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May 16- Perfect Attendance & Honor Roll Field Trip

May 18 Senior Signing Day 

May 18- 6th & 7th Grade Culture Day

May 18- EOY HFA Parent Meeting 5:15-6:15pm

May 19- 8th Grade Formal

May 19- AP Human Geography Field Trip Port of Houston

May 22- 8th Grade Culture Day

May 22-26- 6th-10th Grade Spring Trips

May 29- Holiday No School

May 30-8th Grade Promotion Ceremony & Early Dismissal at 1pm

May 31- 8th Grade Graduation & Early Dismissal at 1pm

June 1- Last Day of School & Early Dismissal at 1pm

June 1- Field Day

 

 

Hello HAWKS Families,

We are excited to share with you our Quarter 4 goal to ensure we end the school year successfully and strong. We know the power of working together as a campus with our families and we invite you to join us to support this goal. YES Prep Northwest “Chasin’ the A”.

What is “Chasin’ the A”?

“Chasin the A” is our campus’ multi-level approach to ensure our students are set up for success, prepared, confident, and ready to take on upcoming tests ie STAAR, and end of year exams, including AP, for next year’s classes and grade level placement.

Our “Chasin the A” action plan includes focus on attendance, student mastery of skills in each subject, bringing focus and awareness to student’s current grades and academic performance, student and family communications and tutorials.

How can I help my student “Chase the A”?

Ways you can assist this goal include:

Staying connected to our multiple mediums of communication including campus phone calls, emails, letters sent home via your student or via mail, social media (Instagram: YES Prep Northwest Facebook: YES Prep Northwest Secondary) and family notes.

Reading, signing and returning letters sent home to the school in a timely manner to ensure communication was received.

Checking in with your student about their progress, completion of assignments and supports needed in each course.

Encouraging strong study practices and creating an environment for learning in the home (limited distractions, designated time for reading or homework, language that promotes a growth mindset)

Checking in with your student about Northwest initiatives and incentives (Subject Mastery Reward Tracker, Grade level incentives etc)

Keeping key test dates on your calendar to ensure your student is prepared and present on exam day.

Important dates for “Chasin’ the A”

4/3 – Common Assessment grade letters sent home. Students will need to return this letter to their ELA teacher by 4/7.

4/14 –Failure At-risk letters sent home. Students will need to return this letter to their ELA teacher by 4/17.

4/14- Attendance At-risk letters sent home. Students will need to return this letter to their ELA teacher by 4/17.

 

 

ASPIRE Parent Meeting Powerpoint: https://yespreppublicschools-my.sharepoint.com/personal/tiffany_aaron_yesprep_org/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?docid=05bfe46df59474e82b224d6ed43082f1f&authkey=AekAfYkdLD0NzzVELchexC8&expiration=2023-11-07T20%3A12%3A56.000Z&e=eJWAfP

Program registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/LPbabKQhPP

Breakthrough is a free summer program for highly motivated, high achieving students in Houston. Students and families commit to 6 weeks for the summers after 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, to receive academic challenges, fun field trips, and community building with other high achieving students across Houston. Transportation and Food are provided at no cost to families. 

Requirements include:

1. Mostly As and Bs

2. Meets or Mastered on STAAR Exams

3. Free or Reduced Lunch

If interested, please apply directly here: https://breakthroughhouston.org/prospective-students/

Class of 2025 (10th Grade) is currently working on their Final Major Project called Dream Home and Car during PBR course - 100% of student should be able to research and or complete the project based on their findings: Presentations will take place on May 16 during class.

Senior Signing Day - May 18th at NRG Stadium:

 8th grade to 10th YPNW grade will be attending the event in the afternoon (half a day ONLY) 12:45 - 2:45PM

Please sign the permission slip for your students via Skyward of physical copy distributed to student - turn the signed documents ASAP!

 

Multiple student and summer opportunities available EVERY MONTH for our tenth grade students:

Where: Schoology Folder – see screenshot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal: 100% of the Class of 2025 must complete a minimum of 1 student or one summer opportunity between their tenth grade school year and the summer before their junior year.

Speak directly with your sophomore and ask them to share the Student Opportunities Folder as there are multiple student and summer opportunities beginning at the beginning of the school year.

Side note: If you have students in 9th grade and would like more information on student and summer opportunities, please contact the Director of College Counseling, Mr. Osornio, directly so we can set up a phone call and share the results. resources and opportunities available.


Email:Javier.Osornio@yesprep.org

Best,

Mr. Osornio

Not only have students proven they can wear these particular items without abusing the privilege,

The purpose of this incentive is also to…

  • Remain competitive with local school districts while also keeping YES Prep Values true
  • Aligned to things you’ve already purchased for your student
  • Provide individuality of dress within reason

Guardians, please see the slide below that will be shown to students during homeroom for reference. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Dean of Students, Mrs. Arnold at Krystle.Arnold@yesprep.org

 

 

 

Hawks Families,

Join us for our last Hawks Family Association Meeting for school year 2022-2023. We hope to see all of our Hawks Families! This will be a time to thank our parents and a time for Northwest Families to socialize with school personnel. 

 


We must notify families when a student misses a certain amount of school if you received a letter from us this week (or next) - this is a notice for your records. There are two possible actions you can take:

lf you received a letter from us this week (or next) - this is a notice for your records. There are two possible actions you can take:

  1. Provide the school with an excuse note on the days your student was absent
  2. If you believe the absence is an error, email askypnorthwest@yesprep.org or call the front office to notify
    • You may also review students' attendance via Skyward!

Attendance matters, ensure the student is present and on time daily. We understand an array of situations can happen that can prevent the student from attending, we ask that the student advocates for themselves and get the missing work from their teachers ahead of time or when they return.

School Attendance Policy and Procedures:

  • A student is considered absent when missing 20 minutes of class for any period

  • Families should provide an excuse note once the student returns to campus (the student should turn it into the Front Office)
  • Excuse notes = Doctors/Clinic documentation or the guardian can email (askypnorthwest@yesprep.org) or provide a handwritten letter
    • Excuse note MUST include student's full name, date(s) missed, and the reason for absence

 

Calling all of our YES Prep HAWKS family! We need your help! We need to reach our campus goal of at least 40 referrals! Help us meet our goal! If you know of any family that may be interested in applying to the YES Prep Lottery, please fill out this referral for a chance to win some YES Prep Northwest SWAG! Thank you for your partnership and support in providing ALL Houston families access to a high-quality, Pre-K – 12th grade education.

 

 

Stay informed of all the stuff that is happening here at YES Prep Northwest! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram!

https://www.facebook.com/yesprepnorthwest/

https://www.instagram.com/yesprepnorthwest/

 

Links to Bookmark:

https://linktr.ee/yesprepnorthwest - This link is the most important one to bookmark! It contains all relevant links throughout the school year.

Skyward -  View grades: assignment grades, progress report grades, and report card grades. Attendance: tardies, absences, etc. Schedule: classes your student is enrolled in.

Schoology -  parental access to Schoology, you can sign up for weekly reports as well as impersonate your child/children to view their classes, current and upcoming assignments, grades, etc. Schoology one pager: English | Español.

HERO - Behavior tracker, merits and demerits are visible to both student and family.

Transportation - View our current bus routes

Digital Library - How to log in to Sora

 

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