IHMS Weekly News
November 16-20, 2020
Upcoming IHMS Events:
11/16-17: Group A Hybrid Learning Days
11/18-19: Group B Hybrid Learning Days
11/21-29: No School - Thanksgiving Break
Section 1: New This Week
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January Bond Update
- Residents will soon be asked to consider a bond proposal, designed to provide lasting facilities improvements and to strengthen student learning.
- The proposed bond maintains a lower mill levy rate than Johnson County school district peers, and should it pass, would result in approximately an $8 annual increase per $100,000 of home value.
- The proposed bond addresses a series of the district’s most immediate facility needs.
- The proposal will support student learning by hiring additional secondary teachers while ensuring the change can be funded sustainably for the long term.
- Click here for more information about the bond proposal.
Regardless of how you decide to vote on the bond in January, think long-term as this bond issue will continue to affect our schools long after our current circumstances.
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Decoding Canvas: Part 1
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Mental Health Support Option
Parents and Guardians, if your student is in need of mental health support, and you are unable to pay, there may be relief available to you. Please visit the following link to see if you could qualify for assistance from COVID Cares Act relief funds through Johnson County Mental Health. https://jocogov.org/dept/mental-health/accessing-services/covid-19-relief-funds
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Report Cards Have Been Posted
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SME Student Store
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SME Cheer Fundraiser
Support the Lancer cheerleaders and buy an SME sweatshirt or a crop top! Deadline to order is November 30 and all profits will go the SME Cheer Boosters. Just go to the link below to order. Thank you from the Cheer Boosters!
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District Papa Johns Fund Raiser: 11/13 and 11/20
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Free COVID-19 Testing Event
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Section 2: Still Relevant
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Student Quarantine Protocol and Attendance - In Person Learners Only
- Students on quarantine are expected to attend class via WebEx on their "in person" days and on Friday remote learning days.
- Attendance for each class hour will be taken and recorded as if the student was in person (even though they are on WebEx). This option is available only to students on mandatory quarantine.
- Students on "at home" days during quarantine still login via WebEx to Knight Time for their daily attendance.
- Students not present will be marked absent (unexcused).
- Parents still need to call in absences for students on quarantine who do not feel well or begin to present symptoms of COVID-19. If attendance is not called, absences will be marked unexcused.
In a mandatory quarantine situation, specifics for the quarantine protocol and any questions you have regarding the process will be answered in specific communication from the school.
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Yearbook Ads
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Student Protocol When A Substitute Teacher Is Present
Although our teachers will be covering this with our students in detail, here are the brief highlights:
- Your student should login to BOTH WebEx AND Canvas EVERY class period.
- Daily subs do not have access to the teacher's WebEx classrooms. This is why it is important for students to check Canvas each hour as well - especially if they find themselves waiting in a WebEx lobby for an extended period of time.
- Canvas will house any updated directions for the day if a substitute teacher is teaching class that particular day. In cases such as this, an IHMS administrative staff member will post an important message for your student that will help them navigate to the appropriate WebEx space, assignment, asynchronous activity, or work-around.
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SMSD COVID-19 Dashboard and COVID-19 Information
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Section 3: Mainstay News
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Knight Time Attendance
- If your student checks into Knight Time, they will be marked present for the day.
- If your student does not check into Knight Time, they will be marked absent for the entire day.
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Did You Buy Your Yearbook?
This yearbook will truly be a one-of-a-kind keepsake of this school year - through a pandemic - that your child will want to show others throughout their lifetime. We will capture and ask for photos related to school and the lives of our students both within our building and wherever our Knights are learning and living. Payments for yearbook are completed through e-funds linked here. If you have any questions, contact Veronica Rodriguez through our school office phone number (913) 993-0400 or veronicarodriguez@smsd.org.
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20-21 PTA Membership: Please Join Us!
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Library Book Checkouts Available to Students
Students can put physical books on hold through our library site. On the “Books & Stuff” → Destiny Discover page is a video on how to reserve a library book as well as check out our eBooks.
Once students have put a physical book on hold, it will be ready for them to pick up from a cart in the front office.
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Previous Editions of IHMS Weekly News
October 23-30 (Major Hybrid Learning Updates)
September 18 - 25 (Canvas pairing instructions)