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Dear Panther Parents,
I don't know about you guys, but I am about done with this rain. UGH! I am too much of an outdoors girl to be stuck indoors this much...and I think our kiddos are feeling the same way. Hopefully, they will be able to get outside and burn some energy over the 3-day weekend.
I want to thank all the parents who joined us on Wednesday night for the PTO Internet Safety Night. A special thanks goes out to Officer Lee and our amazing PTO for putting this together for our community. As always, it was a big success.
8th grade students will receive an SSI STAAR Brochure next week. Please be on the lookout for that.
Red Ribbon Week will be here before we know it. (Oct. 29-Nov. 2) Please look below for the daily dress-up agenda.
- Monday-Put Drugs to Rest and wear your pjs
- Tuesday-Drugs are No Laughing Matter, but Memes Are, dress as your favorite meme
- Wednesday-Scare Off Drugs, wear your costume
- Thursday-Take a Stand Against Drugs with a Friend and dress like twins
- Red Out Friday! Wear Red Today
As part of Red Ribbon Week, we will have our 3rd Annual "Scare Off Drugs" day on October 31st. This is a big hit and students and teachers love dressing in fun costumes to celebrate the theme of living drug-free. Please follow the below guidelines for costumes. Students will be asked to change if they are not in compliance. Thank you in advance for helping with this effort.
- No clowns
- No Masks covering the face
- Must still be in dress code
- No blood or gore as part of the costume
- No weapons of ANY type
- Please make sure the costume is in good taste; if you are questioning that, it is probably not going to be acceptable. ☺
It was suggested by a parent that maybe I could add a TechTip of the week to our newsletter. I LOVE the idea and will give this a shot (though it may only occur once a month...we shall see how techie I can become
☺
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TechTip of the Month: This is a resource for social media news and updates and has great tips for keeping our students safe and responsible with social media. It also has tips/suggestions on movies to watch for certain age groups.
Check it out:
Happy (yet rainy) Friday,
Darla
Click here to visit our school website.
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| MISD 10th ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct. 20th MISD Annual Holiday Bazaar
Oct. 22nd Teacher Work Day-No School for Students
Oct. 23rd Fall Picture Retakes
Oct. 23rd Football vs. Prosper Reynolds 5:30pm
Oct. 25th IMPACT Celebration Breakfast 8:15am (invite only)
Oct. 25th Volleyball vs. Johnson MS
Oct. 25th IMPACT Breakfast (by invitation)
Oct. 27th Volleyball Tournament 8am
Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 29th Put Drugs to Rest! Wear PJs today
Oct. 29th Chipotle Spirit Night
Oct. 30th Drugs are no laughing matter, but memes are. Dress as your favorite meme
Oct. 30th Football vs. Dowell
Oct. 31st Scare off drugs! Wear a costume
Nov. 1st Take a stand against drugs with a friend and dress like twins
Nov. 2nd Red Friday! Wear red today!
Click
HERE for a complete Calendar of Events with information about times and venues.
Progress Report & Report Card Dates
*Progress Reports and Report Cards can be viewed and printed from the
Home Access Center (HAC) and will not be mailed or sent home with students. This is in an effort to be more earth-friendly. If you are unable to access HAC, please let the AP secretary know and we will send home a paper copy with your student.
November 2 IPR
November 30 IPR
December 21 Q2RC
January 28 IPR
February 15 IPR
March 8 Q3RC
April 5 IPR
April 26 IPR
May 30 Q4RC
Note: IPR and RC viewing may not be available until several days after the grading period ends.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PTO BOARD
Karen Meyer:
Co-chair of Spirit-wear
I volunteer because I like to be involved and get to know other students and parents through volunteering.
Kids:
Stephen 10th grade at Boyd and
Katelyn 7th grade at Evans
I have 2 part time jobs - working at the Apex Centre and as an usher during the Frisco Rough Riders baseball season.
My husband is Chris. He's a software engineer/program manager for HPE.
Interesting facts about me:
I was born and raised in Pennsylvania I but have lived in Texas since 1993.
I like to go hiking/outdoors (whenever I am not recovering from foot surgeries!)
I helped develop an interactive disability awareness program for students at Wolford elementary about 6 years ago. My son has an autism diagnosis and my daughter has asthma and food allergies so they are the ones who inspired me to help start that program.
I love baseball and follow both the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners. My nephew is a pitcher in the minor leagues for the Seattle Mariners organization.
Between working part time for the Frisco Roughriders and watching my nephew's baseball games (Arkansas Travelers), I have attended around 50 baseball games in 2018!
Chipotle Spirit Night
Please join us for our first spirit night of the year on Monday, October 29, at
Chipotle on Craig Drive (at Hwy 75 and Eldorado) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Show the cashier this
flyer
(printed or on your smartphone) and 33% of the proceeds will go to our PTO to help with classroom grants, events, and programs for our students. Dine-in and carryout orders are included, but not online orders.
Want to help your school when you shop online? When you shop through Amazon Smile, Evans Middle School PTO will receive 0.5% of most purchases to fund programs, events, and grants at our school. To get started, designate Evans PTO as your charitable organization by going to
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/57-1206927. Then every time you shop, start at
smile.amazon.com and our school will benefit (at no cost to you!). Please share this with friends. Thanks for your support!
BOX TOPS FOR SCHOOLS
EVANS PTO VOLUNTEERS: FOOTBALL CONCESSIONS STAND VOLUNTEERS
Evans Middle School PTO needs volunteers to help run the Evans football concessions stand at home games. The games are on Tuesday nights on McKinney High School Auxiliary Field at 1400 W. Wilson Creek Pkwy. Please sign up to work the PTO concession stands for Tuesday night football games at McKinney High School by clicking HERE.
SPIRIT WEAR SALES
Most items ordered at Back to School Night are in! With the exception of a few sweatshirts that are backordered, students can pick up their spirit wear during lunches on the following dates:
November 16
December 14
January 18
February 21 (at 6th grade registration meeting)
May 10
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Parents,
Remember that we have a college and career portal called Naviance for all McKinney ISD students grade 6-12. The new link is on the Evans homepage or can be found here:
The user id and password are s and student ID number.
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Healthy Choices 
Who would have thought that you could fight disease...with a fork? Many people don't know it, but one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself from disease is to eat a healthy diet. What you eat - and how much you eat - can help reduce your risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. As a matter of fact, if you are one of the many Americans who do not smoke, eating well - along with being active and maintaining a healthy weight - is your best defense against disease. So try these simple tips:
~Eat at least 5 servings of veggies and fruit each day
~Choose whole grains over processed grains & sugars
~Choose healthier fats (like olive oil and canola oil)
~Limit your intake of saturated fats & cholesterol found in meats &
dairy products.
These easy changes can help you eat your way to a healthier you!
Nancy Yarbrough BSN, RN
Evans Middle School Nurse
IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION REGARDING FALL ILLNESSES!!
Please click HERE for the latest information from the MISD School Health Advisory.
Remember:
HEALTH CONCERN?
If you are a parent of a student with a health concern, please make sure you complete the health history form, and also contact me in the clinic directly! Thank you for updating this vital information every year.
GOT MEDS?
MEDICATION AT SCHOOL: Please keep in mind that MISD has a No Tolerance policy regarding medication possession. Students are not to carry medication of any kind at anytime (except inhalers/epi-pens with specific written MD and parental consent). All medications administered at school must be brought to the clinic by the parent or guardian, stored in the clinic and the MISD medication administration form completed.
*All medications are to be stored in the nurse's office with the exception of certain prescribed inhalers for the treatment of asthma.
*All medications must be stored in the school clinic in the original container clearly labeled with the student's name.
*All prescription and non-prescription medications taken during the school day must have a corresponding MISD Medication Form signed by the parent. Prescription medication will also need a doctor signature.
Lost Glasses
- will be turned into the clinic and kept here. If your student ever loses their glasses remind them to check here.
Thank you!
Nancy Yarbrough BSN, RN
Evans Middle School Nurse
469-302-7107
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Fourteen-year-old Zach Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can text message himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he died, and the changes began in Zach. What Zach never knew was that his father was no ordinary man-he was a superhero, battling the world's evil. This is a battle that has been waged for generations and that knows no boundaries.
And now it's Zach's turn to take on the fight. It's Zach's turn to become a hero.
Kelli Bolin
469-302-7117
Media Resource Specialist
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Evans Middle School will be participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee once again.
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One smart speller will represent Evans at the District level.
MISD District Spelling Bee will BEE on:
TBD
The word lists are available available in ELAR classes, and the school offices. You will have lots of time to study!
Students will qualify for the Spelling Bee Evening Event by attending ONE of the Spelling Bee Workshops and will sign up to attend the Evans Bee.
The 1st 2 workshops will review Rules and best practices for participating in a Spelling Bee.
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Tuesday, October 23rd
:
after
school workshop in D207. Meet from 3:50 to 4:20.
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During these workshops, we will have a Mock Spelling Bee:
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Tuesday, November 6th
:
after
school workshop in D207. Meet from 3:50 to 4:20.
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Tuesday, November 13th
:
before
school workshop in D207. Meet from 8:15-*8:35am.
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Thursday, November 29th
:
before
school workshop in D207. Meet from 8:15-*8:35am.
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Monday, December 3rd
:
after
school FINAL workshop in D207. Meet from 4:00 to 4:30.
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Students can
contact Mrs. Gilbert
, in D207, to
arrange an alternate Workshop date
if they cannot attend a scheduled Workshop.
Spelling Bee Competition
Tuesday, December 4th
Tuesday, December 4th, we will host the
Spelling Bee
in the Evans Cafeteria. Students will need to arrive in the cafeteria at 5:30pm.
We will begin the Bee at 6:00pm and will go until we have one winner.
Lonea Gilbert- Teacher coordinator
[email protected]
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| BROWN BAG LEARNING SERIES 18-19 |
A critical ingredient in the safe school recipe is the uniform classroom response to any incident. Weather events, fires, accidents, intruders and other threats to student safety are scenarios that are planned and trained for by all McKinney ISD schools and District Administration and staff. Historically, schools have taken this scenario-based approach to respond to hazards and threats. Each McKinney ISD classroom is furnished with the Standard Response Protocol poster that provides teachers with readily accessible response procedures and provides information during a crisis event. The attached handout explains Standard Response Protocol that is taught to students, faculty and staff.
Please click the link below to view the Standard Response Protocol parent handout.
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Due to a variety of safety concerns related to food allergies and campus safety and security,
McKinney ISD will no longer allow students to utilize food delivery services at school. This includes services such as Uber Eats, Doordash and direct restaurant delivery. However, parents/guardians will still be permitted to drop food off for their children.
This rule does not apply to deliveries organized by McKinney ISD faculty or a teacher serving as a sponsor of a student organization. We appreciate your cooperation in our efforts to create a safe and secure environment for students.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
Bobbi Hanna
Office Manager
McKinney ISD Communications
and Support Service
Office: 469-302-4095
Fax: 469-302-4103
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Click here for the athletics website
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Click
HERE for a printable lunch menu
Click
HERE for a printable breakfast menu
To set up a lunch account to get low balance notifications and pre-pay for lunches, click
HERE.
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We are so lucky to have so many wonderful volunteers who make it possible for us to make our school the very best it can be! Please remember that if you are a returning volunteer, or maybe a first time MISD volunteer, that you must go online to fill out a Volunteer Application and be approved before you can serve in any capacity where you will have contact with students. Sometimes this takes a couple of weeks, so please do it as soon as possible! We need you!!!
Click HERE to go directly to the link.
Thank you so very much! We look forward to having you on our campus!
Note:
Volunteer applications may take up to two weeks to be processed.
If after two weeks you have not been contacted regarding your volunteer status, please contact MISD Human Resources at 469-302-4117. DO NOT contact staff members at schools regarding your volunteer application. Your application is a confidential matter.
Once you are approved, you will be able to volunteer in the district throughout the school year.
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Nov. 8 Dec. 13 Jan. 17 Feb. 14 Mar. 21 Apr. 11 May 9 Meetings are from 8:15-8:45 in Learning Commons.
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| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES |
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
We are a student led group of athletes and non-athletes who enjoy getting together each week for a time of fellowship and a quick devotional. We meet each Tuesday at 8:15am in room D119. Please come join us.
Co-Sponsors:
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Any 6th grader interested in theatre is welcome to join 6th grade theatre club! It meets Mondays from 8:00-8:30 in Mrs. Ebs room C114. We'll play theatre games, work on characterization and learn a lot about the world of theatre. At the end of the year we'll perform a play! Please enter through the rear cafeteria doors from 7:50-8:00.
Jeni Eberhard
Evans Theatre Director
Evansmstheatre.com
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| STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE |
You have the opportunity to purchase accident insurance for your student while they are in school or at a school function. Please click here, or stop by the front office and pick up a pamphlet for more information.
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For information about McKinney Vento and community resources, please click
HERE.
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Welcome to McKinney ISD's Community Folder. The Community Folder is the electronic communications where school related, non-school related and non-profit organizations may post their information that may be of interest or benefit of students and parents. The information here has been submitted to and approved by the McKinney ISD Communications Department. Check back often for the latest opportunities and information from our community. Listings in this area do not constitute an endorsement of any agency, group, organization or business by McKinney ISD.
For Events Sponsored By Outside Organizations: McKinney ISD does not sponsor, endorse, or assume any responsibility for this event/program. To request accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the sponsoring organization. For general questions or concerns related to the use of facilities by non-district organizations, please contact the campus principal.
click
here for more information.
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