Published: April 17, 2007 01:35 pm            

Cayuga ISD School Happenings for 4-8-07

MIDDLE SCHOOL

• STARS of the Week — Congratulations to the following students:

Briana Wilson, sixth grader at CMS, was selected as the STAR of the Week. She is the daughter of Nolen and Shannon Wilson of Tennessee Colony. She participates in band at CMS. She also enjoys swimming, playing baseball with her brother, and going to the park with her friends. At CMS, she appreciates how the teachers encourage her to try hard and how well the band sounds. Congratulations Briana!

Preston Anderson, a sixth grader, was selected as the CMS STAR of the Week. He is the son of Brad and Debbie Anderson of Palestine. He participated in UIL, Model UN, is class favorite, and is the sixth-grade class treasurer. He participated in Little Dribblers, made the All Star team, and will compete in Levelland at Nationals recently. Anderson said he enjoys the freedom at CMS. Congratulations to Preston!

• Student of the Day — The following students were selected as "Student of the Day" for the week of April 2: Kristian Sellers, Taylor Wagner, Brittany Holland and Iesha Rayford/

• BoxTops — CMS is collecting BoxTops for Education. Please send the box tops to Nancy Griffey at Cayuga Middle School. Classes are competing.

• Texas History Guest Speaker — Friday, Alicia Daniel's seventh-grade Texas history students received a special visit from Cayuga ISD's Superintendent Dr. Rick Webb. Webb, a former seventh-grade Texas history teacher, spoke about local history and geography. CMS would like to thank Dr. Webb for spending time with our seventh grade students and his outstanding commitment to our school.

• Annual Pictures — Annual pictures will be taken Tuesday for UIL One-Act Play and academics; Model UN; Student Council; Peer Mediation beginning at 9:30 a.m. See Mrs. Willingham for details.

• Science — The middle school science class has been learning how to become Master Gardeners. Raised beds have been made and the students have been planting vegetables, as well as flowering plants. The students have been active in learning how to conduct nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium tests.

They have studied that most plants need to planted at a particular depth in the soil and have learned the proper care of their garden so that they can have a bountiful harvest. For us, as teachers, we have enjoyed watching these kids having fun and learning in the process. Now, they are just anticipating harvesting the fruits of their labor.

• Bad Weather Day/Makeup Day — Cayuga ISD will have school on April 23. This is a make-up day for bad weather. School will be dismissed early at 1:15 p.m. on that day.

• Spring Break — Spring Break will be April 24-27.

• Upcoming Events — Tuesday, annual pictures taken; Wednesday, report cards; April 17-20, TAKS testing; April 24-27, spring break.



ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Fourth Grade — Mrs. Hamil’s fourth graders have finished up their study of magnets by making temporary magnets. They will now be focusing on electricity and learning about open and closed circuits. Students enjoyed an Easter party on April 5.

• Fifth Grade — Mrs. Henigan has her students busy reviewing all science activities from the beginning of the year for their upcoming science TAKS test on April 19.

Mrs. Lane’s students finished reviewing and took the math TAKS earlier this week. They will begin to organize for the Math Mall which students will present later in May. Students are reading “Maniac Magee” for Mrs. Dickens. Students recently drew the name of a state out of a hat for their state reports. They then wrote a letter to the tourism department of that state asking for information to be used in their report.

Many students have obtained the information requested and have learned many interesting facts about their state. They will begin a lengthy research in preparation for their wax museum to be displayed later in May. Students are also looking forward to going to the Pearce Civil War Museum in Corsicana on April 20.

• Jump Rope for Heart — Students raised $3,410 for Jump Rope For Heart. Since students surpassed their goal, Coach Ivins will spend 24 hours in center court in the elementary gym. Mrs. Kantezky’s second-grade class won the trip to Mazzio’s for raising the most money. All students who raised $100 or more will join Mrs. Kantezky’s class at Mazzio’s.

Those students include: Victoria Ortiz, Taylor Akin, Ben Hanna, Zack Wright, Haylee Smith, Matthew Ross, Casey Lomax, Caroline Poff, Morgan Grasch and Jacob Grasch. The top three money raisers were Clayton Conrad raising $258, Harley Mingus raising $284, and Julia Griffey raising $300. Congratulations to all our students who participated in the Jump Rope For Heart.

Thank you for your contributions, they are greatly appreciated.

• Upcoming Events — On April 13, the Red Team will host a western theme Academic Pep Rally; April 23-27, spring break.

        

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