MATHEWS e-News
Thursday, August 6, 2020
PREPARING FOR A 'MAV'NIFICENT YEAR!
There is important and timely information in this e-News.
Please review the entire e-News for all you need to know.
We are here to help you!
TOPICS IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1) DEADLINE TODAY (AUGUST 6) TO SIGN-UP FOR REMOTE LEARNING (Learning at Home)
At this time we will begin the year (August 12-September 4) with online learning. If you wish to continue with Learning at Home for the first nine weeks once we begin Face to Face you need to sign-up for this! Information here: https://www.pisd.edu/school@home
2) COMPLETE PARENT PORTAL FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. We use this to create our class lists of returning students.
3) REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS PRE-K THROUGH 5.
4) CURBSIDE DRIVE-BY PICK-UP: CHANGE: We will be using the entrance on Marchman Way Including the 2019-20 yearbook!
5) ELECTRONIC CHROMEBOOK TECHNOLOGY FORM:
All parents will need to sign the Technology form once you have a Chromebook in your possession. Just click the link below to complete the form.
6) LAST DAY TO ORDER SCHOOL SUPPLIES IS NOW SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
7) Meet the Teacher and your child's daily schedule.
8) 2020-2021 FEDERAL MEAL APPLICATION INFORMATION. Link to complete is below.
Also PISD information regarding Face to Face changes regarding meals from home and birthday celebration treats.
UPDATE ANNUAL FORMS IN PARENT PORTAL
Need to Do...
There are two sections and each section has multiple tabs to complete/update/verify information. This is where you can add contacts as well as update contact numbers/phone numbers.
The only thing you can't update through Parent Portal is a change of address. If you have moved please contact Mrs. Tipsword.
PRE-K REGISTRATION
ONLINE REGISTRATION KINDERGARTEN - FIFTH GRADE
Online registration for elementary students (Kindergarten-5th grade) new to the district for the 2020-21 school year is now open. Parents can use the secure document portal to upload required documentation. Get more information and the enrollment packet online. Email askpisd@pisd.edu with questions about registration.
CURBSIDE DRIVE-BY PICK UP
ALL STUDENTS NEED TO PICK UP THEIR SUPPLIES
LOCATION CHANGE!
AUGUST 10 AND 11 11:00 AM-4:00 PM
...CHANGE...CHANGE...CHANGE...CHANGE...CHANGE...CHANGE...CHANGE...CHANGE...
The Curbside Drive-By Pick Up will be at the smaller circular drive on MARCHMAN WAY.
We are one of the campuses providing childcare for district staff via PASAR during our professional development as we prepare for the new year. For this reason, we are unable to utilize our gym or Caravan Dr.
Supplies and materials for our students are laid out down multiple hallways in alpha order by grade level rather than the gym. In addition the amount of material for each child is significant (thus heavier) so with families with multiple students you will have multiple 'runners' bringing materials to your car to place supplies in your trunk.
We will be practicing social distancing and wearing masks.
We are asking for your patience and your grace for us and for one another as we work through both the distribution and the traffic flow together.
#TogetherWeGotThis!
DIRECTIONS:
Enter the south entrance of the school on Marchman Way.
Exit from the north exit.
WHAT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL/WHAT WE ARE ASKING:
We ask you drive northbound on Marchman Way to turn right into the school driveway.
We ask that you turn right (again northbound) to exit to help with traffic flow.
We realize this is a bit of an inconvenience but believe it will help keep the line moving and the traffic flowing.
If a line should form in the southbound lane while waiting to turn left into the driveway we ask that you not block the residential streets that enter onto Marchman Way. But again, we ask your consideration and to enter and to exit traveling northbound on Marchman Way.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
- We will have Learning Materials for each student.
- If you do not have a Mathews Chromebook at home you will also be able to pick up a Chromebook for each Mathews student in your home.
- If you ordered school supplies through the PTA we will have those ready for you to pick up as well.
- If you ordered a 2019-2020 yearbook we will pass that out to you at this time.
Dates:
MONDAY, AUGUST 10
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11
Time:
11:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.
HOW THIS WILL WORK:
Please remain in your car and pop your trunk open.
We will put all supplies IN YOUR TRUNK.
You will need to have a sign in your passenger front window with each child's first and last name and grade they will be entering for the 2020-21 school year. Please use large print.
Also beside the grade level of each child write a 'C' if you need a Chromebook.
Example: Tricia Powell 5C
Or if you already have a Chromebook:
Example: Tricia Powell 5
This will help us expedite the pick-up process.
Once you have a Chromebook for each Mathews student in your home, please complete the Survey/Agreement by pressing the button below. If you already have Chromebooks from Mathews in your home from last spring, you can complete the information at this time. (Just click the red button below.)
FORMER 5TH GRADE STUDENTS:
If you are a former 5th grade Mathews 2020 graduate and still have your Chromebook need you to come by during this time to return your Mathews Chromebook. We currently have 30 5th graders with Chromebooks still checked out.
CHROMEBOOK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM: REQUIRED
YEARBOOKS ARE HERE!
A HUGE Shout-Out!
ORDER SCHOOL SUPPLIES THROUGH AUGUST 9
School Supply Orders Extended...August 9
Below the PTA links you will find the class lists for supplies. In case you wish to purchase on your own or perhaps miss the August 9 (11:59 PM CST) deadline to order through the PTA.
ONLINE DAILY SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
However, we want to share with you an overview of what our ONLINE Remote Learning will look like. Please know we have taken into consideration homes with multiple elementary aged children. We have also looked at how we scheduled our special programs time such as PACE and Math Rocks as well as meeting the needs of our students served through Special Education, Speech, 504 and Dyslexia.
START OF THE DAY: 7:40 a.m.
Learning BEGINS at 7:40 a.m. each day. This will include announcements and will be a synchronous lesson which means it is 'live' with your child's teacher. Students will log in to Google Meets via Google Classroom to attend their first lesson of the day using their district Chromebooks.
ATTENDANCE: Students must log in through their Google classroom through webdesk using their PISD Chromebook each day. Attendance is based on logging in and in actively participating in completion towards daily assignments.
LUNCH/RECESS: 11:00-11:50 each day
All lunch schedules and recess (break schedules) will be at the same time for all grade levels. This will help you as a parent to tend to lunch and playtime for your children at one time rather than scattered throughout the day.
Your child's instruction will be comprised of both synchronous (Live lessons) and asynchronous (Students work independently on teacher prepared lessons).
In addition, just as in the face to face learning experience students will work with their teacher(s) in online live small groups to target and maximize individual student growth.
INSTRUCTION: Students must log in through their Google classroom using their PISD Chromebook each day. Attendance is based on logging in and in regards to participation in completion towards daily assignments. If your child is absent from classes you will need to provide an email to your child's teacher regarding the absence just as we do with face to face learning.
GRADES: Student completion of assignments and student engagement in synchronous lessons (live) will be used to monitor student growth and mastery. Students in grades three through five will receive grades reflective of their work.
END OF THE DAY:
The school day ends at 2:45 in regards to any scheduled live (synchronous) lessons.
Depending on the needs of your family, students may work on their lessons later in the day.
MEET THE TEACHER
Check your Email: Noon on Tuesday, August 11
Please be sure you have updated your information in Parent Portal so we have the proper email addresses!
The email will include a recording from your child's teacher as well as specific information regarding your child's daily schedule.
Also included with be FlipGrid recordings from our Mathews Support Staff and Office Staff to welcome your children back. This will allow your child to see familiar faces and meet new members of our staff as well.
NEW DISTRICT FOOD POLICIES
Per PISD:
- 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.
- If students plan to eat food from home for lunch, 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. Hot lunch drop offs are no longer permitted.
FEDERAL MEAL APPLICATION INFORMATION
If you have never filled out a meal application, just click on “Create a New Account.”
Student eligibility status from the 2019-2020 school year will roll over only for the first 30 operating days of school or until a new application has been processed. It is important that households complete an application for the 2020-2021 school year as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT: Allow 10 business days for application processing.
MEALS TO GO
UPCOMING DATES
Mark Your Calendar...
Monday, August 10 and Tuesday August 11 11:00-4:00
- Curbside, Drive-By, Pickup (Off of Marchman Way)
- Meet the Teacher emails
Wednesday, August 12 at 7:40 a.m.
- First Day of School! Online
GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM MEETINGS (Virtual)
Thursday, August 13th - Pre-Kinder at 6 PM and Kinder at 6:45
Monday, August 17th - First at 6:00 PM and Second at 6:45
Tuesday, August 18th - Third at 6 PM and Fourth at 6:45 PM
Thursday August 20th - Fifth at 6:00 PM
Wednesday, August 19: 12pm to 10pm
Spirit Day at Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
(Mention Mathews and the school will get 30% of sales proceeds!)
Drive-Thru and Lobby open at 4200 Legacy Drive.
You can preorder pints and quarts up to a day before the event and pick up on the 19th.
Great way to stock your freezer with delicious ice cream! (972) 208-4051
CYBER SECURITY
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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