Conroe Independent School District Mitchell Messenger Volume 19, Issue 16 Principal Paula Klapesky Assistant Principals Treva Madore-5th Stephanie Johnson-6th Counselors Marianne Mote-5th Terrie Rascoe-6th Mitchell Intermediate 6800 Alden Bridge The Woodlands, 77382 Phone (832)592-8500 Attendance (832)592-8516 Fax (832)592-8518 Clinic (832)592-8457 (832)592-8525 Transportation Department (832)592.8800 Check out our campus web site at: http://mitchell.conroeisd.net/ Be sure to bookmark this site to retrieve the Mitchell Messenger in the future. Principal’s Corner by: Paula Klapesky April 21, 2015 Our fifth graders were scheduled to tour the Ball Recycling Center, but unfortunately, Ball Corporation let us know last Friday that their facility’s renovations are not completed. Therefore, they are having to cancel our field trip. I am sorry for the inconvenience. However, our fifth graders did enjoy the trip in the fall to Spring Creek Nature Center so they at least were able to take one field trip this year. A True Learning Community Testing Schedule for week of April 20 Monday, April 20 - 5th Math STAAR Tuesday, April 21 - 6th Math STAAR Wednesday, April 22 - 6th Reading STAAR Thursday, April 23 - 5th Science STAAR On April 21 & 22, fifth grade students will go to PE/Fine Arts before lunch rather than after lunch as usual. Sixth grade students will eat in their Learning Communities. We encourage sixth graders to bring a sack lunch and drink. The lunch line will be open for lunch only. Students will not be able to purchase snacks on testing days. Testing guidelines do not allow anyone to visit children while the test is being administered. Parents will not be permitted to eat lunch or deliver lunch to their child on testing days. We appreciate your support as we make every effort to maintain confidentiality. 5th Grade Lunch Schedule April 20 & 23 11:45-12:15 LC 7, 8, 12 12:20-12:50 LC 9, 10, 11 5th Grade Lunch Schedule April 21 & April 22 12:00-12:30 LC 7, 8, 9 12:30-1:00 LC 10, 11, 12 The use of cell phones is not permitted as stated in district policy and state testing guidelines. Please help us ensure testing security by not allowing your child to have a cell phone at school on the testing days. If a child does bring his/her cell phone to school, it must be turned off and kept in the locker or it will be collected by the teacher. Mitchell Calendar of Events Apr. 21-6th Grade Math STAAR Apr. 22-6th Grade Reading STAAR Apr. 23-5th Grade Science STAAR Apr. 24-7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.-5th Grade Band Solo & Ensemble Contest Apr. 28-4th Quarter Progress Reports distributed PTO Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8), is fast approaching. You should be receiving information from your Room Mom regarding a more detailed explanation. But here’s what you can expect! Monday-Banners or signs will greet the teachers in the LC hallways, and students can bring in personalized cards or letters. Tuesday-Bring in your teachers favorite treats and leave at the front desk. The Teacher Appreciation Committee will be providing a snack/treat bar in the lounge. Wednesday-Bring in a flower for your teachers (don’t forget about the specials teachers) to create a unique bouquet (vases provided by your Room Moms. Have any extra to donate? Contact your Room Mom). Thursday-A sundae bar will be here to provide an ice cream treat for teachers. Friday-Lunch will be provided by the administrative team. The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner. For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7752. PAGE 2 MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R GT Nominations V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 6 COUNSELORS’ CORNER Marianne Mote-5th grade Terrie Rascoe-6th grade Nomination forms for summer testing for CISD’s Gifted and Talented program can be found on the Mitchell Website from April 1-30. Nominations are for students who missed testing in January or who are new to the district and missed the testing dates. by Linda Rusinski Find out what Summer Programs will be offered at Houser Elementary this summer by going to the CISD website and click on Summer School, Elementary Summer School. On page 6, 7, and 8 you will find activities such as academic enrichment, robotics, GT summer camp, and technology programs. Follow the registration directions and you should be set. Hurry! Classes are limited! Keep your Child’s Information Current Teacher Achieving Excellence (TAE) News from the Registrar: If any of your phone numbers, email addresses or your physical address has changed since the start of 2014 please contact the Mitchell registrar, Linda Rusinski ([email protected] or 832-592-8460). An address change will need to have a Proof of Residency such as a utility bill (gas, water, electric); lease or buyers agreement/contract; bundled Comcast/AT&T bill for cable, phone & internet. Summer Move A Possibility? If you currently have plans to move over the summer please contact our registrar, Linda Rusinski ([email protected] or 832-592-8460). There will be a Summer Mover Form sent to you via your child. We ask that you complete it and send it back to school. If some of the information is not known we can update via email as needed. Thank you for your time. This will help so much in planning for the next year. If you are a sixth grade parent, and your child will not be attending McCullough Jr. High, I will let McCullough know of the possible summer move. Moving before End of Year? If there is a move for your family before the end of the year, I would ask that you contact me, Linda Rusinski. Please give the staff at least 3 days to get necessary withdrawal paperwork and grades complete. There are two forms that will need a parent signature. Absent? Reminder: After an absence from school, please send in a note or email the homeroom teacher regarding this illness, family emergency, etc. This should include the dates absent. We keep notes like this in each student’s attendance folder. Are you looking for an easy way to brighten someone’s day? Then send your child’s teacher or special staff member a TAE. Go to your child’s Parent Access account. Look for the TAE button and then follow directions. The teacher receives a special message that is electronically copied to their principal! Mitchell Shirts Several parents have asked if we have Mitchell shirts in the front office for sale. We have all three styles. We have a teal girls’ shirt and a unistyle “Mustang” shirt available in performance fabric and a cotton blend. Just stop by the front office to pick up an early holiday gift. If it is not a gift, just send your child to the Mitchell front office with a $15.00 check written to: Mitchell PTO. News from the Library by MaryEllen Bryant, librarian The Biggest Names in History are Visiting 5th Graders @ Mitchell on Friday, May 8 The “Who Was…? Insanely Awesome Trivia Show” is a game show themed theatrical presentation centered around Who Was…?, the hit biography series for children featuring cultural icons from throughout history and today, from Leonardo da Vinci to Barack Obama. In this hilarious performance, brought to you by Penguin Young Readers and the acclaimed education and media group, Story Pirates, students will face down against The Smartest Person in the World to see who knows the most about fascinating people of the past and present! To preorder books from the Who Was ? series, print out the order form attached to the Mitchell Messenger on page 10 and turn it in to Mrs. Bryant in the library by April 28. Read up and be ready for the history challenge! PAGE 3 MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R Mitchell Talent Show!!! Below is the information for your child to sign up to try out for the 2015 Mitchell Talent Show. Please pay close attention to the dates as there are deadlines that must be followed. The link to the form to fill out can be found at: https://docs.google.com/a/conroeisd.net/forms/ d/1_mkOOLsxnvTOGFaKEtmNWysyi9ArMVeu1gGu3kEKko/viewform?usp=send_form Please complete the entry form/permission slip and submit it by May 11, 2015. All recorded music must be shortened to at least 90 seconds or shorter. (very important), and email in an MP3 or MP4 format to [email protected]. A current photo must be emailed to: [email protected] Both emails and submitted Google docs form must be received by May11. REQUIREMENTS MUST have application, music, and photo submitted by May11. NO submissions will be accepted after 5/11/15. MUST have music cut to exactly 90 seconds and in MP3 or MP4 format when submitted. FULL COSTUME for tryouts (all props, clothes or instruments not used during tryouts could affect your score). NO LIP SYNCING allowed. Must provide background music only. COSTUMES must be within the school dress code. MAY NOT change talent, song, words or attire between tryouts and talent show. STUDENTS may participate in only ONE act. LYRICS must be appropriate for school setting. No profanity or questionable themes will be allowed. KEY DATES Monday, May 11-Application/Music/Photo due Monday, May 11-(4:00-6:00 p.m.)-5th Grade tryouts Friday, May 15-(4:00-6:00 p.m.)-6th Grade Tryouts Friday, May 29-(7:30-8:30 a.m.) : 6th Grade Dress Rehearsal Thursday, May 28-(7:30-8:30 a.m.): 5th Grade Dress Rehearsal Monday, June 1-TALENT SHOW DAY! 5th Grade-9:00 a.m. and 6th Grade- 2:00 p.m. NOTE ABOUT TRYOUTS: Students are randomly selected for what order they will be called up to try out. Depending upon the amount of participants this, as you can imagine, might be a very lengthy process. Please make arrangements for your student to remain the entire time. The random order will not be changed for anyone so as to be fair to all students. Please email Patti Thorpe if you have any questions. [email protected] V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 6 Sixth Grade Field Trip The 6th graders will be going to the Texas A & M Agrilife Education Center located in Conroe. This trip which is made possible by our Mitchell PTO. LC 1-May 19 LC 2-May 26 LC 3-May 11 LC 4-May 14 LC 5-May 12 LC 6-May 22 Students will depart from Mitchell at 9:00 a.m. and return at 1:00 p.m. CISD school buses will transport our children to tour the Agrilife center and learn more about natural habitats from certified Master Gardners. Students need to bring a disposable lunch. They will eat prior to retuning to school. News from the Nurse: by Debbie Robbins Medications All prescription and non-prescription medications need to be taken to the Mitchell clinic by each child’s parent. Medications can not be accepted from the children nor can children be in possession of medication at school or on the bus. Prescriptions and over-the-counter medication need to be in original containers with the child’s name clearly marked. The clinic staff is available to accept medication from parents between 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 4th Annual Mitchell PINK PARTY Friday, May 15, 2015 7:00 - 10:00 PM Cost $35 At Main Event Students have asked for it; now it's here! Our fourth annual Pink Night Out for both boys and girls! Students will take part in an evening filled with excitement and entertainment. With each registration students will receive 3 hours packed with fun. Activities will include laser tag, bowling (shoe rental included), video games with prizes ($10 card provided), billiards and shuffle board. Each registrant will also receive two pieces of pizza and a beverage. Prizes will be awarded to the most PINKED OUT girl and boy, so wear your pink attire! ($35 Check made Payable to: Passionately Pink Teachers). Registration Form DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2015. Space is limited to the first 150 students! Please return registration forms to the front office. A registration form can be found in this issue on page 11 . Contact Lori LeBouef with any questions at [email protected]. Thank you for supporting the Passionately Pink Teachers and their fight to end breast cancer. We are excited to be sponsoring this event for our Mustang students. PAGE 4 MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R Box Tops for Education Please send in your General Mills “Box Tops for Education.” A portion of the proceeds are sent to Anderson Elementary in Conroe. Found It Friday-Lost and Found “Found it Friday” has returned to Mitchell. Each Friday, all lunch boxes and clothing that has been left in the cafeteria/Commons or the gym will be on display. This display can be found on the stage steps starting on Friday during lunch. Please remind your child about this day to “find” some of his/her belongings. You, as a parent, are welcome to come at this time. As a reminder, putting a name with a marker on lunch boxes, jackets, etc. will facilitate the quick return of these items when found. Any jewelry, glasses, books, or rings will remain in the office until a student comes to inquire. Releasing Your Child Early for Appointments If you are checking your child out during the school day for an appointment, please send a note with them to be dropped off in the front office first thing in the morning. The note should include the date, student’s name, LC, time of pick up, parent’s name and signature. Your child will be given a gold slip which allows them to leave class and be available to you in the front office when you arrive. This will be of enormous assistance to the front office, especially if your child will be in PE or fine arts at that time, and will also save you valuable time when heading to an appointment. Please note that there are no early checkouts after 3:15 p.m. Morning Drop Off Reminders Our goal in the morning during car rider drop off is to keep the line moving to ensure all the students get into the building on time and also to keep the traffic off of Alden Bridge. Please keep these tips in mind if your child is a car rider in the morning. When dropping off your child in the morning please pull up as close to the gym as possible. Please do not stop near the bicycle racks to drop off children or bikes. If you need to leave a bike for dismissal please park in the parking lot and walk the bike across. All students who are car riders need to enter through the gym regardless of whether they have a note for dismissal or not. When they are dismissed from the gym at 8:30 a.m. they may then go to the office. Students participating in any morning activities such as: Choir Rehearsal, tutorials, Chess Club, Spanish Club enter the building through the gym. Also we would prefer that you not pull into the parking lot to drop off your children. If you must, please park and walk them across. V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 6 Coming To School After an Appointment If your child is arriving late to school due to an appointment, or returning to school after an appointment, please come into the office with your child and fill out the Health Care Provider (HCP) verification form along with your doctor’s note, to ensure your student is not marked tardy or absent for the day. MORNING GYM HOURS Students arriving early to school may wait in the gym. The gym opens at 8:00 a.m. The only exception to this will be students who have a morning practice or tutoring session. At 8:00 a.m. all other students can enter the gym and wait there for the day to begin. Thank you for your help. MORNING PASS If your child needs to come into the school early one morning, please print off a "Morning Pass" from the Mitchell Website (it is on the home page) and drop your child off at the gym doors, no earlier than 7:45 a.m. If you forget to print off a pass, you may write a note and sign it. ATTENDANCE LINE To report a child absent, call our attendance line at 832-592-8516 and leave a message stating your child's name (spelled out), LC number, reason for the absence, who is reporting the absence and a phone number. Upon your child’s return to school, a note explaining the absence should be brought to the homeroom teacher. “D.O.T.” - Drop Off Table Parents, Teachers and Students: Please be aware there is a D.O.T. in the main entrance hallway, across from the front office, for all Mitchell families to use. If your child forgets his/her lunch, musical instrument, homework, projects, etc., label the item with his/her first and last name, LC #, and leave it at the drop off table where he/she can pick up the item. TRANSPORTATION CHANGES If you need to call the school to let your child know of a change in afternoon transportation, please do so no later than 3:00 p.m. Notes are delivered to students at that time, and any changes made after note delivery are not guaranteed due to the busy dismissal routine. MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R PAGE 5 V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 6 Mitchell Fine Arts/PE Mitchell Lunch Bunch Orchestra Notes: Every Friday, teachers nominate students to eat pizza with Mrs. Klapesky, their grade level assistant principal, and grade level counselor. Many thanks to Brother’s Pizza in Sterling Ridge Shopping Center for donating pizza every Friday. Congratulations to the following LC 12 students who were nominated for the April 10 Mitchell Lunch Bunch: Milly Neat Stacey Love Sandra Leonardi Emily Welsh Tyler Kumin Karlie Armstrong Jordan Hickman Camila De La Puente by Sheronna McMahon & Leslie Aguilar The 6th Grade Orchestra students recently participated in the annual CISD Solo and Ensemble Contest at Wilkerson Intermediate School. Every orchestra student earned a Superior rating, which is the highest level of achievement. We are very proud of all the 6th grade students for learning how to prepare a solo to performance level. Congratulations to 6th Grade Orchestra student Sammy Lo!!! She won 3rd place in the Why I Want to be a Conductor contest sponsored by the Conroe Symphony Orchestra. The Spring Orchestra concert for both 5th and 6th grade orchestras will be May 14 here at Mitchell. The 5th graders will perform at 6:30 p.m. and the 6th graders will perform at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a daytime concert for the school later that month. If you have any questions, please let us know: [email protected] or [email protected]. Congratulations to the following students in Ms. Stark’s and Mrs. Stevens’ classes who were nominated for the April 17 Mitchell Lunch Bunch: Janell King Jacob Sukin Will Herndon Karen Zhou Max Seiler Ema Hernandez Jamie Tucker Dallas Straw Mitchell PTO Find us at: www.mitchellmustangspto.org 2014-2015 YEARBOOKS Limited Number Still Available! Choir Notes: by Cyndie Lowry Spring has sprung and the choir is closing in on their concert and contest!! If you signed up to chaperon on May 8, watch your email for important instructions for that day! You won't need to print it out because I will have a notebook for each of you with everything in it!! May 4, 2015: Chorale will perform for the 4th Grade Orientation. Attire is casual (see below) Meet in Choir room at 9:00 a.m. May 7, 2015: 7:30 p.m. in the MITCHELL COMMONS, Spring Concert. Attire is casual, meaning black polo with NICE blue jeans. No leggings, holes or shreds in the jeans. Bling is only acceptable if it is on the back pocket! All other rules (hair, makeup, no cologne, perfume, body sprays; yes to deodorant) apply!! Call time for concert is 6:15 p.m. in the Choir room. May 8, 2015: Spring Choral Festival Meet in Commons at 7:15 a.m. to check in with the chaperon. Students need NOT to bring their backpacks, cell phone, video games. These will all be taken up by the chaperon if they bring them. If you want them to have more than $7 on their game card, they are allowed to bring money. They will keep it in their pockets. We will arrive at Mitchell by 3:45 p.m. for the students to go home in their usual way. Attire for this festival is casual (see above) May 29, 2015: In school concerts. Casual attire. 6th Grade Choir and Chorale will perform at 9:15 a.m. and Mixed Choir and Chorale will sing at 2:00 p.m. Don’t miss out on the fabulous Mitchell Yearbook and signing party on May 27!! Go to the Mitchell PTO website at www.mitchellmustangspto.org to order your copy in the Spirit Store! You can also check your Mitchell PTO School Store online account to see if you have already purchased a yearbook. There are a limited amount available and yearbook sales from this point on will NOT be personalized. SUBMITTING PHOTOS FOR YEARBOOK Please submit any photos taken on field trips, class parties, or other school activities (including fine arts). We can always use more photos. We are especially looking for photos from Wax Museums. It is easy for you to upload your pictures straight to the Jostens web site. Go to: https://images.jostens.com Log in: 401853876 Password: Mustangs (case sensitive) If you have trouble uploading directly, you can copy your images to a disc and drop it off at the front office. (Your disc will be returned if you provide a name and LC). If you only have a few photos, you can email them to [email protected]. We appreciate you sharing your photos! The yearbook will be more complete and dynamic if we use pictures from many different sources. PAGE 6 MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 6 PAGE 7 MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 6 PAGE 8 MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 6 McCullough Junior High May 1 Course Request Deadline for 2015-2016 As a reminder, May 1 at 4:00 p.m. is the final deadline for all elective requests, core course selections, physical education requirement choices, and submission of private physical education paperwork. Requests can be submitted electronically via email to your child’s counselor. Drop Off Room Volunteers If you are interested in working the P.T.O. drop off room during the 15-16 school year, please contact Rhonda Emberton at [email protected]. Required Seventh Grade Immunizations for 2015-2016 If you have an incoming seventh grader for 2015-2016, please note that Texas requires three immunizations before school starts. These include Tdap, Varicella, and Meningitis. These are required before the first day of school. Records can be turned in at your current intermediate school or faxed to 832-592-5127. 2015-2016 Color Guard Auditions The auditions for McCullough Color Guard will be held May 5 through May 7 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. in the McCullough gym. Students should enter through the main west doors by the gyms. Incoming seventh graders should not arrive prior to 4:15 p.m. as we are clearing regular west traffic until that time. Audition packets will be available in April in the McCullough front office as well as the front offices of each of our four feeder campuses. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Garza at [email protected]. Tentative Student Orientation Dates McCullough Junior High has a special student orientation each fall to help young people and their parents/guardians to be prepared and feel good about the upcoming year. Student orientation allows children to pick up lockers/combinations, obtain valuable handouts, see their tentative schedules, walk their classes, and see their friends. Additionally, parents/guardians can sign up for P.T.O., purchase school clothing/gear, and pick up required reading books, if interested. Attendance is not mandatory but is a huge plus. Textbooks will be issued the first week of school. The child, or the child’s official parent/guardian, must be present to pick up materials. Should a student not be in town on his/her assigned date and pick up time, he/she can obtain a copy of his/her tentative schedule and pre-assigned locker at our front desk during the week of 8/18. These students who miss orientation will be issued pre assigned lockers the first week of school. Students’ schedules will only be available during their time slot so that the line will move quickly for all students, parents, and guardians. 8/11/15 8:30 a.m.— 9:30 a.m. 8th grade Last Name A-C 9:30 a.m.— 10:30 a.m. 8th grade Last Name D-H 10:30 a.m—11:30 p.m. 8th grade Last Name I-L 11:30 p.m.—12:30p.m. 8th grade Last Name M-P Closed 12:30 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. lunch and volunteer shift change 1:00 p.m.— 2:00 p.m. 8th grade Last Name Q-S 2:00 p.m.— 3:00 p.m. 8th grade Last Name T-V 3:00 p.m.— 4:00 p.m. 8th grade Last Name W-Z Students’ schedules will only be available during their time slot so that the line will move quickly for all students, parents, and guardians. 8/13/15 8:30 a.m.— 9:30 a.m. 7th grade Last Name A-C 9:30 a.m.— 10:30 a.m. 7th grade Last Name D-H 10:30 a.m — 11:30 p.m. 7th grade Last Name I-L 11:30 p.m. —12:30p.m. 7th grade Last Name M-P Closed 12:30 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. lunch and volunteer shift change 1:00 p.m.— 2:00 p.m.7th grade Last Name Q-S 2:00 p.m.— 3:00 p.m.7th grade Last Name T-V 3:00 p.m.— 4:00 p.m.7th grade Last Name W-Z Our administrative and teaching staff will be working inservice during this week. Any student missing his/her orientation date will receive books and locker the first week. 8/21/15 Student Orientation for all students registering in August new to C.I.S.D. will occur on August 21. 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