PBMS Family Bulletin

PBMS strives to be a place where students want to come to school, parents want to send their children and staff want to come to work.

Tomorrow is the end of grading period P2. It is another snapshot of student progress. Grades are not finalized until Friday, December 20 at the end of the first semester. The semester will end early for our 6th graders going to camp. Be sure your child connects with their teacher to get help needed to bring up their grades. We also have great tutoring support linked below.

Student Activities:

• Check out this link for information on tutoring, daily wellness supports and activities plus almost 20 clubs! TUTORING, WELLNESS & CLUBS. We want every student to get connected to school.
• Red Ribbon Week - PRESENTATION - Friday is PJ Day
• School Dance: January 17, 2025 - The student leadership class, ASB, is putting on the school dance, from start to finish. They plan the theme, research and procure vendors and go through the whole process In order to participate we look at tardies, suspensions, grades, and citizenship. Expectations will be shared with students and familes next week.
  
  

Kudos: Recognize PBMS staff

• Living Our Values Everyday - SAN DIEGO UNIFIED LOVE NOTES - SDUSD is encouraging everyone (colleagues, students, families, community members, etc.) to nominate an exemplary employee. Click here: Link for more information and the nomination form.
• PBMS Staff Shout Outs - From families: Did your child share a great thing that happened at school? Are you noticing your child loving a subject they used to hate? Was someone on the phone very helpful? If you answered yes, send a shout out to the staff. Recognized staff may win a reserved parking spot each month. LINK

FOPBSS Fall Giving Campaign: We are only $5000 away from our goal! This is the final push of our Annual Giving Campaign but the link will be available all year to accept donations. Please consider sharing THIS LINK with friends and family and ask your employer if they match donations. Thank you for supporting our kids and our amazing schools - every dollar makes a difference!

Take Care,

~Ms. Meng

🌊 Go Waves!🌊

PBMS Schoolwide Ofrenda: In honor of Hispanic Heritage month and Dia de los Muertos, our counselors and 7th & 8th grade art students created a schoolwide Ofrenda (altar).

All PBMS students are invited to bring in framed or unframed photos to add to the Ofrenda to commemorate loved ones. To learn more, click HERE. Our Ofrenda is located in The Pit and will be on display until November 4th.

6th and 7th grade Articulation: Counselors met with all 6th and 7th grade students to discuss class schedules for next year. Students were told to think about the World Language and electives they hope to take next year. If your child is interested in Gateway to Technology, Yearbook/Media or ASB (yearlong) they must attend the lunch time meeting next week. Students will learn about the course expectations, requirements and how to be considered for the class. These 3 electives are highly competitive, as there is only one section of each. Please remind your student to attend these lunchtime meetings if they are interested in one of these electives.

• Friday, November 1st- ASB Meeting in THE PIT

Please complete the course request form with your child after they attend the lunchtime meetings (if applicable.) Forms are due Monday, November 4th.

• 6th grade presentation: 6th grade (going into 7th)
• 6th grade course request form: 2025-2026 PB Middle 7th Grade Course Request Form

• 7th grade presentation: 7th grade (going into 8th)
• 7th grade course request form: 2025-2026 PB Middle 8th Grade Course Request Form

8th Grade Articulation: PBMS will work with Mission Bay high school to assist our 8th grade students in selecting classes for 9th grade. Each year the MBHS counselors give a presentation and then meet with each student individually to discuss course selections, electives, athletics, the IB Pathway and more! MBHS also hosts a 8th grade fieldtrip for all the 8th grade students. This event shows our student life at MBHS and all they have to offer. We are still working on a date for these exciting events and will inform students and families as soon as it is set!

Thriving Thursdays: Join our Wellness Coordinator, Ms. Graves every Thursday after school in the Media Center for Thriving Thursdays from 2:50pm-3:50pm. This weekly workshop focuses on organization, executive functioning skills, stress/anxiety coping strategies and more! All students welcome!

• School Choice Window Closes 11/4
• Mission Bay Cluster Meeting - Join the MBC meeting on Wednesday, November 6 to learn about Mental Health programing at all of our schools. See the flyer below for more information and the TEAMS link.
• Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL - Monday, November 11
• School Site Council - Tuesday, November 12 at 2:50 in the Media Center
• FOPBSS Meeting - Wednesday, November 13 at the MBHS Library from 6:00-7:00pm
• 5th grade Parent Night - Thursday, November 14 from 5:30-6:30pm in the Auditorium
• 5th grade Mandarin Immersion Parent Meeting - Friday, November 15 from 8:30-9:00 VIRTUAL
• Microsoft Teams

• Meeting ID: 261 793 934 744

• Passcode: 7DDKDt

• 5th grade Feeder School Tour - Friday November 15 from 11:00-12:30pm
• REGULAR DAY - Friday, November 15 - school ends at 2:45pm
• FOPBSS Chili Cookoff - Saturday, November 16 - LINK for DETAILS
• School Tour - Wednesday, November 20 from 9:00-10:30am - meet at the Wave Gate
• Thanksgiving Break - November 25-29

PBMS News LINKS - WEEK 12

• PBMS News for Monday 10/28/24
• PBMS News Admin Update for Tuesday 10/29/24

Student Events & Activities: Not signed up for your grade level Google Classroom? Do it today to find out about school events and activities.

• 6th grade: ozs6cel
• 7th grade: uwco5tp
• 8th grade: jxubxcu

PBMS Safety: PBMS cycles through different safety drills to prepare staff & students in the event of an emergency. We have now completed all of the drills but will continue to practice each month. Check out this link to a basic overview of what to do in an emergency. - PBMS Student Safety. To get better in our next round of drills, please take a moment to complete this survey. We want to be sure to address your concerns. Students and staff will complete their own surveys so that we have everyone's perspective. PBMS Safety Survey

Community Service

• 6th & 7th Grade: Community Service is an inspiring component of the IB program at PBMS. There are many opportunities to earn hours during the school day, through classes at PBMS. Students can earn hours at formal community service events, such as organized beach/community clean-ups, 5K’s, food kitchen, Girl/Boy Scouts, volunteering at church events, volunteering at a non-profit. Students can also create their own service opportunities, such as an informal community clean-up, helping an elderly neighbor with yard work, beautifying a green space, or spreading kindness in the community. Our principled IB students will then log their hours in their digital community service process journal, which is in their 6th or 7th grade Google Classroom. This process is based on the honor system and students will report their total service hours on May 2nd. Click this link for more information: 6th/7th Grade Community Service Process Journal.

PBMS Spelling Bee: Exciting news is buzzing around PBMS! The 2024 San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee is back and open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Please see Mrs. Velasco in Room 203 for more information. Students may also add themselves to the Bee Google Classroom to see more up to date information, including dates and deadlines. Classroom code: rov6nqz

• Facts for Parents
• • English
  • Spanish
  • Somali
  • Vietnamese
• Uniform Complaint Procedure (English, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese)
• PBMS Parent & Family Engagement Policy
• SDUSD Parent & Family Engagement Policy - SPANISH
• PBMS School Parent Compact
• School Accountability Report Card Latest version 2022-2023
• Back to School Night Presentations
• PBMS Title 1 Presentation
• SDUSD Sexual Health Education Curriculum Preview Access

Hello PBMS Families! Welcome to the new school year. Below is a list of Front Office contacts with assigned duties. Please feel free to contact any one of us or stop by the Main Office if you have any questions, concerns, or just to say hello.

Alma Nelson - Administrative Assistant - anelson@sandi.net

Administrative Contact 🌊Transportation 🌊 Volunteers 🌊 Substitutes

Rentals/Events 🌊 School Calendar

Pilar Agejas - Financial Clerk - magejaschicharro@sandi.net

Uniforms and School Merchandise 🌊 6th Grade Camp

Sally Kaufman - Library Tech - skaufman@sandi.net

Chrome Books 🌊 Library 🌊 Garden club

Lauren Myers - School Clerk II - lmyers1@sandi.net

Attendance 🌊 Enrollments 🌊 Choice 🌊 Student Independent Study Contracts

Sven Bailey - sbailey@sandi.net

PowerSchool Parent Portal 🌊 Student Records

Mary Gantz - School Nurse - mgantz@sandi.net

Anna Arellano - Health Tech - aarellano3@sandi.net

First Aid 🌊 Student Medications 🌊 Immunizations 🌊 Nursing Documentation

Be part of the PBMS/MBHS parent community! Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools (FOPBSS) is the parent-teacher organization for PBMS and MBHS. Come to our next meeting on Wednesday, November 13, at 6:00 PM in the MBHS Library. Learn more about us and sign up for our weekly e-blast here: https://fopbss.org/2024-25/

FOPBSS Fall Giving Campaign: We've nearly reached our goal of $30,000! This is the final push of our Annual Giving Campaign but the link will be available all year to accept donations. Please consider sharing THIS LINK with friends and family and ask your employer if they match donations. Thank you for supporting our kids and our amazing schools - every dollar makes a difference!

Sign up for the FOPBSS newsletter today!

Please note the parking lot and entrance to the school are located on Felspar Street.

Email: kmeng@sandi.net
Website: https://pbmiddle.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 4676 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: 858-221-5600