Sunday, August 21, 2016

News from Mrs Graves

Welcome to the 2016-17 school year!  

MONDAY, 8/22  CHARGER
NEW**  First bell rings at 8:00 a.m. and tardy bell at 8:07 a.m.
First Day Parent Coffee, Library, 8:15 a.m.
Football Begins, Daily 3:30-5:45 p.m. (7th and 8th grade only)

TUESDAY, 8/23  GREEN
Volleyball Interest Meeting, DLL, 7:30 a.m.
Volleyball Interest Meeting, Gym, 3:45 p.m.
Athletic Physicals $15 (cash only), Dance Room, 3:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 8/24  BLUE
Volleyball Try-outs, Gym, 6:00-7:30 a.m.

THURSDAY, 8/25  GREEN
Volleyball Try-outs, Gym, 6:00-7:30 a.m.

FRIDAY, 8/26  BLUE
Volleyball Try-outs, Gym, 6:00-7:30 a.m.
6th Grade Mixer, Cafeteria, 6:00-8:00 p.m.



First Day Information
Students are supervised for early drop off as early as 7:15 a.m.  Students arriving early will be sent to the Gym or MPR to wait until the first bell rings.  

Students will find their assigned first day homeroom using the alpha lists posted throughout the school.  Your child will receive a new copy of their schedule at that time, as well as their ID badge if they attended Charger Camp.  

At approximately 8:15, we will begin a Charger day schedule and students will attend all 8 periods on their schedule.  Students will eat lunch according to their grade level unless they are assigned a mixed grade class during 5th or 6th period.  This is very unlikely since there are very few classes during these periods that are mixed grade level classes.

During 8th period, students will receive the "First Day Packet" that includes important paperwork that should be completed by parents and returned on Tuesday.  Please set aside some time Monday evening to complete the paperwork.  Due to a delay in printing, the lunch application is not included in the packet.  We will send that form separately.  

Morning Drop-off Procedures
Parents have two options for dropping off in the morning.  For families coming eastbound on Glenmont from 610, please use drop-off location one, in green below.  For those families coming westbound on Glenmont from Newcastle should use drop-off location two in the HCC parking lot, in yellow below.  Please do not drop off your child on Avenue B or along the curb on Glenmont.  





HISD Transportation Information from Mr. Berry
If you did not receive a post card or a phone call from HISD Transportation telling you which route and stop your child is assigned to, that means your child will need a pink bus pass from Pin Oak in order to ride the bus this year.  Bus routes and stops are updated every year, so passes from previous years are not valid.  If your child had a pass last year it will need to be replaced.

HISD Transportation has a list of stops and routes that serve Pin Oak.  Here is a link: http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/69921 (select “Pin Oak” as your campus and click “submit”)

After reviewing the stops, please email Mr. Berry at jberry4@houstonisd.org: in the email tell him your child’s name and the bus stop they’d like.  Their pink bus pass will be delivered to them in class.


PTO School Store 
The school store will be open for business at 11:45AM - 1:45PM on Monday, August 22nd. We will not be open in the morning for the first day of school.  The School Store operates at 100% by parent volunteers.  These parents will be bringing their own children to school on the first day.  Starting Tuesday, August 23rd the store will be open daily during the following time periods:

7:45AM - 8:15AM
11:45AM - 1:45PM
(closed during school wide testing and early dismissal days)

First Day of School Parent Coffee
Please join us for coffee and breakfast bites at 8:15 a.m. in the Library.  Hosted but the PTO Hospitality committee.

Save the Date
6th grade parent talk on Middle School Transition
Thursday, September 8th at 6: 00 p.m.
POMS MPR


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