Pleasant Valley Family Newsletter
September 4, 2020
Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders!
Hello Pleasant Valley Families,
I want to extend a warm welcome back in this most unusual beginning of the school year. Thank you for your continued patience. Over the last several weeks, our staff has been learning and planning to provide the best distance learning experience that we can for our stars! Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders. This mission guides our day to day decisions.
This newsletter and has a lot of information; please read it and refer back to it if needed.
We welcome the following staff members to our PV family:
Mrs. Eileen Albert, Secretary
Mrs. Olvia Samarin, Intervention Specialist
Mrs. Cheryl Murray, Art
Mrs. Dawn Ryan, Gifted Intervention Specialist
Ms. Heather Skebo, School Psychologist
Mrs. Lorraine Predota, Title I Teacher
Mrs. Julie Tollis, Title I Teacher
Ms. Elizabeth Wotawa, Classroom Assistant
On Tuesday:
Students should log into their district Gmail account by using their Parma City Schools Google username and password to log into their district-provided Chromebook by 9:15 am on Tuesday, September 8. Their username and password were provided to you at the device pick up. All student Google accounts end with @parmacityschools.org. If you need more assistance with logging into Gmail, watch the video provided by the link below: Google Junior Training Video https://youtu.be/nMhrOsW1mqY.
Students will use CLEVER to log into their devices. Students can sign into Clever by typing their school name and using their Google username. Please review this CLEVER presentation.
Daily attendance WILL BE taken during Distance Learning at 9:15 am. Please make sure your child is logged in the assigned Google Meet for the Morning Meeting by 9:15 am Tuesday-Friday. If your child can not attend at 9:15 or any other live Google Meet set sessions during the day, you must still call the Attendance Line at the PV Office by 9:15 am at 440-885-2380. Please leave a message as the line is checked throughout the morning. Please leave your child's name, their teacher's name, your name, and relationship to your child, and the reason for their absence.
Please follow our school on Twitter for updates throughout the year. Critically important school-wide updates for families will occur through "robo" emails. We will utilize the email address from the Annual Student Refresh Form/Blue Card or the email given from the initial registration as a default. We can easily update the emails used for "robo" emails if you inform the school office. If you learn that other PV families are not getting this weekly newsletter, please share the information about updating their email through our office with them.
We will also be activating a help desk phone number for parents that need device or tech support beginning on Tuesday, September 8 @ 440-843-3865, which will be open from 7:30 am-3:00 pm.
PV Class Lists and Distance Learning Resources for Families*
*Please note that PV-PVLA class lists will be updated next week.
Please call (440) 885-2380 during the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm as our office staff will assist if you have any questions.
Very Sincerely Yours,
Stephanie Boka, Principal
Home Access Center HAC
Nutritional Updates & Free and Reduced Lunch Applications
Please take a moment to set-up your child(ren) 's lunch account. Go to www.MySchoolBucks.com to create and update an account. MySchoolBucks enables parents to monitor their child's cafeteria transactions, create low balance alerts, and prepay for cafeteria food purchases.
Past Parent Academy Series Videos
There are many online tools to help your child succeed!
G Suite/Google Classroom Overview
https://www.facebook.com/parmaschools/videos/353385819388069
PCSD Parent Academy Series - G Suite Overview Part 1
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=366151184397110
Clever and the Online Help Dashboard
Pleasant Valley PTA News
Welcome from our PTA President
Community Resources
The Parma Area Family Collaborative located at 5210 Loya Parkway Parma, Ohio- Will also have community supports during this- more information can be located on their Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/Family-Collaborative-408375042558677/
Additional Community Resources can be located by calling United Way's 2-1-1. 2-1-1 is the gateway that connects people with community resources. By simply dialing three digits, you can make one call to find or give help. No more wasted time trying to find the right resource. It’s efficient, fast, and easy to use. And the call is free and confidential.
State & County Links
VoteOhio.gov:
https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/
Get your absentee ballot here or to find more information:
https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/absentee-ballot/
Click here for Absentee Ballot in English
Click here for Absentee Ballot in Spanish
United Way 211:
https://www.unitedwaycleveland.org/
2-1-1 is the gateway that connects people with community resources. By simply dialing three digits, you can make one call to find or give help. No more wasted time trying to find the right resource. It’s efficient, fast and easy to use. And the call is free and confidential.
Ohio Department of Health:
https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/home
Ohio Department of Education:
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Email: bokas@parmacityschools.org
Website: https://www.parmacityschools.org/pleasantvalley
Location: 9906 West Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, OH, USA
Phone: 440-885-2380
Twitter: @PCSDpleasantval