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Help us build our teens to be gritty! It is important that no matter the obstacle that we help our teens push through. If they don't want to go to school, we help them get up and get the stamina to attend. Every single day our teens have the ability to just be a little bit better. They can do it!

Together that is how we build grit! Obstacles don't stop Conquistadores, it only makes them stronger!!

Only 9 weeks left of school, we will see you tomorrow OFOD Family!

One Family, One Destiny (OFOD)

Big Bad Blue!

Families, we ask you to please

• do not park in the fire zone lane in the drop off zone!
• make sure your teens use the crosswalks on North Loop.
• If your child rides their bike or scooters, please go over traffic rules with them. There have been some scary reports of our students jaywalking on North Loop
• Please be sure to have your teen be prepared to exit your vehicle.
• Please watch for our teachers who are parking and traveling into the building- Please be mindful of pedestrians.
• Help us in keeping the flow of traffic smooth.
• Also, please be kind to each other. Our teens are watching our driving skills.

Let's keep safety at the top of our minds when we are in our school zones!!!

Our teens matter!!

Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria from 7:40 a.m. to 8:25 a.m.

Breakfast will not be served past 8:25 a.m.

All breakfast will be consumed in the cafeteria.

March

Social Emotional Skill: Courage

Library- Women's History Month

Monday, March 24

• Top 10 TOY Announcement-- Good luck Mr. Sanchez!!
• 8TH BLITZ SCIENCE BEGINS 🔥 🔥 🔥

Tuesday, March 25

• Algebra I Blitz Begins 🔥 🔥 🔥

Wednesday, March 26

• ASSESSMENT: TTAP 3 8th Grade Social Studies
• PAC meeting 8:00 a.m.
• DEIC 4:15 p.m.
• Indigo- 6th, 7th and 8th Indigo Career Survey (required)

Thursday, March 27

• Day as a Principal- Welcome Executive Coordinator Diana Dieguez-Enrquez from Fab Lab El Paso
• Indigo- 6th, 7th and 8th Indigo Career Survey (required)

Friday, March 28

Free Dress for 7th Grade!

• Friday Night Academy
• Indigo- 6th, 7th and 8th Indigo Career Survey (required)

Saturday, March 29

• Flags @ Pebble Hills HS Championships

Monday, March 31

• 7th Math Blitz Begins 🔥🔥🔥

Tuesday, April 1

• DVMS eSports vs Riverside MS - Mario Cart 8

• MS Band Concert
• 25-26 Online Enrollment Begins
• 25-26 Transfer Window Opens

Wednesday, April 2- World Autism Day

• 8TH MATH BLITZ BEGINS 🔥🔥🔥
• MS Band Contest
• DVMS LPAC

Thursday, April 3

• DVMS eSports vs Riverside MS - Super Smash Bros
• MS Band Contest
• Tentative Firedrill

Friday, April 4

• 6th Math Blitz Begins 🔥🔥🔥

• School Librarian Appreciation Day
• End of Progress Report 7
• Approve biweekly
• Friday Night Academy

MS RLA:

Instruction Notes:

• RLA Review begins on March 18 - April 7

MS MATH:

Instruction Notes:
6th Grade/6th ADV final units:

• Unit 10: Data Analysis (9 Days) (March 18-28, 2025)
• Unit 11: Personal Financial Literacy (4 Days) (March 31-April 3, 2025)
• Math Review

7th Grade final units:

• Unit 10: Personal Financial Literacy (7 Days) (March 18-26, 2025)
• Math Review

8th Grade/7th ADV final units:

• Unit 10: Personal Financial Literacy (5 Days) (March 25-April 1, 2025)
• Math Review

6th, 7th, 8th Science

MS SCIENCE:

Here’s what’s happening in 6-8 Science:

Grade 6 Science Quarter 4

• Unit 8: Ecosystems (15 days) March 24-April 11, 2025
• Unit 9: Organisms (15 days) March 28-April 16, 2025
• Maximizing May: Mastery of Foundational Grade Level TEKS May 19-30, 2025

Grade 7 Science Quarter 4

• Unit 10: Structures and Systems in Organisms (20 days) March 18-April 14, 2025
• Unit 11: Inherited Traits (17 days) April 21-May 13, 2025
• Unit 12: Taxonomy (7 days) May 14-22, 2025
• Maximizing May: Mastery of Foundational Grade Level TEKS May 23-30, 2025

Grade 8 Science Quarter 4:

• Unit 11: Traits of Organisms (9 days) March 18-28, 2025
• Science Review
• Maximizing May: Frontloading for HS Biology

MS SOCIAL STUDIES:

6th Grade
Unit 8 South Asia March 18-31
Unit 9 East and Southeast Asia April 28-May 9

7th Grade
Unit 10 Texas during the Great Depression and WW2 March 24-April 4

8th Grade
Reconstruction March 24-April 2
TTAP Opportunity 3 - March 24-28 (window)

• Wrestling Schedule 4/7 -5/10

• Softball/Baseball 3/31 -5/10

Information meeting for students only- Wednesday April 26 8:05 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Thursday 8:05 a.m.

• Athletic Banquet 5/13 (7th)-5/14(8th)

• Water Park 5/27

Flags:

• March 22-Contest @ Socorro HS

• March 25-Rehearsal 4:30-6:30 (Mission Valley ES Gym)

• March 26-Rehearsal 4:30-6:30 (DVMS Cafeteria)

• March 27-Rehearsal 4:30-6:30 (DVMS Cafeteria)

• March 29-Championships @ Pebble Hills HS

Band:

• Percussion

• Tuesday (4:30-6:00 pm) Ephemera

• Thursday (4:30-6:00 pm) Sofapilla

• Friday @ DVHS (4:30-6:30 pm) Alternating between marching band camps and Agua de Beber

Band

• UIL Rehearsal Schedule (Concert, Symphonic & Wind Ensemble) @ DVMS

• March 24-Wind Ensemble 4:15-5:30

• March 25-Symphonic Band 4:15-5:30

• March 26-Wind Ensemble 4:15-5:30

• March 27-Symphonic Band 4:15-5:30

• 6th Graders

• March 31-6th Grade DVMS Honor Band Auditions @ DVMS 4:15-5:00 pm

• April 1-3 Band UIL @ Pebble Hills HS (Concert, Symphonic, & Wind Ensemble Only)

Acceptable School Uniform Tops:

• Solid Navy blue polo or t-shirt with a round neck (with or without DVMS logo)
• Solid Gray polo or t-shirt with a round neck (with or without DVMS logo)
• DVMS/DVHS Spirit Shirts

Acceptable Uniform Bottoms:

• Navy blue uniform pants/shorts/skorts (no athletic joggers, sweatpants or pajama pants).
• Khaki uniform pants/shorts/skorts (no athletic joggers, sweatpants or pajama pants).
• Blue jeans: Jeans must be a solid color of blue. Patterns on jeans are not acceptable.

NEW- blue jeans with tears are not allowed for 24-25.

Reminder that hoodies, jackets and sweaters must be school colors: navy blue and gray, if your child wishes to wear inside the building.

Small logos such as a Nike Swish are acceptable. Please make sure that logos are not large and across the hoodie, jacket, or sweater.

Arrival:

Students should arrive to school no later than 8:15 a.m. in order to begin to head to their morning locations.

Students will be allowed into the building through the Conquest Plaza doors (where you entered on Open House) at 7:40 a.m. Students will report to their first period. 1st period rosters will be on the wall.

The first bell to transition to first period will be at 8:20 a.m.

Tardy Bell 8:30 a.m.:

• The tardy bell for middle school students is at 8:30 a.m..
• Students need to be INSIDE their classroom at this time. Ready to learn.

Families,

Due to keeping the instructional time period focused and to reduce students being removed from the classroom. We do not accept the following deliveries:

• snack deliveries
• food deliveries
• money deliveries
• cell phone deliveries

Please make sure that your student is ready in the morning with all they will need for their school day.

All students do receive free breakfast and free lunch. If they forget their cell phone- we are more than happy to have them use the school phone to call you after school. Always plan a designated spot for pick up.

Thank you for your assistance.

Main Office: 915-434-3300

Principal Veronica Frias: 915-434-3301

DVMS Secretary Rocio Vasquez: 915-434-3305

Del Valle Middle School Nurse Macias: 915-434-3311

Attendance by Alpha:

A-L for 6th, 7th and 8th

Priscilla Tovar: 915-435-3315

M-Z for 6th, 7th, 8th

Athena Marquez: 915-434-3323

6th Grade Counselor Stacy Beals: 915-434-3315

6th Grade Assistant Principal Luciano Alcala: 915-434-3303

7th Grade Counselor Janet Ortiz-Mascorro: 915-434-3316

7th Grade Assistant Principal Rose Cereceres: 915-434-3309

8th Grade Counselor Jose Rivera: 915-434-3304

8th Grade Assistant Principal Sara Ramirez: 915-434-3302

School Librarian Christina Moncayo: 915-434-3350

Instructional Technology Coach Whaley Berry: 915-434-3355

Communites in Schools Irene Arzola: 915- 435-3378

Communities in Schools Idalia Suarez: 915-434-3377

Principal

Del Valle Middle School

915-434-3301

Email: vfrias@yisd.net
Location: 8674 North Loop Drive, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 9154343301
Twitter: @vronicasworld