Howdy!

Wow!! The last week has felt awesome outside and Fall weather is hopefully here to stay.

I want to give a shout out to our awesome PTO for providing our teachers with treats this week. I know our teachers absolutely appreciated it. Our PTO does so much for teachers and staff and we are always so thankful for all they do. They can't do what they do without support of parent volunteers, so thank you to those that are already involved. If you are not already a volunteer and would still like to be a part of PTO you can email

normangeepto@gmail.com

All of us know someone that has been affected by breast cancer and although we always support friends and family throughout the year, October is breast cancer awareness month. This month we will be wearing pink. You might ask why pink. Such a gentle, caring color-the exact opposite of breast cancer; invasive, aggressive, indiscriminate. The pink ribbon became the a symbol for breast cancer in 1992 for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, It represents the fight and fear of breast cancer, but also hope for the future.

October is also Down Syndrome Awareness Month. It has been recognized every October since 1980. It's purpose is to raise public awareness and to advocate for acceptance and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. It is also a time to make others aware of their abilities and accomplishments.

As always, if I can help in any way please let me know.

Jared Wingfield

MS Football vs Corrigan Camden, October 6

Disco Day on October 7

Columbus Day, October 10, Student and Staff Holiday

MS Volleyball @ Iola, October 10

MS Football @ West Hardin, October 13

Pink Out Day and Game vs West Hardin (Varsity Football Game)

MS Volleyball vs Centerville, October 17

MS Football vs Groveton, October 20

We are having a lot of students getting on buses in the afternoon and then getting off the bus again to go to the car rider lanes. Please plan ahead or call the front office during the school day if their will be a change of ridership. Safety of students is our priority and knowing our bus ridership and accounting for all students is best when we know ahead of time. Please make any changes by 2:00 so that we can communicate accordingly.

Thanks for your support

The Capturing Kids Heart focus for October will be Self-Directed Behavior

Self-Direction is the ability and learned skill to cast a vision of future goals and then take intentional steps toward who, where, and what we want to be. Instead of focusing on things to control or avoid, we emphasize our responsibility to make positive choices related to our emotions, attitudes, and actions.

We will be talking to students about positive choices and making sure our actions reflect those.

Our Student of the Month will also be someone who represents the quality of self-directed behavior and models it daily in class and on the campus.

HS football will be having a fundraiser to raise money to donate to a cancer charity. They will be selling Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbons and displaying them on the field the night of their Pink Out game. You can personalize your sign with the first name or nickname of a loved one. This personalization can be in honor of, in memory of, or just your family name if you would like to donate. If you choose not to personalize your sign then they will just put Panthers in that area of the ribbon. If you would like to donate, please fill out the attached google form. You can also turn in your money to any coach or football player. You can pay with cash or check (made out to Normangee ISD). The ribbons are only 14x8 so you will only be able to display one name per ribbon. Please feel free to forward this to anybody that you think would like to donate.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z7wSRpYVtJzEgTBD3WMGEdYnFBnt1sD19b3bVWTe4aw/viewform?edit_requested=true

The district has rolled out our PAPER tutoring program. Our English classes are currently making sure all students can log in and understand how to utilize this great resource. Students may use PAPER to get 24/7 tutoring at home and at school. Parents can also use in order to help students with their homework. Please remind your students at home to use this tool when they are needing extra support with homework.

Please use the QR code below in order to be added to Middle School Remind. Just one more thing to help make sure we get our communications out to everyone.