RENNER MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

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Website: k12.pisd.edu/renner-middle-school
Location: 5701 West Parker Road, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-5810
Twitter: @RMS_Mustangs

Students/ Parents-DO NOT bring backpacks to school on Friday. You will not be allowed to use your lockers at all. Everything you own should go home with you THURSDAY.

Students and Parents please check the lost and found for lost items, lost books, School supplies, Coats, Jackets, PE items, and personal items. All items will be donated After Thursday so please check it out. Thanks you

Please! Please! Please! if you have library books return them ASAP. You will not be able to get grades if they are not returned or paid for. Thank you

We still have approximately 300 library books out. If you have any books in your room or students with books to turn in, let me know and I can send an aide to pick them up.

6th grade books still out - https://docs.google.com/a/pisd.edu/spreadsheets/d/1hYk1u_wC1S0FYUHRhpPwc7OYd0HYl0ra07Nt3sUBFd0/edit?usp=sharing

7th grade books still out - https://docs.google.com/a/pisd.edu/spreadsheets/d/1SlZOCH5ZeFkqa31ApR7wmnplu-gULcmLybGTpWsYtKY/edit?usp=sharing

8th grade books still out - https://docs.google.com/a/pisd.edu/spreadsheets/d/1YnAFi7jyhtfE4UQcRDvfdwbqGr_w3CfnKkTSCFv3ja8/edit?usp=sharing

MAY 31- June 3rd Exam Week

JUNE 3rd- Last day of school

AUG 22nd- First Day of school for 2016-2017

Girls Athletics

Coach Dossey: 7th Grade Volleyball/7th Grade Basketball

kathryn.yaggi@pisd.edu

Coach Kelly: 8th Grade Basketball/Track

brittani.kelly@pisd.edu

Coach Richburg: 8th Grade Volleyball/Track

haley.richburg@pisd.edu

• Incoming 7th Grade girls interested in trying out for volleyball, basketball, or track, must complete and turn in a physical and medical history forms the first day of school.
• Incoming 8th Grade girls who were in athletics their 7th grade year or attended tryouts for volleyball/basketball/track have a physical on file that is good through the end of the school year. 8th graders must turn in an updated Medical History form.

Physical and Medical History Form

• http://www.uiltexas.org/files/athletics/forms/PrePhysForm15.pdf
• Physical needs to be filled out by a doctor, Medical History Form filled out by parent/guardian.

Volleyball Tryouts- August 23-26

• 7th Grade will be 7-8:15 am.
• 8th Grade will be 3:45-5pm.
• Students trying out for volleyball must sign up for a tryout number with coaches on the first day of school.

Basketball Tryouts- November 1-November 4

• 7th Grade will be 7-8:15 am.
• 8th Grade will be 3:45-5pm.
• Students trying out for basketball must sign up for a tryout number with coaches prior to the first day of tryouts.

We just want to thank each of you for your kindness and support this year! It’s been a great year. We look forward to seeing our returning students next year! In addition, we send happiness and luck to our 8th graders as they continue their journeys into high school. Have a wonderful and safe summer.

Also, please be sure to let Mr. Pham (7th Grade Counselor) know how much he will be missed. He will be taking his counseling expertise to Plano East Senior High next year. We will miss him, our loss is definitely their gain!!

Renner Counseling

Gateway Academy Summer Camp registration is now open!!

We are offering three camp sessions at Robinson MS, Wilson MS and Otto MS.

Students can learn more about the camp and register at http://k-12.pisd.edu/gateway. For questions, contact Linda Haltom (linda.haltom@pisd.edu).

• Each session is four days long (Mon. – Thurs.) Students can only attend one session.
• Camp program time is from 7:45 am–11:45 am.
• Tuition is $95.
• Each session is limited to 25 students. It is intended for incoming 7th and 8th grade students only.
• Camp locations are Robinson, Otto and Wilson.
• We will plan for new curriculum/projects from last year since we anticipate having returning students that attended last summer. The main projects will revolve around robotics.
• T-Shirts will be provided for all participants.
• Each camper will be given a Certificate of Completion on the last day.
• Campers will take home the projects they complete during the camp (if applicable).

The last hour of each week will be a student showcase/show and tell for parents to come in and see what the campers did during the week.

Session #1 – Monday, June 13 – Thursday, June 16

Otto MS

Wilson MS

Robinson MS

Session #2 Monday, June 20 – Thursday, June 23

Otto MS

Wilson MS

Robinson MS

Session #3 Monday, June 27 – Thursday, June 30

Otto MS

Wilson MS

Robinson MS

Thank you for your help in promoting our Gateway Summer Camp. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

As the semester exams are approaching. Please clear any balance at your earliest convenience. Please make sure your children have sufficient fund to purchase lunch or snacks. If you pay thru PAYPAMS, it may take up to 48 hours to see your fund available to use . We do accept check or cash for any cafeteria purchase.

Dear Parents:

As the school year comes to a close, Food and Nutritional Services would like to thank you for your child’s participation in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. We want to share the following important information regarding meal accounts:

 Please ensure your child’s account is paid in full before the last day of school, June 3, 2016. As always, credit card payments can be made by using PayPAMS. To register, visit the following website for instructions: http://k12.pisd.edu/food-and-nutritional-services.

 If your child has a remaining balance, it will be carried forward to next school year.

 If your child transfers to another school within Plano ISD, the balance in your child’s account will automatically be transferred to the new school.

 If your child is leaving the district, you may request a refund or a transfer of funds to a sibling’s account. Requests for refunds or transfers should be communicated by phone to the Food and Nutritional Services Manager at your child’s school by June 2, 2016 to be processed during the summer. The link to the Campus Food Service Contact list can be found at http://k12.pisd.edu/food-and-nutritional-services.

 After June 2nd, requests should be sent to Emma Ramos via email at emma.ramos@pisd.edu or by phone at 469-752-5790 and will be processed in the fall.

We appreciate your ongoing support of our programs and hope you have a wonderful summer.

Sincerely,

Plano Independent School District

Food and Nutritional Services In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

PLANO WEST ICE HOCKEY CLUB TRYOUTS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR

The Plano West Ice Hockey Club regular season tryouts will be held this summer in mid August. Please mark your calendar to check our website,

www.planowesthockeyclub.com

, in August for tryout information. All 8th - 12th grade hockey players that live within the Plano West boundaries are eligible to participate. Our season runs from September - March.

Be a part of the Plano West Hockey tradition! Like us on Facebook.

6th Grade Parents

Avoid the long lines at schedule pick up by turning in your child’s updated immunization record by 6-3-16 to Nurse Mesa.

Medication Pick Up Any medication not picked up by June 3rd

at 1:00PM will be destroyed. No medication is stored in the clinic over the summer break. Parents must pick up medication as students are not allowed to transport any medication.

Here is a message from a couple of Mustangs who stutter:

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, so in the spirit of informing our fellow Mustangs on the topic of Stuttering, here are a few famous people who stutter: Samuel L Jackson, a successful actor, James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, Kenyon Martin, an NBA star, Jimmy Stewart, a host of the tonight show, and Lewis Caroll, a mathematician and the author of Alice in Wonderland. Thus, it is apparent that speaking impediments such as stuttering do not inhibit one’s success in life. Please visit

www.stutteringhelp.org

for more great information.

News From Special Ed:

All students serviced through Special Education will have a Transition as part of their IEP prior to their 14th birthday.

For information about Transition in Texas, please view this website: WWW.transitionintexas.org - The purpose of this website is to provide the viewers with knowledge of the secondary transition process to facilitate student progress toward attainment of their postsecondary goals.

Achieve Texas is an education initiative designed to prepare students for a lifetime of success. It is designed to help students and their parents make wise education choices and helps prepare for a seamless transition from secondary to postsecondary opportunities. For more information please visit their website at: – http://www.achievetexas.org

Agency Information:

Lifepath Systems provides extra support for students with intellectual, emotional or developmental delays. To gain information about their services and the process to enroll, visit their website at: http://www.lifepathsystems.org

Please save your boxtops and send them in with your child to drop in the box by the front office. Also, please ask your friends, neighbors, and relatives to save them for us. It means free money for Renner. They send us a check twice a year after we send the company the boxtops.

Thanks!!

Parents of students who received an invitation from their PACE teacher to attend the SIGS Program (grades 1-7) or from their Art teacher to attend the Plano Arts (PArts) Program (grades 5-7) – registration is currently underway and we look forward to your student joining us! The program will begin on Wednesday, June 8, and end Thursday, June 30 (Monday through Friday from 7:45-11:45). Registration details can be located on the invitation. The Wilson SIGS Staff look forward to seeing your child this summer!

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