—— 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony ——

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

10:00am

Butler Stadium

Professional photographer, Meredith Flaherty, will be taking pictures of each graduate at our 8th grade graduation on Wednesday, May 29th at 10 a.m. at Butler Jr. Stadium.  Please sign up now on the following link:

www.meredithflaherty.com/pershing

 to receive an email when the proofs are posted after graduation. You will be able to order your reasonably priced photos online and have them mailed directly to you.  If you do not have access to a computer, the school will be open during the summer month of June for you to be able to use a computer in the library to order your pictures.

———– 8th Grade Dance ———-

 LAST AND FINAL CHANCE TO PURCHASE A TICKET($7) TO THE DANCE THIS FRIDAY AT LUNCH! 

No tickets will be sold at the dance. 

 Please help us by donating snacks and drinks for the upcoming dance this weekend! Please use the signup genius link here to know what to bring.

 —— Typhoon Texas Waterpark ——

Celebration for the class of 2019

Friday, May 31, 2019 

Open to all 8thgrade students whose conduct is in good standing. Students who have lost the privilege of attending this event will remain at school for the day with an appointed teacher.

Buses leave Pershing 8:45am.

 Buses leave the waterpark 2:45pm.

Tickets are $30.

Tickets include: transportation to and from the waterpark, admission to the waterpark and all rides, lunch, sweet treats, and unlimited drinks.

Students can get extra ticket forms and permission slips in the front office.  The students and/or parents can deposit money, permission slips, and ticket order form in “PTO red box” next to the front office.  Please fill out the forms completely and put in an envelope with student’s name on front. We cannot accept money without a ticket form.

If you paid online, a permission slip is still required.  Please have your child stop by the main office to pick one up. 

The deadline has been extended to Friday, May 10.

 ———– Important Dates ———-

8th Grade Dance, May 18, 6-9pm

Promotion Ceremony, May 29, 10am, Butler Stadium

Yearbook signing & Ice Cream, May 30

Typhoon Texas, May 31

click here

to join our email distribution list for 8th grade

  Information will be used exclusively by Pershing PTO to communicate with parents about matters related to 8th graders.

 see below for info on area high schools

———– UPCOMING EVENTS ———– 

Pershing 7th Grade Field Trip to Moody Gardens

Friday, May 17th 2019

We are no longer taking permission slips and payments; the cut off was May 3, 2019.  The buses will be leaving Pershing at 9:00 am and leaving Moody Gardens at 1:45 pm.  Students must wear their school uniform shirt and khaki or blue jean bottoms.  They are allowed to wear shorts following the fingertip rule (when your hands are down, the length of the shorts must be at your fingertip).  Students who are not going on the field trip, will remain with a teacher at the school; it will be a regular instructional day.  Students must bring a sack lunch including beverages.  Students who need a school provided lunch must sign the roster in their testing room this Wednesday.

E STILL NEED 10 CHAPERONES for the field trip the sign up is here.   There is no cost to chaperone, the Pershing PTO will cover it.  Please arrive at 8:30 and wait on the benches in the front of school, Ms Tinker (7th grade assistant principal) or someone will give you directions from there.  The field trip will be from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM on May 17.  Chaperones will ride with the kids on the bus.  Volunteers must be VIPS approved.

Join our Panda Parents Class of 2020 group on Facebook. The group is intended for the parents of Pershing 7th graders to share information.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/197670947674515

And make sure to join our 7th grade parent email list

https://goo.gl/forms/F8Lq7xjym9PNmSpy1

Information will be used exclusively by Pershing PTO to communicate with parents about matters related to 7th graders.

School Store is closed
for the remainder of this school year.
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We look forward to seeing you in August!
Information on Panda Days is coming soon!

Pershing Garden

  Pershing has the opportunity to revitalize its gardens and grow a new program to benefit students. Recipe for Success has offered to partner with Pershing and create a new school affiliate. We are presently looking for 2 community adult volunteers to step up for an online training program with Recipe for Success to help lead the program. In order to qualify you need to care about students, the earth and nutrition/health. No prior gardening or cooking experience necessary. Please contact kgratwick@yahoo.com by May 10th.

Recipe for Success Foundation was launched in 2005 by Gracie & Bob Cavnar to lead the way in combating childhood obesity by changing the way children understand, appreciate and eat their food and by helping the community provide healthier diets for our kids. In just a few years, the hands-on curriculum grew to the largest outreach of its kind in the nation, empowering over 4,000 children each and every month with our evidence-based, signature Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™. Other initiatives to teach, empower and inspire healthy eating, like the VegOut! Challenge, Farmers MarKIDS, Hope Farms and Eat It! Food Adventures, promote a culture where nutritious food is shared, appreciated and celebrated in Houston and nationwide.