The After School Program has already started at PASB and at PASBinha.  There are still openings in the different classes.  If you would like to enroll your child, please go to www.sportforkids.com.br

We are seeing parents and students walking between cars and creating a real risk of getting hit or pinned close to the wall by a car, even when told by the security guards on duty to please use the sidewalks and crosswalks.  To ensure the safety of all, please note that. READ MORE

PASB believes, as stated in our school mission, that our goals for students can be best reached in a safe and nurturing environment. This school semester, PASB will be implementing the use of IDENTIFICATION CARDS for all staff members and Seniors (12th Grade students).

Identification cards are used to identify staff and students that are not required to wear school uniform as members of the school community. School will provide the identification cards at no cost and they should be worn at all times while on campus. Staff members or students who lose their ID cards can order a new one for R$10,00.

THe ID cards are being printed and will be given out in February.

Every year  the INEP (National Institute of Educational Studies An�sioTeixeira) publish the list of schools whose students took the ENEM (National Examination of High School) test, for general ranking. In order to be included in this list, the school must have at least ten senior students taking the test. Pan American School of Bahia helped students in grades 11 and 12 to register for it and we were hoping to be in the list because eleven of our seniors were registered. However, after the school break, two students reported to the Brazilian Department that they chose not to take the ENEM test. This decision left us with only nine students active in the INEP system, and once again our school is not in the list of schools by the official ranking. Internally, on the other hand, we are collecting all the scores, both of the 11 and 12 grades for the purpose of getting our overall average and comparison of results with other good schools in Salvador. This study will be presented to the community soon by our Superintendent. For now, we can feel proud of six seniors who were approved in Brazilian universities: two of them were approved at UFBA and four of them in other high level institutions in Salvador and S�o Paulo. Go Panthers!

Please welcome our new Secondary School Assistant, Ms. Eliana Gomes dos Santos.  If you want to send any messages to the secondary school office, please send them to e.gomes@pasb.com.br since Julia Lima is no longer at PASB. 

Please keep in mind that the office needs to be informed when your son or daughter is ill and will not come to school, you have a request to take your child out of school early, or you need to pass on important information to the school.  Also, let us know if you have changed your email address, phone number, home address, etc. 

Thanks for helping to keep us informed so we can continue to provide our best for your children.

• Classes in Mathematics or English begin at 7:45 AM. Students need to be in classrooms not later than 7:40 AM or they miss the most important subjects of the day. We began this semester with 64 tardy students on the 26th. Thank you to every mom and dad who had children here on time.
• Reminder: Students in grades 1-5 are accompanied to classrooms by the Classroom Assistant. Moms and dads may stay in the Canteen, until 8:15 AM at the most, after the children leave at 7:35 AM.
• Parents, teachers are instructing from 07:45-14:30. We ask all parents to arrange a conference time when needing to meet with a teacher. Parents may contact teachers directly via Email or request a conference through the Ms. Renata Giannotti (r.giannotti@pasb.com.br). At no time should anyone interrupt classroom instruction.
• Extended absences need to be pre-arranged. Please contact the ES Secretary, Ms. Renata Giannotti (r.giannotti@pasb.com.br), for the Advance Absence Form. The form will be reviewed by the principal and coordinated with teachers for any assignments to be completed while your child is away from school.
• Please see the guidance on Birthday Parties on page 18 in the handbook. http://pasb.com.br/pdf/ESParentStudentHandbook.pdf  Please note, for after-school parties, "Written invitations may be distributed in school but must include either all students or all boys or all girls in the class or grade." Arrangements for individual students from different classrooms should be solely done by parents. Teachers will help when all students are invited.
• Parents, if you are picking your child up early from school, please email Ms. Renata Giannotti, ES Secretary, before 11:00 with all the details. Letting the office know in advance will help us be ready for when you arrive. (Email: r.giannotti@pasb.com.br)
• We appreciate all the help that parents provide for the International Festival and it is important to know that ALL expenses must be paid out of the Activity Fund that is allocated to each class. The teachers will know that amount. No parent should be asked to pay any additional money for this event or to donate anything. Thank you for respecting this requirement. If you have any questions about this, please contact the school office, Miss Renata.
• Any changes in contact information, such as addresses, email addresses or mobile/home phone numbers should be sent to Ms. Renata Giannotti, ES Secretary.