August/September, 2019

Dear Parents/Guardians:

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the 2019-2020 school year. Our staff is looking forward to working with you and your children. We at Moran look forward to meeting and serving our new families as well as those returning for another year.

A new full time teacher to Moran is Michaella Schick, 4th grade. Mrs. Logan will be teaching first grade this year.

Riding the bus to and from school is extremely safe and helps reduce traffic congestion on Beech Road. If your children do not currently ride one of our buses please consider it. You’ll save money and children will be transported safely and efficiently.

Parents have received individual student ILEARN data but the D.O.E. has not released school wide data at this time. Once the data arrives our staff will immediately begin the process of building a plan of success for all our students. The staff at Moran Elementary School is dedicated to providing the best educational experience possible for your child. We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated and experienced staff working with your children.  We know that working together, between home and school, we can be successful. At Moran we want every child to be successful. As the new school year approaches I hope you will have the opportunity to visit and volunteer in your school. Your participation at Moran sends the message that learning is important. We hope you will have the opportunity to send that message often. Again, the Moran Staff and I look forward to serving you and your children in the coming year. I hope that your summer break has been an enjoyable one. See you soon.

                                                                        Sincerely,

                                                                        Frank Anglin, Ed.S. 

Sign-up for the Kingsmen Junior Boys Basketball League on Tuesday, September 10^th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., at Penn High School, enter Door D.

All games will be played on Sundays in the Penn Fitness Center, enter Door G.

 Grades 3 & 4 Games Times: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Grades 5 & 6 Games Times: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

*Game times subject to change due to league size

Before each game, all players will learn a Team Concept. The 15 minute Team Concept will be led by Penn Varsity Assistant Coach Julius Smith. Team coaches will consist of approved volunteer parents and members of the community. Each team coach will assist with the team concept lesson before each game. The league will start on September 22nd with the last games being played on November 3rd.

The cost of the league will be $75 for every player, along with the additional cost of the Kingsmen reversible jersey. All players must purchase a Penn Jersey. We will have info to order your sons Jersey at the time of registration.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Assistant Boys Varsity Coach Julius Smith at jsmith5@phm.k12.in.us.

On Thursday, August 22, we welcomed back the youngest members of the P-H-M family … our kindergartners!

This up and coming Class of 2032 kicked off their educational careers in true #PHMExcellence fashion! Get a glimpse of the First Day of Kindergarten across the District. Some of our little Moran Knights are featured about 58 seconds into the video …

P-H-M’s annual Community Tailgate to kick off the start of the Penn Football Season will once again be held at the TCU Freed Field, South End Concession Stand Plaza.

The Tailgate is hosted by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and the Penn Boosters Club for all P-H-M families and patrons to enjoy.

So come out early to the football game, grab a hot dog and catch up with old friends! Then stick around to cheer on the Kingsmen as they take on LaPorte in the season Home Opener!

Friday, August 30
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
TCU Freed Field, South End Concession Stand Plaza

Tickets $4.00 (payable at the event) includes:

• Bratwurst or hot dog

• Potato Chips

• Cookie

• Drink

Today was New Teacher Orientation for Penn-Harris-Madison. 

Moran Elementary School is welcoming 1 new teacher.

Click to get more details on P-H-M’s Penn’s New Teacher Class of 2019.

WNIT has introduced a new service which will help prepare your future students for kindergarten. A new 24/7 PBS Kids Channel offers a full time education alternative to kids’ channels which exist to sell “stuff” to children. This new channel is available from a home antenna at 34.3 and will be available on most cable systems. In addition to the television broadcast, the PBS Kids Channel on WNIT will also be fully live-streamed with related on-line games to enhance and extend the learning experience. Here are the links to two videos promoting the new channel: https://youtu.be/kkRYEj0dRJ0 andhttps://youtu.be/IGMQtt2eyoU.

Sign-up for the Penn Girls Basketball Leagues will be from noon-to-2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The Junior League is for grades 3-6, and the Senior League is for grades 7-8.

Both the Junior League and Senior League start on Sunday, Sept. 8. The Junior League ends on Sunday, Nov. 10, and the Senior League ends on Sunday, Nov. 17.

• Click here for information on the Junior League.
• Click here for information on the Senior League.

Students in grades 3 – 8 participated in the ILEARN assessments earlier this spring. Since ILEARN is a new test, the results with proficiency levels and final scores will not be available for schools until August 15. 

In accordance with Indiana Code 20-32-5.1-12(d), parents and schools have an opportunity to request a rescore for any open-ended item(s) to which students responded on the ILEARN assessment.

Requesting a rescore is optional and is not a requirement for scoring your student’s test.

The P-H-M ILEARN Rescore Request window will be open from Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 26. Parents or guardians who wish to view students’ response images and scoring rubrics must complete P-H-M’s online form to schedule an appointment at the Educational Services Center for the window of dates listed above. Please click here if you wish to make an appointment. The State is not providing a separate online portal this year for parents to access this information.

If you wish to make an appointment, please note during the appointment, the parent or guardian will ONLY be able to view the following: 

• an image of your student’s response to each open-ended item
• a sample of student responses for each score point
• the scoring rubric to help decide whether to request a rescore for that item

Important Information about the rescore process:

• The rescore request, if desired, will be submitted by P-H-M on behalf of the parent or guardian
• Requesting a rescore may result in an increased or decreased score
• A rescore request cannot be reversed
• A rescore request can only be submitted once

Again, requesting a rescore is optional and is not a requirement for scoring your student’s test.

Parents/Guardians who wish to view students’ ILEARN response images and scoring rubrics, must click here to make an appointment for Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 26.

Registration for kindergarten students for the 2019-2020 school year opened on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

This registration opportunity is for youngsters who live within the P-H-M district and who will be five-years-old on or before September 1, 2019. 

Registration for Moran Elementary will take place during the hours of 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. A parent or guardian must appear in person to register their child. 

Click here for more registration forms and more details on P-H-M Kindergarten Registration. 

Penn-Harris-Madison also operates two preschool programs: Early Learning Academy (ELA) and Penn PALS.  Neither program is offered at Moran, but you can click the links below to learn more about the programs available at our other elementary school sites.

Click here to learn more about Penn PALS and download a registration form. Registration for the 2019-20 school year opens Monday, March 11, 2019.

Click here to learn more about ELA and to download a registration form. Registration for the 2019-20 school year opens Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019.

The Food Service Department of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is participating in the Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2019.

FREE MEALS will be available to children 18 years of age and under, or persons more than 18 who are determined by a state or local public education agency to be mentally or physically disabled and who participate in a public or non-profit private school program established for the mentally or physically disabled. 

The program will operate Monday through Friday. All sites will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2018.

Please click here for more information and a complete list of sites and dates.