Hawk Family Newsletter - December 8 - December 12, 2025

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Hawks Family Newsletter

Gavilan View Middle School - December 8 - 12, 2025

Dear Gavilan View Community,

Home of the Hawks!

A Note from the Principals:

Dear Families,

Thank you to the families who joined us for the Safety Committee meeting and the Parent Walking Group this past week. Your engagement is vital to our school community!

We have only two weeks left in the quarter before Winter Break begins! This is a critical time for students to wrap up strong. Please ensure you are regularly checking your student's grades and assignments and encouraging them to take full advantage of all the tutoring and resources our staff is offering. Every assignment counts!

Finally, please mark your calendars for two important events:

District Town Hall: This Monday evening at 5:30pm
Winter Concert: This Tuesday night at 6:30pm.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Warmly,

Mrs. Antuna, Principal

Ms. Coronel, Assistant Principal

Front Office Hours

School Website Link

Mixteco Call from this Week

School Updates & Reminders

SRUSD Community Town Hall

Your Voice is Essential

The purpose of these Town Halls is to create a space of belonging where families can:

Share strengths and positive experiences

Voice concerns and challenges

Offer ideas that help shape the future of our schools

Your perspectives are critical for creating safer, more inclusive, and more

supportive schools for all students.

Winter Music Concert

Join us for a night of Musical Performances!

All music class are performing and showcasing the progress they've made this school year.

Concessions will be sold

A special appearance by Santa Claus!

One More Opportunity!

Parent Workshop: A Parent's Guide to the IEP & 504 Process

If you missed it last week, we're offering our Parent Workshop again this week on Wednesday.

Topic: A Parent's Guide to the IEP and 504 Process

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Room 1

Student Celebrations

November Students of the Month

It's time to announce our Student of the Month recipients for November, and we couldn't be more proud of these incredible students. Every month, we recognize students who are true role models and show our school's Six Pillars of Character. This month, we're celebrating the pillar of Respect.

Our November Students of the Month:

6th Grade: Estela Mendoza Lopez
7th Grade: Archie Pahua-Arevalo
8th Grade: Angel Ochoa

Thank you, Estela, Archie, and Angel for being such wonderful examples and for ensuring our classrooms and school are respectful and welcoming places for everyone. We appreciate you!

Honors Band & Orchestra

We had several students audition for the CCS Honors Band & Orchestra.

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our student who were selected for this honor:

Jesus Hernandez Jr., Band

Juan Hernandez Jimenez, Orchestra (2nd yr in a row!)

Isaac Santos Magaña, Orchestra (2nd yr in a row!)

Thank you to Ms. Gehling for coaching and guiding the students through the audition process!

Your Input Matters!

Help us create a stronger learning environment for our English Learner Students!

Please complete this survey to help us improve programs and support for English Learners. Your feedback is confidential and will directly influence how we plan parent engagement activities and educational services. Select the option that best represents your opinion. Thank you for your participation!

Click Here to take Parent Survey

Parent Walking Group on Friday

This Friday is our LAST parent walking group of 2025

and you are all invited.

Join us on December 12th from 2:30pm to 3:00pm.

Bring the whole family! All are welcome to come and walk.

Hope to see you Friday.

Winter Sports: Basketball Season

Boys Basketball teams have home games on Monday and Wednesday. Girls Basketball teams play away on Monday & Thursday.

Please look to our "Hawks Athletics" page of our school website

for practice schedules as well as game times.

Other Announcements:

GVMS Basketball Fundraiser

Our Basketball team is fundraising to purchase new uniforms, equipment, and other supplies. Please consider making a donation or sharing this on social media so that they can reach their goal.

We are $1000 away from reaching our goal!

Deadline is this Thurday, December 18, 2025

Business Sponsorship?

Know a business that is interested in supporting our team?

Scan the QR Code to learn more about how to sponsor.

Help those less fortunate!

If you're in a position to give this holiday season,

we invite you to help our school community with:

Canned Food Drive

Winter Coat Drive

All donations can be made by December 17th

Bring donations into the front office

A sincere thank you for your generosity!

Food Resources Available in Our Community

We understand that maintaining food security is a major concern for many families. Please know that you are not alone, and there are local resources available to help.

If you or someone you know is in need of assistance with groceries or meals, please utilize and share these important resources:

Food Resources

We encourage you to share these resources with any friends, family, or neighbors you know are in need. Supporting each other is what makes our community strong.

Registration for the RAS After School Program

The Right At School after school program is still accepting registrations.

The Right At School program is offered every day after school until 6:00pm. Students do not have to stay until 6:00pm but there is a minimum of a half hour every day

Hawk of the Week

Stellar Staff Member

Johnathon Hinojosa

This week, we are thrilled to recognize Johnathon Hinojosa, nominated by his peers for his outstanding contributions, particularly as a Basketball Coach!

Coach Hinojosa has been instrumental in preparing our Boys Basketball teams for the season. Over the past few weeks, he successfully launched a donation-based fundraiser that has raised a truly significant amount—close to $6,000—to benefit the entire Basketball program. This impressive effort will provide vital resources for our student-athletes.

This past week, his dedication was on full display as he coached the 8th Grade Boys team through the Palma School Tournament. The team showcased remarkable growth and skill, culminating in an exciting win on Friday!

Beyond the court, Johnathon serves our campus as the Health & Safety Supervisor. He does an amazing job overseeing safety procedures, providing thoughtful supervision, and consistently following up with students to encourage positive behavior and foster a positive learning environment for everyone.

Thank you, Johnathon, for being a dedicated coach and a committed leader on our campus!

Save the Date

Upcoming Events

December 8: SRUSD Town Hall Meeting

December 9: Winter Concert

December 10: Parent Workshop: Parent's Guide to IEP & 504 Process

December 15 - 19: Spirit Week

December 17: Cafecito & School Site Council

December 19: 2nd Quarter Ends | Game Day

December 20 to January 12: Winter Break / No School

Attendance Matters!

Updates from this past week

Help us to get to 100% attendance!

Our attendance declined this week. This week's average was 95.21%.
We had significant decrease in the number of students late to school in the morning at least one day this week. This week we had 72 students late.
The number of students with period tardies inceased this week with 46 students late to at least one class this week.
We are communicating with the families of all students arriving late.

Talk to your children about the importance of going to school every day

and showing up on time for every class!

The GV Way

Pictures from this last week of school

Turkey Trot Winners

Pictures from before our Fall/Thanksgiving break. Congratulations to all the winners! We hope you enjoyed your turkeys over the break.

Fun this Week

This week, students were rewarded for their good behavior with a "Good Job" drawing. We also rewarded our Top Popcorn sellers with a special rocket lunch time activity.

From Rubber Duck Hunts, to club meetings, to Pickleball - students had fun this past week at lunch.