PTMS Weekly Parent Newsletter
April 21, 2023
Coming Up
April 24 - Late Start Day
April 25 - Matt Bellace Homeroom Presentations
May 2-5 - CAASPP Math Testing in Math Classes
May 4 - Heritage Night - 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the quad
Principal's Message
Wolfpack families,
Happy Friday! What a great way to end the week on this warm and sunny day. Thank you to the many parents who attended our Principal's Coffee on Monday morning and engaged in conversation about our health and sexual education curriculum. I really value you taking time out of your week to join me. Resources are available on our district website if you wish to access them. On Monday, we also held our final fire drill and our students continue to do exactly what we need them to do. Well done, students!
A few reminders to keep in mind as we finish out the year:
~ Please do not drop off your student in the staff parking lot
~ Please only drop your student off in the lane closest to the school
~ As we get warmer weather, please remind your student of clothing that is appropriate for school and clothing that may be more appropriate for weekend wear.
Finally, next Tuesday, we will host guest speaker Matt Bellace. Dr. Bellace is a national speaker who talks to students in a candid, direct and meaningful way about the danger of drugs, alcohol, vaping and how to find positive outlets in life. This comes at a very important time and as wonderful as our community and district are, our students continue to have tremendous access to drugs, alcohol and vaping products if they choose to seek it out. Engaging in dangerous behavior can have very real consequences that we hope our students choose to avoid. I look forward to Mr. Bellace and his presentation. If you wish, you can see him present on Tuesday night so that the conversation with your child is meaningful. Please refer to the Message from the Counselors below for more information on Dr. Bellace and his presentations.
Have a wonderful weekend and remember that Monday is a late-start day.
In gratitude,
Scott
Assistant Principal's Message
CAASPP Testing
This year students will be participating in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Next week students will take the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments mathematics. Additional information can be found by clicking on the link HERE.
PTMS Testing Schedule:
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for Math in Math classes (May 2-5)
Students will be able to use wireless headphones but they have to be linked to their chromebook before they start testing, otherwise students should bring their own wired headphones or earbuds if they have them.
If you have questions please email Assistant Principal Freeman (kathryn.freeman@sduhsd.net) or Lisa Graciano (lisa.graciano@sduhsd.net).
Message from the Counselors
SDUHSD Summer School applications are now available! It will be held at La Costa Canyon High School and available to students needing English or math remediation, a math bridge course, or ELD (English Language Development). The school counselors visited Math AE and Math BE classrooms to discuss summer school options on Monday, April 17. If you would like your student to attend, please complete this application and return it to ptcourseselection@sduhsd.net by May 19. If your student needs transportation, please complete the Student and Parent section of the Optional Summer Bus Application and return with the summer school application. Pick up locations will be determined once all applications are processed.
SDUHSD College and Career Night will be held on 4/26/2023 at Mira Costa College. Please see the updated webpage with the list of attending programs & information sessions.
This coming Tuesday, our school district is very excited to welcome Dr. Matt Bellace - neuropsychologist and comedian. Dr. Bellace is an expert on substance abuse prevention and mental health awareness and will be presenting to our students here at PTMS during Homeroom. All district parents are then invited to an evening presentation at San Dieguito Academy at 6:00 p.m. This looks to be an informative and enjoyable evening and we hope you can join us.
See this flier for more information. If you would prefer a Livestream Link, please register here.
Lisa Curry, Counselor (A-Ne) lisa.curry@sduhsd.net
Carsen Murt, Counselor (Ng-Z and EL Students) carsen.murt@sduhsd.net
Samantha Eels-Taylor, Student Support Facilitator samantha.eelstaylor@sduhsd.net
Heritage Night - May 4 - 5:30-7:30 p.m.
On Thursday, May 4th, PTMS is proud to present Heritage Night!
Heritage Night will feature community-run booths representing different cultures/countries, performances from the Community of Cultural Music, dance, poems, athletic demonstrations, etc. There will be opportunities to win prizes and food trucks will be here if you want to purchase dinner.
If you would like to host a booth or be one of our performers, please click on this link for more information.
If you would like to sign-up to host a booth, perform, or volunteer to help out with set-up/clean-up, please click here to sign-up.
If you have questions, please direct them to PTSA President Amy Wilson at President@PacificTrailsMSPTSA.org, or ASB Advisor Ellen Main at Ellen.Main@sduhsd.net.
ASB and Student Announcements
Click here to see the latest version.
You can also check out the Students tab on our website and click the link entitled "Student Announcements" for a running post of each week's announcements.
Knott's Berry Farm Trip - June 1, 2023 - PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Knott’s new policy requires one adult (18 or older) chaperone for every ten students. If we do not get enough chaperones, we cannot have a trip this year. Parent volunteers will be given one complimentary chaperone ticket to enter the park. Unfortunately, we have limited availability for parents to ride the buses. Chaperones driving themselves to the park will incur the cost of gas, mileage, and parking ($25 per vehicle). If you are interested and available to volunteer for this event, please complete this google form. Thank you in advance for making this 8th-grade trip possible for our students!
Date: Thursday, June 1st
Time: 7:00 am to 7:30 pm (depending on traffic)
From the PE Department
Please follow us on Instagram to see what your student is up to during PE class.
If you have any extra tape measures or used tennis balls that you don't need at the house anymore the PE department can use them for our Track and Field Unit. Thank you!
Gardening Club
We had a great time on Friday evening assembling cages to protect the edible garden beds from critters. Many thanks to the Concachen family for planning and designing the cages as well as procuring the supplies. It made them easy and fun to assemble.
With additional help from PTMS parents Bo Wang and Lingyun Zhao, we were able to mount the blackboard on the shed and build the table/bench.
We are so proud of what this Garden Club has been able to accomplish.
Staff Appreciation - PTMS Staff ROCKS!
The PTMS PTSA has plans to make this year’s Staff Appreciation Week a special week for our amazing staff.
The theme is The PTMS Staff Rocks for the week of May 8. We have plans to have special food and treats each day of the week.
We’d love your help showing the staff that they ROCK. If you'd like to help out, please click here.
We would love to give each staff member a gift card for a lunch out as well as some other snack type treats.
Use this link to help support our staff. Donations are due with Vetha in the PTMS office by May 2.
Thank you!!!
PTMS PTSA
From Attendance
We're springing toward the end of the year. Keep making school attendance a priority!
2022-23 CAEA San Diego County K-8 Student Art Exhibit
"Please be sure to take your family to the Carmel Valley Public Library to enjoy student artwork on view! Student artists from all over San Diego County are on display, including 8 works of art by our very own PTMS Art students."
Order Your Yearbook Now
We only have 26 copies of the yearbook that are still available to order! Please make sure to order your student's PTMS 2023 Yearbook before we sell out. CLICK HERE to order today!
PTSA Membership
The PTMS Parent, Teacher & Student Association (PTSA) welcomes you to the 2022-2023 school year! As PTMS enters its seventh year, the PTSA continues to grow, supporting the families and staff by sponsoring a multitude of enriching activities and programs. We kindly ask for your support to continue this work.
The PTSA Membership fee is just $60 for two adults and one student. Please sign up here.
Volunteers Are Needed for the "Glow The Night Away" dance on February 16th. If you are interested, please click here to sign up.
Would You Like to Serve on the PTSA Executive Board for the 2023-24 School Year?
The Pacific Trails PTSA needs to fill the position of Treasurer for the 2023-2024 school year. This position requires more time than other positions but is required to keep our PTSA at Pacific Trails.
We are looking for someone excited to join our PTSA and help manage the funds used to facilitate many of the fun and important programs for students, their families and teachers. Our current Treasurer will provide all of the training and support you need to ensure your success.
If that is you or someone you know, please contact Uzma Kahn Qazi at: parliamentarian@pacifictrailsmsptsa.org
Torrey Pines High School Dance Team and Co. Auditions
Auditions for the TPHS Contemporary and Hip Hop Dance Teams are May 22nd through May 25th. Please click on this link for more information and the audition packet.
CCA's Humanicamp Summer Camp
Run and taught by students of Envision Conservatory for the Humanities, the summer program Humanicamp runs from June 12 - 16 (I) and June 19 - 23 (II). It fosters rising 6th to 9th graders' growing creativity and critical thinking in two one-week sessions of activity-based fun!
For information and to register, please click here.
Student Safety Vehicle Permit
Other
- PTMS Webstore - the PTMS store for PE clothes
- San Dieguito Boys & Girls Club - click the link to the left for 2022-23 athletic schedules.
- SDUHSD - The SDUHSD is currently recruiting to staff permanent and substitute classified positions (e.g. Instructional Assistant, Nutrition Services, Custodian, Secretarial/Clerical). Part-time and full-time positions are available. Substitutes can set their own availability. To view a list of openings and to apply, please click https://www.edjoin.org/sandieguito or you can call Susan Gray at 760 753-6491 x5543.
