Gladiator News
February 19 -February 23, 2024
Hello Garcia Families,
We did some good partying with Rey Feo, celebrated Valentine's Day, had our day of service, and had SSR with some pets in the library this week! Oh and our teachers kept them busy in the classrooms also!
I love the picture above because it reminds me of our school! Magic happens everyday in every classroom and I had the opportunity to witness something really magical this past week in a dance class. As class started some of our ALE students came in. As the dancers warmed up the ALE student was warming up with them and was having so much fun. As they began learning new steps the dancers took time to not only encourage the ALE student, but give them high fives, ask him about his day, and just had fun with him. He was so happy and was having so much fun. The kids made him feel like one of them. This made me tear up. It may be the first time I have teared up during a classroom observation. It was so sweet how our students made such a safe space for the student. This was not because I was in there either!! You could tell the teacher had done a great job of developing such a culture in her classroom. It made me feel so proud of our students! Magic really does happen everyday at Garcia!
Thank you to dance, band and all our students who helped make the Rey Feo visit so much fun!
Our lost and found is overflowing!! We spent all last week organizing it and we will put it out front by the office so families have the opportunity to pick up any lost items. At the end of the week we will place the remainder in the bin out front for donation.
This coming week students are off on Monday due to President's Day. We will celebrate bus driver day on Friday.
Music Mondays are back! This time for students. Each Monday we play music from 8:30-8:40 am while students go to class. Students can now request music they would like to hear on the QR code below.
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Principal- Mark Lopez
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Academic Dean- Lori Persyn
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Associate Principal: Mateo Macias
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Assistant Principal- Jennifer Christensen
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Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School
Counseling
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Instagram- @garcia_counseling_dept
Traffic Reminders
As we begin our spring semester, we wanted to share our some friendly reminders about school traffic:
1. Please be patient, courteous and neighborly in our parking areas. All traffic rules and laws apply in our parking lot. We are all trying to do our best to keep our students safe.
2. Please do not cut off drivers, speed, or make extra lanes
3. Our busiest times are from 8:20-8:30 am and from 3:55- 4:10 pm each day. Please consider dropping off early or picking up a little later to avoid having to wait in lines.
4. Please do not pick up or drop off on Kyle Seale. This is a VERY dangerous practice for students
5. Please do not pick up or drop off on Tall Heights. This is also VERY dangerous and impedes our buses.
We will be monitoring the traffic in the morning more closely next week. We will not allow drop offs in our parking lot, only in the drive. Please be patient with us. This is to keep students safe. Our parking lot is for individuals to park to enter the building.
Important Dates
February 17- Garcia Day of Service, See flyer below
February 19- Student Holiday
February 23- Bus driver appreciation day
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Hello Gladiator Nation!
This time of year, our Garcia family steps up to help our sister schools, Boone Elementary and Jones Middle School. This year they have asked for hoodies and coats, hygiene items and snacks. Next week, PTA, Watch Dogs and NJHS students will be out in the morning during drop off to collect items. Items can also be dropped off in the lobby. In addition, we are always grateful for monetary donations that will be used to purchase additional items to add to our donations. Monetary donations can be made on our website, hgmspta.com, or dropped off in the office in an envelope addressed to PTA.
Gladiator Grant applications have been distributed to our faculty and we're excited to see the fun and imaginative ways our teachers are planning to enhance their classrooms and lessons!
We will also start the process of taking nomination for PTA Board positions. If you have been thinking about getting involved, please complete the form at https://forms.gle/KmKR9jUuVsFtzz1V6. You will be contacted to discuss positions your are interested in and have any of questions answered.
Best Wishes,
HGMS PTA
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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