Hello 7th grade families,
This is a reminder that all 7th grade students must have received their meningococcal and T-Dap shots to attend public school. This is for any 7th grade student, both in-person and virtual. All shot records must be received by the main office no later than September 18th. You may fax your student‘s shot record to Poca Middle School at 304-755-8930. If we do not have your student’s shot records by September 18th your student will not be able to attend school or participate in any extra curricular sports or activities. If you have any questions, please call the main office at 304-755-7343 to speak with Nurse Kearns. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
Hello Poca Middle School families,
Since Putnam County is in Orange on the school re-entry metric, we will not be able to begin school in person on September 8th; however, we will begin remote instruction ASAP. Please listen carefully to the details of this plan for device pickup.
Laptop pick-up for:
• 8th graders will be Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 8:30-11:30
• 7th graders will be Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 12:30-3:30
• 6th graders will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 8:30-11:30
• Any student that was unable to come during their designated time slot may come Wednesday from 12:30-7pm.
Pick-up will be located in the side parking lot. There will be 3 stations each family will need to rotate through in order to complete all necessary paperwork and pick up the student laptop. Only the parent and the student are to exit the vehicle upon arrival. Masks must be worn by all those in attendance.
As a reminder, 7th graders will need to have completed their 7th grade meningococcal & T-Dap shots in order to attend school. Bring a copy of their shot records with you to device pick up or have your doctor’s office fax them directly to the school at 304-755-8930.
We will still be offering meals. Meal pick-up will be in the front of PMS under the main entrance awning. Parents may pick up between 10-12 noon. Pull up along the sidewalk and a staff member will come to you, please stay in your vehicle. If you cannot make it to meal pick up, but need meals for your student, please call the school at 304-755-7343. We will make arrangements for your student meals to be delivered to you.
Good evening PMS Families,
This is Mrs. Fisher, the principal of Poca Middle School. I wanted to let you know how excited we are to begin the 2020-21 school year. The staff of PMS is eager to begin instruction with our 5 day, in-person students, as well as our PCS Virtual students. This Tuesday will begin our staggered re-entry for all PMS students. For those students with last names beginning with A-K, your first day of school will be Tues., 9/8. If your last name begins with the letters L-Z, your first day of school will be Wed., 9/9. Please remember our doors will open 30 min later this year. The doors to PMS will open at 7:45 and instruction will begin at 8:15. I would also like to announce that end of the day, parent pick up for PMS students, will take place in the side parking lot, next to the old gym. Do not park in the fire lane. Park in a parking spot and wait for your student in your vehicle. The re-entry plan for PMS may be found on our Facebook page where you may find additional guidelines/procedures for this school year.
Currently, Putnam County is Orange on the Metric Scale. This means, if we remain orange as of 9pm on Saturday night, PCS will not be able to begin the school year in person. Should this occur, you will receive a communication on Sunday/Monday from PCS providing you with instructions regarding next week. You will also receive information from PMS with specific instructions about student laptop pick up dates and times so we may begin remote instruction.
Again, we look forward to seeing our students next week!
Any student that is signed up for virtual learning may pick up their laptops from Poca Middle School this week. Sixth grade student laptop pick-up began today. If you missed your pick-up time for 6th grade, you may come tomorrow or Thursday to do so. Seventh & Eighth grade students will pick up their devices tomorrow, Wednesday, September 2nd from 8:30-11:30 or 12:30-3:30. The make up day for device pick up is Thursday, September 3rd from 8:30-11:30. If you are unable to make it to any of these days/times, please call the school at 304-755-7343 to schedule an appointment.
Laptop pickup will take place on the side of the building closest to the old gym. Upon arriving to the school, parents and students will go through a COVID-19 screening and then be given a packet of information that both the parent and student must complete. Once the paperwork has been completed and returned to the staff, students will have their yearbook picture taken and then be given their laptop, along with any other materials needed (i.e. textbooks). Students MUST log in to their laptop on campus prior to departure to ensure they can log in at home. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the main office.
