Weekly Newsletter October 16, 2020

Weekly Family Newsletter | October 16, 2020

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

Table of Contents

Fall Break
Literary & Historical Character Dress Up Day Oct. 30- updated
Quarter 2 Carline Updates
Grecian Amphora Pumpkin Carving Contest Oct. 31

5. Distance Learning Picture Day

6.Volunteer Opportunities- updated

7. November PSO Meeting

8. Attendance Policy

9. Important Dates

10. Quick Links

Fall Break

October 19-23

There will be no campus-based or distance learning instruction during Fall Break. Enjoy a week of relaxation and come prepared for Quarter 2 on October 26th!

Quarter 1 report cards will be e-mailed directly to parents/guardians on October 30th.

We have asked our amazing teachers and staff to disconnect, spend time with their families and take a genuine break. School and staff e-mails and communications will resume on Monday, October 26th.

Literary and Historical Character Dress Up Day

Many of our families have requested permission for their children to dress up as some truly wonderful characters in classical literature—characters who do not appear in our list of Classics to Keep. We applaud your enthusiasm and are happy to enlarge the list of available books. In addition to our list of GHLO Classics to Keep, we are adding our Read Alouds as well as some of the other classics that are read at the different academies in the Great Hearts network. We are looking forward to celebrating our curriculum with you on October 30! In the meantime, happy reading!

Read Alouds:

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The Wizard of Oz

The Hobbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Winnie the Pooh

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

Tall Tales: Johnny Appleseed, Casey Jones, John Henry, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill

Tales from Beatrix Potter

The Little Prince

The Phantom Tollbooth

A Wrinkle in Time

The Magician’s Nephew

Prince Caspian

King Arthur and the Knights of Round Table

The Courage of Sarah Noble

Treasure Island

Costume Proposal Form

Quarter 2 Carline Updates

A shout-out to our GHLO families for making morning and afternoon carline faster and safe! Thank you for having your scholar ready to exit the vehicle when the staff member opens the door. Please always be alert and look out for children and other cars. And, a reminder that cell phone use on school property, including parking lots, drop-off and pick-up lanes, is against the law. Thank you for ensuring we keep our scholars safe. Lastly, please ensure that you bring your scholar into the building if you are running late. Allowing them to walk from the parking lot unescorted is dangerous.

For our families coming to campus for Quarter 2, please familiarize yourself with our traffic pattern and wave times below.

Drop-off

7:25 am for last names A-M

7:35 am for last names N-Z

Pick-up

3:25 pm for last names A-M

3:40 pm for last names N-Z

Grecian Amphora Pumpkin Carving Contest

October 31st, 9 AM-12 PM

Join us on October, 31st from 9AM-12 PM at the Great Hearts Live Oak field for our Inaugural Grecian Amphora Pumpkin Carving Contest! We ask that you RSVP so we know how many pumpkins to purchase.

Each pumpkin will cost $5 and will include: 1 pumpkin, paints, markers, spoons and trash cans. Parents/guardians may purchase one pumpkin for each child or one for the whole family. Please bring cash on the day of the event.

We kindly request that you bring your own blanket to sit on. If you choose to carve your pumpkin, you will need to supply your own carving knife. We will not have knives available for use.

There will be owl-some prizes, so get your creative juices flowing!

RSVP HERE

Picture Day

Distance Learners

Monday, November 16th: Distance Learners and Make-ups for Campus- Based Learners.

All students must be in proper uniform and dress code. Students outside of dress code will not have their picture taken.

All photos are individual portraits, not a whole class picture.

Sign-ups coming in the first week of November.

Pre-Order Photos

Volunteer Opportunities

Daily Lunchroom Help
Daily Front Office Help
Faculty Fun Fridays
Copy Room Volunteer
Lunchroom Coordinator
Maintaining coffee/snacks in break room
Volunteer Coordinator
Front Office Morning Volunteer (8-9 AM, please e-mail Grisell.Winstead@greathertsliveoak.org for more information.)
Snowflake Fund Coordinator

For those interested, please sign-up if applicable or reach out to Mrs. Villalvazo-Dick.

Requirements to Volunteer

Annual background check on file (e-mail to info@greatheartsliveoak.org)
Driver's License scan when entering the building to obtain Volunteer Pass
Temperature check and screener upon arrival

November Parent Service Organization Meeting

Our next PSO meeting will be on Wednesday, November 18th at 6 PM. There will be monthly PSO meetings on a rotating schedule to provide members with differentiating schedules opportunities to participate.

RSVP HERE

Attendance Policy

On Campus Students: Attendance is tracked at 10:00 am daily. If possible, please plan appointments around this time so your student can be in class at 10 am and marked present. For late arrivals and full day absences, please email D’Ann Hart or Attendance@GreatHeartsLiveOak.org. When your student returns, they will need a doctor’s note or parent excuse. If email is not available, please call the school at 210-888-9474. Your student has the option to attend school remotely and will be counted present if they participate in online learning for the day.

Distance Learners: Parents MUST report any full day absences during distance learning. Please email D’Ann Hart or Attendance@GreatHeartsLiveOak.org if your child is sick and cannot attend online. You can submit doctor notes and parent excuses to the same email, or drop them off at the front desk.