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Parents, Staff, & Students,
Please send your campus news, photos, student & staff achievements, awards, club news and more to:
Thank You!
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Principal's Corner
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
~ Henry Ford
From the Desk of the Principal,
We would like to welcome everyone back from the winter break and sincerely hope that all were able to enjoy the time to relax and participate in some memorable activities with family and friends. As we move into the second half of the 2016-2017 school year, we want to welcome any families who are new to the Grand Prairie West campus and trust that you will find yourselves to be part of an outstanding and supportive learning community.
We are looking ahead! Students returned to school on January 3rd and we ask that our families to be mindful of re-establishing the necessary routines to ensure that your students (our scholars) are in attendance and on time each morning to get each school day off to a great start.
In addition to morning routines, we also ask our families to continue to be mindful of early dismissal habits as well. Although there are times when an occasional early dismissal is necessary for an appointment or urgency family needs, regular school attendance is critical and early dismissals should be "minimal: as this loss of instructional time can and will certainly affect a student's academic performance. As always, we appreciate you support as our teachers and scholars strive to maximize their instruction time shared each day.
In closing, we want to thank all of our families for all they you do in supporting our scholars and teachers as we look forward to an outstanding second semester here at GP West!
Educationally yours,
D. White, Principal
L. Dawn, Assistant Principal
"Building Champions with a Future and a Hope"
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Attendance in school is Essential!
- Scholars may arrive to school as early as 7:30 am for Breakfast
- Scholars leave the gymnasium at 7:45 am and go to class.
- 8:00 am is when students are late to school.
- Ten minutes late to any period is considered an ABSENCE.
Students report immediately to their 1st period and sign a tardy slip inside their classroom.
Please try to schedule appointments for students after school to ensure students receive maximum instructional time.
Dismissal is at 3:20 pm for K-4 and Grades 5-8 at 3:40 pm
Parents will not be allowed to pick up students after 3:00 pm. It is too difficult for staff to gather scholars while preparing for dismissal.
We appreciate your assistance in this matter.
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After School Tutorials
The 2nd round of after school tutorials began December 5, 2016 and continues till March 10th, 2017. Teachers and administration have reviewed the data and made the necessary recommendations on how to proceed with the this round of tutorials.
- The targeted after school tutorials are from 3:45 pm. until 5:00 pm
- Tutorials will operate on Monday, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
- By Invitation only in grades 3-8
- Scholars must attend each day of tutorials to keep their seat in each session
- Subjects: Reading, mathematics, science, and social studies
- Part II December 5 - March 10 and Part III April 3- April 27
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Mark Your Calendars
1/3-1/6 - No after school tutorials
1/6/17 - 8th Grade visits District Office for Future Planning
1/13/17 - Report cards distributed
1/17 - 2/14 - MAP Testing for grades K-8th
1/16/17 - No School MLK Holiday/Religious Freedom Day
1/17/17 - 2nd 9 Weeks Honors and Awards assembly
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9am Grades K-4 and 1pm Grades 5-8
1/18/17 - 8th grade Academic Parent Meeting
*Please note that all dates and times are subject to change. Check with the front office for confirmation of information.
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A A G P West Soaring Eagles
Student/Staff Highlights from December
Christmas Around the World Program
Thank you to the many parents, families, and friends that came out to support the performances by the students. It was an outstanding display of talent by all the performances. Enjoy the pictures of a few highlights from the event.
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Weatherminds with Greg Fields and Channel 8!
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Important Reminders
December Professional Learning Community (PLC) Days:
1/4
1/11
1/18
1/25
2/1
Students are released 1 hour & 15 minutes earlier than their normal times on PLC days.
PreK-5th @ 2:05 pm
6th-8th @ 2:25 pm
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Clubs at GPW
Beginning in January, clubs will move to the first of each month only i.e. if club meets on Friday, it will be the first Friday of each month.
Encourage your students in grades 3-8 to participate in a club. The meetings
will be held after school from 3:30pm-
4:30pm.
It is
important for scholars to be well rounded in all
areas -academics, extra-curricular, and social /community involvement.
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College/Spirit Shirts
and Jean Days
College Shirt Mondays! Students may wear college t-shirts every Monday with standard uniform bottoms.
Spirit Shirts are required on Fridays and may be purchased for $8.00 in the Main Office.
Jeans are optional on Fridays for $1.00 fee. Jean passes are $15 per semester or $25 per year.
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View Your Child's Grades Online!
Parent Portal is Available to You!
Advantage Academy wants to help you access your student's grades. Sign up now for access to the Parent Portal and you
can monitor your child's grades and attendance from your computer!
I
f you need assistance with this technology, please call the front office at 214-276-5800 option 2 and schedule a time to meet with our Instructional Technology Specialist and he will help you set up your free Parent Portal access and an free email account (if you need one).
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Child Nutrition
Keeping your scholar healthy
Good health is essential to achieving academic progress. The season is changing and scholar's must be protected from the germs and common viruses.
* Wear appropriate outer wear as the temperatures change (hats, coats, and gloves)
* Eat healthy and get proper rest
* Wash your hands frequently especially after sneezing and coughing
* Cough inside of arm and not on hands; cover mouth when sneezing
Check out our Breakfast/Lunch Menu
Here at AAGPWest, we are dedicated to providing a healthy, well-rounded breakfast and lunch. For a glimpse at this month's breakfast and lunch
menu click
the link below.
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Athletics Department
We are off to a great start in athletics this year and we are excited to
see what this year has in store for us as an athletic department. If
you need an athletic packet, please stop by and see one
of the
coaches in the gym. We want to continue to show our Eagle pride
by coming out to the games to show our support of our athletes.
The most up to date schedule can be found on our website:
GO EAGLES!
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How Can We Contact You?
Parents and Guardians,
It is very important that we have updated and accurate contact information in case there were an emergency or a situation that involved your child.
Please be sure to keep us updated as we need your correct phone number(s), address, and email information.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us keep the lines of communic
ation between school and home connected!
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Faculty Contacts:
Teacher of the Month!
November:
Ms. Allen - 5th and 7th Grade ELAR teacher
December:
Mr. Davis - 4th Grade Social Studies and Science teacher; 6th grade Science teacher
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