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National Counselor’s Week: February 4 - 8 is National Counselor’s Week. Williams has designated February 6 as JWE Counselor’s Day. Please join us in honoring our wonderful counselor, Mona Howe, on this day.

First Grade LASSO: If you have not yet volunteered, but are able to assist with the first grade Lasso activities on Friday, February 8, from 8:30-11:00 a.m., please call Lori McElhaney at 693-3206. Each of the first grade classrooms will be hosting different science experiments related to “Your Body and Health”. We need your help to make this a fun learning opportunity for our first graders!

^{JWE Night at Papa John’s: Hurrah! It’s pizza night again! Plan on dinner from Papa John’s tonight, then sit back and relax for the evening. Be sure to mention you are a Williams family to receive the 20% rebate for your school.}

Class Parties: Plans are now underway for the Spring Fling to be held on March 8, 2002. This will be the second party supplemented by the party fund and the parent’s help. There will be no Valentine’s Day Party. Each homeroom mom will have cookies supplied to the teacher for Valentine’s Day, and the teacher will distribute them.

What Is PreAP Anyway?: Beck Junior High will address this question in a parent meeting on February 7, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Alexander Elementary, and parents of incoming sixth graders for the 2002-2003 school year are invited to attend.

Cinco Ranch Junior High Welcomes New 6th Graders for 2002-2003!: On Monday, February 11, 2002, a Welcome Reception will be hosted by the CRJH PTA at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments, volunteer opportunities, and building tours for parents and students will be provided. At 7:00 p.m. an overview of the sixth grade for all incoming sixth grade students will be presented. This will include electives, a typical day in sixth grade, schedules, and other pertinent information.

Fifth Grade Parents: The Beck Junior High School’s Executive PTA Board cordially invites you to a Coffee and Reception on Friday, February 8, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. in the Beck Library. We would like to welcome you to ^{Beck, tell you about the role of the junior high PTA, and give you a tour of our beautiful campus. If you have questions, please contact Debbie Schettek at 395-9704. We look forward to seeing you Friday.}

PTSA Officer Nominations: Do you have a high school student? Would you like to find out more about high school life? Become involved as a Cinco Ranch PTSA (Parent-Teacher-Student Association) officer. Nominations for the 2002-2003 school year are being taken. Forms are available at the front desk at Williams or you can call the following members of the nominating committee: Jackie Taylor 395-6774, Lee Bennett 395-4293, Mary Castellucci 395-3494, Gladys Pace 395-1384, Karen Roark 693-3520, or Alice Stewart 693-5268. Deadline is February 15.

Family Safety Day Planned for March 23: “Be a Survivor: Katy Safety Challenge, Fun for the Whole Family” is scheduled for Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Katy ISD Council of PTAs is hosting the free event for the community at Cinco Ranch Junior High, with the goal of improving safety awareness for all Katy families.

The Challenge will include a wide variety of fun activities for all ages, each with a focus on safety. Bike Rodeos, bicycle inspections, Safety Town, and skateboarding demonstrations are planned.

Wearing “Fatal Vision” virtual reality goggles, participants may drive a small electric car through a DWI Awareness Obstacle Course. The goggles simulate the influence of alcohol and/or drugs on the driver’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

The day will also include entertainment, food and soft drinks.

For more information, please contact Corporal B.J. Hegemeyer with the Katy ISD Police Department at 281-396-6220 or bhegemeyer@admin.katy.isd.tenet.edu.

To create a successful event, volunteers will be needed from each campus. If you would like to help, please notify Williams PTA Youth Protection Chairperson Cris Bowden at 281-693-6705 or dcbowden@flash.net. A sign-up sheet is available at the greeter’s desk.

Community organizations wishing to be a part of the Katy Safety Challenge should contact Debbie Godfrey, President of Katy ISD Council of PTAs, at godfrey@fbcc.com or 281-395-8882.

Masterpiece Art: Presentations for Masterpiece Art will begin on February 11 and go through February 18. The American artist Frederic Remington will be featured. He did many western illustrations and paintings. He also did bronze work. We are in need of a replica of any of his bronze pieces. If you have one to loan for the art classroom presentations or know of a source for one, please call Susan Schneider, Masterpiece Art Coordinator at 395-3362.

Congratulations GT Knowledge Master: Congratulations to our JWE fifth grade GT Knowledge Master team which placed second in Texas. The members are: Amanda Bullwinkel, Oliver Hatfield, Eric Hornby, Regan Jones, Alexandra Landis, Chris Moseley, Andrew Petry, Jordan Sawyer, Boying Shui, and Brittany Svab. JWE’s other GT fifth grade Knowledge Master team participants are: Danielle Chester, Will Dubuisson, Kevin Jones, Bobby Kiesewetter, Natasha Nazari, Eric Perez, Greg Thorne, Sara Whitehead, and Kristopher Keiser.

Knowledge Master is a competition for grades 5-12 and is performed through the computer at school. In elementary there are 100 curriculum-based questions that represent 4 cognitive levels: knowledge, comprehension, application and analysis. Our GT fifth graders competed with other Texas schools as well as schools nationally.

Both teams have worked hard in class to prepare and are looking forward to our next competition in March.

Awesome Aussie Extreme: Hey, parents and good mates of our Cinco Ranch High School Seniors, put on your Outback casual and join us for dinner and dancing at the “Awesome Aussie Extreme” on Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 7-9 p.m. at the Golf Club at Cinco Ranch. Cost is $50 per person and includes dinner and dessert (which have generously been donated by Outback Steak House), dancing, and silent auction. There’s no need to hike to the Outback, valet parking will be available for $2. All ticket sales and auction proceeds are tax deductible and benefit CRHS Project Graduation 2002. To donate silent auction items or for more information on reserved seating and tickets, call Becky Vogel at 395-5489. See you in the Outback, mate!

The Reading Volunteer Support Program: RSVP is looking for a few good volunteers! This program targets first through third grade students who benefit from one on one reading mentoring sessions. Specific days and times are scheduled around volunteer and student availability. All volunteers are trained before being placed with a student. Are you new to the school? Please consider this volunteer opportunity. Call Susan Grimm at 395-5647 for more information on the program.

Hands On Science News: Hands On Science is a PTA-sponsored enrichment program offered to the fourth and fifth grade students at JWE. The goal of the program is to encourage an active interest in science through hands-on experiences. The success of this program depends on the active involvement of many parent volunteers each month.
A special thank you to Lori Anderson, Becky Burbage, Denise Cargo, Carolina Luciano, Kim Tangney and Jan Whitehead. This group schedules and leads the HOS experiments each month. Also, thank you to Mrs. Nelms, Mrs. Jacobsen, Mrs. Donovan, Mrs. Halderman and Mrs. Schreiber - our fifth and fourth grade science teachers for their participation in the experiments. Also, please thank the following parent volunteers for their participation in your child's science education; Cindy Allen, Cheryl Baggaley, Dani Beckett, Sian Boyd, Carolyn Braddock, Adele Burch, Joanne Catudal, Particia Cendrowski, Terri Dermis, Kate Ferraro, Jody Fulroth, Janet Giles, Penny Haar, Lisa Harman, Nannette Helmcamp, Brian Hornby, Debbie Kehm, Pat Kikendall, Carol Landis, Kathy Larsen, Tammy Lenney, Cynthia Lesiuk, Anne Levy, Kathleen McMordie, Nancy Petit, Penny Rahaim, Rodney Rahaim, Robin Romero, Joby Sawyer, Janet Steed, Susie Subrt and Bruce Thomas.

A Fourth grade experiment on Heat Energy will be held on February 20. A Fifth grade experiment on Water Purification will be held on February 15. What a great opportunity for parents of students new to the school and/or third grade parents to participate in this program! Please call Kim Tangney at 693-5356 for fourth grade or Becky Burbage at 395-8119 for fifth grade if you would like more information.

DARE Graduation: Corporal B.J. Hegemeyer of the KISD Police Department coordinated a wonderful graduation ceremony for our DARE students on January 15. Congratulations to the students on completing their DARE training and to essay winner Ally Landis and other honorees Caroline Borden, Amanda Bullwinkel, Stephanie Burbage, Shelby King, Annie Koothrappally, Michelle Pagano, Andrew Petry and Aadil Sakhayani. Texas Ranger Jeff Cook gave an entertaining and interesting address to the 165 graduates and their families. JWE appreciates the fifth grade teachers for their work on this event. PTA Youth Protection Chairperson Cris Bowden would like to thank Janet Alverson, Krista Moore, Kenda Dressen and Kim Heston for their assistance with the DARE reception. Thanks also to Gail Green and other parents and 5th graders for helping set up the refreshments.

Hospitality Committee Members: Thank you to all who donated food items for the teacher/staff of the month for January. You all are the greatest! Thanks again, Sherry Krawietz.