IHMS Weekly News
December 4 - 11, 2020
Upcoming IHMS Events:
12/09: Picture retakes @ IHMS Cafeteria: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. by SignUp Genius appt. only (see below)
12/22: Early Release Day (students release @ 1:45 p.m.)
12/23-01/04: Winter Break - No School
01/05-01/22: Remote School Continues
01/22: Semester 1 Concludes
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Section 1: New This Week
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Holiday Teacher Appreciation Opportunity from PTA!
Season’s Greetings IHMS Parents!
We need your help in spreading some holiday joy and appreciation to our Teachers and Staff this month. Please check out the Sign-up Genius link below – we’re asking for $10 gift cards for teacher and staff. There is a collection box outside the main entrance front doors (no need to enter building). Please drop off your gift card donation by Thursday, December 17. (The collection box will be checked throughout the day.)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849A9AE2CA2FB6-ihms1
We wish you and your family a joyous holiday season! We truly appreciate your support!
Go Knights!
IHMS PTA Board
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Picture Retake Day - 12/09
As indicated in the Upcoming IHMS Events section above, picture retakes will take place December 9 from 4:30-7:30pm. Pictures are by appointment only.
If your student is needing to have their picture retaken please click on the link below to sign up for an appointment. Please do not show up without signing up for a time slot.
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Second Step Survey Permission Form
Parents and Guardians,
Part of our mission in educating your student is the delivery of quality instruction in the arena of Social Emotional Learning. Currently, one component of that instruction is delivered through our Second Step programming during your student’s Knight Time period. We would like to gain feedback from students about this program. Please click on this link to learn a little more about the program and to complete a brief permission form allowing us to survey your student about their Second Step experience. If you have more than one student at IHMS, please complete once for each student.
IHMS Second Step Survey Permission Form
IHMS Student Services Team
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IHMS Peace Corner
The IHMS Student Services team has created a virtual calming room (click link) for students, staff and families to access in times of need.
We know that stress and anxieties are high right now in our community. This IHMS Peace Corner has videos and activities to help manage stress, calm down strong feelings and build resiliency. We hope that this will be another resource for our families to navigate this unusual school year. You can also find this page on our Student Services tab at https://indianhills.smsd.org/ or in your student’s Knight Time course in Canvas, under the Student Services button.
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Student Services Classroom Lesson This Week
The decision to have our counselors and social worker host these lessons came from the needs survey that our students, staff, and community participated in earlier in the school year. We understand this can be a stressful time for all and want to make sure we are providing the best support possible for our students and your feedback on the survey is helping guide that. The goal for these lessons is for the students to have a better understanding of what anxiety is and for them to gain useful tools and outlets to manage it.
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No More Snow Days?
In some extreme weather cases (causing power outages, etc.), school could still potentially be cancelled.
If your student is unable to attend remotely on a "snow day," normal daily attendance procedures apply.
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Need Holiday Gift Ideas? Click below!
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Important SME-Area 2021 Mail-In Bond Information:
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1-800-CHILDREN
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Section 2: Decoding Canvas
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Decoding Canvas: Part 3 (New This Week)
Using the Canvas Parent app on your iOS or Android device:
The Canvas Parent app lets you view a student’s course events, upcoming assignments, and grades. You can also add and view multiple students in your account.
Notes:
- The Canvas Parent app uses your device's settings to set the time zone used within the app.
- When creating an account, you can link one observed student in the Parent app. Learn how to link additional students in the Parent app.
- You cannot remove observed students in the Parent app.
- To change the language displayed in the Parent app, select a language in Canvas from a web browser, log out of the Parent app, and log in again.
View this tutorial for how to download and use the mobile app to keep updated on your student's progress.
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Decoding Canvas: Part 1
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Decoding Canvas: Part 2
Note: This information assumes that you have already set up your parent/guardian account, so if you have not done so to date, please do so immediately. Please see the IHMS Weekly News from September 18-22, 2020 for directions on setting up an observer account.
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Section 3: Still Relevant
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Yearbook Photos Wanted!
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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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Section 4: Mainstay News
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Yearbook Ads
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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)