7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pembroke School Committee and Town Select Board Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM SEMESTER II Q&A ABOUT EDGENUITY 7-12
To ensure student achievement through excellence in teaching and learning.
Term one grades close on November 17, 2020.
Report cards will be distributed on November 24th and 25th.
Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on December 3, 2020, from 4:30-8:30 PM. Details to follow.
PCMS sends a weekly newsletter to families each week. A copy can also be found in the virtual backpack.
For those of you who missed the Meet the Support Staff Night at PCMS, a video recording of each presentation is linked below.
PCMS: Support Staff Video Presentations |
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Mrs. Joanne Earner, School Nurse |
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Mrs. Bryanna Kerr, School Psychologist |
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Mrs. Nicole Theriault, Social Worker |
REQUESTS to CHANGE LEARNING MODELS:
The window to request changes in your child's learning model is now open. To make such a request, please access this Cohort Change Request Form.
It is important to note that the window to make such requests will be closed on Wednesday, November 11. Please be sure to submit your requests before the end of that day.
January 15, 2021
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has removed the requirement for the flu vaccination for school-aged children.
STUDENT ABSENCE
If your child is going to be absent, please leave a message on our absence line (781-293-8627 and enter ‘4’). Please leave specific information regarding the absence, even if the child would be attending remotely that day. The nurse is the only staff that accesses the attendance line. Students should bring in absent notes when they return to school. If you ever need to speak to the nurse, Mrs. Earner can be reached at 781-293-8627, enter ‘3’ or via email at joanne.earner@pembrokek12.org.
Mrs. Kerr (School Psychologist) and Mrs. Theriault (School Social Worker) will be hosting virtual lunch bunches. The purpose of virtual lunch bunches is to provide an opportunity for students to connect with peers in an informal, fun setting while getting to know some of our counseling support staff. Connection is key to student success and our hope is that this will help students feel connected during a challenging and unique year.
Mrs. Theriault will host her lunch bunch for Cohort B and Cohort D students twice a month on Tuesdays from 11:40-12:00 pm. Mrs. Kerr will host her lunch bunch for Cohort A and Cohort D twice a month on Fridays from 11:40-12:00 pm. This provides an opportunity for each cohort to participate in a lunch bunch every other week. We hope to see you there!
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Mrs. Theriault lunch bunch link: |
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Friday 10/23 |
Tuesday 10/27 |
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Friday 11/13 |
Tuesday 11/10 |
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Friday 12/11 |
Tuesday 11/24 |
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Friday 1/8 |
Tuesday 12/8 |
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Friday 1/22 |
Tuesday 12/22 |
PICTURE DAY
Picture day will be held outside. All pictures will be taken under the tent if there is inclement weather. Coffee Pond is the company that will be taking the pictures. Cohorts A & C will have picture day on Tuesday, October 27 and Cohort B will have picture day on Wednesday, October 28. There will be blocks of times on both days for Cohort D students to have their picture taken. See below for the specific schedule.
Picture Day order forms will be distributed to students this week during Titan Study. If you prefer, you can order online instead:
CoffeePond: Directions for On-Line Ordering
All students will get their pictures taken during their Social Studies classes during the schedule provided. Cohort D students have two blocks of time on either day if they want their picture taken.
Coffee Pond Covid-19 Safety Measures during Picture Day:
Directions for ‘On-Line Ordering
PCMS PROGRESS REPORTS
Progress reports will be distributed in school during Titan Study on October 20 (Cohorts A & C) or October 21 (Cohort B).
Families of Cohort D students should log in to PowerSchool to monitor how their children are progressing in their ELA and math classes. There is a separate reporting process for the Edgenuity courses these students are taking.
Parents of all students can log in to PowerSchool anytime to monitor their child’s progress. Here is a link that may help: Parent Resources / Parent PowerSchool Login Instructions.
There is still time for students to improve grades before the term ends. Below lists all the term dates for the year.
MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE
Just a friendly reminder to parents to send a copy of your child's most recent physical examination report to school to update your child's health record.
If you haven't done so already, please create a Powerschool registration account and complete the MEDiCAL CONSENT AND INFORMATION form for the 2020-2021 school year.
The PCMS Open House will be held on Thursday, October 15 from 6:30-8:40pm. This will be held virtually. You will ‘Meet’ with each of your child’s teachers for ten minutes, following a Day 5 schedule.
Cohorts B & C students created their Open House schedule in school on Friday during Titan Study. In addition to having a hard copy of the schedule to take home, students were told to take a picture of the Open House schedule and email a copy to themselves and their parents.
Because of the unexpected no school day on Thursday, October 8, Cohort A students did not get a chance to get the schedule done last week. Cohort A students will be creating an Open House schedule for their parents on Thursday during school hours. They will be emailing a copy of their schedule to their parents once completed.
The open house schedule for Cohort D students was shared on the Google Classroom page of Ms. Christine Murphy on Friday. However, if any of the Cohort D parents need a copy sent to them, please email donna.mcgarrigle@pembrokek12.org.
We are changing when PCMS students will be checking in with teachers on the days they are at-home and working remotely. On these remote support days (Tuesday-Friday), students will be checking in with their Titan Teacher 3x/day to get attendance credit. Here are when students will be checking in with their Titan Teacher:
Team 7.1 11:03- 11:34
Team 7.2 10:39-11:10
Team 8.1 12:05-12:36
Team 8.2 11:41-12:12
Students who check in during all three attendance slots will receive credit for the day with the code VP (virtually present).
Students who check in during two of the attendance slots will get credit for half a day, VH (virtual half day).
Students who only check in 1x (less than half of the required check ins), will be marked VA (virtually absent), as will students who do not check in at all.
Here is a master list of Meet links so students can check in with their Titan Teacher: Master Meet Links/Nicknames by Teams
This new attendance process will begin tomorrow (10/14/20). Teachers will be making students aware today during their teaching blocks. Many will also post this information on their Google Classrooms.
On the full remote half days (usually Mondays but a Tuesday this week), teachers take attendance every period and students should be attending all of their classes for the full class period on these days (25 minutes).
Students will then access any teacher, as needed, to complete the school work they have been assigned on their at-home days. Students would use these schedules to access teachers for this support:
Team 7.1 office hour/weekly Meet schedule
Team 7.2 office hour/weekly Meet schedule
Team 8.1 office hour/weekly Meet schedule
Team 8.2 office hour/weekly Meet schedule
We are hoping that by having the attendance check-ins separated from the teacher-support process, it will allow more time for students to get the support they need.
General Instructions:
Using the Google Chrome Browser, go to: https://meet.google.com/
In the space provided: Enter the Meeting Code below that is appropriate to your grade level and enter the Google Meeting. Meet codes were sent via email. If you did not receive the meet codes, please reach out to your child's teachers. Please do not post or share google meet codes/or websites.
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Here are a few reminders regarding logins and passwords:
Students’ username is the following format: LastName.FirstName@pembrokek12.org
Students’ password is the following format:
Powerschool ID and the letters bes. Example: 12345bes
Technology Questions: If you have questions about technology, please contact the following:
Google Issues: Brandon.Hall@pembrokek12.org
Lexia, IReady, Cleverly, PowerSchool: Erin.Tinker@pembroke12.org
Chromebook Issues: Ken.Cruise@pembrokek12.org
Gmail Issues: James.Ulysse@pembrokek12.org
Virtual Helpdesk: Support@pembrokek12.org
Please review the sections regarding behavioral expectations in the online learning environment with your child. We will be reinforcing these expectations in school and online. Where necessary, faculty and administration will have respectful and productive conversations with students who violate these expectations so that students may reflect on their behavior and propose solutions for making better decisions. As always, our goal is to successfully return a student to their classroom and online learning environment as quickly as possible and with the least amount of disruption. If you have any questions regarding the expectations, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or the classroom teacher. We appreciate your partnership in ensuring that our online learning and our classroom environment is a safe and productive place for all students.
Arrival & Dismissal
Grade 7:
Bus students will enter (and depart) via the cafeteria doors.
Walkers, bike riders, or those dropped off will enter the main door and remain in the main hallway or cafeteria.
*Grab & Go breakfast will available in the main hallway
Grade 8:
Bus students and walkers/bikers will enter (and depart) via gym doors.
Parents will access the fire road and drive around the back of the building, dropping off their G8 students near the BB court. They would then enter the gym.
*Grab & Go breakfast will be available outside the gym
Once school has begun, the parking lot will be coned off and there will be signage indicating no parents nor community members are to access the grounds during the school day.
The cones and signage will be removed at 2 pm, so families of G8 students can line up along the back of Fire Road to pick up their children. Families of G7 students can line up in the staff parking lot or in the loop.
Parents are discouraged from dropping off materials during the school day
Grade 8: Enter from Rt. 27 loop around the back of PCMS and drop off/pick up by the basketball courts
Grade 7: Enter from Rt. 27 and either loop around rotary or enter the parking lot and loop back to rotary after drop off
Buses: Enter Rt. 27 and will drop students off by the cafeteria (G7) & gym (G8)
Transportation
Transportation routes will be posted to our website by the end of the day on Friday, September 11th. All students will require a current bus pass in order to receive transportation. No exceptions.
Bus passes have been mailed over the course of this week and anyone who completed the transportation registration should receive their pass in the mail no later than Monday, 9/14. If you do not receive a pass in the mail, you will have to transport your child to school until you complete the transportation registration. All students grades 7-12 are required to pay for transportation and payment must be processed prior to a bus pass being issued. Please contact the transportation office at 781-829-0832 with any questions.
Technology & Materials
Lunch
During Titan Homeroom, students will place their cafeteria lunch order.
Lunches will be team-based, so there will be 4 lunch periods.
Students will proceed to the cafeteria at lunchtime. A line of tables will be set up outside the kitchen. These pre-made, pre-ordered lunches will be clustered by Titan teacher for an easy, quick student pick-up.
Student masks should remain on until seated for lunch.
Masks
Staff, like students, must wear face masks, except when eating (or during teacher announced mask breaks).
Students should bring masks from home but the school will provide masks to students, as needed (e.g. lost/broken).
Student Backpacks & School Supplies
Students will be carrying all their materials, (e.g. Chromebooks, lunches, water bottles, art supplies, binders, notebooks, pens/pencils, etc.) so backpack weight will be something we want to remain mindful about.
Students will not be allowed to share materials. We will have some new school supplies in the office for students who may need them.
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