 'Register for Camp' button above. When asked for +Important please add student here, please be sure to include your student's name. Please see below for additional payment options

PAY WITH PAYPAL

Payment by Check

Make check payable to "Pershing Middle School Foundation" for $350. Include Student Name and ID # or English teacher in check memo. Please have student return to English teacher or Main Office by October 20, 2024. Send check in envelope with:

1. Student Name

2. English Teacher Name

3. Student ID

4. Parent Phone # and/or email address

Payment by Cash

Include $350. Please have PARENT bring to the Main Office by October 20, 2024. Bring cash in envelope with:

1. Student Name

2. English Teacher Name

3. Student ID

4. Parent Phone # and/or email address

Multiple Payments

You can also make MULTIPLE payments by cash, check or PayPal. When you register, please include planned payment dates, amounts, and mode of payment (as long as the total amount is $350, you can pay in 2 or 3 or more payments)! Note: In order to pay monthly between now and payment due date (Feb 1), you would need to pay 4 payments of $87.50 (Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan).

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to:

6th Grade Camp Coordinator | Erika Ohnesorgen | erikarenae28@gmail.com

We are fortunate to have a very active parent community and an engaged foundation that works tirelessly to ensure our school has the funds it needs to allow our students to have enriching academic experiences beyond the typical program.

Email: pershingfoundation@outlook.com

Website: https://pershingmiddleschoolfoundation.org/

Facebook: https://facebook.com/pershingpanthers

• Jan 15: Holiday: MLK Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL)
• Jan 17: Coffee with the Principal 8:30 AM
• Jan 19: Semester 1 ends
• Jan 22: Grades due at 8 AM
• Mon Jan 22 - 5th Grade Tours 9:30-11:00 AM: Dailard Green and Benchley-Weinberger
• Jan 22: Governance 3PM
• Tue Jan 23 - 5th Grade Tours 9:30-11:00 AM: Gage
• Jan 23: SSC 3PM
• Feb 16: NO SCHOOL - President's Day Holiday
• Feb 19: NO SCHOOL - President's Day Holiday
• Mar 1: P3 Grading Window Closes
• Mar 25-29: CAST 8th Grade Science Testing
• April 1-5: Spring Break
• April 8-12: Sixth Grade Camp (Group 1)
• April 19: P4 Grading Window Closes
• May 6-17: School-wide Testings CAASPP English & Math

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Interested in volunteering on campus?

Contact our Community Assistant Ms. Johana Moreno at jmorenoperez@sandi.net

Email: mkray@sandi.net
Website: https://pershing.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 8204 San Carlos Drive, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 352-3550
Twitter: @melanie_kray