Cardinal Connection
Melissa Ridge Intermediate October 2016
Upcoming Events
Parent Conferences are being held this month
Oct 1
Tammy Brand's Bday
Kristy Cowart's Bday
Oct 3-7
Fire Prevention Week
Oct 4
Spirit Night at Cici's 4-10pm (Mention Melissa Ridge PTSO)
Oct. 5
3:10-4:00 SOAR Clubs begin(teachers contact parents with dates of meetings)
Oct. 6
Fire Safety Posters due
Oct 7
7:55 Leaders and Readers Rally
Breakfast of Champions
MONDAY, October 10th--Fair Day: NO SCHOOL!
Oct 11
Fall Picture Day
Oct 12
3:10-4p Games of Intellect Rm# 18
Oct 21
Fire Drill
Oct 22
Patricia CiFuentes' Bday
Oct 24
NO SCHOOL: Staff Development Day
AmyCostilla's Bday
October 26
Report cards go home in Wednesday folder
Oct 25-28
Red Ribbon Week
Tuesday: “RED ALERT”; wear as much red as possible to show support for our Drug Free school! Red ribbons passed out today.
Wednesday: “Express Yourself”; crazy hair, crazy socks, emoji themed clothes.
Thursday: “Cardinals Don’t Do Drugs!”; wear Cardinals gear.
Friday: “Day of the Living Book”; dress as the book character you are presenting in class.
Oct 28
Day of the Living Books
Fall Dance
Building Readers...
Our MRI cardinals are reading every where. You see children with books open or discussing the current title they are reading all through the school. The excitement is contagious and our students have the fever. Encourage your child to read every night, read with them, and engage in discussions about their books.
Bluebonnet books are all the talk right now. Every copy we have is checked out. Our library is having a Bluebonnet contest. Mrs. Montgomery, our librarian, shared the history of the bluebonnet award with our students and have challenged them to read at least five nominees by January. Each year TLA, Texas Library Association, selects 20 Author Nominees for the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Award. Students all around the state can participate in choosing the winner by reading at least five of the twenty nominees and tracking their progress to earn a chance to vote for the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Those students who read at least five Bluebonnet books will be invited to a Voting/Celebration party in the library with Mrs. Montgomery in January. In addition, the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award is announced live in January.
Students will be beginning to give book talks to their classmates. This is an opportunity for them to share their favorite books with their peers. This will help all our students be exposed to different books that they may be interested in reading.
SOAR Clubs
Our book club and engineering club will begin in January.
UIL Events
4th/5th Events:
Art
Chess
Number Sense
Ready Writing
Music Memory
Oral Reading
Spelling
5th Only Events:
Social Studies
Maps, Graphs and Charts
Dictionary Skills
Listening
MRI Fall Dance
SOAR Spirit invites all students
to attend
the MRI Fall Dance
Friday, October 28th
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Multipurpose Gym
Costumes Encouraged
(dress code enforced)
Headphones
October Leadership Skill: Conflict Resolution
October Lunch Menu
http://www.melissaisd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/October-16-Elem-School-Menu.pdf
PTSO Happenings
SPIRIT NIGHT at CiCi's Pizza in McKinney is Tuesday, October 4th. 10% of the sales goes back to our school. Enjoy a night out with your family while supporting our school. Be sure to mention the Melissa Ridge PTSO with your purchase.
We have set a school goal for our students and staff to attend school 98% of the year. We normally average around 97%. It is important to your child's learning that he/she is present daily. We miss them when they are out and our family is not complete. We understand sickness happens and know home is the best place to be on those days. We encourage you to have your child at school for the entire day on other days. PTSO is sponsoring an Attendance Party each month for the homeroom class who has the best attendance. The winner will be announced at our monthly rally. A party will follow the next week.
Thank you to all of you that purchased a bundt cake. Our PTSO sold over 900 cakes district wide. All the profits go back to our school.
Melissa Ridge Intermediate
Email: thayes@melissaisd.org
Website: melissaisd.org
Location: 3233 Fannin Rd
Phone: 972-837-4530
Facebook: facebook.com/MelissaRidgeIntermediate
Twitter: @MRICardinals