Carrillo Chronicles
Week of April 22, 2024
Happening this Week
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Earth Day - Recycled costume contest!
- School beautification event 3:15pm - 4:30pm. Bring your gardening gloves, and help us plant some new shrubs and flowers around campus. Parent volunteers with their student(s) are welcomed to help.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Cheer 3pn - 4:15pm
- Chess Team 3pm - 4pm
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Administrative Professionals Day! Thank you to all of our clerical staff for all that you do! If you would like to send a kind note or optional gift as a token of appreciation, please address it to Mrs. Vivian Calderon Hernandez, Mrs. Roxana Avalos and Mrs. Herlinda Guzman.
- STAAR Science Test for 5th grade students only. No visitors allowed on this day due to testing.
- Pre-K end of year Circle test window starts today.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Gardening Club 3:10pm - 4pm
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Report Cards sent home today.
- 9am parent planning meeting in Room B104 to discuss and finalize end of year events.
- Band practice 3pm - 4pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Academic tutorials 8am - 11am (Math only)
Carrillo Classrooms Receive a Caterpillar Kit
Lifecycle of a Butterfly
Students are learning about the lifecycle of a butterfly in science, and what better way to learn than to witness the lifecycle of a butterfly in class! Each class received a kit this past week. That's right, all classes in each grade level. The students observed and wrote details about their observations. They learned the larvae will make its way to the top of the container where they will attach themselves to, and the process continues.... Have your child describe the life cycle process to you.
Band Students Perform at the Art Car Parade
Band Students Perform at the Art Car Parade
Our band students did a great job performing at the Houston Annual Art Car Parade a week ago. Thank you to Mr. Busby and to our parent volunteers for helping make this event happen. We are very proud of our students.
Earth Day Recycled Outfit Contest!
Carrillo Chess Team
Chess Students Participate in TH Rogers Tournament
Participants include:
Catherine Blumintritt
Margaret Blumintritt
Alex Morales
Ernesto Delgado
Pablo Gomez
Amelie Montalvo
Oscar Montalvo
Augustyn Powell
Miguel Rosales
Esmeralda Rosales
Christopher Salvador
Congratulations to Margaret Blumintritt for her 3rd place win in her group! We are very proud of our entire tire. Thank you to our chess team coach (and parent volunteers) Mr. Gomez and Mr. Blumintritt.
OFA Little League
Gabriel de la Rosa has been playing baseball for the past 3yrs for the OFA Little League organization. He started playing at the T-ball level when he was 4 years old, and now plays in the PeeWee category. He is very dedicated, passionate and disciplined for this sport. He plays 1st base, and his dream is to meet Jose Altuve from the Houston Astros one day. Way to go Gabriel!
Career Day - Professionals needed
Career Day will be held on May 22, 2024, from 7:30am - 10am. We are in search of volunteers who work in various professional careers and can conduct an engaging presentation to our students about their field of expertise. Volunteers must be VIPS approved and be available from 7:30am - 10am on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. If you or someone you know are interested in participating, please email our school counselor, Mrs. Cancel at Alejandra.Cancel@houstonisd.org to sign up.
Newsletter from School Counselor
Click here to access our school counselor, Mrs. Cancel's weekly newsletter.
Carrillo Mobile Library
Have a Carrillo Story to Share?
Do you have a Carrillo newsworthy story to share with us? Examples include, Carrillo students competing outside of school (baseball, softball, karate, debate, community service, missionary trips, stem camps, etc.), participating in extracurricular events outside of school, or perhaps a current club/class competing at an event outside of school. We want to share all the amazing things our Carrillo students do while at school and outside of school. Email photos, details and a short story describing the event to klopez3@houstonisd.org Be sure to include the Carrillo student's full name and grade. Stories received by Saturday 12 noon will be included for the upcoming newsletter.
Updated HISD Academic Calendar
Please CLICK HERE to access our updated Houston ISD academic calendar in SPANISH for the 2023 - 2024 school year.
Access Zearn (Online math practice) from home
Zearn is our online math platform for helping students with lessons at home. Here are the instructions on how to access Zearn and other online support programs using Clever.
Login instructions on a computer - ENGLISH
Login instructions on a computer - SPANISH
Login instructions from your phone or iPad - ENGLISH
Login instructions from your phone or iPad - SPANISH
For questions on how to access any online program from home, you can email our campus instructional technologist, Mr. Rodriguez at brodri10@houstonisd.org
Must be VIPS approved before you can volunteer.
If you are interested in volunteering at any time during the school year, you must complete the following steps each school year. (So, if you did this last year, you will need to do it again.)
1. Click here to complete a VIPS orientation course.
2. Once completed, you will have a VIPS certificate.
3. Continue to the next steps of completing your English or Spanish application from that same website (This is required for your background check. This may take 24–48 hours.)
4. Once you are APPROVED, you will receive an approval email from donotreply@raptortech.com regarding your approved status.
5. Please forward this email AND the VIPS certificate (two items!) to klopez3@houstonisd.org, so I can add you to the list of approved volunteers. Without the TWO items, you will not be allowed to volunteer at any school event/activity during the 2023 - 2024 school year.
Stay Connected!
Email: klopez3@houstonisd.org
Website: www.houstonisd.org/carrillo
Location: 960 South Wayside Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 713-924-1870
Facebook: facebook.com/carrilloelementaryschool
Twitter: @Carrillo_HISD