Palmyra School District

Breaktime Birthday message: The District thrillshare team wishes a superhero birthday to PMS Teacher: Mr. JC Slocum! Social Studies AND Track aficionado, we hope you have some fun today from your home classroom! Everyone wish him a happy birthday! #PalmyraProud #PalmyraStrong

Good Morning-Welcome to day 4! You have made it to Friday! The weekend is almost here! Today’s announcements: bag lunch for eligible families-pickup is 11-11:45 @CSS back door-tell a friend! PMS/PHS-Today is a Phys Ed/Health day! CSS-Hows your Heart Challenge going?

Keep in touch with Mr. Tracey! Go to Flipgrid.com... the grid code is tracey1911 and the password is my favorite word... with a capital K! Kindness

The District thrillshare team wishes a sweet birthday to CSS Teacher of the Year: Ms. Melanie Gerner! A good sport, & a great teacher, we hope you have some fun today from your home classroom! Everyone wish her a happy birthday! #PalmyraProud #PalmyraStrong

Good Morning-Welcome to day 3! Teamwork over distances deserves recognition! Keep it up!. Today’s announcements: bag lunch for eligible families-pickup is 11-11:45 @CSS back door-tell a friend! PMS/PHS-Today is a Math/ Sciences & electives day! CSS-KiNDness starts with you!

Good Morning-Welcome to day 2! Yesterday gave us all lessons & great feedback. Keep up the energy. Today’s announcements: bag lunch for eligible families-pickup is 11-11:45 @CSS back door. Today is an English/ Foreign Language/Arts day for PMS/PHS. CSS- keep up Heart Challenge!

STUDENT OF THE MONTH & creative remote learner! Bravo Nathaniel!

TIME FOR LUNCH! 11-11:45 is pickup at CSS cafeteria back door for all district students who qualify- there’s breakfast for tomorrow inside too! Thanks for the canopy class of 2018! Thx Cafeteria & buildings teams!

Here’s the CliffsNotes on getting to remote class: 1/ go to WEBSITE (https://www.palmyraschools.com/o/palmyra) 2/ go to COVID-19 red button 3/ see where the overview is 4/ click the shortcut to your school teacher websites 5/ css: click your teacher PMs/PHS click your class teacher’s sites to see the plan. Each teacher teaches their own way! 6/ have fun, wash hands & always check for updates on the website!

Good Morning Palmyra School District! Please stop & stand for the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Today is Tuesday, March 17th 2020 & we will be following the remote learning plan schedule. Have an adventure on this day that everyone is Irish- St. Patty’s Day! #PalmyraProud

SCHOOL MEALS UPDATE: Meals will be provided to ALL eligible district students. Eligible students in the district may pick up their meal daily (M-F) from 11-11:45am at the Charles Street School only. Please go to the COVID-19 page for the full details & continuous updates.

TO: Our Special Education Families FROM: Special Services Supervisor, Mrs. Kane ALL Annual Review IEP meetings will be rescheduled. The CST is currently working on these logistics. The FINALIZED High School IEPs for next year will be mailed upon return to the district.

Good Morning. School buildings will be accessible today ONLY from 9-2 to pick up any school materials, medications, and personal belongings. Access to the buildings will be minimized to maintain safe distancing. An escort will accompany the student/parent to their items & back out. Please remember to bring along something to carry any items. This is the only day that building access will be available.

Parents prepping for classes to come- heres some great news for many: google classroom works on xbox!

A message from Dr. McBride: Palmyra School District Families, The preemptive closure of Palmyra School District was initiated based on the recommendation of the Burlington County Health Department. District schools will be closed for students from March 16 – April 19, 2020. Although we anticipate re-opening on April 20, 2020, the actual date will be dependent upon the recommendation of the Burlington County Health Department. Palmyra School District staff will be reporting on Monday, March 16, 2020 to make preparations and finalize plans for remote instruction. These are unprecedented times and I kindly ask for your patience and understanding as our dedicated team works through the unique challenge of providing remote instruction for such a long duration of time. Remote learning for students will begin Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Information about our public health-related school closure and remote learning can be found using the COVID-19 link on the district website. Our teaching staff and school leaders are working very hard to develop instructional lessons that can be adapted for remote learning. Please look for more specifics as they become available.

A note to our PASP/after-school program families: The county decision to close schools came after the end of the Friday work day. The business office will address the issue of brightwheel’s auto-billing on Monday & communicate with you. Thank you.

In our efforts to give you up to date information, you may have received duplicate notifications. The most recent from Dr. McBride reflects the early evening decision of the County Board of Health & school will be closed until April 17th.

Late this afternoon, the Burlington County Health Department announced the preemptive closure of ALL Burlington County school districts from Monday, March 16, 2020 until Friday, April 17, 2020. As was communicated earlier today, we have information available on our website, www.palmyraschools.com. Please see the Public Health-Related School Closure Plan for more information on school closures and home instruction. District teachers and staff will attend a Teacher In-Service Day on Monday, March 16, 2020. School will be closed for students. Home instruction will begin on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and continue through Friday, April 17, 2020.

A tech survey was previously sent out to assess internet access in student homes. If a parent needs a device to be used at home, please let the school principal’s office know. We have been made aware of this “Internet Essentials” program regarding access to low cost internet services: https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19

Palmyra School District has added a special red button to the website for the quick access of COVID-19 information. Please check here for updates.