MATHEWS e-News
Thursday, September 17, 2020
A reminder, if you want to look back at previous emails you just click the title above,
20-21 A Mavnificent Year! It is a hyperlink to our archived e-News on our school webpage.
Information regarding breakfast and lunch meals for both our School to Home learners and our Face to Face learners is provided below. Now through December, or until funds are exhausted all meals will be free for all students.
BOOK FAIR!
Our fall virtual book fair begins today and runs through Wednesday, September 30. Please support our school with shopping online for great books! Please see below for more information. A big shout out to our PTA, Mrs. Heldt and Mrs. Ghaleb for all the work that goes into this important event for our school. Perhaps you can encourage your child to continue on their journey by purchasing a book to share for a special celebration in the future. Take a look below and let's let reading take us somewhere amazing!
PICTURE DAY is October 13 for individual school pictures and for our yearbook. ALL students will have an opportunity to have their picture taken. We will have safety precautions in place for both our Face to Face learners and for our School to Home learners. More information coming.
Information on how to check out your child when they need to leave school early is provided below. Thank you for your help.
Please join us for our Fall 2020 Virtual Book Fair!
Thursday, September 17th - Wednesday, September 30th
Please visit our webpage:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mathewselementaryschool1
All orders ship directly
to students’ homes and book only purchases over $25
ship free!
Mathews will receive 25% of the profits in the form of Scholastic Dollars, which will be used to buy books and other materials for the school.
Questions? Please contact Katharine Heldt and Malak Ghaleb at bookfair@mathewspta.org
JOIN SBIC
We welcome parent and members of our school community to be a part of Mathews.
One way you can actively be a part of our school community is to serve as a member of our School Based Improvement Committee.
The SBIC committee includes parents, Mathews staff, district staff, members of our community, and local business representatives.
The committee meets three times a year so that we may share our planning process and the decisions we make to promote the most positive learning opportunity for our students.
We rotate our members with a three year service. However, if you are a parent of an older student who may complete his studies in less time, we would still welcome your interest and participation.
Please email Tricia Powell, Assistant Principal by Wednesday, September 23 if you are interested. Patricia.Powell@pisd.edu
Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, September 30 at 3:15 via Zoom.
yummy spirit night!
Please join us for our September Spirit Night!
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Lita’s La Mexicana
7224 Independence Pkwy
Wednesday, September 23rd from 4pm to 9pm
Mention Mathews Elementary and the school will get 15% of food and beverage orders!
Takeout and delivery options available. www.litasdallas.com
972-618-4542
SAFETY FIRST
Signing Your Child Out of School
Office staff will sign the student out, documenting both the time the student left the building, as well as the time the parent requested for early dismissal.
Your child will be brought to you. You will need to provide ID to pick up your child when your child is brought to the front entrance by staff as it may not be Mrs. Tipsword who walks your child to the front door. Thank you.
No Pets on School Property
Yes they are absolutely adorable and definitely 'Man's Best Friend'; however, not on campus, particularly during arrival and dismissal.
Whether it be allergies, or a student afraid of dogs, or perhaps a child who is a little too aggressive when wanting to run up and pet a dog, or two dogs who separate are amazing...but not so much when in close proximity....
Thank you for leaving your pets at home when you are dropping off and picking up your children.
And yes... this does include all other types of pets.
PARENTS NOTIFYING DISTRICT
ARRIVALS:
School Day STarts at 7:40
Our School Day begins at 7:40 a.m. This is 5 minutes earlier than last year. Please remember that for your child to be in their seat, unpacked and ready for the learning day to begin that they need to arrive no later than 7:30 a.m.
Our building opens at the Caravan Way carpool line at 7:00 a.m.
Students may leave the cafeteria and gym with staggered releases for social distancing beginning at 7:15. Students who arrive after 7:15 go directly to their classrooms.
Breakfast
Breakfast is served from 7:00-7:30 a.m. So if your child wants to enjoy breakfast at school, please have them arrive early enough so they can eat their breakfast and still be able to get to their classroom and ready for their day at 7:40. Ideally, we find students who arrive between 7:00-7:20 have time to eat their breakfast then leave the cafeteria by 7:30 to get to their classroom.
Doors close for instruction to begin at 7:40 a.m.
Students that arrive after 7:40 are tardy. If you are running late or your child has a morning appointment before school then you need to drop off your child at the main door on Marchman Way so your child can enter the building.
Below is what your child should bring to school each day. (Lunch is included unless your child is purchasing lunch from the cafeteria.)
WHAT TO BRING TO SCHOOL EACH DAY
MEALS...MEALS...MEALS
School to Home Learners:
Curbside Meal Bundles for PISD School@Home Students
Due to a waiver issued from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), effective September 15, 2020, all Plano ISD School@Home students will receive free breakfast and lunch meal bundles through December 31, 2020, or while USDA funds are available.
Weekly meal bundles will be provided on Tuesdays from 9:30am to 10:30am and 4:45pm to 6:00pm at Clark HS, Shepton HS, and Williams HS. Starting, September 22, meal bundles will also be available at McMillen HS and Vines HS. Meal bundles will consist of five breakfasts and five lunches.
*Anyone picking up meals for students, without the student present, must bring appropriate documentation in the form of a school issued ID, report card, parent portal attendance summary form, or birth certificate.
face TO FACE LUNCH, SNACKS & WATER
ALL FACE TO FACE BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES CONTINUE TO BE FREE AT THIS TIME.
- If students plan to bring their lunch from home, they need to bring a packed lunch with them when they arrive to school in the morning. Students will keep their lunches in their own backpack until lunch time.
- Students will be able to continue to purchase breakfast or lunch from school. Lunches will be enjoyed in the homeroom classroom.
- Birthday treats for classrooms of students are no longer permitted. Teachers will continue to acknowledge student birthdays in the classroom as in past years, but food will no longer be shared with students.
- Students should bring a water bottle each day that we can refill during the day if needed. Water bottles should go home each afternoon to be cleaned and refilled for the next day.
- Students are welcome to bring healthy snacks from home. Snack time will be provided in the classroom each day.
Please note that when selecting snacks to send to school we have the following allergies at our campus:
K – Peanut, Tree Nuts, Sesame
1 – Peanut, Tree Nuts, Fish/Shellfish
2 – None known
3 – Peanut, Tree Nuts
4 – Peanut, Tree Nuts
5 – Peanut, Tree Nuts, Sesame
New Lunch Account System
Online Lunch Accounts
Plano ISD is using a new online payment system, Rycor. In an effort to reduce time, money and paper waste, parents can pay their children’s school and lunch fees through a secure online website, https://www.studentquickpay.com/PISD. If your child purchases an item a-la-carte you will be charged.
SCHOOL MENUS
TAGS and Lanyards!
Each child will have a color coded dismissal tag to make sure that each child will be where they need to be to get home to you safely.
Once students are at the right place for dismissal, we will ask your child to place the tag that is on the lanyard in their backpack so they can bring it back the next day.
These tags also serve as their lunch card and library card so it is important they return to school each day so it is important they come back to school each day.
A second lanyard is provided to each student to clip their mask to. This helps the masks stay with the child and not get misplaced or lost during lunch or recess when students are socially distancing and playing outside.
JR. FFA
The Plano FFA will be accepting new Jr. FFA members for the 2020-2021 school year. Students must be in grades 3rd-8th and attend a Plano Senior High School feeder school.
In the Plano Jr. FFA Program, students can:
Learn and practice leadership skills
Raise and care for an animal
Show their animals at Stock Shows
Learn responsibility, dedication, and accountability
Participate in community service.
Learn about American Agriculture
Participate in mentorship opportunities
If you wish to join please fill out this google form
https://forms.gle/sT5P1BhcgnaWKpRJ6
We will have our first meeting of the year on September 24th at 6pm via Zoom. If you would like to attend please reach out to one of the teachers below.
Ms. Taylor Navarette (Clark HS): taylor.navarette@pisd.edu
Mrs. Tiffany Wilson (Vines HS): tiffany.wilson2@pisd.edu
Nurse Christina
From Mrs. Toler, Our Counselor
LIBRARY News from Mrs. Noble!
UPCOMING DATES
Mark Your Calendar...
September 17-30
Mathews Fall Book Fair
September 23: Spirit Night 4:00-9:00 p.m.
Lita’s La Mexicana
7224 Independence Pkwy
Remember to mention Mathews Elementary and the school will get 15% of food and beverage orders! Takeout and delivery options available. www.litasdallas.com
972-618-4542
September 28-October 2:
Next open window to request change of learning environment. Change would begin on October 13.
October 12:
School Holiday
October 13:
Picture Day! (For both Face to Face learners and our School to Home learners.)
More information to follow...
November 3:
Student Holiday/Teacher Work Day
November 11:
Veterans Day: Information coming soon.
November 23-27:
Thanksgiving Break
December 18:
Early Release Day
December 21 through January 4:
Winter Break
20-21 PISD Academic Calendar
Window to Request Changes for the Second Nine Weeks
The initial selection period for choosing PISD School@Home ended on July 16. An extended window was open between July 24-August 6 if a selection was not made by the original deadline.Parents were able to make changes during this window as well.
The next window for parents to make a change will be between September 28-October 2 and would start October 13.
The button below takes you to the district website with information on how and when you can make or update your decisions.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to either Mrs. Powell or Mr. Steele.
If there are any revisions, PISD will reach out to our families, and we promise to do the same.
TECHNOLOGY
Chromebook Support:
If you have a broken Chromebook or are having difficulties with your power cord, please email our amazing Mathews' CTA, Justin Taylor at Justin.Taylor@pisd.edu
The Plano ISD help desk is also available to assist you in obtaining a working Chromebook. Contact the help desk Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (469) 752-8767, or email tsos@pisd.edu.
Mathews Elementary School
Email: Patricia.Powell@PISD.edu
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/mathews
Location: 7500 Marchman Way, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469 752-2300
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