Please look over the information below as following these guidelines will make STAAR testing go more smoothly for everyone involved.:

• Student attendance on testing days is vitally important. Please make every effort to be at school and to be on time.
• Please reschedule appointments that are slated for testing days.
• Cell phones are not allowed in testing rooms. Encourage your student to leave his/her phone at home or in his/her locker on testing days.
• Smart Watches are not allowed in testing rooms. As with cell phones, please encourage your student to either leave them at home or in his/her locker.
• We encourage students to bring their lunch on STAAR testing days. Because this is a timed test which must be interrupted for students to eat, having a lunch from home simplifies the process for everyone.
• Student are encouraged to bring an individual snack and water bottle for testing.
• Free breakfast will be available for ALL students Tuesday, April 10th and Wednesday, April 11th as well as Monday, May14th through Thursday, May 17th.

Soccer Schedule for Friday, April 13

• 3:45 – 4:10pm: Field A -Silly Sallys v Mavericks

• 3:45 – 4:10pm: Field B - Fast & Furious v FC Blaze.

• 4:20 – 4:45pm: Field A - Fire Breathing Unicorns v Clout Gang.

• 4:20pm – 4:45pm: Field B - Smalls v Habibullah

• CODN and ESPN do not have games

5th grade Orchestra Night: Thursday April 19th 5:00PM-7:30PM

Show off your artistic skills and love for the environment and enter the Earth Day Upcycled Art Contest! Entries due to Ms. McAnderson in E105 by Wednesday April 18! See the contest details below. 

**The deadline for entries is approaching soon**

The Gateway Summer Engineering Camp registration is now open for incoming seventh and eighth graders. This camp is a hands-on, project-based camp designed to introduce middle school students to the fundamentals of STEM and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses.

Students work together in a fun, exciting environment using leading-edge technologies to sample engineering related activities and projects, build robots, and get a taste of how fun it can be to be an engineer.

For more information about camp or to register.

• 2018 Session Choices, All sessions run from 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
• June 11-14, 2018, Otto, Renner or Schimelpfenig Middle Schools
• June 18-21, 2018, Otto, Renner or Schimelpfenig Middle Schools
• June 25-28, 2018, Otto, Renner or Schimelpfenig Middle Schools

Enrollment for the middle and high school theatre camps are now open and have gone 100% digital this year. I enthusiastically recommend both of these camps and would be happy to answer any questions you might have about them. 

If you have a current 6th or 7th grade student, they would attend StarPower, the Middle School Camp: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plano-isd-starpower-middle-school-theatre-camp-registration-44766489776

If you have a current 8th grade student, they would attend CenterStage, the High School Camp: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plano-isd-centerstage-high-school-theatre-camp-registration-44783629040

Both of these camps have a finite number of spaces for actors and technicians so I would encourage you to register ASAP, as the camps book quickly every year!

Lastly, if you would like to apply for a scholarship to cover part (or potential all) the cost of camp tuition, please follow these instructions:
1. Email me ASAP so that I can send you the scholarship application.
2. Do not register through the above links. There is a separate registration process for students receiving scholarship assistance.

Again, I’m happy to answer any questions. I hope your student is able to take advantage of this wonderful and unique opportunity!

Thanks,

Candace Norris

Murphy Middle School Theater

candace.norris@pisd.edu