The De Zavala Eagle Monthly

As an Eagle I will do the best to be my best.

I am in charge of the choices I make.

I will treat others the way I would like to be treated.

I am safe, I am kind, I am accountable, I am a scholar.

Prepare students for success in a rapidly changing world and empower students to reach their maximum potential.

Ensure a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment where students of all backgrounds and abilities will be provided the tools to succeed and become conscious, global citzens.

De Zavala has earned an "A" rating from TEA. We are so proud of our hardworking students and families.

1. High Quality Tier 1 & Data-Driven Instruction
2. Building Teacher Capacity
3. Effective Classroom Routines & Instructional Strategies

Arrival: Cafeteria doors open at 7:20 am and school doors open at 7:40 am.

Classes start promptly at 7:50 am, students are tardy after 8:00 am.

Dismissal: School ends at 2:30 p.m. for Pre-K and 3:20 p.m. for Kinder-5th grade.

Pre-K dismisses at the back doors. All other classes dismiss in front.

Early Dismissal

No early dismissal after 2:00 p.m. for Pre-K

No early dismissal after 2:45 p.m. for Kinder-5th

De Zavala Famiia, we absolutely need students to be here and in class on time so we have decided to have an attendance competition! Attendance Adds Up! Students can earn prizes by being in their seat promptly at 7:50 am. Their classrooms also earn prizes for perfect attendance. We are excited about this competition and can't wait to see who the winners will be!

Also, if your student is absent and sick, we need a note to excuse the absence. If your student is out longer then 2 days, we need a doctor's note. Three or more unexcused absences we will send a warning letter, five or more unexcused absences, we will have a meeting here at school to see what we can do to make sure your student is here and on time. Excused notes will keep you off the warning list but your student will still have to make up the time lost through attendance restoration.

De Zavala teachers and staff want to communicate with our families. The ways we do that are through Class Dojo and Parent Portal. If you need assistance downloading the apps or getting access, we are more then happy to help. Also, please feel free to call the school 817-814-5600.

If you have any questions regarding classroom procedures, events or other matters, please contact your child's teacher/s FIRST. You may contact them via Class Dojo or by email or a phone number that may have been provided to you.

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Hello De Zavala Families,

One of the most important factors of a student’s academic success is their daily on time attendance. It is critical students are in school on time daily when healthy. When students are absent from school, he/she misses instruction. It can be difficult for a child to make up the instruction lost due to an absence or late arrival. Simply put, it’s hard for a child to learn if he/she is not in school. Along with daily attendance, students need to be on time daily. When a child is late to class, it actually affects the child along with the rest of the class. Any disruption in the instruction will affect the class schedule and flow of instruction.

We are excited to begin an incentive program to encourage and reward students for continuous daily attendance and punctuality. The FWISD start of school time is 7:50 AM. This means students must be in their seat ready to go at 7:50 AM ready for the day’s instruction. On Tuesday, October 11, we will begin the “Attendance Adds Up” incentive program outlined below.

· Students can earn a personal prize every 20 days of attendance without a tardy.

· The class can earn a class party with 17 days of classroom perfect attendance. Each day the entire class is present, they will color in the letter with the goal of coloring in the phrase

“P E R F E C T A T T E N D A N C E.” Once the phrase is complete, the class will earn a class party or incentive.

· Every six weeks, the class with the greatest number of perfect attendance days as a class will earn a free dress day.

· At the end of the year, all students with perfect attendance for the year will receive a medal at their awards ceremony.

· At the end of the year, the class with highest attendance percentage for the entire school will earn a class field trip. More details will be provided as we get closer to this date.

We want students eager and excited about attending school. Of course, we need your support and help in order for this program to be successful. The Attendance Adds Up will help students academically and really take ownership of their responsibility of attending school. Thank you in advance for this support and helping all De Zavala students succeed academically.

Sincerely,

M. Martinez

Principal

Fall allergies in north Texas are no joke. The hives, snot, sneezing, congestion - these symptoms are really prominent this time of year here. There are some things we can do to help our students have the best, most productive day of learning possible. Encourage water intake to thin out the congestion and make the mucous less sticky- this helps the child rid their body of more mucous when blowing their nose and/or coughing. Encourage and coach good nose blowing techniques at home. The more we get out, the better we feel. Remember allergies aren't contagious and with good symptom management your child can have a wonderful day here at school!

Some tips for managing those symptoms:

1. Provide allergy medication to your student prior to school, per your doctor's recommendation.
2. Ensure your child has adequate sleep the night before- remember some allergy medication can make children sleepy.
3. Send your student to school with a water bottle- hydration helps!
4. Remind and encourage good nose blowing habits with your student- no sniffing and swallowing 😉
5. A shower/bath before bed always helps wash away the pollen on us before we hit the pillowcase.
6. Remember a true fever is 101.5 or higher- allergies will not cause a fever.

https://weather.com/forecast/allergy/l/6f8343e5af81cfd487335dd1396712b38eab965adf6e3f211357dec2e8908d3a

There has been a noticeable increase in students requesting nurse visits prior to 10am with reports of stomach aches and/or headaches and having not eaten breakfast. Please encourage your scholars to eat breakfast prior to the school day. Breakfast is provided free of charge in our cafeteria from 7:20-7:50 am. In the event your student is not able to attend breakfast please send a snack with them so that we may provide our students with every opportunity to have a productive, engaging day. While we sometimes have snacks donated to supply to hungry students, we cannot supply snacks to each child who may need one.

Please make sure your student has the opportunity to eat prior to instruction each school day.

Please visit our library's October Newsletter!

https://www.smore.com/f065c

Please help us support our campus library by donating to projects on Donors Choose. Go to donorschoose.org and search for our librarian, Ms. G and pick a project. Our library and our teachers, who also use Donors Choose, have benefited greatly and we hope to continue our partnership with Donors Choose.

Online Book Fair begins 11/07

Book Fair 12/05 to 12/09

Family Night 12/09

Ms. G. wants to remind De Zavala families to "read to your child everyday".

October's character trait was setting and achieving goals and displaying the Eagle of the month character trait, "A" academic excellence and achievement. These Eagles of the Week worked hard on this goal. Some of them excelled in completing homework and others excelled as great examples in the classroom.

Our September Eagles of the Week, Excellence in Effort, got a special pizza luncheon with Principal Martinez.

Congratulations, Eagles of the Week!

Congratulations to our Golden Eagles of the Month, Mrs. Jorgensen and Mrs. Lopez! They both work hard to make sure our students are learning effectively. Thank you and great job!

Kindergarten, Dual Language 2-way(English and Spanish)

Hello, my name is Mrs. Torres. I was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and moved to Fort Worth when I was 11 years old. I received my Bachelor’s degree from Texas Women's University. I have two kids: Stephanie and Alexander. I love swimming and doing puzzles.

Kindergarten ESL

Hello, my name is Maria Lay. This is my 19th year in education! I have taught at DeZavala for 15 years. I am a TCU graduate. GO FROGS! I earned a BS in Early Childhood education and also have a Master's degree as a Reading Specialist. I am married to Justin and we have a daughter named Adriana that we completely adore. I published a poem when I was in second grade!

Mrs. Jones' 1st grade class is aware of the importance of campaigning and had the experience of creating a poster to run for class president along with the right to vote!

We celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month beginning September 15th! We had a week of appreciation with dress themes, October 2rd to the 6th. We ended with a muscial performance directed by our amazing music teacher, Mrs. Dean!

Our students wore red on October 14th in support of Dyslexia awareness. They looked great and we had a few classes have 100% participation!

We love having Academy 4 working with our students! Last month we had both Ukele and Backgammon Academy 4 Spark clubs in action!

Fort Worth ISD Gifted & Talented Services had students researching and writing about Medieval Castles. Our amazing 4th grade scholars will be presenting what they've learned at the next GT session. We can't wait to see what they come up with!

They also had our students explore what type of creative thinker they are. Students also took a creativity test that helps them understand their weaknesses and their strengths as creative thinkers.

If you'd like to take this test, here is the link:

https://www.mycreativetype.com/

The third grade classes visited the Fort Worth Zoo yesterday to end their Amplify unit on animals and connect their learning!

Mr. Favela, Ms. Harris and Mrs. Santizo's 2nd grade classes connected their learning on the Amplify unit, The Greeks, with an Olymipiad. They competed against each other running and throwing a discus, they also ate hummus, olives, naan and drank pomegranate juice. They watched the animated movie, Hercules!

On October 21st, our students and staff wore pink for cancer awareness day.

We had so much fun with our Storybook Parade! Thank you to all the parents who had their students here and on time! We know you can do it!

Teachers worked hard to make sure students connected their learning to literacy! Shout out to 4th gd's Mrs. Garcia for connecting w/ the book: "Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio"! Shout out to the 2nd Grade teachers, Mr. Favela, Ms. Harris and Mrs. Santizo for continuing their Amplify unit by creating gods and goddess costumes for the parade as well! 3rd Grade teachers Mrs. Bukowski and Ms. Jorgensen also created the De Zavala Zoo for students to walk through and learn about how different animals live in different climates. Everyone did a great job with literacy and we know how much work went into making sure our students are learning.

We want to thank all the parents that came out to support our school! We are so grateful. We will be having another Chuck E. Cheese night on November 3rd and hope you come out with us and spend time with your family. Please use your coupons, and let them know you are there for De Zavala's family night. Thank you!

Our free dress pass day will be on December 5th. Please bring $1.00 and as long as it is appropriate for school, wear what you want!

We are still collecting money from the World's Finest Chocolates fundraiser. If you have turned in your money, thank you! If you have not, please turn it in to your student's teacher as soon as possible. These funds make it possible for us to have our events and to bring wonderful programs, like Eureka, that we would not be able to otherwise afford.

Chuck E. Cheese will be here at school, November 3rd at 3:15 to meet all our students and we hope to see everyone at Chuck E. Cheese at Le Gran Plaza at 4200 South Fwy from 3 to 9 pm. Make sure to take your coupons and let them know you are there to support our school.

An "A" rated campus.

The small school with the BIG heart!

Mission: Ensure a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment where students of all backgrounds and abilities will be provided the tools to succeed and become conscious, global citzens.

Vision: Prepare students for success in a rapidly changing world and empower students to reach their maximum potential.

Email: sonia.chen@fwisd.org
Website: https://www.fwisd.org/DeZavala
Location: 1419 College Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone: 817-814-5600
Facebook: Facebook.com/DeZavalaFWISD
Twitter: @DeZavalaFWISD