Tierrra Del Sol

Notes from Ms. Triplett 🐣

Spring is here and excitement is in the air as we continue to have a wonderful year of learning here at Tierra. As always, we greatly appreciate the combined efforts of all as we support our students in successfully meeting the highest of standards set before them!

As we enter the month of April, our teachers and staff continue to introduce and review rigorous academic skills and content across all grade levels. With state assessments around the corner, it is imperative that our students are present each and every day. State testing will occur on the following dates:

**Reading- April 18

**Science-April 25

**Math May 2

During this testing window, please be sure to support your children by having them at school on time each morning, and are well-rested from the night before.

We thank you in advance for your continued support as our students excel during STAAR Testing.

This week we celebrate Mrs. Jones, my wonderful Assistant Principal and Mrs. Castaneda. Both of these ladies make a difference at TDS. Mrs. Jones, your NBA lunches and PBIS Celebrations promotes the positivity that make TDS a great place for students to learn. Mrs. Castaneda your reading challenges help make reading fun for students. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me.

Always in the best interest of TDS,

Monica Triplett

Mark Your Calendars

WEEK OF 4/3- NATIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S WEEK

4/4 NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARIAN'S DAY

4/5 Clubs

4/6 NBA Luncheon

4/7 Good Friday- No School

4/14 Field Trip Pre-K El Paso Zoo

4/14 STAAR DANCE/STUCO DANCE DURING PE

4/18 STAAR READING

4/19 CLUBS CANCELED

4/20 KINDER FIELD TRIP LICON DAIRY

4/25 STAAR SCIENCE

4/28 WELLNESS WALK / HEALTH FAIR

Looking ahead to May

Awards Schedule

5/26. Kinder 8:45 Pre-School Pre-K. 1:00

5/30. 2nd 8:45 3rd 1:00

5/31 1st 8:45 4th 1:00

6/1 5th 8:45

Counselor's Corner

Hello Sundancers Community,

I wanted to take a dew minutes to introduce myself, my name is Ms. Ismelda Mata, and I am the proud school counselor for Tierra de Sol. If you need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to me.

This month of April we will be focusing on Kindness in the classroom on the characteristic of COURAGE!!

Ms. Ismelda Mata

School Counselor Imata7@yisd.net

(915) 434-5803

Tierra Del Sol Registration

Early Online Enrollment

https://www.yisd.net/enroll

This opportunity for early online enrollment will officially opens to the public on Monday, April 3. Documents required for online enrollment include:

Copies of the student's birth certificate
Parent/guardian ID
Current proof of residency
Vaccination records
Previous school records (if applicable)

If your child is/will be a transfer student, the webpage to access the transfer application will not open until Monday, April 3. However, you may still access and complete your child's online enrollment on March 27, then return to the campus website on April 3 to fill out and complete the transfer application.

If you are unable to access the online enrollment portal please contact the office.

Reading Challenge Continues

NEW LIBRARY CHALLENGE

Please put in your update: New Challenge

The new challenge will run from March 1 to May 5. The goals are as follows.

1st grade 14 books

2nd grade 21 books

3rd grade 26 books

4th grade 30 books

5th grade 34 books

For every 2 points earned with 80% or higher, students will draw an Easter egg with a mystery prize! If all students reach their goal, Ms. Triplett and Mrs. Jones will kiss a pig! Please help us reach our goal.

Thank you and Happy Reading!

Rebecca Q. Castañeda M.L.I.S

Librarian

Tierra Del Sol Elementary

1832 Tommy Aaron
El Paso, TX 79936

(915)434-5850

https://tdslib.weebly.com/

STAAR RESULTS WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

STAAR Results on May 22 and What Do They Mean

Using the link below, the reports we get from the state on May 22 will look like the tables enclosed. The state will base it on raw scores.

As a campus we will use this information to identify and support our students via intervention. What does intervention look like at TDS, Curriculum Enrichment Class, Before School and After School Tutoring, Two (Fall and Spring) Intersessions and Summer School.

Students in Orange and Yellow will require some intervention and we will work collectively as a campus to identify our students in need of intervention.

Clink the Clink Below: ⤵️

https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/early-results-guidance-tables

NEW STAAR 2.0- WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) test is being redesigned to make the test more tightly aligned to the classroom experience.

House Bill 3906 established a “multiple choice cap,” meaning that no more than 75% of points on a STAAR test can be based on multiple choice questions. STAAR 2.0 will have new question types that reflect classroom test questions and allow students more ways to show their understanding.

Sundancer family, if you want more information on STAAR Redesign, please log into the following website:

https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/assessment-initiatives/hb-3906/staar-redesign#nit

You can help your child by assisting them through several practice test in reading, math, and science. Click on the following link which will take you to:

Resources to Support New Question Types