Zachry MS Wolverine Wire
May 15, 2021
A Message from your Principal
Please remember that it is not too late. Every student is welcome to return to in person instruction. Just come to school and we will get your student started. We do have 3 more weeks of school!!
Please update your data in the Home Access Center before May 23rd! Once your data is updated you will be able to see if your student is eligible for virtual learning next year. All students are being placed into in person learning and you must update your HAC data and select virtual for your student by May 23. Please call our campus at 210 39-7400 if you have any questions about completing Data Verification and your child's learning location for the 2021-2022 school year. Thank you.
Please see the calendar events so you can plan ahead:
STAAR and End of Course State testing: All testing is only in person and starts at 8:40 am.
Testing for the Reading STAAR will be online. Students need to bring their chromebooks fully charged to school for testing. Please get plenty of rest, come early for breakfast, this will help us know where students' success and needs are as we plan for the 2021-2022 school year:
Monday, May 17th, - 7th grade STAAR Reading test
Tuesday, May 18th - 8th grade STAAR Reading test
Early Release for Teacher planning - Wednesday, May 19th dismissal 12:30. Classes will meet on the following schedule:
Classes 20 minutes with 3 minute passing
Period Time
1st 8:40-9:00
2nd 9:03-9:23
3rd 9:26-9:46
4th 9:49-10:09
5th 10:12-10:32
6th 10:35-10:55
7th 10:58-11:18
8th 11:21-11:41
All students go to 4th period by 11:44
Child Nutrition will deliver lunches to classrooms.
Dismissal at 12:30 pm
Zachry Fine Arts Show May 20th 6-7pm on our football field. Please come and enjoy!
Attendance Retrieval for HS Credit Classes:
Students in High School Credit courses must have 90% attendance to receive credit according to Texas Law. This means for a semester class no more than 9 absences and for a year long course no more than 18 absences. We do not want to see a student with a passing grade not get credit due to absences. We offer attendance retrieval every morning, after school on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays as well as every Saturday in May from 9am-1pm (online at the following zoom link : Zoom Link .
Students who are not passing two or three core content classes - Math, Science, Social Studies or English Language Arts - will be notified that they will need to attend Summer School (in person) to move to the next grade. We are here to work with your student so they can have their summer break. Please contact us and respond to our attempts to reachout to you. Summer School potential letters have been mailed out to famlies.
Please see the summer opportunities to sign up for with the Title 1 Middle School Summer Art Camp notice below and information from our coaches for students entering Athletics for the 21-22 school year.
Susan Allain
Principal Zachry MS
End of Year Celebrations and Awards
June 1st - 8th grade Field Day 9am-4pm
7th grade Celebration/Awards 2-4pm (Live stream through YouTube for families)
June 2nd - 7th grade Fun Activity 9am-12 pm
6th grade Celebration/Awards 2-4pm (Live stream through YouTube for families)
June 3rd 6th grade Fun Activity 9am to 11:15 am
8th grade Celebration/Awards 2-4pm (Live stream through YouTube for families)
Home Access Center - Data Verification. Please update your data today - see PDF for directions! Once your data has been updated you will have the information if you student qualifies for Virtual Learning for the 21-22 school year.
STAAR, Algebra EOC, STAAR Alt2 and TELPAS State Testing Results Information in HAC Dates
State Assessment Scores available in June in HAC
Families can access their child’s Spring 2021 state assessment scores along with tailored resources by mid-summer.
Parents can view their child’s score history 24/7 by logging into NISD’s Home Access Center (HAC) and choosing the Texas Test Scores tab. This connects parents to the Texas Assessment Student Portal for families.
As always, the results will include detailed information in each subject, including areas of strength and gaps in learning, actual test questions, and tailored resources parents can use at home to support learning.
If you do not currently have a HAC account, you may follow the instructions here to create one. Once the account has been created, parents may view their child’s state assessment score history by following the steps attached.
Join our Zachry Parent Teacher Student Association (Zachry PTSA) Membership is $5
End of the Year General Meeting of the Zachry PTSA will be on Tuesday, June 1st at 6pm on Zoom Join Zoom Meeting
https://nisd-net.zoom.us/j/4542099548?pwd=VHJPczA4cWp2VnZSWUdlZ3gxRi9Mdz09 Meeting ID: 454 209 9548 Passcode: allainLet us know if you are interested in being on our 2021-2022 Zachry PTSA Board. Email: Susan.Allain@nisd.net and I will share your name with our nominating committee.
Please continue to join, if you have not had a chance to do so, to support our PTSA.
Joint our PTSA at Jointpta.org
Let your voice be heard!
Zachry Soccer vs. Jordan Middle School
At Zachry, play will be on our auxilary field. Please bring a chair for the sidelines and safe distancing.
Friday, May 21, 2021, 05:00 PM
Girls Soccer at Jordan MS / Boys Soccer v. Jordan MS at Zachry
Camp Zachry - for students and families new to Zachry MS/Zachry Magnet
For our students who are virtual, coming to us from other campuses and students in our Zachry Magnet Program, You and your families are invited to come to Camp Zachry on
May 15th 9am-12pm
or May 24th 6-7 pm
Please RSVP with the following Google Form so we can prepare for you!
Zachry Fine Arts Spring Show
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 06:00 PM
Zachry Middle School, 9410 Timber Path, San Antonio, TX, USA
End of the Year Zachry PTSA meeting on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://nisd-net.zoom.us/j/4542099548?pwd=VHJPczA4cWp2VnZSWUdlZ3gxRi9Mdz09
Meeting ID: 454 209 9548 Passcode: allain
Tuesday, Jun 1, 2021, 06:00 PM
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Pizza Pizza - Zachry PTSA fundraiser
Zachry Families,
It’s pizza time! Starting today and for the next 4 weeks, our Zachry PTSA is selling Pizza Kits to raise money for our students. To reach our goal and be successful, we need everyone’s help. It’s super easy to join the fun!
Pizza Kits will be delivered directly to your/their home by FedEx, so send the link to your out of state family and friends, too. You can even post our link on your social media pages.
Every kit we sell earns $6 profit and makes an impact.
Thank you and get your pizza today!
Zachry PTSA
Athletics - Information on Summer Camp and Physicals
Our athletic department has sent home a packet with paperwork for students who are interested in playing sports next year and who are taking the athletics class.
Summer camp information
Student physical paperwork (being offered at school May 19th the time has changed to 11am to 12:30pm during the school day)
Rank one paper work which must be filled out online
For those virtual students, you can swing by the front office and ask for an athletic packet
If you have any questions, please contact our head coaches.
Free Summer School Opportunity for Current 8th graders who did not pass CommAps this past Fall or did not get credit due to attendance
Title 1 Middle School Art Camp
Hours 1:15 -4:15 pm
Transportation from Home campus to Holmes HS
No charge for Zachry Students!
Monday, Jun 14, 2021, 12:00 AM
Holmes High School, Ingram Road, San Antonio, TX, USA
Learn more about Zachry MS and Public Education at #RootEdZachry
PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. OUR POLICY IS TO RETURN CALLS WITHIN 24 HOURS
Main Number: 210-397-7400
Zacdhry Magnet School: 210-397-7490
Principal - Susan Allain 210-397-7410 Susan.Allain@nisd.net
Academic Dean - Juliana Molina 210-397-7411 Juliana.Molina@nisd.net
Academic Dean Zachry Magnet School Program Cybersecurity, Global Communications & Information Technology - Gina Rodriguez Gina.Rodriguez@nisd.net 210-397-7495
Vice Principal - Autumn (Wendi) Peralta 210-397-7415 (8th grade Administrator) Wendi.Peralta@nisd.net
Assistant Principal - Richard De La Garza 210-397-7416 ( 7th grade Administrator) Richard.delagarza@nisd.net
Administrator Intern - Gerald Winter 210-397-7417 (6th grade Administrator) Gerald.Winter@nisd.net
Counselors:
6th Grade and Head Counselor Monica Perez 210-397-7425 Monica.Perez@nid.net
7th grade Counselor Chris Benavidez 210-397-7427 Chris.Benavidez@nisd.net
8th grade Counselor Yvonne Martinez 210-397-7428 Yvonne.Martinez@nisd.net .
Zachry Magnet Program Counselor Lindsey Gervais 210-397-7496 Lindsey.Gervais@nisd.net
Email: Susan.Allain@nisd.net
Website: www.nisd.net/zachry
Location: 9410 Timber Path, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210)397-7400
Twitter: @NISDZachry