Parkers Chapel School District

Reminder: Tomorrow is early dismissal. 12:00 or 2:30 Preschool; 12:35 Elementary Car Riders, 1:30 Bus Riders. Next Thursday the dismissal times will be the same as above. Class parties will be next Thursday, during the moring. Next Friday teachers will prep their rooms for January. Dismissal times will be 12:00 PreK, 12:35 Car Riders, 1:30 Bus Riders. School will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021.

The Book Fair is full of great books & prizes. Mrs. Rumph can assist your child with shopping. Please note: If you’ve purchased a gift certificate for the Follett Book Fair for your child online, please print it out and send to school in an envelope. Make sure your child knows to take it to Mrs. Rumph. You may also email a copy of it to Mrs. Rumph at rumphd@parkerschapelschool.com.  The new book fair company does not provide gift certificate information to the school.

Please put away cell phones while in the car line. This is a state law & is enforced to protect your children.

Currently there are no phone lines working or internet at the school. Until the cut line(s) are repaired there will be no in or out calls. Online students will need to check in periodically to determine when we are back online & classroom assignments are available.

There will be NO archery practice tonight in the MAC. Sign-up forms will be available this Wednesday and must be turned in by this Friday. The forms will also be posted to the website for virtual students. There will be three teams: (1) 4th & 5th Graders (2) 6th - 8th Graders (3) 9th - 12th Graders. Each competition team must have 4 females, 4 males, and 4 additional students. All competetion teams are made up of 12 members. Students do not have to compete to participate. Practices for students younger than 4th grade will be announced at a later time.

This is a reminder that normal “face to face” school will resume tomorrow. If your child was quarantined and you are unsure about the date he/she may return, please contact your child’s teacher. If your child tested positive, he/she will have to have a clearance return letter from the AR Dept. of Health. If you need assistance with this, reach out to Nurse Kaci at burtonk@parkerschapelschool.com. If your child has come in contact with a positive person or has tested positive over the holiday break, please contact Nurse Kaci as soon as possible. Please remember to send water bottles, clean backpacks, and jackets with names written inside.

Beginning tomorrow - PC Schools will move to a virtual setting for the remainder of this week. All plans are for on-site school to resume on Monday, Nov. 30th. If this date changes, it will be posted on the school's website and a push notification will be sent out through the school app. Teachers will continue to post virtual lessons for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. If elementary students do not have access to a device to watch the recorded lessons, the teacher will provide an opportunity to get caught up the week of Nov. 30th. Work is also being sent home with all students to complete and return on the 30th. If a student is currently out due to illness or quarantine, these papers will be given to the student on the 30th to complete. Again, most students will come home with this work today. Progress reports are also being sent home today. Any student that develops symptoms should be tested and self quarantine until they receive the results of their test. If a student is tested, it must be reported to Nurse Kaci by email at burtonk@parkerschapelschool.com or by calling 870-310-3321.

November 17, 2020 Due to an increased number of positive Covid-19 tests and a large portion of our student body and faculty being quarantined, the Parkers Chapel School District will be moving to all virtual instruction as of Wednesday, November 18th, through Friday, November 20th. We feel that it is best for our community and school district to cancel on campus instruction to decrease contact and prevent any possible spread. The district expects to be back on-site after the Thanksgiving holiday. All facilities will be deep cleaned during the break. Instruction will continue during this time, and all students will be expected to log on to their google classrooms for all assignments. Teachers will record lessons, respond to emails, and post assignments for the remainder of the week. Please respect their office hours of 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. All extracurricular activities this week are being postponed. Any student that develops symptoms or tests positive for Covid-19 during this time must report this information to Nurse Kaci Burton by email at burtonk@parkerschapelschool.com or by calling 870-310-3321. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but again we feel it is necessary for the safety of our students, staff, and community to suspend face to face instruction at this time. We will continue to provide the Parkers Chapel standard of instruction and appreciate your support and patience. Michael J. White Superintendent

Due to an increased number of positive Covid-19 tests in our seventh grade class and many close contacts that have been forced into quarantine, we feel that it is in the best interest of our community and school district to cancel on campus instruction for 7th graders during the week of November 16-20. 7th graders are encouraged to use the links in their Google Classrooms to join live classes each day. For those unable to connect live, please contact Mrs. Taylor or Mr. Smith and connection assistance will be provided. *This only affects our 7th graders! We apologize for this inconvenience and look forward to seeing all of our students back on campus after Thanksgiving Break!

This is a reminder- please send extra masks in backpacks & water bottles. Thank you for your cooperation.

There will be no archery practice tomorrow night. Information about archery will be sent out this week. Competition teams are 4th & 5th grades (Elem), 6th-8th (Jr. High), and 9th-12th (Sr.High).

Today is the last day to order PC Spirit Gear from this link. This sale is promoted by the PC boys basketball. https://fancloth.shop/ESPV1?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mco&utm_content=ESPV1&fbclid=IwAR3KoelaUIJQpk6H1kX2sbRlSq36luksPV35t81tDCgpQKjg3nnbX5btDyQ

Parkers Chapel School District Friday, November 13, 2020 Dear Parents, Students, and Faculty: Recently the Parkers Chapel School District notified the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Parkers Chapel School District. The district followed the ADH protocols to identify probable close contacts. Those who have met the criteria have been contacted. The district has taken active measures to deep clean and disinfect the facilities appropriately. Parkers Chapel School District will continue to work with the ADH and follow all guidelines and protocols as directed. We appreciate the cooperation of our parents, students, and staff during these difficult times. For the privacy of our students and staff, the Parkers Chapel School District cannot share personal information regarding this case. The school district remains steadfast in our commitment to the safety of our students, staff, and community. Again, if you have not been contacted you are not considered a probable case of close contact. Continue to monitor your child for symptoms and let Mrs. Burton, the school nurse, know of any suspected issues. Make sure you are familiar with our protocols for testing and possible close contact. Please monitor our district website and social media pages for updates as they become available. Go Trojans, Michael J. White Superintendent

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and quarantines, the Parkers Chapel Administration has made the difficult, but necessary decision to forfeit tonight’s playoff game at Clarendon. This sadly concludes our season. Tickets will be refunded by the Arkansas Activities Association; this typically takes 7-10 business days to credit the customers debit/credit card. Thank you to all parents, fans, players, and school personnel for all your support!

Remember to send clean masks & a clean water bottle each day. Students without these items will be required to call parents & have the items brought to school. Thank you for remembering to send these items daily. (A minimum of three (3) masks should be in backpacks.)

Menu Changes for this week: Tuesday: Pre-K Lunch = Ham and Cheese Sliders; Lunch K-12= Ham and Cheese Sliders or Hamburgers. Wednesday: Pre-K Lunch= Chicken Nuggets; K-12 Lunch= Chili Dog or Cheeseburger. Thursday Pre-K Lunch = Chicken and Waffles; K-12 Lunch= Chicken and Waffles or Chicken Sandwich.

Menu change for today: Prek will have popcorn chicken today instead of chicken and waffles. K-12 will have orange chicken today instead of chicken and waffles. The 2nd option of hamburger for K-12 will stay the same today. On Thursday, Prek - 12th will have chicken and waffles with a 2nd option for K-12 of chicken sandwich. We apologize for the inconvenience, a delivery was delayed causing the change.

Please wash masks & water bottles. All students must have a water bottle from home to refill each day. All students must have a mask with at least two or three extra masks to use if something happens to the one they use at the beginning of the day. Parents will be called to bring masks or water bottles if students do not have these two things each day.

Mr. White’s letter will not attach to the text messaging system used by the school. However, the letter, concerning Covid, can be found on the live feed on our school website and it can also be accessed by using the school app.

The attached letter is a message from our superintendent, Mr. White.