Dear Panther Parents,
Last weekend’s football games reminded me of why that is one of my favorite pastimes! (Gig ‘em Aggies!!)
Tuesday is our first pep rally of the year. We are trying something new this year by having it outside on our football field. Students will be sitting on the track (every other lane for spacial reasons) and the participants will be on the field. We feel this is a safe way to celebrate our students!! Parents are welcome. There will be a check-in table as you enter the field. I recommend getting there around 2:00 for a good seat and as adults, you are welcome to bring lawn chairs to set on the track. Please know that students will not be checked out at the football field. If you want to check your child out early, please go to the front office at the conclusion of the pep rally.
Grades for quarter 1 will be viewable in HAC in October 22nd.
Fall Picture retakes will be next Friday, October 22nd. If your student was absent on picture day, enrolled after September 16th, or you were not happy with the photo that was taken, this will be the opportunity to have another photo taken.
October 25th is a student holiday/teacher professional development day. If you want to have a parent/teacher conference, this would be a great day to set this up with your child’s teacher.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Darla
469-302-7111
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We Need Volunteers!
Staff Appreciation
Evan’s Staff Appreciation Event
Friday, Oct 29, 2021
Let's show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate and love them with our first Evans "Loaf Lounge" We hope for each teacher to be able to take home a loaf.
Loaves can be store bought or homemade! Examples of types of bread: Pumpkin, Pecan, Lemon, Banana, Cinnamon Strusel, Apple, Zucchinni, Sausage. Please comment what kind of bread you are bringing.
Please bring your loaves to school on October 29th by 9:00 am. Loaves can also be dropped off the day before. Please wrap each loaf and label with the flavor.
Please sign up through the link. Thank you!
Have you joined yet?
Join the PTO and purchase spirit wear online at EVANSPTO.COM
Copy Room Helper
You must be an approved volunteer to work these events. If you have not already done so this year, please go to https://webserv.mckinneyisd.net/workspace/ and fill out the application ASAP.
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Kroger stores are on a mission to not just be a part of, but to help create a stronger community. Evans PTO recommends you link your rewards card to Evans PTO so that they can give back to our community. |
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Everyone please shop via smile.amazon.com and select Evans PTO when they make purchases through Amazon. Remember to use the smile.amazon.com and search for Evans PTO to make sure we get the donation.
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Got Box Tops? Box Tops for Education is still accepting traditionally clipped Box Tops! Every little bit helps. The deadline is Oct. 25th, 2021.
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Hello Panther parents!
The EMS Panthers Athletic Booster Club would like to invite you to join in support of our students and coaches.
What we do: the EMS Panthers Athletic Booster Club supports Evans sports programs and student athletes. All funds collected provide support directly back to the athletic program at Evans.
And, while we have had a great start to the year setting up weekly meals for Football and Volleyball and watching the athlete's get excited about their seasons, we need your help to keep it going!!
Click HERE to complete a Volunteer Background Check. You will not be able to volunteer without an approved background check.
Top volunteer needs:
Concessions coordinator (2) - duties are restocking from Sam's, creating sport specific sign up geniuses and making sure all spots are filled with volunteers (coaches help with this too!) for each home game and any tournaments at Evans. Our concession stand is open for all home games in volleyball and basketball (girls and boys), 2 tennis matches and 2 track meets. Great news we usually have all of the slots signed up for each game - we just need you to make it happen!
Coach Appreciation coordinator - duties are making sure our designated birthday trinket is delivered to Evans on each coach birthday and coordinating a coach lunch 3-4 times a year. We should have a small team of volunteers to help, but need a coordinator. This is a fun job because you make each coach's day!
Basketball meals coordinator (1 girls and 1 boys) - duties include making sure meals are ordered, delivered and distributed each game day. Time commitment on game day is 3:00-4:30 plus a small amount of time outside of that for coordination and ordering.
Other roles we need filled are a spirit gear coordinator (yard signs and any other spirit wear), board members and more!
Thank you all so much for your time and willingness to volunteer - the athletes and coaches are so appreciative, and we can't do this without you each year!
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8th grade parents! Don’t miss out on celebrating your 8th grader with a dedication ad in the 2021-2022 yearbook. Ads are $50 or $70. Head to the Evans MS website and look for the “Celebrate your student” link!
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FCA – Fellowship of Christian Athletes (although we like to call ourselves “Fellowship of Christian Anybodies since you DON’T have to be an athlete to attend) WILL be meeting this year in Mrs. Williams’ room (D-219) on Tuesday mornings from 8:15 – 8:40. We will have a light snack, play a quick game, and have a quick talk from a guest speaker. My hope is that our students will have the opportunity to make a few new friends and have a little fun each week. Please send Mrs. Williams a quick email if you have any questions or would like to help out!
Camille Williams
Evans Middle School
7th Grade Math Team Lead, FCA Sponsor & UIL Number Sense Academic Coach
469-302-7196
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Hi Panthers,
As we continue National Bullying Prevention Month, Unity Day is Wednesday, October 20th. Wear Orange on October 20th in support of one unified community that denounces bullying and encourages kindness and acceptance for all.
Did you know that every student and staff member in MISD receives three free counseling sessions through Harold Murphy Counseling Center? They offer individual and family counseling and right now, have a weekly coping skills group for teens.
We will finish up the month of October by celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Students will participate in lessons on healthy decision making
Live Kind Club has our next meeting on Thursday, October 21st. All are welcome to join!
We’re here to support you. Please reach out if you have a need.
Warmly,
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Dear Panther Families, We believe it takes the entire community to help our students grow into kind and compassionate young adults. Your student(s) receives a weekly CharacterDare on Mondays during Panther Time that is an actionable challenge focused on strengthening one of their “character muscles” like patience, kindness, commitment etc… The program we use, CharacterStrong, also provides Family CharacterDares that are aimed to provide actionable ways families can strengthen relationships, engage in character development activities together and continue conversations around serving others, and showing empathy and kindness for others. There are four categories of Dares:
• Conversation Starters
• Acts of Kindness
• Recreation and Rest
• Expressions of Love
Each week we will send out a Family CharacterDare that we challenge you to do with your students. The staff and administrators in the building will also be engaging in this personal character development as well. We believe in the power of role-modeling this work, and we have no doubt that with this common goal in mind, we are creating a more caring, compassionate, and capable world. You can go to characterstrong.com if you would like to learn more about it or contact Cathy DeLisle (cdelisle@mckinneyisd.net) with any questions.
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Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn’t mind not having electricity or running water—instead, she’s got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky.
But then her parents divorce, and Rigel and her sisters have to move with their mom to the Connecticut suburbs to live with a grandmother they’ve never met. Rigel hates it in Connecticut. It’s noisy, and crowded, and there’s no real nature. Her only hope is a secret pact that she made with her father: If she can stick it out in Connecticut for one year, he’ll bring her back home.
At first, surviving the year feels impossible. Middle school is nothing like the wilderness, and she doesn’t connect with anyone . . . until she befriends a crow living behind her school. And if this wild creature has made a life for itself in the suburbs, then, just maybe, Rigel can too.
365 Days to Alaska is a wise and funny debut novel about finding beauty, hope, and connection in the world no matter where you are—even Connecticut.
Kelli Bolin
469-302-7117
Media Resource Specialist
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued guidance that allows schools to offer meals to all students at no cost for the 2021-2022 school year. McKinney will be participating in the USDA waivers for free meals once again this school year. Healthy meals will be offered every school day to all students at no cost.
Typically, a student’s household must meet income eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals. While no application or eligibility determination is required for your student to receive free meals this school year, income eligibility requirements will likely resume in the 2022-2023 school year. As such, McKinney ISD will process household applications during School Year 2021-2022 to ensure student eligibility for free or reduced-price meals during the first 30 days of the 2022-2023 school year
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