Parker Updates
September 25, 2021
Fall Pictures
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021, 08:30 AM
Parker Intermediate Center, North 6th Street, McAlester, OK, USA
Academic Detention notes will come home on Monday (or were sent home yesterday) for missing work from Sept. 20th-24th. Students will stay until 4:00pm on Monday, Sept. 27th-Friday, Oct. 1st unless they complete all their assignments.
Does your child need some extra tutoring on homework? Sign them up for our Parker Homework Help Club! Click the link below to sign-up students for Monday, Sept. 27th-Friday, Oct. 1st from 3:15-4:00pm. All students staying for Homework Help Club will be picked up in the front circle driveway. If your child needs to ride their bus, please notify our office at 918-423-4647.
6th Grade Basketball
We had a wonderful time at school recognizing our August (Respect) and September (Responsibility) Character Club Students on the Month! I will be posting pictures in our newsletter next week of these students! Invitations were sent home with our Character Club students to invite their family to have lunch at school on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Character Club lunches are the only time that outside fast food or restaurant meals are allowed to be brought in to our school.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up soon! We plan to meet with 100% of our families by Tuesday, Oct. 12th. Teachers will be sending our more information to schedule their conference time. Families will need to visit with their child's homeroom teacher. You should already be getting weekly messages or notes if your child is missing assignments from their subject area teacher.
The current policy for exposure to a positive case of COVID at school: If students are wearing a mask while at school or on the bus AND are exposed to a positive individual, they WILL BE ALLOWED to remain at school and monitor symptoms. If you previously signed the Opt-Out Form and would like your child to wear a mask so they will not be placed on Distance Learning if they are exposed, please email Mrs. Price at jprice@mcalester.k12.ok.us or contact our office at 918-423-4647.
Parents are able to see assignments, missing work and announcements from the teacher on the Parent Schoology login. Parent Access Codes have been sent home, but if you didn't receive yours, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. I've linked a letter with more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18j2iHgyotzywi7ZtgPpJWJfunCbkIskM/view?usp=sharing
Check out our Parker Family Information Guide for incentives and programs we offer at school!
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.
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.
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