Parker Updates
December 2, 2022
JOIN US FOR SOME CHRISTMAS FUN WITH OUR PARKER DRESS UP DAYS!
Parker Activity Schedule
Monday, December 5th
- Winter Benchmarks Begin (5th will take Math, Reading & Science; 6th will take Math & Reading)
Tuesday, December 6th
- Winter Benchmarks Begin (5th will take Math, Reading & Science; 6th will take Math & Reading)
- November Character Club Family Luncheon *Students who received Character Club will bring home their invitation*
Wednesday, December 7th
- Winter Benchmarks Begin (5th will take Math, Reading & Science; 6th will take Math & Reading)
- December Character Club Family Luncheon *Students who received Character Club will bring home their invitation*
- McAlester District SoftSeven Competition in GeoStates and Multiplication 8:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, December 8th
- Winter Benchmarks Begin (5th will take Math, Reading & Science; 6th will take Math & Reading)
Friday, December 9th
- Winter Benchmarks Begin (5th will take Math, Reading & Science; 6th will take Math & Reading)
- Parker 6th Grade Band Concert @ S. Arch Auditorium at 6:00pm *See note below for more information*
Reminders for Parents and Students
IXL:
- Students are assigned several IXL's in Rdg, Math, Science and Writing every Monday. Teachers give a small amount of time in their daily class period for kids to work on their IXL's and get help if needed. Students will need to work on these as homework also. All IXL's are due by the end of each week.
AR:
- 5th grade students get a weekly grade based on a percentage of their 9 weeks AR goal. 6th grade students will get 1 grade for the 9 weeks for completing their AR goal.
Academic Detention:
- We offer academic detention for kids who did not complete their work by the Friday deadline and allow them to come in the following week from 3:00-4:00pm to work with a teacher to do the late work. This is a service to our students and families instead of giving a permanent zero on the assignment. We also have After School Homework help until 4:00pm for students who want help with their weekly assignments and to stay caught up in their classes. Assignments cannot be made up if they are more than a week late.
Basketball:
- Basketball practice starts on Monday! Boys will meet at the Parker Gym (Drop off at north side playground area by gym) and Girls will meet at the Stipe Center gym (Drop off on West Side of building by the gym). The coaches will be at the gym early for parents to start dropping off their children. Practice is from 7:00-7:50am. The girls will be bused back to school and be able to get breakfast before heading to class. Boys will be able to get breakfast after practice as well.
- Morning recess is from 7:30-7:45am. We will continue to have morning recess unless it is raining. The 6th grade car line will shut down at 7:30am and all students will need to be dropped off in the front circle. In the event that it is raining, we will keep the 6th grade car line open so students can be dropped off at the awning.
- All students need to be in class by 7:45am to not receive a tardy. Per the MPS Handbook, students will receive 1 after school detention (3-4pm) for every tardy after their 5th tardy. We give 5 free tardies before they start receiving detention. Failure to serve detention will result in students being excluded from special events at school.
- If your child is struggling with getting into their locker, you are able to purchase and send a combination lock or key lock to put on the locker. They are required to give the office a key or the combination in case we need to open their locker or the lock will be cut off in case of a search.
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.
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. **Students will get a one time "free pass" for forgetting their Chromebook.
- 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 Family Information Guide
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5th Grade Car Line Video
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6th Grade Car Line Video
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MY SCHOOL BUCKS
Breakfast and lunch are free for all students, but our cafeteria will also have some grab and go items for $1 that students can purchase such as chips, ice cream, etc. Families can load money on their child's School Bucks account or send cash.
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