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We hope that all of our Conquistador families had a beautiful intersession and fall break. We are now ready and excited to begin our Quarter 2- Second Nine Weeks. Talk to your teen about how they feel their 1st nine weeks went in each of their classes and set goals to make an even better 2nd nine weeks.

I am also excited to see our second nine weeks sports begin- Golf, Wrestling, Girls Soccer and Boys Soccer for 7th and 8th Grade. The 6th grade intramurals will be Volleyball for the second quarter.

Our STEM competitions also begin this Quarter 2 and our students continue to grow in their learning, as we prepare them for 2024! Thank you families for continuing to support your teens as they navigate middle school. Together we can make their experience smoother!

One Family, One Destiny!

Big Bad Blue!

Be the One!

Elevate and Conquer!

All tardies count towards a discipline referral:

1st period tardies

Your student needs to be at school between 8:15 a.m. and 8:20 a.m.

The first bell rings at 8:25 a.m. for students to report to class.

Students are TARDY at 8:30 a.m.

DVMS has barely inched down to the #2 spot in YISD attendance behind Eastwood Middle school. Families we need your help!! It is important that your child is in school every day.

If you look at the second graphic, our students are staying home more frequently on Monday's and Friday's== notice the orange drop in attendance. Let's not get the bed blues and let our teens stay in bed or on video games! We need our Conquistadores to be in school learning and socializing. They can take naps when they get home (as I always do).

6th -97.01 % Great job 6th graders on showing up to school!

7th- 96.3 % Good job 7th grade on being over 96&

8th-95.71% -- Families, if you have an 8th grade student it is important to build healthy attendance habits before they reach high school! Help us make sure our 8th grade students are in school daily! Attendance can keep students from moving on to High School!

October

Safety Drill: Fire drill and Secure

Kindness in the Classroom: Caring

Del Valle High School Homecoming Week

Stuco: Boo-grams go on sale 10/16 to 10/27

Monday, October 16- Staff Planning Day

• No School for Students

Tuesday, October 17- Our Conquistadores Return for Quarter 2

• DVHS Homecoming Dress Up: Out of this World- Dress Up with Your Dynamic Duo
• National Junior Society Applications available

Wednesday, October 18

• DVHS Homecoming Dress Up: Shine Like the Nebula-- Giddy Up with your best Neon Fit

Thursday, October 19

• DVHS Homecoming Dress Up: Cowboys vs. Aliens-- Wear your Best Cowboy or Space Fit
• Report Card 1 on Home Access Center
• Del Valle High Homecoming Parade down Betel
• Del Valle Empowered Parenting 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Friday, October 20

• DVHS Homecoming Dress Up: Blue and Silver Day!
• Del Valle High School Homecoming Game 7:00 p.m. Conquest Stadium

Saturday, October 21

• SAFE Conference- Eastwood High School
• Stem Competition @ Clint ISD
• SWIRL Session 1- 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Young Achievers Forum for 6th Grade 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Our YISD annual SAFE Conference will be on Saturday, October 21, at Eastwood from 8 a.m. to Noon. The conference focuses on student safety at school and home. Sessions will cover Vaping, Fentanyl, Mental Health, Suicide, Gangs, Domestic Violence, Supportive Parenting, and other important topics. Register at this link: https://bit.ly/SAFEConf2023

October

Safety Drill Focus: Firedrill and Secure

Red Ribbon Week

Monday, October 23

• It's Monday- make sure your student is in school!

Tuesday, October 24

• Orchestra Concert @ Del Valle High School 6:00 p.m.
• Band Mock All Region Auditions

Wednesday, October 25

• Picture Retakes
• Girls Soccer vs ARCES @ ARCES 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

• Empowered Parenting Session #2 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Boys Soccer vs ARCES @ ARCES 6:00 p.m.

Friday, October 27

• OFOD Day- Morning Greeting
• Friday Night Academy
• SWIRL Lab #2 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, October 28

• Golf Tourney @ Ascarate 8:30 a.m.
• Wrestling @ Del Valle Middle 9:00 a.m.

• What’s Happening in Middle School RLA?

• Week of October 16, Unit 3 begins upon returning from intersession. This unit’s focus will be informational writing.

• What’s happening in Middle School Math?

• The upcoming units include:

• 6th Grade: Unit 4-Operations with Integers (October 17-November 2)

• 7th Grade: Unit 4-Similarity (October 17-November 2)

• 8th Grade/7th ADV: Unit 4- Slope and Y-Intercept October 17-25)

• What’s Happening in Middle School Science?

• Grade 6 Unit 3: Force and Motion (October 17- November 3)

• Grade 7 Unit 3: Plant Systems and Homeostasis (October 17-November 13)

• Grade 8 Unit 4: Force and Motion (October 17-November 16)

What’s Happening in Middle School Social Studies?

• Grade 8

• Constitution (October 17-November 9)

• Grade 7

• Unit 5 Unrest and Revolt in Texas (October 17-30

• Grade 6

• Unit 3 Latin America (October 17 - Nov 3)

All beverages that students bring to school must be consumed in the cafeteria between 7:40 a.m. and 8:25 a.m.

If students enter the building at 8:30 a.m. (TARDY BELL) with a beverage they will be asked to drink quickly or dispose of the drink.

What is allowed in the classroom? Water bottles and closed containers containing water.

Cell phones, earbuds and other electronic devices may be used before and after school PRIOR to entering the building.

Once students enter the building, they MUST BE TURNED OFF.

Away for the day: All cell phones must be put away and not visible during instructional time, to include breakfast and lunch time.

Phones will be confiscated if students are using it without permission from a DVMS staff member.

Parents or a family member may pick up the phone after school after a $15 fine is paid.

The school will not be held liable for any lost, damaged, or stolen cell phone or electronic devices.

Deliveries for Students (during the day)

Deliveries for students during the day will not be allowed due to the high student population and limited staff to make the deliveries. We also do not want your child to miss valuable instruction. We also limit phone calls to classrooms during the day.

Please be sure to send your child to school with

• their needed school materials,
• band or athletic equipment,
• lunch,
• money
• chromebook

Prepare your student in the evenings to have all they need to be successful the next day.

Acceptable School Uniform Tops:

1. Solid Navy blue polo or t-shirt with a round neck (with or without DVMS logo)

2. Solid Gray polo or t-shirt with a round neck (with or without DVMS logo)

3. DVMS/DVHS Spirit Shirts

Acceptable Uniform Bottoms:

1. Navy blue uniform pants/shorts/skorts (no athletic or joggers or sweat pants).

2. Khaki uniform pants/shorts/skorts (no athletic or joggers or sweat pants)

3. Blue jeans:Jeans with cut-outs/rips (openings that expose skin) cannot reveal skin more than two inches throughout the front of the jean. Blue jeans must be free of designs.

Acceptable Outerwear: Sweatshirts or Jackets

1. Solid Navy Blue or Solid Gray Zippered or buttoned jackets and sweaters may be allowed, but must be removed if asked to do so by campus staff for verification of uniform and/or safety searches.

2. DVMS spirit hoodies purchased at DVMS or solid navy blue hoodies or solid gray hoodies are allowed during class, but must be removed if asked to do so by campus staff for verification of uniform and/or safety searches.

Acceptable Shoes

1. Tennis Shoes must be worn at all times.

2. No house shoes, bedroom slippers, flip flops, crocs or slides.

3. Shoes must cover the entire foot.

4. Steel-toe shoes or boots are not allowed.

All students will be required to wear a DVMS Wellness Uniform and athletic type shoes.

Acceptable Wellness/PE Uniform:

1. DVMS Wellness Uniform (Shirt, Shorts, or Sweatpants)

2. Athletic type shoes

3. Student may wear solid color shirt or shorts without print.

1. 6th grade - gray top, navy blue basketball shorts or navy blue sweatpants.

2. 7th grade - navy top, navy blue basketball shorts or navy blue sweatpants.

3. 8th grade - gray top, navy blue basketball shorts or navy blue sweatpants.

Warm up pants are optional.

Students may wear leggings underneath shorts but must be black, white, navy.

No pockets allowed for basketball shorts or for the sweatpants.

PE shirt and PE shorts must always be visible when in class. *No exceptions

Please make sure to label your student's PE uniform

All students will receive a FREE ID badge that must be worn throughout the school day. As a safety measure, all secondary students are required to wear their school issued identification badges.

1. For safety, ID badges must be visible at all times on a lanyard or clip of the student’s choice.

2. Lanyards must be school appropriate. Replacement IDs are $5.00

Badge/Lanyard violations:

No trading, sharing or loaning your ID card to other students.

No tucking ID cards into shirts or sweatshirts, they must be visible at all times.

No stickers, markers, or scratching out student pictures/information or DVMS labels. If the ID is damaged, the student is responsible for purchasing a new ID by the end of the day.

Identification cards will be issued during 1st period/Advisiory.

6th Grade- Mrs. Cereceres

https://www.remind.com/join/dvms2030?utm_medium=android

Class Code: @dvms2030

7th Grade- Mrs. Ramirez

Remind Group name: DVMS 7th grade

Group code: dvms2029

8th grade- Dr.Ramos

Send a text to 81010

Text this message: @684dba

Main Office: 915-434-3300

Principal Veronica Frias: 915-434-3301

DVMS Secretary Rocio Vasquez: 915-434-3305

Del Valle Middle School Nurse Macias: 915-434-3311

Attendance by Alpha:

A-L for 6th, 7th and 8th

Priscilla Tovar: 915-435-3315

M-Z for 6th, 7th, 8th

Alyssa Cardoza: 915-434-3323

6th Grade Counselor Janet Ortiz-Mascorro: 915-434-3316

6th Grade Assistant Principal Rose Cereceres: 915-434-3309

7th Grade Counselor Norma Arellano: 915-434-3304

7th Grade Assistant Principal Sara Ramirez: 915-434-3302

8th Grade Counselor Stacy Beals: 915-434-3315

8th Grade Assistant Principal Dr. Michelle Ramos: 915-434-3303

School Librarian Christina Moncayo: 915-434-3350

Instructional Technology Coach Whaley Berry: 915-434-3355

Communites in Schools Irene Arzola: 915- 435-3378

Communities in Schools Idalia Suarez: 915-434-3377

Principal

Del Valle Middle School

915-434-3301

Email: vfrias@yisd.net
Location: 8674 North Loop Drive, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 9154343301
Twitter: @vronicasworld