Weekly Newsletter November 6th, 2020

Weekly Family Newsletter | November 6, 2020

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

Table of Contents

Veterans Day Virtual Assembly
Extra-curricular Clubs are here!
Community Investment Facebook Live w/ Q & A
Grecian Amphora Contest Winners
Hearing and Vision Screenings
Picture Day for Distance Learners
Parking Reminders

8.GHLO Parent Book Club

9. Coffee with the Headmaster

10.November PSO Meeting

11. Volunteer Opportunities updated

12. Important Dates

13.Quick Links

Veterans Day Virtual Assembly

Veterans Day is next Wednesday the 11th and we are having a school-wide virtual assembly at 8:10 AM on Facebook Live. Facebook accounts are not required to watch this event. Please join us virtually to commemorate our community members who have served in the military.

In honor of our veteran parents and grandparents, please e-mail a picture in uniform to amelia.dick@greatheartsliveoak.org so we can say thank you!

GHLO Facebook Page

Extra-curricular Clubs are here!

Parents, thank you for your patience with us as we navigate starting extra-curricular clubs in the midst of opening a school while in a pandemic.

As you can imagine, this has posed unprecedented logistical challenges, however we are proud to announce that we will be starting clubs this quarter!

This will be our first set of many clubs throughout the year and each quarter, there will be new clubs offered for different grade levels and days of the week. Both campus based and distance learners are welcome to participate!

Registration will begin Monday, November 9^th at 6:00 PM and end Wednesday, November 11^th at 6:00 PM.

Our first week of clubs will start on Monday, November 16^th. Information about dates and times are listed on our Quarter 2 clubs flyer below.

For questions or more information about clubs, email Ms. Thomas at Chelsea.Thomas@Greatheartsliveoak.org.

Quarter 2 Clubs

Club Registration

Community Investment Facebook Live

w/ Q & A Session

Join Mrs. Villalvazo-Dick on November 11th at 6:30 PM on Facebook Live for an in-depth look at GHLO's Community Investment (CI) campaign and why it is so crucial for our school! Facebook accounts are not required to attend this event.

Topics discussed will be:

How is our school funded?
What is Community Investment?
Why should I give to my child's school?
Where does the money go?
How much do we need to raise?

..and many other topics related to CI!

There will be a live Q & A session at the end for any questions.

GHLO Facebook Page

Grecian Amphora Contest Winners

Congratulations to our Grecian Amphora contest winners! Thank you to everyone who voted. The creativity and craftsmanship was incredible!

1st Place: Aria from kindergarten

2nd place: Wittig Family (1st, 2nd, 5th grade)

3rd place: Savannah from 5th grade

Hearing and Vision Screenings

All public Texas schools are required to screen students for hearing and vision concerns.

GHLO will be conducting hearing and vision screenings: from November 17th-19th, 2020. Distance learners will sign-up for their screenings using the link below.

Please ensure your scholars bring their glasses and any hearing devices with them on these dates.

If your child does not pass the first screening, a second screening will be conducted two weeks after the initial screening. Any significant findings on your child's screening results will be sent home shortly afterward with a referral to a specialist.

Nurse Leal will also be conducting the state mandated acanthosis screenings for 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th graders on these dates. This screening entails a simple look at the back of the neck to check for indicators of pre-diabetes. Should these be present, additional data (height, weight, BMI, blood pressure) will be checked. Significant findings will be sent home short after with a referral to your doctor for further assessment.

DL Hearing and Vision Sign-up

Picture Day

Distance Learners

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

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 have been e-mailed to parents whose students are distance learners. If your scholar is distance learner and you did not receive an e-mail, please reach out to our Director of Campus Operations, Mrs. Bernal.

Pre-Order Photos

Parking Reminders

Please make sure to use the appropriate parking spaces when visiting the campus. If your scholar arrives after pick-up ends, you must park and walk them in. Parking on the fire lines, even if for a minute or two, at the front doors is against fire code and could result in a fine. Thank you for your cooperation!

GHLO Parent Book Club

We are excited to announce our inaugural “GHLO Parent’s Book Club.” This parent-led group is seeking to add a fun and simple way for our Live Oak parents to get to know each other better, as we read some of the classics that our students will be reading throughout the year.

Join the Facebook group for this “pick your own adventure” Book Club. Whether you just want to read the books by yourself, join the discussion on our page each month or even come along to a book club meeting in person (or on zoom!), we’ll keep you in the loop on our Facebook page.

GHLO Parent Book Club Facebook Page

Coffee with the Headmaster

Join Headmaster Audelo in a few weeks for coffee with the Headmaster via Zoom!

November 10th: K-4 Grade Parents, 10 AM

November 11th: 5-7 Grade Parents,10 AM

If you have multiple children, feel free to choose one or both meetings for the grades your students are in!

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.