April 2017 For an updated Calendar of Events visit:

http://www.usd259.org/robinson/calendar

Principal’s Message State Assessments: State Assessments are underway! Everything is running smoothly and the kids have done a terrific job of focusing! We appreciate you having your student at school on time during your student’s testing days! Thank you for your help!! State Assessments will officially conclude on April 20th. No School: Mark your calendars! There is NO school on Friday, April 14 (conference release day) and NO school on

Monday, February 17 (inservice)! The last day of school for all students will be May 17! Bingo Night: We hope you and your family will join us for PTSO Bingo Night on Friday, April 21, in the Robinson gym! Many fantas-tic prizes have been donated for this fun event! We are looking forward to a fun evening with Robinson families and friends!! 5th Grade Open House: Robinson will be welcoming our incoming 6th graders (current 5th graders) and their parents 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Open House on the evening of May 4th! We will start at 6:00 p.m. in the new auditorium! This evening will provide parents and students with the opportunity to meet teachers, tour the building, check out string and band instruments, and learn more about middle school at Robinson! 8th Grade Dance: Parent volunteers are needed to help with the 8th grade dance on Friday, May 12, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Anyone interest-ed in helping with the dance...decorations, invitations, food, etc….can contact Patresa Ebersole at lebersole@sbcglobal.net . Please remind your student that they have to be in good academic standing in order to attend the dance on May 12! 8th Grade Promotion: Mark your calendars! The 8th graders will be celebrating their completion of middle school on Wednesday, May 17, at Robinson. The program will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. A reception hosted by the Robinson PTSO will be held on Bleck-ley Field immediately following the ceremony. Please plan ahead…parking will be a challenge. Eighth graders will be released to their parents immediately following the ceremony! Dress Code Reminders: As the weather gets warmer, please keep our dress code guidelines in mind! A copy of the dress code can be found in the student agenda or on our website! Construction Update: We are in the home stretch! Our bond celebration is officially scheduled for Tuesday, May 2! Come check our new spaces!! Chris Cakes will be here 5:00-7:00 p.m. serving breakfast for dinner! There will be an open house opportunity to tour our new FEMA shelter/gym and auditorium. The Robinson music department will be performing starting at 6:30 p.m. in the new auditorium! Don’t miss out on this special occasion!

ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

328 N. Oliver

Open House & Celebration

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Join us as we celebrate the end of construction at Robinson - The Wichita

Public Schools’ final bond project!

5-7 p.m.

Pancake dinner / Foundation fundraiser $6

5:30-6:30 p.m. Open house

6:30 p.m.

Bond program featuring brief remarks and performances by the Robinson Music Department

Parking at Robinson and in the neighborhood will be very limited due to kindergarten orientation at the district’s

elementary schools. For your convenience, a shuttlebus will run every 30-minutes

from East High School, (enter off of Grove) starting at 4:45 p.m.

Robinson

Middle School

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Don’t forget to recycle!

If it’s Paper and it tears, put it in the Bin; Don’t forget the Plastic and the Tin!

Robinson Middle School participates in a recycling program. The program helps Youth Sports here in Wichita. You

are welcome to help us out The recycle poly carts are red and green; located on the south side of the courtyard off

Bleckley under the windows beyond the ramp. Cardboard only in the green recycle bin in the NE corner of the

south parking lot.

We can collect:

newspaper tablets books (hard & soft) all envelopes phone books color/workbooks

manila folders glossy advertising colored paper cardboard white paper

all types of junk mail computer paper magazines catalogs brochures

laminated paper Paper clipped, stapled or rubber banded is OK!

We can even collect: food packaging, plastic, aluminum, and steel; PLEASE empty and rinse!

ROBINSON PTSO April 2017

BINGO NIGHT IS FRIDAY, APRIL 21!

PLEASE JOIN US FOR ROBINSON’S FIRST BINGO NIGHT IN FOUR YEARS!

Dinner is from 6 to 7 p.m., then join us in the gymnasium for 10 games of BINGO, all with cool prizes for winners! There will also be raffles and silent auctions for various items. Come join us as we resume one of Robinson’s best family nights!

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The Robinson Bingo Night Fundraiser is quickly approaching. Many prizes have been donated to help our fundraising efforts. Please take a moment to thank the following donors and con-sider giving them your business:

Applebee’s – Attitudes Dance – Barnes & Noble – Bearden’s Stained Glass – Big Tool Store – Bliss Boulder – Bug Stoppers of Derby – Chicken Poop – Chick fil a – Coleman Company – Crave Beauty Academy – Doo Dah Diner – Drury Hotel – Fort Hays State University – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen House – Freebirds – Freddy’s Frozen Custard – Get Air – Hannah Banana – Hog Wild Pit BBQ – Il Vicino – Immediate Medical Clinic – Kansas City Royals – Kansas Cosmoshere – Kansas State University – Kobe Steak House of Japan – KU School of Medicine Wichita – Logan’s Roadhouse – Love of Character – Oklahoma State University – On The Border – Paint the Towne – Panera – Pauly Dental – Pie Five – Prairie Fire Roasters – Quiescence Nail Salon – Silver Dollar City – Scholfield Honda – Spangles – Snappy Chicks – Sydney’s Pet Resort – Tanganyika Wildlife Park – Texas Roadhouse – The Cleaning Authority – Two Brothers BBQ – Two Olives – Violet Closet – Wichita Art Museum – Wichi-ta Ice Center – Wichita Sports Forum.

If you know of a business that would like to donate a prize, please contact Laurie Peckham Lo Nigro at llonigro@usd259.net.

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Robinson Middle School

BLEACHER BUCKS

BLEACHER BUCKS IS A FUNDRAISER dedicated to purchasing new bleachers for Robinson Middle School gymnasi-

um/FEMA shelter. You may donate any dollar amount; no contribution is too small. Our goal is to raise $25,000 in

order to have bleachers in the new space.

As Robinson Middle School continues to develop its athletic environment, the bleachers play a key role in providing

needed seating for games, activities and assemblies. This aids in the future success of our school. The fundraiser is a

collaboration of community citizens and Robinson Middle School. All funds will be raised through donations and

grants.

There are several naming opportunities by donating $100 or more. Bleacher Bucks “naming opportunities” can be in a

family or corporation name or can be in memory or honor of someone.

In order to have your name become a permanent part of Robinson Middle School, please fill out the following and

return to Robinson Middle School Foundation, 328 N. Oliver, Wichita KS 67208. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organ-

ization and all gifts are tax deductible. You can also donate with a credit card by calling the school office at 316-973-

8600 (ask for Kim Meller), stopping by the office, or logging into MyPaymentsPlus (look for “enrollment fees addition”

and then choose the “Foundation” category). THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

DONATE BLEACHER BUCKS! I cannot give the $100 at this time, but would like to donate $ towards the bleacher fundraising effort.

○ Check enclosed ○ Paid online ○ Paid by phone

I would like to be a Bleacher Bucks donor at the

○ $100 level | plaque in gym included ○ $250 level | plaque and bleacher row recognition*

○ $500 level | plaque and stair recognition* ○ $1,000 level | plaque and bench banner recognition*

*$250 and higher naming opportunities are limited; first come, first named. Name ____________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________

City ____________________________________________State _______________Zip _____________

Phone _________________________________Email ___________________________ ________________________________________

INFORMATION TO BE PRINTED ON GYM WALL PLAQUE OR OTHER AREA— this donation is:

○ in memory of someone ○ in honor of someone ○ donated by family ○ donated by a business

Name(s) on plaque or other area: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Please print clearly. Name(s) above should be written as you want them to read on the plaque or other named area.

Call 316-973-8600 for more info | robinsonmiddleschool.foundation@gmail.com

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West Fest Friday, April 8th, 2016

Come & Go 5:00-8:00 pm—Look for the VIP Tent

For questions call 973-3600

East High Open House

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017

6:30 pm at East High Auditorium on the 2nd floor

For questions call 973-7259

2016-17 HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS

Applied Academics For April, we will be studying the concept of I can Earn Money. We will be learning A Bank is Helpful in the Lev-

eled Book; (1) Julie Wants a Job; (2) Julie Goes to Work; (3) Julie Makes Money; (4) Money Troubles; (5) Saving Money for Something Special and (6) Work or Play?. The Life Skills lessons will include: (1) Job Fliers; (2) Reading a Schedule; (3) Reading a Check; (4) It’s my Money; (5) What Would You Buy?; and (6) My Job Skills. The Science Experiment for the month is Changing Pennies. The Time Line activity is Walt Disney Jobs. Students will also be learning how to com-pare prices so they know how to make the right choice when purchasing groceries. Our Journal activities for the month will include A Job that I would like to do; I like Payday; and Earth Day is April 22nd.

Important Dates to Remember for April

3rd-28th- State Assessments: 6th and 7th Grade take Reading and Math. 8th graders take Reading, Math, and Science.

14th and 17th- No School

21st- Bingo at Robinson- 6:00-8:00

28th- 8th Grade Panoramic Picture

Now enrolling for the 2017-18 school year for Pre-Kindergarten! Wichita Public

Schools offers free Pre-Kindergarten programs for 4-year old children who qual-

ify and whose birthdate is between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2013. For

more information, please call 316-973-4708 or 316-973-4587.

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Adamson, Summer G.

Adeniji, Olaoluwa J.

Ahmed, Dalia

Ahmmed, Tahsin

Anderson, Benjamin J.

Andress, Benjamin W.

Arora, Aditya

Ashley, Olivia A.

Ashley, Owen C.

Attaria, Salsabila K.

Au, Augustin

Baker, Aaron V.

Ballos, David D.

Ballout, Kendah

Belton, Jordan K.

Brown, Jaydee D.

Bruckner, Jordan M.

Brummett, Dora L.

Budde, John L.

Burress, Fletcher M.

Callstrom, Elseigh M.

Cho, Lauren E.

Cisneros, Brianna E.

Compton, William H.

Connolly, Cameron J.

Corns, Connor M.

Cousens, Aiden P.

Crawford, Miles W.

Dallas, L'Exus L.

Dang, Dat T.

Dang, Johnny T.

Dang, Kelly

Dang, Sonny

Dao, Huong Q.

Diao, Irene

Diaz, Alejandro

Dunbar, Demarr D.

Dunkelberger, Sofia G.

Ebersole, Greta M.

Eck, Victoria R.

Einwich, Michael

Estoquia, Mikaela P.

Findling, Charles E.

Fowler, Matthew D.

Frady, Joelle M.

French, Dialeen J.

Frye, Kennedy M.

Garza, Carla E.

Gatzulis, Martin

Gaugler, Wyatt J.

Gonzales, Azariah K.

Grabon, Nicholas

Graves, Ava E.

Gregory, Isabelle C.

Griffith, Alexander C.

Ha, Molly

Hague, Lillyan E.

Halabi, Katherine J.

Hamel, Gabriel A.

Harper-O'Dell, Gabrielle R.

Hockman, Kayci D.

Hudson, Hanna R.

Hudson, Jarod A.

Hutchinson, Evan M.

Ibrahim, Maria A.

Jackson, Mulaa V.

James, Ronald E. Jr

Jhaveri, Nitya P.

Joshi, Aditya

Jowdy, Cecelia K.

Kamath, Reeya

Knapp, Samuel G.

Kreinath, Rana

Kuttler, Eli D.

Lam, Jordan

Le, Ky Q.

Le, Lyly N.

Le, Lyndon N.

Lee, Zoey C.

Lincoln, Kristina

Lopez, Jose M.

Lovingier, Ferguson V.

Lu, Vivian M.

Lucas, Raphel C. Jr

Mack, Lynnessa

Madanambedu, Manasasrihari

Makwabe, Elizabeth M.

Mandanis, Alexander

Mansoor, Jaan

McKinzie, Eva C.

McPherson, Baylor J.

Mendoza, Araziah S.

Miller, Nathan P.

Montoya, Allinsipas A.

Morris, Ephraim C.

Nguyen, Alayna T.

Nguyen, Catherine L.

Nguyen, Jennie

Nguyen, Steven

Nola, Jaden

Norris, Adelle

Oblander, Harlee R.

Papadatos, Steven

Parcell, Austin S.

Parikh, Anaya

Perry, Lisa M.

Pham, Krystal H.

Pham, Laura

Randle, Sophia G.

Rapp, Marissa W.

Rasaily, Ronish

Rashid, Sameeha

Reddy, Vijay

Reed, Emma V.

Reed, Maya G.

Reynolds, Evalynn C.

Roy, Alitzah E.

Russell, Seth M.

Sandeep, Vaishak

Scholl, Olivier A.

Scholler, Carlie M.

Schwanz, Ashby

Shieh, Colby

Siddique, Neeti

Sinsel, Amelia R.

Sinsel, Morgan R.

Solomey, Lisa

Solomon, Adley

Sutton, Cassity E.

Tran, Nicole T.

Tran, Van-Chi N.

Van, Bao G.

Verma, Varun

Vo, Emily Q.

Waghmode, Aryan D.

Wells, Cayne L.

Wessley, Olivia L.

Wolfe, Mitchell H.

Yager, Joseph C.

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Adamson, Skylar M.

Ahmed, Abdullah

Alexander, Aubriana G.

Alvarado, Katlyn N.

Anderson, Elijah J.

Anderson, Ellie M.

Andrews, Melanie M.

Antuna, Miriam S.

Apel, Gage A.

Au, Azaria G.

Azmi, Rida F.

Bacud, Hannah Alessandra

Baily, Katherine D.

Baker-Malcolm, Mykayla M.

Balderas, Nathan A.

Ballard, Eleana C.

Ballos, Michael D.

Beisner, Kaida T.

Bishop, Kier P.

Blessant, Jeffrey A.

Brown, Alissa R.

Brown, Victoria

Bubp, Annika C.

Campos-Torres, Esmeralda

Cardenas, Gabrielle R.

Carlos, Gabriel

Chalfant, Ayden S.

Champlin, Carter K.

Chau, Serena

Cocannouer, Victoria R.

Cruz-Pizarro, Andrew I.

Cundith, Christopher J.

Daigneault, Madison V.

Darmstetter, Mitzi M.

Davis, Jacob A.

Davis, Mia G.

Dawson, Dylan

Dong, Allen

Duntz, Ashley D.

Eakins, Aaron C.

Ebersole, Claire E.

Eldredge, Mallory A.

Fjorden, Ella M.

Flores Ramirez, Lizeth M.

Flores, Ian

Flores, Ryan

Freihage, Aden T.

Garcia, Hailey J.

Geppelt, Devon J.

Gipson, Savannah R.

Goual Belhamidi, Aamer

Grant, Ella S.

Grohe, Ethan S.

Hallacy, Ronan C.

Hamada-Paugh, Alexander

Haque, Abir

Hastings, Trayvontez N.

Hernandez, David A.

Hernandez, Marissa L.

Hodge, Cambell T.

Hootman, Brookelynn E.

Howes, Mara M.

Hudgins, Jackson

Huggins, Elizabeth N.

Hughes, John J.

Ibrahim, Tamara

James, Elise

Jett, Cade W.

Johnson, Tia M.

Jones, Anna M.

Jones, Samantha A.

Kamalulrahim, Amar N.

Kamonde, Colette K.

Kasel, Zane H.

Kest, Kylee

Khan, Zainab F.

Kleeman, Jackson

Kopf, Jessica N.

Kraus, Madison P.

Kreger, Stella

Lam, Yen

Lawrie, Leah G.

Le, Thu A.

Lind Filbert, Ida S.

Loera Lozano, Rogelio

Lofland, Benjamin A.

Lovingier, Scarlett

Lowe, Zoe N.

Mains, Ethan C.

Mayes, Ayden J.

McClain, Gracyn K.

McCollom, Emily J.

McCosh, Isiah J.

Merten, Annabelle O.

Metcalf, Mason G.

Meyer, Naomi D.

Moll, Alexia R.

Moll, Ella M.

Morris, Samuel W.

Muntimadugu-Kummara, Tejas

Murphy, Gabriel M.

Muthukumar, Mehala

Mwanache, Dorrine M.

Nesbitt, Mallory

Nguyen, Bao

Nguyen, Brandon

Niblack, Alexander F.

Nobles, Allana

Norris, Jacob

Offutt, Tyler M.

Olorunfemi, Daniel I.

Ordway, Amanda N.

Orf, Josephine A.

Owen, Ella

Parish, Jackson A.

Park, Kaitlin I.

Patton, Bayonne A.

Peaden, Daniel C.

Perry, Tristin V.

Pham, Eric L.

Profit, Carrice L.

Reed, Lillian G.

Reese, Micah J.

Rickman, Chloe E.

Roberson, Ellyssa O.

Robinson, Unique T.

Salazar, Linda Paloma

Saxton, Lillian L.

Schaaf, Nathan A.

Seminoff, Katherine J.

Sengchanh, Liyah

Severs, Margaret

Shaw, Delaney A.

Shelby, Aaliyah N.

Singh, Anjali

Snyder, Elizabeth K.

Stafford, Cooper P.

Stanford, Kiontai A.

Stauble, Angel

Stuhr, Magan

Ta, Khanhvy

Tahimic, Dominic

Tahiya, Noshin

Taylor, Birch S.

Taylor, Jillian R.

Toebe, Ava A.

Tran, Jason

Trieu, Anouk Q.

Ullah, Mohammad S.

Utter, Emerson

Valentin, Charlize A.

Villa, Jade D.

Villagrana, Jimena

Warren, Camden R.

Westbrook, Grace

Wilch, Eli C.

Williams, Daniel J.

Williams-Robinson, Jailyn

Wilson, Halle K.

Winegarner, Alexis K.

Wood, Theresa E.

Wu, Isaac

Young, Mia C.

Young, Rowan A.

Zoller, Daniel A.

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Ahmmed, Abrar F.

Albrecht, Haley

Asher, Caleb L.

Aylward, Noelle K.

Bailey, Leighah M.

Baker-Malcolm, Whitney

Birdsell, Laura E.

Black, Josiah E.

Blackley, Tristan A.

Bohannon, Thomas J.

Booze, Lauryn T.

Camacho, Damien

Carmichael, Cree A.

Carter, Tre'vauntize E.

Caton, Carter J.

Cedillo-Silva, Christopher

Chanthavong, Chloe P.

Chenault, Caitlyn M.

Cleary, Damon

Coleman, Jamari L.

Coleman, Leif

Coleman, Spencer L.

Cortez, Kainoa L.

Davis, Emma G.

Davisson, Mallory E.

Dennis, Amarion L.

Dunn-Morse, Henry D.

Eaton, Sadie J.

Engledow, Wednesday

Fay, Aiden T.

Felix, Ariana M.

Flores, Rachel O.

Foster, Ian C.

Foster, Jackson

Fuller, Tegan A.

Gordon, Noah R.

Graham, Kennadi

Haffley, Grant

Hampton, Taurus J.

Hanlan, Gabriele M.

Harmon, Ethan M.

Harris, Johnny R. Jr

Hartzler, Piper L.

Hernandez, Luis F.

Hernandez, Veronica

Herrera, Jaysha M.

Hoover, Demarcus

Hounschell, Garrett

Huckaby, Allison

Huffman, Jake D.

Hughes, Brooklyn A.

Huynh, Lan Anh N.

Ibn-Malang, Aliasa

Ibn-Malang, Elyas

Jahnke, Shelby G.

Jefferson, Cha'kiah

Jia, Ethan K.

Jones, Naudia L.

Jump, Emma R.

Kamash, Abrahim Y.

Kelley, Morgan D.

Kimball, Damien L.

Kimble, Chloe

Kreger, Lana

Laicer, Veronica R.

Laselva, Kael V.

Laufer, Lucas C.

Le, Tony T.

Lewis, Jacob I.

Lewis, Michaela A.

Long, Grelan J.

Lopez Vasquez, Bryan J.

Lopez Vazquez, Perla G.

Lynch, Trinity R.

Maddox, Sadie S.

Marlin, Guy D.

Martinez, Cortana X.

Martinez, Goretty

McFall, Jenna C.

McGee, Destani E.

Medlin, Aleck E.

Mier, Blythe A.

Miguel-Fernandez, Esmeralda

Miller, Elisha F.

Montoya, Danna M.

Nguyen, David

Nguyen, James M.

Ordonez Samaniego, Luz P.

Perry, Brian K. Jr

Pham, Kasey H.

Pham, Tayden A.

Pickell, Shaylee L.

Pierpont, Charles J.

Portillo, Stephanie

Prator, Gariston T.

Prentice, Harley D.

Profit, Cryshonda L.

Redd, Aniyah N.

Rickman, Haley N.

Robinson, Aniyah D.

Robinson, Miya V.

Robinson, Zachira R.

Ruffin, Jada A.

Same Ndoumbe, Samuel-Edouard

Schafer, Isabelle C.

Schaumburg, Maddie

Schumm, Ta'Dya G.

Scroggins, Allanique

Sears, Shaylee A.

Serrano, America

Severs, Mark

Slate, Isaiah D.

Smith, Adriel L.

Smith, Brendin D.

Soto-Valdez, Ashley

Sutton, Jamal T.

Taylor, Ji'alah E.

Thomas, Sade M.

Thompson, Jayda

Thornberry, Amelia G.

Tibbets, Kolby

Timmins, Trinity M.

Tran, Amberly Y.

Tran, Kevin M.

Traylor, Hai'lee J.

Triplett, Lamont D. Jr

Ukoefreso, Melody A.

Velasco-Contreras, Jesus

Warne, Kathleen H.

Watson, Haven M.

Wedel, Aleena

Werner, Miles J.

Whiters, Chloe A.

Williams, Amarie L.

Williams, Ariyah L.

Williams, Eliana M.

Williams, Onye' L.

Wilson, Alia S.

Wilson, Kassidy J.

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Apel, Gage A.

Ashley, Owen C.

Baker, Ziyan A.

Chanthavong, Chloe P.

Clark, Zanyla S.

Coleman, Taniyah J.

Cruz-Pizarro, Andrew I.

Dang, Kelly

Eaton, Milo S.

Findling, Charles E.

Flores Ramirez, Lizeth M.

Freihage, Aden T.

Gatzulis, Martin

Graves, Ava E.

Hague, Lillyan E.

Hernandez, Veronica

Hudson, Hanna R.

Jia, Ethan K.

Jones, Anna M.

Jowdy, Cecelia K.

Kasel, Zane H.

Kleeman, Jackson

Knapp, Samuel G.

Kreinath, Rana

Lam, Jordan

Lam, Yen

Madanambedu, Manasasrihari

Mains, Ethan C.

Makwabe, Elizabeth M.

Nguyen, Brandon

Nguyen, David

Niblack, Alexander F.

Olorunfemi, Daniel I.

Ordway, Amanda N.

Pham, Kasey H.

Rashid, Sameeha

Rice, Sophia E.

Robinson, Farron L. II

Rose, Jonathan A.

Russell, Seth M.

Saxton, Lillian L.

Sinsel, Morgan R.

Sparks, Alexia N.

Terrell, Java-Seth E.

Tran, Kevin M.

Wood, Theresa E.

Wu, Isaac

Adeniji, Olaoluwa J.

Ahmmed, Abrar F.

Alvarado, Katlyn N.

Anderson, Benjamin J.

Anderson, Elijah J.

Arora, Aditya

Attaria, Salsabila K.

Ballout, Kendah

Bernard, Erykah J.

Champlin, Carter K.

Collins, Savontez L.

Connolly, Cameron J.

Dang, Dat T.

Dang, Sonny

Dunbar, Marcus J.

Einwich, Michael

Ha, Molly

Hamada-Paugh, Alexander H.

Higgins, Thomas C.

Hoover, Demarcus A.

Jack, Joseph H.

Jones, William S.

Khan, Zainab F.

Kreger, Lana

Kreger, Stella

Kuttler, Eli D.

Le, Lyly N.

Le, Lyndon N.

Le, Thu A.

Mendoza, Araziah S.

Nguyen, Jennie

Nguyen, Steven

Norris, Jacob

Papadatos, Steven

Pham, Krystal H.

Singh, Anjali

Sinsel, Amelia R.

Solomey, Lisa

Ta, Khanhvy

Tran, Van-Chi N.

Ullah, Mohammad S.

Van, Bao G.

Villagrana, Jimena

White, Ashton R.

Williams, Amarie L.

Wolfe, Mitchell H.

Baker, Aaron V.

Barry, Rayvon S.

Cho, Lauren E.

Corns, Connor M.

Cortez, Kainoa L.

Dunbar, Demarr D.

Earsery, Jamaal D.

Eaton, Sadie J.

Flores, Ian

Frady, Joelle M.

Hernandez, Luis F.

Jahnke, Shelby G.

Jamis, Kenzie L.

Joshi, Aditya

Kelley, Morgan D.

Le, Ky Q.

Liggins, Destiny R.

McDonald, Kaiden A.

Parikh, Anaya

Radford, Deitrick L.

Reed, Lillian G.

Sallee, Cypress N.

Shieh, Colby

Simms, Robert C.

Taylor, Birch S.

Toebe, Ava A.

Tran, Amberly Y.

Wray, Brianna C.

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

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Support Robinson and a Local Business by dining

at Ziggy’s Pizza on Thursday, April 27th. Ziggy’s is

located in Clifton Square on East Douglas. Men-

tion that you are with Robinson and a portion of

our sales will be donated to The Robinson Foun-

dation. Dine in or carry out.

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The Robinson team competed in the Wichita Regional

Science Olympiad on February 25th at Andover Cen-

tral High School. The Robinson team earned medals

in eighteen of twenty three events, including gold

medals in Disease Detectives (by Alex Mandanis and

Aditya Joshi), Ecology (by Aimee Sinsel and Austin

Parcell), Invasive Species (by Vivian Lu and Aimee Sin-

sel), Optics (by Chi Tran and Vivian Lu), and Reach for

the Stars (by Molly Ha and Chi Tran). The team came

in fourth place overall, and will be advancing to the state Science Olympiad at WSU on April 1st.

Our Robinson Ram team competed in the Kansas State Science Olympiad last Saturday at WSU. Event medals were awarded to Robinson team members in ten of the twenty three events. Medal winners include: gold medals to Alex Mandanis and Aditya Joshi in the disease detectives event; gold medals to Molly Ha and Aditya Aurora in the dynamic planet event; gold medals to Elise James, Alex Diaz, and Kristina Lincoln in the experimental design event; silver medals to Kristina Lincoln and Elise James in the food science even; silver medals to Vivian Lu and Aimee Sinsel in the invasive species event; silver medals to Alex Griffith and Michael Einwich in the meteorology event; silver medals to Aditya Joshi and Alex Mandanis in the microbe mission event; silver medals to Alex Mandanis and Aditya Joshi in the wind power event; bronze medals to Aryan Waghmode and Aditya Aurora in the anatomy and physiology event; and bronze medals to Chi Vu and Vivian Lu in the write it do it technical writing event. The team finished second place overall, only seven points behind the first place team, thirty points ahead of third place. The team members put in an enormous amount of time preparing for their events, and it resulted in them repre-senting Robinson outstandingly.

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From our community police officer: Parents and visitors, My name is Officer A.J. Villegas (Officer A.J. to the kids). I am the beat coordinator for 38 beat. Robinson Middle School falls with-in this beat and I wanted to speak to you about incidents occur-ring after school. Recently, we have received complaints from concerned citizens about students’ activities as they walk home from school.

Some complaints come from the intersection of Central and Oliver. Citizens have reported students ignoring the crossing signals and walking into crossing traffic. Since the middle of August, the Wichita Police Department has made 65 reports of motor vehicle collisions with pedestrians. This threat is very real and it is important the children walk with attention to traffic and crossing signals. I have addressed another issue with students meeting at the duplexes south of Adam’s Ele-mentary. At times, there have been fights at this location. There are signs posted prohibiting loitering on this property per the request of the owner. Please advise the students to wait elsewhere. Bishop Gilkey with St Mark has allowed parents to use the large parking lot west of Adams. The students may wait there, near the sidewalk, for their siblings. Thank you for your attention to these issues. I hope that by following your parental instruc-tion, the students can all finish the year safely. Officer A.J. Villegas #2311 Community Policing Unit-38 Beat Wichita Police Department Patrol East ajvillegas@wichita.gov

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The Mathcounts team (Vivian Lu, Alex Mandanis, Mehala Muthukumar, and Aryan Waghmode) participated in state this past weekend. Vivian placed tenth in the individual competition. Vivian is the first student from Robinson to place in the individual competition at state. Congratulations to Vivian!

Band News 6th GRADE The Beginning Band students have nearly completed a year of instruction and have made incredible progress! Now would be a good time to start shopping for an instrument for next year (students who are currently renting a school flute, clarinet, trumpet or trombone.) The music stores in town may have “nearly new” instruments to sell this time of year. Beat the “back to school” rush! Information has been sent home with your students regarding shopping for an instrument. You can always contact one of the band directors if you have additional questions. Our next concert is Wednesday, May 10, in the NEW Robinson Auditorium. I think you will be surprised how far the beginning band has come this year! 7th GRADE The 7th grade band students are working on music for the spring con-cert which is Wednesday, May 10, in our New Robinson Auditorium! It would be a good idea to check and make sure concert black clothes still fit! (Black pants/skirt, black shirt/blouse, black socks and black shoes.) Check with your reed players (clarinet, saxophones) to see that they have 3 playable reeds in their case. Brass players should have valve/slide oil. If your student has an instrument at home and one at school, they need valve oil for the school instrument as well. 8th GRADE Middle School Band Festival is right around the corner – April 19. The band will be performing at Northeast Magnet High School, time to be announced later, and, of course, parents are always welcome to come hear our performance if you can get away during the day. All students will need to wear their concert black for this performance (black pants/skirt, black shirt/blouse, black socks, black shoes.)You might want to check now to make sure those clothes still fit! There will be a pre-festival concert on Tuesday, April 11, in the Robinson Auditorium. The trip to the Festival of Music at Worlds of Fun is April 22. An itinerary will be sent home later this month. Final concert is Wednesday, May 10 in the New Robinson Auditorium!

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Spread the word! The Robinson Foundation for Educational Excellence now has an Amazon Smiles account. If you order through this account, Amazon will do-nate to the Foundation at no cost to you. Be sure to look for their account…and designate it as your charity of choice by clicking on this link:

Anyone (friends, neighbors, family) can choose the Robinson Foundation for Edu-cational Excellence as their charity of choice when ordering….be sure to share the good news!

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Sizzlin’ Sixlets Wilson 6th Grade Science You can contact me @ jwilson3@usd259.net We finished the Physics Unit on Newton’s Laws. The focus changes to Earth Systems: The Water Cycle and Weather. We will use meteorological maps to see how weather occurs. We will move into Astronomy for the end of the year. Jennifer Schreiber, from the Pathways Life Skills Training program, continues to be here once a week promoting healthy alternatives to risky behavior. The school year has moved into the 4th Quarter. Students need to finish strong, to show they are academically and behaviorally ready for 7th Grade next year. 6th Grade Math News Sixth grade math students have wrapped up their geometry unit and are beginning a 6-week study of ratios and rates. This unit will explore the concepts of equivalent ratios, unit rates and percents. All students have received a workbook for this unit and should bring it to class every day. Students will continue to have homework assigned every Monday through Thursday and should spend between 15 and 30 minutes each evening completing problems and reviewing notes. In Math Enrichment, students will complete projects that build on and apply their understanding of ratios. In addi-tion, we will spend time during the next month reviewing sixth grade skills in preparation for the state assessments in April.

For history… Students next travel learning adventure is…all about ancient GREECE. We will look at the rich culture and geography of this place. Also, kids will examine Greek mythology, philosophy, and architecture. Hopefully, students will make connections between the beliefs, ideas, and the government to that of our modern world and understand that the U.S. has borrowed many aspects from ancient Greece. Make sure your child is writing in their agenda every day, doing the homework, and studying for upcoming test in all classes. Lastly, please take about 5 minutes a day to talk about current events with your child.

For Language Arts Students have started the perfect unit for their fourth quarter: Responsibility! This unit challenges students to think about responsibility in personal relationships as well as within the context of community. Students will trace and evaluate arguments and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. They will also be dipping their toes into some poetry, both reading and writing! We’ve also been working on various grammar, writing, and reading skills that will better prepare them for their up-coming assessments on April 6th or 7th. As always, be on the lookout for reading logs. Students should be reading 20 minutes a night and having an adult sign their log each time. Let’s end the year on a strong note!

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Robinson Foundation for Educational Excellence

To help provide for the addition of the schools’ new gymnasium and auditorium, the Robinson Foundation for Educational Excellence has launched its largest fundraising campaign to raise $25,000 for bleachers. As of March 30, 2017, gifts given total $10,761.97. We continue to raise money to provide these bleachers for our new gymnasium. We continue to welcome donations from current and past Robinson Families, corporate donations, and we are seeking grant funding.

Fundraising continues for the bleachers! Many thanks to those have contributed to our goal of $25,000. We continue to edge towards our goal.

Leoncia & Linda Salazar-The Salazar Family Citizens Bank of Kansas Christopher & Leasa Wilch-Chris, Leasa, Olivia & Eli Wilch Christos Mandanis & Hannah Lai-The Mandanis Family Dan and Lynette Murphy-Madeline (’10) and Gabriel (’17) Citizen’s Bank of Kansas Trang Bui Chiaw-Weai Lou-Ky and Nhuy Le Lorraine Choi-Azaria & Augustin Au David Jowdy-Cecelia & Greyson Jowdy Brian and Robin Anderson-Summer, Skylar and Beau Adamson Mitzi Darmstetter Son Lam Tracy Huynh Redbud Pediatrics, LLC Scott Randle-Sophia Randle Manjula Muthukumar-The Muthukumar Family

Eric & Paula Zoller-The Zoller Family David & Carolyn Shaw Sueanna Budde-The Budde Family Rukhsana Ahmed-Jazil & Abdullarh Ahmed Emma Doherty-Isabel, Claire, Greta & Tucker Ebersole Stephanie Anderson-Ethan and Ellie Anderson Amy Champlin/Merck-The Champlin Family Lakepoint Family Physicians Children’s Dentistry-Dr. David Brown Judy Rapp Thomas (Tom) Devlin-Devlin Family: Jim, Ralph, Frank, Tom & Mary Charles Peffer-1962 Holly Yager-Yager Family Dominic Hegler The Robinson Foundation for Education Excellence John and Doreen Papadatos Martha McMillin Stevens-1951

Every gift helps us get closer to our $25,000 goal, and every gift shows that We Believe in the future of Robinson Middle School! Thank you for your generosity (and thank you if we've crossed in the mail)! As the Foundation Board strives to raise funds for new bleachers, we are still committed to providing funds to enhance learning in the classrooms. THANKS TO THESE FAMILIES who have committed to the foundations fundraising efforts for the 2016-2017 school year!! The family of Clay Becker, Parents of Jeffery Blessant, The family of Cameron Connolly, The family of Kainoa Cortez, The family of Aaron Eakins, John & Rocio Einwich, The family of Ian and Ryan Flores, The family of Nicholas Grabon, Mark & Suzanne Laycock, Jorge & Natalia Montoya, The family of Eric Pham, The family of Paloma Salazar, The family of Katie Seminoff, The family of Adley Solomon, The family of Eli Wilch, Tamara Patterson, Erick & Paula Zoller

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April 2017 Update for the

Robinson Foundation for Educational Excellence

In March, the foundation provided funds for 40 When I Was a Slave student books. These books provide 34 testimonials from former slaves collected by the Works Progress Administration during the 1930’s. Eighth grade classes will be provided these books to read and use as sources for research. Five of the books will be located in the Robinson Library.

Please consider donating to the Robinson Foundation and adding your name to our list of supporters. You can contribute to our general fund or towards our Bleacher Bucks fundraising campaign. You can donate to the Robinson Foundation on MyPaymentsPlus or by check. You can send a check made out to the Robinson Foundation to our school at 328 N. Oliver, Wichita, KS 67208. Your contribution is tax deductible.

All Robinson families are invited to join us for these upcoming fundraising events:

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When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate to the Robinson Foundation. Sign up today and Robinson will begin receiving a contribution from Amazon based on your purchases. When you go to smile.amazon.com, click on the supporting Robinson Foundation for Education Excellence. Thanks for your support through Amazon! Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Support Robinson Foundation for Educational Excellence by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com

Dairy Queen Night—5335 East Central Monday, April 10 | 5 to 10 pm. Eat in or carry out and tell them you are a Robinson family. They will give 20% back to our school.

Il Vicino Night—4817 East Douglas Tuesday, April 18 | 5 to 10 pm. Eat in or carry out and tell them you are a Robinson family. They will give 20% back to our school. Ziggy’s Pizza-3700 E Douglas Ave Thursday, April 27 | 5:30-7:30 pm. Join us for our first Ziggy’s Pizza night! 20% of Robinson’s sales will be donated to The Robinson Foundation Save your BOXTOPS and put them in the collection box in the school office = $$$ for our school!

THANK YOU Albero Café, Chipotle, Costco, Dairy Queen, Dillons, Il Vicino, and Freddy's, Papa Murphy’s, MODE, Blue River Grill, Barnes & Noble, Panera, Spangles, and Chick-fil-A for being community sponsors of our school. Next Foundation Board Meeting: Tuesday, April 6-4:00 pm. The 2017-18 slate proposal will be set for the coming school year. Come join us, in the Robinson Cafeteria. Be a part of supporting the school, its students, teachers and staff. It is re-warding to serve this school. All Robinson parents/guardians are welcome to attend. If you have any questions, please con-tact Patresa Ebersole, Foundation President at lebersole@sbcglobal.net. Our last foundation meeting of the year will be on May 9, 6:00 pm in the Robinson Cafeteria.

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