Spring Branch Middle School

21053 Hwy 46 W

Spring Branch TX 78070

(830) 885-8800

Dear Wrangler Community

I wanted to thank the PTA and all parents for your support and involvement over the first weeks of school Whenever I am asked how things are going at SBMS I begin by saying how fortunate we are to have such a wonderful community of students and supportive parents I have several highlights and upcoming events to share for the 2012-13 school year

1 Student enrollment on the rise Our current enrollment is 937 students Grade level breakdown 6th Grade 306 7th Grade 304 and 8th Grade 327

2 Focus on Academics Our primary and most important focus at SBMS is to prepare our students for the challenges of higher learning and to help them become productive members of a global community As I visit classrooms and interact with our students I am confident that our students will make us proud in the near and distant future

3 Athletic seasons underway The 7th and 8th grade volleyball football and cross coun-try seasons have begun I encourage you to come out and support our Wranglers on the field court and cross country trails

4 Band performed at SVHS and marched in the Parade The SBMS band had an outstanding performance during halftime at the SVHS football game last week and showed off their marching skills in the Comal County Fair Parade on September 28

5 Cheer and Dance are showing their Wrangler Pride It would not be a football game without a great halftime show Our girls on the dance and cheer teams will be performing twice at every home game Make sure you do not miss out on seeing these two great groups perform

6 Seussical Musical The SBMS Theater and Choir have teamed up and have begun working on this wonderful production to be performed this fall You do not what to miss this

7 First PTA General Meeting PTA hosted its first general meeting on September 25 at 630 in the SBMS cafeteria Along with the regularly schedule business meeting the SBMS Administrative Team presented a short program on bullying at the middle school level

8 Wrangler Wrobotics The SBMS robotics club is hard at work preparing for their first competition at St Maryrsquos University on October 13

9 Staying Connected If you are looking to find the latest and most accurate informa-tion on news and events taking place at SBMS you should put the following two sites on your favorites list

httpwwwcomalisdorgSchoolsSBMS httpsspscomalisdorgnewsCalendarsListsSBMScalendaraspx 10 Have a Great Wrangler Day

Chris J Smith Principal Spring Branch Middle School

School Dance 2

Guide to Student Success 3

Join the PTA 4

Staff Appreciation 4

Yearbooks 5

Student Council News 5

Wranglers in Our Community 5

8th Grade Science Trip 6

NJHS News 6

Volunteer 6

Internet Safety 7

Box Tops 8

Exploring Careers 8

Library News 9

Wrangler Scholar Center 9

Reflections Contest 10-11

SBMS Musical 12

Like Us on Facebook 12

Meet a New Teacher 13

Get Plugged In 13

The Book Nook 14

SBMS Recycling 14

Childhood Health 15

PTA Membership Info 16

Inside this issue

Principally Speaking

Branch News

Spring Branch Middle School PTA

Quarterly Newsletter

Fall 2012

Grab those boots and head on over to the ldquoWrangler Stomprdquo Friday October 12 2012 at SBMS The Spring Branch Middle School Dance will be from 7 to 10 pm in the cafeteria The tickets will be sold before school and during student lunches for $500 on the day of the dance Tickets will also be sold at the door the night of the dance for $700 Students must show student ID in

order to purchase a ticket AND to enter the dance The attire is western and school dress code must be observed and will be enforced Students will need to bring their school IDs to the dance Pictures merchandise and drinks will be available for purchase We Need Your Help VOLUNTEER ndash set up chaperones merchandise sales clean up we need all the folks gathered up to help Volunteer sign up deadline is Friday Oct 5th All volunteers must have a completed and ap-proved background check for this school year Contact Trisha Box 210-289-4929 or tboxgvtccom

DONATIONS ndash Food drinks or funds for our cowboys and cowgirls Contact Dana Smith at 210-336-2587 For more information please contact the SBMS PTA Dance Chair Trisha Box at 210-289-4929 or tboxgvtccom

SBMS Fall Dance Friday October 12th

Page 2 Branch News

The theme of the dance is

ldquoWrangler Stomprdquo

Principal Chris Smith and Assistant Principals Jody Rathburn and Bobby Watson met with all students at SBMS

They spoke to them during their ELA classes about what it takes to be ldquosuccessfulrdquo here at SBMS in 2012-2013 school year Below are the items that they discussed with the students

SBMS Guide to Student Success

Fall 2012 Page 3

Staff Appreciation

Page 4 Branch News

On Thursday August 30

2012 the SBMS PTA

hosted a potato bar with

all the fixinsrsquo PTA also

provided salads fruit and

vegetable trays assort-

ment of desserts and

water and soft drinks to

kick off a great start to the new year

Tables were decorated with true navy

white and silver SBMS flair Thank you

to all the volunteers for making our

first Staff Appreciation event a huge

success

Each month of the school year we will

show the wonderful staff our apprecia-

tion through various themed activities

Watch for opportunities to volunteer

Please email bsurovikgmailcom if you

are interested in helping

Kari Surovik

SBMS PTA Staff Appreciation Chair

Join SBMS PTA

Why join the SBMS Parent Teacher Association The 1 reason to join SBMS PTA is to support your school

and student This PTA is dedicated to enhancing the educational experience for every student Membership

also entitles you to vote and a voice as to the direction of the SBMS PTA Joining the PTA does not auto-

matically obligate you to be a school volunteer but opportunities are available if you choose

Please complete the form on page 16 of this newsletter and send with payment to the school in a sealed

envelope addressed to PTA Membershiprdquo

Staff Appreciation

Page 4 Branch News

On Thursday August 30

2012 the SBMS PTA

hosted a potato bar with

all the fixinsrsquo PTA also

provided salads fruit and

vegetable trays assort-

ment of desserts and

water and soft drinks to

kick off a great start to the new year

Tables were decorated with true navy

white and silver SBMS flair Thank you

to all the volunteers for making our

first Staff Appreciation event a huge

success

Each month of the school year we will

show the wonderful staff our apprecia-

tion through various themed activities

Watch for opportunities to volunteer

Please email bsurovikgmailcom if you

are interested in helping

Kari Surovik

SBMS PTA Staff Appreciation Chair

Join SBMS PTA

Why join the SBMS Parent Teacher Association The 1 reason to join SBMS PTA is to support your school

and student This PTA is dedicated to enhancing the educational experience for every student Membership

also entitles you to vote and a voice as to the direction of the SBMS PTA Joining the PTA does not auto-

matically obligate you to be a school volunteer but opportunities are available if you choose

Please complete the form on page 16 of this newsletter and send with payment to the school in a sealed

envelope addressed to PTA Membershiprdquo

Check out the ldquoWranglers in Our Communityrdquo

wall in the SBMS Cafeteria We are very proud

of our students and faculty for giving back to

our community in so many ways Way to go

Wranglers

ldquoWranglers in Our Communityrdquo Wall

Fall 2012 Page 5

Donrsquot forget to order your yearbooks now Go

online now and reserve your studentrsquos book of

memories All color all 140 pages all FUN

Go to wwwjostensyearbookscom to place

your order now

Yearbooks Yearbooks Yearbooks

SBMS Student Council News

Our Student Council is very involved with Warriors on Wheels This group of men and women (some of which are veterans themselves) will ride their road bicycles from Wichita Falls TX to Corpus Christi TX in just 7 days Thats just under 600 miles Last year WOW raised money for the Wounded Warrior Project This year they are raising money for Operation Float a Soldier a group right here in San Antonio SBMS was their single biggest contributor with $1200

Please help our students raise money for this very local and very worthy cause Your donations make a difference

The Ride Across Texas begins November 5th and will finish on Veterans Day as the group rides onto the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi TX

Look for your opportunity to help out beginning late October Lynda Senn SBMS 8th Grade ELA and Student Council Sponsor

Dear Parents I will be taking a group of students from our school to Florida during the summer of 2013 Not only will your chil-dren have the opportu-nity to learn a lot they will have the most fun they have had in your entire life Well experi-ence the underwater world of Florida while kayaking in the garden

coves and snorkeling with sea life We will even have the opportu-nity to swim dolphins This trip is going to be so much fun and filled with beautiful scenery and amazing wildlife We will fly on a plane shop for souvenirs and stay in a great hotel All of the meals will be included and the food

is great Youll even get to choose your own

roommates and spend free time hang-ing out in the hotel with friends We will be talking with the students the week of September 24th - 28th and send home an information packet about the trip A parent meeting is scheduled Oct 2nd at 6 and should only last 30 mins This is going to be an awesome trip Mrs Burkhardt 8th Grade Science

We need volunteers for the 7th and 8th grade football

concessions If you are available to work

please contact Sheridi or Christina

Christina Zeug mdash bennkirstenyahoocom

Sheri Toste mdash sheriditosteattnet

8th Grade Science Summer Trip

SBMS NJHS Rocks

We Need You

drinks Our officers and members remain committed to our school and to our community Josie Eldridge Spring Branch MS ELA Department Head NJHS Sponsor

Our new year has been filled with volunteer activities We helped pre-pare registration packets served as tour guides for 6th grade orientation and created and replenished BooBoo boxes for our teachers We have been asked to help with the RaheBulverde Watch Dog Dads meeting in October by serving pizza and

National Junior Honor Society News

Page 6 Branch News

Snorkeling in the Florida

Keys

As a parent one of the greatest

areas of concern for me is inter-

net safety Most of us would not

allow a stranger in

our house with our

children yet when

our children use the

internet they can

have access to nu-

merous strangers ndash

and the strangers

have access to

them

So what can you

do It is the 21st

century after all

and our children

will need to know how to ma-

neuver through an every grow-

ing internet world The key is

balance ndash allowing your chil-

dren to use the internet but

putting in some parental pre-

cautions

Communicate with your child

and share your concern for

their safety Tell them up front

that you will be checking their

email Facebook texts etchellip

Let them know that you trust

them but it is others you canrsquot

trust Most children will grum-

ble about the idea of checking

their electronics but being open

and upfront will allow you and

your child to keep a positive

relationship and ultimately ndash

keep your child safe

The FBI recommends the fol-

lowing in regards to internet

safety

Communicate and talk to your

child about victimization and poten-

tial on-line danger

Spend time with

your children on-line

Have them teach you

about their favorite on-

line destinations

Keep the computer

in a common room in

the house not in your

childs bedroom It is

much more difficult for

a computer-sex of-

fender to communicate

with a child when the

computer screen is

visible to a parent or

another member of the

household

Utilize parental controls pro-

vided by your service provider and

or blocking software While elec-

tronic chat can be a great

place for children to make

new friends and discuss

various topics of interest

it is also prowled by com-

puter-sex offenders Use

of chat rooms in particu-

lar should be heavily

monitored While parents

should utilize these

mechanisms they should not totally

rely on them

Always maintain access to your

childs on-line account and ran-

domly check hisher e-mail Be

aware that your child could be con-

tacted through the US Mail Be up

front with your child about your ac-

cess and reasons why

Teach your child the responsible

use of the resources on-line There

is much more to the on-line experi-

ence than chat rooms

Find out what computer safe-

guards are utilized by your childs

public library and at the homes of

your childs friends These are all

places outside your normal supervi-

sion where your child could en-

counter an on-line predator

Understand even if your child

was a willing participant in any

form of exploitation that heshe is

not at fault and is the victim The

offender always bears the complete

responsibility for his or her actions

Instruct your children to never arrange a face-

to-face meeting with

someone they met on-

line to never upload (post)

pictures of themselves

onto the internet or on-

line service to people

they do not personally

know to never give out identi-

fying information such

as their name home ad-

dress school name or

telephone number to never respond to

messages or bulletin

board postings that are

suggestive obscene bel-

ligerent or harassing

Remember ndash parenting is a journey

ndash not a destination

Judy Murray EdD

SBMS PTA Parent Education Chairman

Principal

Kinder Ranch Elementary

Comal ISD

Internet Safety

Internet SafetymdashGrowing

concern for parents

ldquoWhen our

children use the

internet they can

have access to

numerous

strangers ndash and

the strangers have

access to themrdquo

Fall 2012 Page 7

SBMS Science Department Wants Your Box Tops

Exploring Careers

Page 8 Branch News

Clip clip clip to help your childrsquos

Science Department

your school earn money

to help enrich the learn-

ing of all students Itrsquos

very simple to do and to

use All you have to do is

clip and send in your

boxtops or go to http

wwwboxtops4education

comdefaultaspx and

sign up and choose our

school as your school of

preference Then you get

to start shopping

Darlene Thompson darlenethompsoncomalisdorg

SBMS 7th Grade Science

Each Box Top we get

from you is 10cent towards

your childrenrsquos educa-

tion We collect Box Tops

all year long

These funds are used for

supplies and equipment

for all three grade levels

They help to feed those

young wonderful minds

with different activities

and labs Your help is

greatly appreciated

Box Tops for Education

is an easy way to help

Exploring Career classes this month will continue to

monitor their Stock Trading Accounts and try and

make more money They will learn about career

choices that might interest them along with under-

standing what makes stocks gain value or lose

value Many believe Facebook stock will rebound

and make them money and they will develop their

own App to try and sell

Mitch Odom

SBMS HealthAthletics

SV Baseball

SBMS Science Department Wants Your Box Tops

Exploring Careers

Page 8 Branch News

Clip clip clip to help your childrsquos

Science Department

your school earn money

to help enrich the learn-

ing of all students Itrsquos

very simple to do and to

use All you have to do is

clip and send in your

boxtops or go to http

wwwboxtops4education

comdefaultaspx and

sign up and choose our

school as your school of

preference Then you get

to start shopping

Darlene Thompson darlenethompsoncomalisdorg

SBMS 7th Grade Science

Each Box Top we get

from you is 10cent towards

your childrenrsquos educa-

tion We collect Box Tops

all year long

These funds are used for

supplies and equipment

for all three grade levels

They help to feed those

young wonderful minds

with different activities

and labs Your help is

greatly appreciated

Box Tops for Education

is an easy way to help

Exploring Career classes this month will continue to

monitor their Stock Trading Accounts and try and

make more money They will learn about career

choices that might interest them along with under-

standing what makes stocks gain value or lose

value Many believe Facebook stock will rebound

and make them money and they will develop their

own App to try and sell

Mitch Odom

SBMS HealthAthletics

SV Baseball

Thanks to the generosity of the 2011-2012 Na-

tional Junior Honor Society students the library

now has a Wrangler Reading area We have a

comfortable couch and

chairs to sit on for reading

and studying Thank you

NJHS

We will begin our Lone Star

Challenge soon This year

we will be participating in

online

book discussions through

StudyWiz about the Lone Star

winners Interested students

need to see Mrs Revell in the

library and listen to announce-

ments for details about an in-

formational meeting

We will also begin book club soon Students who

wish to participate in book club will meet to dis-

cuss books they are reading and to create book

talks movies and recommendations to be on dis-

play for other students

Interested students need to see Mrs Revell in the

library and listen to announcements for details

about an informational meeting

Did you know that SBMS library has a blog and a

twitter account Check these out for library news

and information The blog also has a page for book

discussion so that we can share the books we

have read and are currently reading

SBMS Library blog httpwpcomalisdorg

librarynews

SBMS library twitter httptwittercom

SBMSLibrary

Melodye Revell

SBMS Librarian

Who Any SBMS student When 745 - 815 daily 830 - 355 (with pass from classroom teacher) 355 - 430 (by appointment) Where Room 103 (7th grade hall) Want to come Sign up with any of your teachers or stop by room 103 Contact susanpetricomalisdorg or call (830) 885-8830 Susan Petri

Spring Branch MS Special Education Dept Chair

The Wrangler Scholar Center is back and open for business The WSC provides technological resources for all students A comfortable learning environment provides support for different learning styles and allows students to discover multiple ways to problem solve collaborate and understand any subject The Scholar Center focuses on independent study targeted tutorials and group collaboration It is student driven and encourages access to and mastery of technology

SBMS Library News

A Great Place to LearnmdashThe Wrangler Scholar Center

The library has a blog site

and

Twitter account

Fall 2012 Page 9

SBMS 2012-2013 Reflections Program

Page 10 Branch News

Fall 2012 Page 11

Still have Questions Contact Summer Ford (SBMS Reflections Chair)

210-380-2331 or SummerLFordgvtccom

All forms and rules may also be found online at wwwtxptaorgprogramsreflections

Fall 2012 Page 11

Still have Questions Contact Summer Ford (SBMS Reflections Chair)

210-380-2331 or SummerLFordgvtccom

All forms and rules may also be found online at wwwtxptaorgprogramsreflections

SBMS Choir and Theater Musical

Page 12 Branch News

Keep up on the latest

SBMS PTA is on Facebook

Click here to ldquolikerdquo us

Like SBMS PTA on Facebook

Performed with special permission from Music Theater International and the Broadway Jr Collection

Volunteer

There are many ways you can plug into to

SBMS

One of the best ways to plug into school and

meet other parents is to volunteer PTA has

many opportunities throughout the school

year Please email our Volunteer Coordina-

tor Sheridi Toste at sheriditosteattnet if

you are interested in volunteering

Donrsquot forget that each year volunteers must

complete an online background check and be

approved Please click the following link to

complete the brief background check

Volunteer Background Check Form

The school and PTA have made concerted

efforts to ensure parents receive important

news and information through website

listserv email Hot News Facebook Twitter

Studywiz and the SBMS online Calendar

How Can You Learn More About SBMS

PTA

Please consider becoming a member of SBMS

PTA Once you are a member you will re-

ceive periodic listserv emails SBMS PTA

wants to keep you informed as much as possi-

ble and in addition to our quarterly newslet-

ter we have a website (wwwsbmsptamy-

ptaorg) and we hope you will ldquoLikerdquo us on

Facebook (Spring Branch Middle School

PTA)

How Can You Learn More about School

News and Activities

Stay Connected

SBMS Website httpwwwcomalisdorg

SchoolsSBMS

ldquoLikerdquo the school on Facebook

httpwwwfacebookcompagesCISD-Spring

-Branch-Middle218860881495152

Follow the school on Twitter

SBMSWrangler1 (Case Sensitive)

CISD ldquoHot Newsrdquo (via e-mail)

Go to wwwcomalisdorg

Click on the ldquoContact Usrdquo tab

Select ldquoSubscribe to ldquoHot Newsrdquo

Studywiz

Go to httpsstudywizcomalisdorg

Click on the ldquoParent Registrationrdquo icon

SBMS online calendar

httpsspscomalisdorgnewsCalendars

ListsSBMScalendaraspx

How Can You Become More Active at SBMS

Page 13 Branch News

Meet New Teacher to SBMS Stephanie Johnson

Are you plugged in

Please visit and bookmark the

SBMS PTA site

wwwsbmsptamy-ptaorg

Hello My name is Stephanie Johnson and this is my first year teaching at Spring Branch Middle

School I am very excited to be working in the district that I live in and that my children attend

The staff and students at SBMS have been wonderful and I am reminded every day how

lucky I am to be here

Itrsquos been very busy in 8th grade Pre Algebra and

Algebra 1 There has been no time for kickinrsquo back

We have already completed our first units and are well

entrenched in our second units Everyone is working hard and staying motivated If you have any

questions or concerns please feel free to email me at stephaniejohnsoncomalisdorg I will help in

anyway I can

Donrsquot forget tutoring in the morning from 745 to 815 I am always willing to tutor at lunch if

needed for those who are unable to come in the morning Donrsquot wait until test day to have those

questions answered

I am looking forward to a great year at SBMS and in Math

Stephanie Johnson

SBMS 8th Grade Math

Got Recycling Yes we do

Fall 2012 Page 14

SBMS is now recycling newspapers magazines officeschool papers junk mail and

catalogs

The Paper Retriever is located behind the gym along the bus lane

Hello Wrangler Readers Your PTA has created a way for students and staff to share book reviews amp recommendations We are calling it the ldquoBook Nookrdquo A pick from one student in each grade as well as one staff member will appear in the newsletter It can sometimes be helpful to have a peer suggest a title or author when browsing in the library or bookstore There will be a ldquoBook Nookrdquo box in the library with slips for you to fill out Just write in your first name grade and the reason you recommend the book and place it in the box

Staff Pick Mr Smith is reading Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov He is reading this book because he wants to learn more about great teachers 6th grade Brandon read Young Samurai by Chris Bradford He wrote ldquoI like this book because itrsquos part of an action packed series about a boy named Jack Fletcher and itrsquos full of surprisesrdquo 7th grade Leaha read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins She wrote ldquoI like this book because it is a heart pounding adventure to surviverdquo 8th grade Cole read The First Mountain Man by William W Johnstone He wrote ldquoThis book was very interesting and it gave historical info about how people lived in the 1840rsquosrdquo

Special thanks to Mrs Romain Mrs Revell and Mr Smith for their support So pick up a book and tell us what you think Happy Reading

ldquoIf you can read this thank a teacherrdquo Anonymous Sincerely A PTA Book Worm

The Book Nook

Childhood Health

Fall 2012 Page 15

Lets Talk Childhood Health

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past 30 years Serving sizes have gone up as physical activity has gone down But now we are aware People are talking If you are new to the conversation heres the quick and dirty Childhood obe-sity is the result of an imbalance of energy - consuming an amount of calories that is greater than the amount of calories burned These extra calories turn into extra weight a child has to carry around But its not about weight Its about the present and future health problems that come with extra weight Extra weight puts kids at higher risk for heart dis-ease stroke and type 2 diabetes which up until recently was considered an adult illness Were aware now Twenty-three million kids and teens are overweight or obese If we dont act now today this month this year we could raise the first generation of kids that live shorter sicker lives than their parents

Health in School

Not Just a Class a Lifestyle Fifty-five million kids are enrolled in schools around our nation And these millions of kids are going to graduate from our schools with certain habits Its up to us to make sure they are good habits Physical Activity Kids spend about 1100 hours in school every year A majority of that time is spent sitting and that majority is growing as physical education and recess lose their footing in the school day With kids needing 60 minutes of physical activity a day we can learn to work movement into the school day and not out of it

Healthy Eating A child consumes up to 50 of their daily calories at school As a nation we have the power to make sure that the items that fill lunch trays and fall from vending machines are healthy More nutritious foods on campus means the healthy choice is the easy choice the convenient choice the choice our students will start to make on their own These articles are from httpwwwhealthiergenerationorg

In your childrsquos Physical Education Class we are journaling what we eatdrink weekly We discuss our journal entries every Monday and talk

about the Go Slow and Whoa foods for that week httpwwwnlmnihgovmedlineplusmagazineissuessummer07articlessummer07pg28html We will introduce healthy snacks and alternatives for healthy eating habits We appreciate your support with our endeavors Yours in Health Coach Glenn and Coach Hughes

ldquoIf we dont act

now today this

month this year we

could raise the first

generation of kids

that live shorter

sicker lives than

their parentsrdquo

Childhood Health

Fall 2012 Page 15

Lets Talk Childhood Health

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past 30 years Serving sizes have gone up as physical activity has gone down But now we are aware People are talking If you are new to the conversation heres the quick and dirty Childhood obe-sity is the result of an imbalance of energy - consuming an amount of calories that is greater than the amount of calories burned These extra calories turn into extra weight a child has to carry around But its not about weight Its about the present and future health problems that come with extra weight Extra weight puts kids at higher risk for heart dis-ease stroke and type 2 diabetes which up until recently was considered an adult illness Were aware now Twenty-three million kids and teens are overweight or obese If we dont act now today this month this year we could raise the first generation of kids that live shorter sicker lives than their parents

Health in School

Not Just a Class a Lifestyle Fifty-five million kids are enrolled in schools around our nation And these millions of kids are going to graduate from our schools with certain habits Its up to us to make sure they are good habits Physical Activity Kids spend about 1100 hours in school every year A majority of that time is spent sitting and that majority is growing as physical education and recess lose their footing in the school day With kids needing 60 minutes of physical activity a day we can learn to work movement into the school day and not out of it

Healthy Eating A child consumes up to 50 of their daily calories at school As a nation we have the power to make sure that the items that fill lunch trays and fall from vending machines are healthy More nutritious foods on campus means the healthy choice is the easy choice the convenient choice the choice our students will start to make on their own These articles are from httpwwwhealthiergenerationorg

In your childrsquos Physical Education Class we are journaling what we eatdrink weekly We discuss our journal entries every Monday and talk

about the Go Slow and Whoa foods for that week httpwwwnlmnihgovmedlineplusmagazineissuessummer07articlessummer07pg28html We will introduce healthy snacks and alternatives for healthy eating habits We appreciate your support with our endeavors Yours in Health Coach Glenn and Coach Hughes

ldquoIf we dont act

now today this

month this year we

could raise the first

generation of kids

that live shorter

sicker lives than

their parentsrdquo

Spring Branch Middle School

21053 Hwy 46 W

Spring Branch TX 78070

Phone 830-885-8800

E-mail comalsbmsgmailcom

Every Child One Voice

We run many projects throughout the year to benefit our school and the edu-cation of our children From Wrangler Round Up to class parties to dances it all happens through the PTA Get in-

volved - join our PTA today

To join SBMS PTA and receive all the benefits contact

Lupita Martinez at

happytinezyahoocom

SBMS PTA

We are on the Web

wwwsbmsptamy-ptaorg

SBMS PTA Membership Form 2012-2013 (please print clearly)

Please list all SBMS students in your family

Name ________________________Grade____ Teacher____________________

Name ________________________Grade____ Teacher____________________

Name ________________________Grade____ Teacher____________________

Member Name _______________________________________ $750

Member Name _______________________________________ $750

Texas Life Member Award Recipient _____________________ $525

TOTAL $________(checks payable to SBMS PTA)

Address _____________________________________________________________

CityZip _____________________________Contact Phone _________________

Email address ________________________________________________________

Can PTA send information to you via email YesNo (circle one)

Cash ________ Check __________

Please fill out this form and send along with payment to the school in an

envelope marked ldquoPTA Membershiprdquo

Why Join the Spring Branch Middle School

PTA

The 1 reason to join SBMS PTA is to sup-

port your school and student This PTA is

dedicated to enhancing the educational

experience for every student Membership

also entitles you to vote and a voice as to

the direction of the SBMS PTA Joining the

PTA does not automatically obligate you to

be a school volunteer but opportunities

are available if you choose

All PTA members receive a FREE copy of

the 2012-2013 SBMS directory

Texas PTA members are eligible for dis-

counts from Barnes and Noble Sea World

Fiesta Texas Schlitterbahn Dell Computer

Sharp Enterprise and many more

Please visit the PTA website

wwwsbmsptamy-ptaorg for information

on current events For more information

on Texas and National PTA issues you can

log on to wwwtxptaorg and wwwptaorg

respectively

Thank you again for your support and we

look forward to working with you on be-

half of your children

Lupita Martinez

SBMS PTA Membership Chairman