From the desks of Mrs. Senior. and Mrs. Mitchell.
Hello Middle School Ninja Families,
We hope everyone is doing well after our unexpected time off for Hurricane Ian. While our community was spared from storm devastation, our neighbors in southern counties will be feeling the effects well into the future. The Pasco County School District will be organizing relief efforts to assist those in need. We will share opportunities for students and families to get involved when we have more information.
We would like for all of our families to be a part of our communication group in order to keep everyone informed on what is happening around our virtual campus and beyond. The directions for opting-in for communications can be found below.
This edition of The Middle School News will contain information about
- Picture day
- Ninja Cafe - Please take a moment to RSVP for the October 19th event. RSVP is below.
- Opt-in for School Messenger
- Red Ribbon Week
- Student Gallup Poll
- Helpful Tech Tips
Below is a link to our parent and student calendar. This is a great resource for you to reference throughout the year.
eSchool Parent and Student Calendar
Administrative Support
JoAnne Glenn - School Principal - Supporting K-12
Jackie Choo - Assistant Principal - Supporting 9th - 12th
Erin Senior - Assistant Principal - Supporting K - 8th
Marie Mitchell - Assistant Principal - Supporting K - 8th
School Counselor Support
Alexis Balic - Supporting 4th - 6th
Rena Sadler - Supporting 7th - 8th
Student Gallup Poll
This year, Pasco County Schools will participate in the Gallup Student Poll. The Poll gives students a voice in building great schools, and the results provide schools with important, actionable information beyond standard measures, such as grades and test scores, to help schools make kids ready for the future.
Students in grades 5 through 12 will be invited to participate in the Gallup Student Poll during the survey window of September 26 through October 21. This survey will take approximately 10 minutes for your student to complete. It is available in both English and Spanish.
This survey is anonymous and voluntary. That means that Gallup cannot identify your student, and your student's individual responses will not be shared with anyone. Students do not have to participate if they do not want to, and they may skip any item they do not wish to answer. There are no consequences or penalties if your student does not participate.
The Gallup Student Poll covers the following themes:
• Engagement: Students' involvement and enthusiasm for school.
• Hope: The ideas and energy students have for the future.
• Belonging: reeling accepted and included as part of the school.
• Social and emotional learning: How people learn to understand and manage emotions and establish positive relationships with others.
We hope that students will use this opportunity to help us build the very best school for our students.
To Complete the Survey:
- Please have your child log into their MyPasco Connect
- Select the Gallup icon (See image above)
- Select Pasco eSchool as their school
- Answer the questions
Helpful Tech Tips
Did you know that every Pasco County student has access to the Office 356 Suite of technology tools? That's right! You have PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Word, and much more at your fingertips. Look for the red Office 356 App on your MyPasco Connect dashboard for these great tools.
Picture Day - Save the Date
Regular picture day is scheduled for November 1st between 9 am and 2 pm at Ninja Headquarters (Crews Lake Middle).
Re-take picture day is scheduled for December 6th between 9 am and 2 pm at Ninja Headquarters (Crews Lake Middle).
More information about how to sign up will be sent out soon.
Ninja Cafe - SAVE THE DATES
October 19, 2022
November 16, 2022
December 14, 2022
January 18, 2023
February 15, 2023
March 29, 2023
April 19, 2023
Happy Birthday!
Adams, Myriah
Avila, Sarah
Clay, Brodrick
Cook, Avery
Deen, Alexa
Delgado, Ernesto
Fernandez, Jazlyn
Fusco, Devan
Gibbs, Gianna
Leger, Cameron
Long, Amari
McDougall, Chance
Neuhauser, Lydia
Pagan, Jasmine
Pomerenke, Lauren
Score, Kevin
Serna, Melissa
Siegle, Austin
Smith, Ellen
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 Middle School Mission
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.
