🐯 TIGER FAMILY UPDATE | WEEK 3.2
Welcome to Week 3.2, Tiger Families! 💙 This is the week before Thanksgiving break, and we need every Tiger to stay focused and finish the week strong!
Remember, this six weeks is only FIVE weeks long and is the final grading period of the semester. Every day, every class, and every assignment matters. Please help your student stay on track before heading into the break.
📊 SHORT SIX WEEKS — STAY ON TRACK
Please review your student’s grades and attendance regularly. A short grading period leaves less time to recover from missing assignments, absences, and failing grades.
Encourage your Tiger to:
Attend every class, every day, and arrive on time.
Complete and submit assignments by their deadlines.
Attend tutorials and ask for help early.
Address missing work before Thanksgiving break.
Stay engaged and follow classroom expectations.
If you have questions, reach out to your student’s teachers first. They are the best source of information about classroom performance, assignments, attendance, and opportunities for support.
🎓 THE PATH TO GRADUATION — EVERY CREDIT COUNTS
Graduation planning begins freshman year! Please review our graduation flyer with your Tiger and discuss these key expectations:
Earn 26 credits. Students have the opportunity to earn seven credits each year. Earning seven credits in each of the first three years puts students on track to complete five credits during senior year, with the possibility of two off periods if all required credits are on track.
Maintain at least 90% attendance in each class. Based on a 90-day semester or 180-day school year, this means no more than nine absences in a semester course or 18 absences in a yearlong course, for each class period.
Pass all five STAAR End-of-Course exams: English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History.
Passing grades and consistent attendance work together to keep students moving toward graduation. Please monitor both and contact your student’s teachers or counselor when concerns arise.
🏈🏀 TIGER ATHLETICS — SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Thank you for supporting our football program and bringing your Tiger pride throughout the season! As basketball gets underway, we look forward to cheering on our student-athletes and coaches on the court.
Please continue to represent Carroll with pride, encouragement, and good sportsmanship. Remind our student-athletes that success also requires attending class, completing assignments, and staying academically eligible.
🚗 DISMISSAL SAFETY — KEEP DRIVING AND FIRE LANES CLEAR
When picking up your student, please park in a designated parking space while you wait. Do not stop or park in driving lanes or fire lanes.
Vehicles waiting in these lanes create backups, block traffic, and make it unsafe for students and staff walking through the parking lot. Fire lanes must remain clear for emergency access.
Every driver is responsible for following these expectations. Please help us keep dismissal safe and traffic moving by waiting in a parking space until your student arrives.
📵 PHONES AWAY — FOCUS ON LEARNING
Please remind your Tiger to follow campus phone expectations and keep phones put away during instructional time. Texting, scrolling, and other phone distractions take attention away from learning.
⏰ ON TIME, EVERY DAY — SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:50 A.M.
Students should arrive before 8:50 a.m. so they are in class and ready to learn when school begins. Please plan breakfast and drink stops early enough to avoid arriving late.
Attendance means being present in every scheduled class throughout the day. Please remind your Tiger to move promptly between classes, remain in class, and participate in learning.
💙 THANK YOU, TIGER FAMILIES!
As Thanksgiving approaches, I am grateful for our students, staff, and families. Thank you for checking grades and attendance, communicating with teachers, and supporting the work we do together.
Let’s make this week count and head into Thanksgiving break knowing our Tigers are making progress toward a successful semester!
Dr. Jenifer Guerra-Leos
Principal
Mary Carroll High School
RISE TODAY. LEAD TOMORROW.
