Mesquite Parent Newsletter

Regular School day

3rd-8th grade STAAR RLA

Regular Dress Day

Tutoring

Art club

Regular Uniform Day

Podcast Club Meeting

Tutoring- last day for all grades

Spirit Day- No boots or ripped jeans!

Kinder Fieldtrip Dallas Zoo

Subject: Important Reminder: Daily Essentials for Class

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As we continue to navigate the academic year, we want to take a moment to remind you of the essential items your middle school student should bring to class each day.

It is crucial that your child arrives to school prepared with a fully charged Chromebook and a writing utensil. These tools are integral to their learning experience and ensure they can actively participate and engage in all classroom activities.

A charged Chromebook is essential as it allows your child to seamlessly access digital resources, collaborate with peers on projects, and complete assignments. When students have a computer with a low battery, or no battery, it disrupts the flow of the classroom and takes time out of the lesson cycle.

Your support in reinforcing this expectation is greatly appreciated and contributes to a positive learning environment for all students.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

The next few weeks, teachers and staff have worked hard to provide a Targeted Intervention Plan for each and every student. We have discussed data with parents and students (contact your teacher if you have not).

It is VERY important your student is at school every single day. The lessons/review move fast. If your student misses, they will miss an entire skill the teacher will not be able to make up for them.

Please, please make sure your student is in school every day. Each student has a plan to work towards their goal for the end of year.

Monday, April 8th- No Tutoring or after school activities

Tuesday, April 9th- Tutoring

Wednesday, April 10th- Tutoring

Monday and Tuesday April 15th-6th- NO tutoring

April 17th- Tutoring

April 18th- Last day of tutoring for all grades

Aprill 22nd-26th- NO Afterschool Activites

Thank you to all the parents that took the time to attend the meeting today. I hope all of you were able to find at least one activity you can do at home to help your child become a strong reader.

If you were not able to attend, we still wanted to share the presentation with you. You may also reach out to your child's teacher for information.

We have the best teachers at Mesquite TBP!, It is now time to thank them! Please help me fill the teacher's lounge with snacks and treats the week of May 6th-10th.

We are asking each parent to donate prepacked items such as:

• chips
• crackers
• granola bars
• cookie (snacks in individual packages)
• nuts
• yogurt raisins
• protein bars
• popcorn (individual pre packaged bags)
• snack bars
• mini muffins
• pop tarts
• chocolate covered almonds
• pretzels
• annie's fruit snacks
• gram crackers (individual)

anytype of individual snacks that are "yummy"

Drinks donation request:

• soft drinks (variety of flavors)
• Gatorade or sports drinks
• tea
• snapple
• ready to drink coffee (in can or bottle)
• water

You may begin brining your items to the front office on Tuesday, April 2nd. Please help me feed the teachers and keep them happy the week of teacher appreciation. Students will receive a jean pass for May 28th, 2024.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Students are required to wear complete dress code until the last day of school. We don't want to hold students in detention for dress code issues. Parents- please help us out.

Here are some reminders of frequent dress code issues:

Monday-Thursday-

• missing ties
• all black shoes (no boots)

Friday

• no holes in jeans
• mostly black, white or grey shoes

May 24th will be a regular school day. It is the bad weather make-up day for missing January 16th. Please plan for your child to attend school on May 24th! (yes, it changed! - students will have April 1st off unless we have another bad weather day!)

April 10th- College T-shirt Day

April 16th- 3rd-8th Reading STAAR

April 19th Kinder Fieldtrip Dallas Zoo

April 23rd- 8th grade Social Studies STAAR

April 24th 5th/8th Science STAAR and 3rd-4th Math STAAR

April 25th- 5th-8th Math STAAR

April 26th- End of Six Weeks-grades due

April 26th- Mother/Son Dance

May 3rd-8th grade Fieldtrip.

May 23rd-4th Grade Fieldtrip Austin

May 9th- 3rd grade Fieldtrip to Perot

Parents/Guardians:

Students drop off is in the back of the school. The arrival lane does not close until 7:45 AM. The side entrance is not blocked off at all. You may park on the side and students may enter through the back door until 7:45 AM.

At 7:46 PM (when the bell rings) students are considered late and must be signed in tardy by a parent/guardian.

Remember- teachers start instruction at 7:454 AM. Students need to be in their seats at 7:454 AM-not entering the building at that time.

We want to thank all the parents who are supporting instruction and following policy. Your student's academic progress is our TOP priority! Thank you!

Instruction and student growth is the highest priority for our staff and your student's success. Thus, students need to arrive on campus by 7:40 AM and be in their seats ready to start instruction at 7:45 PM.

Students, PK-8th grade, who arrive after 7:45 AM are tardy and must be signed in by an adult.

On Monday, the front of the building will be blocked off until 7:45 AM. Please do not drop your students off at the front. Students drop off is on the side of the building or in the back.

Please read through the tardy policy and the tardy consequences.

TBP Tardy Policy/TBP Student Handbook

At Trinity Basin Preparatory, we are sincerely focused on the academic success of our students.

To reach this goal, school attendance is essential. An integral part of school attendance is

promptness. Regular and timely attendance will ensure that each student’s education will be

uninterrupted and will help to ensure they have a successful and positive academic experience.

Any student not in their classroom at the beginning of the school day will be required to sign in at

the office and receive a tardy pass in order to be admitted to class. Parents must come inside the

building and sign the student in with front office personnel for each tardy.

The following progressive consequences will occur when students are tardy.

• First and second tardy: Student and parent are given a verbal warning when signing in at the

office.

• Third tardy: A telephone call to the parent notifying them that the student will be serving a lunch

detention.

• Fourth tardy: The student and the parent will be required to serve a Friday detention (1 hour).
• Fifth tardy: A parent/assistant principal conference will be held during which the assistant

the principal shall explain that the student’s tardies are becoming repetitive “Type A” behavior. The

student and the parent will be required to serve a Saturday detention (3 hours).

• Sixth tardy: The student will serve a one day in school suspension.
• Seventh tardy: The student will serve a two day in school suspension.

Subsequent tardies: The attendance committee will determine the consequences for all

subsequent tardies.

**Important Note**

Tardies will “reset” each six weeks. However, consequences may be accelerated for chronic,

repeat offenders. For example, if a student reaches 3 or more tardies in a six-week period a

parent/campus administrator conference will occur in addition to disciplinary actions determined

by the attendance committee.

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