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February 27th: Return to School!

March 1st: Late Start - 9:50am

March 2nd: PUSD Community Safety Summit, 6:30-8:00pm

March 4th: Science Olympiad Competition, 8am-3pm @TPMS

March 8th: Late Start - 9:50am

March 9-10th: Conference Prep Days - Minimum Day Schedules

March 13-14th: Student Conferences - Minimum Day Schedules

March 15th: Late Start - 9:50am

March 15th: PUSD Board Meeting, 6:00pm @Community Room

March 20th-24th: Scholastic Book Fair hosted by PTSA

March 22nd: Family Night Book Fair 4:30-6:30pm in the library

March 22nd: Electives Showcase & 5th Grade Information Night, 5-6pm @TPMS

March 27-28th: Professional Growth Days - Minimum Day Schedules

April 10-14th: Spring Break

April 20th: What I Wish My Parents Knew, 6:30-8:45pm @TPMS

PUSD is hosting the 3rd Quarterly School Safety Summit of the year March 2, 2023, from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Community Room at the District Office (15250 Avenue of Science). We hope you will plan to join us. For those who cannot attend in person, the event will also be LIVE streamed via this link; please be sure to join a few minutes early. The topic for this summit is Substance Abuse and Addiction, which will include helpful content related to the fentanyl crisis.

Our guest panelists include the following:

1. Summer Stephan, District Attorney - San Diego County District Attorney

2. Brooke Tafreshi, Community Partnership Prosecutor - San Diego District Attorney

3. Bill Perno, Retired San Diego Sheriff, and other first responders

Click here to access information related to our previous PUSD School Safety Summits.

Even though the temperature barely got above 50 degrees this week, and there was snow on the ground when they woke up on Tuesday morning, our 6th graders did a wonderful job learning and growing two weeks ago at Cuyamaca Outdoor School. With continuous operation since 1946, Cuyamaca Outdoor School is California's largest and longest-running 6th Grade Camp, serving more than 11,000 students each year. I've been told that Twin Peaks students have been attending the camp regularly since we opened in 1971, with the exception of camp being closed due to Covid during the 2000-2001 school year.

With a curriculum designed by credentialed teachers to take full advantage of the Next Generation Science Standards, their lessons incorporate trail experiences and citizen scientist projects to create hands-on learning that is meaningful, memorable, and fun. For many students, the weeklong, overnight experience transforms how they feel about science and themselves as learners. Our Rams should also come back STRONGER TOGETHER, as sleeping in cabins with your classmates for a week and sharing a common space has a way of bringing folks together.

The Poway High School counselors will meet with our 8th grade students in their Language Arts classes on Monday, February 27th and Tuesday, February 28th to share important information about the transition to high school. The counselors will share the exciting opportunities that await our future Titans, provide information about high school graduation and college entrance requirements, and give students their Course Request Forms (CRFs) to select their classes.

We encourage all families to attend the 8th Grade Family Night on Tuesday, March 14th at 5pm at PHS to learn about clubs, activities, and the wide array of elective and core courses available. Families will also have an opportunity to see the campus and meet some teachers.

Students need to turn in their Course Request Form to their Language Arts teacher by Friday, March 24th and their course requests must be entered online by March 31st. Please encourage your student to keep their course request worksheet as they may not remember their choices in the fall.

Please click HERE for additional course request information and important dates for PHS and other PUSD high schools if your student plans to attend another school in the district.

It's time for competitive golf season at TPMS! Golf registration forms will be available in the front office and PE locker room from 2/27-3/10 Packets need to be returned to the front office or Room 201 by Friday 3/10 before students can attend practice. Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:30-4:45 and golfers will meet at the lunch tables to check in then head up to the top field! All info about golf season will be in the packet! We hope to see your student(s) come out for the team! Any questions about golf please reach out to Matti Romero at mamiller@powayusd.com.

Registration: Monday, February 27th - Friday, March 10th.

· Forms must be returned to the Front Office or Room 201 by Friday March 10th

· Practices will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:45. Students will sign in at the lunch tables and head up to the top field

· Course play at Oaks North will be on Wednesdays

· Golfers must have golf course experience, their own set of clubs and be able to play at Oaks North on Wednesdays.

San Diego Elite is a member of the USATF (USA Track and Field) association and participates in local, regional and national events. San Diego Elite is “homebased” out of Steel Canyon High School, but has athletes from all over San Diego. Therefore, providing a training location such as Poway is a perfect opportunity to grow and expand the San Diego Elite team. San Diego Elite Track Club has a storied history, although known by other names and affiliated with other clubs in the past, Coach Ranti Harper has been an integral part of the youth track scene in San Diego and looks forward to bringing his enthusiasm and knowledge to Poway.

Trainings will primarily be held at Poway High School; however, trainings may take place at Lake Poway or another location depending on the particular workout. Training schedules will be sent out at least 1 week in advance (we are working on scheduling the entire year, but there are challenges due to high school sports having preference at Poway High School). The goal is to get in 1-3 team workouts per week with at least one of those being on the track. Meets are held on the weekends, generally Saturday, but some meets will run on Saturday and Sunday.

For more information, please feel free to email questions to: jordanbuswell@hotmail.com or call Jordan Buswell at (760) 594-1642, the San Diego Elite representative.

If your student is absent, please call the attendance hotline (858)668-2730 as soon as possible each day your student is absent (unless you give us a date range for multiple days).

Parent or legal guardian please call and state the following information:

1. Your student’s first and last name
2. Their grade
3. The date of the absence(s)
4. The reason (if sick, please list symptoms)
5. Your relationship to the student
6. A phone number where you can be reached.

Note: Students will be listed as truant if we do not receive a call or note from a parent or guardian.

The yearbook staff invites students, staff, and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you have great photos of school, sport or class events, we’d like to see them.

Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific yearbook everyone will want to have.

The last day to submit your photos is: March 1, 2023

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS ONLINE

https://bit.ly/TPMSupload

● Click on “Select My Images.”

● Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.

● Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.

● Click “Upload Chosen Images.”

The TPMS Foundation typically meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6pm in the TPMS Library. Please visit the TPMS Foundation Web Page by CLICKING HERE! Here are the upcoming monthly meetings for the 2022-23 school year:

• March 21st
• April 18th
• May 23rd