October SCIS PTA Newsletter

Volume17Issue2
October 2009
CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PTAS
SPACE CENTER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PTA
17400 SATURN LANE, HOUSTON, TX 77058
SYNC UP WITH SPACE CENTER
A Message from the PTA President
A Message from the Principal
Every child, one voice
CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PTAS
SPACE CENTER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PTA
17400 SATURN LANE, HOUSTON, TX 77058
Welcome to October! We’ve
had so many fabulous things going on
already this year. Both students and
teachers are hard at work exploring,
acquiring and applying our state
curriculum. Football and volleyball are
both in full swing. Our 7B Girls
Volleyball Team recently won the 3rd
place trophy at their tournament this
past weekend. We are all so proud of
them! Speaking of being proud…we’ve
had such phenomenal student, staff and
parent fan attendance at the games this
year. This is quite impressive! Please
keep coming out to show your
enthusiastic support, cheering for all of
our Cardinal teams. Each Wednesday
we have our designated school spirit
day. This is the day we make it a point
to pull out our red shirts/school shirts to
show a visible display of our school
spirit and support. On 9/28 we had our
first school-wide pep rally this year. It
was absolutely amazing! There was no
way to walk out of that gym feeling
anything other than motivated to go out
and accomplish great things. An
outstanding job was done by all!
We’ve been making special
announcements each morning,
revolving around our character focus of
the week. Here are the upcoming
themes by week: 10/5 Education -
Knowledge is Power; 10/12 Proactive,
Productive and Proud; 10/19
Responsible Citizenship – Helping
Others; and 10/26 Role Models –
Who’s Influencing Whom?
PTA President / Principal 1-2
PTA Activities / News 3-8
2009 Speak Up 9
Booster Clubs 10-12
Cardinal Sports Page and
Cheer
13-16
Art News 17
Classroom Actions 18
Scheduling a Conference
Information
19-21
Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics 22-24
My First Week of Sixth
Grade
24
Other News 25
Deadlines, Dates,
Birthdays
26
Inside this issue:
(Principal’s Message Continued on page 2)
Welcome to the 2nd
issue of “Sync up With Space Center.” A huge thank you goes
out to our newest board member and Webmaster Michelle Krueger for getting our
electronic distribution up and running. I am very excited about this new system and
think it will be a huge benefit to all SCIS parents.
October will be a busy month for the PTA as we sponsor Red Ribbon week, the
Reflections contest, award treats for the first Academic Recognition day and host
the fall social. These activities will provide plenty of opportunities for parents to get
involved and help out. Please look at the articles for each of these activities for
contact information if you are interested in helping out.
Thank you to our Superintendent Dr. Greg Smith and Elaina Polson, CCISD
Director of Public Information, for coming to Space Center for coffee and very
informative conversation. We all agreed what a great school Space Center is and
how proud we are all of it’s accomplishments.
Congratulations to all the Cardinal sports team, they are off to a great start!
We are continually looking for suggestions in improving the newsletter and are
looking forward to adding more student input.
Darlene Selmarten

P a g e 2 S y n c U p W i t h S p a c e C e n t e r
(Principal’s Message Concluded)
Something new that we are doing this year is our
Student of the Week. Each week all teachers submit
one person to be their Student of the Week. From those
names, there is a random drawing conducted to narrow
it down to just one name. That student is announced
during the Monday morning announcements. They
come to visit with me briefly after lunch that day.
When they come to see me I take down their lunch
order. This is for a future lunch with me, and 2-3 other
students of the week. They are also given the opportu-
nity to be in charge of the morning announcements that
Friday. I will host one of these student lunches each
month. The first one was held last Friday. It was such
a great opportunity for me to sit down to visit with the
students. They shared with me what they liked best
about our school, who their favorite teachers were, and
what they would change or add to make our campus
even better. They had some terrific ideas!
Many of you have heard that K12 Planet is being
replaced by Parent Self-Serve. This is scheduled for
launch early October. In order to have access, you
must have returned your registration form. This form
was sent to you earlier in the year. We are still waiting
on just a few forms to come in. Blank forms are
available in the front office for your convenience. If
you have any questions at all, please call Roxanne
Casas at 281-284-3300. She is our wonderful Campus
Data Specialist, and will be happy to help you out.
One of our campus goals this year is to have
100% staff participation in the PTA. We are well on
our way to achieving this goal. Wouldn’t it be
something special to also have that very same parent
support – 100%? If you know anyone that might be
interested in joining, feel free to print or send them the
form that is found at the following link http://
bit.ly/9NkoN. All they need to do is to fill it out, and
send it in with their student. The students know to turn
this information in to their 4th
period teacher. In fact,
they are trying to get an ice cream party out of this.
The class that has the best response, in each grade
level, will win an ice cream party. It’s so easy for you to
help them reach this goal. Your support is greatly ap-
preciated! The PTA does numerous wonderful things
for our school. On 10/30 they will sponsor our first
PTA Social. There will be food, fun and prizes. This
event will have a baseball theme, more specifics will be
shared later in the newsletter. PTA also helps out our
teachers tremendously, by running copies and providing
special random acts of kindness (like our beginning of
the year breakfast) all along the way. We very much
appreciate all that they do to support the campus!
Our first Campus Instructional Improvement
Committee was held this past Monday. CIIC serves as
a campus-based advisory committee to the campus
principal. We are still seeking parent, community and
business volunteers. If you or someone you know are
interested, please send an e-mail to Karen Nelson
knelson@ccisd.net, letting her know of your interest.
She will need to have your name, contact information
and which role you would like to volunteer for (ex. as a
parent). From the names we receive, we will have a
random drawing until all seats fill up.
I encourage you to check out the following link
http://bit.ly/SZRfH. Here you will find some great
information on staying healthy during this unique flu
season that’s upon us.
By the time you are reading this newsletter, you
should have received a second Free and Reduced
Lunch Form. If you have already submitted one,
you’re in great shape. If not, please make sure to fill it
out and return just as soon as possible. We will do a
drawing for a free iPod, from among all that have
submitted the applications. Details are available later in
this newsletter.
We have an early release day coming up for
students. This will be on 10/23. What a great time to
schedule a phone or face-to-face conference with one/
some of our teachers! Please e-mail any teacher you
would like to visit with, letting them know that you
would like to schedule a conference for the afternoon of
10/23.
Want to help our school to earn free technology?
We won’t be able to do it without your support. Your
part is very important, and easy too. Anytime from
10/12–12/18, we simply ask that you fill out Project
Tomorrow’s Speak Up 2009 Survey. More details will
follow as you look through this newsletter. You’ll
simply go to the website indicated and enter the code
that we provide. It will walk you through some quick
survey questions, asking your input. It’s a fabulous
deal! Not only do you get to express your opinions,
which will make an impact on future decisions; you
also give SCIS a chance of winning free technology for
your students to use. Please don’t let this opportunity
pass you by!
Thanks so much for all of your support, as we
partner together to better prepare each child for the
future. Don’t forget to follow us @ www.twitter.com/
SCISchool for live campus updates.

L to R: Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Krueger, Mrs. Bui, Dr. Smith, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Selmarten, Mrs. Williams,
Mrs. Schroder, Mr. Lovelace
Coffee Talk With CCISD Superintendent
Dr. Smith visited with some of SCIS parents, volunteers, and staff on Friday, September 11th.
Discussions covered an array of topics ranging from district visions, School Boundary Advisory
Committee (SBAC) formation, Transfinder comments, status of CLHS 9th Grade Annex conversion
to new intermediate school no earlier than 2011, e4 Academy/Virtual HS, Parent Self Serve replacing
K12 Planet and anticipated launching date. Dr. Smith also congratulated Mrs. Carpenter, the SCIS
staff, faculty and parents for two consecutive years of Exemplary rating.
Free iPod! Free pizza party!
The 4th
period class that turns in the largest percentage of completed Free & Reduced Lunch
Forms, by October 13th
, will win a pizza party. You don’t even need to worry about
qualifying. Just fill it out and turn it back in to your 4th
period teacher. Our goal is to get 100%
of these forms returned. One lucky student will win a brand newiPod. If you’ve turned one
in this year, your name has already been submitted into the drawing. Don’t remember if
you’ve turned one in? No problem. It won’t hurt a single thing to fill out another.
Best of luck to you!
Mrs. Carpenter

Come Join Our Starting
Line Up!
At the SCIS Fall Social
Friday, Oct. 30th
7-9 PM
Hot Dogs
& Snacks
D.J.
&
Dancing
Home Run
Derby &
Design - A -
Tee Contest
Raffle
Prizes!

The fall social, “Take Me Out To The
Ballgame”, will be Friday, October 30th
from 7:00
PM-9:00 PM. We will have fun for everyone! There
will be two inflatables - Home Run Derby and Speed
Pitch. Prizes will be awarded to the fastest pitcher.
We will also have a Design-a-T-Shirt contest. See
Design-Details below for more information. Prizes will
be given for the most creative T-shirts. There will
also be a DJ and dancing. The cost of a ticket for the
social is $10.00 and tickets will be on sale Thursday,
October 29th
and Friday, October 30th
during all
lunches and will also be available the night of the
social.
Raffle items will include one autographed
baseball by Roy Oswalt and one autographed jersey
by Lance Berkman. The tickets for the Astros raffle
items will cost $1.00 each. Other raffle items will in-
clude everything a Girl would need for the game: A
Purse, Wallet and other accessories. A Luggage Set,
for the games away from home, will also be on our
raffle. The raffle tickets for these items will be 3 for
$1.00 prior to the event and 2 for $1.00 the night of
the social. Tickets will be on sale Thursday, October
29th
during all lunches.
We will have Hot Dogs, Sodas, and Snacks available
for purchase. Tickets for food items will be 4 for
$1.00 prior to the event and 3 for $1.00 the night of
the social. They will also be sold during all lunches
Thursday, October 29th
.
Tickets for all items will be available at the social. All
winners for the raffle items MUST BE PRESENT TO
WIN!
This is a PTA–sponsored event. All proceeds
will go towards the school and on going PTA Programs.
We would appreciate sponsors to underwrite the cost
of the event such as rental fees, prizes, etc. There will
also be many volunteer opportunities for this event.
If you are interested in being a volunteer or sponsor
please contact Lisa O’Brien at 281-480-0778 or
StudentSocials@scipta.org for more information.
Your help makes this event fun for the kids.
Thank you for supporting PTA and SCIS!
Create – A - Design ……..
* For Your Favorite Team
* Your Game Day Outfit
* “All About Me!”
* Cardinal Spirit!
* Your Own Design
Have Fun & Be Creative!
“Must Follow School Dress Code”
Wear your T-
shirt to the
social & get
one free raffle
ticket at the
door!
Prizes will
be given for
1st
, 2nd
& 3rd
place!
Design - A- Tee Contest For The Social
Shirts Only $3.00!
Will be sold during all lunches starting in October.

Red Ribbon Week
October 28 – October 30
The 2009-2010 Red Ribbon Week will be observed October 28th through October
30th. Red Ribbon Week is designed to promote an understanding of the dangers
of alcohol and drug usage. Activities are planned for each day to help students
actively participate in becoming informed of the dangers of drugs and alcohol. In
conjunction with Red Ribbon Week, a drug awareness program will be presented
to the students in their science classes. We will decorate the school with red
ribbons on Tuesday, October 27th; if you are interested in helping decorate please
contact Justine Powell at RedRibbon@scipta.org. The theme for each day of the
week is as follows:
Wednesday, October 28th - Red Ribbon Rally Day - students are
encouraged to wear red....socks, shirts, hats (dress code appropriate). All
students will receive a Red wristband. A special prize will given to the
student wearing the most red (one prize for each grade level).
Thursday, October 29th - I'm too "Bright" to do Drugs - wear neon or
bright colors. All students will receive a treat in class.
Friday, October 30 - "Team" up against Drugs - wear your favorite sports
team shirt - and don't forget – come to the PTA School Social “Take Me
Out to the Ball Game" (7-9pm)!
National Junior Honor Society
The Cardinal chapter of National Junior Honor Society met on Friday, September 4th. Thank
you to all members who attended. All members were reminded to earn their required
service for this 9 weeks and to report them at the next meeting which will be held on Friday,
October 9th.
The school project that was chosen by last year’s chapter is still underway. Over a $1000 of
donations and fundraising was raised to purchase air hand dryers for the student restrooms
located off the commons area. We are awaiting approval from the district for their
installation.
Elizabeth Selmarten
NJHS Correspondent

Space Center Intermediate School PTA!
Thank you to all who have joined the SCIS PTA! We had more
faculty and staff join in the fall campaign this year than last year, and
our total membership has risen as well. If you still have not joined
PTA, it is NEVER too late. You can join at any time; informational
flyers and envelopes can always be found in the commons.
Remember that you receive valuable discounts with your PTA
Membership at the retailers listed below:
The monthly PTA newsletter will be emailed directly to the
members. Members will receive membership cards through their
child's fourth period class this month. So, look for those cards to
keep in your wallet in order to redeem your discounts. Also, the
advisory classes with the highest totals of PTA members will receive
their ice cream parties in October as well. Thank you to all who
made our Fall Membership Campaign such a success!

Volunteer in CCISD
In order to begin volunteering in our schools, you will
need to complete the following online volunteer appli-
cation at https://portal.ccisd.net/community/
community_form/volunteerform.asp. Once approved,
you will receive an email notification with your own
personal log-in and password to our virtual volunteer
website. Here you will be able to sign up to volunteer
at events and communicate with other volunteers.
It has been confirmed that once you have registered
with this new system, you will not have to repeat the
process each year UNLESS you are adding a new school
(for example, current 8th grade parents will have to
add CLHS to your online registration in 2010-2011). If
you currently volunteer for more than one school,
make sure that you select all applicable schools on your
registration.
Look for your yearbook order form in the mail, soon!
Yearbooks may be ordered online this year. The cost of the yearbook
is $45.00. Students may order a nameplate for $5.00. They may also
add icons for $5.00 each. Yearbooks are full color and include 160
pages. Order online at www.smart-pay.com. Information will be
mailed to students with the complete details. Please be on the look
out for your order form. Don't delay...buy yours today. Contact Susan
Hadley @ shadley@ccisd.net if you have any questions.

ccisd
Susan Carpenter

P a g e 1 0 S y n c U p W i t h S p a c e C e n t e r
October Events for the Cardinal Bands
Space Center Band Boosters
Get ready for a busy October! The Space Center Cardinal Bands are
tuning up for their first performances of the fall season. Here’s the
schedule:
September 30: Symphonic Band supports our Cardinals Football Team
against League City 7:00 PM at the District Stadium
October 2-3: Rehearsals and Fun! Minicamps and Activities for 7th/8th
grade Bands
October 12: Join the 7th/8th grade bands for the CCISD Marching Band
Exhibition. Concert, Honors, and Symphonic bands will attend, and 8th
graders will join the HS bands on the field for 2 songs. Buses leave SCIS
at 5PM for CCISD Memorial Stadium. Performances start at 6PM.
October 17: Region Band Auditions for qualified 7th/8th graders. All-day
Event at Victoria Lakes IS. The Region concert and clinic will be an all-
day event at Westbrook IS on Nov. 7.
October 22: Mark your Calendars for the Fall Concert! 7:30 PM SCIS
Commons for Concert, Honors, and Symphonic Bands.
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS--EXPRESS COOKIE
DOUGH FUNDRAISER STARTS OCTOBER 8!
For details and permissions forms, go to www.scisbands.com.

The orchestras are hard at work preparing for their upcoming concerts and
events. We will be hearing from our Beginning, Philharmonic, Symphony and
Chamber orchestras in the coming months.
Rehearsals and sectionals are now underway for the advanced students who
are auditioning for Region Orchestra. Our students are working hard on their mu-
sic for the audition which will take place on Saturday, October 24th. Our orchestra
students will be competing against musicians from Lake Jackson and Pearland in
addition to Friendswood and other CCISD schools. When a student is accepted into
the Region Orchestra it is the highest honor that an individual student can achieve,
as there are a limited number of seats available. Please wish our advanced orchestra
students the best of luck with their preparation and performances.
We Rocked the night away at our annual Rock-a-Thon on September 25th.
The kids had a blast and raised a lot of money for the spring Mark Wood concert.
This was the perfect event for the lazy athlete. Who knew you could play volleyball
while sitting in a rocking chair?! Please check next month’s newsletter for a list of
our generous sponsors. Thank you orchestra students and parents for making this a
successful and FUN fundraiser. ROCK ON!!
On Tuesday, October 20th the orchestra will team up with the Theatre
department for a magical night. You won’t want to miss this entertaining spoof on
our beloved Harry Potter presented by the SCIS orchestras and Theater Arts. This
will be a “Peter And The Wolf” style production with costumes, lights, actors, and
music. This time Harry will be much more than a student of magic – he’s a student
of music. Harry will learn about the power of music, how to develop his talent on
his Stradivarius 2006 violin, and how to avoid the evil Voldemort who tries to break
his strings and foil Harry’s performance during the big contest. Check out our
beginning students’ quick and magical progression into the musical world! Invite
your friends and neighbors for a night of spooky music and fun. It will be event that
everyone can enjoy! Young children can wear a costume and be treated with candy
while they enjoy the production. Volunteers for costumes and stage decorations are
needed.
If you can lend a hand, please contact Ms. Black (lblack@ccisd.net) or Mrs.
Kidwell (jkidwell@ccisd.net).
Please check out the orchestra website for additional information and
performance schedules at www.scisorchestra.com.
Orchestra Notes

Space Center Intermediate Boys Athletic Booster Club
The Space Center Intermediate Boys Athletic Booster Club is enjoying a great year so far.
The Cardinal football teams are working hard and improving daily. A big thank you to our
terrific coaches for their dedication and hard work.
The spirit merchandise committee is selling bright red football t-shirts, Space Center
hoodies and visors. We also have yard signs and car decals available for most sports. If
you missed us at Open House or selling during lunch periods, you can always email our
Merchandise Chairman, Stacey Neal at snealy@comcast.net.
Concessions at our home games are an important fundraiser for the booster club. We can
always use parent or older sibling volunteers at the concession table. Donations of
Gatorade, water or soft drinks are welcome also. Contact Cathy Giesinger to volunteer or
coordinate a donation at giesingerw@aol.com.
Under the leadership of Jackie Schroeder, exciting plans are underway for the annual
football banquet tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 5th in the Commons. If you
would like to get involved and volunteer for any of the following committees, contact Jackie
at claiborne112000@yahoo.com:
Decorations
Food
Clean Up and Servers
Sponsorships and Raffle Items
Go Cardinals!
Cardinal players running through the “Go Big Red” sign as they enter the field.
Photo by Sara Little

The Cardinal Sports Page
Space Center Football Schedule 2009
* All 7th Grade games will be on Tuesdays and start at 5:00pm.
* All 8th Grade games will be on Wednesdays and start at 5:00pm.
September 15, 2009
7A SCIS vs. Westbrook (Score: 19-8 SCIS)
7B SCIS vs. Westbrook (Score: 6-0 SCIS)
September 16
8A SCIS vs. Westbrook (Score: 14-0 Westbrook)
8B SCIS vs. Westbrook (Score: 6-0 Westbrook)
September 22
7A SCIS vs. Clear Lake (Score: 7-6 SCIS)
7B SCIS vs. Clear Lake (Score: 18-7 Clear Lake)
September 23
8A SCIS vs. Clear Lake (Score: 6-6 tie)
8B SCIS vs. Clear Lake (Score: 6-0 Clear Lake)
September 29
7A SCIS vs. League City (Score: 22-0 SCIS)
7B SCIS vs. League City (Score: 14-0 SCIS)
September 30
8A SCIS vs. League City (Score: 14-0 SCIS)
8B SCIS vs. League City (Score: 0-6 League City)
October 13 Seabrook (7A-Home)
October 14 Seabrook (8A-Home)
October 20 Brookside (7B-Home)
October 21 Brookside (8B -Home)
October 27 Clear Creek (7A-Home)
October 28 Clear Creek (8A-Home)
October 3 Victory Lakes (7B -Home)
November 4 Victory Lakes (8B -Home)
November 10 Creekside (7A-Home)
November 11 Creekside (8A-Home)
Cardinal Touchdown by 7B Player Nils Kosmo
Photo by Mary Ellen Prochazka

September 16, 2009
7A SCIS vs. Westbrook (SCIS won); 7B SCIS vs. Westbrook
8A SCIS vs. Westbrook (SCIS won); 8B SCIS vs. Westbrook (SCIS lost)
September 24
7A SCIS vs. Clear Lake (SCIS won); 7B SCIS vs. Clear Lake
8A SCIS vs. Clear Lake (SCIS won); 8B SCIS vs. Clear Lake (SCIS won)
September 26 7B - 3rd Place in District Tournament
October 1 7th - League City at Home 8th - SCIS at LCIS
October 2 & 3 7A Tournament at Victoria Lakes
October 15 7th - SCIS at Seabrook 8th - SIS at Home
October 22 7th - Brookside at Home 8th - SCIS at BIS
October 29 7th - SCIS at Clear Creek 8th - CCIS at Home
November 5 7th - Victoria Lakes at Home 8th - SCIS at VLIS
November 12 7th - SCIS at Creekside 8th - CIS at Home
November 14 8A Tournament at Clear Lake; 8B Tournament at Brookside
Space Center Volleyball Schedule 2009
* B team games start at 5:00 pm.
* A team games will start immediately after B games
Lady Cardinals 7B team beat Victory Lakes in 7B District Volleyball Tournament on 9/26/09
The Cardinal Sports Page (continued)
Photo by Carl Snider

Lady Cardinals took 3rd place in 7B District Tournament
7B District Volleyball Tournament 3rd Place Winners: Coach Grimes and the 7B Lady
Cardinals at Creekside Intermediate School on 9/26/09
Back Row: Sahar Abdullah, Katie Kilbourn, Coach Pam Grimes, Hayley Snider, Ramya Gomatam,
Quincy Wood, Caitlyn Mason
Second Row: Elaina Wright, Danielle DeChellis, Shani Suiaunoa, Katie Wrobbel, Sandy Berger
Front Row: Hannah Bodeker
Photo by Carl Snider
Cardinals 7B Game against Clear Lake IS on
9/22/09: Cardinal #74 Hayden Gonzales blocks
as #10 Patrick Currie pitches to #7 Tripp Arnold
with #1 Ford Elliott leading the way
Cardinals 8A Game against Clear Lake IS on
9/23/09: Cardinal #20 Colin Jones running the ball
Photo by Ralph E. David Photo by Luis Orosco
The Cardinal Sports Page (continued)

Cardinal Cheer News!
The 2009-2010 Space Center Intermediate Cheerleaders started off the year with a National
Cheer Association (NCA) Cheer Camp in Galveston, Texas. We learned many cheers, chants,
and dances for this upcoming school year alongside cheerleaders from our region. We proudly
brought home the winning Spirit Stick! Pre-season, we also had a Painting Party to paint signs
for our players to "run through" as our team enters the field.
To start our season, our first Cardinal Football Game was at District Stadium on September 16th
where we cheered for both 8th grade A & B Teams. On September 23rd, SCIS 8th grade A Team
had us all cheering loudly as players held the line to tie the game at 6-6. We hope we encouraged
everyone to come out to support our teams at the Pep Rally on September 28th! We cheer for 8th
Grade A & B Teams’ games on Wednesdays!
Our sponsor is Miss Thomas and she is very proud of our efforts as we all work hard to cheer on
SCIS Football! Go Cardinals!
Megan Scofield, Amy Stanley, Sarah Archer, and Elise Steward
Photo by Sara Little
L to R: Sydney Wilson, Hope Beeson, Elisa Geramia, Amy Stanley, Angel Turner,
Ariana Katsigiannis , Kendall Nutt, Mackenzie Ditta, Kate Martinez, Ellie Little,
Taylor Curran, Skyler Tankersly, Caroline Cook, Megan Scofield, Elisa Steward,
Sarah Archer

Art News
Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year. Students have already completed several art
projects that are on display throughout the school. When you are visiting the school,
come check out all the incredible artwork. The Pre-AP art students have created some
fantastic Expressive Self-Portraits, which are hanging in the 500 hallway. The 6th
graders and 2D art students have completed beautifully rendered Still Lifes that are
now on exhibit in the commons, 100 and 300 hallways. New exhibits and artwork will be
on display throughout the school year.
The Pre-AP art students are busy creating their holiday card for the Superintendent
Holiday Card Competition. In our efforts to promote the arts and encourage art
appreciation, the Pre-AP art students will be selling reproductions of their Holiday
Card Designs. Parents, teachers, and students will be able to order card designs during
lunch the week of November 9th
for our 3rd
Annual Holiday Card Sale. Look for
more information in the next Art News.
Art Club
Art club members are busy designing their costumes for the 5th
Annual Halloween
Costume Contest. Students can enter any hand-made costume in their choice of
three costume categories: most creative, funniest, or scariest costume. The Halloween
Costume Contest will be held after school at 4:30 – 6:00 on Thursday, Oct. 29th
. Prizes
will be given to the most creative, funniest, and scariest costume. Come join the fun!!!
Art Club meets every Tuesday morning at 8:15 in room 312.
Plein-Air Artist Club
This is a new club that the SCIS art department has started this year. Plein-air literally
means “open-air” and is the act of drawing and painting outdoors. Once a month on a
Saturday, students will meet at different locations to draw and paint outdoors.
Our first meeting was held on September 12th
at SCIS. At this first meeting, important
information and paperwork was handed out to students. If students are interested in
joining, please stop by room 312 to pick up permission slips, emergency, and alternative
travel forms. Our first plein-air field trip will be held at Nassau Bay Park Pavilion on
October 10th
from 9:00-11:00 AM. We have a lot of exciting locations planned for this
upcoming plein-air schedule: Galveston, Kemah Boardwalk, Trinity River, Houston Zoo,
Japanese Garden, and San Antonio. So come check out this new club.
For more information on the Art Club or Plein-Air Artist Club, please contact Lisette
McClung at lmcclun2@ccisd.net . All SCIS students are invited to join these clubs.

Classroom Actions
6th graders are proudly displaying and presenting their first group projects from summer
reading assignment “Maggie’s Door” in Mrs. Williams’ 2nd period Social Studies class..
Photos by Emily Bui.
Morgan Cook holding her group’s
“edible” ship.
Megan Sambell, Samantha Willis, Kaleigh Lyon
and Alex Young describing the ship that took
Nory to America.
Sean Buckelew depicting
another version of the ship.
A budding artist’s vision of the ship, from team
John Culbertson and Noah Rudisill.
Emily Bui, Blaire Busbee and Katarina Tomasic
smiling with relief that the ship passengers did not
topple over during the presentation!
Photo by Morgan Cook

Scheduling a Conference
If you wish to have a conference with your child’s teacher, please send the request to the
teacher by email or by leaving a message at the school office (281-284-3300).
8:15-8:45………………………………………………….…..*Tutorials & Meetings
8:55-9:00………………………………………………………………….Announcements
9:00-9:50……………………………………………………………….……………………First
9:55-10:45……………………………………………………………………………...Second
10:50-11:40………………………………………………………………………………..Third
11:45-1:15………………………………………………………………………………...Fourth
11:41-12:11...........................……...A Lunch
12:13-12:43....................................B Lunch
12:45-1:15 .....................................C Lunch
1:20-2:10……………………………………………………………………………………..Fifth
2:15-3:05……………………………………………………………………………………..Sixth
3:10-4:00………………………………………………………………………………...Seventh
Teacher Conference Period Grade Subject Room
Anna Adcock 4 6-8 Content Mastery 353/333
Kelly Adler-Dimmick 1 6 Math 143
Diana Armitage 3 7 Language Arts 344
Carolyn Barksdale 4 Choir 502
Clay Barnett 4 8 U.S. History 123
Matt Barnhart 5 6-8 Assistant Band Director 504
Lauren Berry 1 6 Language Arts 133
Lisa Black 2 6-8 Orchestra 500
Brenda Bondy 4 8 Language Arts 124
Linda Brack 1 8 Science 233
Allison Brand 5 6 Language Arts 145
Lanelle Broussard 7 7 Language Arts 351
Jeannie Brown 2 7/8 Skills for Living/Pers Fam Dev 507
Diane Busch 6 6-8 Alternative Academics 106
Peggy Buse-Wolfe 6 6-8 Alternative Academics 103
Jeane Ann Cagle 4 6-8 Math Pull Outs 349
Julie Carnes 5 7 TX History 112
Tom Chandler 5 6-8 P.E./Coach Gym
Rhonda Dearmond 7 6 Language Arts 144
Stephanie DeForke 7 6-8 ESL LA 162
Crystal Delaney 2 6 Science 242
Lisa Dillon N/A Math Specialist
Julie Dittman 5 6 Language Arts 322

Susan Elder 6 7 Science 232
Nancy Fiegel 7 8 Science 244
Nicholas Fishback 3 8 Math 165
Jennifer Ford 4 6-8 P.E./Coach Gym
Kelly Francis 1 7 Language Arts 335
Paula Gallagher-Hebert 5 6-8 Resource (Lang. Arts/SS) 325
Bick Gibbs 2 Tech Ed & EMT 510
Pam Grimes 5 7 Texas History/Coach 334
Jan Grout N/A Science Specialist
Maxine Guidry 3 8 Math 343
Susan Hadley N/A 7/8 TX History 7th/Journalism 8th 114
Denise Hall 5 7 Language Arts 352
Natasha Hargraves N/A Teen Leadership 346
Scott Harjo 2 6-8 P.E./Coach Gym
Callie Harmon 5 6 Science 241
Lisa Hendricks 8:15 6-8 Speech 108
Lisa Hicks 3 7 Language Arts 167
Ralph Hixson 1 8 Science 240
Allison Hunter 3 6-8 Math 164
Jennifer Kidwell 2 6-8 Orchestra 500
Giles LaMont 2 6-8 Social Development 105
Vilma Laracuente 4 7/8 Spanish 122
Kirt Larsen 2 7 Science/Coach 231
Elizabeth Laurence 7 ESL 164
Colleen MacKenna 7 8 Language Arts 115
Katherine Mays 3 7 Math 153
Donald McCandless 5 6-8 Band Director 504
Lisette McClung 1 6-8 Art 312
Shannon Miller 7 8 Language Arts/Coach 113
Kathryn Milo-Vitek 5 6 Language Arts/NJHS 136
Sue Noggle 7 7 Language Arts 336
Deb O’Hara 2 6-8 Resource (Language Arts) 322
Lori Otto 4 7 Math 152
Laura Pearce-Ozinga 5 6 Social Studies 146
Jim Pellowski 3 6-8 P.E./Coach Gym
Janice Pfeiffenberger 1 8 Career Connections 223
Charlyn Porter-Williams 4 6 Social Studies 135
Scheduling a Conference (continued)

Eileen Rohan 4 6-8 Dyslexia Reading Float
Sheila Schubert 2 8 Math 125
Vince Slatton 6 8 U.S. History/Coach 323
Jenna Smith 4 7 Science 230
Jennifer Stevenson 6 6-8 P.E./Coach Gym
Kent Sullivan 1 7/8 RTV 1 & RTV II 311
Christy Taylor 6 6 Math 134
Courtney Thomas 6 8 U.S. History/Cheer Sponsor 324
Matthew Walz 3 8 Math/Coach 160
Jennifer Walter 4 7 Math/Coach 345
Anthony Williams 6 6 Social Studies/Coach 250
Marc Wondergem 1 6-8 P.E./Coach Gym
Amy Zapp 2 6 Science/Coach 251
Stanley Zavala 5 6-8 Assistant Band Director 504
Eileen Rohan 4 6-8 Dyslexia Reading Float
Jessica Richards 5 6-8 Theatre Arts 310
Shalimar Rice 1 6-8 Language Arts/Target Reading 161
Sherry Rector 4 6-8 Resource (Math & Science) 333
Matt Rauch 6 6 Math 163
Scheduling a Conference (continued)
Trying to help your child with homework or a project can sometimes be time
consuming and frustrating. Please take advantage of the morning tutorials offered
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:15 – 8:45 a.m.
In addition, please do not hesitate to speak with your child’s teacher in order to work
as a team in coming up with a success plan for your child.

BOYS’ ATHLETICS
Space Center Intermediate offers football, basket-
ball, track, cross country, golf and tennis for boys
at the seventh and eighth grade level. The most
important word at SCIS in the athletic department
is "PARTICIPATION". We would like to see every-
one "try" to participate in all of the sports offered.
At this stage in their young lives, boys need
opportunities to try different sports and develop
their skills in each one. This is an important step
before entering high school sports. Once they
have participated in sports at the intermediate
level, they are better prepared to decide which
sports are suited to their abilities at the high school
level.
The coaching staff as SCIS believes athletics
builds character in those who participate. We feel
the lessons learned through sports better prepare
the athletes for the lessons of life. The staff at
SCIS has the highest respect for today's student/
athlete because we know of the difficulties they
face, but we have also seen the rewards that
being a student/athlete can bring to a young man.
We feel any student who participates in athletics is
special and a winner.
The Space Center Intermediate coaches and staff:
Athletic Coordinator - Jim Pellowski
8th Grade (A Team) Football - Tom Chandler,
Scott Harjo
8th Grade (B Team) Football - Kirt Larsen, Marc
Wondergem
7th Grade (A Team) Football - Jim Pellowski,
Anthony Williams
7th Grade (B Team) Football - Vince Slatton,
Matthew Walz
8th Grade (A Team) Basketball - Marc Wondergem
8th Grade (B Team) Basketball - Matthew Walz
7th Grade (A Team) Basketball - Kirt Larsen
7th Grade (B Team) Basketball - Vince Slatton
Head Coach Cross Country - Tom Chandler
Head Coach Track - Jim Pellowski
Assistant Track Coaches - Anthony Williams, Tom
Chandler
Head Coach Golf - Matthew Walz
Head Coach Tennis - Marc Wondergem
Any parent with questions about the boys’ sports
program is asked to contact the school. Ask for
Coach Pellowski, Coach Wondergem or Coach
Chandler.
Football
Space Center Intermediate has two foot-
ball teams at both the 7th and 8th grade
levels. Each grade level has an A and B
team. The players are divided between
the teams according to their ability. The
more skilled players are placed on the A team. No
athlete is cut from the football team, but may be
removed for disciplinary reasons. If an athlete
attends practice and meets the grade
requirements, he is on the football team.
The A team is a more competitive team with its
ultimate goal being the district championship. The
purpose of the B team is to let all the players gain
playing experience so that each will improve. Each
team has two coaches. Practice begins during the
last period of school and usually lasts until 5:30
PM. Football practice begins on the first day of
school.
BOYS’ and GIRLS’ ATHLETICS
Basketball: Boys and Girls
Tryouts for the basketball teams are held
in early November. There are
approximately 20 athletes selected in
each of the grades. Each grade is divided
into an A and B team. For boys, practice
begins during the athletic period and continues
until 5:30 PM. For girls, practice begins at 7:30
AM and continues during the athletic period.
Track: Boys and Girls
Track tryouts are in December. The training
season begins in mid-February. Track meets begin
in March and end with a district meet the first week
of May. Meets for girls are usually on Mondays
and include sprints, field events (triple jump, high
jump and long jump), throwing events (shot put
and discus) and distance runs. Generally the team
is allowed 4 students to enter in each event,
except the District Meet where the limit is 3.
Ribbons are awarded on an individual basis for
first through sixth place. Team trophies are also
(Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Continued on page 23)

Cross Country: Boys and Girls
Cross country is open to any athlete in the
7th or 8th grade. Training begins the first
weeks of November. Meets, one per week
for about 5 weeks, begin in January ending
with a district meet in February. Most meets
are on Tuesdays and begin at 4:45 PM.
Practice is held in the morning for the girls and in
the afternoon for the boys. Generally, several
miles are run each day at different levels of skill.
Tennis: Boys and Girls
The tennis season begins during the second
semester of the school year in the month of Febru-
ary. Even though any 7th or 8th grader can try out
for tennis; it helps if you have played tennis
before. Tryouts are held and athletes are given a
skills test consisting of ground strokes, volleys and
serves. Only eight to ten athletes are selected for
the two teams at the 7th and 8th grade levels.
The district season consists of one match or
tournament per week. The boys play on one
day followed by the girls the next day. Practice
is held in the morning for the girls and in the
afternoon for the boys.
Golf: Boys and Girls
The golf season starts with try-outs in
February. The team can be comprised of
both 7th and 8th graders. The team
consists of 10 players.
GIRLS’ ATHLETICS
Space Center Intermediate offers volleyball,
basketball, cross country, golf, track and tennis for
girls at the 7th and 8th grade levels. The athletic
coaches at SCIS would ideally like for all girls to
try to participate in one or more of the offered
sports.
At this stage in their lives, girls need opportunities
to try different sports and find out what their
interests and talents are. The coaching staff feels
that athletics builds self-esteem and self-
confidence. These are two very important aspects
that help prepare them for high school.
The Space Center Intermediate coaches and staff:
Girls Physical Education
Jennifer Ford
Scott Harjo
Jennifer Stevenson
Athletic Coordinator - Jennifer Ford
8th Grade (A Team) Volleyball - Jennifer
Stevenson
8th Grade (B Team) Volleyball - Shannon Miller
7th Grade (A Team) Volleyball - Jennifer Ford
7th Grade (B Team) Volleyball - Pam Grimes
8th Grade (A Team) Basketball - Jennifer Ford
8th Grade (B Team) Basketball - Scott Harjo
7th Grade (A Team) Basketball - Shannon Miller
7th Grade (B Team) Basketball - Jennifer Walter
Head Coach Cross Country - Amy Zapp
Head Coach Track - Scott Harjo
Assistant Track Coaches - Jennifer Walter, Amy
Zapp
Head Coach Golf - Jennifer Ford
Head Coach Tennis - Jennifer Stevenson
Volleyball
Beginning Date: First Day of School
Tryouts: First Week of School
Practice: 7:30-9:30 AM; All teams
Games: Thursdays - B Team at 5 PM
A Team immediately
following the B Team
Tournaments: Two 7th & 8th Grade A & B
Tournaments
Basketball
Tryouts: Mid-November
Beginning Date: Second week in November
Games: Thursdays - B Team at
5PM
A Team immediately
following the B Team
Tournaments: Two 7th & 8th Grade A & B
Tournaments
(Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Continued)
(Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Continued on page 24)

Cross Country
Tryouts: First week in November
Beginning Date: January
Practice: 8:15-9:30 AM
Meets: Tuesdays 4:45 PM
Track and Field
Tryouts: December
Beginning Date: February 22
Meets: Boys - Mondays; Girls -
Wednesdays 5:00 PM
Tennis
Tryouts: December/January
Beginning Date: February 22
Practice: 7:30-9:30 AM
Matches: Tuesdays (mostly)
ATHLETIC REQUIREMENTS
The student athletic program is for boys and girls
in the 7th & 8th grades. Any student participating in
UIL athletics:
* Will need to have a physical examination before
tryouts begin.
* Must have an insurance waiver form and an
emergency information card completed and
turned in. These forms are available from the
coaches.
* Must have an Acknowledgement of Rules form
signed by both the student and parent/guardian.
This form will be kept on file at the school.
* Must maintain passing grades in all classes to
remain eligible for competition.
Team members are required to attend all
practices, games and tournaments.
(Girls’ Athletics Continued)
My First Week of Sixth Grade
By: Kathryn Tanzberger
Everybody said it was going to be the worst week of my years in school. They all
spoke like it was a horror movie and had a terrible look on their faces when they said it.
Those rumors made me feel scared. I wanted to crawl up into a ball and go back to fifth
grade. All that changed when the first week was over.
When I walked into the huge building, I felt sick with nervousness. Probably every
one of the new sixth graders felt the same way. After my first classes, the nervousness
started to ease up and I felt like myself. I felt so childish, thinking that it was going to be so
hard just because of all those people making those comments, even though there really
wasn’t anything to be nervous about.
My first week of school was great. It felt so good to have the freedom that you never
had in elementary school - not having to walk in a straight line, being able to sit wherever
you want at lunch, and also being treated like an adult. The teachers were so nice. As soon
as I walked into the classrooms, they were smiling and I could tell it was going to be a great
year.
That week I had learned my lesson. I had learned to never believe rumors and to
experience things for myself. Sixth grade really isn’t as bad as everybody says it is. Yes, it is
harder than elementary school, and yes, it is challenging to keep up with all the homework.
But as long as you do your best, it will pay off.

Clear Lake High School’s
Fabulous Falcon
Flairs
Proudly Present Their Annual
DanceDance ClinicClinic
Saturday, October 17th
, 2009
Clear Lake High School Ninth Grade Center
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Students aged 4 years through 9th
Grade are invited to attend. No dance
experience is required and all levels are welcome. The cost is $30 for pre-
registration by October 2nd
. The price includes dance instruction, t-shirt,
ribbon and a mid-morning snack.
Registration at the door is $35. Registration forms are available at the
front office. For more information contact, Kathy Akins at 281-486-5729.
Gymnasiums Post-IKE
SCIS sustained major roof damage and as a result, our gyms were
out-of-commission for the remainder of the 2008-2009 school year!
We’re happy to report that the coaches and students are back in
our gyms. The floors were completed just before the start of 2009-
2010 school year. We had some last minute items to deal with
during the first month of school, such as putting the baseboards
back down, changing out all the mats, cleaning the tar and dust off
the walls, and repainting. We appreciate everyone's support and
patience during the recovery period.
Would you like to have each new issue of the Sync Up With Space Cen-
ter newsletter emailed to you when they are hot off the presses??? Just
join the SCIS PTA and you will be added to a mass email list that will
receive the newsletter via email. We hope this will lead to a more timely
distribution of news as well as being green!

Sync Up With Space Center
is published monthly by SCIS PTA.
2009—2010 Editor: Tu-Quynh (T.Q.) Bui
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throughout the school year!throughout the school year!throughout the school year!
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Future Newsletter Deadlines:
October Events
1st PTA Exec Board meeting
2-3 7th/8th Grade Band “Fall Mini-Camp”
12th CCISD Marching Band Exhibition @ District Stad.
13th Life touch School Picture Retakes
17th Region Band Auditions @ Victory Lakes IS
19-23 First Nine Weeks Tests (All Subjects)
28-30 Red Ribbon Week
20th Orchestra Fall Concert
22nd 7th/8th Grade Bands Fall Concert; Band Booster
Meeting
23rd End of 1st Nine Weeks; Early Release
24th Region Orchestra Auditions @ Lake Jackson IS
26-27 Student Holidays
28th Start of 2nd Nine Weeks
30th Fall Social “Take Me Out to The Ball Game!”
November Events
5th PTA Exec Board Meeting
5th PTA General meeting
7th Region band Clinic and Concert @ WIS
14th Beginner Band Fun Day
16th Basketball Tryouts Begin
20th Early Release Day
23-27 Thanksgiving Holidays
Some Important Dates for the 2009-2010 School Year
If you would like to submit an article for a
future newsletter, please email the article to
T.Q. Bui at NewsletterEditor@scipta.org.
Here are the tentative deadlines:
10/25 for November Issue
11/29 for December Issue
1/3 for January Issue
1/31 for February Issue
2/28 for March Issue
3/28 for April Issue
4/25 for May/June Issue
October:
2 – Colleen MacKenna
11 – Kelly Dimmick
12 – Allison Brand
13 – Susan Hadley
16 – Crystal Delaney, Lea Hilburn
28 – Gary Harjo, Giles Lamont
31 – Lydia Ramirez
November:
2 – Elizabeth Laurence
5 – Sybil Oliver
8 – Reyes Hernandez
11 – Anthony Williams
17 – Ralph Hixson
22 – LeeAnn Yanda
29 – Jennifer Walter
December:
1 – Donna Johnson
9 – Tom Chandler
12 – Lisa Black, Vince Slatton,
Katie Vitek
13 – Kent Sullivan
14 – Jerri Stepp
20 – Pat McDowell
25 – Amy Zapp
27 – Lisette McClung
28 – Regina Stephens
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