SAN ANTONIO – Students at Robert B. Green Elementary School got a back-to-school boost Friday as Thomas J. Henry and Texas YES teamed up to provide supplies for children and some financial relief for their families.<\/p>\n
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade at the San Antonio ISD school received essential school supplies to help them start the new year ready to learn.<\/p>\n
For Assistant Principal Jalenora Johnson, the donation means students can focus on the classroom instead of worrying about whether they have everything they need.<\/p>\n
It is a true blessing because at this difficult time with money, our parents really were surprised they didn’t have to bring anything,” Johnson said. “They greatly appreciated this.<\/p>\n
Johnson said the impact extends beyond the classroom by taking one more expense off parents’ back-to-school lists.<\/p>\n
“It’s awesome for the parents,” she said. “They had little to do when they went back home because everything was supplied for them.”<\/p>\n
The excitement was also easy to see among the students as they received their new supplies.<\/p>\n
“The kids got to come to school and the kids were very excited about getting these supplies,” Johnson said. “Their faces really lit up, so it was greatly appreciated.”<\/p>\n
Johnson said having new supplies waiting for students can also make a difference in how they feel when they walk into their classrooms at the beginning of a new school year.<\/p>\n
They want to feel welcome. They want to feel like they have everything to begin their day so they can have a fresh start,” she said. “They’re ready to learn. They don’t have to look around and feel like they’re missing something. They come very prepared.<\/p>\n
Johnson said partnerships between schools, businesses and community organizations are especially important for families struggling with the cost of getting children ready for school.<\/p>\n
“We have families that are underserved, and this is the best way to reach out to them,” Johnson said. “This small piece helps out a lot.”<\/p>\n
She hopes the partnership with Thomas J. Henry and other members of the community continues.<\/p>\n
“It’s amazing. I like the partnerships,” Johnson said. “Hopefully we can continue the partnership with him and other community members. It’s something that we look forward to every year.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO – Students at Robert B. Green Elementary School got a back-to-school boost Friday as Thomas J.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-410719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}