PCSSD will be open for regular business hours tomorrow (Friday, Aug. 28). Schools will operate on their normal Friday schedule (which includes blended Group B students). Extended care and athletic activities will resume tomorrow as well. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
SHMS will run the same short day schedule tomorrow, Aug 27, that we ran today. Email me with any questions at mhudgeons@pcssd.org
Central Arkansas is expected to feel the impact of Hurricane Laura tomorrow. Based on the most current weather updates, the heaviest impact is expected between 3-4pm. Therefore, PCSSD will dismiss school early on Thursday, August 27. Elementary schools will dismiss at 11:30am and Secondary schools will dismiss at 1:00pm. Dismissal times are for both car and bus riders. District offices will dismiss at 1pm as well. There will be no district athletics events on Thursday, August 27. No decision has been made about school or athletic activities for Friday at this time.
Thursday football with Jacksonville is cancelled due to predicted bad weather.
Schoology Update:
The parent access feature is not turned on yet for Schoology. We are working to get all teachers and students up to speed before adding the parent access. We'll share more information next week. Thank you for your continued patience.
SCHOOLOGY UPDATE: Rachel Blackwell, Digital Learning Facilitator for PCSSD, offers another walk through of what Schoology looks like for students, starting with the log-in process to the student portal. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
http://ow.ly/J3U850B8ZV1
For meal pick up, please follow the signs posted in the main drive to the designated pickup point, then call 501-234-2770, and we will be happy to deliver meal packages to your car between the hours of 8 am and 2 pm. Thank you, from Debbie Bailey,
Cafeteria Manager
Chromebook Login and Schoology help
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jTWRYZ41d8gEgTlopbwBpOXbobDAfG22/view
It may look a little different this year, but we are still sending well wishes and positive vibes for a happy first day of school! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Hey SHMS parents! If you missed open house Thursday night, no worries! Use this link to access clips from our core sessions.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GuBuUkLqffmPErZtbb6pmqn6fNTsrF65?usp=sharing
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
#pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
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
#pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
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
Virtual Instruction information:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HmqOO-b5Tes2-Zt9ZEgZ_x7MoeSBKKEh_y3lrT6LHHQ/edit?ts=5f3ec3db
Here is the link to tonight's virtual open house for those of you having trouble finding it.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YsACctgo9cp_sVsX34i7ceTBRHJksuJQ/view
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
Schedules...I know that you want to know the class schedule but they simply are not finished. Creating virtual, blended, and traditional schedules while maintaining reduced class sizes (trying to maintain 15 per class in person) and reduced building capacity (50% allowed on campus) is a monumental task and it has been difficult to complete. We think maybe today, but probably tomorrow. I will post and callout when they are complete and then there will still be things to fix. We are doing all we can to get this done.
Blended Students:
-Students with last names beginning A-I that are car riders or walkers will be 'A' Day (Monday and Tuesday on campus).
- Last names beginning J-Z that are car riders or walkers will be 'B' Day (Thursday and Friday on campus).
-Bus riders may be different and should be notified by transportation.
-We will make accommodations as needed to keep siblings on the same schedule.
This is an important message from Sylvan Hills Middle School for any student who will be taking medication at school this year. A parent or guardian may drop off the medication and sign the medication form on Thursday August 20th or Friday August 21st from 9am to 3pm. Please call the school at 501-833-1120 when you arrive to drop off medications and the nurse will meet you at the front door.
As of tonight we’ve handed out approximately 800 chromebooks. At any other pcssd middle school we would be done but for Sylvan Hills, that’s about 2/3 finished. We will be in the gym parking lot 2 more times...4-7 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Don’t miss out on your students most important school supply.