Carrillo Community Update
August 13 - 19
Thank you all for another great week! Students are back into their routines, attending their Specialist classes. Last week, students in first - fifth grade attended our annual PBIS assembly. There we reviewed the 3 core expectations we have for all students: Be respectful, be responsible, and be kind. You can help support your cougar in making good choices by reviewing what they did each day that was respectful, responsible, and kind.
This week is our first PTO meeting of the year. It will be in person in the Carrillo Multi-Purpose room (downstairs by the cafeteria). We hope to see many of you there. Each teacher is looking for a room representative to help share information with and help make decisions that will benefit all students at Carrillo. If you can commit to one hour a month to help your student's class, please consider reaching out to their teacher to volunteer as a room representative. We have also created a Volunteer Room on campus. If you have completed the volunteer form and have time you want to donate, please let us know and we'll get a project over to the room. PTO has already furnished the room with coffee!
Have another beautiful week!
-Ms. Bittel
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, August 16 - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 in the MPR
- Tuesday, August 22 - Open House and Title I Meeting @ 5:00 starting in the Cafeteria
- Wednesday, August 23 - Professional Learning Day - No Classes for Students
- Monday, September 4 - Labor Day Holiday - School is closed
Extended Day Begins - August 14th
If you forgot to submit your application, one is attached to this newsletter. You can submit a copy of the completed application as well as a copy of your digital receipt to kenia.alvaradomartinez@tusd1.org In order for students to start on Monday, we need both a complete application and payment to the office by 11:00 am so that Ms. Carrasco can roster students. Payment can be made HERE.
Unfortunately, any registrations that come in after 11:00 will need to wait to start Extended Day until the next school day. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office when it opens at 8:00 am. (520) 225-1200.
Kind Campus Update - Self-Kindness (Noticing)
Sometimes the person it is hardest to be kind to is ourselves—we can be our own worst critic. The first step in practicing self-kindness is to become aware of thoughts that are self-critical. Thoughts can become habitual and by noticing these thoughts when they happen, we can learn to break our self-critical cycles. When we catch ourselves in a self-destructive thought pattern, try labeling self-critical thoughts with a “noticing” phrase:
- Aha, I just had a self-critical thought
- That's an interesting thought.
- Ah, here comes the "I'm not good enough story again."
Additionally, as Professor Brené Brown reminds us, “Talk to yourself like you would someone you love.” This is an important component of self-kindness as the words we speak to ourselves guide our emotions and actions.
When we label our thoughts in a non-judgmental way, they lose their power over us and this ultimately decreases their frequency because they are no longer mentally reinforced. Christine Carter, PhD notes that “Attending to what is happening within us at any given moment keeps a [volatile] external reality from determining our inner truth. It allows us to cultivate calm, open-mindedness, and non-reactivity.”
Affter school Pick-Up Updates and Request
We know that the 17th Street area can get a bit congested at pickup. To help alleviate the situation, the City of Tucson has installed new signs to direct traffic and changed the direction of Samaniego Street.
The City of Tucson is requesting that families picking up on 17th Street exit the neighborhood using the following route.
- Travel west on 17th Street
- Turn south on 11th Avenue
- Turn west to access the frontage road or turn east to return to Main Avenue and 22nd Street.
Our neighbors kindly ask that you leave the driveways and corners open when you park so they can enter and exit their homes safely. If you do wait in your car along Samaniego, thank you for waiting at the bottom of the hill on the east side of the street so the roadway is clear for all vehicles and families crossing the street.
We are also asking families to arrive no earlier than 2:35 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and no earlier than 1:35 on Wednesdays. Parents of intermediate students, if you plan to arrive at 2:50 or 1:50, that will give the primary students time to load up and reduce your wait time.
Thank you also for being patient, driving slowly, and watching the road carefully. The streets behind Carrillo are narrow and we want to avoid any further accidents. Thank you for helping us keep our Cougars and our community safe.
TUSD Busses
For more information, visit Tansportation's website HERE to see if your student qualifies for FREE transportation and to begin routing.
PTO News
Box Tops for Education
Carrillo Joins the Air Quality Flag Program
You can get forecasts or register for a daily email at the following websites.
Forecasts - www.azdeq.gov/forecasting
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Cafeteria Offerings
We are encouraging every family to apply for Free/Reduced Lunch. The number of accepted applications directly impacts our Title I funding, so thank you for taking a moment to complete it, even if your student doesn't plan to eat school lunch. The application is located HERE.
To see the August breakfast menu, click HERE.
To see the August lunch menu, click HERE.
You can even get a mobile app for your phone. For directions, click HERE.
Attendance Matters
Attendance in school is directly correlated to student achievement, so it is extremely important that your students are in school every single day to be successful. Research shows that missing more than 8 days of school can cause significant gaps in a student’s education. Please try to schedule appointments or family outings outside the school schedule and during the school holidays. If a student is consistently absent, a member of the Family Support Team will reach out to see how we can best support you.
If your student does need to miss a day, please be sure to call our new Attendance Technician, Diane Quiroz at 225-1202 so she can record the reason for the absence. Her line is open 24 hours a day to report student absences. Thank you for your help!
Volunteers / Visitors
We encourage all parents to register as volunteers on the TUSD website (https://jobs.tusd1.org/volunteer) as the process takes a few weeks to complete. Parents cannot volunteer on field trips without completing this in advance.
We ask non-parental volunteers (grandparents, aunts, uncles, community members, etc.) to contact the office before registering as a volunteer so we can explain the process and help identify volunteer opportunities.
New from Inerscholastics
The TUSD Interscholastics Department is in receipt of the original copies of sports physicals from the Banner Physical Fair. Banner’s copier stopped working at some point during the fair. At that point, families did receive the original copy of their physicals and were instructed to take photocopies to ensure they had copies in the event they lost it. All originals are available for pick up at the Interscholastics Office. Phone: (520) 232-8575
Carrillo Online Spirit Store
Looking for Carrillo spirit gear? Look no further, here is the link to the Big Frog Web Store. https://carrillloelementarystudents.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
The new 2023-24 Carrillo Spirit shirt will be available to preview at Open House on August 22nd!
Events out in the Community
Stay in Touch!
Stay current on our events by visiting our Facebook Page as well as the school website. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns please reach out. It is our mission to provide all students with a first-rate education in a kind and respectful environment.
Email: kirstin.bittel@tusd1.org
Website: https://carrilloes.tusd1.org/
Location: 440 South Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone: (520) 225-1200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carrilloK5
Mission Statement
Carrillo K-5 Communication and Creative Arts Magnet School engages children's minds, bodies, and senses using multiple modes of learning, thought, and self-expression.
Vision Statement
At Carrillo K-5 Communication and Creative Arts Magnet School, students become 21st Century leaders in a diverse world, through the development of a strong academic core, communication skills and creative arts abilities.