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AUGUST 11, 2021

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

DAILY SCHEDULE

PLAN FOR START AND

END OF SCHOOL DAYS

ENROLLMENT

DOCUMENTS

ONLINE FORMS TO

COMPLETE ENROLLMENT

COVID-19

PROTOCOLS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Welcome Back

IN THIS ISSUE

FROM SUPERINTENDENT BARKER

On behalf of the SCM Board of School Trustees and our entire SCM team, it¡¯s my

privilege to welcome you to the 2021-2022 school year! It is a great pleasure to

welcome both our returning families and those who are new to Mishawaka. All K-12

students¡¯ first day of school is August 11, 2021.

The start of each school year brings much excitement and perhaps even some

apprehension. Those feelings are made even stronger following this past school year

where we dealt with masks, contact tracing, quarantine, changing schedules, illness,

and loss. We cannot thank you enough for the way in which you trusted and worked

with us to make it a successful school year. Our students, families, teachers, and staff

did an amazing job under the circumstances.

Even though the virus is still very real in our community, we are thankfully in a much

better place as we start the new school year thanks to readily available vaccinations.

Having said that, we must remain vigilant and mitigate risks while balancing our

desires to live freely. As you know, our SCM Board of School Trustees approved our

plan to be mask optional for the start of the upcoming school year. While the St.

Joseph County Department of Health strongly recommends universal masking for

any unvaccinated individual while indoors, they did approve our plan for students,

families, and employees to make that choice for themselves.

I am honored, humbled, and excited to work with you and our incredible team of

educators, support staff, administrators, and school leaders. Like you, we all care

deeply about the success of each child. Our team works tirelessly to make our

schools a place where your children want to come each and every day to challenge

themselves, to socialize, and to achieve all that they can as learners. We are lucky

to have such a dedicated and caring staff whose priorities are all in the right places,

building positive relationships with each and every student and helping them to

achieve their full potential!

We are striving to provide the best possible education we can for each of your

children as we implement procedures to ensure the health and safety of the students,

our staff, and our families. It is my sincerest wish that we work together to ensure the

new school year provides exceptional learning, safety and well-being for everyone.

Welcome back!

Wayne Barker

Superintendent of Schools

School City of Mishawaka

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JYMS Schedule Pick-up

Open Houses

Daily Schedule

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MHS Picture Days

Transpo Information

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Enrollment Documents

Tech Support

Student Devices

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COVID-19 Procedures

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Immunizations,

COVID-19 Vaccines &

Sports Physicals Clinics

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School Supply List

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School Year Calendar

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Food Service Updates

Preschool Open Houses

School Textbook Fees

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Before/After School

Programming

SCHEDULE PICK¨CUP AND

WALK¨CTHROUGH

JOHN YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL

We greatly encourage students and parents to attend early

schedule pick-up. This event gives students an opportunity

to find their classes and lockers and to have their device

repaired or new enrollments can receive a device. It is also

beneficial for students to practice their locker combinations

prior to the first day of school. School counselors will be

available to help answer questions regarding student

schedules. Schedules will only be available during these

two days. If you cannot make it, students will get their

schedules on the first day of school or get it in Skyward

(Skyward). Students must be

accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to pick-up

schedules early August 4 and 5, 2021. P.E. uniforms will be

available for purchase during Schedule Pick-Up days. The

cost of the uniform is $10.00 per set.

Elementary

Open Houses

We invite you to attend the open house at your

child¡¯s school. This is a great opportunity to meet

their teacher(s), see their classroom, and help your

child feel confident for the first day of school.

BATTELL

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BETHEL

KINDERGARTEN CLASS

BEIGER

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EMMONS

7TH GRADE SCHEDULE PICK¨CUP

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

2:00 PM ¨C 6:00 PM

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

8TH GRADE SCHEDULE PICK¨CUP

Wednesday, August 5, 2021

2:00 PM ¨C 6:00 PM

LASALLE

If you have students in both grades you may

choose which day to come.

HUMS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LIBERTY

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TWIN BRANCH

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AUGUST 9

5:00 PM ¨C 6:00 PM

AUGUST 10

5:00 PM ¨C 6:00 PM

AUGUST 9

5:30 PM ¨C 6:30 PM

AUGUST 10

5:00 PM ¨C 6:30 PM

AUGUST 9

5:00 PM ¨C 6:30 PM

AUGUST 10

5:30 PM ¨C 6:30 PM

AUGUST 9

5:30 PM ¨C 6:30 PM

AUGUST 9

5:00 PM ¨C 6:00 PM

DAILY SCHEDULE

School City of Mishawaka

has new times for students

this year. Students may enter

their building for breakfast

at the times indicated on the

schedule to the right. Please

know there is no supervision

before these times. Students

must be picked up within

15 minutes of the end of

day time unless they are

participating in a supervised

activity. Thank you for your

cooperation.

NOTE: Bethel Kindergarten start time is 8:05 AM and end of day is 2:50 PM.



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MISHAWAKA HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOOL I.D. & PICTURE DAYS

GRADE 9 ONLY

AUGUST 3, 2021

2:00 PM ¨C 6:00 PM

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE:

? Class schedule

? School picture for the 21-22

yearbook

? Required student photo ID

? Free/reduced lunch and

textbook forms

? School devices available for

new enrollments

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

? Tour the building

? Have their device fixed or

replaced (only if needed)

GRADES 10, 11, 12

AUGUST 4, 2021

2:00 PM ¨C 6:00 PM

ALL GRADES

AUGUST 5, 2021

9:00 AM ¨C 12:00 PM

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE:

? School picture for the 21-22

yearbook

? Required student photo ID

? Free/reduced lunch and

textbook forms

? School devices available for

new enrollments

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE:

? School picture for the 21-22

yearbook

? Required student photo ID

? Free/reduced lunch and

textbook forms

? School devices available for

new enrollments

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

? Have their device fixed or

replaced (only if needed)

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

? Have their device fixed or

replaced (only if needed)

? No building tours for

Freshmen on this date

Students must have a valid MHS photo ID to enter the building on August 11, 2021. If you cannot make the August 3 and

4 dates, August 5 is open to ALL MHS students. Books will be given to students during the first week of school. Lockers

will not be issued during this time, they will be issued on an as-needed basis. Students will be given this information

during Advisory class.

MISHAWAKA STUDENTS RIDE

TRANSPO FREE WITH SCHOOL ID!

Students who attend John Young Middle School and Mishawaka High School

are able to ride Transpo school tripper buses as well as the Transpo fixed routes

for FREE on all operational days and times without limitations on weekends,

evenings, and holidays by showing their valid student ID card. Students

will no longer need to purchase a Transpo bus pass to ride, for a savings of

approximately $30.00 per month!

If a student has not yet received their student ID card, they will need to identify

themselves as a John Young Middle School or Mishawaka High School student

when boarding the bus to be allowed to ride at no charge. Once ID cards

are issued, students will be required to show their ID card to be eligible for a

free ride. Remember, face coverings are required on all SCM buses as well as

Transpo buses and properties.

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BACK TO SCHOOL SCM FALL 2021

IMPORTANT

BACK TO SCHOOL

ENROLLMENT DOCUMENTS

Families that are returning or new to School City of

Mishawaka need to complete important documents for

each child enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year. All

documents must be completed by August 11, 2021.

RETURNING

FAMILIES

Returning families need to complete:

? 2021-2022 Returning Student Form

? 2021-2022 Technology at Home Form

? 2021-2022 Student Health Form

NEW

FAMILIES

New families to SCM need to complete:

? 2021-2022 Technology at Home Form

? 2021-2022 Student Health Form

NEXT

STEPS

Steps to complete the forms:

1. Login to your Skyward Parent Portal

(current username and password) at

Skyward.

2. Tiles for form completion are listed individually

for each student listed in your parent portal.

3. If you are having trouble logging into your

Skyward Parent Portal, please contact your

school office.

GET YOUR

chromebook

READY FOR THE FIRST

D AY O F S C H O O L

What you need to know about student Chromebooks to

be prepared for the start of the school year on August 11,

2021:

REPAIRS/NEW STUDENT DEVICE PICK-UP

? Elementary Students: August 11, 2021

(first day of school)

? John Young Middle School: August 4 for 7th grade

students, August 5 for 8th grade students

? Mishawaka High School: August 3 for grade 9, August

4 for grades 10, 11, 12, and August 5 for all MHS

students

BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TASKS

1. Charge your Chromebook

2. Turn on the Chromebook

3. Login using SCM username and password

4. Bring it to school fully charged on the first day

5. Update the Chromebook:

? Chromebooks automatically receive feature and

security updates. Turn on the Chromebook

and ensuring it is connected to wifi to begin the

update process

? To manually check for updates:

a. Turn on the Chromebook

b. Login using SCM username and

password

c. Click on the clock

d. Click on the gear

e. Click about Chrome OS

f. Click Check for updates

Need help?

? BEFORE AUGUST 11, 2021:

Contact the Tech Support Hotline at

574-254-7795. The help line is available

Monday¨CFriday at 8:00 AM¨C3:00 PM.

? AFTER AUGUST 11, 2021:

Please contact your child¡¯s school

for assistance.



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