Pony Express ~Parent Edition~

Hello MacArthur Parents!

We hope that you enjoyed your break and made many memories with your beautiful families. We are excited to see all of our scholars back on Monday, March 18th. We are ready to hit the floor running and finish the last 12 weeks of the 23-24 school year. We have done so much this year that it is only fitting that we close out the school year with great effort, enthusiasm, consistency and commitment.

Intersession was a huge success with close to 200 students attending everyday. Thank you for your commitment for growth. As a campus we truly understand the power of partnership and want to emphasize how important communication and collaboration is in the best interest of our students. As we embark into the last quarter of the school year, there are some very important reminders we want to share with our community:

1. Students return to school on Monday, March 18th;

2. Spring Picture Day is Monday, March 18th. Students may wear Sunday best;

3. Continuation of TELPAS assessment March 20th & 21st.

4. We have 16 instructional days before our STAAR Reading exam(s), 20 instructional days before our STAAR Science exam, 22 days before our STAAR Social Studies exam, and 25 days before our STAAR Math exam(s);

5. Let's continue to make every effort to help students arrive on time and help maximize the instructional day.

We can't wait to see our Ponies on Monday.

Student Success:

Let's move the academic needle upward with a continued commitment for growth.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Not Passing to ➡️ Approaches

Approaches to ➡️ Meets

Meets to ➡️ Masters

A "Next Play Mindset" with an Emphasis on Growth.

Respectfully,

Haydee Duran

Principal

TELPAS state assessments for Emergent Bilinguals continues this week. These are very important dates and we know all of our students are well prepared. The following grade levels will test on the following dates:

6th - 8th Grade Level TELPAS Assessment Dates

Reading & Writing - Wednesday, March 20th

Listening & Speaking, Thursday, March 21st

At school we will make every effort to create a relaxed and comfortable testing environment. We are depending on your help at home with the following:

· Please make every effort to not schedule doctor or dentist appointments on the dates listed above

· Please do not take your child out early - TELPAS is an untimed test and students have until end of day to complete

· Make sure your child gets sufficient sleep the night prior to testing

· Get your child to school on time; it’s good practice to get up just a bit earlier so things are done in a relaxed manner

Unfortunately, we are still experiencing an increase in tardies every morning. We understand that mornings can be challenging and often compromised by many circumstances, however, please note that repeated tardies not only interfere with instructional time, they also build the wrong habits that negatively impact our campus and community. Thank you for your support with making every effort to get to school on time.

All Ponies are expected to be in class on time. Drop off begins at 7:15 a.m. We kindly ask that you do not drop off your child prior to this time as we do not have staff on duty. The first bell rings at 7:30 a.m. and the tardy bell rings at 7:45 a.m.

Thank you for support

Students must keep their cell phones and phone watch turned off and in their backpacks from 7:15 am to 3:00 pm. In case of an emergency, students will be allowed to make phone calls from the office. Please read district policy below.

EL PASO ISD STUDENT HANDBOOK

Ms. Duran, Principal

Email: hduran@episd.org
Website: https://www.episd.org/macarthur
Location: 8101 Whitus El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 915-236-0625
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Twitter: @MacArhur_EPISD @HDuranPK8