WELCOME TO PELHAM GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

Welcome to Pelham Gardens Middle School (PGMS) where we believe education is the great equalizer and that knowledge brings about opportunity, voice, and joy.  Teachers have the ability to mold and influence the lives of each child to be a successful member of our society. We believe that given the right opportunities and guidance all children can strive toward excellence.

--- Pelham Gardens Middle School, Belief Statement

CORE VALUES: Collaboration | Reflection | Advocacy | Friendship | Thinking

Mission Statement

At Pelham Gardens Middle School, students will obtain the lifelong tools that will allow them to excel in all fields of study and compete on a global level with their peers.  Upon graduation, our graduates will have the confidence to learn effectively for the duration of their lives with a full understanding of the transformative power of learning.

--- Pelham Gardens Middle School, Mission Statement

School News & Events

  • Document shared with you: "Lunch Detention & Community Service Protocol"

    Good morning PGMS Families,
    As we work together to maintain a supportive, orderly, and productive learning environment, we want to inform you that our Lunch Detention and After-School Community Service programs will begin this week.
    These internal measures are designed to help students build accountability around attendance, uniform expectations, and classroom behavior. Please note that neither lunch detention nor community service appears on a student’s official academic record. They are strictly internal tools to help manage and curb everyday infractions.
    Infractions & Consequences Overview
    We follow a progressive model where lighter, initial infractions default to lunch detention, while repeated or higher-level infractions escalate to after-school community service.
    • Uniform & Lateness: Initial or minor infractions result in a same-day lunch detention. Repeated infractions will result in after-school community service.
    • Behavioral Infractions: Minor/low-level behavioral issues result in a lunch detention. Higher-level or repeated behavioral issues will lead to community service.
    Program Details & Schedules
    1. Lunch Detention
    • When: Served during the student’s regularly scheduled lunch period (same day or a designated later date).
    • Transportation: All students, including yellow bus riders, can serve lunch detention without impacting their normal dismissal routine.
    2. After-School Community Service
    • When: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM.
    • Advance Notice: Families will always be notified prior to a scheduled community service date, so you are fully aware of the infraction and can make necessary transportation arrangements.
    • Yellow Bus Students: Students who take the yellow bus cannot participate in after-school community service due to bus schedule constraints. These students will serve lunch detentions and/or be assigned alternative internal consequences instead.
    Extenuating Circumstances
    We understand that unexpected family or personal situations arise. If there are extenuating circumstances regarding lateness or uniform compliance, please reach out to us as we are always happy to work with families on a case-by-case basis.
    Thank you for your ongoing partnership and support in keeping our school community safe, focused, and ready to learn. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the main office.
    Thank you,
    -- 
    Michael Morgan
    Assistant Principal
    Pelham Gardens Middle School  11X566
    2545 Gunther Avenue Bronx, New York 10469
     
    Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. -- Malcolm X
    MS 566 (11X566) Pelham Gardens Middle School
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Student Phone Policy

Phone-Free School, Yonder Partner Badge.

 

Pelham Gardens Middle School

Is a Phone-Free School.

 

All students  are required to place their phones inside of their assigned Yonder case and lock it during A.M. Advisory.  Students are not allowed to use their phones during school hours.  Student phones will be unlocked and removed from their assigned Yonder case during P.M. Advisory.