Cultivating hearts and minds through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty |
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- Order your yearbook by April 30th!
- EduKits available for 21-22
- Water bottles required for all students
- Coffee with the Headmaster
- Spring Concert Information
- Important message regarding the last day of school
- Save the Date: Field Day in May
- Academy for Classical Teachers- and parents too!
- Hats for outdoor lunch
- Summer Programs Registration now open
- PSO Corner
- Great Hearts Advocacy
- Attendance Policy
- Important Dates
- Quick Links
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Order your 20-21 yearbook by April 30th! |
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Yearbooks are coming! Pre-order your yearbook today to ensure you receive one at the end of the year. Cost is $25 and will be delivered the last week in May. April 30th is the last day to order a yearbook. We cannot ensure we will have extra at the end of the year.
Simply click the link below and enter our school code 56590H.
Distance Learning families (past or current), please send us pictures of your scholars working from home! We would love to include you in the yearbook. Please e-mail all photos to Ms. Carter.
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EduKits Available for 21-22 |
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The 2021-2022 EduKits are now available for purchase! Remember to purchase your kit based on the grade level your student will be in the 2021-2022 school year. EduKits will only be mailed home this year. Shipping directly to school is no longer an option.
Purchasing an Edukit is optional and is by no means required. Should you prefer to purchase the supplies independently, reference the supply list here. We ask that you purchase comparable products to those listed, but you are not required purchase the exact brands listed.
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Water bottles required for all students |
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Parents, please do not forget to send your scholar(s) to school with a water bottle. As the Texas heat kicks in, it is vital that your children remain hydrated all day, including when they are outside. We have water bottle refilling stations at every water foundation that all students are welcome to use.
Water bottles are required for all students.
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Spring Concert Information |
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We have altered the spring concert dates to accommodate STAAR testing. All concerts will now take place the last week of school. Please reference the schedule below to see when your scholar(s) will be performing.
The concert will be live streamed onto our Facebook page.
Wednesday, May 26th
KD- 9:20-10:00
1B- 12:15-12:55
KB- 12:55-1:35
2B- 1:35-2:15
3B- 2:15-2:55
Thursday, May 27th
2A- 8:00-8:40
1A- 8:40-9:20
KA- 9:20-10:00
3A- 10:20-11:00
1C- 12:15-12:55
KC- 12:55-1:35
2C- 1:35-2:15
3C- 2:15-2:55
Monday, May 24th
4B- 12:15-12:55
5B 12:55- 1:35
6C 1:35- 2:20
7A 2:25- 3:20
Tuesday, May 25th
6A 8:00- 8:40
4A 8:40- 9:20
5A 9:20- 10:00
4C 12:15- 12:55
5C 12:55- 1:35
6B 1:40- 2:20
7B 2:25- 3:20
Concert Dress:
Due to the concerts being on campus during school hours*, concert dress will be the regular school uniform, specifically:
Girls- Blue polo and skirt/jumper OR pants
Boys- Blue polo and pants
Hair- Scholars should be well groomed. Any hair adornment (bow, headband or barrette) for girls needs to be WHITE only.
Other items, like belt, shoes, and jewelry, must comply with the Great Hearts dress standards.
*Please see pages 80 and 81 of the Family Handbook for concert dress during a non-COVID school year. Once we are able to safely host a concert off-campus, this will be the required dress.
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Coffee with the Headmaster |
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Please consider joining us for Coffee with Headmaster Audelo in two weeks, 04/13 at 10:00 AM via Zoom. All parents with students in 4-7th grade are welcome to attend!
We are hopeful that next year we will be able to host these events in person for coffee, pastries and good conversation!
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Message regarding the last day of school |
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Parents, the last day of school is an EARLY RELEASE day. School will end at 1:25 PM on Friday, May 28th, 2021.
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Save the Date: Field Day
May 6th and 7th
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We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first annual Great Hearts Live Oak Field Day on May 6th and 7th! The lower grades will compete on Thursday and the upper grades on Friday. We are so excited to see our Owls have an exciting day filled with competition, fun and games!
Be on the lookout for more information. We will be sharing details soon!
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Academy for Classical Teachers- And Parents, too! |
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The Academy for Classical Teachers provides online summer enrichment for all classical educators. You are your children’s first educators in the home, so you are invited to join us! Learn more about the great authors that inspire our classical curriculum, like Boethius, Tocqueville, Shakespeare, Du Bois, Xenophon, and Aristotle. You can even learn Latin! To see all our course offerings and registration information, click here.
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Spring is here and so are the warm, sunny days! Parents, please make sure your students are staying well hydrated by bringing your scholar with a refillable water bottle.
Additionally, if you would like to send a hat for your student to wear during outdoor lunch, feel free to do so. Unless there is inclement weather, students eat outside daily, socially distanced, to get fresh air and sunlight. In observance of the school dress code, only SOLID navy blue, white or khaki hats are permitted. No logos, characters, or symbols are allowed.
All outerwear, including hats and non-Great Hearts outerwear, must remain in the lockers, backpacks, or cubbies when not in use. Please reference the pictures above for examples of allowable hats.
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Great Hearts Live Oak Summer Programs registration is now open! |
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Summer Programs include:
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Kinder Readiness: designed to prepare incoming kindergarteners for the upcoming year
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Summer School: an opportunity for new and returning scholars to work with Great Hearts teachers to strengthen skills in Spalding and Singapore Math
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Summer Camp: reminiscent of traditional summer camps with hands-on, engaging activities, songs, crafts, guest presenters, and much more!
Register before May 1st and save $25 off each week of Summer Camp.
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Featured in this week's PSO newsletter:
- Parent Facebook Live Tour of GHLO
- Toilet Paper Drive
- Fiesta Week Celebrations
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- Great Hearts Texas Parent Advocacy Manager Bridie Chaudoir, also a GH Monte Vista parent, traveled to Austin on Tuesday to participate in “Charter Day,” the day that the Texas House Public Education Committee heard a full day of pro- and anti-charter bills. Starlee Coleman, CEO of the Texas Public Charter School Association, provided valuable testimony how the myriad of proposed bills could help – or hurt – public charter schools across the state.
- Bridie also testified to the House Ways and Means Committee in support of HB3610, authored by San Antonio Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, which would exempt public charter schools from paying local property taxes on leased facilities. It is estimated that this would save charters $12 million annually!
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Stay connected to legislative updates that could impact our charter schools through the Texas Public Charter School Association’s advocacy alerts through this link: https://txcharterschools.org/join-tpcsas-team-of-advocates/
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Attendance Reminders
On Campus:
- Attendance is taken at 7:50am and 10am every day. If your child is not present for the 10am attendance, they will be marked absent for the day. If you can, please try to make outside appointments with this in mind.
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Tardies: If your child arrives after 7:50am, or if they are late to class, they will receive a tardy. Our policy states that if a student receives 3 tardy infractions, they may be assigned a detention.
- Excuse Notes: Please bring in a doctor’s note or a parent excuse note when your child misses school. A doctor’s note prevents a late arrival from being counted as a tardy, and could potentially change the absence to a present, so it is vital that you turn them in when your child returns to school.
Distance Learners:
- Attendance: Your student will be counted present for the day if they attend a Zoom, submit work on Google Classroom, or answer the attendance question between the hours of 6am and midnight for the current day.
- Excuse Notes: Distance Learners still need to email a doctor’s or parent note if they will be absent for the day.
For ALL absences, or if you have any questions, please e-mail our registrar, Mrs. Hart.
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April 16th: Half-day
April 23rd: Battle of the Flowers-No School
April 30th: Half-Day/Spirit Day
May 7th: Half-Day
May 14th: Half-Day
May 21st: Half-Day
May 28th: Last Day of School/Half-Day
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