Phone: 281-237-8000

Fax: 281-644-1660

09/05/16

The Paw Print McMeans Junior High 21000 Westheimer Parkway Katy, TX 77450

Monday, September 5

Labor Day-School Holiday

Tuesday, September 6

7:30-10:00 am Cherrydale Fund-

raiser Kick-off assemblies

4:30-6:00 pm Back to School Night

Wednesday, September 7

4:30-7:00 pm 7th VB vs. MRJH

(away), MRJH gym

4:30-7:00 pm 8th VB vs. MRJH

(home), Competition gym

5:30-8:00 pm 7th FB vs. MPJH

scrimmage (away), MPJH field

Thursday, September 8

4:30-7:30 pm 8th FB vs. MPJH

scrimmage (away), MPJH field

Friday, September 9

1:50-2:30 pm NJHS Officer Elec-

tions, Advisory

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

“Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit

them.” ~ Bruce Lee

Character Trait for September: Responsibility

Responsibility– Proving you can be trusted with what is expected of

you.

Animal-Rooster Color-Brown

Invitations were given to the students on September 2 to be hand deliv-

ered home. Parents and guardians will follow their student’s schedule

and meet the teachers. We are looking forward to seeing you here!

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This September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. One of our very own MMJH students is a

cancer survivor (he defeated Wilm’s Tumor, a form of pediatric kidney cancer) and will be this year’s

2016 GRAND MARSHALL at the Candlelighters Fun Walk on September 10th. We urge you, our MMJH

Bobcat Family, to show your support by volunteering, donating or walking in this year’s Fun Walk.

To participate in whichever way you choose, please visit the event website today to register or donate to

“Team Blake” at Candlelighters Team Blake. The event will take place Saturday, September 10th at Ter-

ry Hershey Park in Houston.

http://give.candle.org/site/TR/Events/General?team_id=2223&pg=team&fr_id=1130#.V8SPt00UWUl

Remember – gold is the color of pediatric cancer. So if you do nothing else, “Go Gold in September” to

show your awareness.

Thank you for your support!

The MMJH Counseling Team

Candlelighters Fun Walk gives you a way to directly help these families. This event raises funds to pro-

vide assistance to pediatric cancer patients and their families because no family should have to face

childhood cancer alone. For more than 20 years, Candlelighters has supported the needs of families

facing childhood cancer with Parent Consultants at both Texas Children’s Cancer Center and at The Uni-

versity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Children’s Cancer Hospital who Provide emotional, educa-

tional and practical support to families of children with cancer.

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Adventure Awaits: Explore KEYS Mentoring

Be a friend, spend an hour, change a life

Join us for the KEYS Kick Off

September 22, 2016 8:00-9:30 a.m.

The Merrell Center

RSVP HERE

Apply to be a mentor

Katy ISD Partners in Education

Bringing the Community into the Classroom

Pokémon Go Club

Come Catch them all at the Pokémon Go

Club Mondays after school until 3:15 pm.

Bring a small snack, your Pokémon Go app

and your walking shoes to Mrs. Page’s

room 136 starting September 12th.

Teams Mystic, Valor, and Instinct are all welcome!

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Do you thrive on challenging activities? Do you enjoy

really baffling games and puzzles? Learning new

skills? Writing or performing? Building

mechanical and technical things? Working in a

group? Generating lots of ideas? Teams are forming.

MMJH Student Interest Meeting

Wednesday, September 14 during advisory

If interested, please pick up an advisory pass from

Mr. Jow, Room 117

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Dear MMJH Parents/Guardians, September 2016

We are excited to again offer math students the opportunity to take the AMC 8 examination. The AMC8 is a 25-

question multiple-choice contest for middle school students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The material covered on the

test is the middle school mathematics curriculum. Topics include probability, estimation, percentages, spatial

visualization, everyday applications and reading and interpreting graphs. The AMC8 is 25 questions in

length and is multiple-choice with no penalty for guessing. The contest takes only 40 minutes. A

student’s score is the number of problems correctly answered.

Each year over 350,000 students from roughly 6,000 schools participate in the AMC contests. Of these, 10,000

students qualify each year to participate in the AIME scheduled for late March/early April. Of this group approx-

imately 500 students will be invited to take the prestigious USAMO in early May. Other recognition opportunities

for participating in the contest include the following:

Certificate of Distinction is given to all students who receive a perfect score.

MMJH Plaque recognition is given to the student(s) with the highest score.

The top ten students will receive a Certificate for Outstanding Achievement at the MMJH Awards Ceremony.

The AMC8 contest is Tuesday, November 15, after school from 2:40 – 3:30 pm. Students will need

transportation home after the test.

For AMC8 information, please go to Past practice problems can be found at:

If you would like to participate in the AMC8 contest, please complete the bottom of this page and

return it to Mr. Jow in room 117 or your math teacher along with $5.00 for testing materials.

Thank you,

Sam Jow

AMC 8 Sponsor

Please complete the bottom of the page and return it and $5.00 to Mr. Jow or your math teacher by

Friday, September 30. If paying by check, make payable to MMJH. There is no refund.

Due to test ordering deadlines, late registration will not be accepted.

Name of student (please print): ______________________________ Student ID: ___________

Math teacher: Jow Meyer Rowe Greenwood Hoelscher

Sanchez Holda Keshavarzi Peacock Harper

Parent/Guardian Signature: ________________________________________________________________

How will student be getting home? ____________________ Phone Number: ______________________

http://www.maa.org/math-competitions/about-amc/faq

https://www.artofproblemsolving.co

m/wiki/index.php?title=AMC_8_Probl

ems_and_Solutions

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Author Visits

The Bobcat Library will be hosting three authors this month!

Tuesday, September 13

6th grade: Local author Crystal Allen, best known for How Lamar’s Bad

Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy, will discuss the writing process with

the 6th grade ELA classes. She will also explain her writing contest that

you can enter!

7th & 8th graders can meet her, too! Ask your reading teacher for details!

Friday, September 16

7th grade: Jennifer A. Nielsen, author of the 2016 Texas Lone Star

Award A Night Divided, will discuss her work, including The False

Prince trilogy and her latest novel, The Scourge. Students who pur-

chase one of her novels from Blue Willow Bookshop will be invited to

meet her. Online orders will be accepted at

http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/jennifer-nielsen-mcmeans-jh. as well as

completed hard copy book order forms turned in to the library staff

(see page 7 of The Paw Print.)

Monday, September 26

8th grade: Rae Carson, author of the New York Times-best selling and Na-

tional Book Award Walk on Earth a Stranger, will discuss her work, includ-

ing the latest sequel, Like a River Glorious. Students who purchase one

of her novels from Blue Willow Bookshop will be invited to meet her.

Online orders will be accepted at http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/rae-carson-

mcmeans-junior-high. as well as completed hard copy book order forms turned in to the li-

brary staff (see page 8 of The Paw Print.)

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Makerspace Donations

Dear Bobcat Parents and Guardians,

We are in the process of creating a library “makerspace” here at MMJH. What is a makerspace?

A makerspace is an area that allows for creativity and innovation to occur so that students can engage in learning experiences that allow them to make real life connections. Makerspaces provide students with a place to tinker and develop something that may not have been possible to create without a space with re-sources. We want this experience to be a fun opportunity to expand science, art, engineering, program-ming, and technology skills for each student. To achieve this goal, we are in need of several items to be donated for our makerspace.

If you are able, we would be appreciative of any donation that you are willing to provide. At this time, we are asking for donations for the following items:

Legos (including the green bases)

K-Nex

Wooden Blocks

Pipe Cleaners

Elmer’s Glue

Washi Tape

Popsicle Sticks

Toilet Paper Rolls

Rubberbands

Markers

Buttons

Yarn

Crochet Hooks

Cardboard

Duct Tape

Masking Tape

Felt and Fabric

Playdough

Gift Wrap Tissue Paper

Modeling Clay

Ribbon

Scrapbook and Construction Paper

Modge Podge

Newspaper

Toothpicks

Foam Paint Brushes

Scissors

Stickers

If you have any items that you are willing to donate, please either call or drop off the items in the donation boxes inside the front office and the library. We appreciate all that you do each day to support McMeans Junior High.

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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!

Dear MMJH Parents:

The Monster Mash Carnival is fast approaching and we need your

help!

This event will be provided by the PTA for all MMJH students on Oc-

tober 28th. There will be a DJ, interactive inflatables, games, laser

tag, costume contest, karaoke, food, and lots of fun!

As our main fundraiser, the proceeds allow PTA to provide our stu-

dents, parents and staff with invaluable programs and services.

What PTA commits to achieve for the school year relies on the suc-

cess of this fundraiser.

We have several different sponsorship levels available, and we

would be grateful if you, or a business that you know, would consid-

er being a sponsor for this event. If interested, please complete the

form on the following page and simply mail your contribution to the

address listed.

Sincerely,

Mary Priddy – Monster Mash Carnival Chair

Kristi Altman – Monster Mash Carnival Co-Chair

PTA News

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Family and Corporate Sponsorship Form

Check and fill in all that apply. Email ywinsor@alexaur.com with any questions.

Sponsorship Levels: (check one)

______$50.00 Bronze Level - Family or Company name Listed in Paw Print

Newsletter, E-News, Poster Easel Display at School and Monster Mash.

______$100 Silver Level - Family or Company name listed in Paw Print Newsletter, E-News,

Poster Easel Display at School and Monster Mash, Sponsorship Certificate.

_____ $250+ Gold Level - Family or Company name listed in Paw Print

Newsletter, E-News, Poster Easel Display at School and Monster Mash,

Sponsorship Plaque.

How you would like Family or Company Name to appear:

Payment Info: Please make check payable to MMJH PTA. To ensure your family name and/or company gets recognition

and ad placement on Monster Mash Poster, Paw Print Newsletter & E-News, please mail your check by September 30th

to:

McMeans Jr. High School

Attn: Mary Priddy

21000 Westheimer Parkway

Katy, Texas 77450

Receipt Info: A confirmation donation receipt will be sent via e-mail. Please provide the needed information.

E-mail:

Note of Thanks: MMJH PTA greatly appreciates your support with our main fundraiser of the year. With your help, PTA is

able to help provide our MMJH students with invaluable programs that are not otherwise available to them such as our

Black History Month, 8th Grade Party and Picnic, International Festival, No Place for Hate, Red Ribbon Week, Reflections

Contest, School Store, Social Studies Guest Speakers and many more programs. We strive to provide these worthwhile

programs, as well as, fun activities for our children and thank you for your help in making that possible.