Renner Middle School eNews

7th Graders

• All F2F 7th Graders will take STAAR Writing on campus

• S@H 7th Graders who will test, will take STAAR Writing on campus

• S@H 7th Graders who will not test, will be asynchronous from home

6th Graders

• All 6th Grade students will be asynchronous from home

8th Graders

• All 8th Grade students will be asynchronous from home

Please be aware that the school will operate on an adjusted schedule on testing days and we will be a closed campus. We cannot allow visitors or parent deliveries on these days.

Testing Days:

• Tuesday, April 6th - 7th Grade Writing
• Tuesday, May 4th - Algebra I EOC
• Thursday, May 6th - 8th Grade Science
• Friday, May 7th - 8th Grade Social Studies
• Tuesday, May 11th - 6th/7th/8th Grade Math for F2F & AP Spanish
• Wednesday, May 12th - 6th/7th/8th Grade Reading for F2F
• Thursday, May 13th - 6th/7th/8th Grade Math for S@H & AP Spanish students
• Friday, May 14th - 6th/7th/8th Grade Reading for S@H

We have some important reminders for both students and parents for these days:

• All STAAR testing will be completed on student Chromebooks. Students must bring their Chromebook and charger every day.

• We strongly encourage students who are testing to bring their lunches on test days. Students are also encouraged to eat a good, healthy breakfast.

• Students are not allowed to have electronic devices in the testing rooms. Cell phones should be left at home or powered off and placed in designated buckets in their testing classroom on testing days. If there is a family emergency, please contact the front office at 469-752-5800.

• Because of strict testing security measures, we may not allow visitors in the school on testing days.

• Parents, this means that lunches need to be sent to school with your child. Please do not drop off lunches or other materials on these days. We know this may seem inconvenient, but it is essential that we provide a safe, secure, and quiet environment for all students who are testing.

• Students cannot leave the building and return later to complete their tests. If your child has an appointment on any of the testing days, please try to change the appointment.

• Students should bring a hardback or paperback book with them on the day of testing. E-readers, such as Kindles and Nooks are not allowed on testing days.

If you should have any questions, please contact your child's counselor. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

March 29-31 - NJHS Blood Drive

April 2-5 - School Holiday

April 6 - STAAR Testing - 7th Grade Writing

April 26 - Bad Weather MakeUp Day

No one can sign-up online on the day of the drive, however we do accept walk-ins!

Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center

5801 W Parker Rd

Carter BloodCare Bus

Plano, TX 75093

Open to the public for Renner Middle School staff and parents!

All Donors Please give our staff this Sponsor # 108817

Each day from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Goal is 80 Donors a Day!

Monday, March 29, 2021 ß Click here to make an appointment

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 ß Click here to make an appointment

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 ß Click here to make an appointment

Chauncey Deller - chaunceyd@plano.gov

Volunteer Drive Coordinator at Tom Muehlenbeck Rec. Ctr.

Sara Andrade – sara.andrade@pisd.edu

Volunteer Drive Coordinator at Renner Middle School

Our school will receive an extra $100 if we can collect 2,500 lbs or more during the month of April.

Reminders:

• Place items into kitchen sized bags
• Place one bag in at a time
• Bring only things that fit into the chute in the bin
• Don’t leave items on the ground
• We can’t accept mattresses or furniture
• Come back later to donate if the bin is full.

Please use the link below to view the Special Edition newsletter from Shepton High School with information for our current 8th graders who will be moving up to Shepton next year.

Shepton 8th Grade Parent Info - https://www.smore.com/qgc41

Mustang Parents-

With regards to following COVID-19 protocols, we have been running into the following situations here at Renner that we need your help with:

1. IF your Renner student tests positive, the student cannot come to school. Please notify Mrs. Engelking & Nurse Brandi immediately regarding the positive test.

2. IF a family member in your household tests positive, your PISD students must immediately quarantine at home. Please notify Mrs. Engelking & Nurse Brandi immediately regarding the need to quarantine.

3. IF a family member in your household is awaiting test results, your PISD students must stay home until a negative result is received. Please notify your child’s teachers that your student will be learning from home until a negative result is received. If the family member tests positive, please notify Mrs. Engelking & Nurse Brandi immediately.

4. IF your PISD student is awaiting their own test results, the student (and all other PISD students in the household) must stay home until a negative result is received. Please notify your child’s teachers that your student will be learning from home until a negative result is received. Please notify Mrs. Engelking & Nurse Brandi immediately regarding a positive test.

5. IF your student comes into close contact with someone outside of your household who has tested positive, the student must quarantine at home for 14 days. Please notify your child’s teachers, Mrs. Engelking, & Nurse Brandi regarding the need to quarantine.

With our co-seated instruction, students who test positive or must quarantine can learn from home without interruption to instruction; we must follow these protocols in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Brandi Shrier (School Nurse): brandi.shrier@pisd.edu

Jill Engelking (Principal): jill.engelking@pisd.edu

Thank you so much,

Jill Engelking, Principal

Padres de Renner-

Con respecto al seguimiento de los protocolos COVID-19, nos hemos encontrado con las siguientes situaciones aquí en Renner con las que necesitamos su ayuda:

1. Si su estudiante de Renner da positivo, el estudiante no puede venir a la escuela. Por favor notifique a la Sra. Engelking y la Enfermera Brandi inmediatamente sobre la prueba positiva.

2. Si un miembro de la familia en su hogar da positivo, sus estudiantes de PISD deben ponerse en cuarentena inmediatamente en casa. Notifique de inmediato a la Sra. Engelking y la enfermera Brandi sobre la necesidad de poner en cuarentena.

3. Si un miembro de la familia de su hogar está esperando los resultados de la prueba, sus estudiantes de PISD deben quedarse en casa hasta que se reciba un resultado negativo. Notifique a los maestros de su hijo que su hijo aprenderá desde casa hasta que se reciba un resultado negativo. Si el miembro de la familia da positivo, notifique a la Sra. Engelking y la Enfermera Brandi de inmediato.

4. Si su estudiante de PISD está esperando sus propios resultados de prueba, el estudiante (y todos los demás estudiantes de PISD en el hogar) deben quedarse en casa hasta que se reciba un resultado negativo. Notifique a los maestros de su hijo que su hijo aprenderá desde casa hasta que se reciba un resultado negativo. Por favor notifique a la Sra. Engelking y la Enfermera Brandi de inmediato con respecto a una prueba positiva.

5. Si su estudiante entra en contacto cercano con alguien fuera de su hogar que ha dado positivo, el estudiante debe estar en cuarentena en casa por 14 días. Notifique a los maestros de su hijo, la Sra. Engelking y la Enfermera Brandi sobre la necesidad de la cuarentena.

Con nuestra instrucción compartida, los estudiantes que dan positivo o deben estar en cuarentena pueden aprender desde casa sin interrumpir la instrucción; debemos seguir estas reglas para ayudar a detener la propagación de COVID-19.

Brandi Shrier (enfermera de la escuela): brandi.shrier@pisd.edu

Jill Engelking (Directora): jill.engelking@pisd.edu

Muchas gracias,

Jill Engelking, Directora

Parents, please remember that we are following guidelines to minimize contact at this time. In the interest of following those guidelines, we ask that you please only bring items your student has forgotten that are necessary for them to have during the school day. These items include:

• Forgotten lunches from home (please remember that cafeteria lunches are offered at no cost through December)
• Medication
• Water bottles

Please make sure your student’s name and grade are listed on any items dropped off.

At this time:

• We are NOT accepting fast food lunches for students.
• The only drink allowed in classrooms is water. If a student would like to drink something other than water in the morning before class, they may go to the cafeteria.
• If you are picking your student up from school for an appointment, please call (469) 752-5805 to let us know the approximate time you will arrive to get your student. This will allow us to call your student from class and make sure they are ready when you get here. Also, please have your driver’s license ready to show our staff.
• We also ask that you please wear a mask when you stop by school to drop items off for your student, pick them up from the nurse’s office or for an appointment.

With everyone following these procedures, we can ensure a safe environment for our staff and students.

To learn more about our Student Curricular & Non-Curricular Clubs available for the 2020-2021 school year, visit our website at https://www.pisd.edu/domain/2554

Parents-

Please read the following information carefully if you or your student(s) plan to attend athletic events. Remember that rides home for student spectators should be arranged in advance and should be timely in their arrival to pick up students when the game is over.

Tickets

• Tickets will be sold on a week-by-week basis
• Ticket sales will open up to the General Public on Monday at 8:00am for all games occurring for the current week
• Tickets are required for school-age children kindergarten through 12th grade
• Ticket prices: Adult-$4, Student $2
• A maximum of 2 tickets can be purchased per transaction
• All ticket sales will be online

○ No cash transactions will be available

○ If available, tickets can be purchased on a mobile device by using the QR code at the gate

• You will purchase your tickets on the home team event site
• There will be no passes accepted at the gate

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.pisd.edu/Page/23044

Spectators

• All spectators must wear a face covering in order to enter.
• All spectators must complete the COVID-10 self-screening

• The PISD bag policy will be in place.

• Social distancing is expected in all areas of the stadium including the student section
• Congregating in the concourse area or walkways will not be allowed.
• At the conclusion of the B-Team game, spectators and participants will be asked to exit out of the designated doors. The A-Team spectators will then be released to enter the gym.
• Tickets are available online only
• Rides should be arranged in advance for transportation home in a timely manner

All meets take place at Tom Kimbrough Stadium

Field events start at 4:30

To arrive on time, athletes will be taken out of class some time during 8th period

• The bus is available to ride to and from the meet, with the athletes being picked up from Renner after the meet is over
• If parents would like to drive their athlete to the track meet, they must arrive prior to 4:30
• If parents would like to pick up their athlete from the track meet, they are required to sign their athlete out and that athlete must be done with all events they are entered in.

The schedule is as follows (Be sure to pay attention to which grade is competing

each week):

• 8th Grade Track Meet 1-March 31st (Thursday)
• 7th Grade Track Meet 1- April 7th (Thursday)
• 8th Grade Track Meet 2- April 15th (Wednesday)
• 7th Grade Track Meet 2- April 22nd (Wednesday)

If your family is experiencing difficulty with home internet access, please contact our Campus Technology Assistant, Jonathan Loveday, at jonathan.loveday@pisd.edu.

Check out the Renner PTA website for important information about our school! From this website, you can purchase your membership, check out school supplies, and buy spirit wear. It's also a great place to find out about upcoming PTA opportunities to help out Renner Middle School.

Renner PTA Website: https://rennerpta.membershiptoolkit.com/

Jill Engelking, Principal

Website: www.pisd.edu/renner
Location: 5701 W Parker Rd, Plano, TX 75093
Phone: 469-752-5800