Trix Family News

• 10% Growth on ELA AND MATH on State Assessments - MSTEP
  

• 60% of scholars will meet their yearly NWEA Growth Target in ELA and Math.

• 90% SCHOLAR PERSISTENCE -It is important that our scholars stay with Trix Academy in order to see the Academic Growth they need to be High School Ready!

• 90% STAFF RETENTION - Keeping our staff in place year after year also ensures that not only are relationships built with our scholars and families, mastery in instruction is also taking place.

• 95% AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE - Scholars have to be in the building daily in order to learn. We want to build and foster a community of learning that values daily attendance.

Trix Academy Scholars! Let's Win Quarter Two!!!

Good evening Trix Academy Families,

I hope everyone stayed warm and enjoyed their three day weekend. I also hope you all had a chance to reflect on all the wonderful contribution Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has had on our community and the world. His impact on us all will forever be felt.

We are 10 days away from the end of quarter 2. I am asking parents to please encourage your scholars to complete all their assignments and to communicate with teachers to ensure they have completed any missing work.

I am also calling on parents to support our Average Daily Attendance Goal of 95% by ensuring scholars are in class daily. Scholars must be in school daily to get the necessary instruction to perform at grade level.

Please join us for our parent meeting tomorrow to discuss the affects of absenteeism and scholar performance.

We look forward to seeing you!!

Let's WIN the WEEK!!!

The issue of attendance is has a compromising affect on scholars and can affect their ability to learn and grow in the long term. I am asking all parents to please join the Trix Academy Administration Team and Every School Day Counts Detroit to discuss issues surround scholars attendance. Let's put an end to absenteeism at Trix Academy so our scholars can have a successful future.

I want to thank parents for your patience with our new dismissal procedure. Please continue to pack your patience as we continue work through the kinks.

Our procedure is below:

Parents will drive to the Trix Academy Pick Up Sign (In Green ) located at the corner of Fairmont and Fairport to give the name and grade of your scholar to the Trix Staff Members. The staff member will radio your scholar's name for pick up and parents will drive around to the JoAnn Street Side of the building with the double door. Look for the dismissal Sign In Red.

All scholars will be prepared and waiting in the gym and hallways for parent arrivals.

Parents who walk to pick up scholars, please come to the main doors for pickup assistant.

Walkers will be dismissed at 3:25.

Also the Main Doors will open for scholars at 7:30 so that NO Scholars will be outside prior to the school day.

Congratulations to all of our scholars for displaying positive behavior for the month of January.

Great job!

A'mara Chiildress - Ms. Long(K)

Jalaya Smith - Mrs. Kulcharyk(K)

Z'Ryiah Evans - Ms. Owens(1st grade)

Morgan Rivers - Mrs. Munoz(1st grade)

Sade King - Ms. Fluker(2nd grade)

Emani Hester - Ms. Stamas(3rd grade)

Madisynn Bell - Ms. Henry(4th/5th grade)

Niema Wade - Ms. Bradley(5th grade)

Helena Catledge - 6th grade, Middle School

Renee Bascomb - 7th grade, Middle School

Lakira Burton - 8th grade, Middle School

• January 17th - Parent Scholar Attendance Meeting (Trix Gym)
• K-4th 8:45-9:20
• 5th-8th 9:30-10
• January 20th - Pep Rally 2pm-3pm
• January 23rd - NWEA Testing Begins ELA and Math
• January 27th - End of Quarter 2
• January 30th - Start of Quarter 3
• February 8th - COUNT DAY

Make sure you are practicing your math concepts and ready for your Math Blasters competition this Wednesday! Winners will be announced during our Pep Rally Friday, January 20th!!!

Let's see who is a Master Math Blaster!!!

Art Club Tuesday - 3:45-4:45

Chess Club Wednesday - 3:45-4:45

Cheer Team Practice - Tuesday and Thursday 3:45-5:15

Boys Basketball Practice - Tuesday and Friday 3:45-5:15

Trix Academy Staff and Emails

Leadership

Luvenia Perkins, Principal - l.perkins@mecc-academies.org

Paula Hayes, Culture Specialist - p.hayes@mecc-academies.org

Laura Green, Instructional Specialist - lgreen@phalenacademies.org

Karen Orpe, Instructional Coach - k.orpe@mecc-academies.org

Sheilene Smith, Operations Manager - s.smith@mecc-academies.org

Tyresha Robinson, Student Enrollment Coordinator - tyrobinson@phalenacademies.org

Domonique Williams, Office Manager - d.williams@mecc-academies.org

Kindergarten

Charlene Long, Teacher - c.long@mecc-academies.org

Michelle Kulcharyk, Teacher - m.kulcharyk@mecc-academies.org

First Grade

Tiara Owens, Teacher - t.owens@mecc-academies.org

Grace Munoz, Teacher - g.munoz@mecc-academies.org

Second Grade

Alicia Fluker - Teacher - a.fluker@mecc-academies.org

Third Grade

Stephanie Stamas, Teacher - s.stamas@mecc-academies.org

Fourth Grade

Chelsea Henry, Teacher - p.nelson@mecc-academies.org

Fifth Grade

Asia Bradley, Teacher - a.bradley@mecc-academies.org

Middle School

LaTesha Gordon, ELA Teacher - l.gordon@mecc-academies.org

Youssef Abdel-Hafez, Science Teacher - y.hafez@mecc-academies.org

Steven Orellana, Social Studies Teacher - s.orellana@mecc-academies.org

Alana Hubbell, Math Teacher - a.hubbell@mecc-academies.org

Special Education

Phylicia Furlow, Special Education Lead Teacher - p.furlow@mecc-academies.org

Monica Mbua, Teacher - m.mbua@mecc-academies.org

Support Teachers

Marsha Richardson, Teacher - m.richardson@mecc-academies.org

Lisa Myers, Teacher - l.myers@mecc-academies.org

Enrichment

Ms. Allen, SEL-Technology Teacher - s.sharps@mecc-academies.org

Jerel Allen, Physical Education Teacher - j.allen@mecc-academies.org

Abigail Loughrey Art Teacher- a.loughrey@mecc-academies.org

Math Interventionist

Armando Brucaj, Math Teacher - a.brucaj@mecc-academies.org

Josef McKinney, Teacher - j.mckinney@mecc-academies.org

Reading Intervention

Nicolas Wolak, Teacher - n.wolak@mecc-academies.org

Sheryll Purdy, Teacher - s.purdy@mecc-academies.org

Atica Bell, Teacher - a.bell@mecc-academies.org

At Trix, all of our students are scholars. Our scholars learn robotics and coding; and they participate in daily enrichment courses in arts and humanities. Join us as we help to fuel our students’ dreams with: data driven instruction, brand new state- of-the art technology, and exceptional teachers who truly care about their success.

Website: http://trix.mecc-academies.org/
Location: 20045 Joann Avenue, Detroit, MI 48205, USA
Phone: 313.426.1020
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrixAcademy