PALMETTO MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA

Upcoming events & important information

November 9, 2025

Big week at PMS: Give Miami Week, Turkey Bowl & more

Here's what's coming up...

November 17-21st: Spirit Week

November 19th: Pizza Wednesday

November 20th: Give Miami Day

November 20th: Dinner Night Out.- Burger Fi

November 21st: Turkey Bowl

November 24th-28th: Thanksgiving Break

December 11th: Dinner Night Out - Pummarola at The Falls

December 17th: Pizza Wednesday

And here's the full PTSA calendar for the 2025-26 school year: 2025-26 PTSA Calendar

PLEASE DONATE TO GIVE MIAMI DAY:

WE HOPE TO RAISE A RECORD AMOUNT THIS YEAR

Palmetto Middle School is excited to participate in Give Miami Day once again! Thursday, November 20th is Give Miami Day, but our donation page is OPEN now.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 to assist with technology upgrades, campus improvements, teacher appreciation, program support, and more!

Make a tax deductible gift of $25 or more to Palmetto Middle School PTSA’s Give Miami Day campaign TODAY by clicking below:

https://www.givemiamiday.org/palmettomiddleptsa

Thank you for your generosity and support!

*Turkey Bowl* is Friday during 5th and 6th periods.* Participants have been notified.

This year, just like last year, Turkey Bowl will have a friendly competitive element between grade levels.

*6th vs. 7th vs. 8th… which grade level will be victorious and win a Dress Down Day?!*

Here’s how students can earn points for their grade level:

*Penny Wars_- 💰 (see details to the right)

*Nov 21st* - _Turkey Bowl Day Class Spirit_ - 🎉 Dress in class color and show some Lancer Spirit by cheering on your teams!

6th grade wear white 🤍
7th grade wear gray 🩶
8th grade wear navy blue 💙

🍂 🍁 🍂 🍁🍂 🍁🍂 🍁

💰 It’s time for Penny Wars! 💰

Nov 13-Nov 19

There will be labeled jars for 6th,

7th, and 8th grade at school starting tomorrow morning. You may see a volunteer outside with them in the morning, or you can find them in the main office.

-Pennies EARN you points for your grade.

-Anything more than a penny (other coins or paper bills 💵 ) take away from the total.

-You can deposit money into any grade’s jar.

Happy Penny Wars!

Parents Night Out Auction Continues

Our Annual Parent Night Out was a blast!!! Thanks to ANDI Soirées, Kitanim and Kitchen 57 for helping make it a success.

The AUCTION IS still LIVE!!!! Check out all the great items up for grabs here!!! Don’t Miss Out!! The bidding ends on 11/21 at midnight. All proceeds to benefit our school!!! Thank you to all who donated items to the auction!!!

https://app.givebacks.gives/200488/Campaign/Details

📷 Get your yearbooks NOW and save that receipt! There is a limited amount available so although you may remember that textured fringe with a fade, you won’t have proof that you actually rocked it!

Purchase through MDCPS Portal/Apps & Services/OSP. Search for 6701 Palmetto Middle.

**8th Grade dedication pages will be advertised early Spring!

Let’s show our teachers some love! Please consider donating a ream of paper to a teacher.

💡 Don’t know which teacher to donate to? If you leave the teacher name blank, the paper will go to teachers who do not receive any donations but still need to make copies for their students.

https://palmettoms.givebacks.com/shop/items/c9c5549d5d

Thank you for always supporting our teachers, Lancer families!

Assist us in fueling the faculty, staff & administration’s

minds & tummies once a month where you can donate food & beverages or funds to

Stock the Teacher’s Lounge.

We love to show our appreciation to the sixty people that give so much

to our children.

Please fill out the Sign Up Genius for the month

you are interested in supplying the goodies or you can donate

funds on givebacks and we’ll take care of the rest.

We’re here to say…Thanks a “munch” for all you do!

PTSA Membership

Please join the PTSA!

When you join the PTSA you get the opportunity to not only support the school that your children spend so much time at, but you also get a chance to be more involved in our amazing school!

Note: If you have an 8th grader, we hope you will consider joining at the PTSA Legacy Membership Class of 2026 Level. See below to learn all of the perks it includes for your 8th graders final year at PMS.

Click here to join!

PTSA Business Sponsorship

Are you a business owner or do you know someone who is? Consider supporting the PTSA with a Business Sponsorship. As a 501(c)(3) organization, donations made to the PTSA may have certain tax benefits. See below for all the details and how to help us grow!

THANK YOU TO OUR BUSINESS SPONSORS

Volunteer and Get Involved

If you'd like to be more involved at our school this year, join our Palmetto Middle PTSA volunteer bank! Once you are cleared by M-DCPS to volunteer, we'd love to have you on campus working with us.

Step 1:

Complete the clearance form for Miami-Dade Schools linked below. It's easy and MUST BE COMPLETED EACH YEAR BY ALL PARENTS.

Step 2:

Fill out the form on our school store at the link below. You'll receive alerts when there are opportunities to volunteer at school. There is no obligation.

Join us when you can and help strengthen our school community!

Click Here for 2025-26 M-DCPS Volunteer Clearance

Click Here to Join the PMS PTSA Volunteer Bank

Stay Connected

Tips on Staying Informed throughout the year:

Bookmark the school website - palmettomiddle.com - for important school information, including contact information for teachers and staff.

“Like” us on Facebook - Palmetto Middle School PTSA - for daily up-to-date posts!

“Follow” us on Instagram - @PalmettoMiddle_PTSA

Download the FREE Palmetto Middle School PTSA app. Review instructions on our PTSA website.

School Store

School Store is open mornings before school. Pick-up your online pre-orders, purchase PE Uniform, spirit wear and uniforms as available, and other school supplies.

PALMETTO MIDDLE SCHOOL IS PROUD TO BE AN "A" SCHOOL AND A SILVER STEAM DESIGNATED SCHOOL

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