Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School

📢 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!

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!

👏🏻🎖️🥇🏆Congratulations to our students who placed in the Second Elementary UIL Meet! We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and the effort they invested to achieve this success. Their commitment to excellence serves as an inspiration to all, and we look forward to witnessing their continued growth and achievements in the future. 👏🏻🎖️🥇🏆Extendemos nuestras felicitaciones a todos nuestros estudiantes que ganaron en la segunda competencia de UIL de primaria. Estamos inmensamente orgullosos de sus logros y del esfuerzo que invirtieron para lograr este éxito. Su compromiso con la excelencia sirve de inspiración para todos y esperamos ser testigos de su crecimiento continuo y sus logros en el futuro.👏🏻🏆

🎅🏻🎄🌟🎁Twas the Eve of Winter Break at Gonzalez Elementary 🎄🎅🏻🎁 Twas the eve of winter break, and all through the school, The children were joyful, excited, and cool. Gifts were exchanged, bringing smiles all around, As laughter and cheer in each classroom resound. Our staff felt delighted, in high spirits they be, With administration grinning, so proud and so free. Two retirees celebrated their last day with cheer, Honoring years of service, their contributions held dear. A heartfelt thanks to our students, staff, and the rest, Parents and community, you truly are the best! As we close this semester, let joy fill your heart, Wishing you a restful break, a wonderful fresh start!

🎅🏻🎄Santa Claus stopped by today at Gonzalez Elementary to bring our students joy and gifts.🎁😊 🎅🏻🎄🧑🏻‍🎄

🎉😊Our students had a bouncy fun time celebrating their perfect attendance for the 3rd six weeks—great job to these students and their parents for their dedication.👏🏻🌟🎉

🎉 Today, we celebrate two incredible educators as they begin a new chapter in life! 🎓✨ Congratulations to Mrs. N. Rodriguez and Mrs. R. Leaños on your well-deserved retirement after years of dedicated service at Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary. 🏫❤ Your passion, commitment, and countless contributions have left an unforgettable mark on our students, staff, and community. 🌟👩‍🏫 You’ve inspired so many, and your legacy will live on for years to come. Wishing you both joy, relaxation, and endless adventures in this next phase. 🌈🌍 Thank you for everything! 💐👏

🌟Glow-in-the-Dark Dance Celebration Today, all the students who participated in selling chocolates🍫 for our fundraiser were rewarded with the opportunity to join an exciting glow-in-the-dark dance. 🌟🕺🏻💃🏻🪩

🧑🏻‍💻👩🏻‍💻Today our Students participated in Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is a worldwide movement that aims to introduce millions of students to computer science through one-hour coding activities. Through Hour of Code, we aim to demystify coding and show that anyone can learn the basics, inspiring future interest in computer science. #STEAM #hourofcode #💻 #LJTECHi3 @LaJoyaISDEdTech @LaJoyaISD in posts.

🎄🎅🏻Our students were cozy today with their festive holiday pajamas. # 12daysofchristmasday11 🎄🎅🏻

🎄🌟💡🎅🏻Our students shine bright for these 12 days of Christmas 🎅🏻💡🌟🎄

🎄 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! ✨

🍎✨ 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! 🌟

🎄🦌🎅🏻Our students showed their Christmas Spirit by wearing their Reindeer Antlers and Christmas Attire.🦌🎄🎅🏻 #12 days of Christmas day 9

📢 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! 🎉

🎄🔔Today, our students wore jingle bells as part of our "12 Days of Christmas" celebration! 🎄🔔🎅🏻

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! 🌟📚

🎉 Congratulations to Henry B. Gonzalez Students of the Month for December. Students of the Month are chosen by their teachers for their good classroom behavior. Great job to all these students!! 🎉