Elodia R. Chapa Elementary School

Big shoutout to Mrs. De Luna’s 2nd grade class for earning 3rd place in our Whooo's Reading top reader challenge! 🎉 Their hard work paid off with a cool ice pop reward! Keep up the amazing reading, everyone! 📚🍦 #ReadingChampions #ProudTeacher #KeepReading

Congratulations to our Whooo’s Reading Top Reader classes! 🎉 Mrs. Sobrevilla’s class took 1st place and enjoyed a delicious banana split treat! 🍌Mrs. Reyna’s class, in 2nd place, celebrated with a fun ice cream sundae party! 🍨So proud of our book-loving stars! Keep it up! 👏

Mrs. Salinas’ Pre-K class had so much fun navigating the obstacle course! 🏃‍♂️🤸‍♀️ These physical activities help build coordination, balance, and problem-solving skills. Learning through movement is key to early development! #ActiveLearning #PreKEducation #PhysicalDevelopment

Miss De Hoyos’ 4th graders dived into the exciting world of Action Verbs today! 🏃‍♂️📚 From running to jumping, they brought words to life in a fun and energetic way! #ActionVerbs #4thGradeFun #LearningInAction

A huge thank you to RGV Delivers LLC and Amazon Affiliate @WTX4 for the amazing donation of backpacks! Your generosity is making a difference this school year, and we’re grateful for your support. Together, we’re helping our students start the year off right! #Grateful #LaJoyaISD

🔢✨ Mrs. De Luna’s 2nd grade students had fun using ‘hide zero’ cards to break down numbers and show the value of each digit in expanded form. It’s amazing to see them mastering place value in such an engaging way! 🧠📚 #MathMadeFun #HandsOnLearning

🎈🌞 Today, Mrs. Lopez’s Pre-K class had a blast playing catch with balloons outdoors! The students developed their hand-eye coordination, motor skills, and teamwork while staying active. It was a fun and educational way to learn! 🏃‍♀️#PreKLearningThroughPlay #OutdoorEducation

💙 A heartfelt thank you to Child Fund for their impactful presentation on suicide awareness, “Never Give Up!” The session provided valuable insights and tools for our students and us to support one another. Together, we can make a difference! 🌟 #SuicideAwareness #NeverGiveUp

Mrs. Sobrevilla’s 5th grade students had a blast celebrating International Dot Day! The activities sparked their creativity and included some sneaky grammar practice. Our artists used helping and action verbs to describe their spooky ghosts so clever and imaginative! #DotDay

Our teachers and students had the amazing opportunity to be part of author authorrandalgritzner presentation today! 📚✨ His passion for science and storytelling had everyone captivated and excited to learn. What an inspiring day! #AuthorVisit #InspiringYoungMinds @LaJoya ISD

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 We're opening applications for the Superintendent’s Advisory Committees! 🗣️✨ Join us in shaping the future of La Joya ISD by sharing your voice and ideas. Let’s work together to create a stronger school community! 💪📚 Apply now for one of the following committees: ✅ Parent Advisory Committee ✅ Student Advisory Committee ✅ Educator Advisory Committee ✅ Auxiliary Advisory Committee Don't miss out! 📲 Visit www.lajoyaisd.com/committees to apply today! 🚀 ************************************** 🌟 ¡Noticias emocionantes! 🌟 ¡Estamos abriendo solicitudes para los Comités Asesores del Superintendente! 🗣️✨ Únase a nosotros para dar forma al futuro de La Joya ISD compartiendo su voz e ideas. ¡Trabajemos juntos para crear una comunidad escolar más fuerte! 💪📚 Solicite ahora para uno de los siguientes comités: ✅ Comité Asesor de Padres ✅ Comité Asesor de Estudiantes ✅ Comité Asesor de Educadores ✅ Comité Asesor Auxiliar ¡No se lo pierda! 📲 ¡Visite www.lajoyaisd.com/committees para presentar su solicitud hoy! 🚀

September 16, 2024 Dear La Joya ISD Parents, In light of recent threats made against our schools, we want to inform you that three La Joya ISD students have been arrested, transported to Hidalgo County Juvenile Detention Center and are now facing serious charges, including making false alarm and terroristic threats. These student arrests follow a thorough investigation in partnership with local law enforcement. Additionally, our La Joya ISD Police Chief, along with other law enforcement agencies and local ISD police departments, attended a press conference to address these threats and reinforce our commitment to safety. At La Joya ISD, we have a strict zero-tolerance policy when it comes to threats—whether made as a joke or with harmful intent. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we will continue to take every necessary step to ensure a secure learning environment. We encourage you to have conversations with your children about the serious consequences of making or sharing threatening messages, especially on social media. Even if a threat is meant in jest, it will be treated with the utmost seriousness, and legal consequences will follow. La Joya ISD has strong safety protocols in place, including regular safety drills and increased security measures. We ask for your continued partnership in reminding students of the importance of online responsibility and reporting any unusual behavior to school officials or law enforcement. Thank you for your ongoing support in helping us keep our schools safe. ****************************************************************** Estimados padres de La Joya ISD, En vista de las recientes amenazas contra nuestras escuelas, queremos informarle que tres estudiantes de La Joya ISD han sido arrestados, trasladados al Centro de Detención Juvenil del Condado de Hidalgo y ahora enfrentan cargos graves, que incluyen realizar falsas alarmas y amenazas terroristas. Estos arrestos de estudiantes se producen tras una investigación exhaustiva en colaboración con las fuerzas del orden locales. Además, nuestro jefe de policía de La Joya ISD, junto con otras agencias de aplicación de la ley y departamentos de policía locales de ISD, asistieron a una conferencia de prensa para abordar estas amenazas y reforzar nuestro compromiso con la seguridad. En La Joya ISD, tenemos una estricta política de tolerancia cero cuando se trata de amenazas, ya sea que se hagan en broma o con intenciones dañinas. La seguridad de nuestros estudiantes y personal es nuestra máxima prioridad y continuaremos tomando todas las medidas necesarias para garantizar un entorno de aprendizaje seguro. Los alentamos a que conversen con sus hijos sobre las graves consecuencias de hacer o compartir mensajes amenazantes, especialmente en las redes sociales. Incluso si una amenaza es en broma, se tratará con la mayor seriedad y se aplicarán consecuencias legales. La Joya ISD cuenta con sólidos protocolos de seguridad, que incluyen simulacros de seguridad regulares y mayores medidas de seguridad. Les pedimos que sigan colaborando para recordarles a los estudiantes la importancia de la responsabilidad en línea y denunciar cualquier comportamiento inusual a los funcionarios escolares o las fuerzas del orden. Gracias por su continuo apoyo para ayudarnos a mantener nuestras escuelas seguras. Dr. Marcey Sorensen Superintendent of Schools La Joya ISD

**GLOW GOLD WEDNESDAY** ✨ Wear yellow/gold every Wednesday in September to show your support for kids with cancer! 🎗️💛 #GlowGold #SupportKidsWithCancer #ChildhoodCancerAwareness

🦉Congrats to our #WhooosReading students! Keep soaring through those books—every page is a new adventure. Check out their awesome #Owlstagrams below! 💫 Remember 21 minutes a day of reading outside of school results in higher reading achievements! #KeepReading #StudentSuccess

🚨 Attention La Joya ISD Parents! 🚨 We are thrilled to announce our new Parent Curriculum Communicator! This platform is designed to keep you informed and engaged in your child's learning journey. Follow these steps to get started: 1️⃣ Visit the La Joya ISD website 2️⃣ Select the Parent Resources Tab 3️⃣ Find your child's grade level and subject on the dashboard. Stay connected and visit La Joya ISD for more information! 💻 🔗 https://sites.google.com/ljisd.com/ljisdacademics/parent-dashboard ************************ 🚨 ¡Atención, padres de La Joya ISD! 🚨 Estamos emocionados de anunciar nuestro nuevo Comunicador de Currículo para Padres. ¡Esta plataforma está diseñada para mantenerlo informado y comprometido con el aprendizaje de su hijo! Siga estos pasos para comenzar: 1️⃣ Visite el sitio web de La Joya ISD 2️⃣ Seleccione la pestaña de Recursos para Padres 3️⃣ Encuentre el nivel de grado y la materia de su hijo en el tablero. ¡Manténgase conectado y visite La Joya ISD para más información! 💻 🔗https://sites.google.com/ljisd.com/ljisdacademics/parent-dashboard

September 12, 2024 Dear La Joya ISD Parents and Guardians, In response to recent false threats made against our schools, thorough investigations have led to three arrests. These individuals are facing a variety of legal charges, including and up to a felony charge. We are sharing this information with you to let you know that we are taking each of these false threats seriously and want our parents and community to know that although none of these have resulted in any safety issues to our students, staff, or campuses, false threats will not be tolerated in our District. We also ask that you remind your children not to forward or spread any threatening messages. Instead, they should report such matters directly to a campus administrator or to our Anonymous Alerts reporting system. Individuals involved in creating or sharing threats will continue to face serious legal and administrative consequences. Again, we want all of our students and parents to understand that we seek to create a safe and secure learning environment for all of our students and staff which is why we cannot tolerate false threats of any kind in La Joya ISD. Our district has thorough safety protocols in place and we will continue to treat every threat with the utmost seriousness. Our priority remains maintaining a safe and secure learning environment for our students and staff. Rest assured, La Joya ISD will take all necessary actions to protect our schools and community. Thank you for your continued support and vigilance. We appreciate your partnership in making our schools safe and productive spaces to learn each and every day. ***************************************************************************************** Estimados padres y tutores de La Joya ISD, En respuesta a las recientes amenazas falsas realizadas contra nuestras escuelas, investigaciones exhaustivas han dado lugar a tres arrestos. Estas personas enfrentan una variedad de cargos legales, que incluyen hasta un cargo por delito grave. Compartimos esta información con usted para informarle que tomamos en serio cada una de estas amenazas falsas y queremos que nuestros padres y la comunidad sepan que, aunque ninguna de ellas ha provocado problemas de seguridad para nuestros estudiantes, personal o campus, no se tolerarán amenazas falsas en nuestro Distrito. También le pedimos que recuerde a sus hijos que no reenvíen ni difundan mensajes amenazantes. En su lugar, deben informar estos asuntos directamente a un administrador del campus o a nuestro sistema de informes de alertas anónimas. Las personas involucradas en la creación o el intercambio de amenazas seguirán enfrentando graves consecuencias legales y administrativas. Nuevamente, queremos que todos nuestros estudiantes y padres comprendan que buscamos crear un entorno de aprendizaje seguro para todos nuestros estudiantes y personal, por lo que no podemos tolerar amenazas falsas de ningún tipo en La Joya ISD. Nuestro distrito cuenta con protocolos de seguridad exhaustivos y continuaremos tratando cada amenaza con la mayor seriedad. Nuestra prioridad sigue siendo mantener un entorno de aprendizaje seguro para nuestros estudiantes y personal. Tenga la seguridad de que La Joya ISD tomará todas las medidas necesarias para proteger nuestras escuelas y nuestra comunidad. Gracias por su continuo apoyo y vigilancia. Apreciamos su colaboración para hacer que nuestras escuelas sean espacios seguros y productivos para aprender todos los días. Sincerely, Dr. Marcey Sorensen Superintendent of Schools La Joya ISD

September 11, 2024 Dear La Joya ISD Parents and Guardians, We want to address the continued social media threats targeting some of our campuses. Please be assured that La Joya ISD is fully aware of these concerns, and our Police Department has conducted thorough investigations. At this time, there is no credible threat to any of our La Joya ISD schools. In response, we have deployed additional police officers to our campuses and provided extra administrative support to ensure the safety of our students and staff. The safety and well-being of our school community remain our top priority. We will continue to investigate all threats and take them seriously. Please note that anyone found responsible for making or sharing these threats, even if they are not credible, will face both administrative and legal consequences. Thank you for your cooperation and trust as we work together to maintain a safe learning environment for our students at La Joya ISD. *************************************************************************************** Estimados padres y tutores de La Joya ISD, Queremos abordar las continuas amenazas en las redes sociales dirigidas a algunas de nuestras escuelas. Tenga la seguridad de que La Joya ISD es plenamente consciente de estas preocupaciones y nuestro Departamento de Policía ha llevado a cabo investigaciones exhaustivas. En este momento, no existe ninguna amenaza creíble para ninguna de nuestras escuelas de La Joya ISD. En respuesta, hemos enviado más agentes de policía a nuestros campus y brindado apoyo administrativo adicional para garantizar la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes y personal. La seguridad y el bienestar de nuestra comunidad escolar siguen siendo nuestra principal prioridad. Seguiremos investigando todas las amenazas y las tomaremos en serio. Tenga en cuenta que cualquier persona que sea considerada responsable de realizar o compartir estas amenazas, incluso si no son creíbles, enfrentará consecuencias administrativas y legales. Gracias por su cooperación y confianza mientras trabajamos juntos para mantener un entorno de aprendizaje seguro para nuestros estudiantes en La Joya ISD. Sincerely, Dr. Marcey Sorensen Superintendent of Schools La Joya ISD

Mrs. Salinas's Pre-K class had a blast during outdoor play today with a fun Bubble Pop activity! Not only did they enjoy chasing bubbles, but they also worked on hand-eye coordination and motor skills. Learning through play! ☀️🫧 #PreKFun #OutdoorPlay #BubblePop #EarlyLearning

On Tuesdays in September, we proudly support Suicide Prevention Month. Together, we raise awareness and promote kindness, empathy, and mental health from the very start. 💛 #SuicidePreventionMonth #KindnessMatters #MentalHealthAwareness

La Joya ISD Central Office staff proudly supports Mental Health Awareness Month by wearing teal or purple every Tuesday in September! 💚💜 Let's stand together to raise awareness and support mental wellness in our community.