Dig out those fanny packs, Hawaiian shirts, a shirt from your travels - just keep it school appropriate!

We want you to join us in our campaign to make a change!

IB learners and educators pay attention to what is happening in the world around them and think about how they can make it a better place for everyone. We want you to look around your homes, neighborhoods, and communities to see what you can do to make a difference.

See below how we will be collecting supplies for Gwinnett’s Great Days of Service in October!

• Use the following link to tell us how you are making a change.

• We will be featuring Change Makers on our website and social media.

• Students, these hours also count towards the minimum 10 hours of service that we hope you complete each year.

We will be collecting supplies throughout the month of October and donating those to local families in need. Check out the website to learn more.

We will be outside for social distancing.

Alternating locations:

• Tuesday, October 13 by the bus lanes (for bus riders only)
• Thursday, October 15 by the flagpole (for walkers and car riders only)

WHEN: Wednesday, October 14, 2020

WHERE: New Gym

IN-PERSON STUDENTS: during Connections

DIGITAL STUDENTS: after school from 4:15-6:30 PM

DIGITAL STUDENTS will use the following Sign up Genius to reserve a time: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084CA4AF2FA64-fall

ALL STUDENTS will use the following link to prepay for pictures.

https://bpiphotographytifton.onlinephotocart.com/prepay/26759037

Buy directly from Josten’s at https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1040685/Pinckneyville-Middle-School/

Make their Pinckneyville Middle School yearbook even more special. Recognize your student’s milestones and successes with a yearbook ad. Order by 11/09/2020.

You should have received an email from Jostens about this year's yearbook. Also, a postcard was mailed home to 8th grade parents about yearbook ads.

The 2019-2020 yearbook is on final sale on MPP for $35. There are limited number, so get last year’s yearbook before it’s gone!

Do you still have library books you checked out before we had to leave school in March? You can return them in the media center, even if they belong to another school.

There are no penalties or fees, so if you have library books from any Gwinnett public school, you can turn them in here and we'll make sure they get back to their home school.

We are missing hundreds of books and would like to get them back if possible. Thank you!

The Media Center is open for book check-out. For the digital learning students, please follow the directions HERE for placing a hold through Destiny, and you'll be able to pick up your books, when available, using curbside pick-up.

• The pick-up times are Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30am and Thursdays from 12:30- 2:30pm.
• For the in-person instruction students, you can come to the media center with a pass from your teacher.
• We are limiting the number of students who can be in the media center at one time.

In effort to support Pinckneyville parents, we will be offering a virtual parent workshop that will provide information on common issues affecting students and how parents can support their child. We are looking for feedback from parents on what topics they need more information on to better support their children. Please take a minute to fill out the survey below. Thank you for your help!

Click HERE to Access a Quick Survey

Does your child need support from the school counselor?

Please fill out the form below for assistance.

Request to See Your Counselor? Click HERE.

We invite you to support our school PTSA. You can become a member online through My Payments Plus. Your $10 membership or flat donation will make such a difference in our school. Pinckneyville's PTSA welcomes back our returning and newest families. So far, over 200 students, parents, and Pinckneyville staff have joined the PTSA. Please help us reach 100% participation! It's not too late to join! You can sign up at www.mypaymentsplus.com

• PTSA Membership: Parent/Individual- $10
• PTSA Membership: Student-$10
• PTSA Membership: Faculty and Staff-$10

Please continue to check the weekly Pinckneyville Post-It for the meeting login and to stay up-to-date with all our PTSA announcements.

As more information becomes available, GCPS and local school troubleshooting guides will be available on our website under Parents/Students>Digital Learning Days. Updates will be added to this site as they become available.

1. IMPORTANT: MyPaymentsPlus

Please log in to mypaymentsplus.com to sign off on mandatory agreements: (GCPS Handbook Acknowledgment, Pinckneyville Student Handbook Acknowledgment, GCPS AKS Acknowledgement, join PTSA, HELP our Pinckneyville PTSA by offering a flat donation, contribute to a variety of local school needs, purchase a yearbook, and add money to your lunch account)

Helpful Links:

• Instructions: How to Set Up a MyPaymentsPlus Account
• Video: How to Set Up a MyPaymentsPlus Account
• Video: How to Review Signed Documents in MyPaymentsPlus

2. Free & Reduced Lunch App

If applicable, complete the ANNUAL application for Free/Reduced Lunch

The Norcross High School orchestra will be holding a paint can recycling event on October 17 from 9:00am-2:00pm in the driveway at school.

The price to recycle a gallon of latex paint is $5. The price to recycle a gallon of oil paint is $6.