Primitivo Garcia Elementary

Primitivo Garcia Elementary Primitivo Garcia Elementary is a neighborhood school in the Kansas City Public Schools. Primitivo died from his wounds 13 days later.

Primitivo Garcia World Language School was dedicated in 1993 and was the first school in the Kansas City area to be named after a person of Hispanic origin. On November 15, 1967, Primitivo Garcia, a 23-year-old Mexican immigrant who was enrolled in citizenship classes at Westport High School, was shot in the stomach while defending his pregnant naturalization teacher from being attacked by a teena

ge gang. Following his death, the Kansas City Federation of teachers, Local 691, adopted a resolution saying: β€œAll teachers of Kansas City owe a monumental debt to Primitivo Garcia. When he went to the aid of teacher Margaret Kindermann, he unknowingly committed himself to a destiny far greater than that available to most mortal men. Now, in a sense, this debt to Primitivo never can be repaid, but we will try.”

The school, now named Primitivo Garcia Elementary School, serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.

Happy Monday! Shout-out to Ms. Kaufmann's class for doing their daily affirmations!
08/31/2026

Happy Monday!
Shout-out to Ms. Kaufmann's class for doing their daily affirmations!

Perfect practice makes perfect. Our Fourth Graders practicing reading small groups today! We Rise! πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€
08/27/2026

Perfect practice makes perfect. Our Fourth Graders practicing reading small groups today!
We Rise! πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€

Unit 1: Text Set 1: How can experiencing nature change the way you think about it? Academic vocabulary: debris, emphasis...
08/26/2026

Unit 1: Text Set 1: How can experiencing nature change the way you think about it? Academic vocabulary: debris, emphasis, encounter, generations, indicated, naturalist, sheer, spectacular.

Shout-out to Ms. Sherlock and her fifth graders for diving deep into academic language and vocabulary!

6.RP.A.1: Understand a ratio as a comparison of two quantities and represent these comparisons. I can interpret and writ...
08/26/2026

6.RP.A.1: Understand a ratio as a comparison of two quantities and represent these comparisons.
I can interpret and write ratios: part to part and part to whole in three ways.

(WITH SKITTLES)

Shout-out to Ms. Cox and her hardworking 6th graders!

Garcia Families, School starts on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM! οΏΌ
08/22/2026

Garcia Families,
School starts on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM! οΏΌ

Back to School Night at Primitivo Garcia! See you Monday morning!
08/20/2026

Back to School Night at Primitivo Garcia!
See you Monday morning!

08/14/2026

Practicing Rapid Automatized Naming this morning!
Zero fun 😁
(Check out the comments, more RAN practice!)

Good morning! There are a few events coming up at the Kansas City Public Library: Irene H. Ruiz Branch that I wanted to ...
08/11/2026

Good morning! There are a few events coming up at the Kansas City Public Library: Irene H. Ruiz Branch that I wanted to make you all aware of! What a wonderful community connection. Kansas City Public Library

Don't forget, Tax-Free Weekend starts today, making it the perfect time to stock up on school supplies for the upcoming ...
08/07/2026

Don't forget, Tax-Free Weekend starts today, making it the perfect time to stock up on school supplies for the upcoming school year!

We have attached the school supply lists for Pre-K through 6th Grade to help make your shopping easier.
πŸ’™ We can't wait to welcome everyone back to school! πŸ’™

Supply lists for this upcoming school year!
07/22/2026

Supply lists for this upcoming school year!

Address

1000 W 17th Street
Kansas City, MO
64108

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+18164188725

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