SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Jan. 30, 2012 - Feb. 3, 2012

January 29, 2012 9:16 PM

ODESSA AMERICAN

Elementary Schools

AUSTIN

Monday through Thursday: 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m., Orchestra.
Monday and Tuesday: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Basketball practice.
Monday: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Magnet choir; GT applications are due.
Tuesday: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., MIDI Guitar II.
Wednesday and Friday: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., MIDI Guitar I.
Thursday: 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., Sixth-grade educational planning; Spring picture and group picture day.

BLANTON

Daily: 7:45 a.m., Blanton news team presented by Leesa Harrington’s first-grade class; TPRI testing for kindergarten through third grade.
Wednesday: Writing benchmark for second through sixth grade.
Thursday: Writing benchmark continues for fourth-grade; Chick-Fil-A spirit night.
Friday: Blanton spirit day, wear blue and orange; STAR lessons.

BURNET

Daily: 7:40 a.m., Breakfast and morning announcements; Candy Gram sales all week.
Friday: Spirit day wear Burnet shirt.

DOWLING

Tuesday: 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., Junior Master Gardeners.
Friday: 1:30 p.m., Battle of the Bluebonnets in the cafeteria; Dowling Tiger pride day, wear your Dowling shirt.

HAYS

Daily: 7:30 a.m., Morning assembly; teacher of the week: Lydia Ybarra, kindergarten teacher.

IRELAND

LBJ

Daily: 7:30 a.m., Morning assembly in the gym.
Wednesday and Thursday: Parent conferences.
Thursday: 6:30 p.m., STAAR night for third through sixth grade in the cafeteria; 6:30 p.m. literacy night for kindergarten through second grade in the gym.

MILAM

Daily: 7:35 a.m., Assembly; news team, Debbie Gallemore’s second-grade class; TPRI/Tejas LEE testing for kindergarten through third-grade.
Monday: AR recognition.
Tuesday: District benchmark writing assessment for second through sixth grade.
Friday: Milam spirit day; 1 p.m., Principals’ awards; 1:30 p.m., sixth-grade educational planning; last day for dance ad sales.

REAGAN

Daily: 7:40 a.m., All-star news; teacher of the week: Janice Brewster, third-grade teacher.
Monday: 8:15 a.m., Sixth-grade educational planning.
Friday: American Heart Association activities; Reagan pride day, wear your all-star Reagan wear.

Junior High Schools

BOWIE

Monday: 4:10 p.m., Eighth-grade tennis vs. Hood; 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., honor band rehearsal; 5:15 p.m., seventh-grade A and eighth-grade B girls’ basketball at Alamo; 5:15 p.m., seventh-grade A and eighth-grade B boys’ basketball vs. Alamo; 6:30 p.m., seventh-grade B and eighth-grade A boys’ basketball vs. Alamo; 6:30 p.m., seventh-grade B and eighth-grade A girls’ basketball at Alamo; 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., honor chorale rehearsal.
Wednesday: 4:10 p.m., Seventh-grade tennis vs. Hood.
Thursday: 9 a.m., Seventh-grade assembly with Bill Chalmers “Bullying: Not Cool;” 10:30 a.m., eighth and ninth grade assembly with Bill Chalmers.
Friday: 8 a.m., FCA in room 225; 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., archery practice; 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., band solo/ensemble contest at Crockett.
Saturday: Ninth-grade choir UIL solo/ensemble contest at Odessa College.

ECTOR

Monday: 5:30 a.m., AVID field trip to Sul Ross in Alpine; 5:15 p.m., seventh-grade A and eighth-grade B and 6:30 p.m., seventh-grade B and eighth-grade A, Lady Eagles basketball versus Abel at Ector; 5:15 p.m., seventh-grade A and eighth-grade B and 6:30 p.m., seventh-grade B and eighth-grade A boys’ basketball versus Abel at Abel.
Tuesday: ESL class for parents in room 234; 6:30 p.m., “Bullying Not Cool” by Phil Chalmers in the auditorium, open to all parents and students free of charge.
Wednesday: 8:10 a.m., Student Council meeting in room 311; 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., bullying presentation for seventh and eighth grade students; 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., bullying presentation for freshmen students in the auditorium.
Thursday: 3 to 9 p.m., Orchestra Westside Pre-UIL rehearsal in the auditorium; 6 p.m., Pre IB parent meeting with Mary Neff from Odessa High in the library.
Friday: Three-week grade check; 3:45 p.m., white team and 6 p.m., red team, freshman boys’ basketball versus Abilene Cooper Blue/Red.

NIMITZ

Monday: Seventh-grade and eighth-grade tennis vs. Crockett at Crockett; 5:15 p.m. seventh-grade and eighth-grade boys’ basketball vs. Hood at Hood; 5:15 p.m. seventh-grade and eighth-grade girls’ basketball vs. Hood at Nimitz.
Wednesday: Ninth-grade tennis attend San Angelo junior varsity tournament in San Angelo; perfect attendance free dress day.
Thursday: “AB” Honor Roll free dress day.
Friday: “A” Honor Roll free dress day; eighth-grade band solo contest at Crockett; 5:15 p.m., ninth-grade boys’ basketball.

High Schools

PERMIAN

Daily: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Theatre in the auditorium.
Monday: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Orchestra rehearsal in the orchestra room; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., choir rehearsal in the choir room.
Tuesday: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Football booster meeting in the cafeteria.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Spring pictures;
Wednesday through Friday: 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Panther Paws junior varsity rehearsal in the cafeteria.
Thursday: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Orchestra booster meeting.
Friday: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Future Panther Paws clinic in the fieldhouse.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Choir solo and ensemble at Odessa College; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., future panther paws clinic in the fieldhouse.