When the students re-turned to school in Janu-ary, I met with them and restated my expecta-tions of them. I also asked each student to submit three goals - two of their goals needed to

be academic goals and one could be a personal goal. Students were also asked to write down what they wanted to be when they grow up. Oh my - they did a great job! In fact, these papers were probably the best I’ve ever received. Below are what "our” kids shared:

help others

do my homework on time

be respectful to my parents

go to college

study notes every night

eat healthy

bring up my grades

help my parents around the house without being asked

make more friends

create an organization to help chil-dren

They have expressed interest in careers such as Chefs, Doctors, Teachers, Engi-neers, Scientists, Firefighters, Policemen, Professional Athletes, etc. Many of our students wrote that they wanted to help others. They especially want to help chil-dren, the ill and animals. Our kids have hearts of gold! I am so impressed with this group of stu-dents. They are wonderful, and I love them very much. Please let me know if you need anything.

NURRE’S NEWS

KNOX’S NOTES

It is hard to believe we are

in our 3rd Nine Weeks.

Before you know it, this

school year will be over.

We are working hard to

ensure that your child is

successful in 6th Grade, confident going

into STAAR Testing, and prepared for

7th Grade. Parents please help us with

some spring cleaning and keeping our

students focused on working hard as

the school year gets closer to the end.

Students need to be in school every

day. They should come to school pre-

pared with their supplies. Please ask your

child to show you his/her homework to

ensure it is being completed. Help your

child keep his/her backpack clean and

organized. Working together is the key to

student success.

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Saundra Knox

Irma Nurre

Mrs. Nurre can be reached via phone at

832-223-4103 or email inurre@lcisd.org.

Mrs. Knox can be reached via phone at

832-223-4104 or email smiles@lcisd.org.

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We asked a few students what they aspire to be and submitted the photos to the School Board during last month’s School Board Appreciation.

HA W K HER ALD

It is time to order your Wertheimer 2014-2015 year-

book. The cost is $25. The yearbooks are hard cover,

full color and a wonderful way to cherish your child’s

6th grade memories for years to come. You may pur-

chase your yearbook anytime online using a credit card

at www.balfour.com. You may also purchase your year-

book by completing an order form and returning it to the

front office. Check our website for the order form or

pick one up in the front office. If you have any ques-

tions, please contact the front office at 832-223-4100.

YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW IMMUNIZATIONS

TEACHER OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to Elena Lang. She is

our Teacher of the Month. She is al-

ways smiling and loves her craft. She

teaches her students to love science

through her excitement and enthusi-

asm. She also works hard helping the

Science Department with planning.

Click Here to Access Our Website

Mrs. Dillard reports that there are

still many students who are in need

of additional immunizations before

entering 7th grade. Parents are

strongly encouraged to get these

shots while in 6th grade so that rec-

ords can be posted in the computer

before the end of the school year.

Our school nurses do not work in the summer.

Students who do not have their immunizations current

on the first day of 7th grade will not be able to attend

classes. This is mandated by the State of Texas. If you

are not sure if you need vaccines or if you have any

questions, please do not hesitate to call or email our

school nurse, Kathy Dillard (kdillard@lcisd.org).

PINK TICKETS

On Monday, February 2nd, we began our annual “Pink

Ticket” program at Wertheimer. We have done this the

past several years, and it is a lot of fun!

Teachers and staff can distribute pink tickets to students

for such things as random acts of kindness, reaching a

goal or a milestone, or taking care of business. You just

never know when, where or what pink tickets will be

distributed for.

Students will write their name on the tickets they receive

and place them in the ticket barrel which will be located

in the cafeteria each day. Drawings will be held weekly

and the winners’ names will be announced to come to

the office and claim their prize.

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Many Wertheimer students competed in Academic UIL for

our area. The contest was held at Angleton Junior High on

Saturday, January 31st. Wertheimer’s teams combined to

receive 1st place. In fact, their score was 82 points higher

than the second place school. We are very proud of our

Hawks!

WERTHEIMER COMPETES IN UIL

Team Wertheimer

Received

1st Place Overall

Maps, Graphs and Charts - 2nd Place Team

Korey Witten, Jayden Floyd, Tyler Burt

Mathematics - 1st Place Team

Caden Kraus, Grace Nguyen, Ineyda Gutierrez

Music Memory - 3rd Place Team

Marion Temporal, Eros Baua, Gaby Espinoza

Number Sense - 3rd Place Team

Aly Bermudez, Brian Wu, Caylee Cook

Spelling - 2nd Place Team

Trinity Poellnitz, Kai O’Donnell, Conner Steenbergen

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS Art Memory

Jake Litchfield - 1st Place

Nathaniel Demafiles - 2nd Place

Calculator Applications Lex Pham - 1st Place

Jacob Burdette - 3rd Place

Ryan Miller - 4th Place

Chess Puzzle Kylie Ashman - 1st Place

Jeff Teng - 3rd (tie)

Logan Shannon - 3rd (tie)

Dictionary Skills

Chloe Mills - 1st Place

Fatyma Lawal - 2nd Place

Regan Gray - 3rd Place

Listening

Briley Waddill - 2nd Place

Kaylena Salazar - 6th Place

Special thanks to the UIL Coaches: Reed Startz, Michele Broom, Sarah McBride, Shannon Baldwin, Crystal McDonald, Cassidy Matu-

la, Kristen Whitehead, and Elena Lang. We would also like to thank Michele Broom for her amazing leadership in coordinating UIL for

our campus.

Maps, Graphs & Charts Jayden Floyd - 2nd Place

Korey Witten - 3rd Place

Mathematics

Caden Kraus - 3rd Place

Grace Nguyen - 5th Place

Ineyda Gutierrez - 6th Place

Number Sense

Brian Wu - 5th Place

Oral Reading

Megan Smith - 1st Place

Ready Writing

Erika Platas - 1st Place

Social Studies

Justice Ugochukwu - 2nd Place

Spelling

Trinity Poellnitz - 3rd Place

Kai O’Donnell - 5th Place

Conner Steenbergen - 6th Place

Art Memory - 3rd Place

Nathaniel Demafiles, Jake Litchfield, Cyndi Elwood

Calculator Applications - 1st Place Team

Lex Pham, Jacob Burdette, Ryan Miller

Chess Puzzle - 1st Place

Kylie Ashman, Jeff Teng, Logan Shannon

Dictionary Skills - 1st Place Team

Chloe Mills, Fatyma Lawal, Regan Gray

Listening - 1st Place Team

Briley Waddill, Kaylena Salazar, Kennedi Turner

TEAM WINNERS

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Student Council will be selling Valentine Grams!!

DURING LUNCH PERIODS

February 2nd

- 6th

For

ONLY $1.00

a bag of Skittles or a Carnation

can be delivered to your child’s friends,

a teacher or even themselves!

All Skittles and Carnations

will be delivered

Friday, February 13th

at the end of the day.

Additional forms will be available in the front office on the above dates

for parents who wish to stop by and purchase items.

School Counselor week is February 2nd through 6th and we are so lucky to have Rocio Espinoza at Wertheimer. She

loves spending time with the students and goes above and beyond to help them succeed. Thank you, Mrs. Espinoza, for

your hard work and dedication.

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Academic competition has come to town! Many students

at Wertheimer Middle School have worked very hard to

ready themselves for the upcoming Universal Scholastic

League (UIL) meet and are nearly ready to show off their

skills. UIL team members are given an opportunity to

demonstrate all that they have learned through a variety of

categorical competitions that include: number sense, dic-

tionary, calculator applications, music memory, social

studies, chess and more. These students have put in a lot

of time and effort into this challenge and will prove fierce

competitors. Wertheimer Hawks are confident and pre-

pared to win!

According to their website, (http://www.uiltexas.org/), the

Universal Interscholastic League was created by the Uni-

versity of Texas at Austin in 1910. They created UIL to

help students learn what it takes to win, how to lose grace-

fully, and become self-motivated while instilling intellec-

tual curiosity. This organization also promotes good

sportsmanship and cooperation between schools. UIL

helps encourage students and prepare them for a more

useful and favorable life.

I had the opportunity to speak to two of Wertheimer’s

amazing UIL coaches and ask them some questions about

the upcoming competition. Mrs. Sarah McBride,

Wertheimer social studies teacher, coaches Dictionary.

Mrs. Michele Broom, Wertheimer math teacher and cam-

pus UIL coordinator, coaches Chess Puzzle, Mathematics,

Number Sense and Calculator Apps.

When I asked what their favorite things are about serving

as UIL coaches, Mrs. Broom divulged that she feels that

“it is very rewarding to work with kids that are so excited

about learning ways to win their competition.” Mrs.

McBride told me that she agrees 100%. Mrs. Broom also

revealed how she loves to see the students’ faces when

they realize how much more they’ve learned, adding that

it is often more than they thought they would get from the

competition. She also said that over the years she has ob-

served that most of the kids want to carry their interests

(initiated during UIL) with them to high school and on to

college. Mrs. McBride shared that one of her favorite

parts is the tension in the air on competition day as well

the fun she has while working with her UIL students.

Because Mrs. Broom has a lot of experience with the UIL

process as the campus UIL coordinator, I was curious to

find out how she felt about the competition procedures.

Mrs. Broom mentioned that she would like to have

‘mini contests’ before the actual UIL competition to

help prepare the students for the finals events. Addi-

tionally, she finds that many students are increasingly

competitive and enjoy the friendly challenges. It seems

that win or lose, students are in good hands. Both

teachers have had students and groups that have fin-

ished strongly in past competitions.

Two of Wertheimer’s UIL students proudly expressed

their opinions when asked some questions as well.

Ryan Miller and Reagan Gray both admitted to having

competitive spirits and reported to me that participating

this year in UIL have been very enjoyable. Ryan is par-

ticipating in Calculator Applications while Reagan is

competing in Dictionary. According to Ryan, in Calcu-

lator Applications, you use a high-tech calculator to

compute 80 math questions (well above your grade

level) in a mere 30 minutes. Reagan affirmed that in

Dictionary, competitors must look up multiple words,

phrases, abbreviations and more within a 20 minute

timeframe.

It seems that UIL provides many enjoyable opportuni-

ties for student competitors and coaches alike, and we

are all looking forward to hearing about the success of

our Wertheimer teams. As a participant myself, I can

confidently say that UIL competition rocks!

UIL COMPETITION By Chloe Mills

***Feature Article Written by a Wertheimer Student Reporter***

Students practice for the Music Memory

contest before UIL competition.

February Dates to Remember:

Feb 2-6 School Counselor Week

Feb 3 Meeting for 6th Grade parents at Briscoe at 6:00 p.m.

(7th Grade 2015-2016)

Feb 11 “Love” Dress Up Day

Feb 12 Meeting for 5th Grade Parents (6th Grade 2015-2016)

Wertheimer at 6:30 p.m.

Feb 16 Student Holiday / Staff Development

Feb 19 Progress Reports Go Home

Feb 25 Dress Western Day

March Dates to Remember:

Mar 1-7 School Diagnostician Week

Mar 3 Math Benchmark Test

Mar 4 Reading Benchmark Test

Mar 5 “Spring Into Spring Break” Dress-Up Day

Mar 9-13 Spring Break

Mar 17 Individual Spring Pictures

Mar 18 Pink/Blue Dress-Up Day

Mar 25 Twin/Triplet Day

Mar 27 3rd Nine Weeks Ends

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Rosenberg, TX 77471

WERTHEIMER

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Car Riders

Please remember:

Students can ONLY

be Dropped-Off or Picked-Up

From the Front of the School

For the safety of our students,

Do Not Drop-Off or Pick-Up

From the Side or Back of the Building.

These Areas Are Reserved for Buses.

COUNSELOR CORNER

Phone: 832-223-4100

Fax: 832-223-4103

www.lcisd.org

Wertheimer Middle School … Providing an enriched , successful

journey for every student.

Irma Nurre, Principal

Saundra Knox, Assistant Principal

Rocio Espinoza, Counselor

Wertheimer Mission Statement Wertheimer Middle School will prepare students for

future challenges by establishing high expectations

and fostering respect for self and others.

Be sure to check our website regularly for updates ● http://wertheimer.lcisd.org/

Happy Valentine's Day! February is a short month, but one that is important because we are reminded of all

those special people in our lives. Please remember to tell your loved ones how much they are appreciated. This is especially im-portant for our children. Children need to feel loved, encouraged and supported. Remember to “be in the moment”. Many times, we allow for our attention to be else where such as on our cell phones. Technology is great, but it is affect-ing the quality of communication. Let’s be role models for our chil-dren.

Mrs. Espinoza can be reached via

phone at 832-223-4105 or email

respinoza@lcisd.org.

A Link to the Skyward Family

Access Portal

can be found by clicking the

Family Access Link at

www.lcisd.org

View Your Child’s

Grades On-Line

WAYS TO SHOW LOVE TO YOUR CHILD

1.Use plenty of positive words with your child.

2.Respond promptly and lovingly to your child's physical and emotional needs.

3.When your child is angry, argumentative or in a bad mood, give him a hug, cuddle, pat, secret sign or other gesture of affection he favors and then talk with him about it when he’s feeling better.

4.Use non-violent forms of discipline.

5.Make plans to spend time alone with your young child or teen doing something he or she enjoys.

6.Help your child foster positive relationships with friends, siblings and members of the com-munity.

7.One of your most important gifts as a parent is to help your child develop self-esteem. Your child needs your steady support and encouragement to discover his strengths. He needs you to be-lieve in him as he learns to believe in himself. Loving him, spending time with him, listening to him and praising his accomplishments are all part of this process.