01/14/19 Phone: 281-237-8000 Fax: 281-644-1660 Monday, January 14 5:00-8:00 pm 7th Girls BBall vs. BJH, BJH gym 5:00-8:00 pm 8th Boys Bball vs. BJH, Competition Gym Tuesday, January 15 McMeans Junior High 21000 Westheimer Parkway Katy, TX 77450 No Place for Hate The PTA wanted to share some photos of their successful and meaningful December meeting on learning empathy. Our next meeting is January 25th at 2:20 pm in the cafeteria. No scheduled events today Wednesday, January 16 No scheduled events today Thursday, January 17 2:20 3:05 pm Top Cat Party, Cafeteria 6:00-7:00 pm 7th Boys Bball vs. BJH, BJH gym 6:00-7:00 pm 8th Girls Bball vs. BJH, Competition gym Friday, January 18 KISD Digital Citizenship Contest entries are due 8:45 am-3:55 pm 7th grade Social Studies guest speaker, LGI 2:20-3:05 pm Student Council Meeting, LGI 6:00-8:30 pm PTA Winter Luau, Both Gyms/Cafeteria Saturday, January 19 9:00 am 12:00 pm Theater Dress Rehearsal, Cafeteria/Stage Weekly deadline for the Paw Print is Wednesdays at noon. Email articles to: lynettemalidon@katyisd.org Visit the MMJH web site at: http:// kisdwebs.katyisd.org/campuses/mmjh Quote of the Week Everybody in the world is seeking happiness and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions. ~ Dale Carnegie Character Trait for January: Self-control Self-control: Choosing to do what you should even when you don't want to
Page 2 Friday, January 18, is the deadline to submit your video or meme! Scan the QR Code or visit the website posted below for registration and more info! If you have questions, please see Mrs. Alidon in the library.
Page 3 PTA NEWS Welcome Back from Winter Break! All Bobcats are invited to the Winter Luau Party hosted by PTA on Friday, January 18th.See flyer on page 4 for details! $10 cash/check sales at Lunches the 14th-17th. Tickets at the door will be $15. PARENT VOLUNTEERS are needed for the Winter Luau on Friday, January 18th. Please see details and sign up genius here. PTA Merchant Rebate end-of-year report: $19.35 amazon smile program $36.34 Randall's Good Neighbor 3rd quarter $38.79 Randall's Good Neighbor 4th quarter $10.84 Kroger Community Rewards Aug-October $28.30 Box Top earnings since March BIG THANKS to all of you who signed up and help support our efforts raising funds! Details of how you can easily earn FREE money for our school with these programs can be found HERE. Share with your neighbors, too! CHEER INFO Mandatory parent meeting for those interested in cheer or mascot tryouts: Thursday, February 21st @ 5:30 in the cafeteria. See the flyer on page 7 for more details! Cheer tryout clinic dates: March 28th & 29th, April 1st -3rd (4:00-5:00 pm in the Competition Gym) Mock tryouts are April 3rd. Cheer tryouts are April 6th at Taylor High School. Time to be announced soon. Mascot Tryouts are April 16th @ 4:00 Summer cheer and mascot camp is July 9th 11th at the Merrell Center.
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Page 10 STEM Workshops Designed by Teachers Registration is now open for NanoAcademy Spring 2019, free STEM workshops for current (2018-2019) 5 th -12 th grade students. The lessons were designed by experienced classroom teachers and will cover a variety of topics, including nanoparticles in water treatment, viruses, hydrogels, and food science! Questions? Feel free to reach out to us at stem@rice.edu!
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