QT3: Week 5, Feb. 24-28
Dear Parents,
We have an exciting week ahead with our Annual Read Across Tornillo Community event, and we hope your family can join us! This week also marks the last one before Spring Break, with students returning on Thursday, March 20. Additionally, we will be hosting Spring Intersession Learning Camps from March 3-6 for several groups. As we approach the final week before Spring Break, I’m thrilled to share some important updates and additional events with you.
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lopez-Patti, Principal
Tornillo PK-8
Tornillo Spring Tutoring - March 3-6 for all PK-8 students
We're excited for our Spring Learning Camps this week. We have several groups coming in this week. If you have any questions about your child being invoted to attend, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher.
Monday (March 30) - Thursday (March 6)
ELL Language Academy (PK & Kinder bilingual classrooms): Monday-Thursday, 8:00-3:30
GT Intersession Camp (Kinder-8th grade students): Monday-Thursday, 8:00-12:00
Kinder(mono)-8th Grade Tutoring Camp: 8:00-12:00
Presenting Identification at the Front Office
To ensure the safety of all our students and staff, we kindly remind you that identification will be required for any person conducting business at the front office. This includes, but is not limited to, parent meetings, early student check-out, and participation in school-wide events during school hours.
Student Attendance - Student Absences, Tardies, and Early Pick-Up
We wanted to reach out to you regarding an ongoing concern at our school – the increase in absences, tardies, and early pickups. As you know, every day of instruction is vital to your child’s academic success, and missing school, even for short periods, can have a significant impact on their learning.
We understand that there may be times when your child needs to be absent, but we ask for your support in ensuring they attend school everyday. The more consistent their attendance, the more your child learns & grows.
Texas law also requires student to be in attendance 90% of the time regardless if the absence is excused or unexcused. Students who are below 90% attendance will be required to make up time. A formal meeting will be set up between the attendance administrator, parent, and student to set up an Attendance Plan.
When a student has 10 unexcused absences, our campus will begin the process for truancy court as required by Texas law.
PK-3rd Grade Attendance Administrator- Mrs. Sotelo, Assistant Principal
4th-8th Grade Attendance Adminsitrator- Mrs. Morales, Assistant Principal
"Every child. Every day. Whatever it takes!"
Myrna Lopez-Patti, Proud Principal
Tornillo PK-8
lopezmy@tisd.us
(915)765-3300
