House 8C Welcomes Parents and Students!

Welcome back for the 2007-2008 school year at Pin Oak Middle School!

The 8C Team is excited to begin a new school year and have the opportunity to work with you and your students. Parent communication and involvement is vital to achieving our common goal: To nurture respectful, hard-working, creative, high-level thinking students who strive for excellence in all areas of their lives. With parental involvement in mind, we have created this website to keep you and your students abreast of what we are doing at school. It is a fantastic tool for us to keep you informed and aware of units of study, important events and dates, and assignments. Parents who are armed with the knowledge can then be more supportive at home, and of course, students can take responsibility for their work.

This website is no substitution for personal contact and/or face-to-face interaction between our team and parents. For individual questions or concerns, please feel free to email each teacher and/or call us. Email is quickest and is usually easier for us to respond to during the day. If you would like to meet with our team in person, please contact Ms. Qureshi to set up a meeting. Our meetings are held typically on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or BLUE/CHARGER days according to the Pin Oak schedule. Meetings are held between 8:30 and 10 on Mondays and Wednesday, and 8:30-9:20 on Fridays. We can include your child in the meeting if we feel it will be beneficial.

It is important students purchase their supplies for school as soon as possible. The school store has the list of items that we are requiring, but additional items may be requested in each teacher's classroom.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email Addresses: Phone Numbers/Extensions:

Mrs. Qureshi (squreshi@houstonisd.org) 713.295.6500 EXT. 417
Ms. Linsley (jlinsley@houstonisd.org) 713.295.6500 EXT. 418
Mr. Scott (jscott2@houstonisd.org) 713.295.6500 EXT. 414
Mrs. Parchman (cparchma@houstonis.org) 713.295.6500 EXT. 416


HOW THE WEEKLY UPDATE WORKS:

Each week, typically on Fridays, if not sooner, the following week's information is posted to the website. There will be a section for each teacher. Some information will be very detailed and specific, some will be more general. Due to the probability of scheduling adjustments for assignments, not every assignment and its due date will be listed. Assignment specifics is something that will be explained to students in class and posted in each teacher's room. Usually the specific information you will receive on this website are things like units of study, test dates, project information/dates, and school information. Please understand that what your student is told in class should be followed; this website is a general guide. If you would like information concerning certain things listed, please speak with your child. If you have questions, feel free to email us.