Reynaldo G. Garza Elementary

📚🚧we are Under Construction: Building Our Future Careers 🚧📚 Our Unicorns are currently under construction for their future careers! 🌟 It's a process that involves hard work, dedication, and a whole lot of learning. Each day is a brick in the foundation of their dreams. 💪🏗️

We recently had the fantastic opportunity to engage in peer-to-peer observations with our friends from Thigpen Zavala. 🏫✨ Thank you for your hospitality and willingness to share your knowledge ❤️

Our 5th grade scientists embarked on an enlightening (literally!) journey into the world of light energy through a hands-on lab! 🌈🔦 With beaming smiles, they explored prisms, mirrors, and lenses, unraveling the hidden properties of light energy.🌈✨

Join us! R. Garza Elementary will celebrate Red Ribbon Week, October 23rd -27th. Red Ribbon brings awareness and inspires our students to be healthy and DRUG FREE! This year's theme is "Be Kind to your Mind. Live Drug Free." Learn more at https://www.redribbon.org/.

Not only did we wear our local college colors but also pink for cancer awareness month. 💚💜🩶🧡🩷 "Your future is bright!" Tomorrow, wear your sunglasses and neon colors because your future is so bright. 😎🌟

Today was a great day of learning for students and teachers! 📚🙇🏻‍♂️📖🤓🦄💙

Unicorns proudly wearing their Texas Tuesday college colors. 🦄💙🩶🦄 Tomorrow is Local Love. Show some love to our local colleges/universities by wearing their school colors and/or shirt. 💛🤍🤠💚💜🐆

EI Component Self-Awareness What is self-awareness? The ability to know your character, thoughts, actions, and emotions. At R. Garza Elementary, we are a community of learners who are accepted, loved, and safe. There is only one YOU! Do your best to make our school and the world a better place. Book Companion Only One You Read Aloud https://youtu.be/vu9capmEY5I CLASSROOM and HOME Discussion and Writing Prompts There is only one YOU! How will you make it a better world? I will make it a better world by choosing ____________.

Today we kicked off College Week! Our little Unicorns showed their commitment to college by wearing a college shirt 🦄🏫💙🩶💙🩶 Tomorrow is Texas Tuesday. Wear you favorite Texas College shirt or colors.

Congratulations to our Top AR Readers in grades 1st to 5th. Goooo Unicorns!!!

For tomorrow 💙🦄💜

Our Garza Unicorns are college ready! Join us and participate daily. 💙🦄💜

Our sweet cheerleaders were able to perform at today's Rowe game. Thank you to our amazing coaches for all you do! 💙🦄💜

Our teachers never stop learning!! Teachers learned how to help students achieve new levels of growth and performance.

Our Unicorns celebrated National Lunch Week with some great food and prizes!!

Welcome to the Unicorn Family Coach Barrera! Our little Unicorns loved having you as part of the PE Team!!!

Storybook Pumpkin Patch Contest All decorated pumpkins will be displayed in the library and are due on Monday, October 16th. Pumpkin categories include: Most Realistic, Most Creative, and Best Use of Materials. —Please no carved and/or cut pumpkins—

This month, we celebrate Mrs. Valenzuela! Your resilience, innovation, and tireless efforts do not go unnoticed. Here's to our amazing principal who makes a difference in the lives of students, teachers, and families. Your leadership lights the way to a brighter future.

EI Component Social Skills What are social skills? The ability to interact with others through positive communication and listening. At R. Garza Elementary, we use our strengths, interests, and talents to make a positive change in our community. Book Companion I Am Peace Written by Susan Verde Read Aloud by Dr. Avila, School Counselor https://youtu.be/p3VL6Rwccq8 Book Reflections - I AM ME https://youtu.be/d8oMAbYNq_A CLASSROOM and HOME Discussion and Writing Prompts What is mindfulness? What does mindfulness mean to you? How can we practice mindfulness at home? How can we practice mindfulness at school?

EI Component Empathy What is empathy? The ability to understand and share the thinking and emotions of others. At R. Garza Elementary, we believe that with acceptance, kindness, and strength we stand united. Book Companion I Walk with Vanessa Read Aloud by Dr. Pat Avila, School Counselor bit.ly/3RAtINr CLASSROOM and HOME Discussion and Writing Prompts How do you think you would feel in a new school? What can you say or do to help a new student in your classroom not feel lonely?