Carrillo Chronicles

Sunday, May 12, 2024

• Happy Mother's Day!

Monday, May 13, 2024

• Happy Birthday Mr. Garza!
• Cycling Club 3:10pm - 4:30pm

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

• PTO Meeting 6pm Click here for the Virtual Link

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

• Incoming Pre-K and Incoming Kindergarten student signing event 4pm.

Thursday, May 16, 2024

• Robotics Club 3:10pm - 4:30pm

Friday, May 17, 2024

• Last day for Pre-K students to take their end of year Circle test.
• Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast 7:45am

Saturday, May 18, 2024

• Beatles Cubs perform at the HISD Multilingual Conference at Sharpstown HS

Click here to view our school calendar for the month of May. We try to do our best in planning ahead of time, but we understand that sometimes we have to be flexible with unexpected district changes. We want to take the time to thank you parents for being supportive and understanding as we continue to support our students' academic progress and finish the school year strong despite various challenges. We love our Carrillo community, and we hope that you will take the opportunity to volunteer during this month as it is filled with many events and celebrations.

Click here to access our school counselor, Mrs. Cancel's weekly newsletter.

Thank you to all of our parents, volunteers, PTO and community partners for donating and showing their love and support for our teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. Our teachers go above and beyond each day for our students to ensure they are provided with the best quality instruction.

Your donations and gifts were extremely thoughtful and heartwarming. Our teachers were filled with gratitude and appreciation. THANK YOU for making their week special!

Cycling club students hosted their annual bike ride from Carrillo Elementary School to Eastwood Park and back. While at Eastwood Park, they enjoyed a picnic with friends and families. Thank you to Mr. Rodriguez, our parent volunteers and participants for making this event a joyful and memorable event for our school community. Can't wait for next year!

Ballet Folklorico performs to celebrate cinco de mayo. The student participants did an excellent job performing various dances representing different regions. Thank you to Mrs. Orozco Hernandez, parent volunteers and our student performers for a job well done!

The Gifted and Talented Department in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) has the primary responsibility of overseeing, supporting, and monitoring the programs for K-12 identified gifted and talented (G/T) students district-wide. On May 9, 2024, Augustyn Sheridan, Beatriz Toledano and Valeria Toledano represented Carrillo Elementary School at the Annual HISD GT Expo and Family Symposium. Thank you to our GT Coordinator, Edith Santiago for helping prepare our students for this event. Carrillo Elementary School was definitely noticed!

Students participating in the YMCA after school program recently learned about entrepreneurship skills and financial literacy. They set up a lemonade stand on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Students have successfully learned about the lifecycle of a butterfly in science class, and they were able to celebrate by releasing the butterflies in our school courtyard area. Take a look at some of the pictures below.

Our very own Carrillo Elementary STEM Teacher, Ms. Keating was the recipient of the Houston Loves Teacher award and prize! She was surprised with a donors-choose check valued at $1,000. She has been an amazing teacher for our students and her engaging STEM program is valuable. And, because of this, our school was also awarded with a $4,000 donors-choose check! Another great reason why Carrillo is a great place to learn.

Career Day will be held on May 22, 2024, from 7:30am - 10am. We are in search of volunteers who work in various professional careers and can conduct an engaging presentation to our students about their field of expertise. Volunteers must be VIPS approved and be available from 7:30am - 10am on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. If you or someone you know are interested in participating, please click here to sign up.

Are you able to volunteer during Art Day. We are in need of VIPS approved volunteers to help with students painting, coloring and playdough. Various shifts are available. Click here to sign up.

We are searching for our former Carrillo students who are now graduating Seniors, class of 2024! Join us on Friday, May 31, 2024, for our new tradition Carrillo Senior Walk. Graduating Seniors will enjoy a light breakfast and then walk our school hallway in their cap and gown as our current students cheer them on. Each graduating senior can bring 2 adult guests (preferably parents/guardians). All Seniors who wish to participate must register by clicking HERE. Can't wait to see you!

Do you have a Carrillo newsworthy story to share with us? Examples include, Carrillo students competing outside of school (baseball, softball, karate, debate, community service, missionary trips, stem camps, etc.), participating in extracurricular events outside of school, or perhaps a current club/class competing at an event outside of school. We want to share all the amazing things our Carrillo students do while at school and outside of school. Email photos, details and a short story describing the event to klopez3@houstonisd.org Be sure to include the Carrillo student's full name and grade. Stories received by Saturday 12 noon will be included for the upcoming newsletter.

Please CLICK HERE to access our updated Houston ISD academic calendar in ENGLISH for the 2023 - 2024 school year.

Please CLICK HERE to access our updated Houston ISD academic calendar in SPANISH for the 2023 - 2024 school year.

Zearn is our online math platform for helping students with lessons at home. Here are the instructions on how to access Zearn and other online support programs using Clever.

Login instructions on a computer - ENGLISH

Login instructions on a computer - SPANISH

Login instructions from your phone or iPad - ENGLISH

Login instructions from your phone or iPad - SPANISH

For questions on how to access any online program from home, you can email our campus instructional technologist, Mr. Rodriguez at brodri10@houstonisd.org

Parent volunteers are always needed at Carrillo Elementary School. Whether you volunteer to be a door greeter, a field trip chaperone or a book fair helper, all volunteers make a difference. BEFORE you volunteer, you must be VIPS approved.

If you are interested in volunteering at any time during the school year, you must complete the following steps each school year. (So, if you did this last year, you will need to do it again.)

1. Click here to complete a VIPS orientation course.

2. Once completed, you will have a VIPS certificate.

3. Continue to the next steps of completing your English or Spanish application from that same website (This is required for your background check. This may take 24–48 hours.)

4. Once you are APPROVED, you will receive an approval email from donotreply@raptortech.com regarding your approved status.

5. Please forward this email AND the VIPS certificate (two items!) to klopez3@houstonisd.org, so I can add you to the list of approved volunteers. Without the TWO items, you will not be allowed to volunteer at any school event/activity during the 2023 - 2024 school year.

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Email: klopez3@houstonisd.org
Website: www.houstonisd.org/carrillo
Location: 960 South Wayside Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 713-924-1870
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