GPE December 2017 Newsletter

Grand Prairie East December 2017

District News

Please remember to keep your children reading during the Christmas break! A book on a subject they enjoy is a great Christmas gift.

"Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"

From the Central office staff

Principal's Message

Mr. Watts

Principal

Grand Prairie East

We are gearing up for the final stretch of our first semester at AAGPE. As you know; December is a short month, that is full of events. We need your assistance with ensuring your student is present each day in order to benefit from the full school experience. Please look for opportunities to partner with us throughout the month as well. Research is clear when there is a family-school-community partnership, students are more successful.

College & Career Readiness

Rochelle Northcutt

Student Academic Adivsor

Grand Prairie East

Welcome to Ms. Northcutt's, Student Academic Advising Area. I am glad to be able to assist your students with their academic needs this year. Please be on the lookout for some upcoming events that will help prepare your student for their future outside of high school. It is never too early to start applying for scholarships, grants and financial aid. I encourage each of you to check out my area for some great resources available for your students. We also have some upcoming opportunities for your students to take the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and TSI tests. Please have your students see me for more information. It is going to be a great year, and I look forward to being of assistance to you and your students this year.

On-going Events:

Community Service Hours - Please turn hours into Ms. Northcutt as you receive them. You must complete 40 hours in order to graduate.

TSI preparation- Please see Ms. Northcutt for more information on how to study for the TSI (college entrance test) test.

SAT & ACT preparation - Please see Ms. Northcutt for your study guides for both the SAT & ACT tests.

Rotary Club News

Coat Drive

Thank you to all the students that donated a coat last month to t he Rotary Club's Coat Drive. They were able to collect 145 coats/jackets that were donated to Mission Arlington. Way to go Eagles!

Our Rotary Club members will be going on a field trip on December 11th to Toys for Tots to help wrap and package toys. Students attending this field trip must bring their own lunch. Parents please make sure your child turns in their permission slip to Dr. Derrick before the trip.

Senior Class News

Balfour will be on campus December 5th during both lunches to take Senior orders. If you have any questions before then please contact Ms. Northcutt or Balfour.

Senior/Junior Parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 14th at 6:00 pm in the school cafeteria. We hope all parents can join us at this time.

Robotics

Our Robotics students have been working hard on some cool robots. Keep up the excellent work.

Fundraisers at GPE

Our Senior class will be having a Movie Night fundraiser on December 8th at 6 pm, please come support them. The price is $3 for students/$4 for visitors. Snacks will be sold. No outside food is allowed.

Stocking Grams are being sold now through December 13th in the main office. Students may purchase the stocking gram before/after school or during their lunch break. The cost is $2 each and will be delivered on December 15th.

Parent News

NO PLC early release on Wednesday, December 6th.

EOC Re-Testing begins on Monday, December 4th through Thursday, December 7th. Please make sure your child gets a good night rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and arrives at school on time.

Lifetouch will be back on December 11th to take photos for students that missed our first picture day or would like to retake their school pictures.

Parents please sign up for Remind101 to keep up with activities and events happening at the high school campus. Just text @gpepare to 81010.

Parents, if you have any gently used Advantage Academy uniform shirts that your child no longer uses, please donate them to our school and help your student earn some community service hours. Have your student drop them off in the Nurses office in order for them to get credit for their hour.

College Fair

A BIG thank you to all the colleges that came out to our College Fair and all the students that participated and made it a successful event.

DECA News

DECA Giving Tree is going on now through December 15th and all donations go to Mission Arlington. Parents; if your child donates an unwrapped toy, they will get one hour of Community Service hour for each toy up to a maximum of 5 hours. Please see Ms. Northcutt to get credit for your hours.

The DECA Pinning Ceremony will be held on December 12th at 6 pm in the school Auditorium.

DECA Officers for 2017 - 2018 school year:

Jenny Le (President)

Valeria Enriquez (VP of Leadership)

Ciera Buchanan (VP Community Service)

Jasmine Williams (VP Finance)

Noellia Perez (VP Social Media)

Anthony Delosreyes (VP Social Media)

Jenny Nguyen (VP Membership)

Abreon Owens (Parliamentarian)

Attendance Matters

Attendance Matters here at East!

We are working toward a 98% Attendance Goal but would prefer to have much more 100% days!

Please help us reach our goals by making sure your child is at school everyday and on time.

Teacher of the Month

Ms. Caruthers demonstrates the authority pillar. She is a person who manifest the role of leadership by supporting other staff members. Ms. Caruthers is a facilitator of learning, while students take on a leadership role in her classroom.

Parent Portal

Our TxConnect Parent Portal is your information source for your child's academic progress and success. Click the link below or go to our website home page and look for the Parent Portal link.

Your campus registrar will provide you the access code needed to create your account and review your child's grades or attendance. We ask parents to review their child's weekly progress.

Pare

Parent Portal Link