Pleasant Valley Family Newsletter
August 21, 2020
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Dear Pleasant Valley Families,
I hope this newsletter finds you all in good health and happiness as we welcome you or welcome you back to the 2020-21 school year! Our first day of school will be September 8th for or learners in grades 1 through 4, and our instruction will take place through remote distance learning (see below for Kindergarten). This was a difficult decision as we at PCSD accepted and are following the County Board of Health’s recommendation to provide instruction remotely for the first nine weeks of school. We have learned a lot about distance learning, and it will look very different then it did in the spring! When the decision changes to in-person learning, we will update you with the necessary information.
Class lists will be shared and posted on our website on Friday, August 28th. Pleasant Valley Website Link
We plan to distribute Parent Packets and necessary instructional materials on Thursday, September 3rd, using a drive-through format. There will be more details to come later this month.
Below is information below about device pick up, supplies, and parent resources to assist you with navigating the opening of this school year.
We understand this is quite a bit of information, and please take your time to review it. Our office staff is back at PV, and we are willing to assist if you have any questions at (440) 885-2380 during the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Very Sincerely Yours,
Stephanie Boka, Principal
Kindergarten Orientation
Annual Student Refresh Form
iPads and Chromebooks Distribution & Support
Chromebook and iPad distribution will occur similarly to the Emergency Meal Pick-ups at Parma High School. We will use the autobody shop as a drive-through. Parents will enter the parking lot from Longwood, navigate their way to the auto body shop, come through, and provide student name(s), at which point we will assign and distribute a device or devices. Parents will not get out of their vehicles.
If parents have a student in K-1 and another student in 2nd-5th grade and only want to make one trip, they will need to come on the iPad distribution day.
Grades 2-4 Monday, August 24 & Tuesday, August 25
Grades K-1 Thursday, August 27
All days will be 7:30 am-3:00 pm
If families cannot make it within the allotted time slots, they will need to reach out to DIS via techhelp@parmacityschools.org to make an appointment for pickup.
NEW AND IMPROVED SUPPORT
Beginning September 1st, our Department of Information Systems will be “open for business” for student help between the hours of 7:00 am-2:30 pm. Families can come directly to door #50 at Parma High and ring the buzzer to have their device repaired, replaced, or new student pickup. This support will ONLY be until students are physically back in school. We will also be activating a help desk phone number for students/parents beginning on September 9 at 440-843-3865 that will be open from 7:30 am-3:00 pm.
Supply List for Distance Learning
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.
On-line Distance Learning Format, Guidelines and Schedules
Parent Resources
Save the Dates for PCSD Parent Academy
There are so many online tools to help your students succeed! Let us help you navigate these tools during our Parent Academy series. Each Tuesday, four weeks leading up to school. we will be going over how to use these key tools that our district will be utilizing this school year.
8.18 Google Suite Overview Facebook Live 7-8 pm past video link
Pleasant Valley PTA News
Welcome from our PTA President
2019-20 PV PTA Officers
President- Oksana Lutyj
First VP- Tonya Szalay
Second VP- Jacki Finlayson
Third VP- Jen Otto
Treasurer- Dina Snounou
Secretary- Monica Abbott
Council Delegate- Nicole Elschlinger
Alt. Council Delegate- Dawn Schatzel
Community Resources & Emergency Meal Pickups
Parma City Schools Nutrition Services will be offering Emergency Meal Pickups (ends September 4, 2020). The pickups are held on Wednesdays and Fridays at Parma Senior High from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Families must complete a weekly survey if they would like to participate. The surveys will be released on the PCSD website and social media sites on Monday mornings at 9:00 AM for the Wednesday pick and on Tuesdays at 9:00 AM for the Friday* pickup.
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