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 Wharton
2007-2008 Yearbook On Sale!
Wharton's
2007-2008 yearbook will be on sale May 5th through May 9th for $15.00
$12.00 for one week only! Our
yearbook will be professionally printed by Taylor Publishing.
The yearbook should be released the last week of school.
Yearbook Order Form-Download(PDF)
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 Wharton
Celebrates National Law Day 2008 On Monday, April 28th,
third and fourth graders had a guest speaker from the Houston Bar
Association read "Duck, For President" and talk about what it is
like to be a lawyer. National Law Day is May 1st, 2008.
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 Congratulations
Science Knowledge Bowl Winners! We want to congratulate all
the participants in the April 28th Science Knowledge Bowl!
Students from grades 3-6 were asked to learn answers to over 250
science related questions! After over an hour and a half of
questions we had six first place finalists...Sydney Green-3, Nneka
Iheanacho-5, Avery Toliver-5, Jesus Garcia-6, Robert Jones-6, and
Ashton Mouton-6. Congratulations students, we are proud of your
accomplishment!
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 Central
Region Leaders Schedule More Community Meetings
HISD has developed ASPIRE (which stands for Accelerating
Student Progress Increasing Results and Expectations) as a
framework for consolidating academic improvement efforts
throughout the organization. There are four core components of the
ASPIRE model: developing human capital; improving teaching
and learning; informing practice; and recognizing excellence.
EVAAS (Educational Value Added Assessment System) is the
cornerstone of the informing practice component and is also used
to measure and communicate our district’s focus on student
achievement. HISD Central Region is conducting several meetings to
ensure that all community members have an opportunity to learn
more about value-added analysis and how it fits with HISD's ASPIRE
framework.
Click here for more information about meeting dates and times.
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 Promotion
Standards at HISD The Houston Independent School District
uses three different academic measures to decide whether a student
will be promoted to the next grade level. They are course grades,
a local or state test (High-Frequency
Word Test or Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)), and a nationally
norm-referenced test (Stanford or Aprenda). Please note that
attendance may also affect promotion to the next grade level,
since students may have no more than seven percent unexcused
absences during the school year. For more specific information at
each grade level,
click here.
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 Wharton
will stay at its present location for 2008-2009!
We have received confirmation from Adriana Tamez, Central
Region Superintendent, that the the Wharton Dual Language Program
will remain at its present location for the 2008-2009 school year.
Please note that a long term plan is still pending.
Community meetings for the purpose obtaining input for a long term
plan for the Wharton Dual Language Program are forthcoming. |
 HISD
approves Wharton’s plan to have a 7th grade for
2008-2009!
Planning for next year's 7th grade class has
already begun. Parents interested in applying for the seventh
grade program should contact Auden Sarabia at 713-535-3778 or
jsarabia@houstonisd.org
as soon as possible to reserve space.
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 Wharton Elementary Is
Now an ISA!
Wharton Elementary was
recently named an International Spanish Academy (ISA) from Spain's
Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia. ISAs are part of an
international cooperative educational project in English and
Spanish between public schools in the U.S. and Canada and the
Ministry of Education and Culture of Spain.
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 Wharton Elementary Earns Prestigious TBEC Honor
Roll! Sixteen HISD schools have been named to the
prestigious Texas
Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) Honor Roll for 2007,
officials announced. Less than five percent of the more than 8,000
public schools in Texas earn the honor, and HISD claimed 16 of the
top spots. The TBEC Honor Roll recognizes schools that have
demonstrated three years of consistent, high performance in all
subjects compared to other schools serving similar student
populations. The TBEC Honor Roll schools have the highest
percentage of students performing at the state's most rigorous
standard, "commended" performance, in every subject.
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What is Dual Language?
The Wharton Elementary Dual
Language philosophy promotes both Spanish and English as
languages of equal value. We feel that by placing importance on
both languages we are not only preparing our students for the
multi-lingual, multicultural world we are living in, but they
are also learning the importance and value in respecting other
cultures in our increasingly global society.
To learn more about the benefits of our Dual Language
Program, click here.
To see the program in action and see first hand the amazing
results stemming from it,
come visit us!
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 Wharton
is participating in the FundingFactory® Recycling Program!
This fundraiser is FREE and simple because there’s nothing
to sell, no paperwork to fill out and no deadline. The program
runs year-round, accumulating constant income for our efforts. But
we won’t get very far without your support. Please donate your
empty printer cartridges and used cell phones to our school and
we’ll take it from there! We will recycle the cartridges and cell
phones through FundingFactory to earn new technology equipment or
cash for the school.
FundingFactory also sponsors a
businesses support program, where your employer can help out
our school without spending a cent. Prepaid shipping boxes can be
sent, free of charge, directly to any business, organization or
other facility within the continental United States. Business
supporters simply need to load the boxes and leave them for the
next UPS pickup. If you work for a company that may be interested
in supporting us, please call FundingFactory toll-free at
1.888.883.8237. Give the customer service representative our
school identification number,
123750 and they’ll set you up to support our account.
Drop-Off Location: Wharton Computer Lab (Room T-29)
If you have any questions about this great opportunity, please
call 713-535-3771 or e-mail
jcolema3@houstonisd.org. Thank you for your support!
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 Help Us Earn Wamoola for
Wharton!
A smart, simple way to make a difference every day. With the
WaMoola for Schools® Program, you can support Wharton every time
you make a purchase with your Washington Mutual Debit MasterCard®.
Our partnership with Washington Mutual has enabled us to earn
approximately $2,683.92 for 2007. In fact, we are now one of
Wamu's Top 10 Schools. For more information about how you can make
a difference
click here.
 Help
our school through Take Charge of Education®.
We’ve discovered a terrific way to raise funds for our school.
It’s super-easy, and once you’re enrolled, all you have to do is
use your Target REDCard.SM
Our school will receive a percentage of the amount of each
purchase in the form of a cash donation from Target through the
Take Charge of Education program. Just click on the image above
to visit Target.com/tcoe, or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate
our school.
If you’re already enrolled, please consider using your Target
REDcard when you shop. Thanks for doing your part to make a
great school even better!
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900 West Gray Street, Houston, Texas, 77019 Phone: 713-535-3771 Fax:
713-535-3772
Principal: Imelda Alamia Magnet Coordinator: J Auden Sarabia
Houston Independent School
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Central
Region
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