Ensor Eagle News
Week of 8/22/2022
Week 4
Message from your Principal
EAGLES!! What a wonderful week 3 we had! This week I would like to send a congratulations to our teachers, staff, and scholars for earning an A rating through TEA along with SIX distinctions for the 21-22 school year. I know the commitment it takes for you as parents to send your children to extra tutoring before school, after school, on Saturdays, and during intersession. We have the best community in the EP area and I am so proud to be part of it. I also would like to send a HUGE congratulations to our educators on campus. They are the hardest working individuals I have had the pleasure to work with. They have extremely high expectations and demand the best from our children and that is what makes them the best around. Our teachers genuinely love your kids and the relationships they have with our Eagles is unmatched. I look forward to your continued support for this school year so that we can continue to be an A rated campus for a long time to come. Go Eagles!!!
This week begins 4 week testing for all subjects. Please ensure our scholars are studying for their exams and are ready! Attendance is very important this week. Please make every attempt to have our Eagles on campus. If your child is feeling sick, please keep them home and they will have an opportunity to make up the exam at a later date.
We look forward to an awesome week 4 and providing the best education in the area for our Eagles. Have a wonderful week, everyone!
Future Ensor Night Out-Make plans to come out and support!
Boss Chicken Night-9/1
Athletics
Softball-Tuesday 8/23 vs Clarke at Americas High, 5:30 pm 7th and 7:30 pm 8th
Baseball-Tuesday 8/23 vs Clarke at Eastlake High, 5:30 pm 7th and 7:30 pm 8th
Boys Soccer-Saturday 8/27 vs Clarke at Ensor 9:00 am 7th and 10:30 am 8th
Girls Soccer-Saturday 8/27 vs Clarke at Clarke 9:00 am 7th and 10:30 am 8th
Dress Code
We have updated the dress code. Uniforms are still the same color scheme. Dress code will be enforced. Any scholar out of dress code after the first week will be required to attend lunch detention for the duration of lunch while they eat. Please click here to view our dress code policy. Student Handbook
Scholar Drop Off Procedures
We have updated our scholar drop off procedures in the mornings ONLY. The afternoon pickup locations are the same as last year. In the mornings, there are TWO drop off locations that you can view below. Please notice the entrances and exits. The drop off by the basketball courts have changed to help alleviate the flow of traffic. Please make plans to drop your child off early to avoid congestion and lines. Our parking lot will be closed to all those dropping their child off at school and only reserved for those that have business in the front office.
Bell Schedule
We have a new bell schedule. Classes begin at 7:45 AM every day of the week. We will be going to EIGHT periods instead of the FOUR like last year. The bell schedule has been provided below for your viewing and planning. Mondays are adjusted to accommodate our SEL lessons (social emotional learning). This is a time where our scholars will learn how to deal with situations at school and how to cope with all the stresses of being a pre teen. It is extremely important to ensure our children are healthy emotionally so that they can be successful academically.
Cell Phone Policy
We are continuing our "NO CELL PHONE" policy this year. Scholars will NOT be able to use their cell phones during the day. They may use the phone in the front office and all messages will be delivered to scholars when left by parents. Ensor does not allow cell phone/earbud use from 7:45 AM to 3:30 PM and also during "after school tutoring." If confiscated, the phone or earbuds will be turned into the front office and parents will need to pick up items. First confiscation is free, the second time and all other times after that, there will be a $15 charge. We thank you for your support.
Meal Applications DUE
All scholars at Ensor must submit a lunch application. It is not only used for meal status but it is tied to funding so that our kids can have more at our school. Please click here to submit.
School Supplies
School supplies can be found on our school web page. Click here to view.
Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian safety is an initiative we are starting in #TeamSISD. I want to remind you to please slow down when you are driving around the school. Please refrain from using your cell phones and be aware of scholars who may be crossing. I also want to remind our children about the importance of using crosswalks when walking to and from school or getting off and on the bus.
Face Masks Optional
The use of face masks in Socorro Independent School District schools, facilities and school buses is optional. All students, employees, staff and visitors may or may not wear a face mask while on SISD campuses, district buildings and buses.
Attendance
Please ensure your children are attending all day, everyday. If in the event that your child is absent for an illness or a doctors visit, please turn in documentation to our front office so that the absence will be excused.
Those with many absences will be monitored daily. These scholars will need to initiate a 45 Day Attendance Improvement Plan and be required to attend Loss of Credit (LOC) sessions and may be sent to attendance court.
Who is Your Child's Administrator?
Please contact us for any questions or concerns. Thank you!
6th Grade-Renee King rkingp@sisd.net
7th Grade-Mr. Moises Loya mloya04@sisd.net
8th Grade-Ms. Luz Palmer lpalme@sisd.net
Who is Your Child's Counselors?
6th Grade-Belinda Ortega borteg06@sisd.net
7th Grade-Ms. Ortega and Ms. Pena
8th Grade-Ms. Bianca Pena bpena02@sisd.net
22-23 Ensor Bell Schedule
AM Scholar Drop Off (TWO Locations ONLY)
Nurse Hernandez Contact Information
Ensor Middle School
Email: sferna09@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/coljohnoensorms
Location: Col. John O. Ensor Middle, Ryderwood Avenue, Horizon City, TX, USA
Phone: (915) 937-6000
Twitter: @Ensor_MS