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Our incentive field trips to iJump and CiCi's Pizza for qualifying students are scheduled for next week. 8th grade and half of 7th grade will go on December 9th. 6th grade and the other half of 7th grade will go on December 10th. Students will need to bring $7.50 for CiCi's or a sack lunch. If your child is eligible to participate, they will be bringing home a notice and waiver tomorrow for you to sign.
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Thanks to Love on a Leash #LOAL for bringing their therapy animals for a visit! They really did put a smile on our staff and students’ faces!
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Come help the band kick-off the holiday season at our annual Christmas concert at 6:30 in the Middle School gym!
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Congratulations to Zoe Mandujano and Bendix Smith for being voted as 8th grade students of the month! We are so proud of you both!
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Congratulations to Ms. Overall for being voted as Mineola Middle School’s teacher of the month!! We love you and thank you for your work!
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TURKEY MANIA is almost here! The teachers are working hard to provide a fun-filled day of activities this Friday, November 19th. It's only $3 to participate. Bring your $3 to the office if you haven't already. Concessions available!
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Don't forget to join us tomorrow at 6:00pm via Livestream for a short informational meeting about our 2023 trip to Washington DC and New York where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300! To join, click this link: (https://vimeo.com/event/1384269/ea75c188a5).
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Parents & Family of current 6-8th graders:
Please join me via Livestream for a 25-minute parent informational meeting on Tuesday, November 9th at 6:00pm. A tour director will give you all the details about this once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Washington, D.C. and New York City during the Summer of 2023.
To join the meeting, simply click this link: schooltrip.us/MineolaTX23
Also, please RSVP for the meeting if you haven't already. Your student will bring home an RSVP slip today. You can either have your student return the slip, or click here to RSVP digitally: https://forms.gle/bfTgduJBza3gReps5
I sincerely hope you will take advantage of this special opportunity to invest in your student’s future, and that you will consider joining me on this journey as well!
Regards,
Principal Gould
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Congratulations to our Term 1 Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance students!
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7th graders learned about biodiversity and the stability of an ecosystem with mini Jenga blocks. Each colored block represents an abiotic (non-living) or a biotic (living) factor in the ecosystem. As students remove different factors, their ecosystem “tower” becomes more unstable until it collapses.
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Sound of the Swarm Color Guard Tryouts Coming Soon! There is a mandatory parent meeting on November 9th at 5:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library for those interested in trying out. Check out this flyer for more information.
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TURKEY MANIA is coming! The teachers are working hard to provide a fun-filled day of activities Friday, November 19th. It's only $3 to participate. Bring your $3 to the office. Concessions will be available.
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Kona Ice Day November 9th
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Let’s welcome the state champs home! They are expected to arrive around 6:30! They will come in on 80, go down to 37, turn on 69, and finish up on the loop back to the HS!! So proud of our students and our hard working band directors! We invite you to line up on the roads to welcome them home!!!
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Having fun at the "black out" pep rally today! Let's Glow Jackets!
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Pep Rally this Thursday!
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Roadies enjoying some fun time before the State Marching Contest!!
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Don't forget to join us on Tuesday, November 9th at 6:00pm via Livestream for a short informational meeting about our 2023 trip to Washington DC and New York where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300! To join, click this link: (https://vimeo.com/event/1384269/ea75c188a5).
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Don't forget to join us on Tuesday, November 9th at 6:00pm via Livestream for a short informational meeting about our 2023 trip to Washington DC and New York where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300! To join, click this link: (https://vimeo.com/event/1384269/ea75c188a5).
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Dear Parents of current 6-8th graders: I am very excited to announce that I will be leading a group of students and parents on an educational tour to Washington, D.C., Mt. Vernon, and New York City on July 12-16th, 2023. Join us on: Tuesday, November 9th at 6:00pm CT via Livestream for a short informational meeting where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300! To join the meeting, simply click this link: (https://vimeo.com/event/1384269/ea75c188a5). To RSVP, click here: (https://forms.gle/bfTgduJBza3gReps5). Check out this awesome video (https://worldclassrooms.com/#group) and see for yourself why we're so excited about this opportunity for our school! For any other questions, feel free to email me at gouldk@mineolaisd.net. Don’t miss out, Kendall Gould, Principal
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