The National Park Foundation is providing free youth passes to students under 16 for national parks across the country. The pass is good through August 31, 2021. Find Arkansas's National Parks: findyourpark.com/park-finder
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Our @AVID4College leadership team is working to set goals for this 2020-2021 school year. We are looking forward to continuing with AVID and reaching students where they are to help them succeed. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Good Morning Parents/Guardians;
Mills Middle will give our MAP Reading test for our A day and virtual students on Monday September 28th and English on Tuesday, September 29th. Our B day students will take the English test on Thursday, October 1st.
Please listen carefully for instruction for our virtual students. All students will log into their 1st period class at 8:45am for attendance and then go to the Google meet that was sent to them, and be ready to test.
The teacher will provide you with the website and login-in information
Testing should take approximately 1 hour. Make sure that students have their cameras on and their mics muted.
Once testing ends, an announcement will be made for students to report and log into their 3rd period class at approximately 10:30am by the office staff and testing administrators.
Please make sure that your student practices logging on before the test, to see if there are any issues.
Make up for virtual students who need MAP math makeup, will be Monday @ 1:45pm. If you need to make up this test you will receive an email with additional information prior to testing.
If you have any questions contact Mills Middle School (501)490-5730
Mr. Dorhan mdorhan4130@pcssd.org
Mrs. McCullogh mmccullough9264@pcssd.org
Mrs. Jones mjones9263@pcssd.org
Mills Middle School will host its first-ever Schoolwide Presidential Election as well as sponsor a Mock Election for the United States Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 3rd. Parents, please encourage your students to get involved with the voting process. Starting next week we will have a voter registration drive for our students. In order for students to cast their votes, they must be a registered voter!
Good evening Comet parents and students. On Monday September 21. Mills Middle School will have Map Testing starting at 9:00 am. We will start testing with our A Day Blended, Virtual, and Traditional students. Virtual students that have turned in a parent agreement google form will test virtually. You will get an email from Mr. Dorhan with your login session and an invite to a Google meet. You will log in to that meet with an assigned teacher at 9:00am. Virtual students are to have their cameras on the entire time and have their mics muted. A day students and traditional students will test with their fourth period class. Please have your chromebooks charged and ready to use. Your test administrator will guide you though logging on to the test. B day students will have an assignment sent to them by their 4th period teacher. B Day students will take their math test on Thursday. We plan to continue our regular bell schedule at 3rd period. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Dorhan @mdorhan4130@pcssd.org
MILLS MIDDLE art teacher Ms. McMullin's students participated in an "art as play" watercolor lesson. The assignment was done outside and spread out so that the students could remove their masks to work. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
The first NWEA MAP growth assessment begins this week. These evaluations guide teachers on how to help students continue to learn. We've added a section on our website with tips for traditional and virtual students: http://ow.ly/im1K50BqlZM #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Labor Day constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Great news for our PCSSD families: we are now able to offer FREE meals thanks to a recent USDA waiver. That means our virtual, blended and traditional students can eat breakfast & lunch for free through Dec. 31! http://ow.ly/GmaQ50Bh7HE #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PCSSD will be open for regular business hours tomorrow (Friday, Aug. 28). Schools will operate on their normal Friday schedule (which includes blended Group B students). Extended care and athletic activities will resume tomorrow as well. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Schoology Update:
The parent access feature is not turned on yet for Schoology. We are working to get all teachers and students up to speed before adding the parent access. We'll share more information next week. Thank you for your continued patience.
Central Arkansas is expected to feel the impact of Hurricane Laura tomorrow. Based on the most current weather updates, the heaviest impact is expected between 3-4pm. Therefore, PCSSD will dismiss school early on Thursday, August 27. Elementary schools will dismiss at 11:30am and Secondary schools will dismiss at 1:00pm. Dismissal times are for both car and bus riders. District offices will dismiss at 1pm as well. There will be no district athletics events on Thursday, August 27. No decision has been made about school or athletic activities for Friday at this time.
SCHOOLOGY UPDATE: Rachel Blackwell, Digital Learning Facilitator for PCSSD, offers another walk through of what Schoology looks like for students, starting with the log-in process to the student portal. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
http://ow.ly/J3U850B8ZV1
It may look a little different this year, but we are still sending well wishes and positive vibes for a happy first day of school! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Ellie Miller, a parent of 6 children wrote this poem earlier this month for @thrive. Mrs. Miller states in the article that, regardless of options, there isn’t a parent who won’t relate to the words of this poem. http://ow.ly/Issp50B6w5T
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Please click on the link to view Mills Middle School Virtual Open House
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E1VhfKhF6gz2Tz1lHR-Uxd2Shtxmes4-GeesC0aLK5Q/edit?usp=sharing
Rachel Blackwell, Digital Learning Facilitator, walks through Schoology for students. This is a first look at a student account as the school year begins and courses are added.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/y0JY3DjwITg
WEB INFO: https://www.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/page/educational-approach
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Mills Middle School will be hosting a Virtual Town Hall Meeting to answer questions parents may have related to the upcoming 2020 School Year.
Topic: Mills Middle School 2020 School Year Q&A
Time: Aug 20, 2020 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99204908570?pwd=dkdhd292M1V0TVF3anVrNkhIZ0FBUT09
Meeting ID: 992 0490 8570
Passcode: MMS2020
Hey Parents! Here's more info on Schoology. This Parent Guide is packed with detailed explanations of different features, tools and step-by-step walkthroughs. This guide is designed to help you better understand Schoology. https://support.schoology.com/hc/en-us/articles/201000873-Parent-Guide #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PCSSD will use Schoology as its Learning Management System (LMS) this school year. Students can submit assignments, review grades, engage in interactive discussions, take tests, and more. Check out this video for more info: https://vimeo.com/46433066 #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence