IB World School @ Huffman eNews
January 10, 2020
Important Dates:
College and Career Week 1/13-1/17- Have your student support college and career week by participating in these dress up days:
Monday-College is fun, so wear a college T-shirt.
Tuesday-Hats off to college and careers, wear your favorite college or career hat.
Wednesday- Dress up like the career you would like to have someday.
Thursday-Get ready to run the race to a college and/or career. Wear workout gear.
Friday-We have the spirit to achieve, so wear your school spirit shirt.
Monday 1/20- No School
Interested in a tour to learn more about IB? Have friends or community members who would like to learn more about the IB World School at Huffman? Feel free to join in on one of the following tours:
1/14 @ 3:30
3/17 @ 8am
4/21 @ 8am
5/12 @ 3:30
SECONDARY TRANSFER ONLINE NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Plano ISD 2020-2021 Academic Calendar Approved
Plano ISD’s school calendar for 2020-2021 has been approved and includes two fewer school days for students and teachers, as well as an additional five minutes added at the beginning of the school day for early childhood, elementary and middle schools. School hours for high and senior high schools remain unchanged.
Elementary (grades K–5): 7:40 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Middle (grades 6–8); 8:25 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Secondary (grades 9–12): 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
School Report Card
The 2018-2019 School Report Cards for Huffman has now been released, and posted to the Huffman website https://www.pisd.edu/huffman_ar . The report provides information concerning student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), as well as information on student enrollment, class size averages, and financial expenditures. The information contained in the School Report Card is described in the “School Report Card Definitions.” The Federal Report Card is also available at https://tea.texas.gov/FRC.aspx. If you have any questions concerning the School Report Cards, please let us know. Thank you for your continued support of Huffman.
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Science and Engineering Fair
Students that plan on participating in the Science and Engineering Fair on January 16th should have received an information letter.
As soon as they return the letter they will receive a Science Fair Handbook. If your student wishes to participate, please contact Ms.Wendy Zwall at wendy.zwall@pisd.edu, so that your student can receive a handbook.
Projects are due as students arrive at school the morning of January 14th or January 15th in order for judging to take place at 9:00 am January 16th.
We look forward to seeing the hard work your student has put toward their entry!
Background Checks
Accountability Rating
2019 accountability is now available to the public at https://txschools.gov/
Plano ISD district wide results are at: https://txschools.gov/districts/043910
Student Insurance is Available
District Reminders
Managing Flu Season Together
(Controlemos juntos la temporada de la gripe)
Managing flu season responsibly is a team effort. See our tips and resources on the Plano ISD website and remember to keep students with flu symptoms home until they have been symptom-free for 24 hours.
Reminder: Plano ISD Stadium Bag Policy
(Política del ISD de Plano sobre Bolsas en el Estadio)
The Plano ISD stadium bag policy remains in effect for the second semester sports season. Spectators coming to track and soccer events are encouraged to review the guidelines at www.pisd.edu/bagpolicy. (en español)
Food and Nutritional Services
Applications will be processed within 10 school days.