• 1:Choir at MHS 9:00-10:40 a.m.
  
• 1:Cross Country @ Nike South
  
• 4:7th Football home game 4:30, 5:30, 6:30
  
• 7:Volleyball home game 4:30, 5:30
  
• 7:Choir Concert at MHS 7:00
• 7:Bear Fast Pass given out to students today
  
• 8: School Holiday
  
• 9:Cross Country at Magnolia HS
• 11:School Holiday
  
• 12:7th grade girls spinal screening
• 13:8th grade boys spinal screening
• 13:Band pictures
  
• 13:8 football home game 4:30, 5:30, 6:30
  
• 14:PTO Meeting 8:45 MJH Cafeteria
• 15:Choir at Main Event 5:30-8:30
• 18:7th grade home football game 4:30, 5:30, 6:30
• 18:World Bullying Prevention Month - Wear Blue
• 20:Fall picture retakes
  
• 20:Unity Day - Wear Orange
• 20:Virtual parent Digital Citizenship Workshop - info sent out in Oct.
  
• 21:Volleyball home game 4:30, 5:30
  
• 21:Boys Choir night @ MHS 3-6 p.m.
• 23:Design day for Theater play
• 23:7th SS - Scavenger Hunt project handed out
  
• 25:Red Ribbon Spirit Week - Theme Dress Up Days! TBA
  
• 26:Choir-Opera trip 3-10 p.m.
• 26:8th Home football game 4:30, 5:30, 6:30
  
• 27:1st Pep Rally
• 27:7th grade Vision-Hearing Screening
  
• 28:Volleyball at OHJH 4:30, 5:30
  
• 28:Choir Solo contest at MHS 3-7 p.m.
• 29:7/8 grade Dance 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Dear families,

Happy October! It's hard to believe October is already here. We are off and running and the students are settling well into their routines. At MJH, our staff is a firm believer in the power of the growth mindset, and we approach each year with the belief that ALL students are capable of learning and growing. What is a growth mindset? Simply put, it is the belief that intelligence and ability are not fixed traits or that we are born with only so much of them. We believe that with effort and perseverance, ALL students are capable of academic achievement. So, we need your help at home instilling this in our kids. We are asking families to be mindful of where your students start and how they progress over time. We believe, continual progress, however incremental, is to be valued.

Here are some things you can do to extend and promote a growth mindset in your home:

1. Encourage your child to take risks and tackle new challenges at school.
2. Praise your child, not for the ease with which he or she learns a concept, but for the amount of effort put into learning it.
3. Continue to reach out to your child's teacher about questions or concerns your child may have in their class so we can work together to help them be successful learners.
4. Emphasize perseverance and effort in extracurricular activities. For example, "I'm proud of how much effort you put into the basketball game" instead of "I'm proud of how many points you scored in that basketball game."

Thank you for joining us on this growth-mindset journey. We can not do it without your partnership.

Montgomery Junior High School will be conducting spinal screenings Oct. 12, 2020 for 7th grade GIRLS and Oct. 13, 2020 for 8th grade BOYS. The purpose of spinal screening is to detect signs of abnormal curves of the spine at their earliest stages so that the need for treatment can be determined.

The procedure for screening is simple. Screeners, who have been specially trained, will look at your child’s back at several angles while he/she stands and then bends forward. For this examination, boys and girls will be seen separately and individually with the screener. STUDENTS SHOULD WEAR A TIGHT FITTING SHIRT ON THESE DAYS AND GIRLS MAY CHOOSE TO WEAR A CAMI, TANK TOP OR SPORTS BRA UNDERNEATH THEIR SHIRT.

Parents will be notified of the results of the screening only if professional follow up is suggested. This screening procedure does not replace your child’s need for regular health care and check-ups.

If your child is already under the care of a doctor for one of the above-mentioned spinal issues, you must submit a signed letter from the doctor by October 12th. If, for religious reasons, you do not wish to have your child screened, you are to submit an original notarized affidavit of religious exemption to the nurse no later than October 12th. This form can be located by visiting this website: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/layouts/contentpage.aspx?pageid=29812&id=2584&terms=scoliosis+exemption+forms

Feel free to contact the school nurse directly with any questions or concerns.

Say BOO to Drugs!

There are fun days ahead for our annual Red Ribbon Spirit Week! Each day we will have a dress up theme. Our Pep Rally will be Wednesday, Oct. 27 so the student body will compete on which grade level has the most spirit that day. We will also have a day that week that students can wear their Halloween costume and compete for most creative costume at each lunch.

We support healthy, drug free kids!

MJH offers a limited number of business or personal yearbook ads in 3 different sizes.

3x3 for $25/Half Page for $125/Full Page $200

If you would like to buy an ad, please send cash or check or check made out to MJH Yearbook to Ms. Krause. Please include the following information: your child's name and grade and your e-mail address.

If you have any questions, please e-mail kristy.krause@misd.org

Please join our PTO. The membership form is online on the MJH PTO website at the link below.

• Family membership is $10.00. Our PTO eNews will keep you informed with the most current information that MJH has to offer regarding upcoming events, student opportunities, club news, deadlines, volunteer opportunities, and accomplishments at Montgomery Junior High School. Be sure to check out our PTO Facebook page as well. https://www.mjhpto.com

• PTO meeting 8:45 in the cafeteria 10/14

• Boo bag sales every Friday with bags being distributed on 10/29

• Mum sales every Friday to be distributed on 10/21

• Fall Dance ticket sales (10/25-10/29 at lunch)

• Candy and drink drive (10/25-10/27) at morning and afternoon car rider line

• Fall Dance 10/29

• Chick Fil A spirit night on 10/18

• Weekly spirit wear sales on campus every Friday and at football games

* We need volunteers to help out with this

Below are the links for all of our current sign ups.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d44a4ae29a7ff2-friday1

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d44a4ae29a7ff2-spirit3

Boo bag Sales

• STUDENT PURCHASES AT LUNCH ON FRIDAY:
  

1. Spirit wear is sold on campus every Friday and at all home football games.
2. Homecoming mum and garter sold on Friday at lunch for $25.00 this Friday at lunch. After the 13th, price will be $30.00.
3. Boo Bags are sold for $3.00 and delivered on Oct. 29. You can also purchase online at MJH PTO website.