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School Resumes for Students on January 3rd: Welcome back!!! We hope everyone had agreat winter break! School will resume for all students on Thursday, January 3, at 7:50 a.m.We will look forward to seeing everyone back in 2019!

Basketball Additional Games: Our boys’ and girls’ teams will play AT CURTIS onWednesday, January 9th, at 3:30 p.m. Our girls’ team will play Sunrise Christian Academy atRobinson on Monday, January 14th, at 3:45 p.m. These games are in addition to the athleticschedule published by the USD 259 Athletic Office.

Report Cards: Second quarter report cards will be sent home with students on January 7th. We will send aParentLink message reminding you to look for your student’s report card. Please take time to review yourchild’s report card and set goals for the second semester. Middle school matters! Eligibility to play sports andparticipate in activities such as cheerleading, dance team, NAL, etc… is determined by the previous semester’sgrades. This is especially important for 8th graders to remember as they prepare to transition to high school!

PTSO, Site Council, and Foundation: Our next PTSO meeting is scheduled for February 12th at 7:00 p.m. inthe Robinson cafeteria. At this meeting, PTSO will start planning the 8th grade dance. If you are willing to helpwith this endeavor, please join us on the 12th so planning can begin! Our next Foundation meeting is scheduledfor Tuesday, February 12th at 6:00 p.m. These meetings are held in the Robinson cafeteria and start 6:00 p.m.Please join us!

Conferences: Winter conferences will be held on February 6th, 7th, and 8th. You will be receiving a preferencesheet from your child’s conference teacher this month to choose conference dates and times. Please be on thelookout for that sheet!

Pre-IB Applications: Pre-IB applications are available for the 2019-20 school year. If you know anyone whois interested in the Pre-IB program, please encourage them to apply. Applications and additional informationregarding the program can be found on our website www.usd259.org/robinson Parent information nights arescheduled for January 18 and January 30 beginning at 6:00 in the Robinson auditorium. All application materi-als are due by the end of the day on Monday, February 4, 2019.

No School: There will be no school for students on Monday, January 21, in observance of Martin Luther King,Jr. Day!

January 2019For an updated Calendar of Events visit:http://www.usd259.org/robinson/calendar

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Robinson Chess TeamCongratulations to the Robinson Chess team! They are pictured above with the 1st place team trophy at theCollegiate tournament on Saturday, December 1st.

In the picture from left to right:Caleb Steele, Bo Lu, Avalyn Ngo, Renton Smartt, Sydney Hoover, Jolyn Jacobs-Garza, and Ethan Lau.

Missing from the picture are Lana Shaheen and Kilian McGaffin who had to leave before we took the picture.

Special thanks to the team coach, Andrew Lau (Ethan's dad) for coaching and guiding this team to success.

This is a strong team and is bringing a lot of good attention towards Robinson Middle School!

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Shelter Life Insurance Student of the MonthThe following students were nominated by their teams for the Shelter Insurance Student of the Month:

Amiyah Garrett-Carter, 6th grade Maliyah Jackson, 7th grade

Liza Potts, 8th gradeDesiray Cuellar, Pre-IB

Melanie Jeronimo Perez, Exploratory Team

These students stand out every day and meet the criteria outlined below by the staff for being consideredfor this reward. Congratulations to our November students of the month! They received a free movie

ticket courtesy of Katie Schamle, Shelter Insurance Agent!

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 theirbest.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 activ-ities, or other citizenship endeavors.R – Responsible for showing growth in their schoolwork and attendance at school.

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1 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior. 0 0 98.72 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in the cafeteria. 100 95.8 03 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in the hallways. 97.1 90.9 0

4 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in the lockerroom/gym. 100 91.1 0

5 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in thecourtyard/commons area(s). 94.9 88.1 0

6 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in the restrooms. 95.5 87.5 0

7 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in their classrooms. 100 96.5 0

8 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in the busloading/unloading areas. 98.3 88.6 0

9 Students are taught the rules and expectations for behavior in the parking lot. 87 74.9 0

10 For most classes, teachers give students a course syllabus (i.e., a description ofcourse objectives, assignments, and timelines). 100 96.6 95.9

11 For most classes, teachers do a good job of making sure students understand thegrading procedures and policies. 100 88.8 94.8

12 For most classes, teachers do a good job of making sure students know how theycan get help if they fall behind. 94.2 75.7 94.4

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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 com-

munication 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!