School Notebook

Early Education
CARVER
>> Daily: 7:45a.m.; students arrive and go to classrooms; weekly themes: Home; Family.
>> Monday: Carver T-shirts on sale.
>> Tuesday: Team meetings; checking shot records.
>> Thursday: Checking shot records.
>> Friday: Carver Spirit Day; wear purple and white.
Elementary
>> Monday: GT classes begin.
BARBARA JORDAN ELEMENTARY
>> Wednesday: Fourth-grade parent orientation, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the library.
>> Thursday: Kindergarten parent orientation, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the library; third-grade parent orientation, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
BLACKSHEAR ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: Morning announcements by Blackshear News Team; character trait for the week is “promptness”; bring box tops.
>> Wednesday: 10:52 a.m., Bill Thrasher’s first day for Lunch Bunch.
>> Friday: Blackshear Pride Day; wear red and black.
BLANTON ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:50 a.m., pledges and Blanton Creed: John Duncan’s sixth-grade class; 3:15 p.m., student release.
>> Monday: 7:50 a.m., GT classes begin; 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., first-grade parent meeting.
>> Tuesday: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., fourth- through sixth-grade girls cheer practice in front of Blanton.
>> Thursday: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., fourth- through sixth-grade girls cheer practice in front of Blanton.
>> Friday: Blanton Pride Day; wear Blanton shirts or royal blue and orange; no school Monday, Sept. 7.
BURLESON ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: Morning announcements in the cafeteria for all students and faculty members; character trait for the week is “promptness”; Burleson spirit shirts are on sale with Coach Castillo. Please send money with order form.
>> Monday: Math word: line; Science word: theory.
>> Tuesday: Math word: double; Science word: goggles.
>> Wednesday: Math word: triple; Science word: apron.
>> Thursday: Math word: product; Science word: gloves.
>> >> Friday: Math word: quotient; Science word; hand lens.
BURNET ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:50 a.m., students meet in gym and cafeteria; dismissal, 3:15 p.m.
>> Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30p.m., fifth-grade parent orientation,
>> Thursday: 6 p.m. to 6:30p.m., first-grade parent orientation,
>> Friday: Burnet Spirit Day, wear school shirts.
GONZALES ELEMENTARY
>> Monday: GT classes begin this week; T-shirt sales continue; PE card fundraiser continues, proceeds go to Gonzales Physi-cal Education.
>> Tuesday: PE card fundraiser continues, T-shirt sales continue.
>> Wednesday: PE card fundraiser continues, T-shirt sales continue.
>> Thursday: PE card fundraiser continues, T-shirt sales continue; parent information for pictures goes home today.
>> Friday: PE card fundraiser continues, T-shirt sales continue; Gonzales Spirit Day, wear Gonzales spirit shirts. 
LBJ ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:45 a.m., U.S. and Texas pledges in the gym for first- through sixth-grades; kindergarten classes meet in the li-brary each morning; fire and evacuation drills will take place this week.
MILAM ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:50 a.m., assembly; Delanna Thomas’ class, pledge.
>> Tuesday: Science Power Words and Math Power Words; 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., third-grade parent orientation in the li-brary; 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., fourth-grade parent orientation; fire drill.
>> Wednesday: AVID training.
>> Thursday: 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., fall production parent meeting in the drama room; 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Suzuki Parent meet-ing (Orchestra Room).
>> Friday: Fire drill; Milam Spirit Day, wear Milam T-shirt or school colors.
PEASE ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:45 a.m., morning assembly.
>> Tuesday: 5:30 p.m., kindergarten parent orientation in cafeteria.
>> Thursday: 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., fourth-grade parent orientation.
>> Friday: Pease Pride Day, wear red and white.
REAGAN ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:55 a.m., news update; teacher of the week: Brandon Baer, sixth-grade teacher.
>> Tuesday: First through third grade orientations from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; GT orientations for first through third grade from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
>> Thursday: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., fourth- through sixth-grade orientations; 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., GT orientations for fourth- through sixth-grade from
>> Friday: Reagan Spirit Day, shine in your all-star Reagan wear.
SAM HOUSTON ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 8:05 a.m., morning announcements, student-led pledges.
>> Monday: Gifted and Talented classes begin for selected students.
>> Friday: Sam Houston Eagle Pride Day, wear red and black.
Junior High
THE ACADEMY AT ECTOR
>> Monday: 6 p.m., Orchestra Booster Club Meeting in room 105.
>> Tuesday: 2:14 p.m. to 3:06 p.m., grade level orientations will be during eighth period for all grades. We will be on a Pep Rally Schedule. Seventh-grade will be meeting in the auditorium; eighth-grade will be in the field house and ninth-grade will be in the large gym; 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., theater and choir joint musical production tryouts in the auditorium.
>> Wednesday: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., theater and choir joint musical production tryouts in the auditorium.
>> Thursday: 5 p.m., freshman football versus Crockett at Ector.
>> Friday: 6 p.m. Musical production meeting with parents in room 157 (use south entrance).
BOWIE
>> Tuesday: 6 p.m., boys’ athletic parent meeting in the cafeteria.
>> Thursday: 5 p.m., seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball at Bonham; 5 p.m., ninth-grade football vs. Hood at Coleman field.
>> Friday: 7:40 a.m. to 8 a.m., FCA in room 225.
CROCKETT
>> Tuesday: 6 p.m., open house.
>> Thursday: 5 p.m., ninth-grade football vs. Ector at Ector; 5 p.m., seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball vs. San Jacinto Junior High School at San Jacinto Junior High School in Midland.
High School
ADVANCED TECH CENTER
>> Monday: 4:15 p.m., ATC CIT Committee meeting in ATC conference room.
>> Tuesday: Superintendent will make visit to ATC/VHS.
>> Wednesday: 4:15 p.m., staff meeting in lecture hall.
>> Friday: Odessa and Permian high schools pep rallies.