Ninja Middle School News
November 2023
From the desk of Mrs. Senior
Happy November Ninja Families,
The month of October absolutely flew by, filled with so many events and celebrations! We had the opportunity to see many ninjas at the Ninja Cafe, dance the night away at the middle school dance, and celebrate many students during the Ninja of the Quarter virtual event. Our team loved having the opportunity to offer breakfast and lunch to students this month as well. The food and nutrition team on our campus loves to see our eSchool students coming through the line. Pasco County has won a grant which will allow us to provide free breakfast and lunch to students for the next four years! 🎉 This is an awesome celebration and we hope many more families will take advantage of this great opportunity.
Cookies and Crafts Family Night
We will be hosting an evening family event on December 14th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM here on campus. There will be crafts, games, photo booth, cookie decorating, and much more. Our team is in need of parent and student volunteers to help planning, setting up prior to the event, and clean up afterward. We will be hosting a parent planning meeting on November 15th at 6:00 PM. Let us know you will be joining us by clicking the link below and we will send you the meeting invitation. We are looking forward to planning with you!
Cookies and Crafts Parent Meeting RSVP
Included in this newsletter:
- Important Dates
- Picture Day Information
- Congratulations to the Ninja's of the Quarter
- Great American Teach In
- RSVP for the November 8th Ninja Cafe
- Live Lesson Dates and Times
- Cookies and Crafts Family Night
- Holiday Resources for families
- November Birthdays
- Pictures from our October dance
- Pasco County Schools 2023-2024 Calendar (Downloadable PDF)
Administrative Support
Rebecca Jarke - School Principal - Supporting K-12
Erin Senior - Assistant Principal - Elementary/Middle School
School Counselor Support
Rena Sadler - Grades 6-8
School Social Worker
Maria Cuevas - Kindergarten - 8th
Mark Your Calendar
- November 8th - Ninja Cafe
- November 9th - Optional Holocaust remembrance Live Lesson with Mrs. Wolfe 4:00 PM
- November 10th - Picture Day
- November 11 - Veteran's Day
- November 13 - 17 Great American Teach In
- November 15 - Family Night (Crafts and Cookies) Parent Planning Meeting 6:00 PM
- November 20 - 24 Thanksgiving Break (No School)
- December 7 - Ninja Cafe
- December 14 - Crafts and Cookies Evening Family Event 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- December 11 - All work and DBA's must be completed
- December 18 - Semester Exams Must Be Scheduled By This Date!
- December 22 - The end of Semester 1
Congratulations, Ninjas of the Quarter!
Amir Illery
Gabriel Howard
Nafisah Smith
Riley Houzvicka
Gabriella Irvin
Abbie Bittner
Austin Siegle
Annamarie Noeltner
Zoe Martin
Grace Badal
Sondos Aly
Zuzanna Wodzynska
Esmee Daniels
Our First Middle School Dance
Holocaust Education Week Virtual Lesson
Have you ever heard the saying, it's important to know history so we don't repeat it? Well, November 9th and 10th is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, a major turning point of the Holocaust. Please join us as we "time travel" to learn about this difficult part of history and why people say "Never again."
Picture Day
When: November 10, 2023
Time: 9am-1pm
Where: Pasco eSchool Campus
8916 Angeline School Way
Land O' Lakes, FL 34638
To purchase a yearbook or an ad in the yearbook, click the link below
Our yearbook coordinator this year is Abigail Kennedy. Please contact her with questions or if support is needed.
The Virtual Great American Teach In
When: November 13 - 17
Where: Teams (Virtual Sessions)
We are looking for presenters who would like to share their job or hobby with our students. This is a fun and supportive way to get involved with our virtual school. Presentations last between 30 - 45 minutes and we like for students to have at least 15 minutes to ask questions.
If you are interested in participating in this fun event, please fill out the Registration Link below.
Parent / Guardian Volunteer Application
Ninja Cafe Car Line
Pick up is in the front of the school. We will load students into cars through the car line.
November Birthdays
Adrianna Ahrens
Abbie Brietenstine
Alan Brietenstine
Gabbie Brietenstine
JayVoni Crayton
Penelope DaCruz
Aiden Davis
Alivia Houghtalin
Annamarie Noeltner
Nayairis Rivera
Max Scheeringa
Dominic Summerville
Alexander Thomas
Zuzanna Wodzynska
Student Preferred Name Directions (MyStudent, Parent Portal)
Dear Pasco eSchool Families,
Due to the Parents' Bill of Rights and Florida state statute, we are required to now use your child's official name as it appears in MyStudent. No abbreviations or alterations may be used unless the parent/guardian gives their permission. If you would like us to use a nickname or other preferred name, you can make the change in the MyStudent Parent Portal.
To make an update, please follow the steps below:
1. Log into the Pasco County Parent Portal
Pasco County Schools (focusschoolsoftware.com)
If having issues logging in to Parent Portal, please use:
v MyStudent Parent Portal Assistance: 813-320-881
v Or submit your question to Let’s Talk
2. If you have not yet completed the consent and acknowledgments, we encourage you to do so at your earliest convenance
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3. From the home page, click on More Info then Student Info
4. Click to expand the selections and click Primary Info
5. You can then type in Preferred Name/Nickname and click Save
(Families may submit more than one name in the preferred name section. For example, if your student's name is Abigail and you would like them to go by "Gail" or "Abby", you may add both names.)
Pasco eSchool will run the report frequently to check for updates, but feel free to also email your student's teachers if you make changes.
If resources or supports are needed, feel free to contact our School Social Worker
Elementary and Middle School Social Worker: Maria Cuevas, Mcuevas@pasco.k12.fl.us
Tdap Immunization
This is a reminder that all incoming 7th graders must have their Tdap immunization or exemption PRIOR to the first day of school. If you have not already done so, please forward a copy to wwilson@pasco.k12.fl.us
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Pasco eSchool's New Home
Our new address is:
8916 Angeline School Way
Land O' Lakes, FL 34638
Wireless Communication Device (WCD) Update
Florida Required Instruction
The State Board of Education works with Florida school districts to develop and monitor plans to provide required instruction through section 1003.42 (2)(n), Florida Statutes. More information about the topics included, as well as Pasco County Schools' plan for implementation, please visit our district's website. A table listing topics, as well as grade levels required to have each topic presented, is attached below.
These topics are embedded into some subjects and courses, and others will be presented through homeroom announcements, special activities, and standalone modules.
Attendance Matters
Attendance Matters
In Pasco eSchool's secondary program attendance in class is demonstrated by submitting work within a 7-day period. Attendance is entered into our student tracking system, myStudent, every Thursday and parents will receive an automated call if a student has not completed at least one assignment in each class.
The goal of these calls is to share this information with parents so they can help students get back on track.
For students who have longer periods of time without work submissions, parents can expect our team to reach out through phone calls and emails, schedule parent conferences, require students to attend virtual extended school day, require students to work on our school's campus, and other attendance interventions.
Our goal is to work with families to ensure that all students are successful learners.
Below is a link to the excused absence form for students who may need an absence excused.
Pasco eSchool
Expanding access for all Pasco County students to rigorous, relevant curriculum that incorporates skills and knowledge students need to succeed in the 21st Century.
The District School Board of Pasco County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, or age in its programs, services, and educational activities or in its hiring and employment practices. To report violations of this policy, contact: District School Board of Pasco County Equity Manager/Title IX Coordinator: Office for Employee Relations, (813) 794-2322, sblue@pasco.k12.fl.us.
Email: esenior@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: https://eschool.pasco.k12.fl.us/
Location: 15144 Shady Hills Road, Spring Hill, FL, USA
Phone: 813-346-1900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pascoeschool
Twitter: @Pasco_eSchool