Derry Elementary

ACE Parents, come enjoy a creative night out! 🎨✨

Join us for a Partner Painting Event where the fun twist is—you’ll be painting each other!

🖌️ Supplies included

📍 PIECHS High School Cafeteria
📅 Tuesday, January 20th
⌚ Time: 5:30pm

Just bring yourself and get ready for a memorable evening!

🎉Check out our exciting Week-16 at ACE!!

✨We are back and we're here to help our students reach their goals. Here's to an am-ACE-ing start of our spring semester!

From unforgettable programs to awesome student achievements, ACE is truly the PLACE.

Farewell to our officer Lozano 😢 his last day is tomorrow.

🌟 Derry Elementary Parent Summit Night 🌟 We had a great Parent Summit Night at Derry Elementary! A big thank you to Mrs. Manzano Alemán for hosting and to all the families who joined us. Parents learned about the district’s online acceleration programs and how to easily access them from their home devices. We appreciate the amazing turnout and our strong home–school partnership! 📚💻

🏀🎉 GAME NIGHT AT PORT ISABEL ECHS! 🎉🏀

Port Isabel Early College High School Basketball is hosting a Derry Elementary Night.

📣 Calling all staff and students — Future Tarpons, suit up and join the Make-A-Shot Contest!
💃 Special performance by the Derry Cheerleaders

🏀 Port Isabel vs. La Grulla
📍 Port Isabel HS Gym
🕗 8:00 PM Tip-Off
📅 Friday, January 16th

👏 Come out and show your support!
🎟️ FREE entry for Derry students

Let’s pack the gym and go Tarpons!

Hello ACE families! We’ve missed you and are excited to welcome students back to ACE programming starting Monday, 1/12/26. We can’t wait to see everyone and kick off a great semester together! ¡Hola familias de ACE! Los hemos extrañado y estamos muy emocionados de darles la bienvenida nuevamente al programa ACE a partir de este lunes, 12 de enero de 2026. ¡Estamos listos para comenzar un excelente semestre juntos!

🚓💙 Happy Law Enforcement Day! 💙🚓 Thank you, Officer Lozano, for your dedication and commitment to keeping our community safe. We truly appreciate all that you do—today and every day! 👮‍♂️👏 With gratitude, Derry Elementary & Derry PTO 💙

January Menu🍎

Point Isabel ISD invites families and community members to attend our School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Meeting for the 2025–2026 school year.

Join us to learn about health and wellness initiatives across the district and share your input to help support our students and schools. New members are welcome.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
5:30 PM
Point Isabel ISD Central Office
101 Port Road, Port Isabel, TX 78578

For more information, visit www.pi-isd.net, call 956-943-0091, or email juliette.gonzalez@pi-isd.net.

📘 Exam for Acceleration – Enroll Now!

📅 Exam Dates: February 2–6, 2026
📝 Registration: January 7–14, 2026
🎓 Grades: K–12

Students may earn acceleration by scoring 80% or higher on criterion-referenced exams.

📚 Subjects Include: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and more
💲 Deposit: $25 (refundable upon completion)
📍 Location: Campus Counselor’s Office

📞 For more information, contact your child’s campus counselor!

💙🎉 Happy School Board Appreciation Month to our amazing PIISD Board Members! 🎉💙
Thank you for your unwavering dedication, leadership, and service to our students, staff, and community. Your commitment makes a lasting difference every day! 🌟📚

✨ 2025–2026 PIISD Board Members ✨
👩‍💼 President: Heather Scott
🤝 Vice President: Cecilia Castillo
📝 Secretary: Frank Davalos Jr.
📋 Assistant Secretary: Andrew LeBlanc
👏 Board Members: Emily Galvan, Cynthia Cantu, Maritza Pena Hoffman

We are truly grateful for all that you do to support public education! 🍎🏫💙

Tarpon Families,
We will have early release on Friday, December 19, 2025.
• Elementary: 12:00 PM
• Secondary: 12:30 PM
Wishing everyone a safe and happy start to the holiday break! 🎄✨

No backpacks or cellphones tomorrow.
Reminder for December 19, 2025.
Enjoy the day and have fun, students!

🎉Check out our exciting Week-15 at ACE!!

✨It’s hard to believe, but we’ve reached the end of an am-ACE-ing fall semester!
From unforgettable programs to awesome student achievements, ACE has truly been the PLACE.

🚀 Thank you to all our parents and students for your support, energy, and dedication—we couldn’t have done it without you!

🙌💙Have a fantastic winter break, and remember that spring programs begin Monday, January 12th!

🎄🚂 All Aboard the Tarpon Polar Express! 🚂🎄

Join Derry Elementary for a magical evening filled with fun and Christmas spirit! Santa and his elves will be there, and we invite everyone to help “fill the Tarpon Polar Express” with toy donations for our community.

As a thank-you, guests who donate a toy will receive a free Polar Express gift (a special bell with a card in a gift bag, while supplies last).

Let’s spread holiday cheer together! 🎅✨

ACE Program Reminder:

We’ll be running our regular ACE hours on December 12, 2025 and will be back in action on January 12, 2026.

Thanks for your support and we can’t wait to see you back for more exciting programs! 🎉

🎄🚂 All Aboard the Tarpon Polar Express! 🚂🎄

Join Derry Elementary for a magical evening filled with fun and Christmas spirit! Santa and his elves will be there, and we invite everyone to help “fill the Tarpon Polar Express” with toy donations for our community.

As a thank-you, guests who donate a toy will receive a free Polar Express gift (a special bell with a card in a gift bag, while supplies last).

Let’s spread holiday cheer together! 🎅✨

Weekly Newsletter🌟

🎉Check out our exciting Week-14 at ACE!!