2005-2006
Dancing on the Roof
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Ms. Avery told her students that if they got 100% on TAKS, she would dance on the roof of the school. She danced to Celebration on Thursday, May 25th. |
Teacher of the Year
Moss students had the opportunity to vote for the teacher they wanted as Moss Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations, Ms. Avery!
Ms. Avery teaches 3rd Grade.
College Week
Faculty
and Staff got into the College Spirit the week of May 8-12 by decorating
the school. Students created their own school pennant to hang
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Students
were encouraged to wear their favorite college shirt on May 10th, their
sunglasses on May 11th because the "future is so bright they have
to wear shades," and a team hat on May 12th. |
Kindergarten
students wore their favorite college t-shirts. |
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Mrs.
Nelson's Alma Mater & its Conference |
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| North
Trophy Case |
Graduation
isn't that far away! |
South
Trophy Case |
4th and 5th Grade Author's Tea
May 12, 2006
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Pennies for Patients
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Moss students raised $1,527.16 for Pennies for Patients. Way to go! Congratulations to the top collecting classes: Mrs. McCrillis (K), Ms. Kennedy (1st), Mrs. Gaigalas (2nd), Ms. Avery (3rd), Ms. Shuttleworth (4th), Mrs. Jaynes (5th), and Mrs. Otero (6th). The top collecting class was Ms. Fant's (6th) with $381.60! Thank you to everyone who donated! |
Students participated in the Marathon Kids 26.2 miles during PE.
These
are 5th graders who participated.
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Carol Zolnerowich, Deputy City Manager of Mesquite, spoke to Third Grade on May 3rd. She shared the history of Mesquite, the services the city of Mesquite offers, jobs with the City Government, and roles of city government employees. She also had the students get involved with her interactive slide show. |
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Parents
joined Helen Griffin, Moss Counselor, on April 11th to learn more about
sending their children to college. MISD will be getting students
involved in thinking about college and life after high school during
the week of May 8th-12th.
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4th, 5th, and 6th Grades Skate in PE
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TAKS Pep Rally
February 16th
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Students participating in a skit. |
Students look on as students and teachers perform skits to encourage everyone to do their best on TAKS. |
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Third Grade |
Fourth Grade |
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Sixth Grade students performed a TAKS
cheer. |
Ms. Nichols and Ms. Hudlow join in the Third Grade
skit. |
Former Student Shares Experience
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Agnew Seventh Grader and former Moss student talked to 3rd Grade students about his experience of entering and winning a writing contest, a trip to New York, & a visit with Spiderwick author. |
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Third Graders listening to the introduction. |
All of his pictures, newspaper clippings, and examples of his writing. |
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Ms. Avery answering questions and talking with students. |
Mrs. Cheek and Mrs. Nelson pose with our famous
student. |
Moss Science Fair Winners
| 4th Grade |
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1st
Place |
Hailey Brandon |
2nd
Place |
Kelsey Armand |
3rd
Place |
Stephanie Martinez |
Honorable
Mention |
Joshua Jewell and Paul Velasco |
5th Grade |
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1st
Place |
Casey Fowler |
2nd
Place |
Janay Jackson |
3rd
Place |
Kevin Taylor |
Honorable
Mention |
Camille Bianan and Ron'nisha Adams |
6th Grade |
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1st
Place |
Jamie Zmolik, Kristen Gallegos, & Juanita Soto |
2nd
Place |
Julia Fulton & Brittany Boyd |
3rd
Place |
Neka Achime & Shelby Brown |
Honorable
Mention |
Angelica Garcia and Danny Winters |
| Regional Entries 5th Grade 6th Grade |
Chrissy Rojas Macy Dennison |
Tape Mrs. Nelson to the Wall!
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Students in Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades had the opportunity to "Tape Mrs. Nelson to the Wall" if they increased their Milestone or Benchmark scores from one test to the next. Third Grade increased their Reading scores, Fourth Grade had good Writing scores, and Sixth Grade improved their Math scores. |
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Third Six Weeks Attendance Party
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All Moss students that had perfect attendance the third six weeks had the opportunity to play Bingo on Friday, January 27th. All of the students had a great time playing and winning prizes.
Sixth Grade Incentive Parties
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Sixth Graders who have perfect attendance and are on the honor roll are invited to participate in off campus activities with their teachers and families. Students had fun at Celebration Station for their first six weeks celebration, enjoyed dinner at Joe's Crab Shack for the second, and had a "ball" bowling and playing games for the third.
Students who sold the most with our school fundraiser earned a limo ride to CiCi's Pizza. |
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