Cowboy Courier January 29, 2016

CMS empowers lives through Challenges, Motivation, and Support.

Stay connected to CMS We would love to have every family follow us on our Facebook page and Twitter. There are always great things happening at CMS you will want to know about. http://www.twitter.com/cockrillms @CockrillMS @cmslc1 www.facebook.com/cockrillms

Jan. 30 MISD Solo and Ensemble Contest All Region Choir Camp 8:00am-12:00pm Feb. 1 Drama UIL Rehearsal 4:30-6:30pm 7th Boys BB vs. McMillan JH @ CMS 7th Girls BB @ McMillan JH Feb. 2 Orchestra Party 3:34-5:45 Drama UIL Rehearsal 4:30-6:30pm A/AB Honor Roll Ceremony 7:00pm @ CMS Feb. 3 Drama UIL Rehearsal 4:30-6:30pm Feb. 4 Drama UIL Rehearsal 4:30-6:30pm 8th Boys BB vs. McMillan @ CMS 8th Girls BB @ McMillan JH Feb. 5 Choir Party 4-6pm Drama UIL Rehearsal 4:30-6:30pm

Feb. 6 7th Boys BB District “B” Tourney @ SJMS 7th Girls BB “B” and “C” Tourney @ FMS 8th Boys BB “B” and “C” Tourney @ EMS Drama UIL Rehearsal and Clinic 9:30-2:30 @ CMS

Congratulations to Gary Williams, our CMS Teacher of the Year. He was selected by our staff this year to represent our school. Great job!

If  you  are  interested  in  being  on  the  PTO  Board  next  year  or  know  of  incoming  friends  who  may  be  interested,  please  go  to  this  link:  http://cockrillpto.wordpress.com/membership/  to  find  a  copy  of  the  job  descriptions  to  look  at;  print  it  off,  check  off  or  circle  your  interests,  fill  out  the  bottom  portion  with  your  name  and  contact  info  and  send  that  in  to  the  front  office  ATTN:  PTO  Nominating  Committee.  They  will  contact  you.  There  are  also  a  few  copies  of  the  job  descriptions/interest  survey  in  the  front  office  already.  If  you  have  any  questions  please  email  us  at  cockrillpto.ask@gmail.com  The  deadline  for  interest  surveys  is  Feb.  29th.  Please  remember  that  to  serve  on  the  PTO  Board  you  must  be  a  PTO  member.  If  you  are  not  a  member  now,  but  would  like  to  join,  you  can  find  a  form  for  that  at  the  membership  link  above  as  well. Be Prepared for 16-17 Registration

Attention Parents: If you don’t know your HAC logon or password or if you have forgotten it please contact our registrar Mari Dominguez at 302-469-7914 or email her at mdominguez@mckinneyisd.net to get your logon and password. Your HAC information will be needed for registration for the 2016-17 school year. The HAC is also where progress reports and report cards can be viewed.

Please help us earn money for our school while you shop! It’s so easy! We are participating in the United Supermarket’s “Shop to Support Schools” contest. The contest will run from January 13, 2016 – October 8, 2016. During this time any guest that shops in a United Supermarkets, Market Street, or Amigos store will be given the opportunity to link your reward card to our school account. Every dollar spent earns our school points in the contest and we will win our portion of $100,000! Take this flyer with you the next time you go shopping and the cashier will scan the barcode and link your account to our school. You only have to do this one time. We are asking that you pass this flyer out to family members and interested friends as well. *Please note that our local Albertson’s is not part of the Albertson’s Market so this promotion will not work in that store.

Attention 7th and 8th graders: applications for National Junior Honor Society are available outside room D203. Yearbook Announcements- Today is the last day to buy your yearbook online at jostensyearbooks.com. UIL Spelling will meet on Monday after school in Mrs. Clark’s room. Dictionary Skills UIL team will meet Thursday morning at 8:15 in the library.

 

The  Meeting  (below)  at  Boyd  is  open  to  all  parents.  Some  information  will  be  specific  to  Boyd,  but  all  are  welcome  to  attend.    

 

Who: 8th, 9th, 10thand 11th grade Parents

What: PreAP/AP Informational Meeting

When: Monday, February 8, 2016

6:00-8:00 PM

Where: McKinney Boyd High School Auditorium

Why: Because we like you to be well informed

This evening will be an informal time of teachers, students and administrators sharing the facts, the challenges, the expectations, the possibilities and the potential problems

that commonly occur with students taking PreAP/AP classes.

Some FAQs which will be addressed are:

Q: How does a PreAP/AP class differ from an academic class? Q: How many PreAP Classes should my child take?

Q: If we change our minds about these classes is there a way to get out of them? Q: Will my child be able to get into college if they do not take all PreAP/AP classes?

Come to the Feb 8th meeting for answers to these questions and more!

McKinney Boyd Auditorium Feb 8th

6:00-8:00 PM

MISD HIGH SCHOOL DRILL TEAM AUDITION INFORMATION/DATES Please read the entire application packet then both, candidate and a parent /guardian, complete and submit the online application. Parents are responsible for providing their child transportation to and from the clinic and tryouts. All clinics and auditions are at the campus for which you are auditioning. All tryout clinics are mandatory pending director approval.

Parent Informational Meetings MBHS: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 at 6:00 PM in MBHS Library MHS: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 at 7:00PM in MHS Dining Hall MNHS: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 at 6:00PM in the MNHS Cafeteria Monday, March 21st - Wednesday, March 23rd Clinics will be held at each campus. Please refer to campus handbooks for detailed dates and times for clinics. Thursday, March 24th 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm Auditions will be held at the campus that you are auditioning for in the gym. MISD Audition Results Posted on team websites after conclusion of team tryouts Team Websites McKinney Boyd High School: www.boydbailadoras.com McKinney High School: www.mckinneymarquettes.shutterfly.com McKinney North High School: http://mckinneynorthstars.weebly.com/ Clinic and Audition Dress Code Clinic:

• Proper dance attire • Hair should be pulled back in a secure ponytail • No jewelry or gum

Audition:

• Black form fitted top (no stomach, cleavage or bra straps showing-no exceptions) • Pin your shirt down. • Black tights with black jazz mini shorts, black jazz/yoga pants, or black leggings only • Jazz shoes, ballet shoes or other director approved dance shoes • Hair pulled back in a secure ponytail. No whispies or stray hairs in face. • Stage Make-up (eye-liner, mascara, blush, RED lipstick)

Please contact the director for the campus you are trying out with any questions or concerns. McKinney Boyd High School McKinney High School McKinney North High School Director: Caris Dunn Director: Amy Neely Director: Hannah Gassett Email: cadunn@mckinneyisd.net Email: aneely@mckinneyisd.net Email: hgassett@mckinneyisd.net

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2016-2017 High School Cheerleader and Mascot Tryout Information Host Campus: McKinney Boyd High School

MISD Cheerleader and Mascot Parent Informational Meeting, Tryout Clinic and Tryouts for 2016–2017 will be held at McKinney Boyd High School.

Tuesday, January 19 Friday, February 19 6:00 – 6:45 pm online forms due by 5:00 pm Informational Meeting Online forms requirements McKinney Boyd High School Cafeteria will be outlined at the Information Meeting

Monday, February 29 Tuesday, March 1 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: JV and Varsity Candidates 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: JV and Varsity Candidates 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Freshman Candidates 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Freshman Candidates Clinic begins at MBHS Clinic continues at MBHS

Wednesday, March 2 Friday, March 4 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm after 4:00 pm Final Evaluation at MBHS MISD Tryout Results Posted

Please contact Tami Hines, MISD Cheerleading Coordinator, with any questions regarding cheerleader/mascot tryouts.

Email: thines@mckinneyisd.net

CMS 7th and 8th Grade Valentine Dance We will host the 7th and 8th grade dance on February 12th from 6:00-8:00pm. Tickets will be sold that week during lunches. More details to come but this is a student favorite so we want you to know early and put it on your calendars.

6th Grade Open Gym 6th graders are invited to an open gym event from 3:45-5:00 on February 12th. We have a DJ, games and concessions. This is also a hit each year so mark your calendars now. Tickets will be sold during lunches that week. More details to come soon! Incoming 6th Grader Registration The flyer below has been distributed to 5th graders at their elementary school campuses. Mark you calendars now for this meeting. Students are welcome to attend with parents.

RSVP by 29 Jan 2016: maa-fly-in.eventbrite.com

Event Date: Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Event Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Event Location: Monarch Air Hanger

1476 E Industrial Blvd

McKinney, TX 75069

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Aramark Student Survey If your child would like to complete the following survey to help Aramark enhance the food service program, use the link below. The survey will launch Friday, January 22nd and ends February 12th Follow the link to WWW.StudentVP.com\McKinney to take the survey. Dropping Off Lunch We welcome you to eat lunch with your student any day or drop off lunch for your child, but we can’t allow parents to bring food for other children, and this include pizzas. Please limit what you bring to food for your own child. Thank you! Volunteer Background Check

McKinney ISD Middle Schools

Cockrill, Dowell, Evans, Faubion, Johnson The middle schools are excited to welcome incoming 6th graders! Please join us for a parent information meeting at the time listed below. At the meeting, principals will discuss middle school schedules, course options, the registration process, and the transition to middle school. We will have counselors, administrators, and fine arts teachers available to answer any questions you may have. Course request forms and course descriptions will be sent home with students the week of February 8. You will need to complete the form and return to your child’s teacher by February 29. And, again, the middle schools can’t wait to meet our new 6th graders!

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Incoming 6th Grade Middle School Parent Night

6:00 p.m. at Cockrill, Dowell, Evans, Faubion and Johnson

Monday, February 29, 2016 Course requests due to your child’s elementary teacher

If you would like to volunteer at CMS, please go on line and fill out the Volunteer Background Check at http://www.mckinneyisd.net/parents/volunteer/ .

Birthdays Teachers love “Happy Birthday Wishes” too! Want to know your teachers’ favorites? Visit this link on the PTO website. http://https//cockrillpto.wordpress.com/teacher-favorites/

FEBRUARY      Leach,  Dot   1st  Crawford,  Michele   1st  Swartz,  Elisa   3rd  Barton,  Justin   6th  Carter,  Sandra   8th  

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