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- Haitian relief efforts took place at school and beyond. Special thanks to our students who raised and donated over $900.00 and kudos to Mr. Kasten who led the efforts by matching student contributions. Thanks to Mr. Mihalik, Mrs. Weinheimer, and Ms. Chadwick for taking donations of baby-wipes and new socks to be donated to the Red Cross. The Saldaña family set up a Lemonade and Cookie Stand. Their heart-felt service to our international community was featured in the Beach and Bay Press. - Students...great job on Campus Clean-Up. Thank you to all who participated and to our sponsors: FOPBSS; Green Gardens Nursery at 4910 Cass Street in PB; and RCP Block and Brick at 8755 Magnolia Avenue in Santee. - Congrats to our amazing writers and winners of the San Diego Public Library Essay Contest: Vanessa G., Meg D., and Emily G. - Thank you to the PB Middle Band and FOPBSS for sponsoring the PB Middle Articulation Night for 5th grade parents and playing at the All Schools Fair. Thank you to our extraordinary band teacher, Mr. O'Donnell and Mrs. Tandy for providing our students with opportunities to perform and be risk-takers. - On behalf of our sixth grade class, a huge thank you is extended to David Ayiik, a SD resident, a former Lost Boy of Sudan, and a friend forever to our students and staff. Thank you so much for volunteering to speak to our school. - Thank you to our Partners in Education. these dedicated businesses and organizations bring our "International Waters" theme to life. - Congrats to Mrs. Daly for another successful year organizing Missoula Theater. Hope you all enjoyed the show. - Happy Birthday IB! Read "Becoming Truly International: The IB at 40." - Keep Our Waters Clean! Way to go rerip.com and Rusty M. Rusty returned to PB Middle to give us a gift of a bench made from reused boards. Great job applying the design cycle to create something useful while helping to keep boards out of the landfill. We love it. Thanks! - Congrats to PB Middle Families, Students, Staff, Student Coordinator Becca P. and Teacher Coordinator Mrs. Johnson for a very successful San Diego Food Bank Donation Drive. - Congrats to Laura K, winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Essay contest.
- International kudos to 6th grade IB Art and Social Studies students for writing beautiful letters to the children in Goa, India and to Mrs. Knight, who hand-delivered the photos and letters. The SDUSD district featured our story on their webpage. - Congrats to Carly D, winner of the Ford Foundation's 2009 Green Skills for Life Video Competition. View her video link on the PB Student page.
- Student Led Conferences - Kudos to our reflective student communicators who prepared for their conferences and presented to a record-breaking number of families. - Thanks to Norma G., 7th grade student, led a very successful Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign. - Mrs. Lindsay-Dial, Mrs. Olson, and Mrs. Haake: Nominees for the 2010 CA IB Exemplary Educator Awards - Meet our new Sister School - Gimnasio Del Norte. PB students Hunter K. and Colin T. participated in the Hablamos por el Planeta event where they discussed environmental solutions on the school's radio station in Bogotá, Colombia. Thank you to Spanish classes who sent letters and videos to our pen pal letters. |
