Coppell Middle School East PTO: What's New

Informational Meeting for Student Participants and Parent Volunteers – Thursday, January 26 at 3:30p in the East Library

Students and parents are invited to attend this meeting to learn more about the UIL (University Interscholastic League) Competition which will be held in late March.

The competition is a one day event where middle school students compete against each other in a variety of different subjects (for a list, see this presentation:UIL). Students are encouraged to attend this meeting to learn more and determine which events they want to compete in. Parents are invited to attend to learn more about assisting with coaching.

Each event will have an East teacher who will be the coach, and this year, parents are invited to assist the teachers with coaching. Practices will take place after school, once a week right now and possibly more often as the competition draws closer. Parents can volunteer for every practice session or as often as their schedule will allow. Practices will be a time for student participants to improve their skills in their chosen event. Therefore, parent volunteers with younger children are asked to keep this in mind.

If you are interested in volunteering, please attend the January 26th informational meeting. All CISD volunteers must complete a criminal background check with CISD each year. Click here for a copy of the form. Please submit the completed form to the CMSE campus for registration.

If you cannot attend the meeting or have questions, please contact PTO Volunteer Coordinator, Laura Krum at laura.krum@verizon.net

We are in need of more Lunch Duty Volunteers to help for just one hour. The schedule is flexible and you can sign up for one or more days. The job involves being in the lunch room between lunch shifts, to clean tables and put the tables back in order. A great way to see the lunch activity!

Contact Laura Krum, East PTO Volunteer Coordinator, for a link to the sign-up schedule. Laura.krum@verizon.net

All CISD volunteers must complete a criminal background check with CISD each year. Click here for a copy of the form. Please submit the completed form to the CMSE campus for registration.

Be sure to read the latest edition of the “Bronco Times” newsletter from our TREMENDOUS Principal, Ms. Springer.

Bronco Times, January 20

Each month, the faculty and staff at Coppell Middle School East select two students, one boy and one girl, from each grade who exhibit outstanding behavior in the areas of Pride, Attendance, Citizenship and Effort. On January 13, 2012, the students selected for the month of December were joined by their parents and a teacher of choice at a special recognition breakfast in their honor.

Each student received a personalized plaque which will be displayed in the hallways at East until the awards ceremony at the end of the school year.

Mikayla Raney (6th grade), Michael Quirk (6th grade), Principal Laura Springer, Miika Jarvela (8th grade), Emma Freeman (7th grade) and Ryan Storch (7th grade). Not pictured is Taddie Cook, an 8th grader.

Please see the following for this week’s Exam Schedule, also attached to Ms. Springer’s Bronco Times:

Wednesday, Jan. 18
Exams for Periods: 1, 3, 5

Bell Schedule:
1st Period: 7:40 – 9:40
3rd Period: 9:44 – 12:17
5th Period: 12:21 – 2:19
Lunches during 3rd Period
6th Grade: 10:43-11:13
7th Grade: 11:15 – 11:45
8th Grade: 11:47 – 12:17

Thursday, Jan. 19
Exams for Periods: 2, 4, 6

Bell Schedule:
2nd Period: 7:40 – 9:40
4th Period: 9:44 – 12:17
6th Period: 12:21 – 2:19
7th Period: 2:23 – 3:20
Lunches during 4th Period
Same times as above

Friday, Jan. 20
1:45 Early Release Day
Exam for Period: 7

Bell Schedule:
7th Period: 7:40 – 9:40
1st Period: 9:44 – 10:38
5th Period: 10:38 – 12:14
3rd Period:12:18 – 12:59
6th Period: 1:03 – 1:45
Lunches during 5th Period
6th Grade: 10:40 – 11:10
7th Grade: 11:12 – 11:42
8th Grade: 11:44 – 12:14

We will be conducting the state mandated spinal screenings on all 8th grade students on:

February 22 – boys
March 23 – girls

Girls should wear a sports bra on their screening day. If your student is under the care of a physician for a spinal condition, please provide a note from the doctor so that we can have it on file. Please contact the school clinic if you have any objections to your student being screened. Referral letters will only be mailed out if there are abnormal findings. Thank you for your cooperation and please contact the clinic if you have any questions or concerns.

Cindy Beasley, RN & Kathy Sieling, RN
CMSE Nurses

Don’t forget to get the Coppell Bronco Club’s website for the latest athletic news! Check it out for the great reports on ladies and men’s basketball.

For pictures of the latest games and the full coaches report, please click here for the news from the CMSE Bronco Club!

www.coppellbroncoclub.com

Go BRONCOS!!

The next dance will be Friday, January 27 NOT January 13.
Please mark your calendars and DON’T MISS IT!

Also, please make a note of the remaining PTO sponsored dances this year
on March 30 and May 11.

Did you know … those little box tops really pay off? You may think why bother, it’s just a few cents. For the month of November, we earned $351 from our November collection of box tops!!

The next and final collection this year is the end of February. Please save and send in your box tops to the office!! It’s easy money for our school.

If you missed this week’s edition of the “Bronco Times” newsletter from our INCREDIBLE Principal, Ms. Springer, you’re not too late!

Bronco Times, January 13

Please see the attached for information on CGA’s Winter Symposium

CGA Winter Symposium 2012

The Coppell Public Library has a great resource for students in grades 6-12 who are looking for information on most any subject. The Student Research Center is accessible through our catalog 24 hours a day. Just go to www.coppelltx.gov, click on library, click on catalog, click on TexShare Databases, then click on Student Research Center.

You will need a library card number to log in to the database. Coppell and Irving residents can apply online through the library catalog for a free card. Lewisville residents are required to pay a $40 non-resident fee. To get a card, go to www.coppelltx.gov, click on library, click on catalog, click on My account. From there you can click on ‘create an account’ to sign up for a card.

If you need assistance, please call the Coppell Public Library at 972.304.3658.

Be sure to read the latest edition of the “Bronco Times” newsletter from our INCREDIBLE Principal, Ms. Springer.

Bronco Times, January 13

Don’t miss the latest edition of the “Bronco Times” newsletter from our INSPIRING Principal, Ms. Springer.

Bronco Times, January 6

Please click the following for a listing of those who were recently named to the ‘A’ Honor Roll for the second six weeks grading period.

Honor Roll for 2nd Six Weeks

The CMSE Honor Band and CMSE Select Choir spread holiday cheer at their former elementary schools on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, during their annual holiday concert tour. The students traveled to Austin and Valley Ranch Elementary Schools for morning concerts followed an afternoon concert at Mockingbird Elementary.

The concert included the pieces: African Bell Carol (Honors Band), Winter Bells (an a cappella number by the choir), You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Band and Choir), The Bells (choir), Santa Claus is Coming to Town (band), Have a Merry Merry Merry Merry Christmas (choir, with solos by Anastacia Badillo, Nathan Smith, Ali Ozymy, and Daniel Kim), Frosty the Snowman (Band and Choir). A few students (Mukund Kuntimad, Daniel Kim and Devika Godbole) were members of both the Select Choir and the Honor Band.

The elementary students and staff loved the concert, with many of them singing along with the band and choir. The CMSE Honor Band is under the direction of Jason Brents. The CMSE Choirs are under the direction of Kate Gabriel.

When they return to school from the winter break, the band and choir students will begin rehearsals for their respective UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contests (March 7 and 8 for the band; March 21-23 for the choir).

Select Choir

Honor Band

Attached is a photo of the CMSE PACE Award Winners for the month of November 2011.

Each month, the faculty and staff at Coppell Middle School East select two students, one boy and one girl, from each grade who exhibit outstanding behavior in the areas of Pride, Attendance, Citizenship and Effort. On December 2, 2011, the students selected for the month of November were joined by their parents and a teacher of choice at a special recognition breakfast in their honor.

Each student received a personalized plaque which will be displayed in the hallways at East until the awards ceremony at the end of the school year.

Pictured, left to right, are: Clare Klement (6th grade), Noor Bairuty (7th grade), Ashleigh Little (8th grade), Principal Laura Springer, Jake Mayes (8th grade), Jason Garza (7th grade), and Reid Valentine (6th grade)

REMINDER -

This Friday, Dec. 16th – All middle school students will be dismissed at 1:45pm.

Please make arrangements for your students to leave campus as soon as possible so our wonderful East teachers and staff can start their holiday break as well.

Happy Holidays to you and your family from the East PTO!!!

Thanks for making East a great place for our students to learn, love and grow.

This fall semester YOUR PTO purchased the following items for Coppell Middle School East … .thanks to everyone that has joined PTO, Supported Bronco Bash, and Wrote a Check!!

Your kids thank you!!

Sing to the Tune of "On the First Day of Christmas … … "
In the Fall Semester PTO gave to Us … ..

25 Retractable Earbuds … ..

18 Ipad2’s with syncing cart on wheels for sharing … ..

18 Screen Protectors and covers for the IPad2’s

15 Mac Book Pros on a cart with wheels that can be shared among the classrooms

10 Net Books for sharing

8 Classrooms got sky scapes to enhance learning … .

5 Webcams …

3 Tag Mikes with recorders which allow teachers to record their lessons, great for absent students to catch up

3 Smart Boards with dual touch for classrooms that didn’t have one yet …

3 network drops in classrooms where Smart Boards will be installed …

3 Presentation remotes with laser mouse and audio controls

3 Laser Tracer’s for Art

1 subscription to Science World Magazine for all science levels to share

And ONE Author Visit to CMSEast !!!

Wow, that is A LOT of stuff!! We gave over $15,000 to East and the district matched funds to help buy some of the stuff.

Have a very Merry Christmas!! East sure did thanks to you!!!

Order your student’s CMSE yearbook now for $40. Personalization and clear plastic covers are available for an additional cost. Visit www.coppellisd.com/cmseyearbook to order online. Or, ask your student to pick up an order form from Mrs. Ansley’s room (room 306). Don’t delay … prices increase in January!

Be sure to read the latest edition the “Bronco Times” newsletter from our WONDERFUL Principal, Ms. Springer.

Bronco Times, December 9

The library is sponsoring a Holiday Scholastic Book Fair this week, Mon. Nov. 28- Fri. Dec. 2. The hours are 7:30-3:30 daily except Friday when we close at 2 pm. We invite you to our school to share in this celebration of books and reading. Not only does the Book Fair help raise funds to purchase essential classroom and library resources, it encourages reading among our students.

Our Book Fair provides a wide variety of books specifically selected to appeal to middle school interests. Students will discover books that are entertaining, inspirational, and a resource for dealing with emerging emotions. In addition, our Fair will have bestsellers that adults will find interesting and useful.

Looking for great gift ideas for your child’s teacher? We have some fantastic titles the teachers would love to add to their classrooms. We all know that classroom libraries reinforce positive learning environments and provide all students with greater access to books.

Our Student Crew was involved in the planning of our Book Fair and has put time and energy into creating a special event. They have been involved in daily announcements, book questions, music, and advertising. We hope you will reward their efforts by making their Book Fair a big success. If for some reason you are not able to attend the Fair in person, we encourage you to discuss the Book Fair with your student to determine what books he or she may want to add to their personal collection. Checkout the Scholastic Website for a preview of the titles www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/middle.asp

Let’s keep reading in the forefront of our East readers. Visit yourself; we’d love to see you!

Thanks for your support.

The 8th Grade Lady Broncos ended their regular season with a sweep against the Cross Timbers Lady Wolves on October 31. The ‘A’ team won in two games (25-12; 25-17); the ‘B’ team also won in two games (25-16; 25-13), as did the ‘C’ team (25-18; 25-7).

The ‘A’ team went into the November 3-4 District Tournament with an 8-1 record. Following their first round win against Chisholm Trail, the Lady Broncos would have a tough road ahead of them with Friday night’s matchups. They would face two undefeated teams in Northwest Medlin and Carroll. The Lady Broncos were also missing two regular season contributors, Maddie Dickson and Ali Ozymy. Knowing that these players would be greatly missed, the team knew that others would have to step up … … and that’s exactly what happened with the play of Kassidy Cragg, Julia Stephenson, and Allysa Garza.

Undefeated Medlin was the team that had knocked this group out of last year’s District Tournament. The Lady Broncos had revenge on their minds! The back row defense and passing from Kate Kaiser, Lauren Kirkley, and Jamie Stivers was near perfect! This allowed setter Maddie Hood to go to work distributing the ball. Outside hitter Jamie Stivers was simply on fire. Medlin had no answer for her various forms of attack from her vast arsenal.

East shocked Medlin in the first match 25-15. Medlin rallied in game two to win 25-21. The Broncos gathered their composure. They were up 10-7 when Cragg goes back to serve. Kirkley is now the outside hitter on the front row. With Kirkley putting the ball down time and time again, Cragg serves out the game 15-7.

After a short break, East then faced undefeated Carroll in the Championship Match.

Defending District Champions Carroll came out aggressively in game one winning 25-15. The Lady Broncos bounced back with a 25-23 win to make it a contest. East now faced another deciding game three to only 15 points. After a tremendous fight, Carroll came out on top 15-9.

Pictured: Back row, left to right: Lauren Villanueva, Maddie Hood, Julia Stephenson, Jamie Stivers, Lauren Kirkley, Allysa Garza Front row, left to right: Joy Johnson, Kassidy Cragg, Coach Kyle Shaw, Kate Kaiser, Ali Ozymy

The Coppell Lacrosse Association wants you to be a part of the fun, excitement, and tradition that is Coppell Lacrosse! It truly is the fastest growing sport in Texas, with a 274% participation increase in the last 12 months. We have a phenomenal boys AND girls division, with 4 state championships between the 2 divisions over the last 3 years. We hope you check us out and become part of this outstanding program!

Deadline to register is December 3. Click Coppell Lacrosse for more information.

www.coppell-lacrosse.com/newsite/

www.uslacrosse.org/UtilityNav/AboutUSLacrosse/Overview.aspx

We’ve got Spirit, Yes We do!!

CMS-East’s got Spirit,

How about you???

Remember to go online and order a new hoodie for you or your student. The first order of hoodies sold so quickly we have to order more! Save one for yourself by going online and ordering TODAY! New shipment will come in after the Thanksgiving Break.

CMSE PTO Webstore

Now more than ever, the Coppell Education Foundation needs YOUR participation in our annual RED and BLACK fundraising campaign. Together the Foundation and the community must work together to ensure our Coppell schools remain excellent. With fantastic parent and community participation, we can turn to big organizations for support. That’s why we are starting our RED and BLACK campaign earlier than ever this year. YOUR support of the Coppell Education Foundation will help create the momentum necessary to reach out and successfully capture increased corporate funding through our new Community Partners in Excellence program.

We see the possibility of raising a significant endowment supplementing much needed resources for today AND tomorrow. Coppell Middle School East has benefitted in the past from Coppell Education Foundation grants for Multimedia Mini Lab, Building SAT Vocabulary, Learning Garden, Engineering the Future, Math Game On with the amount over $68,000.

With YOUR participation in the RED and BLACK annual campaign, it is our strongest desire that the support to Coppell Middle School East will grow in significant ways. Please help as you are able, but please give something. The amount is not as important as YOUR participation!

Thank you in advance for YOUR support of our excellent school district!

For on line donations please visit our web store @
www.coppellisdef.com

Another way to support the Coppell Education Foundation is to eat at Anamia’s!

What’s for Dinner? We’ve got your Monday nights set. Anamia’s donates 5% of their profits received on Monday evenings to the Coppell Education Foundation. It is a tasty, easy way to support our efforts so head on over and we’ll meet you there for some great Mexican cuisine!

Thank you Anamia’s!

Creative Writing Competition Deadline December 1, 2011

ALL CISD students in grades 3-12 are eligible to participate by
submitting their best fiction, non-fiction and poetry — and the
winners will be published in a book to be released in the Spring.
Deadline for entry is December 1, 2011.

Please visit our website: coppellgifted.org/competitions/ for all of the details and
the online entry form.

Did you know that the Coppell Public Library offers an online service for learning new languages? Mango Languages provides access to over 35 languages including Czech, Hindi, Tagalog along with French, German and Spanish. The courses are self paced and you can listen to hear the correct pronunciations of the words. To access Mango Languages, go to www.coppelltx.gov, click on library, click on catalog, click on the Mango Languages icon. You will need a library card number to log in to the database.

Coppell and Irving residents can apply online through the library catalog for a free card. Lewisville residents are required to pay a $40 non-resident fee. To get a card, go to www.coppelltx.gov, click on library, click on catalog, click on My account. From there you can click on ‘create an account’ to sign up for a card. If you need assistance, please call the Coppell Public Library at 972.304.3658.

I’m thankful for this week’s edition of the “Bronco Times” newsletter and our own SPECIAL BLESSING and Principal, Ms. Springer.

Bronco Times, November 18