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March 3rd 7th Math & 8th Science Benchmark

March 4th 7th Reading & 8th SS Benchmark

March 5th

*8th Alg. I EOC Benchmark *7th Science Summative

March 6th

*End of the 3rd 9 Weeks *8th ELAR Summative *JH Cheer Tryouts-4:00pm

March 8th Spring Forward

March 9th-13th Spring Break!!!!!

March 16th

Beginning of the 4th 9 Weeks

March 18th Report Cards

March 19th

*Incoming 7th Grade Tour *”Welcome to The Jungle” Parent Meeting-6th graders 7pm

March 21st

Wizard of Oz TA Performance

March 24th TELPAS Testing

March 25th

Feb/March KOC Luncheon

March 26th

Choir UIL @ Naaman Forest HS

March 27th

*NO SCHOOL *Band Pre-UIL @ Kemp

March 30th

*A Honor Roll Luncheon *A/B Honor Roll Reward

March 31st

*Perfect Attendance Drawing *Band UIL @ Canton *Bear Drive ENDS *UIL Ceremony-JH Café 6:30pm

March

Edition

“Where Every Child Counts”

Diagnostician

Appreciation Week March16th-20th

The teachers of MJH work diligently and passionately day in and day out to

provide your child with first-class instruction that fosters personal growth and

success making MJH a great place to learn! Our curriculum is constantly being

reviewed and revised through endless analyzation of student data in order to meet

the needs of ALL students throughout the year. Our teachers at MJH are dedicated

individuals that love kids and love teaching! We are not only preparing students to be

successful on state assessments but more importantly preparing them to flourish at

the high school level and beyond. All we can ask of our students is to do their very

best on everything they do! It’s ALL about PROGRESS!!!

State assessments (STAAR testing) are just around the corner so it’s time for

our students to show what they know! Our students are here to show the STAAR test

who’s BOSS!! We ask that you please make sure that your child gets plenty of rest

and that he/she has a healthy breakfast on the day of testing. Your child’s attend-

ance on testing days are extremely important so we advise you to reschedule any

doctor or dentist appointments to a later date. It is also crucial that your child arrives

at school on time and that he/she stays for the full school day.

If at all possible any electronic devices (cell phones, iPads, iPods, blackber-

ries, kindles, apple watches, etc.) should be left at home on the day of testing. If not,

be aware that all electronic devices will be taken up before testing and given back at

the end of the 4 hour testing window. Comfortable clothing is encouraged so that the

students feel relaxed and ready to ace the test but please make sure they are still in

dress code (no pajama’s, pillows, or blankets are allowed). Thank you for your

assistance in helping your child have a successful testing experience. Here we go!

LET’S DO THIS!! Testing dates are as follows:

April 7th 7th Writing STAAR

April 8th 8th Reading STAAR (1st Administration)

April 9th 8th Math STAAR (1st Administration) & 7th Pre-Algebra

May 6th 8th Algebra I EOC

May 7th 8th Science STAAR

May 8th 8th Social Studies STAAR

May 12th 7th Math STAAR & 8th Math STAAR (2nd Administration)

May 13th 7th Reading STAAR & 8th Reading STAAR (2nd Administration)

June 23rd 8th Math STAAR (3rd Administration)

June 24th 8th Reading STAAR (3rd Administration)

We Believe

in You! We

LOVE You!

UPCOMING STAAR TESTING

Thank you, Mrs. Schauer, for all that you do for our students,

parents, staff, and school. We are truly blessed to have you on our team. Thank you for your caring

heart and for all of the continuous

support!! You are the gold at the end of our rainbow!

Conrad’s Corner

7th Grade: Elaina Williams & Aaron Roden

8th Grade: Addison Harris & Carter Dennie

Teacher: Tracey Wolfe

-7th Pre-Algebra

Para: Debbie Hammack

-CHOICES Program

MPSN “Mabank Panther Sports Network”

Boy’s Track: March 2nd @ Mabank – March 17th @ Van - March 23rd @ Sunnyvale - March 30th District Track Meet @ Van

Girl's Track: March 2nd @ Mabank - March 17th @ Van - March 23rd @ Sunnyvale - March 30th District Track Meet @ Van

TRACK PICTURES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS: MARCH 18th!!!

JH Tennis: is also underway. Thank you, Coach Slade, for the opportunity!!! Tennis practice after school every TUESDAY from 3:30-5:00 at the tennis courts. April 14th and 16th are District Tennis Matches (times and locations TBA).

End of 3rd 9 Weeks: March 6th Beginning of 4th 9 Weeks: March 16th

Please help us in welcoming

our incoming 7th graders

as they tour the good ol’

JH on the 19th!

If you need to make a transportation change for your child, please

contact the front office by 2:00 p.m.

Mrs. Pennie: 903-880-1670

A great big GOOD LUCK goes out to our ladies

that are trying out for junior high cheer!!

THANK YOU, Mrs. DeGarmo and Mrs. Goodwin, for

all the hard work to get them ready!!!

Mabank Junior High Tryouts: Friday, March 6th @ 4:00pm

CONGRATS to our young ladies that made MHS Cheer!!

!!!

HS Drill Team Clinic-

March 2nd-6th (4-6pm)

MHS Drill Team Tryouts

HS Drill Team Tryouts-

March 7th (7:30am-12pm)

Students at MJH are recognized and rewarded

for doing honorable deeds! Every other month,

students will be recognized for good character.

Students will have a catered luncheon consisting

of pizza and desserts in The Social House.

A group picture of these “Kids of Character”

will be taken and displayed in our showcase and on

our webpage. I am very proud of each and every one

of these students for doing the right thing by

portraying good character traits. These students

are making Mabank Junior High a better place to be!

Thank you!

Mabank Archery

Colton McElroy, Evan Duncan, James Shilling, Aaron Roden, Kameron Wilkinson, Blaze Hughes, Gunner Bailey, Brooklyn Taylor, Maison Martin, Chelsi Rasco, Elisa DeHaan, Melissa Jacob and Kaylee Tracy

TREKKER Days

March: 17th, 24th & 31st See Ms. Welch in The Social

House for details!

March 6th Kaufman Spring Fling

March 20th Kennedale Wildcat Tournament

March 26th NASP State Championship

March 27th State IBO 3D Tournament

GOOD LUCK on this round of STAAR Benchmarks!!!

Tuesday, March 3rd: 7th Math & 8th Science

Wednesday, March 4th: 7th Reading & 8th Social Studies

Thursday, March 5th: 8th Algebra I EOC

3rd 9 Weeks Summatives

were last week and couple are

finishing up this week. GOOD

LUCK! One more

9 Weeks to go!

Can you believe

it? Time flies

when you are

having FUN!! Oh Yeah!!!

All we can ask of YOU is to do YOUR very BEST!!

Feel like you need extra HELP?

After school tutorial buses run every

Tuesday & Thursday! 3:30-4:30

TELPAS News: Practice tests will be held on March 5th (p.m.) and March 6th (a.m.).

Practice Makes Perfect...well almost anyways :)!!! Actual TELPAS Testing will be on

Tuesday, March 24th. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!! You soooooooooooooooooo got this!

NJHS/Coach Smith’s Bear Drive: Starts Feb. 3rd-March 31st

There is still time to donate bears!! The Bear Drive ENDS on

March 31st. The 6th period class that donates the most will

have a BEARY SPECIAL PARTY!! Thanks for giving!!

The Monitor’s Readers’ Choice Awards are in...

Well deserved, Mrs. Dunn! We appreciate your passion and how

you love your students like they are your own! CONGRATS to

Mabank Junior High! It takes us ALL! Thanks for voting on us!

Jr. Police Explorer

meetings EVERY Thursday

at the HS starting at 3:45

Choir: Choir UIL is on March 26th at Naaman Forest High School in Garland.

They will be practicing and preparing all the way up to contest day. They have

rehearsal times during school set up for March 3rd, 18th, 20th and the 24th. Let

That Talent Shine!! GOOD LUCK!

Band: Band is still gearing up for UIL as well. It’s GO TIME, BABY!! Pre-UIL

will be held at Kemp on March 27th. UIL will be held on March 31st and April

1st at Canton High School. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!! SHINE ON!

Color Guard: Practicing for their Spring Show that will be on April 2nd at

6:30pm, here at the JH. Can’t wait!!!!

Theatre Arts: Mrs. Morales would like to CELEBRATE the month of March because

it’s known as the “Theatre in our Schools Month”! The 16th-20th is also known as

“School Theater Arts Drama Week”. She would like to showcase this by creating a daily

blurb for our MJH Live class announcements to make people aware and more knowledge-

able on the subject matter. The puppets that her TA students are making free-style and

by hand will be showcased and on display for all to admire. This will go along PERFECT

to spotlight such an occasion as Theatre in our Schools Month!! Thank you, Mrs. Morales, for this learning opportunity!

*Advanced Theatre Arts Auditions are on March 16th and 17th here at the JH-3:30-5:00.

*You won’t want to miss– The Wizard of Oz performance performed by none other than

our talented TA students of MJH. It will be on Saturday, March 21st @ 6:00pm, right

here in The Social House at Mabank Junior High. See you there!

Art: THANK YOU to Ms. Marsh, Ms. Alexander and their AMAZING art students

for helping me with our upcoming STAAR decorations. It’s time to motivate and

we couldn't do it without the help from you guys and gals! THANK YOU!

Congratulations to MJH’s 2020 Paraprofessional

of the Year, Raelee Trull AKA “Rae Rae” or

“Trully” or just “The best paraprofessional

known to man!” Mrs. Trull helps our math teachers

and students EVERY SINGLE DAY. She aids

without hesitation and she loves unconditionally.

She understands students’ struggles and knows how

to reach them in a way that is truly magical. She

builds STRONG and EVERLASTING relationships with

students and has a way about her that students

want to succeed and want to do what’s expected of

them because they simply do NOT want to let her

down. She is that hope that some students need in

order to learn and feel successful in math class. We

like to describe Mrs. Trull as hilarious, quick on

her feet, HARDWORKING, sweet, genuine,

caring, determined, selfless, big hearted,

extremely helpful, thoughtful, jokester, humble,

passionate, compassionate, team player,

dedicated and witty…Just to name a few! We

are extremely fortunate that you are on OUR

team! So…Congrats, Mrs. Raelee Trull, as you

are crowned our MJH Paraprofessional of the

Year! Thank you for all you do for our campus,

staff, students and ME!! Very well deserved!

The “Finer” Things

Raelee Trull: Co-Teach Math Paraprofessional

“Spring Forward” Don’t forget to roll your clocks forward one hour on

March 8, 2020 due to Daylight Savings Time.

Band & Choir UIL!! SWEEPSTAKES!

-Worth Quoting- “May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door” –Author Unknown

FCA Meetings ARE BEING MOVED DURING LUNCH

ON THURSDAYS. MARCH DATES: 5th, 19th and 26th

FCA Camp: Students had a great time at the FCA Weekend of Champs

overnight Camp. There were so many students (exceeded last year’s numbers)

this year who attended that Mrs. Reedy had to take a school bus to haul

everyone!! She hopes to take TWO bus loads of kids next year. Everyone had

a wonderful time and they are already planning for next year!

Student Led Organization

Boater Education is underway in Coach Smith’s

Outdoor PE/Archery class. If you would like for your

child to get his/hers certificate, please bring the form

and money to Coach Smith or the front office by

Monday, March 23rd. Cedar Creek Lake Livin’!!!

See Ms. Welch or Mrs. Dennie in The Social House for more details!

-Book submission: March 2nd-6th

-March Madness Bracket Due: 3/20

-Voting Begins: 3/23

Reading My

Way To

STAAR!

See our AMAZING

librarians for

more details!

*Punch cards to

earn PRIZES for

reading nonfiction

Science and/or

Socials Studies

titles*

Two Week STAAR Push/Review will start on

Monday, March the 23rd and go through

Friday, April 3rd for 7th Writing, 7th

Pre-Algebra, 8th Math and 8th Reading. Just

what kids need to simply review and practice

what they already know, BOOST their

confidence, to motivate them to do their BEST,

and to reassure them that they CAN and WILL

make PROGRESS on their STAAR Test!!

If your child participated in our Academic UIL this school year, you are cordially invited to attend our UIL Awards Ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate these brilliant young men and woman. Each participant will be recognized and UIL medals will be handed out. It will be held in our cafeteria, here at MJH, at 6:30pm on Tuesday, March 31st. Please have your child wear their UIL T-shirt and either slacks, a skirt, or a nice pair of jeans (NO HOLES, PLEASE) to the evening ceremony. Thank you and we can’t wait to celebrate with you on the 31st! See you there!

Trustworthy

Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat, or steal • Be reliable and do what you say you’ll do •

Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal and

stand by your family, friends, and country!