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We finally get to say good-bye to January and welcome February. We also have nice weather coming in, the sun is shining brigher and there are just 20 days before Spring Break. All looks great for your teen to be up and at 'em at school.

As the quote above says, the steps your teens take in February are what will lead to their success in April/May when we close out the year and made decisions regarding if your child is ready to move on to the next grade level. Thank you for your committment to your teen's education and for working with the school so that our teens get to grow into the adults we dream them to be! Together we can do it!

Happy February!

One Family, One Destiny (OFOD)

Big Bad Blue!

Families we need your help with the following:

1. Students need to be in uniform daily: blue/navy tops or spirit shirts, blue jeans or blue/navy pants
2. Pants may not sag. Please make sure your sons have belts.
3. Cold weather gear- if the student wishes to wear in the building, must be navy blue or gray.
4. Identification cards are required! Make sure your teen brings their ID.
5. Classes begin at 8:30 a.m. Make sure your teen is at school at 8:15 a.m. 8:30 is already tardy.
6. Students need charged chromebooks daily.
7. Students taking PE must bring the correct PE uniform.

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.

February

Safety Drill: Firedrill and Hold

SEL: Responsibility

Library: Make Friends with a Book

National School Counselor's Week

Thank you for all you do Ms. Beals, Mrs, Mascorro-Ortiz, Mr. Rivera

Monday, February 3- SEL Check In

• It's Monday! Please make sure your teen is in school!
• Students have a chance to attend food trucks for this month if they have no absences!

Tuesday, February 4- Happy Birthday Ms. Merritt!

• 5th Band Concert and DVMS Percussion 5:30 p.m.
• DVMS eSports Practice - 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 5- World Read Aloud Day

• You got this DV! Have you made it to 3 days of school attendance?

Thursday, February 6

• All Region MS Jazz Band @ UTEP
• DVMS LPAC
• Dual Cred Academy 1st Period with DVHS
• DVMS eSports Practice 4:00 p.m.
• SWIRL Camp

Friday, February 7- Superbowl Wear Your Team Jersey! Nacho Bar during lunch

• Friday Night Academy

Saturday, February 8- Happy Birthday Mr. Pablo Palacios!

• Vex IQ tournament @ YWLA
• Young Achievers Forum - UTEP 6th Grade
• Ysleta HS Track Invitational @ 9:00 a.m. YHS

6th/7th/8th Grade- All three grade levels are focusing on Argumentative texts to analyze claim, types of evidence, and intended audience.

In addition 8th grade, will analyze texts for counter-argument.

• 6th Grade/6th ADV: Unit 8: Algebraic Representations of Two-Variable Relationships (January 24-February 7, 2025)

• 7th Grade: Unit 8 Probability January 16-February 6, 2025)

• 8th Grade/7th ADV: Measurement of Three-Dimensional Figures (January 23-February 10, 2025)

MS SCIENCE:

Here’s what’s happening in 6-8 Science:
Grade 6 Science Quarter 3:

• Unit 7: Resource Management (February 3-21, 2025)

Grade 7 Science Quarter 3:

• Unit 9: Matter and Energy in Ecosystems (February 3-21, 2025)

Grade 8 Science Quarter 3:

• Unit 10: Cell Structures (February 3-21, 2025)

6th Grade

• Unit 6 A Crossroads of Diffusion: Southwest Asia/North Africa (January 30-February 12)

7th Grade

• Unit 8 Cotton, Cattle, Railroads nd Closing the Txas Frontier (February 3-14)

8th Grade

• Era 6 Westward Expansion (January 17-24)

Athletics:

Track and swim are underway for our students.

Track Season 1/27 - 3/1

Feb 8 @ 9:00 Ysleta Invitational at Ysleta HS

Feb 15 @ 9:00 Eastwood Invitational at Eastwood HS

Feb 22 @ 9:00 DelValle Invitational at DelValle MS

Feb 28 & Mar 1 Division 1 Conference Meet @ Parkland HS

Swimming 2/10 - 2/27

Feb 10 1st day of practice

Feb 15 @ 8:30 1st meet/ Hosted by Hanks MS at Marty Robbins Pool

Feb 22 2nd meet/Hosted by Del Valle MS at Marty Robbins Pool

Feb 27 District Meet at Eastside Natatorium (4:30 - 8:00 pm)

• Flag Corps

  • Tuesdays @ MVES Gym 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesdays @ DVMS Cafeteria 4:30 p.m.
  • Competition: February 22 @ Eastlake HS

  
  

  Percussion Rehearsal Schedule

  Percussion students rehearsals- please check google classroom, remind, and band app for your mandatory rehearsal dates after school

  • Tuesday 4:30 p.m. Ephemera
  • Wednesday 4:30 p.m. Sophapilla
  • Thursday 4:30 p.m. Ephemera

  
  

  Symphonic and Wind Ensamble:

  Symphonic and Wind Ensamble - polease check google classroom and remind for your assigned morning or afternoon mandatory rehearsal. Parent letters will be sent home.

  Symphonic Band Sectional Schedule

  • Mondays-Low Brass (Trombone, Baritone, Tuba) 4:10pm-4:50 pm

  • Tuesdays-Clarinet 4:10pm-4:50 pm

  • Wednesdays-Flute, Oboe, Trumpets 4:10pm-4:50 pm

  • Thursdays- Alto & Tenor Sax 7:45 am-8:25 am. Horn 4:10pm-4:50 pm

  • Fridays-Low Reeds (Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Bari Sax) 4:10pm-4:50 pm

  
  

  Wind Ensemble Sectional Schedule 7:30-8:15 am

  • Monday-Clarinets

  • Tuesdays-Euphoniums, Trombones, & Tenor

  • Wednesdays-Tubas, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Bari Sax

  • Thursdays-Trumpets

  • Fridays-Flute & Oboe

  
  

  Band

  • February 4- 5th grade and percussion band Concert @ 5:30 p.m.
  • Februray 6- MS All Region Jazz Concert @ UTEP (all region jazz students 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.

Families, we ask you to please

• do not park in the parking lot unless you are coming into the building for an appointment or assistance.
• Please be sure to have your teen be prepared to exit your vehicle.
• Please watch for our teacher who are parking and traveling into the building- we need our teachers! 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.

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