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.

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 citizens.

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

We are pleased to offer All-Pro Dad's to our De Zavala Family!

All-Pro Dad is a very successful program that encourages fathers and their students to have conversations that are meaningful and inspiring. Our first class will be held in the De Zavala Auditorium on Friday, January 13th at 7:00 am here in our auditorium. We encourage our fathers and father figures to come and have breakfast with your students!

Since we will be providing breakfast we need an RSVP so we know how many families will be here. Please RSVP at http://allprodadchapters.com/chapters/13888

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 has earned an "A" rating from TEA. We are so proud of our hardworking students and families. https://txschools.gov/?view=school&id=220905121&tab=overview&lng=en

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

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

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.

We are testing this month! All our students, from Pre-Kinder to our 5th graders will be testing. Please ensure that your students get enough sleep and eat a good breakfast. Our cafeteria doors open at 7:20 am so you can drop your students off then to make sure they eat.

Part of our Perfect Attendance Challenge is earning a class party with 17 days of classroom perfect attendance. Each day the entire class is present, they 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 completely colored in, the class earns a class party or incentive.

So far we have had 6 classes complete the "PERFECT ATTENDANCE" phrase! They are Mr. Favela's 2nd grade class, Ms. Bukowski's 3rd grade class, Mrs. Rodriguez's PK class, Ms. Campos Flores 5th grade class, Mrs. Cruz's 5th grade class and Mrs. Torres kindergarten class.

Great Job! We look forward to your second "PERFECT ATTENDANCE"!

We honored our 3rd 5 Weeks Perfect Attendance students with a S'mores party because we need S"more students like them!

Our 4th 6 weeks Perfect Attendance students will celebrate with Takis (or any other chip if they don't want Takis). Let's go get that Perfect Attendance!

December and January's character trait is "Leadership". Leaders character traits are striving to be a good example, to be respectful, responsible and to help others. These Eagles of the Week worked hard on this goal. Some of them excelled in helping out those in need and others excelled as great examples in the classroom.

Our December Eagles of the Week, Leadership, got a special pizza luncheon with Principal Martinez.

Congratulations, Eagles of the Week!

Lexia Leaders!

3rd 6 weeks had a three-way tie between Mrs. Santizo, Ms. Harris and Ms. Campos-Flores for Lexia Leaders. Great job students!

3rd 6 Weeks Attendance

3rd 6 weeks attendance winner was Mr. Favela's 2nd grade classroom! They decided on an ice cream party to celebrate!

We are so very thankful for our dedicated and hard working Fort Worth ISD District 9 school board trustee, Ms. Roxanne Martinez! We want to thank you for your service. We are grateful for all you do!

Our PTA still needs your help! If you would like to join please contact us or visit https://txpta.secure.force.com/JoinPTA/ and fill in the information there. Let us know if you need assistance!

Daggett Middle School

Family Movie Night Jan 13th at 6pm, Puss in Boots

Movie is free and snacks are available for purchase.

McLean 6 and McLean Middle

Food Distrubution at McLean Middle School Feb 20 11-2pm

How to have an effective Parent Conference Feb 7 at 6pm

Attendance Matters Feb 21 at 6pm

Per the Fort Worth ISD Saturday Learning Quest website, students who attended Saturday Learning Quest acclerated their learning and those who attended at least 70 percent of the time saw a marked improvement in reading and math. So the district decided to expand the program to include Kindergarten through 5th grade. What an awesome opportunity for our students!

The following are the remaining Saturday Learning Quest Dates:

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Saturday, March 4, 2023

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Saturday, May 6, 2023

The Parent Portal is available to all FWISD parents with students enrolled in PK-12. This tool will transform the way you interact with your child’s campus by enhancing two-way communication and involvement. It works seamlessly with the District’s Student Information System (SIS) and allows you to monitor your child's progress in school by providing timely access to both assignments and grades that are entered by the teacher throughout the grading period.

https://www.fwisd.org/parentportal

De Zavala family, if you would like to communicate with your students teacher, we use Class Dojo. We also send school-wide communication through Class Dojo so that all our families have access to any events happening at our school.

https://home.classdojo.com/#/signup

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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The small school with the BIG heart!

We are an "A" rated school!

De Zavala Mission Statement: 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 citizens.

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

Email: sonia.chen@fwisd.org
Website: www.fwisd.org/dezavala
Location: 1914 College Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone: 817-514-5600
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Twitter: @DeZavalaFWISD