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
Greeting families. There are 33 school days left before our 7th graders take their Writing STAAR. It is imperative that they do ALL lifework, attend all assigned tutoring and/or Saturday School. I apologize for the last minute postponement of Saturday School – due to mandated Saturday training for teachers on Saturday, and due to construction on February 6th & 7th. I am dedicated to ensuring your children get the best support available to prepare them for the STAAR as we march towards college. Our next sports teams are softball, baseball, track & field, soccer, and cross country. Robotics, Martial Arts, Student Council, Peer Mediators, AMP Mentors, Gardening, Chess, and Student Ambassadors are still going on. We are working on bringing theater back. As always, 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.
Aiden Guerra
Donovan Acosta
Kenia Solis
Janessa Aguirre
Martin Martinez
Saturday School Update As our campus grows with a new building for our Academy scholars, we have had to adapt our Saturday school sessions. Sessions Yasmin Conteras
Fernando Lara
will begin on February 13th. Each
Diana Valdez
scholar will have specific blocks that mirror a school day and will focus on concepts to prepare them for upcoming STAAR testing.
Science Janessa Garcia
Abel Tovar
Sabrina Castro
IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep 222 SW 39th Street San Antonio, TX 78237 (210) 239-4200 www.ideapublicschools.org
6th Grade Update In order to increase 6th grade math support, Ms. Alvarado has been hired as a Math Interventionist. She works with Ms. Coleman in 6th Grade math and works with small groups daily to ensure mastery in Pre-Algebra. Report Card Update If you still have not received your scholars Semester 1 report card, they have a grade 70 or below in one more classes. The days for pick up this week are: Monday: Mrs. Coleman and Mr. Trueblood Tuesday: Ms. Ferrel and Mr. Brooks Wednesday: Mr. Wallace and Mrs. Pellant Thursday: Ms. Mitchell and Mr. Smith.
Our First AR Millionaire! This week our very own 7th grade Alyssa Torres became the first millionaire for IDEA Monterrey Park! Millionaires are an achievement in our AR zone and at the end of the year they are able to attend a millionaire brunch hosted by the individualized learning department of IDEA Public Schools. Alyssa has read 2,054,020 words!
Clubs for our Bear Cubs! The clubs for our Bear Cubs are growing! Our clubs are now AMP Mentoring, Capoeira, Chess, Gardening, Girl Power, Peer Mentors, Spelling, Student Council, and Robotics. Please note days of meetings below. AMP mentoring February 20th Capoeira (accepting Tuesday & Thursday new members) Chess New day: Mondays Gardening Wednesday @ Lunch Robotics Tuesday Student Council Wednesday
West Wing If your scholar did not complete his/her lifework, then s/he must attend West Wing from 3:45 – 5:15pm.
Birthdays 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.
DOWN TO THE BEAR OPS
Mr. Tyrrell would like to thank the volunteers for coming out over the weekend and helping with the Bring a Friend BBQ Event! Based off the success of this event we will be doing another one in the upcoming weeks. If you would like to sign up to volunteer please stop by the front office and sign up for the “Bring a Friend BBQ Round 2!” Parents in order to meet our attendance goal we need your help! We need you to bring your scholars to school every day and if they have a doctor’s appointment please bring in the excuse the same day. Monterrey Park is now accepting applications for the 2016 – 2017 school year! If you have friends or family that want to join the Bear Team please have them stop by the front office or apply online at https://apply.ideapublicschools.org/index.html .
IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep 222 SW 39th Street San Antonio, TX 78237 (210) 239-4200 www.ideapublicschools.org
CELL PHONE POLICY If a scholar takes their cell phone out on school grounds the following consequences will occur:
First offense: Cell phone will be returned at the end of the day to the scholar. Second offense: Cell phone will be returned at the end of the day to a parent. 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 Every scholar will have at least one book in their possession at all times. EARLY PICK-UPS
Leaving early = miss key instructional time. We encourage you to avoid taking your child out of school early. Please schedule appointments after school hours or one of our many days off.
Our College Prep Teachers
Mrs. Jamie Pellant 6th Grade ELA 210.289.4759
Mr. Jason Wallace 7th Grade ELA 210.288. 9724
Mr. Brooks Mr. William Trueblood 6th Grade Social Studies 7th Grade Math 210.625.2523 210.305.9423
[email protected]
Ms. Jahiarra Mitchell Reading Interventionist 6th Grade Team Leader 210.331.3854
Ms. Keisha Coleman Ms. M. Alvarado Ms.Daniela Ferrel 6th Grade Math 6th Grade Math 7th grade Science 210.620.0785 Interventionist 210.296.7711
[email protected]
Mr. Scott Smith Mrs.Jessika Bade Special Education iLearning Hotspot 210.639-2666 210.289.4897
Mr.Keith Pilger Life Skills 210.284.7739
Coach Jermaine Brown PE teacher & Athletic Coordinator 210.331.458
[email protected] if you want to email any teacher at any time
IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep 222 SW 39th Street San Antonio, TX 78237 (210) 239-4200 www.ideapublicschools.org
