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About the School

"OUR CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE"
"NUESTROS NIÑOS SON EL FUTURO"


MISSION STATEMENT

Our children in grades PK through 5th will be provided a quality, well balanced, progressive educational program based on respect for their culture and each other.


DECLARACION DE METAS

A nuestros niños de grados PK a 5to se les proveerá un programa progresivo educacional de calidad y bien balanceado basado en respeto para sus culturas y hacia otros.


VISION/BELIEF STATEMENT

--The purpose of education is to meet the needs of all students and to prepare them to be life-long learners in order to be successful and productive citizens.
--Effective schools have parents, educators, and the community working together to provide a quality education, which challenges students to meet their individual potential.
--Successful students have high self-esteem, are good decision-makers and communicate effectively.
--Excellent teachers are motivators providing multiple learning experiences.
--Learning is an on-going process, influenced by a variety of experiences, which should be relevant, exciting, and motivating.
--Parents are role models actively involved in the education of the whole child.
--A quality instructional program should be one, which involves parents, students, all school personnel and community working to promote a well-rounded curriculum.
--The community must work together with our schools by sharing their expertise in order to support the educational process.

DECLARACION DE CREDO

--El propósito de la educación es para cumplir las necesidades de todos los estudiantes y para prepararlos para que sean aprendizes toda la vida, para que sean exitosos y ciudadanos productivos.
--Las escuelas efectivas tienen padres, educadores, y a la comunidad trabajando juntos para proveer una educación de calidad que reten a los estudiantes para alcanzar sus potencias individuales.
--Los estudiantes exitosos tienen un auto-estima alta, son fabricantes de buenas decisiones y pueden comunicarse efectivamente.
--Los maestros excelentes son motivadores que ofrecen experiencias de aprendizaje multiples.
--El aprendizaje es un proceso que continua por medio de una variedad de experiencias que deben ser relevantes, excitosas y motivantes.
--Los padres son modelos involucrados activamente en la total educación del niño.
--El programa instruccional de calidad debe ser uno el cual involucra padres, estudiantes, todo el personal de la escuela y la comunidad para promover un buen currículo.
--La comunidad debe trabajar junto con nuestra escuela para compartir el proceso educacional.

   

Academic & Extracurricular Programs

UIL A+ Academics 2nd -5th Grade:

  • Art Memory (4th-5th)
  • Chess Puzzle  (2nd-5th)
  • Creative Writing  (2nd)
  • Maps, Graphs and Charts (5th)
  • Spelling (3rd-5th)
  • Number Sense (4th-5th)
  • Storytelling  (2nd-3rd)
  • Music Memory (3rd-5th)
  • Ready Writing (3rd-5th)
  • Destination Imagination (4th-5th)
  • Cheer/Dance Club  (1-5th)
  • Girl Scouts Troop 1006 (K-7th Grade)
  • Sports***May combine with other campuses if low enrollment.