The Office

Important Attendance Information

To report a student absent please call 469-752-6400 and follow the prompts. To FAX a note, the FAX number is 469-752-6401. 

 
Calling the absence line will not be considered an Excused Absence.  We are required to have a note on file for every absence.  Notes from parents need to contain the full name of the student, dates of absence, reason for absence and parent signature.  Absence notes are considered legal documents - no sticky notes please. 
We have attached an Absence Excuse Note for your convenience. Medical notes should have the date(s) of treatment, return to school date and physicians signature or stamp. 
 
Absence notes are due the day the student returns, but may be accepted up to three days after the absence. Without a valid note in three days, an absence will remain Unexcused.  Please allow 3 business days for processing. 

 

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Bell Schedule: 2011 – 2012

The following are the SMS Regular and "Pangher Power Hour" Bell Schedules for the 2011 – 2012 School Year. 

Regular Bell Schedule:

  • 8:30 – 9:24 — 1st Period / Pledges
  • 9:28 – 10:19 — 2nd Period 
  • 10:23 – 11:17 — 3rd Period / Announcements
  • 11:21 – 12:43 — 4th Period
    • 11:17 – 11:47 — Lunch A (8th grade)
    • 11:47 – 12:17 — Lunch B  (6th grade)
    • 12:17 – 12:47 — Lunch C (7th grade)
  • 12:47 – 1:38 — 5th Period
  • 1:42 – 2:33 — 6th Period
  • 2:37 – 3:30 — 7th Period / Announcements

 

"Panther Power Hour" Bell Schedule: 

  • 8:30 – 9:15 — 1st Period / Pledges
  • 9:19 – 10:03 — 2nd Period 
  • 10:07 – 10:51 — 3rd Period / Announcements
  • 10:55 – 11:39 — 5th Period
  • 11:43 – 1:05 — 4th Period
    • 11:39 – 12:09 — Lunch A (8th grade)
    • 12:09 – 12:39 — Lunch B (6th grade)
    • 12:39 – 1:09 — Lunch C (7th grade)
  • 1:09 – 1:53 — 6th Period
  • 1:57 – 2:41 — 7th Period / Announcements
  • 2:45 – 3:30 — Panther Power Hour

 

Snow Day? - School Closure Plan for Inclement Weather

Inclement weather, such as an accumulation of frozen precipitation on the roadways, may necessitate a delayed opening or cancellation of the school day.

Check with one of the following sources to obtain accurate information:
Major television stations including KDFW - Channel 4; KXAS - Channel 5; WFAA- Channel 8; KTVT - Channel 11, UPN 21; KDAF- WB33, News - Channel 33; and Channel 99, Time Warner Cable (PISD Station).

For complete information go to: http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/safety/school.closure.shtml

The make-up days scheduled, if needed, are Friday, June 3, 2011 and Monday, June 6, 2011.

Absences and Homework Requests

Make-up work may be requested on the third day of a student absence. Please call the Attendance Office (469-752-6404) before 10:00AM. Work will be available for pick-up after 3:00PM in the Attendance Office. If work is requested, it must be completed when the student returns.

Picking Up Your Child Early

What to do if you need to pick up your child early:

  1. Send a note with your child's name and time you need to pick them up.
  2. Have your child take it to the attendance office as soon as he gets to school.
  3. Your child will get a pass to give to his teacher allowing him to leave class at the appropriate time.
  4. Your child will meet you at the attendance office so you can sign them out. (A parent or guardian's signature is required for a student to leave the building)

*If you forget to send a note, call us as soon as possible.  Please don't wait till the last minute as it will most likely cause you a considerable delay in picking up your child.

Student Drop-off and Pick-up

A couple of things you can do to help us on a daily basis and especially on bad weather days:

  • Please pull up all the way forward in the car pool line and also help us by having your child get out of the car when the line stops.  You do not have to be all the way in the front of the line to drop your child off. 
  • Have your child prepared to get out of the car immediately when the line stops.  This keeps the car pool line moving at a steady pace.
  • Please remind your child to walk slowly when entering the building; the floors are very slippery on wet weather days and students can easily slip and fall.  A gentle reminder- flip-flops are very dangerous when the floors are wet. It is best if students choose to wear shoes on these days for safety.
  • Plan to leave early to avoid the long lines.
  • If at all possible, do NOT drop-off students in the cul-de-sac or the street across from the car pool lane exit (the one marked "No stopping, standing or parking during school hours").  These students passing through the cross-walk delay the cars from exiting the SMS parking lot (which requires a right-turn-only exit).  The more kids that get dropped off in the cul-de-sac, the longer the delay, the slower the car pool lane.
  • Lastly, please do not drop students off in the parking lot.  It is not considerate of fellow parents who have followed the car pool drop off procedures.  This endangers our students as they many times are in a hurry and they have to cross the very busy car pool lane where cars are trying to leave our school.

We do want to reassure you that on these bad weather days, students will not be counted tardy because the car pool lines were long and slow due to the weather.  We will remind our teachers to allow students into class without a tardy.

Incoming 7th Graders - Vaccination Requirements

ATTENTION PARENTS OF NEXT YEAR'S 7TH GRADERS!!!

Remember that your child will need the following three vaccinations before picking up their schedule in August 2010.

  1. Tetanus booster with acellular pertussis, if no tetanus vaccine in previous 5 years
  2. 2nd Chickenpox vaccine (varicella)
  3. Meningitis vaccine

You may bring shot records to the front office, have them faxed (fax: 469-752-6401) or mail them to Schimelpfenig M. S. at 2400 Maumelle Drive, Plano 75023. Your child will not be permitted to pick up his/her schedule for 7th grade nor be allowed to attend class until all updated, verified immunization information is received by the school nurse.

School Store

The School Store is open during lunch Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Hours are 11:30am to 1:00pm. 

Students can purchase many necessities at the school store, including:  SMS Planners, SMS Pencil Bags, Locker Mirrors, Spiral Notebooks, Filler Paper, Brad & Pocket Folders, Post-it-Notes, Dividers, Pencils, Leads, Erasers, Pens, Gel Pens, Sharpies, Highlighters, Markers, Colored Pencils, Sharpeners, Calculators, Rulers, Protractors, and Angle Rulers.

Seasonally themed items are also available periodically throughout the school year.

Address Changes

Throughout the school year, please notify Mrs. Howell (469-752-6415 or Helen [dot] Howell [at] pisd [dot] edu) if your address changes. This will ensure you receive all PISD mailings. Thank you for your cooperation.

Car Pool Map and Instructions

A carpool map is attached, please also observe the following carpool guidelines. In an effort to alleviate some of the traffic congestion in and around SMS, we are asking that parents please follow these guidelines when picking up their children:

  1. Enter the car pool lane only from the far west entrance;
  2. Exit the car pool lane only from the east exit;
  3. When exiting the car pool lane, please turn right... NO LEFT TURNS. Part of the "backup" in the parking lot is due to vehicles attempting to turn left onto Maumelle Drive in heavy traffic;
  4. Please do not make illegal U-turns on Maumelle Drive;
  5. When in the car pool lane, please park as close to the right curb as possible and remain in your vehicle. This area is a marked fire lane and the vehicle cannot legally be left unattended;
  6. When the car pool lane traffic moves, please pull forward;
  7. Observe all crosswalks... and remember that you have to stop if the crosswalk is occupied.

With your help, hopefully we'll be able to get traffic flowing more smoothly and have a safer campus for your children.

 

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