Conroe Independent School District Mitchell Messenger Volume 19, Issue 15 Principal Paula Klapesky Assistant Principals Treva Madore-5th Principal’s Corner by: Paula Klapesky April 7, 2015 Our Mitchell Mustangs are so fortunate to have field trip opportunities such as the upcoming visits to the Ball Recycling Center and the Texas A & M Agrilife Center. Field trip permission forms will be emailed to parents on Monday, April 13. Please sign the signature page and have your child return it to his/her homeroom teacher. 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. 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 11:30-12:00 LC 7, 8, 9 12:00-12:30 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. A True Learning Community Mitchell Calendar of Events Apr. 7-8-Spring Pictures Apr. 9-9:15 a.m.-Magnificent Mustang Ceremony Apr. 10-4:00-6:00 p.m.-5th Grade Social Apr. 11-Intermediate Band & Orchestra Solo/ Ensemble Contest-Wilkerson Apr. 20-5th Grade Math STAAR 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 May 4-8-Teacher Appreciation Week Mitchell Spring Pictures! Photo Texas will be here on April 7-8 to take beautiful outdoor spring pictures of your child! The students will have their pictures taken on the following dates: Tuesday, April 7-LC’s 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, Life Skills Wednesday, April 8-LC’s 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, Life Skills Proofs will be sent home in April. You are sure to love these photos, so please be sure your child is ready for pictures on their assigned date! Smile! No money is necessary on the day of pictures. If you choose to order, you will send in payment with the proof card. 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 5 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. News from the Registrar: by Linda Rusinski Keep your Child’s Information Current 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. 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! Teacher Achieving Excellence (TAE) 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 Lunch Bunch 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 11 students who were nominated for the March 27 Mitchell Lunch Bunch: Liv Walker Kirstie Suggett Harrison Dipasquale Raquel Hilton Morgan Tague Courtland Gustafson Anna Mankoff Jackson Geerlings 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. The clinic is in need of gently used shorts, socks, and shoes. If you have any old clothes that you are looking to get rid of, please consider bringing them into the clinic. The Path was Painted Pink ! Sunny skies "iced" the pink crowds that showed up for the 8th Annual Paint the Path Pink Walk & 5K. Over 1,100 Mitchell students, parents, grandparents and community neighbors came out to raise awareness and support the fight against breast cancer on Saturday. The event, along with Girl's Night Out, raised over $40,000 this year and a combined $300,000 since its beginning 8 years ago. All proceeds from the event go to the Avon Foundation's Breast Cancer Crusade to fund research, early detection awareness and treatments. We are honored and proud to teach your children academically but are also humbled by the opportunity to model for them the impact we can make serving together in the community. The Passionately Pink Teachers Team would like to thank everyone for their support. Wish us luck as we head to the 39 mile Houston Avon Walk to End Breast Cancer on April 25-26 with your donations. It is our hope that someday we can ALL say we were part of the cure. 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. V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 5 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. PAGE 4 V O LU M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 5 MI T C HE LL ME S S E NG E R Mitchell Fine Arts/PE Choir Notes: by Cyndie Lowry What an amazing District Intermediate Honor Choir concert we had on March 28! I'm so proud of the 25 students from Mitchell who represented our school! Great job! The 5th graders won the competition for getting all their registration forms and fees in first! YAY!! Chaperons, be on the lookout for instructions for the Choral Festival coming your way soon! Please be sure to mark May 7 on your calendars for our Spring Concert. Remember it will be in the MITCHELL COMMONS at 7:30 p.m. Students will need to arrive by 6:30 p.m. We will wear our black polos with BLUE JEANS! (This is a change I stated earlier!) We will have a summer choir camp August 10 - 12, 2015 here at Mitchell. If you are interested in your 5th grade student coming, please email me for the registration forms! The camp is open to all CISD 4th - 6th grade students in the 2015 - 2016 school year. Mitchell PTO Find us at: www.mitchellmustangspto.org 5th GRADE SPRING SOCIAL FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Tickets are available for purchase at WWW.MITCHELLMUSTANGSPTO.ORG in the Spirit Store What: An indoor carnival organized by the PTO with proceeds benefitting LC teachers, Fine Arts, PE, Special Education, Lifeskills and the Mitchell Scholarship. For: Mitchell 5th grade students only. From: 4:00-6:00 p.m. There will be two pick up times. Early dismissal from the Social is 5:00 p.m. All other students will be dismissed at 6:00 p.m. Transportation home from the social is the parent’s responsibility. No bikers or walkers allowed. Parents pick up students in their LC homeroom. If you are picking up a child other than your own, that child's parent needs to communicate this information to their teacher in advance. Students leaving early from the social will need a signed note from their parent and will need to meet their parent at the front door at 5:00 p.m. The only parents permitted in the school during the social are those scheduled and cleared to volunteer. For security purposes and the students’ safety we will not allow parents to enter the building until the social ends at 6:00 p.m. BUY YOUR CHILD'S ADMISSION AND GAME AND FOOD TICKETS ONLINE NOW. MOST GAMES AND FOOD COST BETWEEN 2-8 TICKETS. MORE DETAILS ARE ON THE PTO WEBSITE IN THE SPIRIT STORE UNDER 5TH GRADE SOCIAL. 2014-2015 YEARBOOKS Limited Number Still Available! 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. 6th Grade End of Year Celebration Coming Soon! Our 6th Graders will say "Aloha Mitchell" at the 6th Grade End of Year Celebration on Thursday, June 4 from 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. This event is a great send off for our kids and is not possible without parent donations and volunteers. Please consider contributing your time or some prizes. Also, take a moment to look at the attached T-shirt order form on page 5. T-shirts are available for purchase online through May 11. PAGE 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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]. Off Campus Private P.E. Information for 2015-2016 Off Campus Private P.E. information for our students will be available midMarch on the Conroe ISD district website. Look for information on approved facilities and the individual student application form at that time. Please note the important bulleted details below for parents/guardians considering Off Campus physical education for their child: The final date to submit all paperwork, including signatures, is May 1, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. All applications for Private P.E. during the 2015-2016 school year are tentatively scheduled to be available online mid-March. By state law, Private P.E. is for participation in individual Olympic sports only. Students are only allowed to participate at CISD approved facilities. Vendors/facilities will have the opportunity to apply to Conroe ISD between January 21 and March 21 to be a part of the program for 20152016. If you would like your child to be a participant in this program, please make sure your facility attends the January 21 “Vendor Meeting” at 10:00 a.m. in the Jett Center in Conroe. Off Campus physical education is a year-long commitment. There are no one semester version of this program. Students participating in Off Campus physical education are committed to both the fall and spring semesters and their class schedules are developed accordingly. By state law, students in this year long program will not be able to participate in school athletic programs which have their own athletic class during the day. Participants may be able to tryout for school club programs such as track, golf, tennis, and soccer that meet outside of the school day and do not have an athletic class period. For students properly enrolled in the year-long program, a facility can be changed only at mid-term. Choose your facility wisely from the outset. Students wishing to sign up for the program should initially choose Private P.E. on the Elective Course Request Sheet. A student will not be in Private P.E. until all required online forms are properly submitted by May 1. Any student choosing Off Campus physical education must be picked up daily at 2:50 p.m. at the northwest corner main student entrance. Please make sure as a parent/guardian you have year-long afternoon pick up arrangements in place prior to choosing Off Campus physical education. Students are not allowed to leave campus and walk home unsupervised. Grades and attendance for a child in Off Campus physical education are submitted each three weeks by the approved facility. These grades are reflected on report cards and do count toward U.I.L. eligibility. The Texas Education Agency allows Category I (15+ hours per week) participants to leave campus one hour prior to the end of the school day. From 2:26 p.m. until 2:50 p.m., students will be supervised by a McCullough instructor in a silent study hall. Choosing Off Campus physical education (Category 1) requires a commitment to leave early on both red and green days. Students in Category 2 Off Campus physical education do not leave school early each day and have a physical education class on campus. However, students do receive two extra classroom classes above and beyond. As a result, a student choosing and qualifying for Category 2, Off Campus physical education must be enrolled in band, choir, or orchestra. Students who fail to meet state guidelines for completion of hours will be dropped from Off Campus P.E. and placed in regular campus P.E. class. 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 5 PAGE 9 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 5 PAGE 10 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 5 PAGE 11 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 5 PAGE 12 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 5 PAGE 13 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 5 PAGE 14 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 5
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