Hello Pirates, this is your principal, Mrs. Davis, at Pasco Middle School with information and our calendar of events for next week. Sunday marks the end of daylight savings time and clocks fall back 1 hour, so enjoy the extra hour of weekend, but also don’t forget to change your clocks!
Quarter 1 Progress Reports were published today, Friday, September 19. Please check on your child’s progress! On Tuesday we will be kicking off our first school wide fundraiser. Students will be selling cookie dough to help raise money for student and staff incentives.
Math FAST Progress Monitoring assessments are next week. 8th grade tests on Tuesday, 7th grade on Wednesday, and 6th grade on Thursday. Please encourage your child to take their time and do their best work… these assessments DO matter! They determine course placement (grade level content with foundational supports all the way to Algebra and Geometry) and assist us in monitoring student growth throughout the year. Students that maintain or improve their scores from the end of last year (PM3 from May 2025 to PM1 September 2025) will receive a pass for a week of pajamas at school.
The 1st round of FAST Progress Monitoring assessments of the year begin with English Language Arts for 8th grade on Tuesday, 7th grade on Wednesday, and 6th grade on Thursday. Please encourage your child to take their time and do their best work… these assessments DO matter! They determine course placement (ELA Level 1s are automatically placed in Intensive Reading, for example) and assist us in monitoring student growth throughout the year. Students that maintain or improve their scores from the end of last year (PM3 from May 2025 to PM1 September 2025) will receive a pass for a week of pajamas at school.
Pasco County Schools is committed to reducing absenteeism and increasing student achievement outcomes. That’s why this year, and moving forward, we will be increasing awareness around the importance of attendance—with the goal of strengthening our collective responsibility to make sure students are learning every day. Each month we’ll be sharing facts and helpful tips about attendance.
Our final round of state testing begins next Thursday with 8th grade taking the ELA FAST Assessment. 7th grade will take the same assessment on Friday. Please assist your child’s success on all upcoming testing dates by ensuring they are well-rested, have eaten breakfast, and are present and on-time to school so that they can complete the task with their regular group of classmates.
