Conferences: Thank you to everyone who attended fall conferences! We had a great turnout!It was fun to see everyone! We appreciate your time and input as a partner in your child’s edu-cation!

No School: Mark your calendars!! There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, November 12, in ob-servance of Veteran’s Day! Fall Break will run November 21-25…enjoy your extended break!

Turn Your Clocks Back: Daylight Savings Time is coming to an end. Don’t forget to move your clocks backone hour before you go to bed on Saturday, November 3.

Rock the Vote!: Election Day is Tuesday, November 6! Don’t forget to VOTE!

Showcase of Choices and Opportunities: Visit the 30th Annual Showcase of Choices and Opportunities onThursday, November 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about the various educational options availablewith Wichita Public Schools! This event will be held at Century II in Exhibition Hall. All USD 259 HighSchools will be present to answer questions about specific programs offered at each location! In addition tomagnet program options, the district offers opportunities such as Career and Technical Education programs inhigh schools, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps(JROTC), and Parents As Teachers, just to name a few!!

All School Dance Party: Our first All School Dance Party of the year will be held on Friday, November 9,6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Robinson Gym and Cafeteria. Our theme for this dance is “Purple Pride”. The cost ofadmission is $5. Tickets will be sold during lunch time on November 7, 8, and 9th. Concessions (pizza, drinks,candy, chips, etc.) will be sold at the dance. Students must be in good academic standing in order to participatein the dance. The dance will end promptly at 8:00 p.m. Students who are not picked up by 8:10 p.m. will notbe allowed to attend future after school evening functions. We are looking forward to night full of FUN!!

November 2018For an updated Calendar of Events visit:http://www.usd259.org/robinson/calendar

Honor Roll: Congratulations to all of the Robinson students who made Honor Roll for the first nine weeks re-porting period! An Honor Roll Celebration was held on October 31! Over 475 students are on the Honor Roll(3.0-4.0) this week! Thank you PTSO for the Krispy Kreme donuts!

Attendance: As we look at our first quarter attendance data, we can see that a number of students are tardy toschool on a regular basis. Remember, the first bell rings at 7:50 a.m. and class starts at 8:00 a.m. Students whoare not in class by 8:00 a.m. are considered tardy. The building does open at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast. The onlyexcused absences from school are medical appointments, court appearances, or late busses. All otherabsences/tardies are considered and recorded as unexcused. School consequences and legal consequences fortruancy will be enforced. Please get your student to school on time every day!

Turkey Drive: Robinson Middle School will be collecting frozen turkeys during the week of November 13-16as part of the B-98 United Methodist Open Door 28th Annual Turkey Drive which will be held on Friday, No-vember 16. This is a friendly competition among the secondary schools in USD 259. Robinson would like tocontinue our winning tradition! Please send frozen turkeys to school the week of November 13-16! The tur-keys will be donated to needy families in our community for Thanksgiving! In this season of giving, pleaseconsider helping make someone else’s Thanksgiving a happy one!! Gobble, Gobble!!

Congratulations to Mitzi for being selected as our 1st

99% Award Winner for this school year!

6th GRADE - THE SUPREME TEAM

MATH, Ms. Johnson and Mr. AdamsonSixth grade math students have just started a new module covering ratios, percents, units rates, and conversions. There is a Carnegie Learning Family Guide at the beginning of every topic (see page M2-5 and M2-6) that reviews main ideas of the topic and outlines some of the mathematical models we will be using as students learn ratios.

Ask your students what projects they are working on in their enrichment class! These hands-on projects give students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the math concepts we are learning in core.

As we begin the new quarter, it is important that students continue to do their homework and turn it in! Please email if you ever have questions or concerns.

SOCIAL STUDIES, Mrs. SmartWe are wrapping up our first persuasive essay in social studies. The student studied the values of ancient Mesopotamia, and also understood the concept of justice. They analyze some of the 282 laws of Hammurabi. Then, they learn to take their ideas and write a persuasive essay illustrating if they thought the laws were just (fair). In addition, students will start their exploration of ancient Egypt and uncover many hidden secrets of this ancient civilization. Furthermore, please take 2-3 minutes daily to talk with your child about current events and school happenings ☺

LANGUAGE ARTS, Mrs. Pfannenstiel and Mrs. SpragueParents-In LA, will be starting our Heroes Unit. This unit focuses on heroes in literature.It challenges students to examine various types of literary heroes in order to analyze and

evaluate admirable qualities of a hero as well as the potential everyone possesses to be heroic. Every society has its own heroes; everyone has a set of values for which they feel strongly about heroism. Suggested texts help build students’ understanding of heroes and heroic actions. The close reading selection, “No Thought of Reward” by Mawi Asgedom, invites students to read a nonfiction speech to determine central ideas that solidify students’ understanding of heroism and helps answer the essential questions. Students will have multiple opportunities to respond through writing, listening, and speaking. Don’t forget that your child should be reading 20 minutes every night and parents need to sign their reading log weekly. Homework Sheets will be coming home on Monday and are done every Friday.

Here’s one recognition for our November Students of the Month! Congratulations!

8th Grade NewsMrs. Sutton’s English Language Arts class completed a team building activity where students had to worktogether to stack the cups.

Ms. Jennings Social Studies students have finished fighting the American Revolution, and the Patriots wonthe fight for Independence. In November, we will look at the Articles of Confederation, the formation of ourConstitution, and the development of our government.

7th Grade NewsSocial studies students will be writing a paper called the Document Based Question (DBQ). The DBQ it is atough assignment but we take it in stages. The purpose of the DBQ is to develop the skills to take and defend aposition using facts. We will also begin our Unit on Latin America. Students will be assigned a country from Lat-in America which they will research and create a Google Slides, and present their country to the class. For manythis causes a bit of stage but will hopefully spark some interest as well.

Language Arts classes are continuing to pilot one of several possible new district curriculum resources whichinclude a write-in student text, audio/video selections, on-line access to texts and assignments, and more. Selec-tions are chosen for whole group and small group collaboration as well as independent reading. The focus of ourcurrent unit is on different generations and what we can learn from each other. Teachers piloting new curriculumwill come together in December to help the district make a decision on what resources we will be using in thefuture.

Congratulations to the 6th Grade Chess Club on their recent win atBrooks Middle School! The team won first place in the K-8 divi-sion and was awarded a trophy!

Rooms 123 and 124 spent time in October learning about Biomes through theirUNIQUE curriculum. Students also practiced daily living skills at McDonald’sand vocational skills at The Lord’s Diner. We worked on measuring skillswith several cooking activities including Muddy Buddies, Waldorf Salad, andAmbrosia Salad. Everyone looks forward to Music with Mr. Dirk Cushenberytwice a week. Seasonal songs for Autumn and Halloween were everyone’s fa-vorites. The News-2-You project was pumpkin painting. Our team is lookingforward to attending a Wichita Thunder Ice Hockey Game in November. OurNovember UNIQUE will focus on regions of the United States.

The following students were nominated by their teams for the ShelterInsurance Student of the Month: Thao Nguyen, 6th grade; Eva Hicks, 7th

grade; Andrew Cruz-Pizarro, 8th grade; Ruby Moore, Pre-IB; and Dami-an Rodriguez, Exploratory Team. These students stand out every day

and meet the criteria outlined below by the staff for being considered forthis reward. Congratulations to our October students of the month!

They received a free movie ticket courtesy of Katie Schamle, ShelterInsurance Agent!

Shelter Life Insurance Student of the Month

S – Shows School Spirit by promoting a positive school climate through actions and words.H – Hard worker and shows effort to achieve goals through a commitment to improve and do their best.E – Embraces diversity and shows tolerance to others that may be different than themselves.L – Leadership is shown by being a positive example for others to follow.T – Treats school property, student body, and staff with respect.E – Engaged in their school or home community through participation in clubs, extra-curricular activities, orother citizenship endeavors.R – Responsible for showing growth in their schoolwork and attendance at school.

The Robinson Robotics Team recently participated in a tournament stylecompetetion at WSU Koch Arena!

Kansas Best is sponsored by Textron, and in their media blitz they an-nounced that 28 high school teams would be competing. Robinson wasthe only Middle School in the competition. The team worked very hard

and represented our school well!

BASKETBALL TRYOUTS

Basketball Season is just around the corner! Boys and Girls Basketball Tryouts will take place on December 5th-7th. Participation is open to both seventh and eighth grade students in good standing academically and also have a physical and concussion form on file. Forms can be found on the Robinson Website or in the gym. Don’t wait until the last minute!! Plan ahead! See Coach Patterson for Girls (Room 127) and Coach Kratz for Boys (Gym).

Girls Basketball Intramurals will run from November 28th through December 4th after school. Any 6th, 7th or 8th grade girl interested in playing Basketball Intramurals should see Coach Patterson in Room 127 for more details. Girls cannot be on the RAM list and you must have a

Parent Permission slip turned into Coach Patterson by November 27th. Come out and have FUN!

Boys Basketball Intramurals will run from November 13th through November 20th after school, excluding Friday the 16th. Any 6th, 7th or 8th grade boy interested in playing Basketball Intramurals should see Coach Kratz in the Gym for more details. Boys cannot be on the RAM list and you must have a Parent Permission slip turned into Coach Kratz by November 12th. Come out and have FUN!

Our Number Has ChangedThank you Robinson Families, we have 112 families enrolled in the Plus Card

program. We greatly appreciate those of you who have already joined our Dil-lons Plus Card program, but we need more! Funds donated by Dillons are used

to support student activities and items our budget does not cover. When youshop and use your Dillons card Robinson receives a percentage.

Your fuel points are not affected by registering your card with Robinson.

Have a Plus card, available at any Dillons Store or you can sign up on-lineHave a valid email address and

Your own personalized account at Dillons.comNEXT, follow the directions below and away we go……

TO ENROLL IN THE COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:1. Members must visit the website at www.Dillons.com/communityrewards

2. Sign in OR create an account (see below on creating an online account at Dillons website)3. Click on “Enroll Now”

4. Enter YS036 (NPO number) and search –YSzero365. Select Robinson Middle School and click on “Enroll”

TO CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT AT DILLONS WEBSITE:1. Visit the website at www.Dillons.com/communityrewards

2. Click “Register” at the top of the page3. Enter your email address, password, zip code and check the box if you desire to receive email

communication from Dillons4. Click on “Create Account” at the bottom of the page

5. You will receive an email confirmation to your inbox, to activate your account click on the link in thebody of the email and enter your sign in information to confirm.

YS036 is our new NPO number for the Reward Program.

Our students and staff appreciate your support.Please remember to register your Plus Card and assign our NPO number to it.

Again, your points will not be affected this is an additional bonus for our school. Thanks!

November 2018 Event CalendarClick here for full calendar