Student-Led Conferences

The week of November 6 began our district student-led conference week.  Teachers sent out scheduled times for you to sign up where your scholar can lead you through some of the items they have been working on throughout the school year, as well as show you how they are progressing.  Please look for the messages from your scholar's teachers and sign up for a time to meet with your scholar!  Reach out to your scholar's teacher if you have any questions or need assistance signing up for a conference time.

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures - review

Thank you for continuing to help keep our staff and scholars safe by following our school's arrival and dismissal procedures and protocols.  Please remember to enter only from Collins Street and exit onto Sublett Rd.  There are rare occasions where school traffic might need to be redirected in a different pattern, but unless directed, please follow the correct entrance and exit patterns.  Please also remember that kindness is key.  😁 When we all follow the rules and take turns in line, the line runs much smoother and is much less stressful. 

Also, friendly reminder that per district policy, scholars will not be able to be dismissed 30 minutes before dismissal (not after 3:00pm on Monday - Thursday and not after 12:30pm on Friday's).  If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Vinten to discuss.

Your help and support is very much appreciated!  

Uniforms - IMPORTANT!

All students should be in uniform.  Jeans are not part of the uniform, and scholars will call home if not in uniform.  Uniform expectations:

• Manara logo navy blue or gray shirt

• Navy blue or gray pants

• Sweatpants are NOT acceptable uniform pants

Any scholars not in uniform will initially be given a warning and parents will be notified.  After three uniform violations, a scholar will be given detention on a Friday from 1pm-4:00pm.  After the first detention, if uniform violations continue to occur, an in-school suspension will be given.  

Friday dress down days will start to be taken away for those scholars who are not in uniform during the week.  If you have any questions regarding the uniform, please reach out to Mrs. Vinten.

As the weather gets cooler, scholars will still be going outside for PE and recess.  Any type of jacket is fine for outside, but if they are wanting to wear it in the building, it must be SOLID NAVY OR SOLID GRAY in color.  You can order uniform jackets, but solid navy or solid gray jackets do not have to have the Manara logo on them.

Nov 13 STAAR Interim - 6th, 7th, 8th grade ELAR - campus closed to visitors

Nov 16 STAAR Interim - 8th grade Social Studies - campus closed to visitors

Nov 17 Dismissal at 1:00pm

Nov 20-24 No school for staff and scholars - Thanksgiving Break

Nov 27 No school for scholars - staff professional development day

Nov 30 Birthday Thursday for the month of November

Dec 11-15 Arabic Benchmark Window 

Dec 15 3rd 6 week period ends/Semester 1 ends

Dec 15 Dismissal at 1:00pm

Dec 18-Jan 1 Winter Break

Jan 2 No school for scholars - staff professional development day

Jan 3 School Resumes for scholars

Jan 3 Start of the 4th week grading period

Jan 15 MLK Jr. Holiday - No school for staff & scholars