2020-2021 Lancer Link #7
Palmetto Middle PTSA
November 23, 2020
Air Purifiers Are Arriving!
This year, we are especially thankful for the support of our Palmetto Middle families and community. Because of your generosity we are able to provide students, staff and administrators with filtered air in the classroom and around the school. Twenty-six air purifiers arrived and will be placed in smaller classrooms in the coming weeks. The larger air purifiers should arrive after Thanksgiving and will be placed in larger classrooms, the cafeteria and auditorium.
Pinecrest Gardens Environmental Art Contest
Enter TODAY!
The Seventh Annual Environmental Art Contest is a visual arts contest that prompts students to create a piece of art inspired by the nature that depicts the theme “Indigenous Plants and People”.

Entries are uploaded to the contest website where they will be displayed in a virtual contest. The winners will be selected by a public voting process. Cash prizes are awarded to winners. The contest is open for submissions now through 1/19.
The art contest is open to students in grades 4 to 12 attending public or private school in Miami-Dade County. For more information and to enter the contest, please visit the contest's webpage or email lbray@pinecrest-fl.gov.
Attending MPSH Next Year?
You'll Want to Attend this Webinar!
Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving Break (No School)

Dec. 21 - Jan 1: Winter Break (No School)

Revised School, Sports and Club calendars to be posted as soon as available. Please go to PMSPTSA.org for most up-to-date information.
Websites 

Advocacy
Stay informed. Let your VOICE be heard. Click here for more info.
Box Tops for Education
Another easy way to support your school! Download the BoxTops App and scan your receipts within 14 days of purchase.
Check out this video for How-To's:
Become a Sponsor
Do you own a business or know of one which may be interested? Help Palmetto Middle be the best it can be by becoming a (TAX- DEDUCTIBLE) business sponsor. It's an excellent opportunity to give back while advertising your business to the families of over 1,000 students, faculty, and community members.
Click here for more information.

Become a
PTSA Member
Please see our website.
  
Volunteer
Email our Volunteer Chairs, Margarita Garcia and Antonella Lagomarsino at palmettomiddlevolunteers@ gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering.
Volunteer With Us!
There are many ways to help from home! Committees that would love your help include:

  • Grants - all year (research & find grant opportunities for the PTSA)
  • Green Initiatives - all year (liaison & manage school recycling service)
  • Legacy Fundraising - all year (promote sale of bricks/manage sales & payments/order bricks)
  • Spelling Bee - TBD 2021 (assist English dept. with running spelling bee)
  • 8th Grade Liaison - May/Jun 2021(organize ice cream party/create slideshow/recruit volunteers)
  • Awards Night - May/Jun 2021 (help with end of school year awards presentations)

To volunteer, please email us at PalmettoMiddleVolunteers@gmail.com. For more information on volunteer registration, click here--> MDCPS Volunteer Registration
Join the PTSA!
There are so many ways to participate in your child's education. We invite you to join our parent community! You can volunteer in many ways, big and small. To get additional information on volunteering, please email PalmettoMiddleVolunteers@gmail.com

Please also consider becoming a member! The funds raised with membership provide academic resources to our students and teachers.

PTA is not a noun. It's a verb. #HowdoyouPTA.

School Uniform Policy
For distance learning no uniforms need to be worn. If you have a shirt or polo, you are encouraged to wear it but it is not mandatory. Rules of appropriate clothing still apply. Items not permitted: Caps, hats or hoods and clothing with rips or holes.
Upon the return to school we will follow our normal uniform policy which can be found HERE.

**NEW** 2020-21 Spirit Wear shirts have been approved to be worn everyday for this school year only.
Online School Store
Visit PMS School Store to pre-order PMS masks, agendas and spirit wear. New items available NOW...girls' spirit wear shirts, masks and now...HOODIES!!!
New Students and Families
To receive the most up-to-date information on school activities and events, please download the Palmetto Middle School App for iPhone and Android.

Go to the iTunes Store or Google Play and search for Palmetto Middle School. Click Continue/Allow/ Ok (depending on device) for Push Notifications regarding important school information throughout the year. Click HERE for instructions.

Invite your friends to sign up for E-newsletter HERE.

The 'New Families Guide' can be found on the App (see Student Resources Tab) or the PTSA website.
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