Pembroke Central School District

Dear Parents and Guardians of Pembroke CSD students, The 1st quarter has officially ended and report cards K-12 are now posted to the Schooltool Parent Portal. These digital report cards are replacing the traditional paper report cards mailed/sent home to parents and guardians. To view your student's report card, please follow the steps: 1. Go to https://st.edutech.org/pembroke/and log in. Your username is the email address the school has on file for you. 2. Click the little BLUE ARROW next to your child’s name. 3. Select the GRADES TAB. 4. Under VIEW select Marking Period Grades and be sure QTR 1 is selected. 5. Click the Printer Icon. The actual report card that you are used to will pop up in a new window. (Make sure your pop-up blocker does not prevent this window from opening) 6. You can choose to Print the report card (blue circle) or Export it (red circle) to save it on your computer. More detailed steps with pictures can be found here: https://bit.ly/2UyaJo8. If you did not receive the welcome email at your registered email address, please cmaisano@pembrokecsd.org and it will be resent to the email we have on file for you. Parents who do not have access to a computer may request a paper report card by contacting their school's Guidance Department at 585-599-4525 x1930 at the Jr/Sr High School, 585-599-4561 x2931 at the Intermediate School, and at 585-762-8713 x3931 at the Primary School. For more information on using our Schooltool Parent Portal, check out the Parent Access Guide at: https://bit.ly/35xFQq5.

The Intermediate School’s Online Book Fair is open! Discover the characters, series, and collections kids love. All purchases benefit our school. Check it out! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/pembrokeintermediateschool

Attention High School families! Yearbooks are on sale now! They can be purchased at www.yearbookforever.com. If you order by December 31st the price is $50. On January 1st, the price will increase to $55. Senior and Business ads are also available to purchase through the same website. Order yours today!!

The SCRIP sale is back this year! Instead of heading to the store to pick up your gift cards, order them from us! You pay face value and we earn a percentage of each gift card sold. Best of all, they will be delivered to you by the person you ordered from! You can find the list of available cards online at https://shop.shopwithscrip.com/ or by using the PDF linked below. Proceeds benefit Art Cub, Photo Club, DECA, and the Class of 2023. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Schuler at the high school. Order Form - https://5il.co/mrjk

The 1st quarter has officially ended and digital report cards will post on the Schooltool Parent Portal on Friday, November 20 at 3pm. The Pembroke CSD Schooltool Parent Portal found at: https://st.edutech.org/pembroke/. Parents and students can view what teachers are putting in the grade book or homework assignments through the web-based system or by using the Schooltool app found at both the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store. Students also can use the systems to track their individual progress. In order for you as parents or guardians to view/utilize the Schooltool Parent Portal, as well as view the electronic report cards, you will need a Schooltool Portal Portal account. Parents and Guardians: If you already have an email address on file with the District office, a Parent Portal account was automatically generated for you and you should have received an email with your username and password information, as well a link to log onto SchoolTool. If you did not receive the welcome email, please email webmaster@pembrokecsd.org and it will be resent to the email we have on file for you. If we do not have an email on file for you, please complete the form found at: https://bit.ly/3aWGQVZ and submit it to your school’s secretary. For more information on using our Schooltool Parent Portal, check out this great Parent Access Guide at: https://bit.ly/3kAZC8C. Parents who do not have access to a computer may request a paper report card by contacting their school's Guidance Department.

Dear Intermediate School Parents and Families, The Scholastic Book Fair is open! Join your kids in exploring titles and plots and discovering inspiring characters. Empower them by letting them choose the books to purchase—and bring on the joy of reading! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/pembrokeintermediateschool Remember, every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!). Be sure to visit the Fair during our allotted dates: November 16-29 Some amazing features of our online store: Over 6,000 items, including new releases, best sellers, and value packs A Virtual Fair shopping experience All orders ship direct to home FREE shipping on book-only orders over $25 We can’t wait to “see” you at the Fair!

The Intermediate School Virtual Scholastic Book Fair will be here soon! Starting November 16th, you will be able to browse and purchase books! Browse with your child and let them select the books they are interested in! Orders will be sent directly to you! Book purchases of $25 or more qualify for free shipping. A great gift idea for the holidays!

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!