PBL Weekly Blast

• Tuesday, 11/18, 6pm: Academic Planning Presentation - see below for more details and the Zoom link.

• Wednesday, 11/19, 12:10 - 1:03pm: Advisory Flex, continue to catch up on your learning in each of your classes. Take advantage of the time and re-take a test with a teacher. Friday, November 14th is the end of the second grading period.

• Thursday, 11/20, 11-45 - 12:39pm: Community Meeting - Guest Speaker series.

• Friday, 11/21: All 9th grade students will attend a mandatory assembly in Barnum Hall on Friday, November 21st, during PBL 4. The program, presented by Arts for Change, will focus on the Holocaust and will include a special Q&A session with Holocaust survivors.

Bailey is mentoring two Otis College of Art and Design arts Education students. Nico Campos and Brian An are with Bailey's / Freshman seminar class every Thursday. Connecting with the unit on identity, students have been learning how to sketch their self-portraits, blending acrylic paint for matching their skin tone, and drawing culturally symbolic framing boarders to their pieces. Next, they will continue to develop paint blending skills with acrylic and watercolors in exploring fruit and vegetables for their upcoming nutrition unit.

Congratulations to Bailey’s Advisory for winning last week’s Community Meeting Jeopardy game! They are the first advisory of the school year to claim the coveted Advisory Trophy. Will they hold onto the title, or will another advisory rise to the challenge and take it from them? We will find out next in December during the Gingerbread Challenge!

Dear Students and Families,

Please join the Samohi advisors Tuesday, November 18 at 6pm for our Annual Advisor Scheduling Presentation. We will be presenting information on how to prepare and plan for your student’s academic planning and scheduling meeting. Please join us by Zoom link on Tuesday:

Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://smmk12.zoom.us/j/87540143152

Linked below is:

• The presentation slides, so you can write down notes during the presentation if needed. Included in the slides are our High School and 4 Year University Requirements and a Course Selection Chart to help you when picking classes for each school year.

Looking forward to seeing all of you there.

For Parents and Caregivers in English and Spanish from the Social & Emotional Wellness Initiative (SEWI). See below:

English: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16TzHC5PzfRobi5_xKnzOwiDZJn2DTQcj/view

Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jaJEvYbB84fjPX-HgEwB0FKFgYrRGLV9/view

Need help with your classes? Come to the library at lunch or after school! Monday through Friday Samohi Peer Tutoring offers tutoring to anyone from tutors who are current Samohi students. Tutoring is offered in all subjects and in all levels of courses. Follow the instagram @samohipeertutoring for more specific information(tutors, the subjects they tutor, what days they tutor).

Teachers are available to support students after school in the library!

Mondays- Spanish

Tuesdays- Research

Wednesday- English

Thursday- Chemistry

They are in the library Monday through Thursday 3:30-5 pm.

Get your tickets today to The Play That Goes Wrong, Samohi Theatre's uproariously funny fall play, where opening night of a murder mystery descends into hilarious chaos as everything that can go wrong, does. Student tickets are just $10 and available at www.samohitheatre.org Playing two weekends starting Nov. 14!

If you are interested in joining the SAMOHI Track and Field team it’s time to get started! Our first tryout will be December 6th. Please fill out the attached survey to secure a spot in your desired events: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwHZGSSC9Kcsm2M4keev24fRw3hCEO-LCmihoIzud8VqrDRA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107607953414615357617

Check out our website for updates to event start times, additional tryout dates, and standards: https://sites.google.com/smmk12.org/santa-monica-high-xc-tf/about-us

The UC/CSU app deadline is right around the corner: Mon., Dec. 1, 11:59pm. To support your completion of either or both apps, the College/Career Center will be open extended hours for College App Support on:

• Sat., Nov 15, 9 am-12pm

• Tues., Nov 17, 2:30pm-4:30pm

• Weds., Nov 26, 9am-2pm

Margaret’s Place is back in E117 this school year! See below for the latest info on how students can get involved in individual or group counseling, Peer Leadership Club, or other activities at Margaret’s Place—plus, resources for parents and caregivers:

• Fall newsletter for Parents from Margaret’s place

• Fall newsletter for Students from Margaret’s place

• FOR FRESHMEN PARENTS: Video on Supporting Youth’s to High School

Email LDeSanto@smmusd.org with any questions!

Need your lunch pass added to your ID now that attendance obligations will not be carried over. Please fill out the link OR use the QR codes in the PBL office to request your lunch pass to be added. Each ID will be verified, so you will not be charged. You will be emailed once it is ready.

LINK

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is pleased to announce that the District has enrolled in year four of Los Angeles Metro’s GoPass program, which provides free public transit rides and Transit Assistance Program (TAP) cards to all kindergarten through 12th-grade students. The initiative promotes accessibility and encourages the use of public transportation.

Students can go to the PBL House office (B111) to get a new TAP card and eligibility code.

To reactivate your existing TAP card, please submit the following form to receive a new eligibility code: REACTIVATE YOUR TAP CARD HERE.

1. Pick up a Work Permit Application in the College/Career Center (B120) or PBL Office (B111) before school, lunch, or after school ONLY

2. Complete sections one and two of your Work Permit Application and return to Ms. Griffis in the PBL Office (B111) before school, lunch or after school ONLY

Keep in mind processing may take up to one week; please plan accordingly. Remember, if you are under 18 years old, a work permit is required in order for you to work. If you have questions, stop by the College/Career Center (B120)

To report a student’s absence, please send an email to:

AttendancePBL@smmusd.org

or call Crystal Griffis at 310.395.3204 ext. 71-177

Please include your student’s first and last names, student ID numbers, and the reason they are absent (illness, family matter, medical or dental appointment, etc.).

• Students who become ill at school need to go to the nurse’s office to be released from school

• If a students leaves at lunch, we MUST have an email from you IN THE MORNING, asking for an early dismissal pass…if we receive an email AFTER they have already left, the absence will not be excused

• Students can pick up their early leave pass from the PBL house office after the 1st period of the day

• These passes CANNOT be delivered to their class

• When students leave early for a doctor’s appointment, they must bring a note back from the doctor so we can clear their absence…if we don’t receive a note, it is marked as a cut.

• All absences must be cleared in 3 days…please email the PBL house office if your child is out sick…after 3 days, it is an unexcused absence

• After a student has had 5 full day absences in the school year for illness, any further absence for illness must be verified by a physician

• Attendance for athletic participation is cleared through the athletics office

• This can take a few days to be corrected. Thank you for your patience.

• Questions about attendance procedures, please go to our website: https://www.smmusd.org/domain/3026

Super Saturday is an opportunity for students to sign up and attend school Saturday mornings to help clear their absences. Students are expected to bring homework and Chromebook to complete their necessary assignments and/or study for classes. SIGN UP LINK