Moorhead Junior High News

Join us on October 10th at Dave & Buster's for our monthly Spirit Night! The PTO will receive 20% back from sales, not including alcoholic beverages. Does the evening of October 10th not work for you? No worries! Purchase Power Cards for $10 or $20 each to use anytime as the cards have no expiration date! Do you have family or friends that would like to play games at Dave and Busters? Please forward the link to them or buy cards as gifts.

Click the link below to pay or send money to school with your child and they can pay and sign up during their lunch break from Sept 30th to Oct 4th. The cards will be sent home Oct 15th with your student. The PTO will receive 50% of sales from the Power Cards! Thank you for your support of the Moorhead PTO!

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/play-cards/items?cart

Our next PTO meeting for this school year is October 18th at 9am in the Moorhead Junior High conference room.

Future PTO Spirit Night Fundraiser dates

Oct. 10 - Dave and Busters

Dec TBA - Jeremiah's Italian Ice

Jan. TBA - Nail Salon / HWY 242

Feb. 9 - Main Event 3pm - 6pm

On October 25th our PTO will be hosting Chick-Fil-A Day at Moorhead and will have meal deals for sale for $10 dollars during all lunches.

The MJH Ticket Store opened today! Students were excited to spend the tickets that they've earned in their classes on a variety of treats!

Student can earn tickets in their classes for completing assignments, making good grades, participating, for great behavior, or even for volunteering to answer a question.

The ticket store is open during lunches on the last 3 Fridays of each 9 weeks.

Students started working on a life sized "Good Chef/Bad Chef" safety and sanitation project. Each student has to add an illustration of both a good item and a bad one with an explanation of what and why.

- Mrs. McCurry

On September 17, Mr. Adeoye's class celebrated Constitution Day!

Caney Creek Computer Science and Engineering students help our Principles of Engineering students with computational and problem-solving activities.

Congratulations to the following students on being selected by the faculty and staff as the October Moorhead Students of the Month!

Abbie R.

Aiden P.

Dalila A.

Jazzlyn M. (Not pictured)

Each student received a Canes Boxed Lunch from our sponsors at Raisin' Canes on 105 in Conroe.

Everyone had a blast at the Back to School Dance! Our annual Homecoming dance is on November 9 from 6pm - 9pm.

Picture day is October 15, 2024!

Retakes are December 3, 2024.

The second 9 weeks reporting period begins on Oct. 15th.

On Wednesday Oct. 2nd, we are going to practice our Lockdown Drill. We practice this drill to make sure we are ready in the event that we should have an intruder in the building. This is different from a Lockout drill, which is intended to keep the bad guys out of our building. During a Lockout drill school continues as it normally would except that no students are allowed outside, and all of our exterior doors are secured and monitored.

A Lockdown drill is used when a violent person or threat is in or on the grounds of the campus. There are no class changes, and everyone remains in their room. All doors, windows, and classrooms are locked until the “All Clear” signal is given.

I want to emphasize that this is just a drill, and I anticipate never having to use this drill. But in the event that something should happen here at Moorhead Junior High, we will be prepared.

Our building camera system is monitored throughout the day by Officer Quiller and the front office personnel. Additionally, adults entering our school must have their ID’s scanned and checked by our Raptor management scanner which helps us prevent anyone with a criminal history from entering the building. Additionally, Conroe ISD has over 80 police officers and is the third largest law enforcement agency in Montgomery County.

Our Moorhead Fall Choir Concert is scheduled for October 10th.

On Thursday, October 17th, eighth grade students will be taking the PSAT 8/9. If your child is a car rider, please have them dropped off by 8:50 am. Testing will begin promptly at 9:00. Seventh graders will remain on a regular bell schedule.

The PSAT 8/9 scores will be released in mid-November.

Information about the PSAT 8/9

• It serves as a baseline for understanding students’ progress as they enter high school.
• It is an early indicator of college readiness that is aligned with the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, and PSAT.
• The scores from the test will be used for students applying to the high school academies.
• The PSAT 8/9 will include grade-level appropriate content for eighth and ninth graders that will match the scope and difficulty of work found in the classroom. The test content is aligned with the TEKS.
• There is no preparation for this test.
• No make-up day is provided for the PSAT 8/9.

For more information on the test, please go to the link below:

https://parents.collegeboard.org/college-board-programs/psat-89

The weather is starting to get cooler. Please remind your children that we do not allow blankets at school.

We will be offering tutorials in the morning this year. We will offer morning tutorial sessions from 8:25am -8:55am.

Morning Schedule

Monday - Science tutorials

Tuesday -7th Math tutorials / 8th grade Math small groups

Wednesday - Language Arts tutorials

Thursday - 8th grade Math tutorials / 7th grade Math small groups

Friday - History tutorials

Tutorials for elective classes and additional core content tutorials are available after school by appointment only.

October 11 - No School

October 14 - No School (Columbus Day)

October 17 - 8th grade PSAT test

October 18 - Staff V Student Volleyball game

Over the next few weeks Officer Quiller will be appearing on MTV (Moorhead TV) during our morning announcements to teach the students about some very important laws.

• Misdemeanors/Penal Code Laws/ Statutes

• Felonies

• False Alarm or Report TX PC 42.06

• Assault TX PC 22.01

• Criminal Mischief TX PC 28.03

• Exhibition, Use, or Threat of Exhibition or Use of Firearms TEC 37.125

• Theft TX PC 31.03

• Invasive Visual Recording TX PC 21.15

• Indecent Assault TX PC 22.012

• Graffiti TX PC 28.08

Texas law now requires school districts to distribute information to parents and guardians about the safe storage of firearms. The information linked at the bottom of the page will help you learn about options for, as well as how to talk to your child and others about, the safe storage of firearms. In 2021, 4,613 Texans experienced gun-related deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services (SHS) reports that 55% of Texas firearms deaths in 2020 were suicides and that 59% of all suicides in Texas were by firearms. Suicide attempts involving firearms have a 90% fatality rate. Restricting access to guns is critical in reducing acts of violence, whether as self-harm or towards others. Acts of mass violence and interpersonal violence often end in suicide. It is unlawful to store, transport, or abandon an unsecured firearm in a place where children are likely to be and can obtain access to the firearm. Under Texas Penal Code 46.13, a person commits the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child if the child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm, and the person with criminal negligence: • Failed to secure the firearm; or • Left the firearm in a place to which the person knew or should have known the child would gain access The penalty for allowing a child access to a firearm can range from a Class C misdemeanor (punishable by a $500 fine) to a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by a $4000 fine, a year in jail, or a combination of the two). Texas exempts the purchase of firearm safety equipment from Texas Sales and Use Tax. Remember, a gun should be stored unloaded in a safe or locked container, with ammunition stored elsewhere. You can learn more and find additional resources from the Texas Department of Public Safety at https://safegunstoragetexas.com. Safe gun storage is critical to preventing suicide, unintentional shootings, and other tragedies.

On September 27th the Cross Country team traveled to the Nike South meet. Students put forth great team effort and many personal records were set on all four teams. Our students displayed great sportsmanship and have done a great job representing Moorhead Jr. High.

7th grade girls:

Jannie Toh placed 3rd place and Madison Salinas placed 24th

Personal records for Perla Lopez, Yaressi Nunez, and Melanie Guzman.

7th grade boys:

Isaac Fierros placed 9th , Abdiel Mejia placed 13th , and Manuel Rodriguez placed 21st.

8th grade girls:

Ana Nunez placed 51st with a two-mile time of 14:59 and Keira Davis placed 65th with a time of 15:25.

8th grade Boys:

Jett Banes placed 6th and Aiden Pinto placed 53rd with a 13:31 two mile time.

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Please don't forget to apply for free meals for this school year if you haven't already done so. Click on this link:

https://www.myschoolapps.com/

You can also pick up a hard copy of the Free Meal Application at the School.

Students who have not reapplied for this school year were dropped on September 29.

Student Attendance Matters - Average daily attendance affects our funding, our campus rating, and most importantly your student's academic progress. Our goal is 96%, our current campus average attendance as of today is 94.9%. Failure to attend school can result in loss of credit, retention, required make up hours, and truancy related charges. Please encourage and ensure that your student attends school daily.

Hearing and vision referrals will be going out the first week of October. Please check your student's backpack for one. Please follow up with the appropriate physician and take the paperwork to have them fill it out.

Unity Day: Stop Bullying - Stand Up - Speak Out

October 16th

• All students are encouraged to wear Organge

• There will be a quiz and prizes during all lunches

Breast Cancer Awareness

October 25th

• Students and staff are encouraged to wear Pink

• During lunches students and staff can write names of loved ones impacted by cancer or notes on a pink ribbon

• Pink ribbons will be displayed in honor and memory of the student's and staff's loved ones

Moorhead Junior High has a Communities in Schools (CIS) Social Services Coordinator, Ms. Wendy Kardorff. Ms. Kardorff is on campus daily and is available to help with the basic needs of our students. Some of the resources offered by our CIS counselor include:

• Food Pantry (shelf stable items as well as fresh and perishable foods when available)
• Clothing
• School Supplies
• Lunch groups (by invitation)
• Holiday Assistance
• Weekend Food Assistance

The CIS office is located inside the small gym. You may request assistance by contacting Ms. Wendy Kardorff directly at (936)709-2449.

Conroe ISD will continue implementation of the Anonymous Alerts – anti bullying app. Anonymous Alerts is a patented student anti-bullying app that helps combat bullying and other negative activity in schools by empowering students to come forward to help themselves and other students. Social and peer pressures are some of the hardest obstacles for students to overcome, now they can report bullying and safety issues quickly using Anonymous Alerts mobile app.

Students or parents in the school community can anonymously submit alerts about suspicious activity, safety threats, bullying, alcohol or drug use, harassment, family issues, school shooter, campus safety concerns, and self-harm issues to school administrators or counselors. The app is free from the Apple Store, Google Play store, and the Chrome store. Students will still have the option to call Kid Chat to report anything at 1-800-kid-chat.

Have a question?

Email your child's counselor or assistant principal if you need help. You can also call the school at 936-709-6001.

8th Grade (A - L)

Brenda Bishop: bbishop@conroeisd.net

Teresa Randall: trandall@conroeisd.net

8th Grade (M - Z)

Timothy Matthews: tmmatthews@conroeisd.net

Melodie Waldo: mwaldosharpen@conroeisd.net

7th Grade (M - Z)
Dusty Joiner: dkjoiner@conroeisd.net

Fallon Johnson: fjohnson@conroeisd.net

7th Grade (A - L)
Nichole Quinones nquinonesnegron@conroeisd.net

Dan Wheeler: dlwheeler@conroeisd.net

Associate Principal
Robert Jackson: rajackson@conroeisd.net

The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.

For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, TX 77304; (936) 709-7752.