5th thru 12th grade 2020-2021 Bell Schedule

5th thru 12th grade students. The teachers' google classroom codes are located on this website and our Plains webpage. Please login tomorrow if you are online learning. You can login today to be ready for tomorrow. https://www.plainsisd.net/article/286516?org=plains-isd

Dear Elementary Parents/Guardians, Welcome Back! We are so excited to see your student whether it be face-to-face or virtual instruction! The teachers and staff have been working extremely hard to provide your student with a safe and engaging learning environment. While this year will look a little different, the expectations we have for ourselves and your student remain high. There are several changes to school procedures that I would like to explain. 1. All students need to self-monitor at home daily with the help of a parent. The questions will be provided at the end of this letter. 2. All staff, students, and visitors will have their temperature taken before walking in the door every day. 3. Masks are not required, but they are recommended. If you can send a mask with your student, they can be used in the classrooms for short periods of time, so students can participate in small groups and centers. 4. If you want your child to wear a mask all day, we will certainly allow that. Please communicate that with your child’s teacher. 5. Restaurants and parents may drop off lunch to their student. Please ring the bell and someone will come to the door to get it. 6. Visitors and parents will not be allowed in school without an appointment except in the case of an emergency. 7. If you need to pick up a student during the day, please call Christina at 806-456-7401 ext. 1293 and let her know what time you will be there, and she will escort them outside to your car. Please pull through the elementary drive-through and wait in your car. If you are not there at the designated time, your student will be sent back to class. 8. Arrival and Dismissal will look different this year. We are asking that all parents please use the elementary drive through to drop off and pick up your student. We ask that all parents remain in their vehicles at all times. We will have people to help your student in and out of the building. 9. Dismissal will take a few minutes longer, especially the first couple of weeks. Please be patient with us, we will make this work and will do it in a timely manner. 10. We have red bracelets available for staff and students to wear if they choose. This bracelet represents a visual reminder that the person wearing it does not want to be hugged or touched and wants to keep a 6 ft distance between them and others. If you would like your child to wear one during the school day, please contact your student’s teacher and they will give them one. We will keep student bracelets in the classroom. 11. The doors will open at 7:30 am every morning. Do not drop off your student before then. Students in elementary will go directly to their classroom and have breakfast. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 – 8:00 am every morning. Students are counted tardy at 8:05 am. 12. We will not be allowing visitors to eat in the cafeteria with their student. 13. We will not be having class parties in the classroom this year. If you want to send things with your student, they may bring them to class. 14. Please make sure you keep your phone number updated in the office. It will be very important this year that we have correct information at all times. 15. Pre K & Kindergarten parents: You may bring your child at 8:15 am on Wednesday (the 1st day of school) and walk them in. This is a special day for you and your student, and we want it to be memorable. We will only allow this to happen on the 1st day of school. Your student will not be counted tardy if they come in at 8:15 am on Wednesday. 16. The JH doors will remain locked and unused for drop off and pick up. All students in PreK – 6th grade should be dropped off or picked up at the elementary drive through. 7th -12th grade should be dropped off or picked up at the high school drive through. We will allow you to drop off all your students at either the elementary drive through or HS drive through. Self-Screening Questionaire 1. Have you, your student, or anyone in your household tested positive for COVID 19? 2. In the past 14 days, have you or anyone in the household been in close contact with someone with COVID 19? 3. Have you traveled outside the United States in the last 15 days? 4. Have you traveled outside of Texas in the last 15 days? 5. Is your student experiencing any of the following symptoms that are NOT normal to them? Persistent cough, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees, loss of taste or smell, headache, chills, sore throat, shaking or shivering, significant muscle ache, diarrhea, all of the above You should ask these questions about your student daily and do a daily temperature check before sending your student to school. If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you should either keep your student at home or call the school for any clarification needed. While we know this year will be different, we are working hard to ensure that your child’s education and safety are our #1 priority! We ask for patience and grace this year from everyone. Please talk to your child’s teacher or me if you have any questions or need any clarification. See you on Wednesday!! Mrs. Heflin Elementary Principal 806-456-7401

Just a reminder that our 5th -12th grade Packet and Schedule pick will be from 3:30 pm -5:30 pm at the Arena. 5th-12th grade Virtual Meet the teacher will be 5:30 pm -6:30 pm. You can use this webpage https://sites.google.com/plainsisd.net/pisdmeettheteacher/home?scrlybrkr=09cf153e

Meet the Cowboys /Cowgirls will be Thursday, Aug 20 at 7PM at Cowboy Stadium.

Attention 2021 Seniors!! Please attended our Senior Sunrise breakfast. Lets start off the year together! Please be at the Plains Ag Barn by 7am in the morning on Tuesday!!

Cowgirls battled well but come up short in 4th set 19-25.

Cowgirls fall in 3rd set 15-25.

Cowgirls drop 2nd set 14-25.

Varsity Cowgirls take first set against Seminole 25-17! Good job Ladies!

JV girls volleyball fall to Seminole 0-2.

SCHEDULE AND PACKET PICKUP & VIRTUAL MEET THE TEACHER On August 17th, we plan on distributing schedules and information packets from 3:30-5:30 pm for grades 5th thru 12th grade by drive through by the Arena. Google Meets codes for our Virtual Open House will be provided in the packet and posted on the school website. It is important to come by and pick the packet up. Virtual open house will be from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm where students and parents can log on to Google Meets and meet their 5th thru 12th grade teachers. Think of the Google Meets link as their “room”. It will run just like an open house normally would, where you can log in and log out each video conference and meet your student teachers for the 2020-2021 school year. Using a tablet, smartphone, or computer please find your teacher’s meeting links and/or QR Codes on the Virtual Open House Links sheet. This is also accessible through the Plains ISD website, https://www.plainsisd.net/article/286516?org=plains-isd

Plains ISD wants to thank Sandy Land Water Conservation District for a donation of $3,000 for touchless water bottle refill kits! Fighting COVID together!

Update on ' Meet the Cowboys." It has been postponed this Thursday to a later date. The new date will be announced early next week.

Student registration may be done online, but in person registration will not start again until Tuesday.

Cowgirls drop 4th set 18-25.

Cowgirls drop 3rd set 22-25.

Cowgirls take 2nd set against Idalou 27-25! Keep it up!

Cowgirls drop first set against Idalou.

JV cowgirls come up short against Idalou. Fall 0-2.