Good evening, Green Devil Families!

Here is your December 9^th weekly update for school events and information:

* We will be administering the ELA-PM2 (English Language Arts- Progress Monitoring) FAST testing to all 9^th and 10^th grade students on Monday, December 9^th.  Students will need their district issued laptops for testing so please help us to remind students to not only bring those to school but, to make sure they are fully charged.

PLEASE remind your child that:

• They should take their time when completing this test.  They can take the entire school day if needed.
• The test is adaptive, which means it changes as students answer questions.  Students should NOT skip any questions as the test will perceive that is them not knowing the answer and it will negatively affect their score.
• When students are answering the questions correctly the test will becoming more challenging.  This means they are doing well!
•  Students should do their absolute best to answer each and every question.  They should NOT guess but, use a process of elimination to narrow down the options and select the best choice.
• The way they do on this test will affect where they start off on the PM3 (Progress Monitoring 3) test so it is very important that they do the best they can on every progress monitoring test given.
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*Please save the date for our newly announced GRADUATION ceremony for the Class of 2025, Thursday, May 29^th= 7:30PM at the BayCare Sound in Clearwater.  This is a new venue for us so, please stay tuned for more information.

*Senior families, please make sure you are part of a remind group if I you are not already receiving the information updates via text.  You can also check out the senior class webpage via the SPHS Website at https://www.pcsb.org/domain/5079 .  If you haven’t paid your Senior Dues, you can do so on that webpage as well. 

*Our campus is open from 6:30AM-2:30PM each day.  No student should be dropped off before 6:30AM and all students (unless they are in a school sponsored event and with an adult sponsor) should be OFF campus no later than 2:30PM.

Our office hours are 7:00AM to 3:00PM.  If you need to sign your child out early from school, please make sure to do so prior to 1:30 PM.  NO PTLs will be permitted after 1:30, students cannot be released during the last 25 minutes of the day.

Additional notes for this week:

* The December SAC meeting will be held on Monday, December 6th at 6pm in the cafeteria.  This meeting is open to anyone who would like to attend.  You may also attend online using the TEAMS link below.

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*There will be a boy’s lacrosse interest meeting on December 13^th during lunch in the band room.  All are welcome, no experience is needed!

 

*There will be a tennis interest meeting on Tuesday, December 10^th in building 1, room 210 during lunch for anyone interested in trying out for the high school boys’ or girls’ teams.  Please stop by room 210 and see Ms. Simmons for more information regarding tryouts.

 

*Seniors the last on campus photo shoot is December 10^th.  Sign up at Cady.com.  Senior portraits must be taken by December 31^st to appear in the yearbook.   

 

*Senior quotes are due on December 31^st.  Please see the senior TEAMS chat for the link.

 

*Yearbooks are still on pre-sale at www.yearbooksforever.com .  Deadline to purchase a yearbook is February 28^th.

* And speaking of yearbooks, senior tributes are available at www.yearbookforever.com  for anyone who is interested, deadline to purchase a Senior Tribute has been extended until the end of February.

* Join the SPHS PTSA today!  $15 for parents and $5 for students, become a member and help support our school, teachers and students. https://stpetehigh.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true

* In time for FALL, our PTSA now has SPHS Hoodies available ($25) and SPHS Koozies ($3.50) at https://stpetehigh.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true

*The next PTSA meeting will be held in January.

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*All students are eligible for FREE breakfast and FREE lunch each and every day.  We do still encourage all families to fill out the free/reduced lunch application if you think you are eligible as this will qualify you for free testing waivers and additional scholarship opportunities.  Please fill out the free and reduced lunch form at:  www.myschoolapps.com

That is all for this week’s update.

Have a great Green Devil night!

 

Mon., Dec. 9th	Tues., Dec. 10th	Wed., Dec. 11th	Thurs., Dec. 12th	Fri., Dec. 13th	Sat. Dec. 14th
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Semester 1 Testing Calendar
2024-2025
TEST	Who will test	Dates
FCLE (FL Civics Literacy Exam)	All students currently enrolled in US Government	12/16/2024
PM2- ELA/Reading	ALL 9th and 10th grade students- Computer based testing for Progress Monitoring of Reading	12/9/24- students will need their district issued laptops for this test
CYCLE 2 Assessments	All students enrolled in Algebra 1A, Pre-AP Algebra 1, Geometry Hon, Biology Hon, Pre-IB Biology, US History & US History Hon	January- TBD