Our community is absolutely amazing! In the first week of school, our Pershing Foundation was able to raise $28,000 during our Panther Pledge drive. Your generosity helps to ensure that we are able to continue offering enriching extra curriculuar experiences for our students and supporting our teachers so that they can supplement their lessons with additional engaging activities. We are so excited that we will be able to continue offering unique opportunities for each of our grade levels. This Pershing Community rocks!

In addition, did you know that there are nearly 300 students that have not missed a single day of school so far this year?! That is nearly 3x as many students with perfect attendance this year than at this same point last year. We recognize things come up and there will be times that your child(ren) will need to miss school but we appreciate that you have been prioritizing school and making every effort to schedule appointments and activities outside the school day. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are so proud of our students commitment to come to school everyday and learn.

Sincerely,

Melanie Kray

Our Ally Action student ambassadors go into 6th grade classrooms to teacher our 6th graderswhat it means to be an ally and how to avoid being a bystander when they see students being mistreated or bullied on campus.

PADRES POP UP SPIRIT DAY ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Panthers let's show our love and support for our hometown team by wearing your favorite Padres gear to school.

SAVE THE DATE: 6TH GRADE CAMP INFORMATION MEETING ON OCTOBER 2ND

We will be hosting an informational meeting regarding sixth grade camp on Wednesday, October 2. This meeting will not be focused on the camp experience, but instead the registration and payment process / options. We will open registration and payment collection during the meeting. Details will follow for additional meetings (both for the students and parents) to learn more about the Camp experience itself and the logistics. Join us in-person or via MS Teams (link will be available next week).

RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL EVENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

For the past 3 years Pershing Middle School has partnered with Gage Elementary to participate the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Event on November 14. In anticipation of this years event If anyone is interested in planning or volunteering for our RBW2S event they may fill out a volunteer form. Our meetings will be on Sundays on Teams every 2 weeks unless otherwise noted. See below for info.

Ruby Bridges Volunteer Form:

https://forms.gle/XNvBSrRre75rXCiF7

Ruby Bridges Meeting Information

Ruby Bridges Committee Meetings via Microsoft Teams

Sunday, September 22 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Sunday, October 6 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Sunday, October 20 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Sunday, November 3 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Tuesday, November 12 - TBD

DIGITAL WELCOME PAPERWORK DUE

A friendly reminder that Pershing Middle School has gone digital with regard to our welcome packets. If you haven't done so already be sure to review the welcome packet checklist and have your child turn in the signed copy of their universal form to their Period 1 teacher.

PERSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL DIGITAL WELCOME PACKET CHECKLIST

PERSHING HUNGRY GAMES FOOD DRIVE CONTINUES

A reminder that the Pershing ASB is partnering with the San Diego Food Bank to support a year-long food drive. Students may bring donations of human and pet food and leave them in the red tubs outside the main office or by Room 305. For any specific questions please contact ASB Advisor Stacy Robe at srobe@sandi.net

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WEDNESDAY OFFICE HOURS

Pershing offers an extended window of time every Wednesday from 12:45-1:20 PM where students can seek individual help with a specific classroom teacher. Early assignments are showing in PowerSchool. Please encourage your child to go to office hours or homework help in the library to help keep them on track. The expectation is any student who has a C or lower in any class will attend office hours weekly for that class until the grade is a B or higher.

PANTHER PLEDGE AND BOARD & BREW DINE-OUT – THANK YOU!

The Foundation would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone for your Panther Pledges and kind donations!

We have received over 300 pledges, collectively raising over $28K which is AMAZING. We appreciate your kind support and donations which enrich our Panther’s experiences at Pershing. THANK YOU!

We still have some donations and matches flowing in, so will be sharing the winner of our early lunch grade contest as soon as we’ve tallied the donations by grade.

We would also like to thank everyone that participated in our Board & Brew Dine-out last week! The total sales using our Pershing code were over $860, which means the school will be receiving a check in the amount of $172.34 (20% back). THANK YOU!

Our next dine-out is scheduled at Rubio’s for October 16th : Rubios Details

YEAR-ROUND GENERAL DONATIONS

We gratefully accept Donations year-round, and can provide our nonprofit Tax ID, Donation Receipts, or anything needed for corporate matches!

Please contact us on PershingFoundation@outlook.com if you need anything from us for a match!

Year-round donations can be made here at this link: DONATE TODAY! If you would like to donate using alternative means to PayPal, please also reach out to us on PershingFoundation@outlook.com.

6th Grade Camp Informational Meeting – October 2nd 6pm (HYBRID)

Attention please 6th Grade Parents! 6th Grade Camp this year is March 24th – March 28th, the week before Spring Break. On October 2nd at 6PM, we will be delivering our first 6th Grade Camp Meeting . This meeting will not be focused on the camp experience, but instead the registration and payment process / options. We will open registration and payment collection during the meeting. Details will follow for additional meetings (both for the students and parents) to learn more about the Camp experience itself and the logistics.

Please join us on October 2nd to learn more about how to register your Sixth Grader for this unforgettable opportunity. Meeting Join details will be provided in next week’s Panther Pulse.

‘PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ONLINE’ PRESENTATION

Thank you to the more than 30 parents who joined our presentation on Thursday. The handout with resources is available here: Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force handout

RUBIOS, PAPA JOHNS AND SHUTTERFLY

Papa Johns has 30% off Regular menu price when you order at papajohns.com with promo code PERSHING (20% of purchase benefits Pershing): PapaJohns

Rubio’s dine-out is scheduled for October 16 All day (30% of purchase benefits Pershing). Rubios Details

Shutterfly – Use the link from our website to order, and 8% of your purchase benefits Pershing – Shutterfly Info

CONTACT THE FOUNDATION:

• Interested in stepping up to be our President / Vice-President / Secretary next year? We need to fill these positions please, so our Foundation can continue to operate!!
• Questions about our Foundation?
• Interested in Helping Out / Volunteering?
• Want to sponsor one of our fundraising events / T-Shirts or donate a prize?

Please fill out our form or reach out to us at Email the Foundation and like us on Facebook!

Email: pershingfoundation@outlook.com

Website: https://pershingmiddleschoolfoundation.org/

Facebook: https://facebook.com/pershingpanthers

September 20: P1 Grading Window Closes

September 24: Campus Tour for Potential 25-26 CHOICE Families @9:00 AM

October 4: Non-Instructional Day (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS)

October 8: Campus Tours for Potential CHOICE 25-25 Families @9:00

Octover 18: Pink Panther Day

October 22: Coffee with the Princpal @8:30 AM via MS Teams

November 1: P2 Grading Window Ends

November 11: Pershing Middle School Turns 60!

November 11: Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL

November 15: Turkey Trot in PE Classes

November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

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Interested in volunteering on campus?

Contact our Ms. Sylvia Patton a spatton1@sandi.net

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