Grades for the 1st quarter will be finalized by 3:00 pm Thursday. You can log into HAC anytime after that to see your student's grades. If you would like a paper copy, you can request one from the office. We will print it and hand to your student to take home.
Today at 9:30AM an accidental RAVE Panic Button was activated. It was a false alarm.
Picture Day is less than a week away! PGMS Picture Day is October 13th. Order your child's school pictures at mylifetouch.com. Please submit your order before Tuesday, October 13th. The picture day ID, when ordering, is EVT6ZWG4J.
Concerning the PG vs Gravette Football game on Friday. Anyone who wants tickets needs to come by the high school office to pick up a voucher. You will then take this voucher to the game at Gravette and present it at the ticket booth which will allow you to purchase a ticket. NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A TICKET W/O A VOUCHER! You may not receive more than 4 vouchers.
October Breakfast and Lunch Menus have been posted under Menu -> Cafeteria.
Virtual students: We want to make sure that you are aware. You DO need to fill out a computer/network usage agreement for this year, even if you are virtual. We have forms that we can email you. You can print and sign the form to turn in through email or you can send us an email (shayne.taylor@pgtigers.org) stating that you agree to the computer usage agreement. These forms were not on the online registration process that you completed earlier. ANY STUDENT WITHOUT ONE BY 3:00 p.m. TODAY WILL BE DISABLED UNTIL WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT ON FILE. The usage form is attached to this post as well.
Also remember that we are testing the next two days virtually on iReady. You must have your email account available to get the login for the test.
Call the PGMS office if you have questions 479-846-4220. Having said that, realize that we only have one secretary who answers phone calls for us. If you get a chance, please leave a voicemail, as she may be on another line.
The 5th grade diagnostic test tomorrow is only for on-site students. We will send out virtual diagnostic testing instructions later.
5th and 6th grade will take the new iReady diagnostic test this year. This takes the place of the MAP test we have taken over the years. You can read about it here.
https://tinyurl.com/y6ev4ham
5th grade is taking it tomorrow morning (charge your chromebooks and bring headphones) and 6th grade will take it in two weeks.
Here is our Title I / Public Report
https://tinyurl.com/y635cp2j
Reminder for 6th graders that the deadline for all required vaccinations including TDap and MCV4 for meningitis are due by Sept 30th. Please make sure your child is up to date or they will not be able to attend after Sept. 30th. Call the school and ask for the nurse if you have any questions. 479-846-4220
Have a fun and safe holiday weekend. Remember that we are out of school Monday. Also, Tuesday is a digital day(AMI work). We will see you next Wednesday morning. (P.S. Don't forget to charge your Chromebook before Wednesday.)
How to clean Chromebooks.
https://tinyurl.com/y54gqhvd
Regarding Meals for Virtual Students:
Starting Thursday, September 3rd
1. Daily request by 9:30 am for meals that day only on the form that was previously provided for virtual meals or email samantha.molz@pgtigers.org
2. Meal pickup at the high school bus canopy area.
3. 10:30 am pickup time
4. Bring exact change if possible. Any amount above meal cost will be credited to your student's meal account.
5. Reduced meal prices- breakfast $.30, lunch $.40.
Regular meal prices- breakfast $1.60, lunch $2.85
If you have not filled out the Free/Reduced lunch form, please do so. Our goal is to get 100% of them back. You only have to fill out one per family. Our funding does get affected by how many qualify. Honestly, you may qualify and not know it. If you need another form, please call the office 479-846-4220.
PGMS Virtual students: If you have questions, Lisa Spence and/or myself are your first point of contact to help. Especially questions like “I can’t login, what is my username?” (lisa.spence@pgtigers.org shayne.taylor@pgtigers.org). As far as assigned content, it is already there and truly is self paced. If we see that your classes have been inactive or you’re not covering enough content, we will notify you ASAP.
The teachers on your HAC accounts will be available in a Google Meet once weekly to also answer content questions like,”How do you get common denominators? Or what is a main idea of the story?”
We are still very new in this process and are working toward a seamless process.
-Mr. Taylor
PGMS virtual students: Please disregard the automated absence message. We are resolving that to only include on site students.
August & September Breakfast/Lunch Menus have been posted for all buildings. You can access these by going to pgtigers.org - > Menu -> Cafeteria.
We are off to a great start. Kids seem excited to be back and the Staff are too.
5/6 Students who are going virtual this year, you may come to the lobby by the main MS office to check out a Chromebook anytime from 8-3 on Wednesday - Friday. You should get an email from Mrs. Spence about login information by tomorrow.
PGSD is offering Chromebook insurance in the document below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11YtxMXH_-avg0hJhgLIoDIkMO7_-gFj6XyOeScNINuY/edit?usp=sharing
Individual: $30
Family: $60
Cash or Check Only
Paper copies will be available at pickup. You must sign the insurance agreement(Accept or Decline) to get a Chromebook.
Students who have siblings in other buildings will be able to ride the shuttle to those buildings to catch their ride. Please listen for directions from duty teachers at those buildings for instructions. Students may also choose to walk to the sibling's school for pick up. Those who choose to walk down to other buildings, please be safe.
Parents of students in 7th or 8th grade, the junior high phone number is 479-846-4221. Also, please like and follow the JH Facebook page.
Here are some welcome back messages for you!
https://youtu.be/KQCaF4BTQxM