
Renner Middle School eNews
December 4, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS:
December 9 - Virtual Band Concerts
December 18 - Early Dismissal at 12:40 pm & Last Day of Fall Semester
December 21 - January 4 - Winter Break
January 5, 2021 - Students Return to Campus - Spring Semester Classes Begin
Renner PACE Testing Information
I am the PACE testing coordinator at Renner Middle School. PACE is the Plano ISD gifted and talented program. If you are interested in having your child tested for the PACE program, please complete the enrollment form located in the link below. The link will take you to the PISD website that explains the gifted program. Please read the descriptions of what the program entails and what type of qualifications are required. The application will need to be completed by January 15th. The testing will be held at school sometime in February 2021. Once the exact date and time are set, I will let you know all the testing details. Anyone that qualifies will be placed into the PACE program in the 2021-22 school year. Please let me know if you have any questions.
https://www.pisd.edu/giftededucation (click on the Referral Information: Secondary link)
Cindy Segler
2020-2021 PTA Reflections Results
Congratulations to all the Renner Mustangs who participated in this year's PTA Reflections program. We had wonderful interpretations of why "I Matter Because...." with 23 entries across four different art categories! Join us in congratulating the following students who received special recognition for their interpretation of the theme, creativity and artistic mastery:
Photography
Veda Kumar (6)- Award of Excellence
Artina Belivan (6) - Award of Excellence
James Keogh (8) - Award of Merit
Arshiya Bajaj (6) - Award of Merit
Ruhi Narayan (7) - Honorable Mention
Visual Arts
Suhani Goyal (8)- Award of Excellence
Michael Ahn (7) - Award of Excellence
Vijay Shivnani (6) - Award of Merit
Arissa Fritz-Koonrugsa (7) - Honorable Mention
Noielle Eckert (6) - Honorable Mention
Literature
Tanvi Nerurkar (8)- Award of Excellence
Vedar Kumar (6) - Award of Merit
Nayan Parikh (7) - Honorable Mention
Music Composition
Kelly Morefield (6) - Award of Excellence
Students receiving the Award of Excellence will move on to district-level judging. Best of luck, Mustangs! Special thanks to the parent volunteers who served as Reflections judges. We appreciate your talent, passion and time!
Attention 8th Graders Interested in Healthcare!
We need your help
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:
IF your Renner student tests positive, the student cannot come to school. Please notify Mrs. Engelking & Nurse Brandi immediately regarding the positive test.
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.
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.
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.
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
Nosotros necesitamos tu ayuda
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
An Important Message for Parents & Guardians
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
- 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.
Donate to World Wear Project
Renner Yearbook Request for Pictures
This week, the yearbook staff is looking for selfie pictures of you! Use the link (https://images.jostens.com/415464672) to submit your best selfie picture for consideration in the yearbook. Please only submit photos without any creative filters or edits.
Student Clubs & Organizations
Renner's Social-Emotional Learning Calendar for 2nd 9 Weeks
Renner Middle School 2020-2021 Athletic Event Information
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
○ 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
Game Schedules
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Free Meals for all Plano ISD Students
Due to a waiver issued from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), all Plano ISD students (whether enrolled in face-to-face instruction or School@Home) will receive free breakfast and lunch meals through December 31, 2020, or while USDA funds last.
Weekly meal bundles for PISD School@Home learners may be picked up each Tuesday from 9:30 am to 10:30 am or 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm at Clark HS, Shepton HS or Williams HS. Bundles consist of 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches. Anyone picking up meals for students without the student present, must bring appropriate documentation in the form of a school issued ID, report card, parent portal attendance summary form, or birth certificate. More info: https://www.pisd.edu/grabandgo
Comidas Gratis Para Todos Los Estudiantes de Plano ISD
Los paquetes de comida semanal para los estudiantes de PISD School@Home pueden ser recogidos cada martes de 9:30-10:30 AM o de 4:45-6 PM en Clark HS, Shepton HS o Williams HS. Los paquetes, consisten de 5 desayunos y 5 almuerzos. Cualquier persona que recoja las comidas para los estudiantes sin que el estudiante esté presente, debe traer la documentación apropiada en forma de una identificación emitida por la escuela, tarjeta de informe, formulario de resumen de asistencia del portal de padres, o certificado de nacimiento. Más información: https://www.pisd.edu/grabandgo
Update Emergency Contacts
Please login to the Parent Portal (https://parentviewer.pisd.edu/Login.aspx) to review and update emergency contacts. This is vital (this year more than ever before) as it will be important to be able to contact parents in a timely manner in the event of an emergency. Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.
Family Hot Spot Internet Access
If your family is experiencing difficulty with home internet access, please contact our Campus Technology Assistant, Jonathan Loveday, at jonathan.loveday@pisd.edu.
Renner PTA Website: https://rennerpta.membershiptoolkit.com/
Tom Muehlenbeck Rec Center Update
Masks are required to be worn at all times in the facility except when participating in certain activities where 6 ft social distance can be safely maintained.
Activities or spaces NOT available currently.
1. Lobby furniture has been removed. No waiting or congregating in the lobby is allowed.
2. No Game room activities are available.
3. No basketball court activities, or access to the basketball court is available.
4. No Leisure swimming is available.
5. No day passes are available to enter the facility, only members may gain entry. Memberships are available.
Activities that ARE available to youth members.
1. Lap Swimming. 1 person per lane, continuously moving. Masks must be worn to and from the pool.
2. Walking/Running track. Children under 11 must be supervised by an adult. Mask Required at all times.
3. Open play table tennis or badminton. If they bring their own equipment, and obey all open play rules. Open play schedule here: https://www.plano.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16510/Weekly-Recreational-Activities
Additional details about our status and changes can be found here: https://www.plano.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/14
Renner Middle School
Website: www.pisd.edu/renner
Location: 5701 W Parker Rd, Plano, TX 75093
Phone: 469-752-5800