Juan De Dios Salinas Middle 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!

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!

Happy Holidays from JD Salinas! #WEAREJD

❄️ATTENTION JD STUDENTS! Tomorrow (December 19th) JD Students are invited to attend our Winter Wonderland Social. We will have food, music, and lots of fun. This is for current JD students only. Buses will NOT be provided. Only parent drop-off and Parent pick-up. The event begins at 6 pm and ends at 8:30 pm. Admission is $5❄️

🍎✨ 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! ✨

📢 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! 🎉

🏀Let's show our school spirit and support all our girl basketball teams! 🏀💪 Our 8th-grade teams are taking on Dr. Saenz Middle School at home, while our 7th-grade team is battling it out on the road. Light Team: 6 PM Dark Team: 7 PM Let's pack the stands and cheer them to victory!

⚽Soccer showdown! ⚽️ Our boys' 7th and 8th-grade teams face off against Dr. Saenz Middle School. Game Location: Day Field in La Joya, TX. Let's fill the stands and make some noise! 7th-grade plays at 6 pm and 8th-grade plays at 7 pm.

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! 🌟📚

Husky Howl to our 7th grade (Dark Team) basketball team for winning 2 games and bringing home the consolation trophy from the Division III Tournament last weekend! We're so proud of your hard work and dedication! 🏆🏀#WEAREJD

We had a fantastic cross-country season with great participation from boys and girls in 7th and 8th Grade! A special shoutout to the 7th-grade boys team for their 1st place finish today and to Gabriel Aldana (8th grader) for his individual victory (1st Place!) #WEAREJD

🌟 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!

⚽Soccer showdown! ⚽️ Our boys' 7th and 8th-grade teams face off against Travis Middle School. Game Location: Juarez-Lincoln Stadium. Let's fill the stands and make some noise! 7th-grade plays at 6 pm and 8th-grade plays at 7 pm.

🏀Let's show our school spirit and support all our girl basketball teams! 🏀💪 Our 7th-grade teams are taking on Travis Middle School at home, while our 8th-grade team is battling it out on the road. Light Team: 6 PM Dark Team: 7 PM Let's pack the stands and cheer them to victory!