Dear Families,

A big thank you to our Pershing Foundation and our parent volunteers Rascha Conners and Jaymee Wynn for helping our students celebrate Black History Month with some fun trivia and bingo games. Students had a great time!

A reminder that the P3 grading window closed on Friday, March 1. Grades for P3 will be visible in the PowerSchool Parent Portal thsi Friday, March 8. The P3 grades are intended to serve as a snapshot in time to help students and parents see how students are doing. If you or your child are not happy with their current grades there is still 12 weeks left in the semester to improve grades. Please make sure you are communicating with your child's teacher or counselor if you have any questions.

And finally, I wanted to take a moment to share with you some of the great work our students are doing in their classes. Work like the incredible presentation Leilelle Doyle and Amy Nguyen created in Ms. Benson's science class to share what they ahd learned about cellular respiration. I am sure you will be just as impressed as I was when I saw it. We some amazing scholars here at Pershing!

Sincerely,

Melanie Kray

If you are 8th grader interested in getting a jump start on your high school courses this summer, Patrick Henry is offering a CCTE Career Pathway Internship Course. Simply print the CCTE Summer School Course form, complete the form and turn it in to your counselor. If you have any questions please contacting the Pershing Counseling Department.

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Our Site Governance Team (SGT) needs your input to make collaborative decisions regarding our school's afterschool programming available for students enrolled in our primetime program for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. The survey should take approximately five minutes to complete. https://forms.gle/eGMDY9GQJiTEMggD8

HAVE YOU TAKEN THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY FOR PARENTS:

Families please take a moment to complete the parent survey for this year's California Healthy Kids Survey. The information you provide is critical and helps our site determine areas of need and how to allocate resources. Our goal is 80% parent participation:

CA Healthy Kids Survey Link for Parents: https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wested/ts/a6cr

Tdap VACCINATION NEEDED FOR ALL FUTURE 7th GRADERS

A friendly reminder that before students can enter 7th grade they need a Tdap booster. We know how challenging it can be to get appointments so if your child is currently in 6th grade don't forget to ask your physician about scheduling their Tdap booster.

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.

Students may also sign up for the spring sports season:

WRESTLING REGISTRATION
MSA WRESTLING REGISTRATION – SPRING

FLAG FOOTBALL/CHEER REGISTRATION
MSA FLAG FOOTBALL/CHEER REGISTRATION – SPRING

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

• Mar 1: P3 Grading Window Closes
• April 1-5: Spring Break
• April 8-12: Sixth Grade Camp (Group 1)
• April 19: P4 Grading Window Closes
• April 30: Spring Fest: Exhibition of Learning
• May 6-17: School-wide Testings CAASPP English & Math

Follow Pershing Middle on Instagram & Threads

@Pershing_sdusd

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