Panther Post
May 14th - May 19th
Hello Lopez Families,
Our wonderful PTA put on an incredible Teacher Appreciation week that wowed us. I sure didn't go hungry. This time of year, so much stress builds up and it was good for our teachers to feel that kind of support. Thank you Lopez PTA! (see pictures below).
We are gearing up for this week's STAAR testing. We have put in a lot of work preparing our students as well as planning the logistics for administering the tests. Please remember that lunches will be a little later probably for those testing. If your child needs to bring a snack, please make it something clean and easy like a granola bar. They won't be able to eat it while doing the actual test, but if they get really hungry for some reason, they can step out and eat their snack next to a hall monitor. It is a timed test though, and their time does not stop for snacks, so you might want to remind them. We also want to stress the importance of being there to take the exam. It is difficult to administer make-up exams and I want our focus to get back to teaching once this round is over.
Last Wednesday I went to the district Teacher of the Year banquet to help honor our Lopez Teacher of the Year, Andrea Hopkins. It was a beautiful ceremony and I was proud to be there to see her accept her award.
In case you missed it, our Theater Arts department put on an incredible show Friday with The Humor Games. I went to the 4:00 pm showing and was blown away with the talent. Great job Theater Arts!
Have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Mr. Wernli
One of the many spreads
Teacher of the year Andrea Hopkins
Mr. Wernli cooking up Slovacek sausage for the staff
Upcoming Important Dates
Mon - May 14
All day - 6th & 7th STAAR - MATH
All Day - 8th Grade STAAR - Math Retest
Tue - May 15
All day - 6th & 7th STAAR - Reading
All day - 8th Grade Reading - Retest
All day - 8th Grade STAAR - Reading Retest
Wed - May 16
All day - 8th Grade STAAR - Science
7:45 – 8:05am - Wednesday Walkers - Track
Thu - May 17
All day - 8th Grade STAAR - Social Studies
Fri - May 18
All day - 8th Grade Party
Sat - May 19
All day - Band - Schlitterbahn Contest
YEARBOOK NEWS
The Lopez Yearbook students are wrapping up this year’s yearbook and wanted to reach out to our awesome community! If you have any pictures that you want to share from any Lopez sporting event (football, volleyball, basketball, track) please upload the pictures to:
When registering with the RePlayit website please use the following school/site password: Panthers
The students will be doing final proofing next week so time is of the essence for any community picture uploads!
You can also order your yearbook at:
COMMUNITY SUMMER ENRICHMENT CLASSES
Counselor's Corner
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Synergy - Working together
By synergizing, we learn to value each other’s differences and celebrate our diversities. We are all different, and we are all good at different things. We must celebrate the ways that we are different and honor the greatness in each of us, as we are all special in our own way.