Arlington STEM Academy PreK3 - 8th

Good morning Manara STEM Families, I hope you are all staying cool and having a relaxing weekend. Thank you for taking the time to read all the information within the newsletter. Have a great last week of August 2023! #MAWAY! Principal Vinten https://sites.google.com/manaraacademy.org/stem-connect-families-23-24-sy/newsletter/august-28-2023

Today, Manara Academy celebrates Ms. Chamri's recognition as a Rising Leader by K-12 Deep Dive as one of 10 individuals selected. Congratulations Ms. Chamri! We are grateful for all you do for our students and community every day!! 10 Rising Leaders You Should Know About

Welcome Mr. Youssef! Mr. Emad Youssef holds a Master’s degree in TESOL from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Cairo University, Egypt. Mr. Emad Youssef holds professional educator certifications in School Principal (EC-12), EC-4 Generalist, 4-8 ESL Generalist, and LOTE Arabic (EC-12) Mr. Emad Youssef has served many school districts; Dallas ISD for 12 years as ESL Head Department, LPAC Chair, ELAR 6-8, and ESL 6-8 grades. He has worked at Harmony Public Schools for three years as the ESL Campus Coordinator and at Irving ISD as a Bilingual/ESL instructional coach for three years. For the Last Two Years, Mr. Emad Youssef has worked at A+ Academy Elementary as the Assistant Principal. Mr. Emad Youssef is a dedicated lifelong learner and is excited to join the Manara Academy Team on August 22, 2023, as Assistant Principal. His vision is to serve The Manara Academy Family by establishing trust and relationships with all Stakeholders.

Manara Academy wishes to introduce Ms. Nadine Clark as our new Director of HR. She has over 15 years of experience working in Human Resources. Her career in Human Resources begin in the trucking industry, however, then transitioned her HR talents to work in higher Ed for 10 years at the university level and was later recruited to support schools in 2017. She has a Masters Degree in Human Resources Management from Ottawa University. Ms. Clark is excited to serve as Manara's new Human Resources Director and has a desire to recruit and retain the best for our school community! Welcome Ms. Clark!

Good morning Manara STEM Families, Thank you for taking the time to read all the information within our STEM Connect Family Newsletter (link below). This Thursday afternoon will be our first Family Fun Event from 4:00pm-5:30pm on campus! Nachos and snacks will be sold by the PTO during this time, so bring cash to purchase some tasty treats! We are looking forward to our fun event after school with you and your scholar! The planners for scholars in grades 3-8 are available for purchase ($5.00 cash) at the front office. Planners are required for the scholars in those grades, and we all are using the same one as a district. Each scholar in grades 3-8 is expected to have one purchased by Wednesday of next week. Money can be sent in with your scholar and they can purchase it at the designated time during the school day. Please read inside the newsletter about the importance of school attendance, as well as carline safety. We value the time spent with your scholar and look forward to educating them each day! Enjoy the weekend! See you all by 8:00am on Monday! #MAWAY! Principal Vinten https://sites.google.com/manaraacademy.org/stem-connect-families-23-24-sy/newsletter/august-21-2023

Good morning, Manara STEM families, Great news! Planners can now be purchased for $5.00 cash for scholars in grades 3-8. You can send in the $5.00 cash with your scholar tomorrow or Monday so they can begin utilizing them each day! I apologize for the delay in the sales, as we were trying to get a digital "card" access for payment, but it will not be available yet. Once the scholar has paid the $5.00 cash, a receipt will be given, along with the planner. Reach out if you have any questions! #MAWAY

We want to make your experience with the Manara Community a great experience! How can we help make the 2023-2024 school year our best? What would students, parents and the community like to see take place this year that allow us to prioritize our learning/ community celebrations?

Manara Academy is a Free Public Charters School with Growing Enrollment! There are a few remaining seats available for the 2023-2024 school year. Join US!

Manara Academy Students and Families have access to Paper Tutoring 24 hours a day, 7 Days a Week. Tutoring is available for all subjects with tutors and teachers trained and knowledgeable in subject content areas. Ask us for more information!

Good afternoon Manara STEM Families, What a great first week of school last week! Please help me welcome a few new staff members for this school year! Ms. Ensaf is teaching Pre-K 3, Mr. Cravey is teaching 4th & 5th grade Math & Science, and Coach Smith is teaching PE. Within the newsletter is their contact information, as well as all our staff contact information. We are happy to welcome the new faces to our fantastic team! Tomorrow morning from 8:15am until 9:15am there will be a "Visit with Vinten" time at the school. During this time you can come to learn more about plans for this school year, ask questions you may have, and share in some fellowship time with other parents and get to know our STEM community! It will be an informal meeting to visit with each other. I look forward to seeing all who are able to attend during this time! If you cannot attend, another Visit with Vinten meeting time will be set up in October. My door is always open, and I appreciate the open lines of communication! I'm looking forward to seeing all our scholars by 8:00am to kick off our second week of school! #MAWAY! Principal Vinten https://sites.google.com/manaraacademy.org/stem-connect-families-23-24-sy/newsletter/august-14-2023

Good afternoon, Manara STEM families! This is a friendly reminder that each Friday we dismiss at 1:00pm, so we look forward to seeing you promptly at 1:00pm tomorrow! Each Friday is professional learning time for our teachers, so we appreciate your help in picking up your scholar(s) on time! Also, we will not begin dress down Friday days until Friday, September 1. As a reminder, all scholars should be in solid navy or solid gray polo shirts with the Manara logo, and if you are waiting for your ordered shirt to arrive, please send your child in a solid navy or solid gray shirt. Jeans are not permitted until we have a dress down Friday. We appreciate your help in keeping our scholars in uniform! Please reach out if you have any questions! We look forward to seeing your scholar by 8:00am tomorrow morning! #MAWAY! Principal Vinten

Good afternoon, STEM families! What a wonderful first day of the 2023-2024 school year! Seeing all the excitement on each scholars face, each teachers face, and the hum of the activity throughout the building was a joy to witness today! Thank you for your patience in carline this afternoon! It will continue to go smoothly as the weeks progress. As a reminder, carline begins in the morning at 7:35am and will go until 8:00am. A scholar will be counted as tardy if they arrive after 8:00am, so it is extremely important to get to school on time to create great habits! I'm so very proud to be a part of the STEM community! I look forward to seeing each of you tomorrow morning by 8:00am! Have a great evening! #MAWAY Principal Vinten

Happy first day of school, Manara community! We've missed you all over the Summer, and can't wait to jump back into learning. See you at 8:00am sharp!

Good afternoon Manara STEM Families, Welcome to our second edition of the STEM Connect Family newsletter for the 2023-2024 school year! I am so excited to see all the smiling faces on campus tomorrow! Your teachers have been working so hard to get prepared for your arrival! Please read within the newsletter (link attached) some helpful items to make the morning arrival and afternoon dismissal go smoothly. You are welcome to walk your scholar in tomorrow morning to help carry in school supplies, as well as take that first day of school photo! School begins at 8:00am, but you can come as early as 7:35am for drop-off. My door is always open, and I appreciate the open lines of communication! I'm looking forward to seeing you all on our first day of school tomorrow! #MAWAY! Principal Vinten https://sites.google.com/manaraacademy.org/stem-connect-families-23-24-sy/newsletter/august-07-2023

We're back to school TOMORROW! Classes begin Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 8:00am.

TWO DAYS until we're back to school! Classes begin Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 8:00am.

THREE DAYS until we're back to school! Classes begin Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 8:00am.

Are you ready?! It's almost time for the first day of school! Join us for our back-to-school nights in Arlington and Irving. Arlington's will be Friday, August 4, from 2:00-4:30pm. Irving's will be Monday, August 7, from 4:00-6:00pm.

Good afternoon Manara STEM Families, Welcome to our first edition of the STEM Connect Family newsletter for the 2023-2024 school year! I am thrilled to start my 2nd year as principal within Manara at the BEST campus on the planet! This is my 24th year in education, with my 5th year in administration. Our STEM campus has been working hard and growing a lot during the summer to get everything ready for this exciting new school year. Each week I will update this newsletter and send it out to you with information to help keep the lines of communication open. Please make sure and read all the contents each week, as it will be full of great information for you to know about all the "happenings" on campus. Click on the "home" tab at the top of this newsletter for useful links you may need throughout the school year. If you would like a quick glance at upcoming events, scroll to the very bottom of the newsletter for the "Upcoming Events" section. My door is always open if there are concerns, questions, or you just want to chat! I cannot wait to see all of you at our Back-to-School/Meet the Teacher event on August 4th, and on our first day of school, August 8, 2023! #MAWAY! Principal Vinten https://sites.google.com/manaraacademy.org/stem-connect-families-23-24-sy/newsletter/july-31-2023

Check it out! Our 23-24 Admissions page has all sorts of valuable info: Required documents checklist, school supply lists, and back-to-school brochures with student holidays, pick-up and drop-off instructions, uniform ordering info, and more!