JW Parker Middle School

Edgecombe County Public Schools invites parents, guardians, students, teachers, and community members to discuss the future of 6th-9th grade students in the Nash/Edgecombe demerger. In addition, school administrators and athletic representatives from North Edgecombe High School will be available to discuss high school athletics and answer questions. Visit www.ecps.us/merger for more information.

Good evening, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. There will be no school Wednesday, November 22nd - Friday, November 24th for the Thanksgiving holiday. School will resume on a regular schedule, Monday, November 27th. We encourage you to sign up for the parent portal and download the NCPS app so that you can monitor your child's grades and contact your child's teachers from your phone. Remember that students must pass their core academic classes or the EOGs in order to be promoted to the next grade. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The final meeting will be held on November 29th at Parker at 5:30 PM. This meeting is an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Go Pirates!

Good evening, bus 79 / 129 does not have a driver for the AM route on Friday, November 17th. There is a driver for the PM route. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Internet Update: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, a fiber line was cut between Raleigh and Rocky Mount, leading to an interruption in internet and phone services for all NCPS . As of 1:23 p.m., we are pleased to report that all internet and phone lines have been successfully restored. We are grateful for your patience and understanding during this disruption. Thank you! NCPS

Good evening, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. Next week students will take NC Check-ins, state benchmark assessments. The Math benchmark will be given to students in Math 1, 6th grade, and 7th grade on Wednesday. Benchmarks will begin first thing in the morning and we will follow state testing guidelines, which means no cell phones are allowed in the test session and students can not be admitted to or removed from the test session once it starts. Students who disrupt a test session may cause a misadministration and will be suspended from school. Please ensure your child is present at school on time Wednesday and has a charged school laptop. Thursday, November 16th is the half-way point of the grading period. We strongly encourage you to come pick up your child's progress reports and speak to your child's teachers on Thursday, November 16th from 5:30-6:30 PM. Students must pass their classes or the EOG in order to be promoted to the next grade level. Currently, we have nearly 100 students who are in serious jeopardy of being retained based on their current grades. We also encourage you to sign up for the parent portal and download the NCPS app so that you can monitor your child's grades and contact your child's teachers from your phone. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The final meeting will be held on November 29th at Parker at 5:30 PM. This meeting is an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Go Pirates!

Good evening, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. Report cards for the first grading period were emailed to students this past week. Please contact your child's teacher or the guidance department if you are unable to access your child's report card via email or the parent portal. If you have not signed up for the parent portal, please stop by the school with your ID to get registered, so that you can monitor your child's grades from your phone. Next Thursday, November 9th is an early release day; school will dismiss at 1:30 PM, please make arranagments to ensure your child is picked up on time. There is no school on Friday, November 10th for Veteran's Day. Thursday is also our first PBIS celebration for students who qualified based on grades and behavior. Students will be notified next week if they qualify and students who qualify can dress out of uniform on Thursday. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The final meeting will be held on November 29th at Parker at 5:30 PM. This meeting is an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. Winter sports tryouts continue this week. Boy's basketball tryouts start Monday, November 6th after school. Any student trying out must have a current physical on file at the school. Please contact Coach Watson if you have questions about winter sports. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Don't forget to set you clocks back an hour this weekend. Go Pirates!

Good Morning, Bus 359 will be 30 to 45 minutes late this morning due to mechanical issues.

Today is a regular school day: school uniforms required.

Hello, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. Report cards for the first grading period will be issued on Monday, October 30th via email and the parent portal. Due to staff illnesses and absences, we will not have a report card pick-up night. Please contact your child's teacher or guidance department if you are unable to access your child's report card via email or the parent portal. If you have not signed up for the parent portal, please stop by the school with your ID to get registered. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The final meeting will be held on November 29th at Parker at 5:30 PM. This meeting is an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. Winter sports tryouts begin this week. If your child would like to tryout for wrestling or basketball, they will need a current physical and be able to stay after school for tryouts. Please contact Coach Watson for more information about tryouts. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Go Pirates!

The ECPS and NCPS Demerger/Transition Plan Team convened on Monday, October 16, for a joint meeting. They delivered presentations to the Nash County Public Schools Board of Education, Nash County Board of Commissioners, Edgecombe County Public Schools Board of Education, and Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners during the meeting. The submission of the transition plan to the state is scheduled for November 15.

Good evening, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. Next week students will take NC Check-ins, state benchmark assessments. Students in grades 6-8 will take the ELA benchmark on Tuesday and 8th grade students will take the Science benchmark on Wednesday. Benchmarks will begin first thing in the morning and we will follow state testing guidelines, which means no cell phones are allowed in the test session and students can not be admitted to or removed from the test session once it starts. Students who disrupt a test session may cause a misadministration and will be suspended from school. Please ensure your child is present at school on time Tuesday and Wednesday and has a charged school laptop. We want to thank everyone who came to our Pastries with Parents event. We had a great turnout and hope you will join us next time. We are at the end of the first grading period. Teachers have finalize grades and report cards will be issued on Monday, October 30th at our report card pick-up night from 5:30-6:30 PM. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The meetings will be held on October 25th at Baskerville and November 29th at Parker all meetings start at 5:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. The volleyball team plays at home on Monday in the final game of the year. Sign-up sheets are posted for students interested in playing winter sports, those are boys and girls basketball and wrestling. Tryouts for winter sports will being in November. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Go Pirates!

Red Ribbon Week takes place each year from October 23rd through 31st. We invite you to join us by getting involved and continue to make America Drug-Free. The theme for this year's Red Ribbon Week is, "Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.™" #RedRibbonWeek #NCPS #NashCountyPublicSchools #NashCPSchools #NCPSchools #WearRed

Red Ribbon Week takes place each year from October 23rd through 31st. We invite you to join us by getting involved and continue to make America Drug-Free. The theme for this year's Red Ribbon Week is, "Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.™" #RedRibbonWeek #NCPS #NashCountyPublicSchools #NashCPSchools #NCPSchools #WearRed

Good evening, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. We have a lot of important items on the schedule next week. First, please note that Thursday, October 19th is an early release day; school will dismiss at 1:30 PM and all students should be picked up by 2:00 PM. Also note that Friday, October 20th is no longer a teacher work day, it is a regular school day for students. We invite you to school on Thursday, October 19th at 9:00 AM for our Pastries with Parents event. We are inviting all parents to come have a pastry with your child and our staff. During the gathering, school staff will share important information about what we are doing at school to help your child be successful and how you can help your child at home. Next week is also the end of the first grading period. Teachers will finalize grades on Friday. Students interested in the STEM Design Challenge and/or Invention Convention teams need to sign up this week. Students should talk to their teacher or sign-up in the media center. Thursday, October 19th is Fall Picture Day. Picture information will be sent home Monday, or you can call the front office for more information. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The meetings will be held on October 25th at Baskerville and November 29th at Parker all meetings start at 5:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. Next week is the last full week of fall sports. The volleyball team plays at Nash Central on Monday and at Rocky Mount Middle on Wednesday. The football team plays at Red Oak Middle on Thursday. Admission to all sporting events is $5 for children and adults. We hope to see you out supporting the Pirates this week. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Go Pirates!

Hello, this is a message from Parker Middle School about bus 359. We have been notified that bus 359 does not have a driver for the AM or PM route on Thursday 10/12/23. Please make arrangements to drop off and pick up your child if possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Remote Area Medical Free, first come, first served, no ID required! • Dental • Vision • Medical Rocky Mount, N October 14-15, 2023 @ Nash Central High School • 4729 Nash Central High Road • Rocky Mount, NC 27804 For more information visit https://www.ramusa.org/ • 865-579-1530 #NCPS #NashCountyPublicSchools #NCPSchools #nashcpschools This is a community event, unaffiliated with Nash County Public Schools.

Good evening, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. Next week is our first spirit week of the year. Monday is Pink Out for breast cancer awareness or Orange Out against bullying, students should wear pink, orange, or both. Tuesday is Jersey Day, students can support their favorite sports team. Wednesday is Character Day, dress as your favorite character or grab a friend and come as twins. Thursday is Color Wars, 6th grade wears white, 7th grade gold, and 8th grade black. We encourage all students to participate in spirit week. Next week students can sign up to participate on the STEM Design Challenge team or for the Invention Convention. Please encourage your student to sign up with their homeroom teacher. We are also excited to announce our Pastries with Parents event on October 19th at 9:00 AM. We invite all parents to come have a pastry with their student as our school staff shares important information and facilitates activities for you and your student. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The meetings will be held on October 25th at Baskerville and November 29th at Parker all meetings start at 5:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. In sports next week, the volleyball team hosts Edwards on Monday and plays at Pattillo/MMA on Wednesday. The football team hosts Rocky Mount Middle for homecoming on Thursday. Admission to all sporting events is $5 for children and adults. We hope to see you out supporting the Pirates this week. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Go Pirates!

Good evening, this is Timothy Mudd, principal at Parker Middle School with your weekly message. Friday, October 6th is our first PBIS out of uniform day of the year. Students can pay $3 to their homeroom teacher by the end of the day Thursday, October 5th to dress out of uniform on Friday. All money goes to support our PBIS celebrations and rewards for the year. Our Battle of the Books team is starting up. Any students interested in participating in Battle of the Books should sign up with their ELA teacher next week. We are also excited to announce our Pastries with Parents event on October 19th at 9:00 AM. We invite all parents to come have a pastry with their student as our school staff shares important information and facilitates activities for you and your student. Edgecombe County Public Schools is hosting community meetings about the school merger that will happen on July 1st, 2024. The meetings will be held on October 25th at Baskerville and November 29th at Parker all meetings start at 5:30 PM. These meetings are an opportunity for you to learn more about how the merger will impact you and your child next school year. In sports next week, the volleyball team plays at Red Oak on Monday and at Nash Central on Wednesday. The football team plays at home vs Nash Central on Thursday. Admission to all sporting events is $5 for children and adults. We hope to see you our supporting the Pirates this week. We thank you for your support and hope you have a great weekend. Go Pirates!

Nash County Public Schools CTE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ROUNDUP This event is designed to guide students through a progressive journey of exploration and growth. • High School - Our program encourages students to engage their horizons by delving into available internships, and job opportunities, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed in the professional world. • Middle School - As students progress to this stage, they explore various industries - gaining insights into what different businesses entail, how they operate, and the path to get into those positions, helping them envision their future paths. • Elementary School - expose young minds to the world of business - offering hands-on experiences that ignite their curiosity about potential careers. Stepping stones for growth. #NashCountyPublicSchool #NCPS #CTE #ncpschools

REMINDER Tonight is Curriculum Night! 9/26 @ Arlington Baptist Church, 1500 Bethlehem Rd, Rocky Mount, NC 27803 For more information visit: https://bit.ly/ncpscurriculumnight