Week 8 Update

Active Parent Accounts Required for NEW Online Registration for 2020-2021 School Year

Registration for the 2020-2021 school year will be done a little differently. Parents will be registering their students online. In order to register online, you MUST have an Active Parent account. If you do not have an Active Parent account, go to www.poplarvilleschools.org. Click on the quick links at the top and click on Active Parent. It will take you to the website where you will click Create a new ActiveParent Account. Once you create an account and the account is activated, you will be ready to register online when it becomes available.

Parent Surveys

Below are links to two surveys that we need parents to complete.  These surveys will help the Mississippi Department of Education and our school district determine the needs of our community in regards to our schools and your child/children’s ability to navigate virtual learning.  Please complete these surveys by Monday, May 11, 2020, so that we may share the results with the Mississippi Department of Education and the Governor’s Office.  This information will help assist in planning for education resources for the future during this pandemic.  

Survey 1:  PSD Parent Survey

Survey 2:  MDE Parent Survey

Learning Packets and Online Portal

Work packets for K-8 parents/students that wish to have additional practice are available at the Central Office in file cabinets located on the front porch. The cabinets are labeled by grade levels and resources. Also, don’t forget to check out our online learning portal on the district website.

Grab and Go Meals

Grab and Go meal distribution will continue on Monday,  Wednesday, and Friday of each week.  At pick up on Monday and Wednesday, children 18 and under will receive enough food to cover breakfast and lunch for two days. On Friday, they will receive one breakfast and one lunch. Hot meals are being added to Friday’s menu.  Meals will be served from 11 am to 1 pm at MSP.

Backpack Buddies’ distribution continues each Wednesday from 11 am to 1 pm at the Methodist church.

2020 Census 

As of April 21, almost half of Mississippi households have self-responded to the 2020 Census. 48.4% of Mississippi households have responded, below the national average of 50.7%. While the self-response rate is increasing, the growth rate is slow, and Mississippi is falling behind other states in response rates. Please take a moment to participate in the 2020 Census. Participation has a direct impact on congressional representation and federal funding available to support students within Mississippi schools. Families can complete the census online at My2020census.  

Seniors 2020

●   Be sure to pick-up the Saturday, May 9th edition of the Picayune Item for a copy of our celebration of Poplarville’s Senior Class of 2020. 

PHS 

• ●   Prom refunds are available for pick up in the PHS office Mon-Fri from 8:00 am-3:00 pm.
• ●   Textbooks may be returned to the PHS office Mon-Fri from 8:00 am-3:00 pm.
• ●   Coaches will be contacting team members to communicate pick up times for items left in locker rooms and field houses.

CTE

●   Students may pick up items that were left in AEST and Culinary Arts May 4-5 from 8:00-2:00. Please come to the South Entrance and ring the bell. Only one person admitted at a time.

MSP

• ● Our teachers are continuing to provide practice assignments and feedback to students through Google Classrooms. At the Central Office, practice packets are available for pick up in file cabinets labeled for each grade level.
• ● 2020-2021 Scheduling Request Forms for 7th and 8th students will be sent to student email accounts on Monday, May 4, 2020. Please, complete the scheduling form and submit by Thursday, May 7, 2020
• ●   Please return all library books to the drop box located at the front entrance by May 15, 2020.
• ●   For students with instruments in the band hall, Mr. Broadus will contact band parents to schedule a pickup time the week of May 4, 2020.
• ●   Coaches will be contacting team members to communicate pick up times for items left in locker rooms and field houses.
• ●   If you have personal items in a classroom, call the MSP office at 601.795.1350 to set an appointment time to pick your items.

PUE

• ●   The schedule to pick up student items is as follows:

May 4 – 3rd Grade 8:00-2:00

May 5 – 4th Grade 8:00-2:00

May 6 – 5th Grade 8:00-2:00

• May 7-8 – Call PUE at 601-795-8303 to schedule an appointment time 

**Only student items, no student workbooks.

• ●   Please return all library books to the green drop box located on the front porch of the school by May 15, 2020. 
• ●   Nurse Julie will be sending a letter about student medication. 

PLE

• ●   Student belongings may be picked up at the PLE Front Office between the hours of 8:00 and 2:00 May 4th-8th.
• ●   Student-issued textbooks or library books can be returned via drop box located at the front door of the PLE Office. The deadline for returning these is May 15th.
• ●   PSD’s Online Learning Portal for PLE is being updated frequently. Our teachers are making videos for our students, and the Morning Message is being placed here each week. Please check it out!