Year to date funding loss due to absences: Last Week $13,039 This

“Where Academics and Character Matter”
2016-2017 School Year
October 6, 2016
http://www.houstonisd.org/rogersms
Dave Muzyka, Principal
twitter:@throgers1
Year to date funding loss due to absences: Last Week $13,039 This Week $16,030 EVERY DAY COUNTS!
IMPORTANT DATES
Fri. 10/7
Sat. 10/8
Sat. 10/8
Sat. 10/8
Sat. 10/8
Mon. 10/10
Tue. 10/11
Tue. 10/11
Wed. 10/12
Thur. 10/13
Fri. 10/14
Mon. 10/17
Mon. 10/17
Tue. 10/18
Wed. 10/19
Fri. 10/21
Fri. 10/21
Sun. 10/23
Donuts with Mom 7:15-7:45 am at Westminster UMC
Cross Country HISD FINALS Herman Brown Park
National Chess Tournament @ Chavez
PTO “POKEMON” CARNIVAL 11am-3pm
Walk4Hearing 9am @ UH Eusan Park
Volleyball @ Hogg MS
Hispanic Heritage Celebration 9am
EARLY DISMISSAL 12:45pm
NO SCHOOL—Fall Holiday
PTO Meeting 7:45am
7th Grade Lock-In 3:15-7pm
Volleyball v Tanglewood (Grady) HOME
HISD Board District 7 Candidate Forum @ 6:30
MS Amphitheater Concert 6pm
Family Chess Night 5—7 p.m.
End of 1st 9 Weeks
PINK OUT DAY
MS Bowling Event—Palace Bowl Bellaire
PTO Membership ~ We are just $6,600 short of our
$60,000 goal for the annual T.H. Rogers PTO membership drive. Congratulations to the classes who
have already reached 100 percent: Ms. Methol, Rambert, Hilderman, Lambert, Prevot, Connors and Porterie! .... Some
other classes are very close. Ms. Jabri needs ONE more member
and Ms. Vashisht is two away! Ms. Rayner, Ms. Bowen, Ms.
Doyle, and Ms. Efstratiou are all three members away. Ms. Osborne needs four more. Sign up ASAP please at throgers.org.
We will do the final class tallies on Oct. 14. If you would like to
increase your family’s donation to reach a higher
membership level, please make an additional donation at throgers.com. We will add them together for
you! Thank you for your support!
Fall Carnival ~ POKÉMON CARNIVAL is coming
to T.H. Rogers on Saturday, October 8th, 11am3pm! Confetti Eggs, Rock Wall. Video Games,
Camel Rides, Dunking Booth & MORE! There will
also be a Pokémon Costume Contest! You can
sign up to volunteer or purchase online at www.throgers.org, or
turn in the paper forms to your homeroom teacher.
FYI ~ The re-opening of the Jungman Neighborhood Library, in the Galleria area, will be Thursday, October 13, 10-11:30am. Come see the new
architecture, latest technology and enhanced spacDIRECTORY ~ You can purchase an advertisement
es for all ages, while enjoying a small taste of food and beverages or message for your child in the Student Directory!
provided by your favorite, local restaurants: 5830 Westheimer Rd. Download a form online at www.throgers.org. Please
Volleyball ~ Both the 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams
won their games handily against Revere MS on Monday. Way to go Lady Rams! Cross Country ~ Boys:
Our 8th grade boys came out in 6th place at the HISD
Invitational last Saturday at Herman Brown Park. Leading the way
for the Rams were Pramit De, Ben Aceituj, Miles McKenzie, Andrew Chen, Matthew Jimenez, and Joel Ramirez. Hopefully with
some key people back for this coming Zone meet, we can do a lot
better! Our 7th grade boys came out in 2nd place in HISD showing a
great performance by everyone. Leading the way for
the Rams and winning the whole 7th grade boys meet
was Shrikar Thangavel!! Carlos Gonzalez was 3rd
place and other top runners were Asad Ahmad, Kai
Canivel, Bruce Le, and Khodai Fujimoto!
submit completed forms through your homeroom
teacher. Questions? E-mail Nicolette Munguia at
namunguia@gmail.com.
BAT WATCHING ~ Did you know that Houston has
its own bat colony in the heart of the city? Almost
300,000 bats live under the Buffalo Bayou Bridge at
Waugh Drive, and they come out every night at
dusk. Join the PTO for an evening of Bat Watching
Friday, October 14th at 7:00 pm. Visit www.throgers.org for
additional details.
Middle School Event ~ LET THE GOOD TIMES
BOWL!!- PTO is sponsoring a free fall event at Palace
Lanes on Sunday, October 23rd from 4:30-6
p.m. Bowling is open to all T.H. Rogers MIDDLE
Happy Birthday to You: 10/7: Kaylee Chew SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
Snacks
10/8:Shayna Mendelsohn-Weininger 10/9: Smithi will also be provided. Registration is required to attend – go to
Gopalakrishnan, Sruthi Gopalakrishnan, Vyshnavi www.throgers.org for details.
Kadiyala, Tanish Madan 10/10: Amberlyn Haque,
John Heyburn, Thanh-Tri Nguyen, Kripa Patel 10/11: Jacobi Aguirre, Steven Garcia, Hanzalah Khiyani, Angela Seth 10/12: Katalina
Li-Kroeger, Anthony Melgar 10/13: Krishiv Masand, Vincent Wan
Facebook ~ Join the Facebook group for
T.H.Rogers parents and staff only: Search for "TH
Rogers Parents" and request to join.
Donde Académicas y Carácter Importan” 6 de octubre del 2016 Dave Muzyka, Principal
2016-2017 Año Escolar http://www.houstonisd.org/rogersms
twitter: @throgers1
Año a la pérdida de financiación fecha debido a las ausencias: $13,039 Esta Semana $16,030 Todos Los Dias
FECHAS IMPORTANTES
Vier. 10/7
Sáb. 10/8
Sáb. 10/8
Sáb. 10/8
Sáb. 10/8
Lun. 10/10
Mart. 10/11
Mart. 10/11
Miér. 10/12
Jue. 10/13
Vie. 10/14
Lun. 10/17
Lun. 10/17
Mar. 10/18
Mié 10/19
Vie. 10/21
Vie.. 10/21
Dom. 10/23
Donuts con Mamá
Cross Country HISD District Herman Brown Park
Torneo Nacional de Ajedres @ Chavez
PTO “POKEMON” CARNIVAL 11am-3pm
Walk4Hearing 9am @ UH Eusan Park
Voleibol @ Hogg MS
Celebración de la Cultura Hispana 9am
SALIDA TEMPRANO 12:45pm
NO CLASES—Holiday de Otoño
Reunión de PTO 7:45am
7mo Grado Lock-In 3:15-7pm
Volleyball v Tanglewood (Grady) en CASA
HISD Junta del Distrito 7 Candidatos Forum @ 6:30
MS Concierto Anfiteatro 6pm
Noche Familiar de Ajedrez 5—7 p.m.
El final de 1r semestre de 9 Semanas
VESTIRSE DE ROSADO
MS Evento de Boliches—Palace Bowl Bellaire
FYI ~ La re-apertura de la biblioteca de Jungman
Neighborhood, en la zona del Gallería, será el jueves,
13 de octubre de 10-11:30am. Venga a ver la nueva
arquitectura, la última tecnología y mejorado espacios
para todas las edades, mientras disfruta y saborea unas pequeñas
golocinas y bebidas proporcionados por su favorito, restaurantes locales: 5830 Westheimer Rd.
Voleibol ~ Los dos los equipos 7 y 8 grado de voleibol ganaron sus partidos cómodamente contra Revere Secundaria el
lunes. ¡buen trabajo! Carreras y Caminatas ~ Los Muchachos: de 8º grado nuestros muchachos de 8º grado obtuvieron el 6º lugar en el encuentro del sábado pasado en Herman Brown
Park. Liderando el camino para los Rams fueron Pramit De, Ben Aceituj,
Millas McKenzie, Andrew Chen, Mateo Jiménez y Joel Ramirez. Espero
que con la ayuda de algunas estudiantes claves para este próximo encuentro, podemos hacerlo mucho mejor! 7º grado nuestros muchachos de 7º grado obtuvieron el segundo lugar en HISD
mostrando un gran rendimiento por parte de todos. Estos
fueron los estudiantes lideres Shrikar Thangavel!! Carlos
González obtuvo el 3er lugar y otros corredores fueron
Asad Ahmad, Kai Carnaval, Bruce Le y Khodai Fujimoto!
Miembros de la PTO ~ Nos faltan sólo $6.600 nuestra
meta de $60.000 para la membresía anuale de T.H. Rogers PTO. Felicitaciones a las clases que ya han alcanzado el 100 por ciento: Sra. Methol, Rambert, Hilderman,
Lambert, Prevot, Connors y Porterie! .... Otras clases
están muy cercanas para cumplir la meta. La Sra. Jabri necesita un
miembro más y Sra. Vashisht dos! La Sra. Rayner, Sra. Bowen, la
Sra. Doyle y Sra. Efstratiou cada una necesita tres miembros. La
Sra. Osborne necesita cuatro más. Inscríbase cuanto antes por
favor en throgers.org. Vamos a hacer los recuentos de clase final
en 14 de octubre. Si desea aumentar la donación de su familia para
llegar a un nivel de membresía más alto, por favor haga una donación adicional en throgers.com. ¡Nosotros agregaremos el dinero
por usted! ¡Gracias por su apoyo!
POKÉMON CARNIVAL está llegando a T.H. Rogers el
sábado, 8 de octubre, de 11am-3pm! Los huevos de
confeti, pared de Roca. Juegos Video, paseos en camello, Tanque de Agua y más! También habrá un concurso
de disfraces de Pokémon! Usted puede inscribirse para ser voluntario o comprar en línea en www.throgers.org, o regrese la forma
en papel a su profesor en la clase de base.
DIRECTORIO ~ Usted puede comprar un anuncio o
mensaje de su hijo/hija en el directorio de estudiantil!
Descargar el formulario en línea en www.throgers.org.
Por favor enviar los formularios completados a través
de su profesor de base. ¿Preguntas? E-mail Nicolette
Munguia en namunguia@gmail.com.
OBSERVACION DE MURCIELAGOS ~ ¿Usted sabía
que Houston tiene su propia colonia de murciélagos en
el corazón de la ciudad? Casi 300.000 murciélagos viven bajo el Puente de Buffalo Bayou en Waugh Drive, y
salen todas las noches en la oscuridad. Acompáñenos a PTO para
una noche de observación de murciélagos, el viernes, 14 de octubre a las 6:00 pm. Visite la página www.throgers.org para obtener
más detalles
Evento de Secundaria ~ DEJE QUE LOS BUENOS
TIEMPOS BOLICHE!!- PTO está patrocinando un
evento gratis de otoño en el Palace Lanes el domingo,
23 de octubre, de 4:30-6 p.m. el boliche es ofrecido a
todos LOS ESTUDIANTES Y MAESTROS DE SECUNFELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS a 10/7: Kaylee Chew 10/8:Shayna DARIA de T.H. Rogers. Aperitivos también será proporcionado. Es
Mendelsohn-Weininger 10/9: Smithi Gopalakrishnan, necesario registrarse para asistir – vaya a www.throgers.org para
Sruthi Gopalakrishnan, Vyshnavi Kadiyala, Tanish Madan más detalles.
10/10: Amberlyn Haque, John Heyburn, Thanh-Tri NguFacebook ~ Afíliese al grupo de Facebook para
yen, Kripa Patel 10/11: Jacobi Aguirre, Steven Garcia, Hanzalah KhiT.H.Rogers, solamente los padres y el personal: Buque
yani, Angela Seth 10/12: Katalina Li-Kroeger, Anthony Melgar 10/13:
" Rogers Parents " y solicite Afíliese (Join).
Krishiv Masand, Vincent Wan
From the Middle School Counselor Desk
As a 7th grade student at ___T.H. Rogers___ Middle School, your student will be
engaged in completing activities that help support college and career interests.
Below are some of the activities your student will complete over the course of this
school year. We ask that you also become involved in this process to help students
develop a sound plan for a successful future!
 College and Career Readiness: House Bill 18 is a Texas law that requires school
districts to provide instruction to middle school students on the creation of an
Endorsement-Personal Graduation Plan, the Distinguished Level of
Achievement graduation plan, Endorsements choices, College Readiness
Standards and potential Career Choices and required the Education needed to
enter their field of choice.
 Naviance: Naviance is an online comprehensive college and career planning tool
that may be accessed through any computer with internet.
 Students in 7th grade are required to complete the Cluster Finder in Naviance,
which helps students identify what career clusters might be a good match for
them based in their personal interests and strengths. Deadline is Friday
November 18, 2016
 The campus will share your student’s results once students have completed the
Cluster Finder.
 Students may access Naviance at http://connection.naviance.com/hisdrogers and log into their school account.
o Username: student ID
o Password: 8-digit birthday
From the Middle School Counselor Desk
As an 8th grade student at ___T.H. Rogers___ Middle School, your child will be
engaged in completing activities that help support college and career interests.
Below are some of the activities your student will complete over the course of this
school year. We ask that you also become involved in this process to help students
develop a sound plan for a successful future!
 Naviance: Naviance is an online comprehensive college and career planning tool
that may be accessed through any computer with internet.
 College and Career Readiness: House Bill 18 is a Texas law that requires school
districts to provide instruction to middle school students on the creation of an
Endorsement-Personal Graduation Plan, the Distinguished Level of
Achievement graduation plan, Endorsements choices, College Readiness
Standards and potential Career Choices and required the Education needed to
enter their field of choice.
 School Choice: 8th grade students and families are encouraged to apply to high
schools that meet their student’s educational goals and career interests. Phase
1 of magnet applications open September 30, 2016, and close at the end of the
fall semester. For more information, please contact your campus magnet
coordinator or visit: HoustonISD.org/SchoolChoice
 Students in 8th grade are required to complete the Career Key in Naviance,
which helps students identify what career clusters might be a good match for
them based in their personal interests and strengths. Deadline is Friday October
28, 2016
 All 8th grade students are required to complete a signed Endorsement-Personal
Graduation Plan (PGP) by January 21, 2017.
 Students may access Naviance at http://connection.naviance.com/hisdrogers and log into their school account.
o Username: student ID
o Password: 8-digit birthday
P A R - T A Y!
7
TH
GRADE
LOCK - IN
Friday, October 14th
3:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
ONLY for T.H. Rogers 7th grade students
• volleyball & basketball
• bring your X-box/PS/wii & games
• appropriate movies, too
• pizza, drinks, dessert included
pre-paid only - NO DOOR SALES
Interested? This form and your check or cash for $15 are due to
Mr. Lam or Ms. Scott by Thursday, October 13th • Noon.
PARENTS: 10 parent chaperones minimum are needed!! Please email Brenda Scott (BSCOTT2@houstonisd.org)
by Thursday, October 13th if you can chaperone starting at 3:15 p.m. Thanks!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student Name: __________________________ HR: ___________________
Parent approval: ___________________________ Phone: _________________
Pizza preference: check no more than two!
___ pepperoni ___ sausage ___ cheese ___ veggie ___ pineapple