March 9, 2107

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March 9, 2107 IDEA Weslaco 2931 E. Sugar Cane Rd. Weslaco, TX 78596 (956) 351-4100 www.ideapublicschools.org Office Hours: 7:30 AM–4:30 PM

Leanna Sarinana Principal Sabrina Franco Principal In Residente Kathryn Rodriguez Assistant Principal of Instruction Griselda Lopez Assistant Principal of Instruction Carlos Benavidez Assistant Principal of Operations Oscar Martinez III Director of College Counseling Aimee Nunez College Counselor Brenda Gonzalez Academic Counselor Juan Penueles CNP Manager Emmanuel Hernandez Transportation Manager Amanda Garza Administrative Assistant

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

Dear Parents, Enjoy Spring Break with your child. Reminder that School is back in session on Monday, March 20th. Thank you, Mrs. Sarinana

SPRING BREAK  March 10-17 Monday, March 20  A-Day Tuesday, March 21  B-Day Wednesday, March 22  A-Day Thursday, March 23  B-Day Friday, March 24  A-Day 7th, 9th, and 10th grade parents: In order to prepare for our writing STAAR exams, students in 7th, 9th, and 10th grade are memorizing and applying grammar rules to their writing. Please ask your child questions about the grammar rules they are reviewing each week, and the grades they are getting on their weekly grammar quizzes!

March 9, 2107 COLT SPORTS NEWS

COLLEGE COUNSELING CORNER

If you have any questions, please contact: Coach Montes @6477616.

This week’s newest Word Masters are: 6th Grade Leslie Hernandez Mariana Rodriguez Jared Hinojosa 7th Grade Samuel Rivas Mariana Arguelles Davidson Arteaga Matthew Ondeyo

March 25th April 1st April 8th

scholarships are contingent on program acceptances. Please speak with your students regarding their application status, and help ensure that they are meeting deadlines for applications and submitting any required documents. They have a lime green CSAP Tracker that provides this information, and it requires your signature. Use this to help guide you & your child through the application.

• Sophomore & Junior parents! Students will be taking the ACT exam on Saturday April 8th.

This week’s newest Millionaires are: 6th Grade Armando Canales Ember Cavazos 7th Grade Katherine Ladd

• Junior parents! CSAP deadlines are quickly approaching in March, and

They registered for this exam in AVID this past week. They will continue to receive ACT prep leading up to the exam, but ask them to check their emails regarding a 1 year free subscription to ACT Prep through Kaplan Services. This is online prep that can be utilized at home on weekends, after school, and over Spring Break. Please contact Mr. Martinez at 956678-1137 should you have any questions. • ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS: Remind your child about needing 125 hours of community service for graduation. It is crucial that your child submits a community service log to the college counselors. Reach out to our College Counselor if you have questions. Mrs. Nunez: (956) 261-1825

April 22nd April 29th May 6th May 20th 2016-2017 CAMPUS GOALS

-90/30% pass STAAR/EOC exams at Level II/III -21 average score on ACT -35% of AP students pass an AP exam -90% Student Persistence -96% of Students on Track to Graduate -97.5% Average Daily Attendance -1.5 years of growth on in Reading/Math on -STAR Renaissance (50% of CSI with 2 years of growth in Reading/Math)

March 9, 2107

Students will be selling the following items from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Candy Apple - $6.00 Chile Apple -$7.00 Pretzels -$6.00 Gift certificate- $8.00

March 20th – 30th