Buccaneer Newsletter
January 25th - 29th

Three Middle School Principals come together to bring you a message of unity: Together we are one
Together we are one
Happy Sunday Buccaneers!
I hope you are doing well and staying safe and dry.
We are kicking off the Great Kindness Challenge this week. I wanted to send a special message to all of our students, staff, and parents with a special song. Mr. Bill Walsh, principal of Castle Park Middle, Mrs. Easter Finley, principal of Eastlake Middle School, and yours truly, worked together to write, play, and deliver a message of unity to our communities. We also have our Spirit Week that starts tomorrow with "Share a Smile" Day. Make someone’s day and share a smile or happy thought!
I want to thank each and every one of our students for engaging in meaningful conversations during our Personal Education Plan presentations. Thank you for allowing the administration, our counselors, and Ms. Carina Lopez present to you through your PE classes. We hope the information provided was helpful. I have included some of the slides below for your reference.
This is the last week of January. Let us end this month on a positive note!

word of the month: resolution

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upcoming events
Teacher of the YearTeam, please submit your TOY nominations by the end of the day on Monday. Union representatives will be organizing the virtual voting this week. We have to submit our name to the committee by the end of the business day, Friday, January 29th. | Cyber Safety Presentations Our San Diego police foundation will be sharing Cyber Safety presentations to our seventh graders through PE classes on Monday, January 25th, and Tuesday, January 26th. | Semester Awards We will have our Semester Awards Assembly on February 5th. More information will be sent out in the next couple of days. |
Teacher of the Year
Team, please submit your TOY nominations by the end of the day on Monday. Union representatives will be organizing the virtual voting this week. We have to submit our name to the committee by the end of the business day, Friday, January 29th.
Cyber Safety Presentations

- January 25th - January 29th: Great Kindness Challenge
- January 25th and 26th: Cyber safety Presentations
- January 25th: Board Meeting
- January 26th: Climate and Culture Meeting
- January 27th: School Site Council Meeting
- January 28th: Black Student Union Meeting during lunch
- February 5th: Semester 1 Awards Ceremony
- February 12th and February 15th: Holidays
week at a glance
Monday, January 25th
- Word of the Month: Resolution
- Great Kindness Challenge
- Spirit Day: Share a Smile
- Schedule: Advisory-1-3-5
- Cyber Presentations through PE classes
- Counselor and Admin Meeting @ 11:30 am
- Ms. Gracias and union representatives meet @ 2:30 pm
- Science Tutoring (3:30 pm - 4:30 PM)
- HYPE Virtual After School Program (2:30 pm - 5:30 pm) https://bit.ly/southwestmiddlehype
- Board Meeting @ 6:00 pm
Tuesday, January 26th
- Word of the Month: Resolution
- Great Kindness Challenge
- Spirit Day: Kindness Day
- Schedule: Advisory-2-4-6
- Cyber Presentations through PE classes
- Ms. Gracias attends Strategy Meeting @ 9:00 am
- Food Distribution @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Ms. Gracias attends virtual Cabinet Meeting @ 1:00 pm
- Climate and Culture Meeting @ 2:40 pm
- Math Tutoring (3:30 pm - 4:30 PM)
- HYPE Virtual After School Program (2:30 pm - 5:30 pm) https://bit.ly/southwestmiddlehype
Wednesday, January 27th
- Word of the Month: Resolution
- Great Kindness Challenge
- Spirit Day: Wellness Wednesday
- Schedule: Advisory-1-3-5
- Middle School Principal PLC @ 9:00 am
- Ms. Gracias attends Covid-19 virtual group work meeting @ 11:00 am
- School Site Council Meeting @ 2:40 pm
- World Cultures and US History Tutoring (3:30 pm - 4:30 PM)
- HYPE Virtual After School Program (2:30 pm - 5:30 pm) https://bit.ly/southwestmiddlehype
thursday, january 28th
- Word of the Month: Resolution
- Great Kindness Challenge
- Spirit Day: Happy Day
- Schedule: Advisory-2-4-6
- Black Student Union Meeting @ 12:20 pm
- ELD, English, AVID Tutoring (3:30 pm - 4:30 PM)
- HYPE Virtual After School Program (2:30 pm - 5:30 pm) https://bit.ly/southwestmiddlehype
friday, january 29th
- Word of the Month: Resolution
- Great Kindness Challenge
- Spirit Day: Team Shirt Day
- Schedule: 1-2-3-4-5-6
- QTEL Trainings from 8:30 am to 10:30 am (Ms. Ruvalcaba, Ms. Rocha, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Olivera, Ms. Jaime, Ms. Robinson, Ms. Duran, Dr. Barker)
- Dual Language Conference: Teachers attending virtual conference: Mr. Medrano, Ms. Uriarte, Ms. Latoni
- Teachers meet in PLCs from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
- HYPE Virtual After School Program (2:30 pm - 5:30 pm) https://bit.ly/southwestmiddlehype