Weekly Newsletter December 18th, 2020

Weekly Family Newsletter | December 18, 2020

Cultivating hearts and minds through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Table of Contents

Holiday Message from HM Audelo
Donation Drive Results
Spelling Bee Winners
Independent Study Days & Parent Teacher Conferences

5.Winter Break

6.Historial Edible Edifice Contest

7. Important Dates

8. Quick Links

Holiday Message from Headmaster Audelo

Holiday Message from Headmaster Cynthia Audelo

The 5 Days of Giving this week has been such a blessing to our faculty, staff and students. The joy and laughter during these past 5 spirit days was contagious!

To all of the families who have given, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We could not deliver the education we do without you!

Tonight is the FINAL DAY of the 5 Days of Giving! We are currently at $16,103 out of our $25,000 goal.

From 6-12 tonight, we have our final dollar for dollar match of $5,000. A generous dad from GHNO has challenged our GHLO community to show some holiday spirit and support for our school! Because of the match, if we receive $4,448.50 tonight, it will be doubled and we will reach our goal. If you have been waiting to give, this is the perfect time!

What a special way to kick-off this JOYful holiday season with an end of the year gift to say thank you to our teachers and staff who have worked so hard! Thank you Owl families for your tireless support and dedication. We wish you peace and blessings during this season.

I will give JOY!

Donation Drive Results

Thank you to all the families who participated in the donation drive benefiting the Church Under the Bridge. Our school population of 706 students donated 7,256 items in total! Fourth grade took the victory with 2,140 donations. Every blanket, diaper and box of clothing will bless the people of San Antonio tremendously! As a school, we are blown away by this turnout and are incredibly proud of our students' hearts of giving, charity and virtue. We look forward to our next school-wide philanthropic event!

Spelling Bee Winners

Congratulations to our First Annual Great Hearts Live Oak Classroom Spelling Bee Champions!

We would also like to congratulate all participants in the spelling bee as well! It takes courage to be a contestant in a spelling bee and our Owl scholars did an amazing job!

We are very proud of each and every one.

Classroom Spelling Bee Champions

Eli Esquerette - 1st grade

Noe (Christian) Correa - 1st grade

Nikolijah Zambrano - 1st grade

Hannah Penny - 2nd grade

Aiden Blanco - 2nd grade

Mateo Zepeda - 2nd grade

Leo Kuplack - 3rd grade

Anne Hogan - 3rd grade

Juliet Alexander - 3rd grad

Aaron Keene - 4th grade

Ryah West - 4th grade

Ethan Shaffer - 4th grade

Charlotte Harding - 5th grade

Brigid Hogan - 5th grade

Zoe Shaffer - 5th grade

Faith Kenealy- O'Connor - 6th grade

Paisley Chambers - 6th grade

Melody Melgoza - 6th grade

Shayan Virani - 7th grade

Sophia Langlois - 7th grade

Classroom Spelling Bee Alternates

Keilani Evans - 1st grade

Elin Starin - 1st grade

Isabella Alfaro- 1st grade

Liviya Flowers - 2nd grade

Kora Hayes - 2nd grade

Aria Cano - 2nd grade

Cruz Huerta - 3rd grade

Easton Rye - 3rd grade

Dania Jessop - 3rd grade

Keane Rhodes - 4th grade

Haylah Kuiper- 4th grade

Abigail Cooning - 4th grade

Emery Twitchell - 5th grade

Jocelyn Guthrie - 5th grade

Mayah Davison - 5th grade

McCarole Harding - 6th grade

Mark Graebener - 6th grade

Hayden Jarrett - 6th grade

Tova Hale - 7th grade

Ashlyn Trulove - 7th grade

Independent Study Days & Parent Teacher Conferences

During Independent Study Days, January 19-21, students will work on their grade level project and present on Friday, January 22. This is a beautiful opportunity for your student to feel the sense of accomplishment and pride that comes with completing a careful study with independence.

Kinder-Fifth grade students received their 2021 Independent Study Project today. Sixth and Seventh grade students will receive their project in January. There is no expectation to work on the project over the Winter Break!

Kinder: Animals of the Seven Continents

First Grade: Habitat Project

Second Grade: Historical Figures

Third Grade: Ancient Rome

Fourth Grade: Explore Europe

Fifth Grade: Famous Figure from History or Science

Sixth & Seventh Grades: Literature Meets the Biome

Quarter 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Kinder-4^th Grades and Specials Teachers: January 19-20 (8-5pm)
5th-7^th Grades: January 19-21 (8-5pm)
Sign-Up Genius links will be emailed on Tuesday, January 5th
Conferences will be conducted via Zoom

Winter Break

School will be closed from December 21st-January 3rd for winter break. There will be no in person or remote classes.

We will see everyone back on January 4th.

Please enjoy a well deserved break and have a merry and safe holiday season!

Historical Edible Edifice Contest

In honor of the upcoming holidays, join us for a classical twist on a holiday favorite!

The Inaugural Historical Edible Edifice contest started on Friday, December 4th and will end Sunday, January 3rd.

Get your creative juices flowing over the holidays and see what creation you can come up with!

There will be owl-some prizes, so make sure to take a picture and post it on our Great Hearts Live Oak Facebook page. There will be a post pinned to the top of the page to enter all submissions!

Happy decorating!