Upper School Newsletter | Sep 4th, 2022

Upcoming Events

Sep 5th No School

Sep 7th GHTX Board Meeting

Sep 7th Curriculum Night

Sep 9th "Circus Maximus"

Sep 21st 6th Grade Coffee with the Headmaster

Sep 22nd "THE BIG GIVE"

Oct 3-7th Spirit Week

Oct 7th Athletic Field Day

Oct 10-12th US Parent Teacher Conferences

Oct 13-14th Fall Break

Oct 21st No School

Oct 26th Scholar Photos

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This Week on Campus

Our Volleyball teams represented the Spartans in their first matches of the year!

Covered in this Newsletter

Operational Updates
GHTX Board Meeting
Curriculum Night
Circus Maximus
Grade Level Blogs
Coffee with the Headmaster
Athletics & Intramurals
Carline Reminders
Now Hiring Substitutes

Operational Updates

Attendance Contact

Please send all student absence notes to attendance@greatheartswesternhills.org.

Carline Student Safety

Note to parents – if someone other than a parent/guardian will be picking up your students, they must have a car placard and be on the student pick-up list. If you need extra car placards, please email john.womack@greatheartswesternhills.org. For the safety of students, any car arriving in the parking lot without a SCHOOL ISSUED car placard will be directed to Missed Carline, will need to show ID, and will be matched to the people listed on the student’s APPROVED pickup list. This process will lengthen the amount of time spent waiting for students to be released.

Apply for Free & Reduced Lunch

The 2022-2022 Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) Application is now available.*** Please apply online HERE and review the previous FRL parent communication HERE.

GHTX Meal Service

A reminder that meals are fee-based this year unless a family has qualified for FRL with their state application.

The full-price breakfast is $2. Full-price lunch is $4
The reduced price of breakfast is $0.40. The reduced price of lunch is $0.40.

Please preview and review menu options with scholars.

*For more information, please visit their website and view the calendar of meals HERE. You can load money to your student’s account at mymealtime.com with your child’s meal ID or by dropping off a check at the front office. If you did not receive your student's mealtime ID, please call the receptionist at 210-888-9488 or email info@greatheartswesternhills.org. To review previous parent communication, please click HERE. For more information, visit the GREAT Hearts Texas Meal Service website.

Great Hearts Texas Board Meeting

September 7th at 9 AM

You are invited to the Great Hearts Texas Board of Directors meeting on September 7th, being held in person at Great Hearts Irving Upper School (3520 World Cup Way, Irving, TX). This year’s meetings are being held in both San Antonio and North Texas so that parents in each region have easier access to attending in person. Though future Board meetings will eventually return to exclusively in-person commenters, Zoom access and full participation will be provided for September 7th for those parents unable to attend in person. You can access the meeting agenda and links on our website here. We look forward to the September 7th meeting and hope you are able to join us!

Upper School Curriculum Night

September 7th at 6:00 PM in the Gym

Are you smarter than a GHWH Upper Schooler?

Come and walk in the shoes of your Upper School Spartan student on Wednesday, September 7th, from 6:00-8:00 PM.

That night Parents and Guardians (only) can attend each of their student’s classes by following their daily schedule, participating in a mini-lesson with each of their teachers, and wrapping up the night with a House Assembly.

The Gym doors will open at 5:45 PM for parents to enter and receive a scheduled packet for this event.

PS--Every parent who comes earns their student’s house points towards the House Cup!

House Mentor & Mentee

"Circus Maximus"

September 9th at 6:00 PM in the Gym

Who: House Mentors & Mentees (all students NEW to GHWH this year)

When: Friday, September 9 @ 6 PM-8 PM

Where: Spartan Gym

What: Challenges, Games, and Pizza

Why: In Roman times, public games and festivals were sponsored by leading Romans for the benefit of the people in the Circus Maximus in Rome. In Roman fashion, our leading citizens, the House Mentors, would like to put on a HEARTY Spartan House welcome to our newest Spartans!

6th Grade Coffee with the Headmaster

September 21st at 8:00 AM in the US Library

Parents of Great Hearts Western Hills 6th Grade scholars,

Please join us for a morning coffee and discussion with Headmaster Trinette Keffer. There will be time for herself and members of our leadership team to share and answer questions.

This is a current parent-only or guardian-only event. We ask that you drop off your scholar in the carline and then find parking. Coffee will begin at 8:00 AM in the Upper School Library (adjacent to the US Lobby).

Please click the button below for more details and to RSVP.

RSVP Here!

Upper School Blogs

These blogs will be a way for parents to know of upcoming tests, projects, events, or grade printouts. This will also be a way for us to inform parents of grade-specific events including field trips, house events, or other similar events. We will not be posting specific homework assignments or actual pdfs of assignments.

6th-8th Grade Blog

9th Grade Blog

PSO Corner

Athletic + Intramural Volunteers

Concessions, scoreboard, and scorebook training!

Our Athletics events are upon us and we are looking for volunteers. Please join us in the gym, Coach Disney will be hosting the training on Monday Aug 29th @ 10 am AND another one at 6:00 pm that same day! If you know anyone that may be interested in joining, invite them along.

All Volleyball: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4eaea928a3fbce9-msbteam
MS Flag Football: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4eaea928a3fbce9-msffbvolunteer
JV Flag Football: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4eaea928a3fbce9-jvffbvolunteer

Note you must have your background check, volunteer training and confidentiality form done.

Spartan Business Partners

Click here for more info on our Spartan Business Partnerships!

Athletics & Intramurals

Please mark your calendars for the following:

Practice schedule update: There will be NO practices on Monday, September 5^th, and Wednesday, September 7^th.

Middle & High School Basketball Athletics Meeting: September 29^th at 7 pm in the gym

Middle & High School tryouts for basketball will be taking place the week of October 17^th.

Upcoming Athletics Competitions:

September 3^rd – FEAST Cross Country Meet
September 8^th – Middle School Flag Football vs. IDEA Burke @ 6:00 – Home
September 8^th – Junior Varsity Flag Football vs. Harmony Science Academy @ 5 pm – Home
September 12^th – MS Spartan vs MS Agoge @ 6:30 – Home
September 12^th – JV VB vs San Antonio Prep @ 7:30 - Home

There will be a $2 admission charge to middle and high school athletics games. Great Hearts Western Hills students will not be charged admission.

Intramurals Update:

Intramurals are underway! Please see the below information concerning schedules for this upcoming week!

Practice schedule for Intramural Flag Football:

Mondays/Wednesday – Narnia (Reepicheep & Pevensies) – 4:30 – 5:30
Tuesdays/Wednesdays – Middle Earth (Baggins & Oakenshield) – 4:30 – 5:30
Thursday & Fridays – No Practice
**Monday, September 5^th & Wednesday, September 7^th, there will be NO athletic practices

Practice Schedule for Intramural Grade Volleyball:

Mondays/Wednesdays – Narnia (Reepicheep & Pevensies) – 4:30 – 5:30
Tuesdays / Thursday – Middle Earth (Baggins & Oakenshield) – 4:30 – 5:30

Get your house gear ready! The first games are:

Thursday, September 15^th: Middle Earth vs. Narnia Flag Football @ 5:00 pm
Friday, September 16^th: Baggins vs Oakenshield Volleyball @ 5:00 pm

Pevensies vs. Reepicheep Volleyball @ 6:00 pm

GHWH Athletics Website

Carline Reminders

Read Up to Date Traffic Flow Document

Read Carline FAQ

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