MATHEWS e-News
March 25, 2021
A reminder, if you want to look back at previous e-News you just click the title above, 20-21 A Mavnificent Year! It is a hyperlink to our archived e-News on our school webpage.
Our school e-News will continue to provide you with timely information as we bring our 20-21 year to a close as well as information for summer and welcoming in our 2021-2022 school year:
Some highlights in this week's e-News:
Tonight is Chick-Fil-a Spirit Night for Mathews. Pick up some yummy dinner and take a break from the kitchen!
Our virtual book fair continues through Thursday, April 1.
Grade 3, 4, and 5 School to Home Parents: Please click the link below and complete the survey regarding STAAR by Thursday, April 1, 2021. Thank you.
We are exciting that our Mathews Spring Book Fair begins tomorrow.
A reminder that Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration at Mathews begun. See more information below on how to enroll.
We will have Spring Picture Day on Thursday, April 1. More information below.
There is no school on Friday, April 2 or Monday, April 5. We hope everyone enjoys their four day weekend.
Please note that due to the bad weather we had in February, students will have school on Monday, April 26. It is no longer a school holiday for students as it is a designated Bad Weather Makeup Day.
We will continue to follow wearing our masks and practicing social distancing at school so that we may all continue to be happy and healthy.
School to Home STAAR Parent Survey Due Thursday, 4/1
Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
TONIGHT!
PTA Drive Through Spirit Night
Join us for our March Spirit Night!
Chick-fil-a
6240 Coit Rd
Thursday, March 25th 4-9pm
Mention Mathews when you checkout and the school will get 15%
Drive-thru only
MAKING HISTORY!
CONGRATS TO OUR HISTORY FAIR WINNERS!
Congratulations to our History Fair winners for this year!
First Place: Diya Champaneri
Second Place: Vaishali Manikandan
Third Place: Malk Jawad
PTA SPRING VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR THROUGH 4/1!
2021-2022 Mathews Registration for PreK and Kindergarten!
There is NO PLACE BETTER...
Please share with neighbors and friends that Pre-K and Kinder registration is starting on Friday. We are already planning to be Better Than Ever in everything we do for 21-22!
#PISDROCKenROLL
THANK YOU MATHEWS PTA!
PTA is bringing the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to our 1st - 5th graders in the form of a live digital lesson! Think of it as a virtual field trip! These live digital lessons will allow our face to face and at-home learners the opportunity to interact with Perot Museum educators in a fun, engaging and unique way.
Today (Thursday, March 25), our 1st through 3rd graders enjoyed their Virtual Science Experience through the Perot. Students explored force, motion and energy through an exciting program called "Superhero Science." Be sure to ask your students about Superhero Science!
On Thursday, April 1, our 4th and 5th graders will learn about matter in a unique way through an engaging program called "Fire and Ice." They will see firsthand how matter changes when adding and removing extreme amounts of heat, while also learning about states of matter, the behavior of atoms and molecules, and physical and chemical changes.
Also today, our PTA brought the Sci-Tech Discovery Center to our Kindergarteners in the form of a Virtual Learning Lab! This live, virtual lab will allowed our face to face and at-home learners an exciting and interactive opportunity to explore Science in a meaningful way!
Students explored height, weight and volume through a fun and engaging lab entitled “Measuring Up!” Be sure to ask them about their day of learning!
Thank you to our PTA for making this a 'mav'nificent year even with all the challenges we face during this year.
MATHEWS SPRING PICTURE DAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 1
Capture a Memory:
Picture Day, April 1
Face-to-Face learners - begin at 8:00 am
School@Home learners - between 11:00 am-1:00 pm.
Parents drive up through the carpool line on Caravan Way.
Order forms will be sent home with Face-to-Face learners, however anyone may order online by going to:
Picture Day ID: EVTWBSH2Z
If not ordering online, exact cash (no change provided) or check payable to Lifetouch.
PTA
BUY YOUR YEARBOOK!
UPCOMING DATES
In School April 26!
Calendar Update – Bad Weather Make-Up Day
Plano ISD will use Monday, April 26, as the designated inclement weather day for the weather-related closure on Thursday, February 11. Originally slated as a student holiday and staff development/work day, school will now be in session on April 26. TEA has approved waivers for the additional weather closures during Winter Storm Uri, so no additional make-up days are required.
Mark Your Calendar...
March 19-April 1:
Mathews PTA Spring Book Fair
Thursday, March 25th 4-9pm:
Join us for our March Spirit Night!
Chick-fil-a
6240 Coit Rd
Mention Mathews when you checkout and the school will get 15%
Drive-thru only
Monday, March 29:
Science Fair Projects are due. Submit Electronically!
Thursday, April 1:
Spring Picture Day
April 2 and April 5:
School Holiday
Monday, April 26:
School Day due to the bad weather in February.
Friday, May 21:
5th grade Soccer Tournament-Outside
20-21 PISD Academic Calendar
NURSE CHRISTINA
From Mrs. Noble, Our Librarian
From Mrs. Toler, Our Counselor
COVID PROTOCOL UPDATES
As always we will continue to practice social distancing in class, halls, and on our bus. We will continue to practice handwashing and wearing our masks. Desk partitions are in place between desks as well. Thorough cleaning and disinfecting also contributes to our Face to Face school environment to be a safe place to be. To date we have not had a student transmit the Covid-19 virus at school to another student.
In regards to quarantining during the second semester we will be looking at the following protocols in determining which students need to be quarantined; rather than the entire class:
Changes Regarding Quarantine
The close contact definition will change to allow those who are ‘properly masking’ to avoid being sent out on quarantine… proper masking is defined as wearing a multi-layer face covering (layers that can be pulled apart – so not gaiters that are one layer, one-layer masks, etc.) that fits around the nose / chin. For more information on the safest masks for your child to wear:
CDC guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover-guidance.html
The quarantine period for close contacts will be revised – meaning that a student/staff member who is identified as a close contact will only have to stay out for 10 days instead of 14. The gold standard is still 14 days, but in an effort to get kids back in class and staff back to work, CDC is allowing the 10-day return. At the 10 day mark the person must be symptom free before they can return and continue to monitor for symptoms through day 14; if they develop symptoms, they will remain on quarantine.
This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.
COVID-19 Information & Resources
HELP US BE COVID-19 SAFE AT SCHOOL
In order to help keep our Mathews students and staff healthy, please complete the Student Reporting Form in the following situations:
· Your child or a household member is awaiting a Covid-19 test result
· Your child has been identified as a close contact to an individual with Covid-19
· Your child has symptoms that could be Covid-19*
· Your child has tested positive for Covid-19
*Symptoms include: fever or chills, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea OR at least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing
HOW PARENTS NOTIFY THE DISTRICT
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH IS SERVED
FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS ALL YEAR
Did you know that all school breakfasts and lunches are FREE to ALL of our students for the remainder of the school year?
Consider cutting back a little on the grocery bill and take a look at our breakfast and lunch menus!
Breakfast is served 7:00-7:30 with lots of social distancing and sanitizing.
Lunch is enjoyed in the classroom with your child's classmates.
The link for the school menus for both breakfast and lunch are always at the end of the e-News.
Face to Face Breakfast & Lunch
School to Home Learners:
Curbside Meal Bundles for PISD School@Home Students
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, 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.
Federal Meal Program
DON'T FORGET TO SUBMIT FOR 20-21:
At this time all students receive free breakfast and lunch.
This should continue through the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
Applications are provided by clicking the button below. In case the availability of free meals were to change, your child could continue to qualify for services.
We encourage you to submit a new application to continue services.
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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