5th Grade Edition
Pacific Grove Middle School March 2020
Principal's Message
Dear Fifth Grade Students and Parents:
This school year is quickly coming to an end and already we here at the middle school are looking forward to having you join us next year. We are beginning to plan for your arrival and want you to know how happy we are that you will join our school in only a few months.
We are visiting you this week at your school to talk with you about middle school and what you can expect next year.
As a sixth grader, you will take subjects similar to the ones you take now. Everyone takes English, History, Science, Math and P.E. For your elective class, you may choose to take instrumental music (band or strings), chorus, or the exploratory rotation cycle. The cycle classes are art, keyboarding, STEM, and home economics. Each of those classes lasts one quarter, and then you rotate to the next class. The biggest difference having to do with classes in middle school is that you will have several different teachers.
Here are some other things that are different about middle school. You will be assigned a hall locker for storing your books and belongings.
In P.E., you will be assigned a P.E. locker because everyone wears a uniform for P.E. and you will be required to change clothes. During morning break and lunch, you may bring your snacks and lunch from home or buy it from the cafeteria.
Parents, I would like to invite you to our Orientation Night on Wednesday, April 1, at 6:00 p.m., in the Middle School Auditorium. Then, at 6:30 p.m., you are invited to attend our Open House. We encourage you and your student to stay and look around the classrooms. Please put this date on your calendar.
In April and May, we will send via email a 5th-grade edition school newsletter for you and your students to read. On Friday, May 22, the entire fifth grade will be invited to visit the middle school for a couple of hours, talk with some students here and take a tour of the school.
I hope you are all having a good year and that you are looking forward to middle school next year. It is an exciting time for you and your family. I am looking forward to meeting you soon!
Sincerely,
Sean Roach
Principal5th Grade PGMS Orientation & PGMS Open House
Outdoor Science School
Sports Physicals
If your student is planning on playing a sport, it is best to try and get their physical completed before school starts. Sometimes the announcements of try-outs and practices are a few days before they happen. Volleyball, Soccer, and Cross Country usually happen within the first two weeks of school starting.
Sports at PGMS
No Sports Physical on file = No Tryouts.
• Late Fall & Winter Sport: Basketball
• Spring Sports: Golf, Tennis, Track & Field, and Wrestling
• Cheer is available all year.
If you are interested in coaching any of the sports, please contact Principal Sean Roach, sroach@pgusd.org.
Community Service Hours
Parent Teacher Conferences
Break & Lunch
PGMS Parent Student Handbook
PGMS Website
PGMS PTSA News:
Important Upcoming General & Voting Meeting in March
I wanted to reach out to and be sure you knew that we have a General PTSA Meeting coming up in March (we only do this quarterly, so we hope you can make it!). It will be held in the PGMS Library from 6:30-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18. The first half hour of the meeting will be dedicated to updates from our Principal about all the activities and events at the school, and we will be working on voting in the new PTSA for next year (already!).
We have many Board members with 8th grade students that are leaving the school this year, so we have a lot of gaps to fill. Please consider one of the open positions (and encourage others to do so as well).
OPEN POSITIONS
· President
· Secretary
· Fundraising Liaison
· Parliamentarian
· Historian
To be considered or ask questions about any of the above positions, email: pgmiddleschoolptsa@gmail.com
And as always, you can check out our website for all the PTSA "happenings" at https://www.pgmiddleschoolptsa.com/
Hope to see you all at the March 18 meeting!
Sincerely,
Amy Fallavena
PTSA President