Sunday, December 3, 2017

News from Mrs. Graves

Upcoming This Week
Holiday Shopping Days This Week!

MONDAY, 12/4  BLUE
Spring Musical Rehearsals Begin
Baseball Try Outs Begin- Pitchers and Catchers, 3:45-6:00 (Must have complete packet)
7th/8th gr Boys' Basketball vs Westbriar @POMS, 5:30 p.m.
7th/8th gr Girls' Basketball @ Westbriar, 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, 12/5  GREEN
CLUBS
Tennis Practice

WEDNESDAY, 12/6  BLUE
Winter Dance Show (Blue Day Classes, Company & Crew, Cheer), 6:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, 12/7  GREEN
Magnet Tours, 1:00 p.m.
Tennis Practice
Winter Dance Show (Green Day Classes, Company & Crew, Cheer), 6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, 12/8  CHARGER
Choir and Orchestra Performance - Premium Outlet Mall

SATURDAY, 12/2
Swim Team at Lamar Open House
Choir Performance at Barnes and Noble



Magnet Application Deadline Friday
This week is the final deadline for Phase I applications for Magnet programs for the 2018-19 school year.  If you are interested in an HISD Magnet Program, your application must be submitted online no later than Friday, December 8th.

The last day for regular Magnet Tours is Thursday, December 7th at 1:00 p.m.  If you plan to take your child out of school to tour another HISD Magnet program, please email Ms. Sarratt at Jessika.Sarratt@houstonisd.org no later than Wednesday at noon.

Calling all Film Makers!
Students K-12 are invited to work as teams to produce a 60-90 second digital animation and/or video, highlighting important tips about how to be safe online. The Ed Tech team has supplied information about possible topics, examples of previous submissions to inspire student's creativity at the Digital Literacy Moments 2018 website at http://sites.google.com/houstonisd.org/diglit2018 .  The Education Technology team can also provide technical support and can work with teachers and students to learn how to use various creation tools. "Digital Safety Moments" can be produced in any format, including live video, animation or a sequence of narrated images.  Submissions will be accepted through March 29, 2018 at 5:00 pm.  Submissions should be sent to http://tinyurl.com/DigLitMoment.  Please be sure all participating students have a signed media release on file at the campus. Featured videos from prior challenges have been featured nationally at the Future of Privacy Forum (https://fpf.org/) and Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org).

Toy Drive
Ms. Rittmueller's community service club is hosting a toy drive.  Boxes are in each House Office for donations for the fire department stocking stuffer drive and Toys for Tots.  

Dress Code: Jackets
Students may wear a solid colored sweater, jacket or sweatshirt in gray, white or royal blue, without variations or patterns. There should be no stripes and no designs. Logos should be no larger than the student ID. Heavy overcoats must be stored in the student locker once the student enters the building. Students who are wearing a sweater, jacket or sweatshirt that does not comply with the dress code will be asked to put the item in their locker or pick it up from the main office after school.  A loaner sweatshirt will be offered.  


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