Gladiator News
January 10- January 14 , 2022
Dear Gladiator Families,
Hello Gladiator Nation!!
As you all can imagine it has been quite a challenging week. But, we always talk about Gladiator GRIT and both our students and our staff showed it this week! A huge thank you to all our staff who "Gave 100% and then some" to keep our campus safe and flowing this first week back. Please take some time to send an email to your student's teacher for weathering such a storm. As we continue to work through our COVID challenges, we ask you help us out by: 1. not sending students to school if they are sick, and 2. wearing masks as much as possible. Just doing those two things would make such a difference for us!
We ask your patience with some our planned activities. We do not want to cancel any activities, but we may have to make some logistical adjustments to accommodate crowd sizes. We may also be forced to reschedule some events. As always, we will keep you posted.
As you may have heard from the district, we ask you student bring their devices home each day in the event we face a temporary closure of a grade level or area. We are not expecting this, just want to be ready in case. Please call our front office if you are need of a device and we can issue one to your student.
Each week we will have "What's happening at HGMS" pictures so you all can see what is going great here at Garcia. We also added a picture of the monthly event calendar. It is updated often, so if you click on the image it will take you to a live calendar of our events.
Also just a reminder, if your student is quarantine or sick with COVID you may call our campus to see if they qualify for Remote Conferencing. Students who qualify can receive both attendance and instruction from the district.
A few reminders as we return:
1. We DO NOT accept any food deliveries
2. Please take a moment and ask your student if they need supplies. This is a great time to restock. I visited classrooms prior to the break and was surprised at how many students claimed they did not have paper, pencils, etc
3. If your student is sick please keep them home. Do not send sick students to school to keep everyone safe. We also HIGHLY ENCOURAGE the use of masks at all times on campus
4. If you student becomes sick at school, we will send them home if necessary! Parents are required to pick up their students in the event the nurse sends them home.
5. We spent a significant amount of time last semester retraining students on behavior expectations. Please spend some time and remind students to adhere to all behavior expectations while on campus.
We only have one HW assignment for everyone, please take time to fill out our mid year community survey. We are always looking to improve, just like our students!
Click here: https://forms.gle/1XwHdnfBCHTTEEjk7
We have another major announcement. WE ARE THE BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NISD according to US World and News Report! We always have known this, but now it's "Facebook official"! You can access the official story here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/middle-schools/texas/northside-independent-school-district-113050
We are so proud of our ranking and couldn't have done it, and continue to do it, without the support of our wonderful staff, students and community! Thank you! We can't wait to display our accomplishment proudly!
Fanny Pack Friday's have begun! We have had so much fun presenting this out to our students! Here is the official video link: https://youtu.be/fck37_v8IhU
We have a new Librarian!! Her name is Mrs. Delgadillo! Here is her first HGMS Library Smore!
We ask you connect with us via social media. All our information is below:
NISD
Twitter: @NISD
Garcia Middle School
Twitter: @NISDgarcia
Instagram: @nisdgarcia
Facebook: Hector Garcia Middle School PTA
Principal- Mark Lopez
Twitter: @DrMarkJLopez
Academic Dean- Lori Persyn
Twitter:@LoriPersyn
Associate Principal: Mateo Macias
Twitter:@APMateoMacias
Assistant Principal- Joel Castillo
Twitter: @Joel4Castillo
HGMS Calendar Of Events- Click Image For More Detail
What's Happening At HGMS!!
Advanced Theatre Hamilton Field Trip!
On the way!
Front row seats!
Welcome Our Newest Gladiators!
Ms. Lauren Hill
Mrs. DeeAnna Fuentes
Ms. Victoria Lozano- Nurse Assistant
Upcoming Events/Announcements
Academic Coaching/ Tutoring Information
2021-2022 Bell Schedule
Dress Code Reminder
HGMS Clubs/Organizations Information
HGMS Counseling Connection
Counselors are ready for our Gladiators!!
Request to see one here:
HGMS PTA
A message for the BEST PTA IN NISD!!
Welcome back Gladiator Family! The HGMS PTA is here for our students, staff and families. We host activities throughout the year for students and families and appreciation events for the staff. With your support through Gladiator Games Sponsorships and shirt purchase, membership dues, and spirit gear sales, we are also able to provide our staff with grants to improve the Gladiator Experience! We have an updated website you can use to get the latest information (http://www.hgmspta.com) and you can also follow us on Facebook.
Please visit our website at http://www.hgmspta.com to join PTA for only $10, buy a Gladiator Games shirt, Gladiator spirit gear and to become a Gladiator Games sponsor. The HGMS PTA is currently the largest PTA in NISD and you can be part of the best PTA by joining; no volunteering required. And anyone can join: parents, grandparents, students, even neighbors or friends. Be a Gladiator Games Sponsor before October 11th and you will get your company’s logo on this year’s sponsor banner.
Let’s make this year the best we can! See you soon!
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Connect With Dr. Lopez!!
Email: mark.lopez@nisd.net
Website: https://www.nisd.net/garcia
Location: 14900 Kyle Seale Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-397-8400
Twitter: @DrMarkJLopez