
January 2025 Update
Sharing Best Wishes for 2025

January 2025
Noticias from Mr. Macias 🎤
Welcome back, everyone! We hope your first few weeks back have been positive and filled with renewed energy. This time has been a wonderful opportunity for students to reconnect with staff and peers, and we hope the break provided each of you with the chance to reflect on your personal "why" and the purpose we all share in the meaningful work we do together.
As we move forward into this new quarter, we’re diving right back into focused, meaningful curriculum and instruction. The upcoming quarter is both the most challenging and the most crucial, as it’s the final stretch before testing. Parents, we ask for your continued support in emphasizing the importance of daily attendance and punctuality. Every moment in class is vital as we prepare students for testing and help them finish their courses strong before the end of the marking period.
We can’t do this without your partnership! Your engagement in this process is key to student success, and together, we can ensure that every student stays on track and remains focused on their goals.
As we look ahead, our support staff is actively working alongside teachers to integrate test-taking strategies into daily lessons. We’ve seen great progress in how teachers are guiding students through self-reflection, using data to track growth, and honing strategies that will help them succeed. These practices are all part of our commitment to student learning and success.
Here’s to a strong and impactful second semester. Let’s continue to build on the amazing work we’ve done so far and finish the year even stronger!
Sincerely,
Mr. Macias
Principal Project MORE
December Graduation
Congratulations to our December graduates Sebastian, Alexis, Brittany, Zyrianna, and Cassandra Marie!
Events this month 📅
Monday, January 20th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
Thursday, January 23rd - TUSD's Step Up event at the Tucson Convention Center (geared to incoming 5th and 8th graders)
Monday, January 27th - JTED Pre-Enrollment
Wednesday, January 29th - Professional Learning Day - No School
Evening School 🌙✨
Evening school is a great opportunity to gain more credits. See the flyer for more information.
College and Career Corner 🔎
JTED
Our JTED Counselor will be at TAP to share important information on JTED programs and why it benefits our students! Pre-enrollment for JTED programs opens at 3:00 pm on Monday, January 27th at www.pimajted.org
For more information, please visit this link to a smore newsletter about JTED and pre-enrollment: https://secure.smore.com/n/rsnx0v
Goodwill Youth Employment Program Work Experience
120 hours of PAID Work experience ages 14-24.
No Interview, application or resume required!
Please see Mrs. Flores ASAP for information and a flyer!
https://www.goodwillsouthernaz.org/programs-and-services/youth-employment-program/
Families, do you have a senior who is going to college or trade school next year? Project MORE High School will be hosting a Glow Up Your Future FAFSA Night! You may be eligible for FREE money, like scholarships and grants. Come to our FAFSA event on Thursday, February 27th from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Dinner will be provided!
Pima Community College Financial Aid will be on hand to go over the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid), why it is important to complete it, and then assist students with the application. To ensure that students successfully complete the FAFSA, students and their contributors are encouraged to create an FSA ID at least three days prior to the event.
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Resources for you 🧰
Family Resource Center services are available to TUSD students and their families, free of charge. Please call the center to register for classes. Childcare is available to TUSD students and siblings for most classes. Please inform staff of the need for childcare when you register. Include the number of children, ages, and any special needs. Interpreter services are available. Please inform staff of the need for an interpreter when you register. Please register at least two weeks in advance if interpreter services are needed.
Other services include:
· Clothing bank
· Food pantry
· Help with TUSD forms
Tip of the Month 💡
Slowing Down
When so many cultural trends have shaped us into creatures who move fast, can we reasonably expect ourselves to slow down? It could make a world of difference in our effectiveness as parents. Apart from giving yourself the time to put together your best response, slowing down sets an example of an invaluable skill we want our children to develop: pausing before acting, before words or actions erupt mindlessly and carelessly, inadvertently causing harm.