August 25, 2021

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please complete the following back to school forms (Navigation Menu > Forms > General Forms) in the PowerSchool Parent Portal (https://powerschool.methacton.org/public/home.html):

• Acknowledgements (for Student Handbook/Code of Conduct/Board Policies/Acceptable Use Policy)
• Student Health Form Update
• Emergency Contacts
• Publicity Refusal Form 2021-2022 (K-12)/ Release of Information (9-12 only)

**Please note that you can only view and update the set of forms under one student at a time. If you have more than one student in the district, you will have to go to each student tab to view and submit their forms.**

You can find more detailed instructions to complete forms here: https://www.methacton.org/cms/lib/PA50000637/Centricity/Domain/229/Accessing%20Forms%20in%20PowerSchool%20Parent%20Portal2021-2022.pdf

To learn how to create a Parent Portal account or add children to an existing account, please go to the PowerSchool page on the Methacton School District website: https://www.methacton.org/Page/586

Forgot your PowerSchool Username or Password, click the link to recover your account sign in information: https://powerschool.methacton.org/public/account_recovery_begin.html

If you need additional assistance completing these forms, please contact your child’s school.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Methacton School District

August 23, 2021

Good Morning Methacton Families,

Here are some additional details related to the release of class/teacher assignments and bus assignments in the PowerSchool Parent Portal:

Class/Teacher Assignments

• Arcola/Skyview/All Elementary (K-8) – class/teacher assignments will be available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 1pm.
• Methacton High School (9-12) – class assignments were made available on August 16, 2021.

Transportation

• 2021-2022 student school bus assignments for K-12 will be available within PowerSchool on August 23, 2021 at 1pm.
• For any questions/concerns related to transportation, please visit the transportation website: methacton.org/transportation.

You can also find additional “Back to School” related information such as supply lists, back to school night schedules and more at www.methacton.org/backtoschool.

Thank you,

Methacton School District

August 10, 2021

Dear Methacton Families,

As the first day of the 2021-2022 school year approaches on August 30, here are a few notes and reminders to help your family prepare for another successful school year:

PowerSchool Parent Portal

• Class/Teacher Assignments will be available in PowerSchool on the following dates:
  • Methacton High School – August 16, 2021
  • Arcola/Skyview/All Elementary – August 23, 2021
• Contact Information Verification: Please review your student’s emergency contact information in PowerSchool (Navigation Menu > Contact Information) to verify the information is correct or make any necessary updates.
• The following forms can be found under Navigation Menu > Forms > General Forms.
  • Student Health Form: This form must be reviewed and verified every school year.
  • Acknowledgements (available on August 25, 2021)
    • Handbook Sign Off: Please review your student’s school handbook in PowerSchool or on the building websites. You will be prompted to acknowledge that you have reviewed and discussed the document with your student.
    • Code of Conduct Sign Off
    • Acceptable Use Policy
    • Board Policies
• Optional Publicity Refusal Form (available August 25, 2021): If you do not want your student videotaped or photographed in the 2021-2022 school year, complete the Publicity Refusal Form in PowerSchool by September 15, 2021.
• Visit https://www.methacton.org/powerschool for details on how to access your parent portal account. If you have not already established your portal access, please call the main office at your student’s school to obtain the necessary credentials (Access ID and Password for each student) to create your account.

Transportation

• 2021-2022 student school bus assignments will be available within PowerSchool on August 23, 2021.
• For any questions/concerns related to transportation, please visit the transportation website: methacton.org/transportation.

School Supply Lists

• Elementary - Lists of any necessary school supplies will be sent home with teacher letters.
• Skyview
• Arcola

2021-2022 School Year Calendar at a Glance

The instructional calendar is approved by the Board of School Directors in the spring for the following school year. It is distributed to all families each year via email, and outlines days schools are in session, potential make-up days, etc. Find other events and activities for the coming school year on the district website calendar.

Back to School Night Schedule

Methacton High School

• September 14 (Grades 9 and 10): 7 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
• September 20 (Grades 11 and 12): 7 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Arcola Intermediate School

• August 25 (Grade 7): 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  
• August 25 (Grades 8): 8:15 p.m. –  9:15 p.m.
  

Skyview Upper Elementary School

• September 8 (Grade 5): 6:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
• September 29 (Grade 6): 6:30 p.m. -8:15p.m.

Arrowhead Elementary School

• September 23: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Eagleville Elementary School

• September 22: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Woodland Elementary School

• September 21: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Worcester Elementary School

• September 13: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Get more back to school news and information at www.methacton.org/backtoschool. We will update this page as needed, as we approach the first day of school.