Haggard Middle School

In response to Governor Abbott’s April 17 executive order, Plano ISD schools will remain closed and will continue with remote learning through May 22, the last day of the school year, as we support the community, region and nation’s need to slow the spread of COVID-19.

We wish to express gratitude to our entire community of families, staff, volunteers and community partners for your patience and support during these uncertain times as we’ve all begun adapting to this new way of delivering and receiving instruction.

Thank you to our families for all that you are doing to support your children in their learning. Please continue taking care of yourselves and your families during this time.

Hello Eagles!

For our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) activity this week, we are starting with a Community or Family Circle. Please choose a talking piece to use as your family answers the following questions together. The person holding the talking piece answers the question while the other members of the family listen. We use our "Mohawk Duck." It can be a fun activity to choose your talking piece.

Circle Questions for this week:

Today I feel .....

What is one worry you have about today?

What is one joy you have about today?

What is the funniest joke you know by heart?

Activity for the week:

Put each family members name in a hat, on a spinning wheel or come up with another fun way to randomly choose a name. The person who is chosen gets to decide a fun activity for the family to do that week (go for a walk, play a favorite board game, watch a movie) and choose a family dinner or dessert for the week (they could even prepare the meal - or help). Choose a different person each week and have some fun!!!!

-Haggard Counseling Team

The SMU Center for Family Counseling at Plano ISD is now offering telehealth counseling services provided free of charge. Services are provided by SMU Counseling Program students during their Practicum and Internship experiences and will be supervised by SMU full-time and adjunct faculty. Services are for adults, children (play therapy), adolescents (activity therapy), couples, and families for a variety of presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, behavior difficulties (e.g., opposition, defiance, aggression), grief and loss, peer relationships, stress, trauma, career transition, and parenting.

Additionally, clients are being accepted for five new support groups: Adult Mindfulness Group, LGBTQ+ Parenting/Caregiver Support Group, Adolescent Support Group, LGBTQ+ Adolescent Support Group, and LGBTQ+ Adult Support Group.

Service hours and contact information is as follows:

Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Appointments are available - please call to schedule (469) 752-3098.

An FAQ for Telehealth Counseling services may be found HERE.

PISD has launched Phase 3 of the Remote Learning Plan for School Closure. Initial information was shared with our Plano ISD community and is linked on our district website, but we would like to share what Phase 3 means for our students while we can't meet face to face. For many of our core courses, we are using a new online platform called Edgenuity along with the learning that teachers will be designing and sharing with students using Google Classroom.

Students can access Edgenuity through a new tile that has been placed on their WebDesk home screen. As students launch Edgenuity, they are required to watch an orientation video that provides directions on how to use the platform.

Here is the link to access the Student Overview Video that launched when students accessed the platform for the first time.

Each Monday, our teachers will post lessons and assignments using the Edgenuity platform and will provide communication regarding any additional assignments needed to support student learning. Each Sunday, students will need to complete and submit that week's assignments to their teachers. Each Friday, teachers will review and post grades from the previous week's assignments. Grades will be posted as Met Standard (MS) or Not Met Standard (NM), as numerical grades will not be posted for individual assignments during Remote Learning. Each grade will be weighted as a daily grade and will only be counted once. Students will be given 2 attempts to complete/submit each assignment in Edgenuity and may contact their teachers to request additional support/assistance if needed. More information on grading guidelines may be found here: https://www.pisd.edu/Page/22656

For example, all Math assignments for the week of April 20th-24th are posted today (Monday, 4/20). Students will have until Sunday, 4/26 at midnight to complete and submit their completed work. Teachers will review and post grades for those assignments by Friday, 5/1. Students are encouraged to ask questions and attend teacher office hours/tutorials throughout the week for assistance with their classwork as well as submit completed work before the deadline each Sunday evening.

More information and helpful links will continue to be provided and updated on our district website.

If you have a non-working/broken Chromebook or if you missed the timeframe for picking up a device at Haggard, the Plano ISD Help Desk is available to assist you in obtaining a working Chromebook. Please contact the Help Desk Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (469) 752-8767, or email tsos@pisd.edu. The Help Desk will work with us to coordinate the repair, pickup or delivery of your student's device. Thank you!

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If you are needing internet access in your home, please click the links below for more information about Free Student/Family Internet Access for PISD famillies:

· Charter Spectrum

· Comcast

We want to make sure that all students have access to meals during the district’s closure. Adjustments to this schedule may be made as needed, so please watch for updated communications and regularly check the Plano ISD website for new information.

Beginning Monday, March 23, students will receive both breakfast and lunch at the same time. Families will only be required to come up to distribution sites one time per day between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This program serves students attending any Plano ISD school, grades pre-k through 12. Families can pick up meals curbside in the carpool lanes at the campuses listed below. Access to enter the buildings will not be available.

Daffron Elementary School

3900 Preston Meadow Drive, Plano, TX 75093

IB World School at Huffman Elementary

5510 Channel Isle Drive, Plano, TX 75093

Meadows Elementary School

2800 18th Street, Plano, TX 75074

Sigler Elementary School

1400 Janwood Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Thomas Elementary School

1800 Montana Trail, Plano, TX 75023

Barron Elementary School

3300 Avenue P, Plano, TX 75074

Armstrong Middle School

3805 Timberline Dr, Plano TX 75074

The 2020 Census continues to be an important initiative for Plano ISD as it drives about $38 million of the district’s funding. Census information is being mailed to homes soon and will include instructions on how households can respond online, by phone or by mail. For more information on the Census, visit www.pisd.edu/census2020.

For the latest information from Plano ISD regarding COVID-19: https://www.pisd.edu/healthupdate

Email: no-reply@pisd.edu
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/haggard
Location: 2832 Parkhaven Drive Plano, TX 75075
Phone: 469-752-5400