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Parents, Staff, & Students,
Please send your campus news, photos, student & staff achievements, awards, club news and more to:
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District News
Please tell all your friends to attend our upcoming Prospec
tive
Family Information Nights!
Grand Prairie West (PK-8)
March 23rd & April 20th @ 6:00 pm
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Principal's Corner
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character
that is the goal of true education.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
TESTING SEASON HAS ARRIVED
Dear Parents or Guardians,
Your scholar and I desperately need your help. To ensure their of successful completion STAAR exam both March and May, we need to work together. It is imperative that our scholars put forth their best efforts from now until the day of the exam. All of our students are capable of obtaining good grades and passing the STAAR exam. However, some of them need encouragement to stay on track and do what is needed to be successful. Here are things you can do to help:
Testing Season Has Arrived!
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 7:30am for Breakfast
- Scholars leave the gymnasium at 7:45am to head to class.
- 8:00am is when students are late to school.
- Ten minutes late to any period is considered an ABSENCE.
Students will report immediately to their 1st period class. If they are late, they will 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
Tutorial Dates for the reminder of the year:
March
3/7 - Grades 3-8 Reading and math ONLY
3/9 - Grades 3-8 Reading and math ONLY
3/14 - 16 - SPRING BREAK
3/21 - NO TUTORIALS Staff Meeting
3/23 - Grades 4,5,7,8 PEP Rally for STAAR
3/28 - 30 - No Pedestrian/STAAR testing- Rest/Do something fun!
4/4 - Grades 3-7 Reading/Math ONLY
4/6 - Grades 5 & 8 Science ONLY
4/11 - No TUTORIALS Staff Meeting
4/13 - Grades 5 & 8 Social Studies/Science ONLY
4/18 - Grades 3-7 Reading/Math ONLY
4/20 - Grades 3-8 Pep Rally for STAAR LAST DAY for Tutorials for the YEAR!
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Mark Your Calendars
3/4 - Saturday School Blast! 3-8 grade: 8:AM to 12:PM
Twin/Triplet Day! Bring a snack/lunch.
3/6 - Picture Day/Class Pictures. Wear your best!
3/7 - 3/8 - TELPAS Reading Test K-8th
3/9 - 3/10 - District Benchmark Testing
Grades 3/4/6/7 Reading and Math
Grades 5/8 Science
Grade 8 Social Studies
3/12 - Daylight Savings Time; Spring forward!
3/13 - 3/17 - Spring Break! No school/Staff/Student Holiday
3/23 - 8th Graders tour GPE and Mountain View Presentation
2/23 - 6pm Prospective Parent Meeting
3/24 - Report Cards Issued
3/28 - STAAR Grades 4 and 7 Writing
Grades 5 and 8 Math
3/29 - STAAR Grades 5 and 8 Reading
3/31 - STAAR Make-ups - Let's not need this day.
*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 February
Daddy/Daughter Dance
What a night to remember!!! We had over 150 guests in attendance for the 2017 Daddy Daughter Dance! Dads, Grandfathers, uncles, and significant others and their princesses were stunning!! It was definitely a great prelude to Valentine's Day!
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National Junior Honors Society
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We Learn . . .
Scholars must SEE it, HEAR it, SAY it, and TEACH it to LEARN INFORMATION. Help us by giving your student the EXPERIENCES and opportunities to TEACH YOU all the wonderful things they are learning at school.
Examples of how to assist:
* Take a walk in the neighborhood and talk about what you see and hear.
* Discuss homework with the students to have them share how they solve mathematical problems.
* Allow them to assist in grocery shopping and preparing meals.
* Assist them in solving everyday problems.
* Read and discuss a good book each night for 20 minutes.
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Important Reminders
March Professional Learning Community (PLC) Days:
3/1
3/8
3/22
3/29
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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Upcoming Testing
TELPAS
Students in K-8 will be administered the TELPAS test to determine proficiency in the English Language. March 6-8, 2017.
STAAR
STAAR Testing is fastly approaching!
ADVANCED is OUR AIM!!!
March 28-31, 2017
Grades 4 and 7 will take the STAAR Writing test. 4 hours to write an expository essay.
Grades 5 and 8 will take the STAAR Math and Reading test.
We have been preparing them all year to be SUCCESSFUL on each exam.
How you can help prepare for the test?
* Get the scholar to school on time DAILY
* READ and write EVERY DAY at home for 20 minutes each
* Don't accept excuses. They can do it!
* Be consistent in your expectations! Only accept their BEST!
* Ensure they get a good 8-10 hours of undisturbed sleep each night.
* Help them maintain a POSITIVE attitude.
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Clubs at GPW
Encourage your students in grades 3-8 to participate in a club. The meetings
will be held after school from 3:30pm-
4:30pm on the first
Friday of each month.
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 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:
Teachers of the Month!
November:
Ms. Allen
5th/7th grade ELAR Teacher
December:
Mr. Davis
4th grade Science/Social Studies
6th grade Science Teacher
January:
Amanda Key
5th grade Science/Social Studies Teacher
February:
Cassandra Cooper
2nd grade Teacher
March:
Bernice Ortega
ESL Teacher
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