Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Milam Elementary

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Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Milam Elementary PK-4, Kindergarten through 5th grade public school campus in Grand Prairie ISD.

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Our Dual Language 5th Grade Students got to tour Dubiski High School different fields of study! Thank you to Dubiski HS’...
10/29/2026

Our Dual Language 5th Grade Students got to tour Dubiski High School different fields of study! Thank you to Dubiski HS’s CTE Department for having us and instilling different future career pathways for our students 🙏
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¡Nuestros estudiantes de 5.º grado del Programa de Lenguaje Dual tuvieron la oportunidad de visitar la Escuela Preparatoria Dubiski y explorar sus diferentes áreas de estudio! 🎓✨

¡Muchas gracias al Departamento de Educación Técnica y Profesional (CTE) de Dubiski High School por recibirnos e inspirar a nuestros estudiantes a descubrir las diferentes oportunidades y trayectorias profesionales que pueden seguir en el futuro! 🙏🚀

10/27/2026
Last Thursday we had our awesome Mathoween Night!Thank you to students, parents, volunteers, and staff for making this s...
10/26/2026

Last Thursday we had our awesome Mathoween Night!

Thank you to students, parents, volunteers, and staff for making this such an amazing night for your students!
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¡El jueves pasado celebramos nuestra increíble Noche de Math-O-Ween! 🎃🧮🚀

¡Gracias a nuestros estudiantes, padres de familia, voluntarios y personal por hacer de esta una noche tan maravillosa y especial para nuestros estudiantes! 👻💜

Late Post!Last month on 9/24/26 we had an amazing Title 1 Meeting and 4th/5th Grade Performance!Students, parents, and s...
10/26/2026

Late Post!
Last month on 9/24/26 we had an amazing Title 1 Meeting and 4th/5th Grade Performance!
Students, parents, and staff of the month were presented with certificates.
Shout out to our music teachers and staff for helping make this such an eventful night!
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¡Publicación atrasada!

¡El mes pasado tuvimos una increíble reunión de Título I y una presentación espectacular de nuestros estudiantes de 4.º y 5.º grado!

Se entregaron certificados a los estudiantes, padres de familia y miembros del personal del mes.

¡Un agradecimiento especial a nuestros maestros de música y a todo el personal por ayudarnos a hacer de esta una noche tan especial e inolvidable! 🎶🌟

🚀❤️ RED RIBBON WEEK IS HERE, OCHOA STEM ENGINEERS! ❤️🚀This week, October 26–30, we’re celebrating Red Ribbon Week with o...
10/26/2026

🚀❤️ RED RIBBON WEEK IS HERE, OCHOA STEM ENGINEERS! ❤️🚀

This week, October 26–30, we’re celebrating Red Ribbon Week with our theme: “Be a Hero, Stay Drug Free!” 🦸‍♀️🧑‍🚀

Let’s make healthy choices, stand strong, and build a brighter, drug-free future together! 🌟 Check out our daily dress-up themes and join the fun all week long!

❤️ Monday: Superheroes & Health Heroes 🦸
💙 Tuesday: Team Up Against Drugs — Wear your favorite team jersey or sports gear!
💚 Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day — Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs! 🤪
🧡 Thursday: Build a Bright Future — Dress as an engineer, scientist, or astronaut! 🚀
💜 Friday: “My Character Shines, I Am Drug Free!” — Dress as your favorite book character. 📚 (No masks allowed; remember to bring your book!)

Together, we can make a difference, Ochoa family! Let’s show our STEM STAR spirit by making healthy choices and encouraging one another! ⭐
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🚀❤️ ¡LA SEMANA DEL LISTÓN ROJO YA ESTÁ AQUÍ, INGENIEROS STEM DE OCHOA! ❤️🚀

Esta semana, del 26 al 30 de octubre, celebramos la Semana del Listón Rojo con nuestro lema: “¡Sé un héroe, mantente libre de dr**as!” 🦸‍♀️🧑‍🚀

¡Tomemos decisiones saludables, mantengámonos firmes y construyamos juntos un futuro más brillante y libre de dr**as! 🌟 ¡Revisen nuestros temas de vestimenta para cada día y participen en la diversión durante toda la semana!

❤️ Lunes: ¡Superhéroes y héroes de la salud! 🦸
💙 Martes: ¡Únete contra las dr**as! — ¡Usa la camiseta de tu equipo favorito o ropa deportiva!
💚 Miércoles: ¡Día de peinados locos! — ¡No te confundas con las dr**as! 🤪
🧡 Jueves: ¡Construye un futuro brillante! — ¡Vístete como ingeniero, científico o astronauta! 🚀
💜 Viernes: “¡Mi personaje brilla, soy libre de dr**as!” — ¡Vístete como tu personaje favorito de un libro! 📚 (No se permiten máscaras; recuerda traer tu libro).

¡Juntos podemos hacer la diferencia, familia Ochoa! Demostremos nuestro espíritu STEM STAR tomando decisiones saludables y animándonos unos a otros. ⭐

10/23/2026

🎉 Join us this Saturday for our GPISD Family Resource Fair!

Connect with community partners, explore district programs, and discover resources to support your family—all while enjoying entertainment, snacks, and door prizes! 🎶🎁

📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 9 a.m.–noon
📍 Grand Family Service Center

All GPISD families and community members are welcome! Bring your family, invite a friend, and join the fun. You won’t want to miss it! 💚

Are you ready to Level Up your educational experience? We invite families of current 5th and 8th grade students to come ...
10/19/2026

Are you ready to Level Up your educational experience? We invite families of current 5th and 8th grade students to come to GPISD’s Level Up 5th and 8th Grade Expo.

At Level Up, you can meet our campus leaders and explore all that our middle and high schools have to offer:
* athletics,
* fine arts,
* more than 30 Career and Technical Education programs,
* JROTC,
* dual credit/early college opportunities,
* and much more!

Whether you are preparing for middle school or high school, your child can find their passion in GPISD. Join us November 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at South Grand Prairie High School for GPISD’s Level Up 5th and 8th Grade Expo.

For all the details, visit www.gpisd.org/levelup

10/15/2026

This month’s Parenting On the Go session is titled “Learning at Home Made Simple: Reading & Math Support for K–5.” In this session, parents can explore easy reading and math activities that fit naturally into your family’s daily routine. On October 20 at 9:30 a.m. at the Grand Family Service Center located at 1301 E. Coral Way, Grand Prairie, TX 75051, you will learn about fun resources to help build math skills.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dear Ochoa Families,Get ready for a spooktacular night of MATH, STEM, FUN, and TREATS!We are excited to invite our Ochoa...
10/06/2026

Dear Ochoa Families,
Get ready for a spooktacular night of MATH, STEM, FUN, and TREATS!
We are excited to invite our Ochoa families to our upcoming Math-O-Ween STEM Trunk-or-Treat Night!
Thursday, October 22, 2026
6:00 PM–7:30 PM
Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy
Students and families will enjoy a fun-filled evening with hands-on math and STEM challenges, trunk-or-treating, games, and exciting activities!
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Fun Math & STEM Challenge Stations
Trunk-or-Treat
Face Painting
Cake Walk
Pie in the Face
Games & Prizes
And MORE!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
To help make Math-O-Ween a huge success, we are asking families to help us collect donations.
PreK–1st Grade:
Please bring cakes/treats beginning Tuesday, October 20th for our Cake Walk.
2nd–5th Grade:
Please bring individually wrapped candy. Candy donations may be brought to school starting now!
Every donation helps us create a fun and memorable experience for our students. Thank you for helping make Math-O-Ween a success!
MATH-O-WEEN TICKETS
Tickets are available in advance for $1 each.
Buy 20 tickets and receive 2 FREE!
On the day of the event, parents will also have an opportunity to purchase tickets from 11:00 AM–12:00 PM.
DISGUISE-A-PUMPKIN CONTEST
Students are invited to bring their creativity and show us how they can disguise a pumpkin!
Transform your pumpkin into anything you can imagine—just don't make it look like a pumpkin!
The winning student will receive a FREE DRESS PASS for the week of October 26th–30th!
Please remember that students should take their pumpkins back home the same day after the event.
We can't wait to see our Ochoa students and families come together for a night of learning, creativity, and Halloween fun!
Let's solve, build, create, and have a SPOOKTACULAR time!
Thank you for supporting our students and helping make Math-O-Ween a success!
We can't wait to see you there!
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Queridas familias de Ochoa:

¡Prepárense para una noche ESPANTÁSTICAMENTE divertida llena de MATEMÁTICAS, STEM, DIVERSIÓN y DULCES! 🎃👻

¡Nos emociona invitar a nuestras familias de Ochoa a nuestra próxima noche de Math-O-Ween STEM Trunk-or-Treat!

📅 Jueves, 22 de octubre de 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
📍 Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy

¡Nuestros estudiantes y familias disfrutarán de una noche llena de diversión con desafíos prácticos de matemáticas y STEM, Trunk-or-Treat, juegos y muchas actividades emocionantes!

🎃 ¿QUÉ PUEDEN ESPERAR?

* 🧮 Estaciones divertidas de desafíos de Matemáticas y STEM
* 🍬 Trunk-or-Treat
* 🎨 Pintura facial
* 🍰 Caminata de pasteles (Cake Walk)
* 🥧 ¡Pastelazo en la cara! (Pie in the Face)
* 🎮 ¡Juegos y premios!
* ¡Y MUCHO MÁS!

❤️ ¡NECESITAMOS SU AYUDA!

Para ayudarnos a hacer de Math-O-Ween un evento increíble, les pedimos a nuestras familias que nos ayuden a recolectar donaciones.

PreK–1.º grado:
Por favor, traigan pasteles o dulces a partir del martes 20 de octubre para nuestra Caminata de Pasteles (Cake Walk).

2.º–5.º grado:
Por favor, traigan dulces envueltos individualmente. ¡Las donaciones de dulces pueden traerse a la escuela a partir de ahora!

Cada donación nos ayuda a crear una experiencia divertida y memorable para nuestros estudiantes. ¡Gracias por ayudarnos a hacer de Math-O-Ween todo un éxito!

🎟️ BOLETOS DE MATH-O-WEEN

Los boletos estarán disponibles por adelantado a $1 cada uno.

¡Compre 20 boletos y reciba 2 GRATIS!

El día del evento, los padres también tendrán la oportunidad de comprar boletos de 11:00 AM–12:00 PM.

🎃 CONCURSO “DISFRAZA UNA CALABAZA”

¡Invitamos a nuestros estudiantes a dejar volar su creatividad y mostrarnos cómo pueden disfrazar una calabaza!

¡Transformen su calabaza en cualquier cosa que puedan imaginar—solo asegúrense de que NO parezca una calabaza! 🎨🎃

🏆 ¡El estudiante ganador recibirá un pase de vestimenta libre (FREE DRESS PASS) para la semana del 26–30 de octubre!

Por favor, recuerden que los estudiantes deberán llevarse sus calabazas de regreso a casa el mismo día después del evento.

¡Estamos ansiosos por ver a nuestros estudiantes y familias de Ochoa reunirse para disfrutar de una noche de aprendizaje, creatividad y diversión de Halloween!

🚀🎃 ¡RESOLVAMOS, CONSTRUYAMOS, CREAMOS Y DISFRUTEMOS DE UN TIEMPO ESPANTÁSTICAMENTE DIVERTIDO!

¡Gracias por apoyar a nuestros estudiantes y por ayudarnos a hacer de Math-O-Ween todo un éxito!

¡Estamos emocionados al verlos allí! 🎃👻🧡

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2030 Proctor Drive
Grand Prairie, TX
75051

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 4pm
Thursday 7:45am - 4pm
Friday 7:45am - 4pm

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