A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Hello Mustang Families!
WELCOME BACK! I am so excited to see everyone return and would like to extend a hearty welcome to our new families who have enrolled at our campus. January will be a very busy academic and extracurricular month for our Mustangs, but also an exciting one. As we continue to ramp up our instructional focus, our PK-5 students will be taking their districtwide middle of the year assessments. This data will allow us to see where our students are at the mid-point and how we need to proceed to either build their necessary foundational skills or accelerate their learning. All data will be discussed with parents at our Spring parent conferences on Monday, January 23, 2023.
We are pleased to welcome Disney Musicals in Schools program to our campus and will be holding auditions and callbacks this month for our school production of "The Lion King Kids". We are in a partnership with the AT&T Performance Arts Center and will have two professional actors/choreographers working with us. This will be a 17 week commitment from our staff, parents and those students who are selected. Can't wait to see the final performances in May. Broadway, the Mustangs are coming!
As a reminder, our campus is a uniform campus. ALL students are to be in the correct school uniform each day. Khaki bottoms are our only allowed bottoms, not blue or black. Jeans are not allowed on Friday unless an announcement is made for a special dress day event. We are looking forward to another great month at Marsalis! Please let us know if you have any questions.
WOODS' WORDS OF WISDOM
Mustang Parents:
Welcome back to our Spring semester of instruction! We are at the halfway mark with our students and I am looking forward to seeing their progress. As we begin this semester, I'd like to remind everyone of a few safety reminders for our campus:
1. Our campus opens at 7:30 a.m. Please do not drop your children off at the campus unsupervised. If you arrive prior to 7:30 a.m., please remain with them.
2. Please remember to follow our "Marsalis Way" by kindly reminding your child about the importance of kindness, courtesy and personal space. Help them to remember to keep their hands and feet to themselves, as well as refrain from making unkind comments to their fellow classmates.
3. Bus safety remains a priority at our campus. It is important that our students know how critical it is for them to remain seated and follow the bus drivers' instructions at all time. Failure to follow these expectations will result in students losing their bus privileges this semester.
If we continue working together, I am confident that Marsalis will remain one of the top elementary schools in our district!
Your Assistant Principal,
Wendell Woods
MIDDLE OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENTS THIS MONTH
- Our Marsalis grade level Google sites are officially live now. Check out our school website (www.dallasisd.org/marsalis) for access. These sites will provide you with specific information and resources for your child's specific grade level. Click on our "Academics" tab and select "Grade Level Classes" to locate the teachers' pages.
BUS SAFETY REMINDERS
Please share with your child(ren) the importance of bus safety. Students are to wear seatbelts, if applicable, obey the bus drivers' directives, keep their hands and belongings to themselves and most importantly, stay seated while on the bus. Parents, also remember to be at the appropriate bus pickup locations on time. Our bus drivers routes do not service Marsalis only and must stay on schedule.
Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary STEAM Academy
