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A message from Principal Vinten
A message from Principal Vinten
Good afternoon, STEM families!
I hope you have had the opportunity to read the letter sent via email from Ms. Sudan regarding the incident on campus during Friday's dismissal. If you have not read the letter from her, please take the time to do so today. If you did not receive it, please reach out to Ms. Smith so that we can make sure to have the correct email address in PowerSchool for you. I will be meeting with all scholars and staff tomorrow to go over the information sent out by Ms. Sudan and to reiterate the great job everyone did who was on campus that afternoon. We will have additional counseling supports on campus tomorrow for any scholar to talk to if needed as well.
It was great seeing a lot of you at the American Muslim Cultural Celebration in Arlington on Saturday! I was able to speak with a lot of community members and prospective new families. Open enrollment is still going on, so please invite anyone with scholars in grades Pre-K through 8th grade to enroll for next school year! Enjoy the beautiful weather! And remember, this week all scholars can dress out of uniform since we had 100% participation in our Intent to Return process.
#MAWAY!
Principal Vinten
The mission of Manara Academy is to provide students with a creative, adaptive and ethical environment to become knowledgeable inquirers and future leaders in a diverse and evolving global society where we master languages, honor cultural heritages, and respect diversity.
TELPAS Testing
TELPAS Testing
Please read this link regarding the upcoming TELPAS testing. We will be assessing scholars in grades 2, 3, 5, & 6 on February 27th and scholars in grades 4, 7 & 8 on February 28 within the domains of reading and writing. The week of March 6 scholars will continue testing, focusing on the listening and speaking portion of the exam. If a student is absent on the day of testing, a make-up test will be administered before March 24, 2023.
The assessment components for grades K–1 and 2–12 differ in the following ways:
Grades K–1: Holistically rated listening, speaking, reading, and writing assessments based on ongoing classroom observations and student interactions.
Grades 2–12: Online reading, listening, speaking and writing tests.
If you have any further questions, please reach out to our ESL teacher, Ms. Stoker (ahayesstoker@manaraacademy.org) or our Director of Special Populations, Ms. Chamri (cchamri@manaraacademy.org).
Student-Led Conferences
Student-Led Conferences
Student-led conferences will continue this week. Please see the Sign-Up Genius link sent from your scholar's teacher(s) to sign up for a time to come in and listen to your scholar present their work. Student-led conferences will continue through the month of March. All scholars are looking forward to presenting their work with you!
100% Intent to Return Completion!
100% Intent to Return Completion!
A big thank you to all of the families who filled out your scholar's Intent to Return for the 2023-2024 school year! We had 100% of our families fill out the Intent to Return! Because we had 100% participation, ALL SCHOLARS WILL RECEIVE A WEEK'S WORTH OF FREE DRESS DOWN DAYS THIS WEEK (March 6-10)!!! Great job, STEM families! We are so excited about our numbers for the 2023-2024 school year! If you know of any families who would like to enroll their scholar for next school year, open enrollment is underway! Let them know to come on in and Ms. Smith can help them enroll their scholar for next year! YAY!!
Paper Tutoring App for Grades 4-8
Paper Tutoring App for Grades 4-8
Paper is a program our district has purchased to help assist scholars in their academic progression within grades 4-8. Click on this link to learn more about Paper and how it can assist your scholar in their nightly homework. Scholars will be utilizing this daily within their classroom as well. Teachers and the adminstrator is also able to view the scholar/tutor interaction and dialogue so that we can support at school also. Please reach out to your scholar's teacher if you have any questions regarding Paper! All scholars in grades 4-8 should be using the Paper app on Clever at home with homework support.
PAPER Missions Contest!
PAPER Missions Contest!
Manara Academy has entered into a PAPER Missions Contest! 7 days remain in the contest!
The Rules are SIMPLE.
1. Between Monday, February 27th and Sunday, March 12th (right before Spring Break) scholars in grades 4-12 can complete as many Paper Math Missions as possible.
The scholars completing the most Paper Missions between Monday and the 12th of March will win a bunch of Paper SWAG. (Maybe a little something extra from the superintendent if any of our Manara Students are declared Paper Math Mission Champs!)
Reach out to your scholar's teacher for further information!
ESL YouTube Channel & Newsletter
ESL YouTube Channel & Newsletter
Below is our Manara ESL YouTube Channel link, as well as the ESL Newsletter link! Please view the links below for great information pertaining to our ESL department.
Autism Awareness Advocacy
Autism Awareness Advocacy
Our district will be hosting an event to support Autism Awareness within the month of April. National Autism Awareness day April 2. To help celebrate the event we will be hosting, there is an opportunity to also purchase shirts for this event. Please share this ordering link below with friends, family, and students who are interested in purchasing a shirt to support this event. All ordered shirts will ship to the district office and will be distributed them once they arrive. Here is the link to order shirts if you are interested. The t-shirt order form closes on March 10. More information on the event to come!
Snack Cart this week & updated information!
Snack Cart this week & updated information!
Snack Cart will take place this Thursday, March 9. Snack cart prices will now range from $.025 to $2.00. Please send in money with your scholar that day, or if dropping it off for them, please make sure it is given to Ms. Smith before 1:30pm. Scholars will not be allowed to call home to request for snack cart money to be brought in if a scholar forgot their money, as this is taking away from class work time. Thank you for your understanding!
Grade Level Newsletters
Grade Level Newsletters
Below are links to grade level newsletters (continued from the week prior due to the snow days last week). Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Mar 6-10 TELPAS Testing completion for grades 2 through 8
Mar 6-10 Free Dress Down Days for ALL Scholars!
Mar 9 Snack Cart
Mar 10 Autism T-Shirt Order Form Closes (see link within the newsletter to order)
Mar 12 Daylight Savings Time
Mar 13-17 Spring Break - No School for Staff & Scholars
Mar 29 Art Show (more information to come)
Mar 29 Family Fun Night (more information to come)
Apr 19 3rd & 4th Grade Reading STAAR
Apr 25 5th & 6th Grade Reading STAAR
Apr 26 7th & 8th Grade Reading STAAR
Apr 27 5th & 8th Grade Science STAAR
May 1 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR
May 2 3rd & 4th Grade Math STAAR
May 3 5th & 6th Grade Math STAAR
May 4 7th & 8th Grade Math STAAR
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