Message from the Principal

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Message from the Principal CONTACT US IDEA Monterrey Park 222 SW 39th Street San Antonio, TX 78237 (210) 239 – 4200 www.ideapublicschools.org Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. _____________________ Curtis Lawrence College Prep Principal Jessica Pacheco Principal’s Administrative Assistant Ramon Gutierrez Assistant Principal of Instruction

Ken Tyrell Assistant Principal of Operations

Maya Martin Academic Counselor

Greetings families. I would first like to thank all of the parents that chaperoned our Field lesson to the San Antonio Museum of Art. I would also like to take the time to point out the days we are CLOSING SCHOOL throughout the school year. These exist in part, so you can take your children to doctors’ appointments and have 3 dayweekends. Please resist pulling out your scholars on days school is in session. They miss valuable inclass instruction that cannot be made up with worksheets, or miss District assessments that cannot be made up. Thank you for putting instruction first. It has come to my attention that there are parents who come to the school to speak with me and hope I am available. DO NOT take such a chance, just get in contact with Mrs. Pacheco, my Administrative Assistant who can point you in the right direction and/or set up an appointment for you. I leave you with the words of the poet José de Diego: If suffering comes unabated, If weariness weighs down your spirit, Do as the once barren tree: FLOURISH And like the planted seed: RISE Do as the river rich with new rainwater…GROW

Mr. C. F. Lawrence Jr. College Prep Principal

IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep 222 SW 39th Street San Antonio, TX 78237 (210) 239-4200 www.ideapublicschools.org

Scholars of the Week

Each week we recognize our scholars of the week in our weekly Friday Assembly. Last week, these were the scholars who exemplified our CORE values in their academic work, effort and progress on our campus.

Christopher Ochoa Angeline Aragon

Erick Velasquez

Makayla Reyes

Edwin Ballesteros

Congratulations Mrs. McDaniel! Mrs. McDaniel has been a great asset to our campus and has received her training from Mrs.Pellant and Mr.Guiterrez. She has been offered a full time ELA position with our sister school: IDEA Walzem. Jeremiah Acuna

Austin DeLeon

Itaty Vega

Sabrina Castro

Christina Menchaca Christopher Correa

Upcoming events Mexican Independence Day BiWeekly Assessments Early Release DAY & Family Fitness Day

Date

Location

September 16th

IMPCP

EACH FRIDAY September 25th

IMPCP IMPCP

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AMP Mentoring

CLUB CORNER Capoeira club on the move! Last week our scholars began Capoeira Club. Our scholars worked with their Master to learn the foundational techniques to this art form. The club meets each TUESDAY AND THURSDAY at 3:455:15. There are limited spots available and the fee is still $20.00 for the year. Robotics Club Coming Soon! The Robotics club began sign ups last week and there are only 10 spots available for this year’s club. The club’s focus this year will be building and coding. It is led by Informational Tech Specialist that works for IDEA – Ms. Castillo The club will have meetings on Tuesdays from 5:00- 6:00pm. Girl Scout Seminar with Wells Fargo A local Girl Scout organization has partnered with IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep to hold a financial literacy workshop for our female scholars. They will have weekly meetings on financial responsibility. This group is only for the girls of Monterrey Park College Prep. The meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 3:45-5:15. Sign-ups will be this week.

Our Male Mentoring partnership with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will begin this month! Last year our male scholars were paired with a male mentor, who worked with them during the week and on the third Saturday of every month to develop leadership, academic excellence, character, and organization. The first information session will be coming soon – a flyer will be sent home. There is a $20.00 fee for this club for the year which helps with club expenses. 2014-2015 Mentors with Mentees from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Cheer Water Fundraiser Our cheerleaders will be holding a water fundraiser to pay for the costs of being a cheerleader for our campus. Please feel free to support them by each Friday paying $1.00 for a bottle water to help our team!

Hotspot Headlines! Hello Parents! I have created a website all about Hotspot! Here you will find: - Info about your child’s software program -A direct link to your child’s software program -More information about Hotspot -Goals for each software programs - Hotspot guidelines -A place for submitting messages/questions directly to me Here is the link to the website: www.jessikabade.wix.com/mopahotspot

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Volleyball Team information!

6th grade trip to SAMA

Our 6th grade scholars attended a trip to the San Antonio Museum of Art, to help learn about Hispanic Heritage. We started by the Museum on the Go visiting us in classes earlier this week, then our scholars expanded our knowledge in the museum.

Congrats are in order for our Lady Bears that were victorious in their first scrimmage game against the IDEA Walzem Wolves. The Lady Bears will take on the Wolves again on September 8th at 6pm and their first game will be on Thursday September 10th at 5:30pm. Event Practice

Location IMP-Gym

Scrimmage IMP-GYM Vs. IDEA Walzem Game vs.KIPP IMP—GYM

Day & Time Tuesday 5:15-6:45pm, Wednesday 6:00 PM

Thursday 5:30 PM

Bears Get Active! Remember to change into your Physical Education uniform every A day to receive full credit in class. This week PE will be on Wednesday.  Royal blue or navy blue shorts

 All shorts must be loose fitting and knee length  For thin shirts, please wear an under shirt  If there are financial concerns, please contact Mrs. Martin.

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Football Team information Our Bears are ready to tackle the season and will continue practices this week. Please not the schedule below. Event

Location

Day & Time

Practice

IMP-Field

Tuesday 5:15-6:45pm , Friday 5:15-6:45 pm

Admission Fee for Athletics Events at Monterrey Park In order to continue to support our athletic program for years to come at Monterrey Park, our athletic events will now require a $1.00 admission fee. This fee will help to go back into the budget which supports uniforms, equipment and overall support of our athletic program.

West Wing If your scholar did not complete his/her lifework, then s/he must attend West Wing from 3:45 – 5:15pm. Failure to attend can result in additional consequences, i.e. released from Sports teams, loss of communal lunch, loss of recess, and other extra-curricular activities.

Birthdays In College Prep, the scholars will be celebrated during Friday Assemblies. We will not celebrate birthdays by bringing candy, cakes, cupcakes, balloons nor treats of any kind to school, nor be out of uniform.

School Store: Bear Den The Bear Den will be open for scholars to purchase items with their scholar dollars from 7:10 – 7:30am, Mondays & Fridays.

Event

5 LIFEWORK ASSIGNMENTS 1. ELA (English Language Arts) lifework must be completed daily. 2. Reading log must be signed daily even on weekends & holidays (Read Every day). 3. Planner must be signed daily (this is where they write their lifework assignments) 4. Math lifework must be completed daily.

Gates open: drop off Tardy Breakfast Class Gates open for pick-up Clubs West Wing Tutoring

Begins

Ends

7:05am

8am

7:45am& after 7:30am 7:45am 7:45am 3:45pm 3:10pm 6pm 4:15 3:45 4:15

5:30pm 5:15pm 5:30pm

5. Science/Social Studies lifework must be completed daily.

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Uniforms

CELL PHONE POLICY

All scholars are required to wear their uniforms every day. In College Prep, scholars will receive a Bear Card which will indicate which part of the uniform is incorrect or missing. The uniform consists of IDEA polo shirt, khaki Dickies, black belt, all black shoes and white socks. For colder weather, scholars may wear a white or black long-sleeve shirt under their IDEA polo. If any of their items are missing, they will be loaned unattractive plastic booties to wear over their shoes, tube socks, and an identifiable belts, and will lose scholar dollars.

We recognize the need for scholars to have cell phones for a number of different personal reasons. To ensure the focus is on instruction during school hours, scholars will not be allowed to

On Fridays, scholars are allowed to wear the Friday uniform consisting of a college shirt or IDEA spirit shirt, jeans pants (with no rips, tears or frayed), black belt, white socks and black shoes.

Second offense: Cell phone will be returned at the end of the day to a parent.

Jackets: Any jacket can be worn to school in College Prep, but ONLY the IDEA jacket can be worn inside the building during the school day. The IDEA polo can NOT be worn with Jeans.

DOWN TO THE BEAR OPS Child Nutrition Program All scholars have free breakfast daily!

Parent Ambassadors We are still accepting a few more applications for our parent ambassadors. Please stop by the front office from 9:00 am to 1:00pm to sign up.

AFTER SCHOOL PICK UP Pick up time has actually decreased this year despite adding 250 more scholars. We ask that parents do not arrive any earlier than 3:10 pm as communicated to us by SAPD. This is for the safety of all of our parents and so that traffic doesn’t back up on to Commerce street.

use their phones on school grounds. If a scholar takes their cell phone out during the school day the following consequences will occur:

First offense: Cell phone will be returned at the end of the day to the scholar.

Third offense: Cell phone will be placed on a 30 day hold in the school office and returned to a parent/legal guardian with a $10.00 fine. Fourth offense: Cell phone will be returned on May 27th at 3:45pm and returned to a parent/legal guardian with a $10.00 fine. BOOK POLICY We want each scholar to be constantly learning. In order to relentlessly give our scholars new information and vocabulary, every scholar will have at least one book in their possession at all times. Scholars will be expected to read during morning hallways while they are waiting for home room to open as well as reading during breakfast time. EARLY PICK-UPS When scholars leave early, they miss key instructional time. This can lead to students falling behind. For this reason, we encourage you to avoid taking your child out of school early. Please schedule appointments after school hours IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep 222 SW 39th Street San Antonio, TX 78237 (210) 239-4200 www.ideapublicschools.org

Our College Prep Teachers

Mrs. Jamie Pellant 6th Grade ELA 210.289.4759

Mrs. Jessika Bade i-Learning Hotspot 210.289.4897

Mr. Jason Wallace 7th Grade ELA 210.288. 9724

Ms. Jahiarra Mitchell Interventionist/6th Grade Team Leader 210.331.3854

Mrs. Nancy Bailey 7th Grade Math 210.625.2523

Ms. Daniela Ferrel 6th Grade Science 210.296.7711

Mr. Scott Smith Special Education

Mr. Keith Pilger Life Skills 210.284.7739

Ms. Keisha Coleman 6th Grade Math 210.620.0785

Mr. William Trueblood 6th/7th Grade Social Studies 210.305.9423

Coach Jermaine Brown PE Teacher & Athletic Coordinator 210.331.4586

Sasha Jones AR Zone 210.775.8657

Not pictured: Ms. Juri Franzen P.E. Co-Teacher

IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep 222 SW 39th Street San Antonio, TX 78237 (210) 239-4200 www.ideapublicschools.org