Ellie Miller, a parent of 6 children wrote this poem earlier this month for @thrive. Mrs. Miller states in the article that, regardless of options, there isn’t a parent who won’t relate to the words of this poem. http://ow.ly/Issp50B6w5T
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Arrival Procedure.
It's "Back to School" time! This is Principal Burgess and I have important information regarding the first day of school. This year our arrival procedure has been modified. School starts at 8:45. Student drop off begins at 8:15. All bus riders will enter through the cafeteria. 6th and 7th graders will remain in the caferteria until the start of school. The cafeteria entrance is for 6th and 7th grade car riders as well as 8th grade car riders that choose to eat breakfast. All 8th graders and 7th grade athletes that are car riders and do not want breakfast may be dropped off at the gym entrance. All 8th graders will remain in the gym until school starts. All cars will enter the campus through the main gate and exit through the gym gate, same as before. Staff will be on site to direct traffic. All students will have their temperature checked each day before entering school. Please make it a practice to check your child each morning for fever. If they are running a fever they should stay home and you should notify the school.
Dismissal from School Procedure.
Now I have important information regarding school dismissal. This year our dismissal procedure has been modified as well. School ends at 4:05 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. It ends at 1:00 on Wednesdays. In order to maintain physical distancing guidelines, student movement will be supervised and controlled. Students that are bus riders will be dismissed by bus route according to bus arrival. Students that are car riders will be dismissed by grade level. This will be a staggered dismissal. All car riders will exit through the cafeteria, no exceptions. 6th graders will be dismissed to the car lane at 3:55, 7th graders will be dismissed to the car lane at 4:00 and 8th graders will be dismissed to the car lane at 4:05. All times are approximate. I ask that you arrive to campus in the order of this schedule for smoother transition of car pick up and exit off of campus. All cars will enter the campus through the main gate and exit through the gym gate, same as before. Staff will be on site to direct traffic. Student check out cannot be accommodated past 3:30. Please do your best to schedule regular appointments for your child outside of school time whenever possible.
See you Monday!!!
Rachel Blackwell, Digital Learning Facilitator, walks through Schoology for students. This is a first look at a student account as the school year begins and courses are added.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/y0JY3DjwITg
WEB INFO: https://www.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/page/educational-approach
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Hey Parents! Here's more info on Schoology. This Parent Guide is packed with detailed explanations of different features, tools and step-by-step walkthroughs. This guide is designed to help you better understand Schoology. https://support.schoology.com/hc/en-us/articles/201000873-Parent-Guide #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PCSSD will use Schoology as its Learning Management System (LMS) this school year. Students can submit assignments, review grades, engage in interactive discussions, take tests, and more. Check out this video for more info: https://vimeo.com/46433066 #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Attention MMS Families, Medication Drop Off is this Thursday August 20th and Friday August 21st from 8:30 to 2:30 each day. Contact Amy Davidson, school nurse, with any questions.
Attention MMS Families,
We are in the final stage of our student class scheduling process for the upcoming school year. If you chose the "Blended" option for enrollment, a live phone call went out to you today from the school notifying you of the days your student will be attending MMS. "A" group students will physically attend on Monday and Tuesday and will virturally attend on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week. "B" group students will virturally attend on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and will physically attend on Thursday and Friday of each week. Contact the Counselors at hrivera9163 with questions.
The 2020-2021 bell schedule is now available on the school website: https://mms.pcssd.org/o/maumelle-middle-school/page/school-information--145
Schedule Distribution for Maumelle Middle:
We are currently moving students who chose digital learning to virtual class sections. When that is complete, we will then be changing the other students’ schedules so no more than 15 will be in a classroom at one time. Our goal is to have schedules ready by Thursday, August 20. Thank you for your patience.
Tip to help your child adapt to wearing a mask: Let's pretend! Integrate masks into your favorite pretend play scenes. Encourage your child to dress up as a doctor, nurse, or veterinarian. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Chromebooks roll out schedule- 7th grade, Wednesday August 12th 3:30 to 6:30, 6th grade Thursday August 13th 3:30 to 6:30. 8th graders that have picked up their device can come on either day. Monday August 17th 3:30 to 6:00 will be the last day for all students to pick up their device prior to the start of school. Please make yourselves available.
Tip to help your child adapt to wearing a mask: Use easy to understand language and positive phrasing to explain why it is important for children to wear their mask. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
7th grade athletes: All boys and girls who signed up for 7th grade sports and plan on attending that class MUST have a medical clearance (physical) from a clinic to stay in the class. Girls will tryout for volleyball the first week of school. Boys will tryout for football the first week of school. Basketball tryouts will be held sometime in October. The medical clearance MUST say the student is cleared to participate in sports.
COMING SOON: Chromebook Distribution
PCSSD will release information about chromebook distribution for all students soon. Every student in grades K - 12 will receive a chromebook no matter which instructional option they are in. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Baptist Health Community Outreach is offering back-to-school immunization clinics in Little Rock throughout the month of August. Check out the schedule on our website: https://www.pcssd.org/article/279757?org=pcssd
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The revised district calendar for the 2020-2021 school year has been posted on the district website and all school websites. This is a DRAFT version as it must still be approved by the Board of Education, but we wanted to share with you now for planning.
You can find it here: https://www.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/events
Regular physical activity during the summer can actually lead to increased concentration and improved test scores.
Beating the summer slide can be done by some simple activities during the summer. Physical education is also important to continued learning. Find a park with walking trails and playground equipment for children to play.
REMINDER: Parents, please select one instructional option for each child who attends a PCSSD school. Responses must be completed by Friday, July 24 at 5 p.m. New students should complete this report, too!
https://forms.gle/6eH77dqk2RjVuiBP8