Pembroke Central School District

Getting ready to shop for the Holidays? Help support the Junior High Student Council by shopping here - https://www.boonsupply.com/collections/611613-pembroke-junior-high-student-council 40% of your purchase goes directly to the Junior High Student Council to be used for 7th & 8th grade events & activities to help make the most of this year! Thank you!

The New York State Education Department developed a Parent Dashboard to increase transparency and make school-level data easier for parents and the public to access! Find information about your child’s school and provide feedback: https://data.nysed.gov/parents/

Reading at home makes a huge difference! Encourage your child to read each night! Grab some new books at this year's Intermediate School Virtual Book Fair! The link for this year's book fair will be coming out on Monday, November 16! Order and receive your books in time for the holidays! The Primary School Book Fair is scheduled for December. Stay tuned for details!

The Intermediate School Student Council Candidates recently recorded their campaign speeches for this year's election. While this year is different, some traditions are staying the same! Take a few minutes to listen to these great candidates! A special thank you to Nikki Dementri from Channel 4 for helping with the campaign speeches! https://www.wevideo.com/view/1896450398

Seniors & Parent/Guardians, The Yearbook Advisers are extending the deadline to turn-in senior pictures and baby pictures until Friday, November 20th. The attached form contains the directions and specifications to follow when turning-in the photographs to the yearbook staff. In addition, ALL senior quotes must be completed using a Google Form named Class of 2021 Senior Quotes. An email was sent out to the seniors in early September. If you cannot find the email, please see or email Mr. Tripp for assistance. Quotes submitted in any other manner will NOT be accepted. If photographs have been submitted already, the yearbook advisers will be sending confirmation emails next week. Sincerely, Yearbook Advisers

The Intermediate School Book Fair will be held from November 16 through November 29! The Book Fair will be held virtually this year.....it's still happening, just differently! Stay tuned for updates coming home!

This week the Pembroke Veterans Outreach Club had a guest Speaker, Pembroke’s very own Sammy Domthongmivanh. Sammy served in the Marines for 8 years and completed several tours in Afghanistan. He shared his stories and experiences with over 40 kids! Thank you Sammy for taking the time to help our kids understand and appreciate the effort and sacrifices of our military.

Next week will kick off this year's annual Red Ribbon Week (10/26-10/30) at the High School! This year's SADD Club members are looking forward to participating in next week's dress up days, and hope you will consider dressing up as well. Next week's dress up days will be as follows: Monday (10/26): "Don't let drugs mix you up" *Mismatched clothing day Tuesday (10/27): "Drugs are a joke" *Meme day Wednesday (10/28): "On Wednesdays, we wear red" *WEAR RED Thursday (10/29): "You have the power to stay drug free" *Superhero day 🚓 Friday (10/30): "Don't be afraid to make good choices" *HALLOWEEN COSTUMES 👻 Thank you for your support! ~HS SADD Club

Please call (585) 343-6284 with any questions or to register!

Dragons, The Pembroke gear sale items are in! If you do not want your order to be sent home with your student, please contact Alex Kaminski at akaminski@pembrokecsd.org to make other arrangements.

Picture Day Information for Virtual Learners! We are working out the details with our new Photography Studio to get all our virtual learners in for their school pictures. Covid-19 has made this more challenging and we are working on the details. Information will be sent to you through email! Thank you for your patience!

If you're planning to purchase the device insurance for your chromebook(s), please make sure to do it before October 3. Just a few tips when you go enroll: -you'll enroll for the insurance at my.safeware.com -you pay for the insurance online, please do not send cash or checks to school -user ID is pcsd, password is enroll -you need the student chromebook in front of you to input the serial number found on the back of the device -1st-3rd graders have Acer Spin 311 chromebooks -Kindergarten, 4th-12th graders have Acer R11 chromebooks More information about the insurance can be found here: https://bit.ly/35MQYjs More information about our 1:1 Device Initiative can be found here: https://sites.google.com/pembrokecsd.org/1to1/home Thank you! Christie Maisano Director of Technology

Dear Dragons, The Class of 2021 is heading up the Pembroke gear sale this year. The store will be open multiple times throughout the school year, and the first window to order is open now! To order, please go to https://pembroke2020.itemorder.com/sale The order deadline is October 7th. If you have any questions, please contact akaminski@pembrokecsd.org!

We apologize for any disruptions that your in-person or remote learners experienced today. Lakenet (our internet provider) is experiencing intermittent outages that have affected our 3 campuses a number of times today. If your student(s) missed any content or was unable to connect at any point today, please contact their teacher to find out what may have been missed.

Hello Pembroke Dragons! Thank you to everyone for taking such great care of your chromebooks! If you're planning to purchase the insurance for your device(s), please make sure to do it before October 3. Just a few tips when you go enroll: -you'll enroll for the insurance at my.safeware.com -you pay for the insurance online, please do not send cash or checks to school -user ID is pcsd, password is enroll -you need the student chromebook in front of you to input the serial number found on the back of the device -1st-3rd graders have Acer Spin 311 chromebooks -Kindergarten, 4th-12th graders have Acer R11 chromebooks More information about the insurance can be found here: https://bit.ly/35MQYjs More information about our 1:1 Device Initiative can be found here: https://sites.google.com/pembrokecsd.org/1to1/home Thank you! Christie Maisano Director of Technology

Welcome Back Dragons! We're so happy to see you all again! We have a few updates and reminders for you regarding your student chromebooks, please read on! 1. The student chromebooks probably need to be updated. After logging in the chromebook, please shut the device down by clicking on the time in the bottom right corner of your screen, choose to Restart. This will install any updates. Please plan to do this often so it keeps the device up to date. 2. Chromebook Insurance- now that your students have their devices, please consider purchasing the optional insurance for the device. The insurance only costs $19.33 and covers any kind of damage (except for loss) through next August.  You can purchase it using the info here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJVHEISFQEuovoTp6V999k_-20W7N9_jp9h5Z9fsOy0/edit?usp=sharing), it MUST be purchased by October 3, 2020. 3. Come to school ready-make sure you have your students' chromebooks fully charged and ready for school everyday. Keep it in the carry case to prevent damage. You can use either a disinfectant wipe or a microfiber cloth coated with diluted rubbing alcohol (equal parts water and alcohol) for keyboards and the outside of the device. 4. Tech Support-If you need help, have questions please: -submit a help request here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBLPVISOTfdBGamUwcu0iQSE4iSzl5JZsPwA9mDga4rX1BkA/viewform?usp=sf_link) or  -send an email to:  webmaster@pembrokecsd.org with your concern and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.  Thank you! Mrs. Maisano

In need of a cool lanyard to hang your mask from? The Pembroke Music Department has two different styled lanyards for sale for $2 a piece. See any music teacher to get yours today!

The Pembroke Intermediate School Chromebooks will be distributed on the first day of school this year, Monday, September 14 in class. Remote Learners, please contact the Intermediate School office to make arrangements to pick your devices up. Each student will receive a carry bag, 11" touchscreen chromebook, and charging cord. In order to bring their device home, each student must turn in signed copies of each of the following: PCSD Student Acceptable Use Guidelines PCSD Parent and Student Device User Agreement Once you receive the chromebook, you may choose to purchase the optional chromebook insurance. Click here to learn more about this. Each student K-12 is expected to keep their chromebook in the carry bag, and bring it to school everyday fully charged. Have questions or concerns? Please contact me at 585-599-4525 x1999 or cmaisano@pembrokecsd.org. Thank you, we're looking forward to an exciting year ahead! Christie Maisano Director of Technology Pembroke CSD

The Pembroke Jr/Sr High School Chromebook pickup dates will begin on Tuesday, September 8th and run through Friday September 11th from 8-3pm at the Jr/Sr High School. All 7th-12th graders (both in-class and remote learners) will need to pick up their chromebook in order to have it charged and ready to go on the first day of school: September 14th. Each student will receive a carry bag, 11" touchscreen chromebook, and charging cord. Each student must turn in signed copies of each of the following: PCSD Student Acceptable Use Guidelines PCSD Parent and Student Device User Agreement Once you receive the chromebook, you may choose to purchase the optional chromebook insurance. Click here to learn more about this. Each student K-12 is expected to keep their chromebook in the carry bag, and bring it to school everyday fully charged. Have questions or concerns? Please contact me at 585-599-4525 x1999 or cmaisano@pembrokecsd.org. Thank you, we're looking forward to an exciting year ahead! Christie Maisano Director of Technology Pembroke CSD

Primary School Parents, As part of the Pembroke CSD Reopening Plan we respectfully ask that all visitors complete this survey prior to entering the Primary School. Since you will be coming to the PS over the next few days for the Chromebook Crash Course and Meet & Greet here is the link for your convenience: https://covidcheck.edutech.org/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=651178 ps- Please check your email for the Chromebook Crash Course schedule. Thanks, Lisa Blake Principal