08/27/18 Phone: 281-237-8000 Fax: 281-644-1660 Monday, August 27 4:00-5:30 pm Theater Arts auditions, Rooms T5 & T6, through August 29 Tuesday, August 28 8:45-11:15 am Cherrydale Fundraiser Kickoff, Cafeteria 4:00-5:30 pm Theater Arts auditions, Rooms T5 & T6, through August 29 McMeans Junior High 21000 Westheimer Parkway Katy, TX 77450 MMJH Save the Date! Open House, Thursday, September 6th! 4:30-5:30 pm Pep Squad Parent Meeting, Cafeteria Wednesday, August 29 4:00-5:30 pm Theater Arts auditions, Rooms T5 & T6, through August 29 Thursday, August 30 4:00-5:00 pm Orchestra pizza party, Orchestra room 5:15-7:45 pm 7th VB vs. MDJH (home), Competition Gym 5:15-7:45 pm 8th VB vs. MDJH (away), MDJH gym 4:30-8:00 PM-We will have food trucks here for all! 5:30-6:00 PM-Town Pep Rally featuring our Fall Athletes 6:30 8:00 PM Open House: Travel your Student s Schedule We look forward to a great evening of Bobcat Spirit! Friday, August 31 2:45-4:00 pm Choir pizza party, Choir room & Cafeteria 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 Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. ~ Jimi Hendrix Character Trait for August: Wisdom Wisdom Finding out what you should do and doing it Animal-tortoise Color-silver
Page 2 PTA NEWS VOLUNTEERING There are hundreds of ways to volunteer at McMeans, and PTA heads up organizing all of those volunteer needs. There may be a specific task or talent you are interested in, or you may want to know about all opportunities as they arise and decide at the time. Either way, please consider filling out our VOLUNTEER FORM to be on the contact lists for any needs to come! MEMBERSHIP Thank you to Officer Beard (our KISD security officer on campus!) for being our FIRST Community member of PTA! Our chapter has one of the lowest dues in Katy Council of PTAs, so please consider joining. Doing so does not sign you up for volunteering. Rather, it allows you to be a part of our organization's program and fundraising decisions as well as an additional count in our representation to our State legislature. Form, Benefits, etc. can be found here! DIRECTORY This year, PTA will be providing an online directory with parent and student information obtained from information YOU enter. To be included in the Directory, please click on this link to add your family, then join PTA to be granted access. Deadline to submit information and be included in the directory is September 30, 2018. The directory will not be printed. A code to access the online directly will be provided to paid PTA members after the directory information is collected. This is NOT A DIRECTORY OF ALL STUDENTS. Only those families and students who entered their information in the online form will be included in the directory. **If you have any questions about spirit wear ordered during Bobcat Camp, please email mmjhspiritmerch@gmail.com. For Fun Pass, mmjhfundraising.com. Fun Pass bands will be delivered during lunch on Sep 12. For more information please visit our website www.mcmeanspta.org (continued on page 3)
Page 3 PTA FUNDRAISING PTA membership approves several fundraising events for the school year so that we can continue to sponsor many programs and services for our students and staff. This year's first opportunity to support these efforts is... the McMeans PTA 2018-2019 Parking Spot Auction! As in past years, we are auctioning one FRONT ROW reserved parking space in the SIDE LOT (Gym & Cafeteria entrance) to the highest bidder! The spot will be available to the winner 24/7 starting September 1st, through the duration of the school year. It is perfect for teachers, volunteers, athletics parents, etc.! The auction is hosted online by 32auctions.com and goes live at 7pm CST on 8/20/18, and will run through 8pm CST on 8/31/18. This is an opportunity you won't want to miss!! CLICK HERE TO BID Another opportunity is coming up on the 1st no homework night, Wednesday September 12th! How about no homework and no cooking?! PTA will host the first Spirit Night of the year from 11am - 8:30pm at Fajita Pete's (1590 South Mason Road, Katy, TX 77450). Please mention that you are supporting McMeans PTA, as Fajita Pete's will donate a percentage of each sale back to our organization. It's that easy! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Connect with Us-McMeans Junior High Join us on Facebook and Twitter! Facebook: Our address is https://www.facebook.com/mmjhbobcats or search for MMJH Bobcats-Katy, Texas The school s PTA is also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mmjhpta and their website is www.mcmeanspta.org Twitter: Please search for McMeans Junior High. The address should come up as McMeans Junior High @mc_mcmeans The school s library is also on Twitter. Look for Bobcat Library @MMJHLibrary Use #watchmmjhlead to post and view our school events!
Page 4 McMeans Junior High Pep Squad What is Pep Squad? Pep Squad is a great way to show your team spirit and attend the McMeans Football Games. Pep Squad members wear their uniforms, sit together and a have a special cheer for pep rallies. Each participant will be required to purchase a Pep Squad t-shirt, bow and pom-poms to be worn to each activity. Navy and gold are our colors. Parent volunteers during the football games are appreciated. Emails will be sent asking for sign-ups. Girls may not leave the seats for their safety. Our cheer time will be one hour. In the event of rain, it is often very close to game time before we know if games are to be cancelled. **You must be on the Pep Squad and attend 6 events to try out for Cheerleader.** We will have the following activities throughout the semester: One parent meeting and a parent/guardian must be present: August 28, 2018 @ 4:30-5:30 PM in the MMJH cafeteria Football cheer/pep rally practice 5 Football games (each game will last one hour) Cheer clinic/practice 1 Basketball Game All activities will be emailed out and posted on the website. There are plenty of opportunities to make the 6 events. If you have any questions then please contact: Kandi Cook kandiscook@katyisd.org
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Page 7 2018 8 th Grade McMeans Bobcat Volleyball August 23 rd vs. BJH & MPJH @ BJH Scrimmage @ 4:45pm August 30 th vs. McDonald @ MDJH C- 5:15 B- 6:00 A- 6:45 September 5 th vs. West Memorial @ MMJH B- 5:00 A- 5:45 C- 6:30 September 13 th vs. Morton Ranch @ MRJH A- 5:15 C- 6:00 B- 6:45 September 19 th vs. Stockdick @ MMJH C- 5:15 B- 6:00 A- 6:45 September 27 th vs. Cardiff @ MMJH B- 5:15 A- 6:00 C- 6:45 September 29 th A & B Team Mid-Season Tournaments @ 8:00AM October 4 th vs. Mayde Creek @ MCJH A- 5:15 C- 6:00 B- 6:45 October 11 th vs. Memorial Parkway @ THS C- 5:00 B- 5:45 A- 6:30 October 17 th vs. Morton Ranch @ MMJH B- 5:15 A- 6:00 C- 6:45 *Start times are approximate as matches will begin at the conclusion of the previous match* October 18 th & October 20 th - End of Season Tournament Top six teams will participate -- times and sites TBA
Page 8 2018 7 th Grade McMeans Bobcat Volleyball August 23 rd vs. BJH & MPJH @ MMJH Scrimmage @ 4:45pm August 30 th vs. McDonald @ MMJH C- 5:15 B- 6:00 A- 6:45 September 5 th vs. West Memorial @ WMJH B- 5:00 A- 5:45 C- 6:30 September 13 th vs. Morton Ranch @ MMJH A- 5:15 C- 6:00 B- 6:45 September 19 th vs. Stockdick @ SJH C- 5:15 B- 6:00 A- 6:45 September 27 th vs. Cardiff @ CJH B- 5:15 A- 6:00 C- 6:45 September 29 th A & B Team Mid-Season Tournaments @ 8:00AM October 4 th vs. Mayde Creek @ MMJH A- 5:15 C- 6:00 B- 6:45 October 11 th vs. Memorial Parkway @ MMJH C- 5:00 B- 5:45 A- 6:30 October 17 th vs. Morton Ranch @ MRJH B- 5:15 A- 6:00 C- 6:45 *Start times are approximate* October 18 th & October 20 th - End of Season Tournament Top six teams will participate -- times and sites TBA
Page 9 MMJH 2018 8 th Grade Football Schedule Week 1: 9/5 MMJH vs. MPJH@ THS Week 2: 9/11 MCJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 3: 9/18 SJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 4: 9/25 WMJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 5: 10/2 MMJH vs. MDJH @ THS Week 6: 10/9 CJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 7: 10/16 FBISD vs. MMJH @ Legacy *Bold is the Home Team *C Team plays at 5:15pm B Team plays at 6:15pm A Team plays at 7:30pm
Page 10 MMJH 2018 7 th Grade Football Schedule Week 1: 9/4 MMJH vs. MPJH@ THS Week 2: 9/10 MCJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 3: 9/17 SJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 4: 9/24 WMJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 5: 10/1 MMJH vs. MDJH @ THS Week 6: 10/8 CJH vs. MMJH @ THS Week 7: 10/15 FBISD vs. MMJH @ Legacy *Bold is the Home Team *C Team plays at 5:15pm B Team plays at 6:15pm A Team plays at 7:30pm