Calendar of Events 1

A Special

Thank you!

1

Lost & Found 2

Research results 2

PTSO News 2

Odyssey of the

Mind

2

Literacy Week 2

Character Counts! 3

8th Grade

Important Dates

3

Ms. Thompson’s

Study Island

3

Paracords for Sale! 3

PBMS Band 3

Career Planning 3

Inside this issue:

Pacetti Bay Middle School

Monthly E-Newsletter

March 18, 2016 Volume 13

Issue 6

Michelle Leitao, Editor

Jay Willets, Principal Twila Powers, Assistant Principal

Drew Chiodo, Assistant Principal

Mark Your Calendar February 16-April 28: Girl on the Run; Every Tues & Thurs. 2:15-3:45PM

March 17: 3rd Quarter ends

March 18: Teacher Planning (Student Holiday)

March 21-28: Spring Break

March 29: Classes Resume

March 29: SJMSAA Football Parent Meeting 6:00-7:00PM

March 29: Nease High School Pre-Registration Assembly

March 31: 5th Grade Parent Night 5:30PM

April 1: Ready, Set, Glow 5K/Fun Run

April 4, 5 & 7: Nease High School Registration 8:00AM

April 5: Theatre Improv Show 6:00PM

April 12: PTSO Meeting 9:00AM

April 14: SAC Meeting 2:00PM

April 29: Faculty In Service; No school for students

May 5: Beginner Band Concert 6:00PM

May 6: Gradventure 1:00PM-1:00AM

May 9: PTSO Meeting 9:00AM

May 9,10 &12: PBMS Cheer tryouts 2:00-3:30PM

May 12 & 13: High School Musical 6:00PM

May 13: 7th Grade Field Trip to Epcot 6:30AM-10:00PM

Pacetti Bay Middle School

Mission Statement

Pacetti Bay Middle School exists to inspire with-

in its students a passion for lifelong learning and

a commitment to personal integrity and

academic excellence.

Students will aspire to be critical thinkers,

internationally minded, and responsible global

citizens who display a balanced sense of social

responsibility for their local community and the

world at large.

A Very Special Thank you!

Special thanks to our young entrepreneur, Kaysyn Jones and her father,

selling her delicious cupcakes at our school dance on March 11! Thank

you to everyone who purchased one to support the band!

PBMS PTSO NEWS:

PTSO wrapped up our last dance of the year for all

students, kids had a blast! We wanted to take this time

to say thank you to all of parents who have volun-

teered, baked, and supported our PTSO. We are truly

blessed to live in such a wonderful community Thank

from the bottom of our hearts, we couldn't provide the

services or funds to our great school without you!

- Thursday, March 31 from 5:30-7pm is our 5th grade night at Pacetti. PTSO

will be there to help greet our rising 6th grade parents and welcome their stu-

dents to the Bay. We will be selling spirit wear and will have sign ups for next

years events for anyone who is interested in serving on the board or volunteer-

ing. We are excited to meet all of our new Wildcats!

- Friday, April 1 is our READY.SET.GLOW 5K/Fun Run! Join us for the first

annual READY.SET.GLOW 5K/Fun Run. A joint collaboration between Mill

Creek Elementary, Wards Creek Elementary and Pacetti Bay Middle School to

encourage health and fitness in our community as well as raise needed funds for

advancements in education. To Stay Updated and to receive more information

go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/175360836153431/ The link for the registration is available on our Website at http://

pbmsptso.wix.com/pbmptso#!news-and-events/c16s4

Odyssey of the Mind

Congratulations to Pacetti Bay Odyssey of the Mind teams! Three teams

competed in the Manatee region Odyssey of the Mind Tournament on

March 4th. Students participating in Problem 5 (Fins, Furs, Feathers, and

Friends) earned 3rd place medals. Students in Problem 2 (Something Fishy)

and Problem 3 (Aesop Gone Viral) earned 1st place and will be representing

Manatee Region at the State Tournament at UCF in Orlando on April 9th.

Lost and Found

We are only more than halfway through the quarter after Christmas

break and already the lost and found buckets are overflowing. Parents if

your child has lost a lunch box or jacket please encourage them to come

to the clinic to look for their lost items. Parents you are welcome to take

a look also; the clinic is open Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:00pm. All items not

picked up will be donated at the end of this 9 week quarter.

Because there has been such an influx of lost and found items, I am en-

couraging you to put your child’s name on their jackets and lunch box-

es. Items that have names will find their rightful owners. Thank you so

much for help in this matter.

Results Are In!!

The results are in! In Research III, after Mrs. Freeman's 8th grad-

ers researched the pros and cons of obtaining a bachelor's degree,

discovered alternative jobs and training after high school, and

conducted a Socratic Seminar to sway each other of their views,

the votes tallied up to reveal that 68% of students believed

"Everyone should go to College" while 32% believed that "Not

Everyone should go to college" to achieve success and fulfill-

ment in life.

Literacy Week

Students at PBMS celebrated Literacy Week in early February this year. The Literacy Week Committee judges made up of students evaluated

all decorated doors for visual impact, craftsmanship, originality and creativity. Winning classes celebrated with pizza during their fourth peri-

od. Congratulations to all the winners of Celebrate Literacy Week Door Decorating Contest : Ms. Birbal-6th Grade Science, Ms. Willis-6th Grade

History, Mrs. Khosrozadeh-8th Grade Language Arts, Mrs. Brough-8th Grade Science, Ms. Poage-Spanish.

Character Counts!

Congratulations to March’s Character Counts! Winners. Each grade level

picked 3 students that exemplify March’s Character Count trait of Trust.

These students are honest, are reliable, build a good reputation, have the

courage to do the right thing, are loyal, and stand by their families,

friends, & communities.

Winners (left to right back row): Genevieve Bahr, Evan Persson, Alayna

Austin, Amanda Fisher, Joe Parimucha (front row) Heidi Currin,

Carter Rand, Cole Rand, Kalyn Wellesley

Important Dates for 8th Grade Students &

Parents

March 29: Nease HS counselors at PBMS doing pre-registration assembly dur-

ing 2nd period with all 8th graders.

April 4,5 & 7: Nease HS counselors at PBMS register ing r ising 9th graders

who are zoned for Nease next year or have been accepted into one of the Nease

Academies. Parent welcome to attend. Appointment times are TBD and will be

assigned by SS classes.

April 5: St Augustine HS & Ponte Vedra HS registrar s will be at PBMS to

meet with students attending SAHS & PVHS. Appointments have been mailed to

students.

April 7: Creekside HS academy coordinator will be at PBMS to meet with

students attending CHS. Appointments have been mailed to students.

May 6: 1:00pm-1:00am - 8th grade Gradventure at Universal Studios.

Permission forms have been sent home with students and are also avail-

able via Edmodo. Contact Meg Ishee, 8th grade TeamLeader, with ques-

tions or concerns.

May 25: 8:00am-10:00am - 8th grade Celebration in the Gym

7:00-9:00pm 8th grade Dance, Renaissance Resort

Blue Ribbons in Ms. Thompson’s LA class

The students in Thompson’s Language Arts are encouraged to get blue ribbons

on Study Island. This program is free to use and the operations mirror the opera-

tions that are used on computer based FSA Reading Assessment. Each week,

Ms. Thompson rewards students for their blue ribbons. (1-4 Ribbons = jolly

rancher, 5-8 Ribbons = jolly rancher/smarties, 9+ blue ribbons = jolly rancher/

smarties/blow-pop) The student is acknowledged and given a paw to place on

the blue ribbon poster.

Here are the class rankings based on the number of blue ribbons since the con-

test started the first of February.

1st 2 English 191 Ribbons! Ranya B. (36), Brysen (26),

Evan G. (26), Cole (25)

2nd 3 English 119 Ribbons! Jaclyn (21), Ben A. (20),

Jasmine (16)

3rd 5 English 52 Ribbons Savannah (13)

4th 6 English 30 Ribbons Nicholas G. (12)

5th 4 English 22 Ribbons Bryce P. (12)

6th 1 English 20 ribbons Vincent (9)

Please encourage your child to practice on Study Island each week!

Pacetti Bay Paracords!

Students in the InD Room at Pacetti Bay Middle School are learn-

ing to make bracelets and keychains with paracord material. This

activity is great for teaching fine motor skills, hand-eye coordina-

tion and teamwork as it takes two people to make each one. In an

effort to help support our program, we want to make paracord

bracelets and keychains with our school colors that will be for sale.

All of the materials are available at our local Michael’s store.

Please contact Mr. De Vos if you’d like to donate material or a gift

card at (Allen.Devos@stjohns.k12.fl.us) .

8th Graders Learn about Career Planning

On March 11, our school counselors spent the day in 8th grade US

History classes to talk with the students about a wonderful new

resource that is available for College and Career Exploration: My

Career Shines. Under the umbrella of Florida Shines and according

to their website, “My Career Shines is a comprehensive education

and career planning system that will help you succeed in the in-

creasingly competitive global economy. You will learn about your-

self, discover the many options and opportunities for your future,

and gain access to the information and tools to achieve your

goals.” Students each created a personal account that will be avail-

able to him/her throughout their four years of high school. They

began by navigating through the different elements of the website

and completing the first of two career interest inventories. Please

ask your student to share with you what he/she learned, and to

show you the website so that you can work together to make sure it

is a valuable and useful resource for them in the future! Visit My

Career Shines at www.mycareershines.org.

PBMS Band

The Pacetti Bay Middle School Band conducted by Lee Sellers recently

performed at the Florida Bandmasters Association District 21 Music Perfor-

mance Assessment. The ensemble earned superior ratings from all four

adjudicators at the event. The superior rating can be compared to the letter

grade of “A.” Mr. Sellers and the Pacetti Bay community are proud of this

accomplishment and congratulate the hard working students of the band.

During the event, the students performed three prepared selections for adju-

dication in a concert-like setting. After the concert portion, the band per-

formed two selections they had not seen before for the “sightreading” as-

sessment.

The Music Performance Assessments (MPAs) provide an opportunity for

authentic assessment of music students and their teachers. Ensembles are

graded against a pre-set standard of musical excellence. Adjudicators are

music teachers who have earned high ratings at MPAs themselves and have

completed certification requirements provided by their component organiza-

tion (Band, Chorus, Orchestra). The Pacetti Bay bands are now preparing

for their spring concerts. More information can be found on their web-

site: http://teachers.stjohns.k12.fl.us/sellers-d/