What's new in this week's edition? 

• A Word from the Headmaster
• Save the Date
• Winter Sports Tryouts
• PSO Corner
• San Antonio Brass Band

Greetings Highlanders,

Congratulations on completing our first quarter! Our students and teachers have been hard at work, and we’re very glad to have this coming week to rest. 

The Invictus office will be closed for the week.

Thank you for your support of the school, attending Parent-Teacher conferences, our first annual Pancake Breakfast, and for those of you who attended the Invictus night at Cane’s last week. This campus is beginning to blossom into a wonderful community for students and families. Please do mark your calendars for 10/28 as we congregate after our early-release Friday for food and to celebrate our student athletes at the 2022 Inaugural Green/Gold event. Please plan to attend, to celebrate our students, eat good food, and mingle with other families. I look forward to seeing you there!

Take good care,

Fall Break

No School | Campus Closed

10/10 - 10/14

Teacher Professional Development

No School

Friday 10/21

Sp Day (info below)

Friday 10/21

Urban Air

10am-1pm

Helotes 0.5k (info below)

Saturday 10/22

Spirit Night (info below)

Tuesday 10/25

Peter Piper Pizza

11am-9pm

GreenGold Day (info below)

Friday 10/28

Picture Retakes

Thursday 11/10

Campus Book Fair

Nov 2-4

Literary Character Day

Friday 11/4

Winter Sports Tryouts

Boys & Girls Basketball and Boys & Girls Soccer

Who: 5th-7th graders

When: October 31-November 3 from 3:45-5:30pm

FYI: Team practices and games begin Nov. 7 from 3:45-5:30pm and will run through Feb. 3

*Athletic fees are $250 per sport, if you played a fall sport you will receive a coupon code discounting your fees to $150.

**If you did not play a fall sport, please create and link parent and student accounts here: BigTeams and complete the health history form and upload a current physical for your scholar-athlete

For any questions, please email Coach Hammonds.

Congratulations to our Volleyball B-Team on their first victory this week over Anne Frank Inspire Academy. We are very proud of all your hard work this season!

Mark your calendars for our inaugural Green/Gold Day on Friday, October 28th! We will celebrate our first season of campus sports with a tailgate party, athletic competitions, food and much fun! This will be the main campus social event for the quarter.

We are asking for Dad volunteers to help us plan the tailgate party by bringing their grills and best tailgate grub to share. If you are interested, please contact Kazia Estrada.

Spirit Days / Nights

On Friday, October 21, there is no school due to Staff Professional Development. On this day, we are linking up with families from Forest Heights for a Spirit Day at Urban Air Trampoline Park. The address is 11791 Bandera Rd and we will be there from 10am-1pm.

On Tuesday, October 25, we will have a Spirit Night at Peter Piper Pizza. The address is 12475 IH-10 W. A portion of all sales will be donated back to Invictus. You just need to mention "Great Hearts Invictus" at checkout. 

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Click here to purchase Spirit Wear.

We are currently sold out of Youth Small in the green student shirt.

Click here to volunteer in the lunchroom.

Have an old fridge that you're wanting to get rid of/donate? The PSO is looking for a fridge to store cold items for event planning purposes. If you have a fridge, send an email to Marcus Gabriel, Director of Community Engagement.

For any questions about volunteering on campus, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Veronica Baeza.

Great Hearts Invictus faculty and staff have a wide variety of interests and pursuits beyond the walls of our campus. In fact, our headmaster, Mr. Vlahovich is a member of the San Antonio Brass Band.

If you’re in town this weekend, consider starting your Fall Break with an evening of really great music. The concert is free to the public.

When: Sunday night (10/9) at 6pm

Where: Treadaway Recital Hall at St. Mary’s University.

A rich tradition at Great Hearts campuses is our Literary Character Day. This celebration will take place on Friday, November 4th. Students will have the opportunity to dress in costume of any book character that fits within the scope of our curriculum. Their selection will need to be pre-approved by their classroom teacher. More info will come soon. 

If you want to shop now and also play it safe, any character from the campus' Classics to Keep will be approved. You do not need to stay within the classics of your grade. For instance, a kinder scholar may dress as Pinocchio (3rd grade text). Costumes do not have to be store bought! Feel free to get creative with items you may already have at home.

Pop-culture costumes will not be allowed. See some examples below:

On Saturday, October 22, GH Invictus will be a race sponsor and participant in the Helotes 0.5k. Throughout the race, there will be various "activity stations" setup. Our campus will be running one of these stations with the Caber Toss. 

According to their race website... It takes no talent to finish a 546 yard “race.” This event sponsored by the Helotes Chamber of Commerce will support the Helotes Chamber Foundation. So whether you are a workout junkie or a full time slouch or somewhere in between this event is perfect for you!!

If you're interested in participating, you can sign-up here.

CONTACT US

210-899-1118

info@greatheartsinvictus.org