Dear Panther Parents,
I have spent a lot of time lately thinking of the things in my life for which I am grateful!! Having the privilege of being the principal at Evans Middle School is among one of my greatest blessings. Thank you for sharing your child(ren) with us...we have an incredible community!
I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday break. See you in 2019
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Darla
Click here to visit our school website.
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| TWO NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL |
It's easier than ever for you to make a difference at Evans! We have two new ways for you to support our school while you shop, without any extra cost to you.
 Do you shop at Kroger? Evans Middle School PTO is now enrolled with Kroger's Community Rewards program. If you already have a Kroger Rewards Card, log in to your account at www.kroger.com and then click Enroll. You can search for Evans Middle School PTO or enter our code, AF012. New users will need to create an account, which requires some basic information, a valid email address, and a Rewards Card. You must have a registered Kroger Rewards Card account to link it to our school. If you don't have a card, they a
re available at the customer service desk at any Kroger. Then each time you shop at Kroger, swipe your card or use the phone number related to your card. Then PTO will take the proceeds to help our students and staff!
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 these ways to support Evans Middle School with friends. Thanks for your support!
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Dec. 24-Jan. 4 Winter Break
Jan. 7th Staff Workday/Student Holiday
Jan. 9th Boys Basketball vs. Faubion 5pm
Jan. 9th Cheer Tryout Info Meeting at MBHS 5:30pm
Jan. 10th PJ Day-wear pajamas to school!
Jan. 10th Girls Basketball vs. Faubion 5pm
Jan. 11th UIL Invitational Meet @ Cockrill MS
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.
December 21 Q2RC
January 9 Q2RC Viewable on HAC
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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| 2019-2020 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CHEER TRY OUT INFORMATION MEETING |
 Wednesday, January 9th at 5:30pm in the McKinney Boyd HS Auditorium
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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!
SPIRIT WEAR SALES
Spirit wear will be sold during lunches. It's a great time to buy your child an Evans hoodie or long sleeve shirt for these cooler temps. The dates for Spirit Wear sales are:
January 18
February 21 (at 6th grade registration meeting)
May 10
Please follow the Evans PTO on Facebook at: @evanspto
Please visit our website for spirit wear orders or to join the PTO at: evanspto.com
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For those of you who may have missed the parent presentation for high school parents regarding registering for 9th grade, please click here to access the power point.
High School Showcase Nights (clubs and organizations and teachers are on hand to answer questions)
Monday, January 14 MNHS
6- 8:15; 8th grade meeting 6-7
Wednesday, January 16 MBHS
6-7:30; 8th grade meeting 6:45
Thursday, January 17 MHS
5:30- 7:30; 8th grade meeting 6:30; weighted course meeting 5:45-6:15
*We will publish more dates at a later time
Please put this information on your calendars!
Errin French
Counselor, Students with last names L-Z
469-302-7160
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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ARE YOUR KIDS BORED DURING THE BREAK??
CHECK OUT EBOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS. OPEN 24/7
Kelli Bolin
469-302-7117
Media Resource Specialist
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The State of Texas changed the spinal screening guidelines this year to consider the most recent, nationally-accepted, peer-reviewed recommendations for the appropriate age to conduct mandatory spinal screening.
In compliance with Health and Safety Code, Chapter 37, all children shall undergo screening for abnormal spinal curvature in accordance with the following schedule:
Girls will be screened two times, once at age 10 and again at age 12. (regardless of grade level) Boys will be screened one time at age 13 or 14. (regardless of grade level)
In McKinney ISD, we will consider a student to be 10, 12 or 13 if the student is already this age or turns this age between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019.
The procedure for screening is simple. Your child will be examined while he/she stands and then leans forward, observed from the front, back, and side. For this examination, boys and girls will be screened separately. Boys will wear their pants or gym shorts and only remove their shirts. Girls will need to wear a halter-top, sports bra or a two-piece swimsuit with pants, shorts, or skirt
El estado de Texas ha cambiado las normas del examen de la columna vertebral este año para considerar las recomendaciones más recientes, aceptadas a nivel nacional, revisadas por pares para considerar la edad apropiada para el examen obligatorio de la columna vertebral.
Conforme al Código De Salud Y Seguridad, capítulo 37, todos los niños deberán someterse a un examen de la columna vertebral anormal de acuerdo con el siguiente horario:
Las niñas serán examinadas dos veces, a la edad de 10 años y de nuevo a los 12 años. (no importa el grado escolar de su hijo/a) Los niños serán examinados una sola vez ya sea los 13 o 14 años (no importa el grado escolar de su hijo/a)
El distrito escolar de McKinney, considerara a los estudiantes de 10,12 o 13 años si el estudiante tiene o cumple esta edad entre Mayo 1, 2018 y Abril 30,2019.
El procedimiento para el examen es muy sencillo. Su hijo/a será observada mientras él o ella está de pie y cuando se incline hacia adelante. Para este examen, los niños y las niñas serán examinados por separado. Los niños llevarán pantalones o pantalones cortos y solo se quitarán su camisa. Las niñas deberán usar una blusa halter-top, sostén deportivo o el sostén de un de traje de baño de dos piezas con una falda, pantalón o short.
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Wishing all a Healthy and Happy Holiday Season!!
Stay Healthy During the Holidays
We all need to remember to take care of ourselves during the holidays. Here are a few tips on how to stay healthy during this busy season:
- Wash hands frequently and thoroughly. Hand contact is known to the number one cause of spreading illness.
- Take care of yourself. Enjoy holiday revelry, but get plenty of rest. In addition to holiday sweets, eat a balanced diet. Fruits and vegetables can help to boost the body's natural immune system.
- Humidify your home. Dryness caused by home heating systems can cause irritation to the delicate linings of the nose and sinuses.
By being a little more careful during this busy time of year, you can help to reduce your risk of contracting an illness. What better gift could you give to yourself and your loved ones?
Important info for next semester
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6th Graders need to update Shots
this school year to attend 7th grade next year. Winter break is a great time to go get those vaccines. 6th graders need to have a Tetanus Booster and a Meningococcal vaccine within the past 5 years to be compliant for 7th grade.
SCOLIOSIS SCREENING:
We will be conducting scoliosis screening at Evans the week of Jan. 22nd. Essentially 12 y.o. females and 13 y.o. males will be screened this year. If your student falls into the designated age requirements you will be receiving more information.
Thank you!
Nancy Yarbrough BSN, RN
Evans Middle School Nurse
469-302-7107
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Click here for the athletics website
Basketball Parent Meeting on November 26th at 6pm in the Evans gyms.
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| SUBSTITUTE CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED |
| INCREASE IN SUBSTITUTE PAY! |
McKinney ISD Has Increased Substitute Daily Pay Rates
Effective November 12, 2018 daily pay rates for substitutes:
- $110 - Certified teacher from any state
- $100 - Bachelor's degree or higher
- $75 - High school diploma or equivalent
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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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| ACADEMIC UIL DESCRIPTIONS AND COACHES |
Dear Parents: This is the time of year where we begin recruiting students who would like to enter the Academic UIL Contest. UIL stands for University Interscholastic League, an organization that governs all athletic and academic contests in the state of Texas. UIL academic programs are designed to support basic curriculum and allow the students to apply what they learn in the classroom. Students do this by selecting a contest(s) to enter, spend a couple of months practicing the concepts weekly under the supervision of a teacher/coach (before or after school), and then compete at two meets. The first will be at Cockrill MS on Jan. 11-12. The district meet will be Feb. 26, 28, and March 2 at Faubion MS. Buses will be provided to transport students. We will celebrate with a discounted trip to Six Flags on a school day in May!
Students have already had an opportunity to sign up online, but if your student has not, and they still want to join, they may do so ASAP at
www.bit.ly/evansuil
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Below is a list of the available events and the coach's contact information:
The contest requires the contestant to identify the names of artists and titles of pictures as well as know art history and art elements.
Contestants in a chess puzzle contest receive a paper-and-pencil test that includes a series of chess boards with pieces in particular positions. Questions are based on analysis of material or possible moves in each given diagram.
Members will be listening to various types of passages and they will complete a test based on what they have heard from a 7 to 10 minute story. You can use your notes to take a 25 question test.
This competition allows students to unleash their inner performer by reading literature out loud In practice, students will learn to grow and develop their character and communicate a message to an audience by performing and reading their selected script.
Designed to develop the persuasive writing skills of students
Students must persuade the reader with their point of view from a chosen prompt
In both practice and competition, contestants will select a prompt and advocate their point of view in 45 minutes.
Designed by having them select a topic, acknowledge both pros and cons with support, and campaign their position. In competition, students will recite their memorized speech in 3 to 6 minutes in a preliminary round, then a final round if they advance.
Opportunity for students to evaluate speeches, organize ideas, and develop self-confidence by delivering speeches on a variety of topics.
Designed to increase a student's ability to use a dictionary efficiently to find required information. In competition, contestants will take a test of 40 questions based on various subjects using a dictionary. This includes word origins and information from the dictionary's diagrams.
Students will listen to approximately 20 seconds of up to 20 musical selections and identify the name of the major work, selection and the name of the composer
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Designed to further the spelling and vocabulary skills of students through tests.
In competition, contestants will write down words given by the pronouncer.
Helps students refine their writing skills and build upon learned writing abilities.
Students must choose between 2 prompts, decide their method based on the purpose, audience, etc., and write their selection in 2 hours.
Designed to help students extract information from a variety of maps, graphs, and charts.
In practice, students will use their atlases in order to answer questions and develop skills such as using scales and legends.
Test topics defined by yearly-updated study outline
40 questions
in 30 minutes Test content taken from state-adopted text books and identified primary sources
Designed to test students' knowledge of science. Subjects include: matter, ecology, genetics, and space. In competition, contestants will take a 35 question test based on scientific curriculum
Designed to stimulate the development of mathematical and calculator skills. In competition, participants will take a test with 80 problems in 30 minutes. The test may include: addition, roots, geometric problems, & powers.
Students learn to further their mathematical skills that may help them in their future careers Tests include, but not limited to: numeration systems, probability, integers, fractions, etc.
Designed to develop students' capability to make quick mental math calculations. In practice, students will learn how to mentally compute various concepts including: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and proportions.
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| COINS FOR COATS; A HUGE SUCCESS!! |
We would like to thank our Evans students and staff for raising $673.81 in our Coins for Coats campaign. Since we met and exceeded our goal, Evans will enjoy a pajama day on Thursday, January 10th.
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| NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY |
NJHS has a new website. Please go take a look and see when the next meeting is, what projects we are working on and more.
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|  Meeting Dates:
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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| ADULT BASIC EDUCATION CLASSES |
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Registration Dates
McKinney High School
1400 Wilson Creek Pkwy
McKinney TX 75069
(Enter near library)
November 26th, December 3rd and 10th
Registration Times:
HSE (High School Equivalency) at 4:45pm
ESL at 5:30pm
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Registrations at the following sites are by appointment only.
Anna Middle School
1201 N Powell Pkwy
Anna, TX 75409
Huddleston Intermediate
301 N 5th Street
Princeton, TX 75407
Celina Primary School
507 E. Malone St.
Celina, TX 75009
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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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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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| 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
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