Alvarez Elementary School

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**SEASON BEGINS DECEMBER 1ST

🐯💛🖤 Alvarez Tigers, here’s what’s happening this week! We have another exciting week ahead filled with learning, celebrations, and Tiger pride! Here are the highlights for October 18–23! 📚 BOOK FAIR: October 19–27! Get ready to explore some amazing books and discover your next favorite story! 📖 🍬 CANDY DONATIONS NEEDED! We are collecting candy donations for our upcoming Trick or Treat Down Tiger Lane! Families can contribute by sending bags of individually wrapped candy to your child’s class. Thank you for helping us make this a fun and memorable event for our Tigers! 🐯💛 🐯 Monday, Oct. 19: Proud to Be a Tiger! Wear your favorite Alvarez school spirit shirt! 🎂 Happy Birthday to Ms. Quintana! 📚 K–5 Tutoring: 3:30–4:15 p.m. Dinner provided before tutoring. 🩷 Tuesday, Oct. 20: Wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 🎂 Happy Birthday to Mrs. Lara! 📚 K–5 Tutoring: 3:30–4:15 p.m. Dinner provided before tutoring. 💙💛 Wednesday, Oct. 21: Down Syndrome Awareness! Rock your BLUE & YELLOW shirts and socks to show your support! 🌿 3rd Grade Field Trip to Quinta Mazatlán 📖 5th Grade TELPAS Tutoring: 7:15–7:45 a.m. 💚 Thursday, Oct. 22: Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Awareness Day! Wear GREEN to show your support! 🍬 Trick or Treat Down Tiger Lane at 4:30 p.m.! Join us for an afternoon of treats and Tiger fun! 📖 5th Grade TELPAS Tutoring: 7:15–7:45 a.m. 🦸 Friday, Oct. 23: Red Ribbon Week Begins! Be a Hero Against Drugs! Dress like your favorite SUPERHERO as we celebrate making healthy, drug-free choices! 📅 Be sure to check out our October calendar for more exciting events and reminders! Have a wonderful week, Tigers! 🐯💛🖤 Hear Our Roar! 📣

🏐 Check out these pics of Aitana, Kimberly, Madison, and Behylani representing Alvarez at last night’s volleyball game! 🐯💛🖤 We’re proud to see our Tigers bringing their energy, teamwork, and determination to the court! Every practice and every game is an opportunity to grow, build confidence, and support one another. Keep working hard and making memories, girls—your Alvarez family is cheering you on! 👏 Way to represent our campus! Hear Our Roar! 🐯🏐

🌿 A special shoutout to Josue Llanas for lending a helping hand alongside City of McAllen Commissioner Tony Aguirre during this morning’s collaboration with Quinta Mazatlán! 🎥 Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the special filming in our Tiny Forest, airing soon! We’re excited to see our Alvarez Tigers’ outdoor learning space featured! 🐯💛🖤

Please see the registration flyer for Elevate Boys Soccer and Girls Basketball!

Click here to start registration process:
https://bgcmcallenmch.my.site.com/portal/s/login/?ec=302&startURL=%2Fportal%2Fs%2F

**SEASON BEGINS DECEMBER 1ST

🐯 Get ready, Alvarez Tigers! Our Scholastic Book Fair is coming! 💛🖤 Join us October 19–27 for books, fun, and more! Discover your next favorite read and help your Tiger’s love of reading grow! ✨ 📖 Shop • Read • Be Inspired! 📚🐯 ¡Prepárense, Tigres de Alvarez! ¡Ya viene nuestra Feria del Libro Scholastic! 💛🖤 ¡Acompáñennos del 19 al 27 de octubre para disfrutar de libros, diversión y mucho más! ¡Descubran su próxima lectura favorita y ayuden a fomentar el amor por la lectura en sus pequeños Tigres! ✨ 📖 ¡Compra • Lee • Inspírate!

🌈🐯 Last chance to grab your favorites before our Squishy Store closes for the month! Our Alvarez PTO store is restocked with squishies, slime, backpack charms, and more! ✨ 🗓️ Wednesday, Thursday & Friday after school 💵 $1–$5 Stop by and get yours! Thank you for supporting our Alvarez PTO! 💛🖤 🌈🐯 ¡Última oportunidad para comprar sus favoritos antes de que nuestra tiendita de Squishies cierre por el resto del mes! ¡Tenemos nuevos squishies, slime, adornos para mochilas y mucho más! ✨ 🗓️ Miércoles, jueves y viernes después de clases 💵 $1–$5 ¡Pasen por los suyos! ¡Gracias por apoyar al PTO de Alvarez! 💛🖤

🍦🐯 PAWSITIVELY AMAZING, ALVAREZ TIGERS! 💛🖤 What an incredible week for attendance! Last week, October 5–9, our Tigers achieved a 97.21% campus attendance rate, exceeding our 97% goal! 🎉 🍦 16 classes earned an ice cream scoop for meeting our attendance goal! 🌟 A HUGE shoutout to our FIVE classes with PERFECT ATTENDANCE! Congratulations to Ms. Arroyo, Ms. Garcia, Ms. E. Guerra, Ms. Molina, and Ms. Navarro! Your classes earned TWO scoops! 🎉 Our Ice Cream Attendance Challenge is getting sweeter, and we love seeing those scoops add up! 💛🖤 Thank you to our amazing Tiger families for making attendance a priority. Your support makes a difference! 🐯 Let’s push for ANOTHER AMAZING WEEK, Tigers! We’re challenging every class to reach that 97% goal. Keep showing up, keep learning, and let’s fill that ice cream wall with even more scoops! 🍦 Every Day Counts! Hear Our Roar! 🐯💛🖤

💛🖤 Alvarez Tigers, here’s what’s happening this week! We’re ready for another great week of learning and Tiger pride! Here are the highlights for October 12–16: 🌦️ Monday, Oct. 12: Weather Day — NO SCHOOL! Enjoy your day off, Tigers! Classes resume Tuesday, October 13. 🩷 Tuesday, Oct. 13: Wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 👁️ Vision & Hearing Screenings 📚 K–5 Tutoring: 3:30–4:15 p.m. Dinner provided before tutoring. 🧡 Wednesday, Oct. 14: STOP Bullying Day! Wear ORANGE as we stand together against bullying and promote kindness and respect! 🎂 Happy Birthday to Mr. Read! 📖 5th Grade TELPAS Tutoring: 7:15–7:45 a.m. ❤️ Thursday, Oct. 15: Wear RED for Dyslexia Awareness Month! 📖 5th Grade TELPAS Tutoring: 7:15–7:45 a.m. 🐯 Friday, Oct. 16: Alvarez Spirit Day! Wear your favorite Alvarez school spirit shirt and show your Tiger pride! 💛🖤 🥗 All Week: It’s National School Lunch Week! Let’s celebrate the importance of healthy school meals and thank our amazing cafeteria team for keeping our Tigers fueled and ready to learn! 📅 Be sure to check out our October calendar for more upcoming activities and reminders! Have a wonderful week, Tigers! 🐯💛🖤 Hear Our Roar! 📣

🌈🐯 Our Alvarez PTO Squishy Store is restocked and ready for our Tigers! Stop by to check out the fun new squishies and pick your favorite! 🗓️ Every Wednesday, Thursday & Friday ⏰ Opens at 2:30 p.m. 💵 $1–$5 See you then, Tigers! 💛🖤 🌈🐯 ¡La tiendita de Squishies del PTO de Alvarez está surtida y lista para nuestros Tigres! ¡Vengan a conocer los nuevos squishies y elijan su favorito! 🗓️ Todos los miércoles, jueves y viernes ⏰ Abre a las 2:30 p.m. 💵 $1–$5 ¡Nos vemos, Tigres! 💛🖤

💛🖤 Our Tigers are ready to Patrol with Purpose! Congratulations to Officer Trevino, Ms. Adriana Ramirez, and Mrs. Nathaly Garza on receiving a McAllen Education Foundation grant for their project, “Patrol with Purpose: Empowering Student Leaders Through Safety, Service & Leadership.” Thank you to our sponsors for helping students grow as leaders who serve others and take pride in keeping our campus safe. We are grateful to MEF for supporting this vision and investing in our Alvarez Tigers! Hear Our Roar!

💛🖤 Happy National Coaches Day! Today we celebrate Coach Rojas, Coach Montemayor, and our Instructional Coach, Nancy Barrera! From encouraging teamwork and healthy habits to supporting our teachers and strengthening classroom instruction, each of you helps our Tigers grow and succeed. Thank you for your patience, encouragement, and the heart you put into your work. We appreciate all you do for our students, staff, and Alvarez family! 🐾 Help us show our coaches some love! Hear Our Roar! 💛🖤

🐯💛🖤 Alvarez Tigers, here’s what’s happening this week!
We’re ready for another great week of learning and Tiger pride! Here are the highlights for October 5–9:

🍎 Monday, Oct. 5: World Teachers’ Day! Help us celebrate our amazing Alvarez teachers and thank them for all they do for our Tigers! Students can Dress Like Your Teacher!
🎂 Happy Birthday to Mrs. Arroyo! 🥳
📚 K–5 Tutoring: 3:30–4:15 p.m. Dinner provided before tutoring.

🏅 Tuesday, Oct. 6: National Coaches Day! Dress like a coach as we celebrate our coaches!
🩷 Wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
📚 K–5 Tutoring: 3:30–4:15 p.m. Dinner provided before tutoring.

💚 Wednesday, Oct. 7: Future Warriors Day! Wear your Rowe colors!
📖 5th Grade TELPAS Tutoring: 7:15–7:45 a.m.

❤️ Thursday, Oct. 8: Wear RED for Dyslexia Awareness Month.
📖 5th Grade TELPAS Tutoring: 7:15–7:45 a.m.

🐯 Friday, Oct. 9: Wear your favorite Alvarez spirit shirt!
🎂 Happy Birthday to Ms. Salgado! 🥳

📅 Looking ahead: Monday, October 12 is a Weather Day — NO SCHOOL. Classes will resume Tuesday, October 13.
Be sure to check out our October calendar for more upcoming events and reminders!
Have a wonderful week, Tigers! 🐯💛🖤 Hear Our Roar! 📣

🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️ A HUGE shout-out to our very own Coach Rojas for crossing the finish line at IRONMAN 70.3 Waco! 🎉 Despite the rain and wind, Coach completed a 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run! The swim was canceled due to the weather, but there was still plenty of hard work and determination on display! 💪 Thank you for showing our Tigers what it means to persevere and work toward big goals. Your Alvarez family is so proud of you, Coach! 🐯💛🖤

💛🖤 Our attendance wall is looking PAWSITIVELY AMAZING! Our Tigers reached 96% campus attendance this week, up from 95.5% last week—we are SO CLOSE to our 97% campus goal! 🎉

🏆 A special shoutout to 3rd Grade, our top attending grade, and Kinder, our most improved grade! We’re cheering on all our classes as we work together to reach our goal!

Thank you, families, for helping our Tigers arrive on time and ready to learn. Let’s keep it going—every day counts! Hear Our Roar! 🐾

💛🖤 ¡Nuestro mural de asistencia se ve INCREÍBLE! Nuestros Tigres alcanzaron 96% de asistencia esta semana, un aumento del 95.5% de la semana pasada. ¡Estamos MUY CERCA de nuestra meta escolar del 97%! 🎉

🏆 ¡Un reconocimiento especial a 3.er grado por tener la mejor asistencia y a Kínder por lograr la mayor mejora! ¡Animamos a todas nuestras clases mientras trabajamos juntos para alcanzar nuestra meta!

Gracias, familias, por ayudar a nuestros Tigres a llegar puntuales y listos para aprender. ¡Sigamos así! ¡Cada día cuenta! ¡Escuchen nuestro rugido! 🐾

🎀🐯 Last call, Tigers!
Tomorrow, Friday, October 2nd, is the last day to order your Alvarez Breast Cancer Awareness shirt! 💕
Please turn in your order form and payment tomorrow to reserve yours.
Same school. Bigger purpose. Together we fight! 💗