Santa Maria Elementary School

📧 Join us tomorrow morning | acompáñanos mañana por la mañana 💻

Time change | cambio de hora ⏱️

Laredo ISD Special Education Department hosted the 2026 Special Olympics Texas Area 21 opening ceremony and games at historic Shirley Field. Special education students from Laredo ISD, Jim Hogg County ISD, Webb County Consolidated ISD and Zapata County ISD participated in a variety of events. Each student received a medal for every event they participated in.

📖Thank you Kat Kronenberg for visiting us and Kicking Off Read Across America week. 🚀

💻💿Teachers learning and having fun integrating technology in their lessons. VRs, drones, music with bananas, oh my!! 🍌✈️

📚✨ On World Read Aloud Day, our Book Club members visited ECSE, PreK, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and FLS classrooms to read aloud. Students loved listening to stories from the library collection, with Pete the Cat and Biscuit being the crowd favorites! ✨📚

🎉🏆 Congratulations 🏆🎉
Ms. Lopez’s Pre-K Special Education class earned 1st Place in the Pre-K Division and was named Grand Champion in the Primary Division at LISD’s Reading Fair — what an outstanding accomplishment! 📖✨

📢 Title III Parent, Family & Community Meeting /
Parents, Family and Community Board - Chapter III
📅 Wed., Feb. 11, 2026 / Wed., Feb. 11 2026
⏰ 1:00–3:30 PM
📍 LISD Amber Yeary Board Room
💻 In person & virtual

The Laredo Independent School District is hosting its sixth annual Scholars Golf Tournament on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Casa Blanca Golf Course.


Funds raised from the Golf Tournament will benefit scholarships for deserving graduating seniors from the Hector J. Garcia Early College High School, Raymond and Tirza Martin High School, J.W. Nixon High School, and Dr. Leonides Cigarroa High School

We are continuing to seek sponsors and teams for the tournament. If you need more information on being sponsor or want to register a team, please contact Bobby Trevino at rwtrevino@laredoisd.org or by phone at 273-1732.

REMINDER: Extended Library Day will be on THURSDAYS!!! See you soon! 📚

We’re back and ready to see you! Join us for Report Card Night!!!

Happy New Year, Blue Jay Family! 💙
We’re excited to welcome a brand-new month and year filled with learning, laughter, and wonderful moments together.

💙Honoring Our Heroes 💙 Members of the Honor Society visited the cemetery to replace the flags on the graves of our veterans, ensuring everything is ready for Veteran's Day observance.

⚽️ 4th & 5th Grade Boys’ Soccer Intramural ⚽️

📚✨ A Special Visit for Our 2nd and 3rd Graders! ✨📚 Today, our 2nd and 3rd grade students had some very special guests, the Superintendent Student Advisory Committee! 🌟

♟️✨ Chess Team Surprise! ✨♟️
Our amazing Blue Jay Chess Team was surprised today with a jumbo chess board set as a reward for their outstanding dedication!

📚💖 Read with a Loved One Day! 💖📚 We welcomed parents into our library to share the joy of reading with their children. It was heartwarming to see families enjoying stories together, creating special memories and a love for books that will last a lifetime!

Congratulations to our amazing students who enjoyed a delicious ice cream sandwich for having perfect attendance during the 2nd six weeks! 🍦🎉

🤖 The Robotics Team practiced on Friday at Cigarroa! They also took part in a fun Q&A session and are feeling confident and ready for December’s competition! Go Blue Jays!!! 🤖