October News Magazine

the NAVIGATOR October 2022 Issue No. 2 J.A. Garcia Elementary Our mission is to ensure academic success, develop responsibility, and inspire commitment towards all students reaching future goals. Our vision is working together to ensure every learner is a successful, responsible, and committed towards reaching their future goals.

Message From Your Admin The time is flying quickly. We are already 8 weeks complete with the school year. Some very important items we want to continue talking about. Attendance is key to school success. We want our kids here everyday to LEARN, LEARN, and LEARN. Next. Always remind our kids to keep their hands to themselves for SAFETY. Thank you parents for your help and support. Have a wonderful October! With Love, Mr. Noyola and Mrs. Lopez

Counselors Corner Happy October! Character trait for the month of October is Self - Direct. What is self direct? Lead yourself to what you want to be. We will be focusing on lessons on goal setting in guidance. Monthly Endorsement Focus: Public Services -Education and Training -Government and Public Administration -Health Science -Human Services -Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Career Spotlights: Dentist Optometrist X-Ray Tech Physical Therapist Contact Information Garcia Elementary Counselor Danette Vargas 360-878-2280 [email protected] The Office of Guidance and Counseling Mission Statement The mission of the CCISD School Counseling Program is to be the guiding light of today and inspire every student's social, personal, academic, and career developmen for a brighter tomorrow.

CKH word of the month is: Self-Direct What does it mean to Self-Direct? Self-Direction is the ability and learned skill to cast a vision of future goals and then take intentional steps toward who, where, and what we want to be. Instead of focusing on things to control or avoid, we emphasize our responsibility to make positive choices related to our emotions, attitudes, and actions. . Self-Direction in Action: ● Practice goal setting and action planning. When we establish goals and develop action plans, we learn to take intentional steps to successfully achieve goals. ● Monitor and adjust. Provide students with regular feedback and opportunities to self-assess progress toward goals to make adjustments and improvements in their behaviors. ● Reflect and evaluate. Facilitate discussions and reflection to prompt students to examine what they do, think, and say against their goals and vision for their life and learning. ●

October Upcoming Events Oct. 3 Moody HOCO Parade 6:00 p.m. Oct. 3-6 Kindness Week Oct. 3-6 Continue Las Links Testing (Bilingual) Oct. 3-6 Scholastic Book Fair Oct. 6 4th Grade PTA Oct. 4 National Night Out Oct. 7 Teacher PD- NO SCHOOL Oct.10-14 Intercession-NO SCHOOL Oct. 19 2nd-3rd Grade Movie Night Oct. 22 Navigator Walk Oct. 24-28 Red Ribbon Week Oct. 28 Fall Festival!













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CACDIDSDTAEfXteTr-HScEhRoEo.l Program Garcia Elementary ● KINDER : Alphabet and Number PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Recognition, Alphabet Sounds ) ● 1ST: Math Fact Scarecrow Activity ● 2ND: Inquiry/Research Contractions and Fractions ● 3RD: Spelling, Fractions ● 4TH: Reading Comprehension, Basic Math Facts ● 5TH: Reading - Informative Text, Genre, Author’s Purpose - Math - Word Problems with Addition/Subtraction ● Girl Scout Club will begin in October for Girls in Grades Kinder, First, Second and Third during After-School Hours. ● K-5 - Fall/Pumpkin/Halloween Arts & Crafts ● Halloween Movement Games/Brain Breaks ● There will be No after-school program on 10/7/22 or the intercession week (10-10-10-14). ● Students must be picked at 5:30 pm each day. ● For questions about our after-school program, please contact Coach McMillan - [email protected]

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In September……..

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