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Dear Puma Families,
We are done with round one of testing. Our students took their time and did their best! Thank you for your partnership in getting them good rest and breakfast!
This week ONLY 8th graders will take STAAR and the following week is Math for all grade levels.
This Week at Park Crest Middle School!
Tuesday, Apr. 22:
- Science/Social Studies STAAR
Wednesday, Apr. 23:
- Science/Social Studies STAAR
Thursday, Apr. 24:
- Science/Social Studies STAAR
8th Grade Formal:
Tickets will go on sale April 28 - May 2 ONLY during 8th grade lunch in the cafeteria. Tickets are non-refundable. We accept payment in the form of cash or check. Checks should be made out to Park Crest Middle School. The ticket cost is $15.00.
The 8th Grade formal will take place on May 9 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming! May 5-9 2025
PTO has a full week of pampering planned for our wonderful staff. Please help us by donating snacks (chips, candy, drinks) for the "Grab and Go" day!
SIGN UP HERE: https://signup.com/go/bghXsGh
PTO will be in the school front drive on Friday May 2 to receive your donations between 7:30 and 8:30am
The Perfectly Imperfect Baking Company is joining with PCMS PTO for a fundraiser!
For $6 each, you get 1 "notebook" cookie (see PTO FB for image), with PCMS logo, (or any PfISD school) in a cute box with edible ink marker, for your child to write a custom note to their teacher! Order now!
ORDER FORM ---> https://tinyurl.com/PIBCTAW
(See form for pickup dates and more information)
**Make sure to indicate the school logo choice AND that you'd like the proceeds to go to PCMS in the "What school is this fundraiser for?" box**
Snacks and Tutorials:
STAAR is here!
There will not be any snacks or tutorials on:
4/21 4/22 4/28 4/29 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22
Sack lunches will be provided on 5/22. This is also the last day for students and early release day. Students will be released at 12:45 PM.
Reminder for 6th Grade Parents:
As we are in the home stretch to end this school year, please think about getting ready for next year!!!
All incoming 7th graders must have Tdap and Meningococcal vaccinations to start the 25/26 school year.
Please feel free to get these done as soon as possible and email to the nurse anda.williams@pfisd.net
Updated
Dear Puma Families,
This week we begin our STAAR testing. 7th and 8th graders will take ELA STAAR on Tuesday while 6th graders will take their test on Wednesday. WE ARE READY!
Please make sure your child gets a good night’s rest. If they are anxious, remind them that they will do a GREAT job!
This past week at Park Crest Middle School we held a Pep Rally and I hosted “Bead Pens with the Principal”. HUGE thank yous go out to Ms. Battie for putting the pep rally together and to all of our participants!
Bead Pens! Students could purchase a voucher at the Den Store with the points they have earned and come and have lunch on stage while they made bead pens! It was fun! Look for more opportunities to craft, play games, and have lunch with the principal!
Pep Rally!
Here are our Hula Hoopers fighting it out to the end!
THIS WEEK AT PARK CREST!
Tuesday, Apr.15:
- ELA STAAR - 7th and 8th Grade
Wednesday, Apr. 16:
- ELA STAAR - 6th Grade
Thursday, Apr. 17:
- ELA STAAR Make Up
- IPRs Published
- Soccer Game vs. KLMS Girls Home/Boys Away
Friday, Apr. 18:
- Student/Staff Holiday - NO SCHOOL!
PUMA NEWS!
From Boys Athletics:
PCMS students and fans, please come out and support your PUMAS this week as our boy’s soccer team travels over to Hendrickson HS to take on our crosstown rivals, Kelly Lane MS. The B Team will kick things off starting at 5:30pm, followed by the A Team game starting at 6:30pm. Looking forward to seeing you all there!! - Shawn Sheridan
Tutorials:
STAAR is here!
There will not be any snacks or tutorials on:
4/14 4/15 4/21 4/22 4/28 4/29 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22
Reminder for 6th Grade Parents:
As we are in the home stretch to end this school year, please think about getting ready for next year!!!
All incoming 7th graders must have Tdap and Meningococcal vaccinations to start the 25/26 school year.
SAVE THE DATE:
8th Grade Formal - May 9th
Mad City - 8th Grade Financial Literacy Event - May 14th
Award Ceremonies for 6th and 7th Grade: May 19th - During school day - time TBD
Park Crest 8th Grade Completion Ceremony: 6p m at PHS
Updated
Dear Puma Families,
We are nearing the end of the school year! What does this mean? It means that things are REALLY busy and there is a lot to keep track of! Please read the weekly blog for important information and dates. Please continue to send your student to tutorials and talk to them about choices. Springtime often brings about interesting choices that can jeopardize ending the year strongly!
This Week at Park Crest Middle School
Monday, Apr.7:
- National Assistant Principal Day
Let’s Celebrate our Assistant Principals! Please send them a card, a note, an email, or a treat! They work hard for Park Crest and your child.
6th Grade: Richa Muhammad: richa.muhammad@pfisd.net
7th Grade: Pamela Bayer and Donald Kuempel: pamela.bayer@pfisd.net and donald.kuempel@pfisd.net
8th Grade: Christopher Stelly: christopher.stelly@pfisd.net
Tuesday, Apr.8:
- PTO Meeting-Google Meet 6:00 PM
- Meeting ID
- meet.google.com/esx-myek-ymc
- Phone Numbers
- (US)+1 520-800-2803
- PIN: 664 133 234#
Wednesday, Apr. 9:
- Soccer Game vs. DMS Boys Home/Girls Away
Reminder for 6th Grade Parents:
As we are in the home stretch to end this school year, please think about getting ready for next year!!!
All incoming 7th graders must have Tdap and Meningococcal vaccinations to start the 25/26 school year.
Please feel free to get these done as soon as possible and email to the nurse anda.williams@pfisd.net
Updated
Dear Puma Families,
Spring is SPRINGING at Park Crest Middle School. All in all, things are going well, but I want to make you aware that vapes made a presence on our campus this week and were caught. We have been fortunate at Park Crest to not run into many this year, but I want to talk to you about it, not just because students get in trouble for them, but because they are dangerous. Please contact your Assistant Principal or school counselor if you have questions about this matter or are concerned. Round Rock ISD posted this on their website with some articles. Vapes
Please continue to work with your student to get them to tutorials. This is our final 9 weeks of school. Here are some upcoming dates including STAAR!
April 2025
Special Events: School Librarian Month - Celebrate Mrs. Collins and her hard work!
1 - STAR 360 EOY
3 - Shadow Cat Recess - Advisory
7-11 - Assistant Principal’s Week - Please thank your Assistant Principals!
11 - Pep Rally - during Advisory - closed event.
15-17 - ELA STAAR
22-24 - Science and Social Studies STAAR
23 - Administrative Professionals Day - Thank our office staff!
29-May 1 - Math STAAR
May is right around the corner! Here are some dates you may want to put on your calendar!
May 2025
1 -Math STAAR make up day
1 - Principal’s Day
2 - STAR 360 EOY window ends
Honor Society Tapping - sometime during the first two weeks of May
6 - Choir Performance - Cafeteria
5-9 - Teacher Appreciation Week
** Den Leaders Reward (5/5-5/9)
7 - CAAC meeting 6 pm
8 - Band Concert 6pm at PHS
9 - 4th 9 Weeks Assessment Window opens
9 - 8th Grade Formal - tickets on sale soon! Students must meet the criteria to attend. There are no refunds. And if a student loses their ability to attend due to behavior, no refunds will be given.
14 - Mad City
15 - Choir Trip to Typhoon Texas
16 - Den Winner/Den Celebration Day
19 - Typhoon Texas - 8th grade trip
19 - 6th and 7th Grade Award Ceremonies - Gymnasium
20 - Yearbook Distribution during all lunches
22 - 8th Grade Completion Ceremony - PHS - MAY 22nd - 6 pm Fine Arts Center
22 - Last Day of School (½ Day)
23 - Teacher Work Day
26 - No School
This Week at Park Crest Middle School:
Monday, Mar.31:
- Report Cards published
- Band Parent Preview Concert (UIL)-6:30 PM PHS PAC
Wednesday, Apr. 2:
- Soccer Game vs. BMS Girls Home/Boys Away
6th Grade Parents/Guardians:
As we are in the home stretch to end this school year, please think about getting ready for next year!!!
All incoming 7th graders must have Tdap and Meningococcal vaccinations to start the 25/26 school year.
Please feel free to get these done as soon as possible and email to the nurse anda.williams@pfisd.net
Parents/Guardians, please take care of this. Any 7th grader who does not have their immunizations taken care of and documented will not be allowed to start the 7th grade until cleared.
Updated
Dear Puma Families,
We are on our final leg of the race…the last nine weeks of school. Each quarter of the school year possesses its challenges. At the beginning, we are getting to know our students and reacclimating to schedules, demands, rules, and friendships. The second nine weeks is when things get a bit “real”. UIL eligibility sets in for our seventh and eighth graders, school gets a little harder, we just had our first fall out with a friend, and we are looking forward to a break. After Winter Break, we meet back together and relearn all we forgot over the two weeks, the weather gets cold, hot, cold, hot, rainy, hot, cold, windy, and Spring Break is looming out there somewhere. Spring Break gives us a nice pause to gather ourselves, clean out a closet, take a trip, a nap, or a moment for ourselves and then we return to school for the last leg. The last leg of the race is FAST. There is something ALL of the time. An event, a grade, a project, a STAAR test, something is always happening. What it also brings is an uptick in student behavior. My experience has taught me this:
- The weather changes and we all want to be outside.
- Students take risks they didn’t take before and behavior increases.
- Students are overwhelmed much like us and there is too much all at once.
- Eighth graders are almost ninth graders - they are uneasy about next year and that some of their friends, maybe their best friend is heading to a neighboring school. The feeling will come through.
- STAAR test brings up anxiety for students and school personnel.
What can we do?
- Be patient with our students and ourselves.
- Remind your children to stay focused and kind.
- Stay on a schedule - this helps me too!
- Check their agenda daily for upcoming assignments.
- Keep in contact with their teachers and send them to tutorials.
- Stay strong! We can do this!!!
Wednesday, Mar. 26:
- Soccer Game vs. WVMS Boys Home/Girls Away
- CAAC Meeting 6:00 PM
- Meeting ID
- meet.google.com/exi-zhyu-sdc
- (US)+1 234-405-0005
- PIN: 726 388 960#
Reminder from PTO:
Parent Volunteers Needed for Home Soccer Concession Stands!
Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/NwRCVWe
PCMS PTO will need 2-3 adult/parent volunteers to run home concessions for Soccer season. Each slot is 5pm-8pm but please sign up even if you can only help for part of that time. Reach out to pto.parkcrest@gmail.com with any questions!