November 11, 2016 IDEA Weslaco Monday

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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

November 11, 2016 PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

Dear Parents,

One of our culture expectations at IDEA is that students attend field lessons annually. As you know, these trips are where we visit various universities so that students can know what their experience will be once they matriculate to a university. With this focus in mind, I ask that you plan monthly payments so that our goal of full payment is met timely. We have had opportunities for students to fundraise and will continue with more events that will vary by grade level. If you have not done so, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher to get any information on payments and fundraising. We are here in partnership with you to get 100% of our students to their field lessons! Sincerely, Mrs. Sariñana

Monday, November 14 • A-Day -Students should only stay after school Tuesday, November 15 for Sports practice, tutoring or 21st Century Programs! Please make sure • B-Day students are only staying for these Wednesday, November 16 reasons and that they are picked up on • A-Day time. -Please insure that your child leaves Thursday, November 17 home with an IDEA jacket. Non-IDEA • B-Day jackets will be picked up and returned Friday, November 18 to the student at the end of the day. • A-Day ANNOUNCMENTS

All 6-8th grade students have a goal of becoming a Word Master or a Millionaire. This means that we have to support a culture of reading at home. Please ensure that your Colt reads silently for 30 minutes each night. Better readers become better writers! Thank YOU for your support!

Daily attendance at school is very important and a requirement of the state of Texas. Please assure your son or daughter is here every day. If they need to be absent due to illness, please assure they bring a medical excuse. Notice to Parents: Under Texas Education Code § 25.095(a), you are hereby notified that if a student is absent from school on ten or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in any one school year, the parent is subject to prosecution under Texas Education Code § 25.093 and the student is subject to referral to a truancy court for truant conduct under Texas Family Code § 65.003(a).

November 11, 2016

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

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)

RM 225 -Computer Lab Open Wednesdays and Thursdays 4:15-5:15 pm

Camp Rio Field Lessons!

December 13th – 10th grade -Hilda Duenas

Field Lesson Payments for field lessons will only be accepted during the following times: Mon-Fri: Homeroom (All Grade Levels) During Lunch for High School & 8th grade During iLearning/Hotspot for 6th & 7th grade

11th Grade Parent Meeting on Thursday November 17th, 2016 from 5PM-5:45PM