Martinez ELC Newsletter

Martinez Early Learning Center is committed to creating a safe, nurturing, and innovative learning environment for our students, that encompasses kindness and fosters foundational skills for all students to be successful in kindergarten and beyond.

We are Safe,

We are Kind,

We are Mariposas Ready to Learn.

The safety of our students and staff is the most important thing at Martinez. We strive to make the campus a place where students can focus on their learning. As part of our safety practices, we perform periodic drills. See the chart below to learn about the different drills we do in the campus. If you happen to arrive to the school in the middle o a drill, we ask for your patience.

As part of our Winter holiday celebrations, we will have 12 days of dressing up for students to prepare for the holidays.

• Thursday 5 - Dress in red and white like a candy cane
• Friday 6 - Wear your favorite holiday shirt
• Monday 9 - Wear festive clothes (pictures with Santa day)
• Tuesday 10 - Wear a lighted wardrobe (tinsel, glitter, garland, necklaces)
• Wednesday 11 - Wear holiday socks (must wear shoes)
• Thursday 12 - Wear you Santa hat, reindeer antlers or other holiday topper
• Friday 13 - Ugly sweater day
• Monday 16 - Wear your bells (Zoom Holiday Program Day)
• Tuesday 17 - Wear a Whoville outfit, Grinch costume, or just green
• Wednesday 18 - Wear plaid or flannel
• Thursday 19 - Dress as a present
• Friday 20 - Wear your pajamas

For all these dress up days, remember your child still needs to have appropriate shoes for the classroom and the playground. Attire must not be cumbersome and the child still needs to be independent in the restroom.

We look forward to see all your creative ideas dressing up you child for these 12 days of Christmas.

The holidays are quickly approaching and we want to take the opportunity to create a beautiful memory for your family and raise funds for the school. On Monday, December 9th, Santa will visit the campus and take pictures with the students. Pictures will cost $5 and will be sent home with students on Friday, December 20.

We will send a letter with information about how to send the money on Monday, November 18.

Music is one of the most beloved holiday traditions. We will have a Winter Holiday Program on Monday, December 16. Students will prepare songs to present to families via Zoom in the following schedule:

9:00 AM - Ms. Rawlins, Ms. Davis, and Ms. Carr's Classes

9:45 AM - Ms. Mayerstein and Ms. Montalvo's Classes

10:30 AM - Ms. Llanes, Ms. Peña, and Ms. Marissa Rodriguez' Classes

1:00 PM - Ms. Mellado and Ms. Bernissa Rodriguez' Classes

1:45 PM - Ms. Marquez and Ms. Ruiz' Classes

2:30 PM - Ms. Martinez, Ms. Alegre and Mr. Gomez' Classes

The presentations will be short, so it is very important you join the Zoom on time to be able to see your child performing; it will bring joy to your heart. You can dress up your child for this event.

Here is the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97193797473?pwd=V2VaTkRLeFdITTljeFA3YUVuVmpVQT09

Sharing the bread and the salt is a perfect way to build community. Students will have the opportunity to have a celebration at the end of the semester, right before going on their winter break. On Friday, December 20, students will spend a little time at the end of the day sharing some snacks and celebrating all the hard work for the first half of the year and getting ready to spend time with their families. Teachers will communicate with you directly to help organize the supplies and snacks for the celebration.

We will have an early dismissal day on December 20th, the last Friday of the semester. Dismissal will be at 2:40. Cars can start lining up at 1:40.

You can celebrate your child's birthday on the school's marquee. For $20 you can have your child's birthday announced for a week for everybody to see. You can pay directly in School Cash Online using this link https://aliefisd.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/206405/46610/False/False

You can buy now the Martinez shirts for your child. You can come to the school's front office and pay cash or you can use the School Cash App clicking on the link CLICK HERE. The shirt has a cost of $20 dollars and is one of the ways we raise funds for our student fund. We appreciate your support buying the shirt.

Things to remember about attendance procedures at our school:

1) School starts at 8:15 a.m.—students who are not in class at this time are considered tardy. Students who are 30 or more minutes tardy, will be considered as a “POD30”, which is a part-of-day attendance violation.

2) The official attendance time to determine if a student is absent or present for the day is 10:00 a.m., students must be on campus at this time.

3) Dismissal is at 3:40 p.m.—students may not be released after 2:30 p.m. because dismissal procedures will have already started.

4) Students who are picked up before dismissal time will be considered as an “early leave”, which is a part-of-day attendance violation.

5) Excuse notes for absences must be returned no later than 3 days after returning to school.

6) Only 10 parent excuse notes will be allowed per year, without extenuating circumstances.

7) Only 10 doctor/clinic/nurse excuse notes will be allowed per year, without a medical need documented by your doctor and verified by the school nurse.

We are using ParentSquare to communicate with our families. All messages from the district and the school will be sent through this platform. Teachers have the option to use Class Dojo or ParentSquare, be in the lookout from messages from your child's teacher. Please use the links below to dowload the ParentSquare App

Contact Us

Website: https://martinez.aliefisd.net/
Location: 10807 Boone Loop Rd, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281 988 3510
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AliefMartinezELC
Twitter: @Martinez_ELC