Parkrose Middle School Staff Update

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Staff -

We hope you have had a nice weekend! As we start this week please remember to follow the furlough schedule. On the days you are on furlough it is important that you keep in mind the reminders below:

Do not use Google Classroom
Stay off of PSD email
Do not attend or schedule meetings
Be patient with one another since we all have different furlough days.

Please see below for updates on this upcoming week.

Chromebook Distribution

We are going to stop holding weekly chromebook distribution times. If you have a student who is in need of a chromebook or who is having technical difficulties with their chromebook please contact Antoinette or myself directly and we will arrange for a time to meet them individually at the school.

Report Card Comments

All teachers need to enter comments for the students in their 8th period class (7th ELA/SS please use your 7/8 A day class). Elective teachers you may use your second trimester class list to submit a comment on each student. Please enter your comment into the communication log in the orange column. We need all comments to be finalized by Friday, 5.29.20.

Below are some important reminders:

One comment per student for 8th period
Comment should be 2-3 sentences in length
Please keep all comments positive
Include teacher name
If you would like to do more you can add a second comment to a student

Staff Check-out

Next week is staff check out week, please go to this link to find the schedule for your time to check out. The schedule has been updated to reflect our furlough schedule. Please follow your normal check out procedures this year with one exception that we are encouraging all certified staff to keep their technology over the summer.

Communication Logs

We have four weeks of distance learning remaining. We appreciate all of the work our teachers have done to communicate with and support our students throughout this distance learning time. Please continue to use the communication log as you hear back from students. Just mark the appropriate box for this week starting May 18th. Please continue to work to reach our students who have not been engaging as regularly as others in your classes. This may look like phone calls and text messages through Remind, reaching out through Google Voice if you had previously set up an account and individual emails to students. Also as you are working with students please do not hesitate to reach out to our counselors on any student you may be concerned with in terms of mental health. This is a difficult time for all of us and our students are particularly vulnerable during this time. If you have concern for a student or if a parent is concerned about their child please contact Mara or Sonny directly.

SAT Referral Form

Just a reminder that as you work with students and families and you hear of needs (food, internet, financial needs). We are working on keeping that information and those requests for support during the COVID-19 crisis in one central place. Please fill out the below form. Our team will meet weekly and work to problem solve and provide support for each family. We will input notes into the communication log as well as send communication to the student's teachers through email on a weekly basis.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMhp4KPRPqqcyQ7y8ZnrS9G63klIoM7ehiqubhixEYaBwy0Q/viewform?usp=pp_url

Celebrating our Senior Class of 2020

Last Wednesday was the Senior graduation gear pick up day. It was so fun to see so many of our past middle school students who are now graduating as the Senior Class of 2020! On Tuesday, 6/9/2020 from 12:00-2:00pm the graduating class of 2020 at Parkrose High School will participate in a Diploma Pick Up Procession through the high school parking lot. All staff are welcome to come out and cheer on our Seniors as they finish their final year in Parkrose. There will be a designated area for staff during this event. Social distancing and masks will be required for everyone. We look forward to seeing many of you there.

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Weekly Schedule

Below is the meeting schedule for this week. Meetings have been adjusted based on the furlough schedule. All meetings are scheduled through your Google Calendar. Please accept meeting invitations and look for the link for that meeting in the invitation. The meetings below will all be held through Zoom.

This Week:

5.21.2020 - PLC Leader Meeting 10:00-10:30am

5.21.2020 - All Staff Meeting 2:00-3:00pm

Have a good week everyone!

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

- John Wooden

Annette Sweeney

Email: annette_sweeney@parkrose.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.parkrose.k12.or.us/
Location: 11800 Northeast Shaver Street, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503-408-2700
Twitter: @PMSPSD