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Trailblazing the Future!
February 11, 2019
Principal's Message
As we begin our path through the Spring semester, there are a lot of activities and events on our calendar. Please check the calendar below to be sure you know of all events that are going on. Call the front office, or your child's teacher, if you have any questions.
Just a few reminders for your information:
- Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday, February 18. Please make arrangements for your child on this day.
- Lunch accounts - many students have negative lunch balances. Please check your child's lunch account to see if they have money on their account. Negative balances need to be paid as soon as possible. Contact our cafeteria manager if you have any questions on your child's lunch account. You can check your child's lunch balance in Parent Access. If you need to apply for free or reduced lunch, please go https://www.myschoolapps.com/ to apply. Please note that if you qualify for free or reduced lunches, you will still need to pay off any negative balance that is on your child's account.
- We have many students with a lot of absences. We will be starting attendance tutorials this spring. You will receive a letter through your child if they are being asked to attend tutorials. Please make every effort to have your child in school each day, on-time, for the full day. As students get older, missing a day of school has a big impact on their education. If at all possible, send your child to school every day they don't have fever, even if they don't feel 100%. Many times, once they get up and moving at school, they start to feel better. Our goal for attendance is 97.5% for the year. We are currently at 99.9%, and it tends to slowly decline throughout the year. We would love to turn that decline around and get our attendance back up. We need to keep up good attendance in order to reach our goal. Thank you for your continued support of your child's success in school!
- Thank you to our families who have taken the time to give us feedback this year. We look at every suggestion and discuss ways to improve our practives at Vogel. Your feedback is very important to us. This feedback form will be in every newsletter and on our webpage each month. Thank you for taking time to support Vogel Intermediate! https://goo.gl/forms/7LbaTIcNqCt0Bz7o2
- Please call your child's teacher if you need assistance with anything. They are always your first line of communication, and can typically answer your questions better than anyone else. :)
Tara Vandermark
Teachers and Humanitarians of the Year
Teachers of the Year - Coach Haymark and Mr. Hughes
Humanitarian of the Year - Mrs. Sorrells
Rising Star Award - Ms. Peters
Counselors' Corner
Please see attached the Counselors Corner newsletter, which includes some upcoming parent and community events.
We also have our 1st annual Building Your Man C.A.V.E. boys event, which will be coming up next month. Please see the newsletter at the link below for more information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PzsoGPxToaB4R90DWqvzF_RABKy0CgCW/view
National Counseling Week
Cookie Valentines from Chick fil A
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kh7fVGBYdAXCgfuMBCcCI-XbGPFJr-_V/view
The Blue and Red
Winter Illnesses are Increasing
If your child is sick, they need to stay home. If they have a fever, they need to be fever free without fever reducing medicines, for 24 hours before returning to school. To help alleviate the spreading of germs, our custodial staff is vigilant in sanitizing rooms and keeping surfaces as clean as possible.
Irons Junior High Information for Incoming 7th Graders
- Irons Class Scheduling - 6th grade students will visit with the Irons counselors during the week of February 11 to set their schedule for next year. If you were unable to attend the parent meeting last week, they can go to the following link to get information on course selection: http://irons.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/02/7th-PPT-CRS-SEL-19-20-Final.pdf Course selection will be completed by February 15. Students will receive a verification during the 3rd 9 weeks, and any changes must be made by May 3. Please look at the presentation at the above link for more detailed information.
Irons Jr. High School Cheerleading and Mascot Tryout Information
Mandatory Pre-Tryout Cheerleading and Mascot Meeting
February 19, 2019
6:00pm - 7:00pm ~ Irons Cafeteria
Tryout Packets Due
February 22, 2019
No later than 4:00pm ~ Irons Front Office
Cheerleading and Mascot Tryout Clinic
March 4th, 5th and 6th, 2019
5:00pm - 6:30pm ~ Irons Girls Gym
Cheerleading and Mascot Tryouts
March 7th, 2019
5:00pm - 8:00pm ~ Irons Girls Gym
Coach Contact Information:
Kristina Neal ~ kneal@conroeisd.net
Robin Bachman ~ rbachman@conroeisd.net
Irons Jr. High School Drill Team Tryout Info
Mandatory Pre-Tryout Meeting
March 19, 2019
5:30pm- 6:30pm @ Irons Cafeteria
Tryout Packets Due
March 28, 2019
No later than 4:00pm @ Irons Front Office
Drill Team Tryout Clinic
April 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2019
5:30pm – 7:00pm @ Irons Girls Gym
Drill Team Tryouts
April 4th, 2019
5:00pm - 7:00pm @ Irons Girls Gym
Coach Contact Information:
Ashley Prchlik aeprchlik@conroeisd.net
- More information coming out soon. Please watch our newsletter for updates!
Incoming 7th grade students attending York Junior High in 2019-2020
Social media safety for parents
If you find other suggestions for great websites to help parents, please pass them along and I will share them! It takes a great support team to help us navigate the dangers of social media!
3 Ways to Encourage Gratitude in our Children
Teaching our kids to say thank you is important, but so is instilling a sense of gratitude in them. Being truly grateful is a mindset and a lifestyle and it goes way beyond just having good manners and being polite to other people. There are studies indicating that kids who feel a sense of gratitude benefit in many ways, including enjoying greater satisfaction towards life in general and a better attitude towards school.
So, the next time you go to the grocery store, encourage your children to pick up one or two canned goods to donate to the local food bank or to someone they know who is in need. You might also encourage your children to donate toys they no longer use or clothes they’ve outgrown to children who may need a little extra help.
Here are 3 more tips to inspire your children to be more grateful:
- Encourage your kids to create an art project that includes people and things they are grateful for, and have them present it to the whole family at dinner.
- As part of a regular bedtime routine, ask your kids what they are grateful for just from that day. Once a week, after Sunday dinner, gather around as a family and encourage all family members to discuss one thing they are grateful for from the week.
- Encourage your kids to write thank you notes, not just when someone gets them a gift, but whenever someone does something nice for them. Once a year, perhaps on Thanksgiving, the entire family writes thank you notes expressing their gratitude for each other. Each person reads their gratitude notes out loud to the other family members.
If we foster this feeling of gratitude in our children and in others, just think how much better our lives will be.
By: Scott Colby
https://bestrong.global/bullying-resources/2017/3-ways-to-encourage-gratitude-in-our-children/
2018-2019 Final School Calendar
The 2019-2020 school calendar has been approved. Please go to the link below to see the calendar.
http://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2019-2020-Calendar.pdf
TAPR Federal Report Card Information
The Vogel Intermediate 2017-2018 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and Federal Report Card have been posted on our school's profile page. If parents would like a printed copy of the report, please email Dr. Vandermark at tvandermark@conroeisd.net to request a copy. Both of the accountability reports can be accessed using the following steps:
From the Conroe ISD home page:
· Go to "Our Schools"
· Browse for your school
· Click "Show More" to see the "View School Profile" button and click it
· Select “Accountability Reports”
· Click “2017-2018”
· Select "Texas Academic Performance Report or Federal Report Card"
From the school’s website:
· Go to "Our School/Campus"
· Click “View School Profile"
· Select “Accountability Reports”
· Click “2017-2018”
· Select "Texas Academic Performance Report or Federal Report Card"
Upcoming Events - January/February
February
11-15 - 6th graders complete course selections through science classes
12 - PTO Meeting
18 - No School - Presidents' Day
22 - Building your Man C.A.V.E. - Boys event - 6:00-8:00pm - See Counselors' Corner for more information
March
5 - Choir Pop Show - 7pm
5 - Chick fil A Spirit Night - Sawdust location
8 - Early Release at 1:00pm
8 - End of the 3rd 9 weeks
11-15 - Spring Break
30 - Honor Choir at McCullough - 4pm
Club Updates
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Vogel Intermediate, Conroe ISD
Email: tvandermark@conroeisd.net
Website: vogel.conroeisd.net
Location: 27125 Geffert Wright Drive, Spring, TX, USA
Phone: 832-663-4300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VogelCISD/
Twitter: @vogeltexans
Principal
Tara Vandermark
Assistant Principals
Kindel Doucet—5th
Thomas Polonyi—6th
Counselors
Racquel Johnson—5th
Julia Rieke—6th
Attendance
832-663-4308
Fax 832-663-4399
Clinic 832-663-4309
Transportation
832-592-8850