Electronic Devices

Parents, we are asking for your help with the use of cell phones in the building. We are hav ing numerous phones taken up throughout the week. Students have been given the rules about cell phones, headphones, tablets and ipads. We are finding that too many of our students are checking their electronic devices for social media throughout the day. Once students enter the building they must put away their devices. If a student is given permission to use their device for instructional purposes in the classroom, then before leaving that classroom they should put it away. The protocol for each offense is listed below. We thank you for your assistance.

*      1st Offense - Teachers turn in the phones and other devices to Ms. King in the attendance office. The item must be logged by the teacher. The item is labeled with the student's name, the teachers name and the date of confiscation. Students may pick up their item at the end of the day (3:50 PM) but never during class time. At the end of the day all items will be given to Ms. Sellers in the main office. Items not picked up by 4:10 will be held until the following morning.

*       2nd Offense - Teachers turn in the phones and other devices to Ms. King in the attendance office. The item must be logged by the teacher. The item is labeled with the student's name, the teachers name and the date of confiscation. The item will be held until a parent or guardian is available to pick it up. At the end of the day (3:50 PM), all items will be given to Ms. Sellers in the main office. Items not picked up by4:10, will be held until the following morning.

*       3rd Offense - Teachers turn in the phones and other devices to Ms. King in the attendance office. The item must be logged by the teacher. The item is labeled with the student's name, the teacher's name and the date of confiscation. Once the item is logged for the third time Ms. King will notify the grade level AP and the AP will submit a referral for in-school suspension. At this point, all contact will be between the AP and the parent.

PCMS invites parents of 5th graders to learn more about PCMS and information to prepare your rising 6th grader for middle school.

The last informational coffee will be on Sunday, February 8 at 2:00 pm in the cafeteria. The session will last 1 hour and will be followed by a school tour.  You will receive information about the summer bridge program offered to rising 6th graders to help with the transition to PCMS, typical 6th grade schedules, band/orchestra/choral offerings, daily PE, and the accelerated math program.  You will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the school's principal and teachers.

PCMS Spirit Wear will be available for purchase in the school store on February 8 from 3:00-4:00pm. Cash or check only.

Tours of PCMS are offered to parents by appointment if you are not able to attend one of the coffees.

DeKalb County School District has transitioned to a new email address system.  We are no longer using FirstClass.  We are now using Microsoft Outlook.  Although FirstClass is supposed to continue "transferring all emails" to our new domain, it is best for you to actually use our domain when you are emailing us.

(First Name_MI_Last Name) but the domain is now @dekalbschoolsga.org   

Although it is our expectation to respond promptly to emails, we are experiencing problems with the new email system.  We have received a lot of complaints that multiple emails have been sent, and that teachers, counselors, and administrators are not responding to them.  If you do not hear back from a staff member within two business days (48 hours) from an email you sent, please follow up with a phone call.  Thank you.