Grand Prairie West November 2017
District News
Thank you parents!  So far this year, we have seen great responses from parents at all Campuses.  One of our goals this year is to increase positive parent engagement which will help every student reach their full potential and grow in all areas. We encourage you to attend as many parent events, including Parent-Teacher  nights and to volunteer to help out at your child's campus.  


Angela McDonald
Superintendent
Principal's Message
Dr. Lisa Hill
Principal 
Grand Prairie West
Thank you for an outstanding October! From Fire Prevention Week to Take Your Parents to Lunch Day and Drug Awareness during Red Ribbon Week and fun times with the Book Character Parade and Pink Out, October was filled with wonderful treats! 

November is a time to be thankful and I am thankful to work with so many terrific teachers, stellar students, and fabulous families! As we look forward to honoring our Veterans and celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends - we are truly blessed to be a part of a wonderful country and the AWESOME Advantage Academy!
Goals to Learn By


Please help us achieve each of our goals! You can help us with Attendance, Academics and Family Engagement. 
West is on a Quest to be Our Best!!
Parent Academy - November 2nd
Data Discussions

This Thursday, November 2nd, we will be having a Parent Academy where we will share data with you about your child. This will be a group parent-teacher conference. You will meet in your child's 3rd period classroom and learn about the types of assessments your child is taking at his/her grade level. Teachers will also share with you your child's individual assessment results. Parents of students with perfect attendance for the first nine weeks will receive a certificate during the Parent Academy.

There will be two sessions on November 2nd - one at 4:30 PM and one at 5:30 PM. If you have children in more than one grade level, you may attend one classroom for the first session and another classroom for the second session. These are not come-and-go sessions. They will each last about 45 minutes. We encourage you to arrange childcare for small children so that you can focus your attention on learning about your elementary or middle school student's progress.

What:  Parent Academy - Data Discussions
When: Thursday, November 2nd
Time: 4:30 PM - Session 1
              5:30 PM - Session 2 (repeat of Session 1)
Where: In your child's 3rd Period Classroom

Pre-K - All are meeting in the Small Gym
Kinder - All are meeting in the Cafeteria

1st Grade
Malone - Room 419
Scott - Room 417
Williams - Room 418
5th Grade
5A (Pringle) - Room 400
5B (Griffin) - Room 316
5C (Penn) - Room 315
5D (Kinnear) - Room 317
2nd Grade
Delaney - Room 410
King - Room 409
Leija - Room 411
6th Grade
6A (Bell w/Stromile) - Room 312
6B (Gloyna) - Room 302
6C (Galias) - Room 305
3rd Grade
3A (Cockran) - Room 404
3B (Antkowiak) - Room 407
3C (Easley) - Room 405
7th Grade
7A (Duncan) - Room 306
7B (Smith) - Room 304
7C (Linch) - Room 313
4 th Grade
4A (Tisdale) - Room 314
4B (Milam for Davis) - Room 403
4C (Lawson) - Room 402
4D (Neace) - Room 401
8th Grade
8A (Reece) - Room 303
8B (Shead for Sub) - Room 300
8C (Syke) - Room 301
8D (Green) - Room 307


Fall Back!
Turn Back Time...

It's time to turn back the clocks - November 5th!!
October was AWESOME!
Outstanding October

What a great time to be at Grand Prairie West!

Take Your Parents to Lunch Day

Many families came out on National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day! Thank you for joining us!
Fire Safety Month


Grand Prairie Fire Department help our PreK-2nd Graders Learn about Fire Safety

Drug Safety

 Grand Prairie Police share with GPW 3rd-5th Graders about Drug Safety

8th Grade Academic Awareness

GPW 8th Graders visited Grand Prairie East to learn about the transition from 8th grade to High School including our free Dual College Credit classes!

Book Character Parade


GPW students had fun Celebrating Reading by dressing up as their favorite book character!

Teacher of the Month


Congratulations to the Teachers of the Month of 
November 2017
November Happenings
Mark Your Calendars

Nov 1-9 - Canned Food Drive
Nov 2 - Parent Academy - Data Discussions (4:30 & 5:30 PM)
Nov 6 - Picture Re-takes
Nov 10 - Veteran's Day Assembly for 4th-8th Grades
Nov 13-17 - Math/ELAR/SS/Sci Mid-Assessments
Nov 16 - Thanksgiving Luncheon
Nov 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break

More details about each of these November events will be coming home soon!
Canned Food Drive
Help Us Help Others!

All GPW students will have the opportunity to participate in a canned food drive from November 1st through 9th. Each grade level will be tracking how many cans of food they collect and there will be a competition to collect the MOST! On Thursday, November 9th, student leaders will help "stuff the bus" with the collected items and Advantage Academy will drive the canned food to the North Texas Food Bank to benefit families in need. Thank you for sharing what you can!
Honoring Our Veterans
Show Our Gratitude

November 10th we will have a special assembly for our 4th-8th grade students to learn more about Veteran's Day. We would like to involve all of our students in recognizing and honoring our veterans. 

If you or someone in your family is currently serving in the military or has served in the past, we would like to invite you to send a picture of that person to school with your child. Be sure to label the picture (on the back) with your child's name and grade. Also include the name of the family member, the branch of the military, and the years of service. You may also wish to include the relationship to the student (mother, grandfather, uncle, etc.) Please submit your photos no later than November 8th.

We plan to have a Wall of Honor in our cafeteria for all of the school to see.  We will leave the Wall of Honor up through the end of November and will return your photos at that time.
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.   

Ms. Shaw, our campus registrar can provide you with an 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.
Important Dates

Nov 1-9 
"Stuff the Bus" Canned Food Drive

Nov 1
PLC Day

Nov 2
 Parent Academy 4:30-6:30 PM

Nov 6-17
Parent Conferences

Nov 6
Individual Picture Re-takes

Nov 8
PLC Day

Nov 10
 Veteran's Day Assembly - 4th-8th grades

Nov 15
 PLC Day

Nov 16
GPW Family Thanksgiving Luncheon 
10:00-1:15

Nov 20-24
Thanksgiving Break

Nov 29
 PLC Day







 

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