Welcome to Mr. Mendez's  class. This will be my 18th year as a teacher.  I come from a family of teachers as my wife, aunt, sister, brother- in- law, sister- in- law and mother in law are all in education.   I have a degree in history from UTSA.  I have certifications in 1st-6th bilingual/esl as well as 4-8 English/Language Arts.   I have taught at several districts across town and at different grade levels from 2nd grade to 6th grade ESL and Social Studies as well.  This will be an exciting year that will be lots of fun, but lots of hard work as well.  I look forward to meeting each and every one of you.  Mr. Mendez