Parker Updates
August 27, 2021
All kids have received their AR goal for the 1st Nine Weeks and are able to check our books from our library. AR goals will be due on Friday, October 8th. We will be giving our Alpha Plus Reading and Math Pre-test next week to see where students are coming in at on their grade level skills.
Read our Parker Family Information Guide below for more information.
Many of our teachers have created an Amazon Wishlist for their classroom this year. If you'd like to send a gift to your child's teacher, click on the link below to access their Amazon Wishlist:
Don't forget to remind your child:
- To charge their Chromebook at night and to bring it to school each morning. They need to leave their charger at home.
- To bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. We do have water bottles available to check out each day for use but they will need to be turned in to be washed/sanitized after school by our cafeteria staff.
What if students forget their Chromebook?
- Students will call home if they forget their Chromebook.
- If it cannot be brought to them, they will be able to check out a loaner laptop for the day.
- If a student does not bring their charged laptop to school and it cannot be brought to them, they will be able to check out a loaner laptop, but they will also receive 1 day of detention.
- We are working on teaching responsibility. Their Chromebook serves as their textbook, notebook and they will complete all work on their device. Showing up without their Chromebook is like coming to school without those supplies.
Parker HOUSES:
All of our 5th and 6th grade staff and students were divided up into 10 Houses with each group assigned a letter spelling out our school-wide theme of COURAGEOUS. All House groups will meet twice a month to research and brainstorm a name for their group with the letter they were given. Students will also research themes and designs that would represent their house as they designed their crest for their House banner that will hang in our entryway. We are excited to see how our Houses do throughout the school year as they earn points, compete in competitions and collaborate as a group!
Please remember that 5th grade parents use the front circle driveway and 6th grade parents use the north entrance driveway to pick up your child after school. If you are picking up a 5th and 6th grader, you will pick up both students in the front circle drive.
6th Grade Students:
- We will have a competitive girls and boys basketball team this year! See the attached note below!
- Students who are doing band will have a Parent Rental Meeting on Tuesday, August 31st in the Parker Cafeteria from 3-6pm. It will be a come & go event to meet the band directors and be able to visit with rental companies if you choose to rent or purchase an instrument. Even if you aren't planning to rent or purchase, stop by the meeting to visit the directors and ask any questions.
Fall Pictures
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021, 08:30 AM
Parker Intermediate Center, North 6th Street, McAlester, OK, USA
Parker Intermediate Center
Email: jprice@mcalester.k12.ok.us
Website: http://www.mcalester.k12.ok.us/
Location: 1310 North 6th Street, McAlester, OK, USA
Phone: 918-423-4647
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MPSParker/
Twitter: @mpsbuffaloes