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Greetings Stallion Community,

This week we celebrate Teacher & Nurse Appreciation Week with our Stallions! On behalf of our school community we would like to thank you for going above and beyond for our Stallions. Below are the campus updates for week 8 marking period 4.

• Monday, May 6: The start to week 8 marking period 4, we are ready for another wonderful week!

• Tuesday, May 7: Slider Athletic Signings to Montwood High School, 215 pm to 330 pm inside the gymnasium.

• Wednesday, May 8: National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony.

• Thursday, May 9: Mariachi Showcase. UIL Academic Meet.

• Friday, May 10: School spirit Friday at Stallion Country! Synergi4 Advisory Meeting at MHS. Teacher of the Year Gala!

It has become a tradition to celebrate and recognize our Stallions and their middle school accomplishments throughout the years!! Our school community is working hard on planning several end of year events and activities to include a yearbook signing get together, 8th grade farewell social, grade level field trip, top 10 ceremony, art show, choir/orchestra/band concerts, program field trips and grade level ceremonies! Before we begin the events and celebrations, there are expectations that need to be fulfilled. If your child was not successful on STAAR in previous years, they have been assigned acceleration hours that need to be completed. Below is a list of expectations our scholars must adhere to participate in end of year events, activities and ceremonies.

Attendance

• 96% Individual Attendance Rate between April 1st to May 30th (2 EXCUSED absences)
• Prior LOC hours fulfilled (For an update contact Amber Barajas, PEIMS attendance specialist at 915.937.5400)

Accelerated Instruction Hours (For details contact SCEI Coach, Mrs. Laura Reyes 915.937.5400)

• Current Hours Owed Math:
• Current Hours Owed Reading:

Grades

• Must have cumulative GPA of 70 or better in all core classes.

Behavior

• No discipline referrals (Excessive Tardies, being out of uniform, misbehaving in classes can all get you off the list)

HB 5 Endorsement

• Only 8th graders, done in entrepreneurship class with Mrs. Benavidez. Counselors can also provide you with an update. (Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Dieter)

START DATE: April 1, 2024

• If your child does not comply with the items listed above, they will not be allowed to participate in the end of the year events and activities to include yearbook signing get together, 8th grade farewell social, grade level field trip, top 10 ceremony, art show, choir/orchestra/band concerts, program field trips and grade level ceremonies. We thank you in advance for your support in preparing our scholars for a year of success.

STAAR Dates

• April 16th—Reading
• April 18th —Social Studies (8th Only)
• April 23rd —Math & Algebra 1
• April 24th —Science (8th only)

May 20th – May 24th

• Laptop collection for all students.

May 28th

• 6th grade awards ceremony at 9:30 am inside the gym
• 7th grade awards ceremony at 1:30 pm inside the gym
• Awards are determined by their grade level teachers, not all students will receive an invitation
• Scholars are encouraged to wear their Sunday best for the ceremony.
• Please do not bring any balloons as they will obstruct the view of other guests.
• All scholars must still report on time to school.

May 29th

• MHS senior walks at Slider in the AM
• 8th grade awards ceremony at 1:30 pm inside the gym
• Scholars are encouraged to wear their Sunday best for the ceremony.
• 8th graders who have any pending items will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony
• Please do not bring any balloons as they will obstruct the view of other guests. All scholars must still report on time to school.

May 30th

• Last day of School, half day for our scholars.
• 8th grade farewell social (details to come) in the am during the school day

Stallion scholars make sure you are arriving on time, taking attendance for each class and actively participating. Our goal as a campus is 97% and above. Stallions, if you have any questions in regards to attendance, please reach to your teachers or our campus PEIMS attendance specialist, Ms. Amber Barajas at 915.937.5400.

Respectfully,

Brandon Rios

mrios11@sisd.net

#PrideInEveryStride

#StallionsUnited

#StallionsLeadTheWay

#TeamSISD

#Excellence

Congratulations! Your Eighth Grade Scholar will be honored on Wednesday, May 29th at William D. Slider. Please make plans to attend our End of Year celebration. It will begin at 1:30 pm in the gym. Be sure to bring a valid ID to enter the building.

We want everyone to be able to view and enjoy the event, that is why we are not allowing balloons and noise makers. We are asking that students wear their Sunday best and follow district dress code.

Sixth and seventh grade scholars receiving an accolade will be receiving an invite for the ceremony. Invites will be going out by the end of the week.

Thank you,

School Counselors 💚💙

Goal: To help increase our student daily attendance rates to 96% and above.

Why: We are currently at a daily attendance rate of 94.25%.

Stallion community, we are hosting our Slider marking period 4 attendance incentive plan. Students will have the opportunity to win a Play Station 5, one student per grade level for a total of 3 PS5’s. The attendance incentive plan will begin on Monday, March 25 and end on Thursday, May 23rd. All students can qualify to place a weekly perfect attendance ticket into their grade level bin each Monday during lunch. If a student is absent from School (any class period 1-8 to include 9th period if they are enrolled), they will not qualify for their weekly perfect attendance ticket for the day of the week they missed. Attendance student tracking will be done by our PEIMS specialist, Ms. Amber Barajas. Each Monday, students with perfect attendance for the prior week will be given their perfect attendance slip to place inside the grade level bin in the lunchroom with our parent volunteers. We will host our grade level PS5 drawing on Friday, May 24th and announce campus wide our grade level winners. If you have any questions, please contact our PEIMS attendance specialist, Ms. Amber Barajas at 915.937.5400.

Hello Stallion Families,

Saturday, May 11th from 10am to 2pm SISD will be hosting AFT’s “Reading Open the World” event. They will be distributing over 40,000 free books. Parents and guardians will be able to choose up to 10 books per child or 20 per family. There will also be mariachis, food trucks, bounce houses and more. Please come join us at this event. If you have the time, volunteers are also needed to help with distribution of the books. Please see the flyer below for more information and the QR code for volunteering.

For our Military Families, SISD will be having the Military Summer Splash on Saturday May 4th at the SISD Aquatics Center. There is an AM and PM session that you can sign up for. The flyer below has the QR code to RSVP at. Also, this coming Tuesday the 23rd, I will be hosting Military families in the library after school for activities. Feel free to join us.

Don’t forget to join us on the Remind App to get this information faster. I promise to keep the announcements to a minimum, but it allows us to answer questions and our Volunteer Coordinator is on there as well for those interested in that opportunity. Just text @a84eeh3 to 81010. As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Derek Wood

Phone: 915-937-5400

Email: dwood01@sisd.net

"SNAP Health Parent Portal is now live! You can now access all your student's health information. You can view any letters, forms or messages your school nurse sends.

Please take the time to UPDATE any medical conditions, health alerts, allergies and shot records.

To access your parent portal go to https://www.studentehr.com/

Login in will be the email address you provided to Skyward. Please press forgot password to reset your password.

If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Sam at slicon05@sisd.net or 915-937-5496."

The first and last ten minutes of each class period are important to the success of our students academics. Slider Middle School has initiated over the past few years the 10 by 10 rule and will continue enforcing this strategy with our students to help them with their academics.

It is the philosophy of the Socorro Independent School District and William D. Slider Middle School that all students should maintain high standards of dress. A committee of parents, students, and teachers adopted a uniform policy for Slider Middle School.

Shirts & Required Colors:

• Students will wear a white, navy blue, or forest green collared polo shirt with or without a Slider school logo.
• White, navy blue, or forest green T-shirts will be allowed only if they have the Slider school uniform logo.

Pants/Shorts/Skirts/Skorts Required Colors and Style:

• Students will wear khaki, tan, blue or black pants in good repair. No other colors permitted.
• Slim, regular, and relaxed-style pants and joggers are acceptable.
• Wide-leg and baggy-fit pants are not acceptable.
• The length of the pants must not touch/drag along the floor, and they must fit according to the waist size of the student.
• No military style cargo pants are permitted.
• Walking style/Bermuda style is allowed.
• NO ragged edge, daisy dukes, spandex or stretch pants (leggings), hot pants or short shorts are permitted.
• Shorts may not be rolled up. The length of skirts, skorts, and shorts must extend below the student’s fingertips when the student’s arms are extended at his/her sides.
• Capri style pants are permitted.
• Torn and slits of any kind are not permitted.

Jackets/ Sweaters Required Colors and Style:

• These must be zippered or button down and can be worn as seasonably appropriate.
• Jackets/coats must not cover the Slider logo while in the building.
• Thermals, turtlenecks, or solid school colored long-sleeve shirts may be worn under the Slider logo shirts during cold weather.
• Pull-over must be a white, navy blue, or forest green color with a Slider school logo.

Accessory Dress Requirements/Restrictions:

1. Caps, hats, bandannas, headbands, stocking caps and hoods etc. may not be worn. All of these accessories need to be left at home.
2. For reasons of health and safety the following will not be allowed: sunglasses worn inside the building, and jewelry/ piercings in lips, eyebrows, nose, tongue, chin etc.
3. No weapon like or oversized jewelry is allowed, including studded leather bracelets, oversized chains, or chained wallets. Beaded jewelry that uses fish line is particularly unsafe.
4. Shoes must be worn at all times. Closed toe and closed heel shoes are required. Shoes must have hard soles and be specifically designed for outside wear. Platform shoes (greater than 1 ½ inches) are not permitted for reasons of safety. Crocs (clogs) are not allowed on campus.

P.E. Uniform

The Physical Education Department at Slider Middle will require students to wear a P.E. uniform that has been approved by the Dress Code Committee.

• Students taking Physical Education classes are required to wear our Royal Blue PE Shirt.
  • The shirt can be purchased at: Pen Art Tee 11426 Rojas Dr, STE A 915-920-7588 or at Classroom Uniforms 11985 Pellicano Drive 915-855-7400.
• Athletic bottoms (i.e., running shorts, leggings, joggers, or sweatpants in any color)
  • NO SPANDEX

  
  

Jeans and free dress are only approved through incentives provided by campus administration. Announcements will be done through our weekly newsletter.

Safety is a top priority at Slider. Please make sure to ONLY use the left lane to pass slowly and the right lane for picking up or dropping off our scholars. We want to keep our scholars and school community safe.

Stallion community, do you need to get a hold of one of our educators or office personnel? Below is a copy of our campus directories.

Stallion community, if you are not receiving our weekly newsletters, please contact our parent liaison Mrs. Edita Machin at 915.937.5400.

We are always available to assist you.

Home of the Stallions

Website: https://www.sisd.net/williamdsliderms
Location: 11700 School Lane, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 915-937-5400
Twitter: @Slider_Middle