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Home of the Spartans
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701 N. 1st
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Robstown, Texas 78380
Phone: 361-767-6670
Fax: 767-6610 |
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Welcome
Back Students and Staff!!
At Martin
Elementary we are teaming together to reach our goal
Success!!
Join the
winning team!
  
On Friday, December 4 the Martin Elementary
Student Council represented their school at the
annual "Share Your Christmas" drive held at the HEB in Robstown. The drive
is an annual
event sponsored by KIII TV News. The student council members were able to
collect 940 canned goods
that were delivered to the HEB trailer. After their performance at HEB,
the students were treated to
pizza, apples, and a drink!!
Martin Elementary would like to thank all
their students, as well as their parents,
for all their donations.
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A Veteran's Day
ceremony was held at Martin Elementary on Wednesday, November 11 at
the school cafeteria to honor local veterans in our community.
The Gifted and Talented students were featured in the program as
they paid tribute to our vets. After the ceremony a reception
was held in their honor at the library. |
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A display of pictures, flags, and
soldiers' uniforms helped display the pride for our veterans. |
The veterans line up for their
entrance into the cafeteria as the program begins. |
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Third and fourth grade GT students
perform a short skit entitled "What Is A Veteran?". Shown here
are: Nora B, Daniel P., Nadya V, Hannah P, Thomas G, Meagan C,
Brianna B, Taylor P, and Andrew W along with Mrs. S. Olivarez, GT
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Mrs. Cueva, Principal presented
each veteran with a Care Package that was assembled especially for
them from our staff members. |
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Mr. M. Medrano, is proud to represent
Ben W. and Raul M. at the ceremony. |
Taylor P. is proud of her young
cousin, Eloy Gamez, who is in the Marines and will be deployed to
Iraq soon. |
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Students who brought in their veteran
sat with them at the end of the ceremony as they sang God Bless the
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The choir entertained the crowd as
they sang several patriotic songs. They consisted of 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th grade GT students. |
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Mrs. Cueva, her father Veteran
Librado Vasquez Sr. and his grandson Dante Vasquez. |
The 2nd Grade GT students recited an
Acrostic Poem that spelled out VETERANS. Shown here are: Delanie M,
Andrew R, Ryan C, Romeo R, Melina R, Angel S, Filiberto T, and Jared
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There was plenty of patriotism in the
crowd as students waved flags and wore red, white, and blue. |
Liza Elizondo plays TAPS during the
Moment of Silence as Mrs. Cueva listens. |
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The G.T. sang patriotic songs
entitled: Pledge of Allegiance, Thank a Veteran, and God Bless
the USA |
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Christopher T. from Mrs. G. Garza's
4th grade class proudly shows a display of a flag his father sent
the school while he is in Afghanistan. SSG Carlos Torres, of
the US Army, is serving in the Middle East. |
The veterans enjoyed sharing stories
while at the reception held in their honor at the school library. |
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It was an honor to have our veterans
share this day with us!!
Thank You Veterans!! |
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On Campus on Friday, Sept. 25. The school held a reception in
their honor at the school cafeteria where they were allowed to sit
and visit with their grandchild and other grandparents. The
Parent Involvement helped with refreshments. |
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Fourth Grade students
from Mrs. G. Garza's class helped to celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Month during the month of September. Pictured is Mrs. Garza
demonstrating how to create an Ojo de Dios to her class. Mrs.
E. Flores, Teacher Asst. assisted the students as they worked on
their projects. |
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Nadya V. proudly
displays her finished project. |
Mrs. G. Garza and
her students. |
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Hector
L. and Christina E. were winners of the
El Grito contest that Mrs. G. Garza also held in her class. |
Proud
of their Heritage
Front Row:
Jacquelyn S., Nora B., Clarissa M.,
Ramon R.,
Back Row:
B.J. Barrera, Marco B., Emily
E., and Amber M.
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Another project to help commemorate
Hispanic Heritage Month at Martin Elementary was the Family Pinata
project.
Our students, along with their parents, created a family pinata as
part of a homework assignment.
Although the project was optional, many families joined in the fun. |
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The Winners
2nd grade (bottom row)
1st Place: Jared Prezas--Mummy
2nd Place: Jose Carrion--Red Sombrero (not pictured)
3rd Place: Lupito Herrera--Colorful Ghost
3rd Grade (middle row)
1st Place: David and Alexis Huerta --Green Witch
2nd Place: Ricky Vela--Clown
3rd Place: Nicholas Zanotti--Cottonpicker Helmet
4th Grade (standing)
1st Place: Edward Trevino--Colorful Pig
2nd Place: Kaci Valle--Colorful Star
3rd Place: Theresa Benavidez--Green Witch |
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3rd Grade |
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The pinatas were evaluated by outside
judges who judged them on the basis of
creativity, originality, and level of difficulty.
A big Thank You to all those
students and their families who participated in this activity. |
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Martin Elementary held a Storybook
Character Parade on November 20 to highlight characters that students read
about. The parade began on the south end of the school and went
around the front of the school and headed towards Central Office
Administration. Students and staff members had a great time dressing
up as their favorite storybook characters. Characters included in
the student dress up were: Dorothy from the Wizard
of Oz, Cinderella, Harry Potter, Star War Storm Troopers, Ms. Frizzle from
the Magic School Bus, Raggedy Ann, Sister Bear from the Berenstein Bears,
The Cat in the Hat, and many, many more. |
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Mrs. J. Blackwell, school
librarian, leads the parade towards Central Office. |
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The 2nd grade teachers
and Mrs. Blackwell dressed up as Ms. Frizzle of the Magic School Bus.
Each one dressed up in a different theme.
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