Lions Letter

The next Principal's Power Hour will be held Sept 3, 2020 at 6:00 pm.

Counselors will notify students via the district issued student email address of their schedule change request. Please remind students to check their PISD email for updates.

Attendance will be taken each day and period. Teachers will mark absent or present for each student, each day/period.

Present = PSH for Synchronous/Asynchronous settings

Present = PFF for Face-to-Face setting

Absent = A (for secondary students)

Secondary attendance will be taken within the first 20 minutes of the period.

Attendance is ultimately teacher discretion, using these attendance guidelines.

TEA explains attendance for @Home learning as students making “progress” and making progress means “being engaged in learning.” Specifically, TEA states:

A student is “present” if one of the three are true:

• Progress (as defined in the approved learning plan) in the Learning Management System (Plano ISD WebDesk) made that day
• Progress (as defined in the approved learning plan) from teacher/student interactions made that day
• Turn-in of assignment(s) that day

Teachers can always edit attendance the following school day.

In partnership with Minnie’s Food Pantry, Plano ISD will hold a food distribution for families on every Thursday, 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.

Please click on the link below to learn how students can access their PISD issued email

https://www.pisd.edu/studentemail

Students can access the library catalog at https://catalog.pisd.edu/.

Students should use their PISD login credentials to access their accounts.

Once logged in, a student can search the catalog and put books on hold. Find a book, then click "place hold" on the right side of the screen or at the bottom of the book record.

The librarian will pull held books at least twice a week and put them on a cart in the front office with a slip inside the book highlighting the student's ID and book title.

Students do not need to join the Remind class. Student email allows us to contact students directly to let them know books are ready for pick up.

After 7 days, books not picked up will be checked in and reshelved.

Cleaning Google Chrome Browser Cache:

· Close all the browsers (tabs) you have opened and open up one Google Chrome Browser webpage
· Click on the vertical 3 dots at the top right and choose more tools and then clear browsing data
· At the top of this new box, select advanced and for time range below that make sure it says all time
· Now choose Clear data
· Once this is complete, sign out of the device, power it off, and then power it back on after 15 seconds and log back in. <-- MUST do this.

Updating your Google Chromebook:
Do this when you have about 10 minutes because of the amount of time it takes to restart the Chromebook.

· Open up the Google Chrome Browser and click on the 3 vertical dots in the top right-hand corner
· Scroll down and click on 'Help' and then 'About Google Chrome'
· At the top, you will see 'Check For Update'
· Allow it to finish and click restart and once it has restarted proceed working like normal.

If you have not already, it is time to log in and update your account information and directory publish preferences for the 2020-2021 school year.

Once you have updated your information you will have access to all online forms set up for you to review and complete as needed. You will find forms to join PTSA or purchase spirit wear.

Here's what you need to do:

· Go to McMillenPTSA.org/join.

· Click the Register/Login button and Login using the same email and password previously created.

· If you have forgotten your password you can click I forgot my password to reset it.

· Click the Parent/Family and Student Information form and update as needed.

· Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences.

· Once these forms are complete, you will be presented with forms to join PTSA or purchase spirit wear.

Questions? Please don't hesitate to contact us at admin@mcmillenptsa.org.

All students who are members of the McMillen High School PTSA at McMillenPTSA.org/join 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.

Purchase Spirit Wear by September 11th at McMillenPTSA.org/spiritwear.

Purchase your required materials at McMillenHSBand.com NO LATER than FRIDAY, August 28, 2020.

1. Join PTSA by September 9th at McMillenPTSA.org/join for an opportunity to win one of two McMillen Spirit Wear shirts.

2. We love our teachers and faculty! You are the best of the best. So, we want you to tell us what your favorite things are so you can be appreciated by students, parents, and PTSA throughout the year.

· CHANGES TO PREVIOUSLY UBMITTED FAVORITES: Email admin@McMillenPTSA.org only the change request. Please do not submit another list.

· NEW FACULTY: To help your students and PTSA show our gratitude and spoil you occasionally, please share with us your Favorite Things! This Google Form, https://tinyurl.com/MHS-Favorites-Form, will be published on the MHS website under Our School > School > Faculty Favorites and Birthdays.

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Phone: 469-752-8600