Hello Carrillo Families and Community Members,

Welcome to the start of the 2023-24 school year! The entire Carrillo team is looking forward to another outstanding year with your students! While you have been on summer vacation, we’ve been busy on campus getting campus ready for the return of our young cougars. All the rooms have been outfitted with new Promethean Active Panels to continue our mission to provide students with everything they need to achieve greatness!

I also wanted to give you all an update on the beginning of this school year so that you have time to plan and prepare. If you have a question that is not answered below, please email or call me or bring them with you one of our upcoming events on campus. We are looking forward to having you back on campus!

Thank you for your commitment to Carrillo and TUSD. We are so excited to begin this year in partnership with you and help your student find their individual superpowers that will lead them to Sucess Across the Edu-Verse!

See you on August 2nd!

All my best for a wonderful rest of your summer,

Ms. Bittel

• Wednesday, August 2 - Meet the Teacher (2:00 - 3:00pm)
• Thursday, August 3 - First Day of School
• Wednesday,. August 16 - PTO Meeting
• Tuesday, August 22 - Open House and Title I Meeting (5:00 - 7:00pm)
• Wednesay, August 23 - No School (Professional Learning Day)

Please see the 2023-24 Year at a Glance Calendar at the end of this newsletter. Please note that this is a TENTATIVE calendar. Please continue to read the weekly Community Update, follow us on Facebook, and stay tuned to teacher newsletters to stay current on any changes/updates to the calendar.

Many parents have reached out and asked about supply lists. Teachers will give their supply lists out at the Meet the Teacher event. They are also posted on our website. You may also access them using the hyperlinks below.

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade
• Fifth Grade

If you encounter any difficulty, please email the office and we'll get the list to you.

Attendance in school is directly correlated to student achievement, so it is extremely important your students are in school every single day to be successful. Research shows that missing more than 8 days of school can cause significant gaps in a student’s education. Please try to schedule appointments or family outings outside the school schedule and during school holidays. If a student is consistently absent, a member of the Family Support Team will reach out to see how we can best support you.

If your student does need to miss a day, please be sure to call in to our new Attendance Technician, Diane Quiroz at 225-1202 so she can record the reason for the absence. Her line is open 24 hours a day to report student absences. Thank you for your help!

We will also be adopting the TUSD "No-Slur Zone" iniative. Thank you for helping reinforce the Carrillo expectations of calling students only by their names and use only kind words.

Parent Pickup will continue to be at 17th street. Thank you for remaining in your car. We will continue to use radios and a loudspeaker to call for studentsthis year to keep pickup lines short.

Please note that the city has redefined some fire lanes that must be kept open along Samaniego with bright red paint. Thank you for not parking or stopping in those spaces. Thank you also for keeping the neighborhood driveways and mailboxes open as a courtesy to our neighbors. Thank you for your help!

Please see the recommended way to depart the neighborhood once you have picked up your student. This will eliminate congestion and increase the safety for both our families and the surrounding neighborhood community members.