Coppell Middle School North PTO: What's New

The cookie dough drive is the CMSN campus wide winter fundraiser. It is not a PTO fundraiser, but we need parent volunteers to make the drive successful. If you can help out, click on this link to sign up
For the Friday January 27th, Wednesday February 1st,and Tuesday, February 7th shifts, that run from 8:30 A.M.to 10:30 A.M., you will collect and tally cookie dough order forms.
For the Monday, January 30th, and Thursday, February 2nd, shifts that run from 10:30 A.M. to 12:20 P.M., you will be helping students, during all lunch periods, with the Money Wheel!
For the Wednesday, February 8th, shift that runs from 10:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., you will be helping students, during all lunch periods, with the Money Wheel and Wack Whipper Game!
Thank you in advance for any help you can give to make this a successful fundraiser.
If you have any questions, e-mail Diane Scalley

RED HOT SOCIAL
Friday, February 3 7-10 pm

Come enjoy our DJ’s live video screen, Karaoke lounge, photo booth keepsakes to take home that night, giant bounce obstacle course, basketball, concessions and much, much more! Tickets are $10. Save your child TONS of time in line by purchasing online. Click here. You need only to enter your child’s grade level and first and last names on the order form.
Drop off and pick up for the event will be in the front loop. No children will be let out the back doors. They must wear socks and should bring pocket money for the concession stand.
Volunteers are needed, if you can help AT ALL to make sure your child has a safe, fun evening, please click here.

As most of you know by now, Mrs. Attaway was diagnosed with brain cancer shortly before Christmas. She had surgery to remove the tumor and now has a long process of rehabilitation and treatment ahead of her. She is making wonderful progress in therapy and will be coming home this weekend. A Caring Bridge site has been set up to let people keep up with her progress:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/DelanaAttaway
In addition, a donation account for Mrs. Attaway has been set up at Wells Fargo. All anyone needs to do is walk into any branch across the country and say they want to deposit money into the “DeLana Attaway Donation Fund”. Funds donated will help defray the enormous and ongoing costs of her treatment. We also are selling blue bracelets in the front office for $5. The bracelets donations will go into her fund as well, and help keep her in our hearts.
Carol Freese
Administrative Assistant to the Principal
Coppell Middle School North

Can you believe we are almost half way through the year? I want to thank everyone for your support while transitioning into Attendance Clerk at CMS North. It is a privilege to be a part of the Cougar family and to work with your kids. Here are a few reminders of CISD requirements.
1. Please send in a note from either a parent or doctor when your child returns to school after being absent. The note must be turned into the front office, and have a handwritten signature. This ensures there is written documentation why your child was absent and that you were aware of the absence.
2. When your child must leave during the day, please send in a note with your student that morning. They will be given an early dismissal slip when they turn the note into the front office. If you forget the note, you also may call the office and we can send an early dismissal slip to your student in class. The slip enables your student to be in the front office ready to leave when you arrive.
3. If you are visiting our campus, you must come to the office and sign in on the Lobby Guard. Don’t forget your driver’s license!
Looking forward to a great second half of the year. Please let me know if you have any questions or ever need any assistance.
Sara Sims

Middle School North now has a Facebook page. This is a great communication tool for students and parents at Coppell High School, Middle Schools East & West, and many other Coppell elementary schools. Who can forget all those snow days when we did not know if school was canceled or not? Facebook communication spreads the word faster than any other method of communication. Like us!

Facebook

Parents can show their appreciation to the staff members at North by nominating them for an Extra Mile Award. Each six weeks, new Extra Mile Winners are announced.
Extra Mile

Coppell Middle School North has received a $4800 grant from the Coppell Education Foundation to create an Alternative Energy Lab at our school. This grant will allow Math, Science and Math Science Investigation (MSI) students to build an alternative energy lab, explore the science behind alternative energies, and to analyze the cost and benefits of different alternative energies.
Alternative-Energy

The North Store has several embroidered winter wear items for sale. There is a limited supply of Port Authority micro fiber quarter-zip pullovers, all in adult sizes. They are black with a red NORTH on the left front and $35. We have ladies gloves and scarves for $10, ear muffs and hats for $7, hooded sweatshirts and pants are $25. These items also have our North paw print. We always stock school supplies such as pencils/lead, pens, paper, tri-board ($3), etc. The store is open most mornings from 7:00-7:30 am, during lunch, and afterschool for all your NORTH needs. Thank you for your support. All profits go to the PTO for North school technology improvements!

Our next Middle School North Restaurant Nights are: Thursday, Jan. 19th, 5 – 9 pm at Rosa’s Café. Dine in or drive through. Please bring in the attached flyer.
We also will have fundraising nights on Tuesday, Jan. 17th at Which Wich, and Wednesday, Jan. 18th at Fat Daddy’s
Rosas

Coppell Middle School North’s Campus Spelling Bee was Friday, Dec. 9th. Our winners are: 1st place: Pooja Marella (8th grade), 2nd place: Pranav Anbarasu (6th grade), and 3rd place: Maydha Kohli (6th grade). This fun and challenging event was possible because of: Our Producer Lynn Hevron, the Official Score Keeper Emily Vadner, the Judges Janna Sanderson & Becki Miles, and most importantly the Spelling Bee participants. North is looking forward to the District Bee on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM at CMS West.
Kimberly Cartlidge
8th Grade Language Arts & 7th Grade Media

The local Lions Club of Coppell selected the winners of this year’s Peace Poster Contest. The theme is “Children Know Peace”. Three North students were chosen as winners and attended the December 5th meeting of the Lions Club to receive their cash awards.

Lions

Pawprints now publishes links to a handful of community and student activites that directly impact our families at North. It’s one way for us to thank all the community programs that make Coppell great. Hope you enjoy!

The North Band is preparing for our annual Winter Concert. Please plan to join us on Thursday, December 15th, at 6:45 pm in the Coppell High School Auditorium. This also will be our 8th annual Toys for Tots Drive. The toy drive is a service learning project for North’s Band students, and a community action project to help the Lions Club of Coppell. We hope you plan to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the concert or send one into to school anytime before Dec. 15th. Channel 8 News and representatives from the Coppell Lions Club will be on hand for this special event. We hope you will join us too.

Band-December

Congrats to Middle School North’s Teacher of the Year Julie Bottom. She teaches 8th grade Social Studies!

The Art club will meet on Dec. 9th & 15th in room F108 after school. All North Students are welcome- not just Art students! The 15th will be our Holiday Party, please bring a snack to share. Congratulations to our new Art Club officers this year: Nino Teruya, Nicole Crumpler, Sarah Wales, Alina Ladha, Simin Bhayani, and Meghan Bauer.
Also, if you ordered an Art T-shirt, expect it to be delivered sometime next week. Don’t forget to pick up your awesome Art T-shirt! Tuesday’s are spirit days at North. Wear your Art T-shirt on Tuesdays to show school spirit!
Art is looking for the following donations. If you have any of these items that you can donate or collect, please drop them by the art classrooms or send them with your student. Thank you!
Used CD’s, Flat cereal boxes (we need 150), Old Puzzle Pieces, Old Hairdryers, plus Magazines & Newspapers.

Congrats to Middle School North’s Tennis Team. They won the City Championship and the TriCity Championship for the second straight year.
The Boys & Girls 7th and 8th grade basketball and cross country is underway. Please see the following attachment for schedules.
Cross-Country
Boys-Basketball

Please be on the look out for your way to be linked in. School directories have been sent home. Ask your child if you have not seen it yet. They are amazing!!

CMSN Band has been chosen as the National Winner in the Mark of Excellence, Wind Band Honors Project. The competition is supported and promoted by The Foundation for Music Education. The competition was held in Washington, DC. More than 160 bands representing 42 states competed to make the top 10. The CMS North Band placed first among all the bands. Accepting certificates on behalf of the band were Edward Chung, Angel Roman, Jennifer Su, Kiley Wecker, Amy Reed, Dane Weirman, Christopher Stubblefield, and Band Director Joey Ashbrook.
CMSN Band was named the Texas State Honor Band earlier this year.

Band-November

This school year standardized testing will change in Texas. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will launch STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness™, pronounced the same as star), the new assessment that will replace TAKS (the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) which has been in place since 2003. The new tests will be significantly more rigorous than previous tests and will measure a child’s performance as well as their academic growth. If you did not get a chance to attend one of the parent meetings, or would like more information please visit the below link to the CISD website that is full of information.
http://www.coppellisd.com/15161010201725633/site/default.asp

The PTO at North is sponsoring Fundraisers at Yogurt Story (formly enjoyed as Cherry on Top) this month. Come by Yogurt Story Saturdays, Nov. 19, Dec. 3 and Dec. 17th! Tell them you are from North and 10% of sales come to us. It adds up quick! Thanks.

CMSN PTO must have your permission to include your student’s name and/or photograph in publications, such as the PTO newsletter and website, as well as to submit your student’s name and/or photograph for publication in local newspapers. THIS IS A SEPARATE PERMISSION FROM THE CISD DISCLOSURE INFORMATION ON THE CISD PARENT PORTAL.

Unless PTO has your permission, your child’s participation in sporting or fine arts events or other accomplishments will NOT be publicized. If there are special circumstances or concerns that you’d like to address please email Becki Miles or call (214) 496-7112.

Click your name in the appropriate box below to indicate your permission. Please place a check mark in either the “YES” or “NO” options and click the “Save Response” button.

Please come visit our school store during the holidays. We will have “Secret Santa” coupons at the store to swap for a treat bag after school (no food items can be sold if the cafeteria is open). The store opens each morning from 7:00 – 7:30 am and during lunch. Come see new Cougar and Sparkle wear, jewelry, blankets, tote bags, school supplies at reasonable prices, and much more …
Don’t forget to sign up on our website for those who would like to come and help. It’s fun to see the kids during the day (not so cheerful at 7 am).
If you would like to volunteer the sign up is at http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=north_store.

The Red & Black Attack is back. Please open the link below to get all the information on how CISD’s Education Foundation needs all of us to help them stay in the red.
Another way to support the Coppell Education Foundation is to eat at Anamia’s! On Monday nights Anamia’s donates 5% of their profits to the Coppell Education Foundation. Thank you Anamia’s!

Education-Foundation-Nov

Many Coppell charities reach out to families in need each holiday season. Each year the need hits closer to home. If you would like to participate, please click on the following link.
Assistance-League

Pawprints will be twice a month now. Look for Pawprints on the 1st and 15th of each month. Deadline for PTO related information will be the 7th and 20th of each month. Please email your news to Dolores Kelly at dolores.kelly@verizon.net. Thanks!

Several area restaurants are sending 10-15% of your purchase to our school when you tell the cashiers you are from Middle School North! Please visit Cherry on Top on November 5th & 19th, and Fat Daddy’s on November 9th

H. Jackson Brown, Jr. said, “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
Coaching-Corner-Nov

The creative work of six CMS North art students’ will displayed in the CISD Administration Building this month. Please click on the link below to see their masterpices. Plus, this time every year North students submit artwork for the CMS North School Directory. More than 300 students submitted artwork this year. Congrats to Eunice Choe whose artwork will be on the cover. Please click the links below to preview our school directory covers.

Art-News-November
Art-Gallery-Oct-1
Art-Gallery-Oct-2
Directory-Art-Gallery

Coppell Middle School North hosts a Destination ImagiNation program for our students. To learn more, please click the following link.
Destination-Imagination

CMS North 7th Grade Football A, B and C Teams scored three wins against Colleyville Colts in a decisive fashion. All games were loaded with excitement and plenty of scoring. “C” Team started it with a 20-6 victory, “B” Team kept it going with a 28-0 win, and “A” Team brought it home with a score of 41-6. Coach McCown remarked that, “All three teams are really coming together and playing well. I’m really proud of these boys!”
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