Plano Middle School Weekly Update

Plano Middle School is committed to continuing to explore options to further the educational services we are able to provide under the safety guidelines of the 2020 - 21 school year.

For the remainder of the 2020 - 21 school year, we are committed to continuing to follow the guidelines provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health, CDC, and Illinois State Board of Education regarding social distancing in classrooms / hallways and mask wearing. Our classrooms will continue to adhere to guidelines that keep our students desks 6 feet apart and minimizes the numbers of students we can have in a classroom and on a bus at one time. All students and staff will continue to wear masks at all times when inside the school building. We will continue to use the same instructional model and schedule. Teachers will continue to teach in the classroom while teaching at-home students through Zoom simultaneously. Nothing will change with our instructional delivery model.

For families that are desiring to have their student attend in-person 4 days a week (following the above guidelines) we want to be able to explore these possibilities. Please know that this is dependent upon many variables and has to be looked at on a case-by-case-basis. While some classrooms have seats available, others are full. We must look at every student's schedule and make sure there is room for the student in all of their classes before moving forward. In order to do this, we are asking that you please complete the following survey to let us know who is interested in the possibility of 4 day a week in-person learning for their student.

We will utilize these results to go through every student's schedule wishing to be considered for 4 day a week in person learning 1-by-1 and be able to let each of you know if we do or do not have room to switch the student to 4 day a week in-person schedule. Please note that we will make this work for as many students as we can, but there is no guarantee that it will be possible for your student.

Please complete this survey by Sunday, March 7th so we can begin the process of looking through students' schedules as soon as possible.

4 Day In Person Learning Survey

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." - Lao Tzu

Homework Club (via Zoom)

8am - 9am

10am - 11am

2pm - 3pm

Don't forget to log into your Advisory

1:00 pm

Gaming Club

(Beginner's Class)

2:30 pm - 4 pm

(Contact Mr. Oleksiak for more info)

"Courage is not the absence of Fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon

A Day In-Person (B, E, and F Students joining class remotely)

7:40 - 7:55 Advisory (In Person Students only)

8 - 8:55 Block 1 (Period 1&2) All Students

9 - 9:55 Block 2 (Period 3 &4) All Students

10 - 10:55 Block 3 (Period 5 & 6) All Students

11 - 11:55 Block 4 (Period 7 & 8) All Students

Homework Club (via Zoom):

2pm-3pm

(Join Homework Club In Schoology for more info)

1pm - 3pm Office hours and help sessions for small group instruction and intervention

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." Martin Luther King Jr.

B Day In-Person (A, E, and F Students joining class remotely)

7:40 - 7:55 Advisory (In Person Students only)

8 - 8:55 Block 1 (Period 1&2) All Students

9 - 9:55 Block 2 (Period 3 &4) All Students

10 - 10:55 Block 3 (Period 5 & 6) All Students

11 - 11:55 Block 4 (Period 7 & 8) All Students

1pm - 3pm Office hours and help sessions for small group instruction and intervention

Homework Club (via Zoom):

2pm-3pm

(Join Homework Club in Schoology for more info)

"Fall seven times, stand up eight," - Japanese Proverb

A Day In-Person (B, E, and F Students joining class remotely)

7:40 - 7:55 Advisory (In Person Students only)

8 - 8:55 Block 1 (Period 1&2) All Students

9 - 9:55 Block 2 (Period 3 &4) All Students

10 - 10:55 Block 3 (Period 5 & 6) All Students

11 - 11:55 Block 4 (Period 7 & 8) All Students

Homework Club (via Zoom):

2pm-3pm

(Join Homework Club in Schoology for more info)

1pm - 3pm Office hours and help sessions for small group instruction and intervention

"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure," -Winston Churchill

B Day In-Person (A, E, and F Students joining class remotely)

7:40 - 7:55 Advisory (In Person Students only)

8 - 8:55 Block 1 (Period 1&2) All Students

9 - 9:55 Block 2 (Period 3 &4) All Students

10 - 10:55 Block 3 (Period 5 & 6) All Students

11 - 11:55 Block 4 (Period 7 & 8) All Students

1pm - 3pm Office hours and help sessions for small group instruction and intervention

Homework Club (via Zoom):

2pm-3pm

(Join Homework Club in Schoology for more info)

• Students do you need help from Student Services? here
• Create a plan for your week. Zoom times, Homework to-do list, etc..
• Ask questions. Email teachers if you need help or clarification.
• Parents have you created a Schoology account? here
• Parents are you receiving email updates with your students grades? here

Email: PlanoMS@plano88.org
Website: plano88.org/o/pms
Location: 804 South Hale Street, Plano, IL, USA
Phone: 630-552-3608
Twitter: @PlanoMSTigers