Lions Letter

Student Expectations:

Find a place to work that is distraction-free

Follow your bell schedule as if you were in face-to-face school

Be on time to meetings

Follow dress code

Be ready to engage, be ready to learn

Participate when asked to participate

Be respectful

Use appropriate language in meetings and in the chat feature

Do not join Google Classrooms in which you do not belong

Follow classroom rules – turn on video when asked

Be courteous to teacher and to others

Do not interfere with the learning of others

Questions about your class:

Contact your teachers by e-mail if you have any questions.

Questions / Problems with Technology:

Call our campus CTA, Mr. Nguyen at 469-752-8606 or call the district HELP DESK at 469-752-8767

Announcements:

Coming Soon! Watch for a Campus Announcements Slide Show that will be added to your teacher’s Google Classrooms. This slide show will be updated throughout the week to reflect any information we need to share with students. Watch for information about upcoming events, club & organization meetings, and other important information we need to share with the entire student body.

Homeroom:

You completed your first Homeroom assignment today - Mr. Lyon’s slide show, videos quiz about McMillen High School. Look for a Homeroom Assignment or Activity in your 3rd period Google Classroom every week. You should view and/or complete this Homeroom Assignment every Monday after finishing with your 3rd period teachers’ assigned work.

Attendance:

Teachers will take attendance every period, every day.

Attendance on Synchronous days will be taken by visually connecting with students in the Zoom or Google Meets environment.

On Asynchronous days, teachers will check to see that students logged into each Google Classroom and worked on assignments planned for that day.

If students have not engaged in Asynchronous learning by 3:00 pm, they will be reported absent for each period they missed. The Absence Calling System will notify parents of the student’s absence. If the student then completes work in missed classes by 11:59 pm, teachers will check for completion the next morning, and the student will be reported as present for the class period from the previous day.

Synchronous Days:

Students will connect with teacher and classmates by joining virtual class meetings on Zoom or Google Meets.

Links to these meetings are be found in the Google Classroom for each class.

Students will participate in discussions and ask questions as teachers give guidance, feedback and clarification.

Teachers will be available during their conference period to accept phone calls and return e-mail messages.

Asynchronous Days:

Students can learn and review at their own pace.

Students will have more time for deep processing and practice of skills.

There is flexibility in time and/or place for student learning.

Teachers can include a range of student paced learning tools and feedback for students.

Teachers are available during their posted office hours on Asynchronous days to take phone calls or to schedule meetings with students who need assistance.

On Mondays, teachers may be involved in meetings with their collaborative teams for part of the day, but will be available for some appointments scheduled in advance.

Use this link for video instructions on how to place a book on hold:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FEoQWlhHCqIQcYfeoJDXotSf-DFN-mRJ/view?usp=sharing

Reminder: Curbside meals available for all Plano ISD students at designated locations. Students purchasing meals will receive a lunch for the day and a breakfast for the following day. Meals will no longer be free of charge as provided during the spring and summer. Free and reduced priced meals are available for qualifying students. See flyer for information, or visit our website at https://www.pisd.edu/grabandgo

In partnership with Minnie’s Food Pantry, Plano ISD will hold a food distribution for families on Thursday, August 20, at Williams High School, from 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m., or as long as supplies last. This distribution will be held in the back parking lot of Williams, facing 18th Street, and is available to any family in need of food.

Go to www.pisd.edu/volunteer to complete your annual application, online orientation, and criminal history check to be eligible for school volunteer opportunities. Allow 3-5 days for checks to be completed. Thank you for supporting Plano ISD students, families, and staff.

Purchase by September 11th.

Want a free shirt?

• Anyone: Be our 1,000th Facebook Follower
• Anyone: Be our 1,000th Facebook Like
• FACULTY: Join PTSA by September 9th (two chances to win)

MYTH: Only moms and teachers need to join the PTA.

FACT: Our PTSA needs the support of parents, students, grandparents, family members, teachers, school staff, and the community. Anyone who cares about children belongs in the PTSA!

SCHOLARSHIPS: All students who are members of the McMillen High School PTSA for both their Freshman and Sophomore years have the opportunity to win our annual $500 scholarships. One will be given to a male student and one to a female student each May.

To read Angela Hughes' welcome letter and call to action, visit McMillenPTSA.org/president.

Customers shopping on Amazon can now elect to donate 0.5% of their purchases to McMillen School PTSA by purchasing using smile.amazon.com. Learn more at McMillenPTSA.org/Amazon.

The volunteers of the McMillen HS PTSA recognize and respect that there is currently a diversity of opinions in families across Plano ISD about gatherings and events at large venues.

Traditionally, we promote an all-day, Back-to-School Splash event each year in partnership with Hawaiian Falls that includes a private PTA party after the park closes to the public.

We have chosen, out of an abundance of caution for our volunteers, to cancel the evening event this year, as well as any organized presence of PTSA at Hawaiian Falls that day.

We are grateful for our relationship with Hawaiian Falls and their willingness to allow PISD families who wish to attend Hawaiian Falls on September 6, 2020 to participate and still have $5 of their ticket price that day go to McMillen HS PTSA.

National PTA is proud to announce the new theme for 2020-2021 Reflections: "I Matter Because..."

Visit McMillenPTSA.org/Reflections to learn how you can participate in the nationwide art program.

McMillen HS PTSA benefits as a result of the placement of a shoes and clothing donation bin at our school in the parking lot. We are paid by the pound for each pound of shoes, clothing, belts, purses, wallets, hats, caps, backpacks, hard toys and stuffed animals placed in our bin. Please help our PTSA raise funds for school projects, teacher training, new technology and to generally support the children who attend our school.

Learn more how you can make a difference and clean out your closets by visiting McMillenPTSA.org/worldwear.

If you shop at Kroger grocery stores, and you have a Kroger Plus Rewards card, you can benefit the families of McMillen High.

You must link your card every year, starting August 1st to support McMillen High School PTSA.

Learn how at McMillenPTSA.org/Kroger

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Location: 750 North Murphy Road, Murphy, TX, USA
Phone: 469-752-8600