Paredes Parent Connection
Paredes Middle School
A Message From Our Paredes Middle School Principal and Parent Support Specialist
Good evening Puma Nation,
We would like to invite you to an upcoming parent meeting that will be taking place next week on October 4th. We will have these meetings monthly. The dates are noted below.
Coffee with the Principal Meeting
Time: 8:30-9:30 am
Where: Cafeteria
Date: Monday, October 4, 2021
Topic: Bullying
We look forward to seeing you there.
Dates for Upcoming Meetings are as follows:
Monday, November 1, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
Monday, January 10, 2021
Monday, February 7, 2021
Monday, March 7, 2021
Monday April 4, 2021
Topics to be discussed will be announced in upcoming newsletters.
We appreciate your continued support. Please contact Mr. Salazar or Mr. Johnson, our Parent Support Specialist for more information at 512-841-6831 or email larry.w.johnson@austinisd.org.
We are Puma Nation.
Thank you,
Principal
(512) 841-6800
District Event for Parents
A Message From the Paredes School Counselors
Hello Parents:
As September comes to an end this week, we are excited to meet with students and assist them the best we can with numerous topics ranging from individual, social, and academic concerns. We are also reminding students about the importance of Respect for themselves, Respect for Others, Respect for Property during the advisory lessons that are done by the counseling team on Monday mornings. We are continuing to share the No Place for Hate Resolution of Respect (noted below) and provide examples with fun videos and activities.
Notes about October:
October Character word is COURAGE.
October is Bullying Prevention Month - doing our best to prevent childhood bullying by promoting kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.
Red Ribbon Week - October 25 - October 29 -- Encouraging students to Make Healthy Choices and Say NO to Drugs!!! Activities for the week will be announced soon.
Counselor Contact Information:
Belinda Garces - 6th Grade, belinda.garces@austinisd.org
Angela Gomez-Pena 7th Grade - angela.gomez-pena@austinisd.org
Ramiro Perez (Lead Counselor) 8th Grade -- ramiro.perez@austinisd.org
CHARACTER WORD OF MONTH : RESPECT
Please Encourage your child to practice Respect for themselves, for others, and for property.
Earn trust through your kind actions
Self Monitor & Think First
Personal Space
Empathize by Listening and Connecting
Cheer others and their successes
Treat everyone as an equal
No Place for Hate Pledge
Paredes Middle School has been participating in the No Place for HateĀ® Campaign for the past 4 years. It is a student-driven initiative aimed at working together as a school community to show that intolerance, bullying, and hatred are not acceptable on our campus.
Our school has the opportunity to become designated as No Place for HateĀ® by completing three school wide activities during the school year. More information regarding this will follow soon.
We begin this initiative by introducing the No Place For Hate Pledge (shown below) and discussing the importance of accepting every person's differences, appreciating and valuing the uniqueness of individuals, and not criticizing others for those differences. This will be presented to the students on Monday mornings during their advisory time in the month of September.
This campaign is also part of Social Emotional Learning.
Paredes Middle School Counselors Want to Hear From You
Please fill out the questionnaire to assist counselors in working on input to best serve our PUMA Families and Students. Thank you.