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We are a short 5 days away from Intersession (tutoring for 3 days) and Spring Break. This week brings nine weeks tests as we conclude the 3rd nine weeks! Can you believe after Friday, we only have 9 weeks left of school.

I want to thank all of our families for choosing Del Valle Middle School for your teen's education. We love our students and want each of them to thrive! Let's make this a great week. I know our teens can make it through these final 5 days before break.

With all of our families support, we can win the February attendance banner! Let's beat out Eastwood and get back on top- why? because our teens are great!!

One Family, One Destiny (OFOD)

Big Bad Blue!

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/March

SEL: Responsibility

Library: Make Friends with a Book

Read Across America Week

Monday, February 24- Reading Brightens Our World! Wear your favorite color and uniform pants

• SEL Check In
• Honor Guitar Concert @ YISD 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 25- Our Voices are Better Together! Wear your favorite musical or band t-shirt with uniform pants.

• ASSESSMENT: TELPAS Listening and Speaking
• MS Orchestra Contest 3:30 p.m. Montwood High School
• DVMS eSports vs Ysleta MS Mario Cart 8

Wednesday, February 26- Wacky Wednesday, Wear crazy hair and socks. Must wear uniform.

• MS Choir Concert 12:30 p.m.
• Spring Concert Band 5:30 p.m. DVMS Gym

• ASSESSMENT: Math Q3CP3
• ASSESSMENT:Science QcCP5/ CP4
• ASSESSMENT: SS Checkpoints
• RCC Meeting 7:50 a.m.

Thursday, February 27 Celebrate your favorite book! Dress up as your favorite book character!

• MS Orchestra Contest 1:00 p.m.
• DVMS eSports vs Ysleta MS Mario Cart 8
• Volunteer Meeting 1:30
• Swim Meet @ Eastside 4:30

Friday, February 28- Pay Day! If you give a mouse a cookie! Wear animal print or a shirt with an animal on it!

• End of 3rd 9 Weeks
• Food Trucks

Saturday, March 1

• Sun City Dance Competition
• MS Band Entry due
• Basketball 6th Grade Intramurals @ Hanks Middle
• VEX Regional State Competition- all 3 teams are in!
• Track @ Del Valle Middle School

We have sent out letters to our families whose students are to attend intersession.

Why does my teen need to attend intersession?

• Your teen needs growth in reading or math
• Your teen needs growth in science or social studies
• Your teen has excessive absences

Intersession information is as follows:

When? Monday, March 3, Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5

Time? 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Lunch: will be provided

Dismissal: 3:00 p.m.

Transportation will be provided.

Students may wear free dress to intersession.

Thank you for supporting your teens growth!

Instruction: Teachers are referring to areas students need to improve their writing and reading skills.

6th Grade/6th ADV: Unit 9: Geometry & Measurement (February 10-26, 2025)

7th Grade: Unit 9 Data Representations (February 7- 26, 2025)

8th Grade/7th ADV: Unit 9: Transformational Geometry (February 11-26 and March 18-24, 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 7 Sub-Saharan February 13-26

• Unit 8 South Asia March 18-31

• Unit 9 East and Southeast Asia April 28-May 9

7th Grade

• Unit 9 Modernizng Texas February 17-28

• Unit 10 Texas during the Great Depression and WW2 March 24-April 4

8th Grade

• Era 9 Sectionalism/Civil War February 17-28

• Reconstruction March 24-April 2

Swim District Meet–Eastside Natatorium

Thursday, February 27

Division 1 Track Meet–Del Valle MS

March 1

Upcoming Intramural Dates

Basketball–March 1 Site: Hanks HS and Hanks MS

Football–May 17 Site Tentative Parkland HS

MS DEC Meetings (virtual)–Current calendar invites will be updated.

Mar 21, 2025 9:15 AM

May 16, 2025 9:15 AM

Our 2 Words of the week are: ONE THING

• Flag Corps

  • Tuesdays @ MVES Gym 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesdays @ DVMS Cafeteria 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday's 4:30 p.m.
  • Flag Competition @ Eastlake February 22

  
  

  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

  Spring Concert @ DVMS 5:30 p.m. February 26

  
  

  Guitar

  February 24: YISD Middle & High School Honor Guitar, YISD Central Office

  
  

  Choir

  February 25/26: UIL Middle School Choir Contest, Eastlake High School

  
  

  Orchestra

  February 24- JV Rehearsal 4:00 p.m. @ DVMS F4

  February 25-27: UIL Middle School Orchestra Contest, Montwood High School

  
  

  Dance

  February 27-March 1: Sun City Classic Dance Contest, EP County Coliseum

VEX

• March 1 - all 3 teams are in!

UIL

• UIL Sosa February 26
• UIL Mendoza February 25

Crochet

• February 26 4:00 p.m.

Esports

• February 25 Esports vs YMS Mario Cart 8
• February 27 Esports vs YMS Super Smash Bros

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