Borrego Elementary

Mission Statement

We, the faculty and staff at Alfonso Borrego Sr. elementary school, are committed to excellence. We strive to create a secure and positive learning environment in which students are encouraged to develop intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally.

Vision Statement
The faculty and staff at Alfonso Borrego, Sr. elementary school are committed to establishing a professional learning community that fosters trustworthy relationships while promoting high expectations, that will develop lifelong learners who are confident, competent and contributing members of society.

Dear Borrego Elementary Families,

Welcome back to the second nine weeks! We hope you enjoyed a restful fall break and quality time with your loved ones. I truly love this time of the school year and look forward to welcoming our families to campus for the many activities ahead. Please mark your calendars for this month’s events and those coming up in November.

This newsletter includes plenty of important information, so please take a moment to review it at your convenience. Thank you to all the students who participated in our fall learning intersession and the past two Saturday tutoring sessions. We appreciate our families’ support and commitment to student learning!

We encourage all families to attend our upcoming parent-teacher conferences:

• October 20, 4:30–6:30 p.m.: Specialized units, third grade, and fifth grade.

• October 21, 4:30–6:30 p.m.: Fourth grade and sixth grade.

These conferences are an important opportunity to discuss your child’s progress, celebrate successes, and learn how you can continue supporting learning at home. We look forward to seeing you!

Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child's education!

Best regards,

Mrs. Julissa Esquivel

Borrego Principal

We are One School • One Purpose • One Goal, Our Students!

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🍂🎃💜October 2026:

10/13/26: Students return back to school to begin the 2nd 9 weeks! WELCOME Back Rams!

10/13 & 20/26: Military Tuesdays: Wear your purple to support our Military families 💜

10/14/26: SEISD Board meeting @ 5:30 pm @ Central Office

10/15/26: "Farmers Market": Students will enjoy some fresh fruit and vegetables taste sampling during schedule PE hours.

10/20/26: Parent-teacher conference: Specialized units, 3rd and 5th grade families: See schedule below.

10/21/26: SEISD Parent progressing together meeting: 8:30 a.m. English and 9:30 a.m. Spanish at central office.

10/21/26: Parent-teacher conference: 4th and 6th grade families: See schedule below

10/21/26: Unity day: Unite against bullying: Wear anything Orange

10/23/26: Family literacy session focused on Science @3:05 on campus

10/27-30/26: Red Ribbon Week: Join us in the dress activities to say "Boo to Drugs". Flyer below on dress wear

10/30/26: "KOWS for KIDS" presentations. We were chosen to have this special event on campus. Our guests visitors will be presenting to our students on Agriculture from 8:00 to12:00.

*Students may come dress in western wear or wear their Halloween costumes.

10/30/26: 🎃 Halloween Dance and 👻Haunted House 👻:Fundraiser during schedule PE hours. PE coaches will share more information on price.

10/30/26: 🍂 Borrego Family Fall Festival 🍂: Come joins us for some fun and special treats from 5:00 to 6:30. More information below. All fundraising will be sponsored by grade levels and the front office (cash only for food and treat sales)

**The Boys and Girls Club also have activities for families: Please see information below.

Our library will be open to check out books afterschool for students and parents. Parents must sign in at the front office.

Thank you Borrego Administration

Is a free, hands-on educational program in El Paso, Texas, that teaches elementary students about agriculture, ranching, and where their food and fiber come from.

"For students and Borrego faculty and staff only) We will post pictures on Class Dojo!

Parents,

We are officially in the second 9 weeks. Thank you for your feedback in the parent survey. This will help guide the counseling program to better serve our students. This month we will have our Red Ribbon Week. This week was designed to create awareness of the dangers of drugs. Deputy Salinas, the counselor, and our CIS coordinator, Ms. Morales, will be having activities for the students to learn to be safe, healthy, and drug-free!

• Families can purchased tickets from 8:30 to 10:00 & once again @ 1:00 to 3:00 in our cafeteria Tuesday-Friday, beginning October 20, 2026.
• Please bring exact cash only: $9.00 per ticket, we won't have change, thank you.
• Please sign in at the front office, bring your ID, thank you.

Due to our large student enrollment, we will host two family luncheons so families can enjoy this special time with their children. Grade levels will attend on the following dates:

• November 13, 2026: Specialized units, third grade, and fifth grade families.

• November 20, 2026: Fourth grade and sixth grade families.

A detailed schedule will be shared on November 1, 2026.

Principal: Julissa C. Esquivel julesquivel@seisd.net

Assistant Principal: Lorena Robles lmendoza@seisd.net

Assistant Principal: Conce Talamantes ctalamantes@seisd.net

Counselor: Marisol Galarza MGalarza@seisd.net

Communities in School: Valeria Morales vmorales@seisd.net

Campus Parent Liaison: Nancy Alvarez: NAlvarez@seisd.net

Campus Nurse: Sandra Mercado and Jose Casas Leal

Instructional Coaches: Claudia Murphy and Claudia Nakay

Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday
6:45 am - 4:30 pm

For Questions or concerns:

Email us: borrego@seisd.net

Website: www.seisd.net
Location: 13300 Chicken Ranch, 79849
Phone: (915) 872-3910