The mission of Cockrill Middle School,
the foundation of academic excellence, is to ignite our students'
interests and imaginations, inspire a passion for learning, and
foster a sense of responsibility through mutually vested
relationships and meaningful experiences.
8th Grade Online Learning
8thgrade
students may takeoneonline
course for high school credit during either the fall or spring
of their 8thgrade
year. This year we are offering 3 courses to choose from
(Psychology, Health and Sociology). Health is a required credit
for graduation, while psychology and sociology would be elective
credits.
Recent legislation phases out the current high school TAKS
assessments and replaces them with STARR end-of-course (EOC)
assessments beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.
Click here
for more information and to see a
sample report card.
Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Commemorated with Balloon Launch
Congratulations UIL Invitational Team
The UIL Academic coaches would like to congratulate
all the teams on their performance this past weekend at the
Dowell Invitational. We would like to recognize the
following 6th and 7th grade Cowboys for their performances:
Alexander Paul- 3rd place- Calculator Applications
Christopher Hodgin- 3rd place- Dictionary Skills
Grace Molera- 4th place- Editorial Writing
Tatiana Galante- 2nd place- Impromptu Speaking
Saaketh Paalchuru- 2nd place- Maps, Graphs, and Charts
Margaret Brock- 6th place- Numbers Sense
Tyler Kohls- 5th place- Ready Writing
Melina Corriveau- 6th place- Ready Writing
Jeffrey Whitehead- 2nd place- Social Studies
Will Newsome- 5th place- Social Studies
And the following 8th grade Cowboys for their
performances:
Seina Tanada- 1st place Calculator Applications
Kyle Kung- 2nd place Calculator Applications
Jay Standridge- 3rd place Calculator Applications
McKaylee Smith- 2nd place- Dictionary Skills
Mallory Garcia- 4th place- Dictionary Skills
Kyle Kung- 2nd place- Impromptu Speaking
Sam Johnson- 3rd place- Listening
Joshua Crim- 5th place- Listening
Andrew Trewin- 1st place- Maps, Graphs, and Charts
Adrienne Marchal- 2nd place- Maps, Charts, and Graphs
William Smith- 4th place- Maps, Graphs, and Charts
McKaylee Smith- 3rd place- Ready Writing
Jay Standridge- 6th place- Science
Ryan Semens- 2nd place- Social Studies
Barrett Stout- 1st place in Spelling
All City
Orchestra Members Announced
Joy Yoo
Danielle Carrington
Nolan Audette
Claire Wingfield
Samantha Johnson
Kate Lawrence
Barrett Stout
Samantha Towber
Macy Holdrich
Natalie Mitchell
Jonathan Bentley
Samantha Thompson
You are
invited to come out and attend their concert on Saturday,
December 3rd. It is at McKinney North High School at
4 PM, and it is free and open to the public.
We will be sending home
progress notices this year with your child. However, we will
continue to mail the report cards home.
September 13th -
Progress slip sent home with student
October 4th - Progress
slip sent home with student
October 21st - Report
card mailed home
November 8th - Progress
slip sent home with student
December 6th - Progress
slip sent home with student
January 4th - Report
card mailed home
January 25th - Progress
slip sent home with student
February 4th - Progress
slip sent home with student
March 21st - Report card
mailed home
May 1st - Progress slip
sent home with student
June 4th - Report card
mailed home
Announcements
~
Student Transfer Request will be acceptedJanuary
9, 2012 – February 1, 2012.
More
information.
~ Seventh and eighth graders interested in joining National
Junior Honor Society can
download the application or pick up a packet from E207 or
D221. Applications are due January 31. No late applications will
be accepted.
~ "What's Great at Boyd High School" Student
Showcase. Wednesday, January 25 from 6 to 8 pm.
More information.
~
Registration for Next School Year:
The date for the parent meeting has been
changed from Thursday, March 1, to Tuesday, February 21.
We will meet with current 5th grade parents at 6:00 and
current 6th/7th grade parents at 6:45. Registration forms for
current 6th and 7th graders are due back to social studies
teacher by Monday, February 27.
~ New grading guidelines for MISD. Click
here for
details.
~ MISD October Health and Wellness
Newsletter is now available.
~ Need help choosing a band
instrument for your child? See our information sheet on available instruments
here.
~ A variety of CMS t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies will be available at the school store. The store sells spirit wear, snacks
and drinks. Store hours will be from 3:45 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday.
