Pin Oak Middle School PTO

PLEASE RSVP!
 
Join us at Breckrew Wine Bar (formerly The Tasting Room on W. Alabama) on Wednesday, February 11th for a complimentary wine tasting and appetizers to help stock the wine pull for the Flip Flop Fiesta.

Entry to the party is to purchase or donate a bottle of wine valued at $30 or greater. Can’t make it? Just call William or Virgilio at Breckrew at 713-526-2242.

Please RSVP to Summer Shaw at summershaw@att.net if you can attend.

The Pin Oak PTO would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of HISD Board of Education member Mike Lunceford. Mike represents District V, and is the school board member that represents Pin Oak Middle School.  He is a tireless advocate on behalf of the students and families of our district.

We appreciate the tremendous amount of volunteer time and effort that Mike puts in on behalf of HISD, its students and our families.  We couldn’t ask for a more supportive, energetic or enthusiastic school board member!

Grab your sun hat and shades, your jams and your lei, the FLIP FLOP FIESTA is coming our way!

The POMS PTO invites you to join the fun and help springboard our kids toward the future at our first annual auction event on March 6th, 7:00-10:30pm, at the Southside Place Clubhouse.

Tickets are $40 per adult and include dinner, beer and margaritas.

Be sure to purchase your tickets soon; spots are limited! Less than 100 tickets left! Hurry and buy now!  

Click here to order!

Chairs Suzanne Rose and Andy Chan, along with their team of volunteers, have been busy planning and soliciting wonderful items for the auctions: getaway homes, fine dining, one-of-a-kind experiences, and great parties. Be on the lookout for information on pre-auction and post-auction events, as well, including a wine-pull party and shopping days. If you would like to volunteer or have an item to donate, please contact Suzanne, suzannekrose1@gmail.com, or Andy, andychanwues@yahoo.com.

POMS is proud of our parent involvement and grateful for the generous gifts given by our parents and community. With the funds raised at this event and others, the PTO is able to provide grant money for learning tools ranging from plasticized rats for dissection to math textbooks, from cheerleading mats to theatre lighting. This year, our special emphasis will be raising funds for technology; our goal: mobile laptop carts to provide learning for tomorrow’s
world.

We hope you can join for a great night of fun- and fund-raising and if you aren’t able to, consider other ways to support the school.

All interested students, faculty and parents are invited to help garden. If you are new and want some tips, please join us! January 28 -April 22, 2015 (Not during Spring Break) 3:40 – 5:00 PM.

We will garden whenever the weather allows. If in question, please just ask the front office or email: chrisangelaroth@sbcglobal.net

We have a Hummingbird Highway, citrus trees, native plants, vegetables and herbs! Learn how! Siblings are welcome as long as parents are with them.

Parents, we have some exciting celebratory activities planned for our 8th graders in May. To be eligible to participate in those activities, your student must maintain a good conduct record. Administrators have visited with all of the students and informed them of the disciplinary actions that will prohibit them from taking part in those fun activities.

 
Students cannot have:

3 school-wide detentions (teacher detentions turn into school-wide detentions if not served) or
2 ISS incidents or
1 out of school suspension

If students accrue any one of the above disciplinary actions, they will not be able to participate in the Schlitterbahn field trip or attend the 8th grade party.

This policy is in effect as of 2 pm on January 21, 2015 but does not include any previous infractions. Everyone starts off with a clean slate as of that date and time. Please talk to your students about the importance of maintaining a good conduct record!

8th grade parents:

EXTENDED: Final t-shirt order! All orders must be placed by 3 PM as of January 31, 2015. 

Orders are now being taken for 8th grade shirts. To learn more, visit our 8th grade page to print out the order form, or click here to order online.

In addition, we are selling shout-outs for the 8th grade graduation program. Show your pride in your student or thank a favorite teacher or coach (200 character limit, shout-out subject to approval).

Finally, you can help underwrite 8th grade activities so that they are available to all students, regardless of their ability to pay. Your donation will help pay for our graduation party and for expenses associated with the graduation itself. Thank you for your support!

Get you order in by the January 31, 2015 by 3PM

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 is POMS Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A.

Come anytime between 4-8pm to Meyerland Plaza Chick-fil-A. Before placing your order (inside or drive-through) please tell the cashier the sale is for Pin Oak Middle School Fundraiser, otherwise the school will not get the credit. There is no box for the receipts this year. Next event is on February 11th.Thanks for your support of Pin Oak!

Community Events

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Parent Workshop

There will be a parenting workshop entitled Celebrate Calm with Guest Speaker Kirk Martin hosted by the WUES PTO. The workshops will be held on Feb. 9th from 7-9 pm, and Feb. 10th from 8-10 am in the West U Elementary MPR at 3756 University Blvd.

If you have any questions, contact Anna Stewart at annacastonstewart@yahoo.com

Selling Fast! Limited Seating

The House “C” Sociable is just around the corner on Friday, January 23, 2015 – 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

The House “B” Sociable is on Saturday, January 31, 2015- 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.  SOLD OUT

Have you signed up? The evening will be a fun! Get to know other parents and visit with Principals Monaghan and your house principal.

Please sign up. Space is limited!   The cost is $40 per person; proceeds benefit our PTO and help us pay for teacher grants.

House B and C Sociables will be here before you know it so please sign up!

House B – “B”ourbon St. Mardi Gras, Saturday, January 31, 2015- 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm  SOLD OUT
House C – “C“hocolate and Scotch Tasting, Friday, January 23, 2015 – 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Spots are limited! Just 40 people at each House Sociable. The cost is $40 per person

CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets

Many thanks to the fabulous POMS parents hosting these super Sociables.

To order your child’s yearbook, please visit this site:

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

The cost is $40 plus $1 handling.

Every year in May we have sad children because they don’t have a yearbook. Please don’t let this happen to your POMS student! Order your yearbook today! There are very few extra copies available. To make sure your student has one, you must order them a yearbook!

Hold onto your email receipt (from Balfour) in case there are any questions about your order.