Our mission is to empower every student in our school through tailored experiences in blended learning and STEM-H that enable them to make informed decisions about their futures, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to attain their life goals.

QT2: Week 3, Feb. 3-7

Happy Sunday PK-8 Coyotes!

Thank you for another week of great learning A big shoutout to all our Elementary UIL Particpants and their UIL Coaches for a strong finish this past Friday. Here’s a look at what’s happening at our school this week. Let’s keep the TISD spirit going strong! We’re grateful for all the support from students, staff, and the community.

School Counselor Appreciation Week

This week we take some time to thank the amazing and tremendous job of our school counselors. From delivering Social Emotional Lessons, organizing food or clothing drives, helping our coyotes who need extra help, to helping our students think about their future careers, our School Counselors do it all! Please help me thank our Tornillo PK-8 counselors for the tremendous impact they make at our school.

Thank you, for making a difference Tornillo PK-8 Counselors!🙂

Mrs. Alvarado

Mrs. Hernandez

Mrs. Tovar

After-School Tutoring & Saturday Camps

Our afterschool tutoring and Saturday camps are in full swing for our 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students. We need your help reminding your child about the importance of particpating in this extra help when they have been recommended. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you need more information or to confirm if your child is particpating.

Below is a detailed table with tutoring days & subjects for 5th-8th grade students.

Krispy Kreme Donut Card Fundraiser Student Winners

A big thank you to all our parents, staff, and students for your help with the Fall Fundraising Krispy Fundraiser. Students who sold at least one Krispy Kreme Card received a Free Dress Pass for this week.

Congratulations to our Winners!!

Top Boy Seller: Adrian Diego, 6th Grade- winner of Scooter

Top Girl Seller: Ximena Armendariz, 1st Grade- winner of Scooter

TOP CLASS: PK Trujillo, winners of Donut & Milk Party

Students who Sold 1-4 Cards: Free Dress Pass for the Week, Jan. 27-31

Students who Sold 5-10 Cards: Bahama Bucks Party

Student Attendance - Student Absences, Tardies, and Early Pick-Up

We wanted to reach out to you regarding an ongoing concern at our school – the increase in absences, tardies, and early pickups. As you know, every day of instruction is vital to your child’s academic success, and missing school, even for short periods, can have a significant impact on their learning.

We understand that there may be times when your child needs to be absent, but we ask for your support in ensuring they attend school everyday. The more consistent their attendance, the more your child learns & grows.

Texas law also requires student to be in attendance 90% of the time regardless if the absence is excused or unexcused. Students who are below 90% attendance will be required to make up time. A formal meeting will be set up between the attendance administrator, parent, and student to set up an Attendance Plan.

When a student has 10 unexcused absences, our campus will begin the process for truancy court as required by Texas law.

PK-3rd Grade Attendance Administrator- Mrs. Sotelo, Assistant Principal

4th-8th Grade Attendance Adminsitrator- Mrs. Morales, Assistant Principal

"Every child. Every day. Whatever it takes!"

Myrna Lopez-Patti, Proud Principal

Tornillo PK-8

lopezmy@tisd.us

(915)765-3300

Mindful Monday, Feb. 3

-Student Dress: Free Dress if you had Perfect Attendance for the entire week of January 27-31

Thankful Tuesday, Feb. 4

- Student Dress: student uniform

-MOY State Testing LPAC Window this week

Wellness Wednesday,Feb. 5

- Student Dress: student uniform

-QT2 Perfect Attendance Celebration during Lunch

-504.ARD Mtgs at PK-8

Thoughtful Thursday,Feb. 6

-Student Dress: College, Military, & Career Thursday: Wear your favorite college, career, or military branch gear or school uniform

-3 Weeks Progress Report Grades Due

-PK-8 Instructional Rounds, 9-12pm

Friendly Friday,Feb. 7 - Super Bowl=Super Friday!

- STAFF & Student Dress: Wear your favorite TEAM jersey

Regular attendance is crucial for their academic progress and overall success, and we greatly appreciate your partnership in this effort.

If there are any challenges or concerns affecting attendance, please don’t hesitate to let me know so we can work together to find solutions.

Parents, our Spring Intersession Break will be Monday, March 3 through Friday, March 14. Students in need of academic, language, or attendance intervention will be asked to attend Intersession Instruction from March 3-7. Further information will become available as we get closer tp these dates.

Attached is also the academic calendar for our district.

Help your child's classroom win a popcorn or donut party this week. Classes with 100% Class Dojo will win one of these tasty treats at the end of the week!

Email: lopezmy@tisd.us
Website: www.tisd.us
Location: 420 Oil Mill Rd, Tornillo, TX 79853
Phone: (915)765-3300
Twitter: @MLopez_TISD