Irene M. Garcia Middle School

🎉 Congratulations to Our 3rd Six Weeks Perfect Attendance Raffle Winners! 🎉 At Garcia Middle School, we are so proud of our students who continue to show their dedication to learning by achieving perfect attendance! Your commitment and perseverance make all the difference. A big round of applause to our lucky raffle winners for the 3rd six weeks! Thank you for being role models and showing up every day ready to learn and succeed! Stay tuned for more opportunities to win, and remember, attendance matters every single day! 🏆🎁 Thank you to all our students who strive for perfect attendance—it truly makes a difference. Keep up the great work, Lobos! 💪🐂 #PerfectAttendance #LobosShineBright #GarciaPride

🎉 Thank you to all the 8th-grade parents and families who joined us on January 9th for the Pre-Registration Parent Meeting for the Class of 2029! Your involvement and support play a crucial role in your child's success as they prepare to transition to high school. Together, we can ensure their bright future! 🌟 #ThankYou #ClassOf2029 #LaJoyaISD #ParentEngagement #HighSchoolTransition

📢 La Joya ISD Parent Volunteer Orientation 🗓 January 13, 2025 ⏰ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 📍 La Joya Administration Bldg. Tabasco Room 200 W. Expressway 83, La Joya, Tx 78560 Join us for an informative orientation session on the Parent Volunteer Program at La Joya ISD! Discover how you can get involved and make a difference in our schools. Mark your calendars—we can’t wait to see you there! ------------------------------------------------------ 📢 Orientación Para Padres Voluntarios De La Joya ISD 🗓 13 de enero de 2025 ⏰ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 📍 Edificio De Administración De La Joya ISD, Sala Tabasco 200 W. Expressway 83, La Joya, Tx 78560 ¡Acompáñanos en una sesión de orientación sobre el Programa de Padres Voluntarios de La Joya ISD! Descubra cómo puede participar y marcar la diferencia en nuestras escuelas. ¡Marca tu calendario, te esperamos!

8th Grade Parents! We invite you to join us for an important Pre-Registration Parent Meeting on Thursday, January 9th at 6:00 pm in the IGMS cafeteria. Please make plans to attend! If you have any questions, please call IGMS at 956-323-2840.

8th Grade Parents! We invite you to join us for an important Pre-Registration Parent Meeting on Thursday, January 9th at 6:00 pm in the IGMS cafeteria. Please make plans to attend! If you have any questions, please call IGMS at 956-323-2840.

📢 Attention Parents of Garza, Seguin, and Zapata Elementary! Join us for an Accelerating Campus Excellence Parent Meeting! 🌟 Your voice matters as we shape the future of our schools and strive for excellence in education. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your insights and be part of the conversation! 🗓️ Dates & Locations: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - Zapata Elementary at 5:30 PM Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - Garza Elementary at 5:30 PM Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - Seguin Elementary at 5:30 PM 📲 For more information, visit www.lajoyaisd.com/elemplan or scan the QR code! We can’t wait to see you there! ****************************************************** 📢 ¡Atención Padres de las Escuelas Primarias Garza, Seguin y Zapata! ¡Únase a nosotros en la Reunión de Padres para la Excelencia en los Campus! 🌟 Su opinión es importante mientras moldeamos el futuro de nuestras escuelas y buscamos la excelencia en la educación. ¡No pierda esta oportunidad de compartir sus ideas y ser parte de la conversación! 🗓️ Fechas y Lugares: Miércoles, 8 de enero del 2025 - Zapata Elementary a las 5:30 PM Martes, 14 de enero del 2025 - Garza Elementary a las 5:30 PM Martes, 21 de enero del 2025 - Seguin Elementary a las 5:30 PM 📲 Para más información, visite www.lajoyaisd.com/elemplan o escanee el código QR. ¡Esperamos verlo allí!

We hope you’ve had a wonderful winter break! This is a reminder that classes resume tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7, 2025. We look forward to welcoming all students back and starting the new year strong!

This is a friendly reminder for La Joya ISD families: We hope you’ve had a wonderful winter break! Please note that staff will return to work tomorrow, Monday, January 6, 2025, and classes will resume on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. We’re excited to welcome everyone back and start the new year strong!

Attention La Joya ISD 8th Grade Parents & Families!

Happy New Year, La Joya ISD Family! 🎉 As we welcome 2025, we look forward to another year of growth, success, and new opportunities for our students, staff, and families. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to excellence. Let’s make this year our best one yet!

🍎✨ La Joya ISD Child Nutrition Services hosted a fun and flavorful Food Exposition! Students had the chance to taste-test new menu items and share their feedback, helping shape the meals served in our schools. 💬🍴 🎉 Thank you to our amazing CNS team for making this event possible and ensuring our students enjoy nutritious, delicious, and high-quality meals every day! 🌟

🎄 Friendly Reminder for La Joya ISD Families! 🎄 December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025: Christmas Break - No Classes! January 6, 2025: No Classes - District Professional Learning Day for staff. January 7, 2025: Classes Resume Wishing everyone a joyful and restful holiday season! 🎅🎉 Enjoy the time with your loved ones, and we’ll see you back at school in the new year! ✨

🎶🌟 Congratulations to Diego Pena! 🌟🎶 We are incredibly proud of our talented 7th-grade student, Diego Pena, for his outstanding performance this past weekend at the Region 15 West Zone Region Concert! 🎺👏 Diego achieved a remarkable milestone as the only 7th-grade student in the region to make the Region Band two consecutive times! 🎉✨ Your hard work, dedication, and talent continue to inspire us all, Diego. Keep reaching for the stars! 🌟💙 #GarciaPride #Region15Band #MusicExcellence

📢 REMINDER FOR STAFF! 📢 Don’t forget to sign up for EMPOWERED: LEARN. ELEVATE. ENGAGE – dynamic, hands-on professional learning sessions designed to elevate your skills! 🌟💡 Join us on: January 6, 2025 March 7, 2025 💰 Compensation is available for eligible participants! 👉 For a full list of professional development sessions and to sign up, click the link below: https://apps.esc1.net/professionaldevelopment/LJISD We are excited to support your continued commitment to professional growth at La Joya ISD! 🎉

Turn Every Drive into a Learning Adventure! 🚗📖 Make car rides more than just a journey—turn them into reading adventures! At La Joya ISD, we encourage you to ask your child to spot and read words on signs, billboards, or store names to practice recognizing environmental print. It's a fun and easy way to build literacy skills on the go! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡Convierte cada paseo en una aventura de aprendizaje! 🚗📖 ¡Haz que los viajes en carro sean más que un recorrido—conviértelos en aventuras de lectura! En La Joya ISD, te invitamos a pedirle a tu hijo que identifique y lea palabras en letreros, anuncios o nombres de tiendas para practicar el reconocimiento de texto ambiental. ¡Es una forma divertida y fácil de desarrollar habilidades de lectura mientras están en movimiento! 🌟📚

🌟 Superintendent Dr. Marcey Sorensen Meets with Student Advisory Committee! 🌟 🎓💡 This amazing group represents the heart and voice of La Joya ISD—our students! Their ideas, insights, and perspectives are at the center of every decision we make because they are our “why.” 💖✨ This meeting marks a powerful start to shaping the Strategic Plan for Our Future. Together, we’re building a path that puts our students first and ensures a brighter tomorrow. 🌈🚀 👏 Thank you to our Student Advisory Committee for leading the way with your passion and vision! 💬

Building Stronger Families, One Story at a Time! 📖❤️ Did you know that family reading time does more than build strong readers? It creates strong bonds, too! At La Joya ISD, we know that children who read with their families are more likely to develop a lifelong love of reading and perform better in school. Let’s make family reading a tradition that lasts a lifetime! 📚✨ #FamilyReading #StrongBonds #LaJoyaISD #LJISDReads

📢 Join Us for the State of the District Community Sessions! La Joya ISD is hitting the road this December with 7 exciting sessions to share updates, celebrate achievements, and discuss our vision for a brighter future! 🌟📚 🗓️ Mark your calendar and bring your ideas, questions, and feedback as we work together to shape a path of success for all students. Let’s make a difference—together! 💡🎓 📍 Dates & Locations: 🟨 12/16 – Saenz Middle School (9:00 AM) 🟩 12/17 – Treviño Middle School (9:00 AM) 🟩 12/17 – Ann Richards Middle School (6:00 PM) 🟦 12/18 – De Zavala Middle School (6:00 PM) ✨ We can’t wait to see you there! **************************************************************** 📢 ¡Acompáñenos en las Sesiones Comunitarias del Estado del Distrito! Este diciembre, ¡La Joya ISD visitará varias localidades con 7 emocionantes sesiones para compartir actualizaciones, celebrar logros y discutir nuestra visión para un futuro más brillante! 🌟📚 🗓️ Marque su calendario y traiga sus ideas, preguntas y comentarios mientras trabajamos juntos para trazar un camino de éxito para todos los estudiantes. ¡Hagamos la diferencia—juntos! 💡🎓 📍 Fechas y Ubicaciones: 🟨 16 de diciembre – Saenz Middle School (9:00 AM) 🟩 17 de diciembre – Treviño Middle School (9:00 AM) 🟩 17 de diciembre – Ann Richards Middle School (6:00 PM) 🟦 18 de diciembre – De Zavala Middle School (6:00 PM) ✨ ¡Unámonos para crear un sistema de escuelas excelentes para nuestros estudiantes! ¡Estamos ansiosos por verlos allí!

📚✨ At La Joya ISD, we believe dreams become unstoppable when you make reading your superpower! Encourage your child to read just 20 minutes a day and watch their vocabulary, imagination, and confidence soar. 🚀 Let’s inspire young readers across our district to unlock their full potential—one page at a time! 💡💪 #ReadingSuperpower #DreamBig #LaJoyaISD #LJISDReads

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