Upper School Newsletter | October 23rd, 2022

Upcoming Events

Oct 10-12th US Parent Teacher Conferences

Oct 13-14th Fall Break

Oct 19th Parent Pick-Up Basketball

Oct 21st No School

Oct 26th Scholar Photos

Dec 3rd Beowulfathon

Click the links below to add the campus event calendar to your personal calendars:

Quick Links

Bonus: Click here to join the GHWH PSO Facebook Group

Covered in this Newsletter

Operational Updates
Parent Teacher Conferences
Grade Level Blogs
PSO Corner
Spartan Sponsor
Parent Pick-Up Basketball Returns
Athletics & Intramurals
SmugMug

Recently on Campus

Spirit Week was filled with many fun daily themes AND racked up a total of 843 lbs of donated non-perishables to the San Antonio Food Bank.

Weight Room Donations Welcomed

Spartans, we have been working hard to get our weight room in order for our scholars to use! We hope to have a Grand Opening in the second semester, but we need your help! We have the racks, and we have the benches, but now we need the supplies.

If you have any of the following which you would be interested in donating to our gym, please reach out to Coach Disney:

Barbells (35 lb or 45 lb, 2-inch diameter)
Weights ( 4 sets of 45 lb plates, 4 sets of 25 lb plates, 8 sets of 10 lb plates, 4 sets of 5 lb plates, and 4 sets of 2.5 lb plates with 2-inch diameter).
Trap Bars (also known as Hex Bars)
Dumbbells or Kettlebells in the following weights: 8 lbs, 10 lbs, 15 lbs, 20 lbs, 25 lbs

To donate gently used or new weight room donations, please reach out to Ryan Travis for more info.

Operational Updates

Lost & Found Warning

Lost and Found items will be discarded on 10/7 to make room for additional items when scholars return after fall break. Any items that are labeled will be on a lost and found table for parents to grab when they attend conferences. All items that are not labeled will be donated.

Families should encourage scholars or stop by themselves to look through items left behind.

Attendance

Attendance matters! Here’s why:

Our campus funding is dependent on scholars attending school. This is the number one way WH receives funding from the state.
The amount we receive from the state is based on our average daily attendance. Every day your scholar attends school our campus receives over $45 in state funding.

How you can help us:

If your scholar is out sick, please send an email or doctor's note to our attendance mailbox at attendance@greatheartswesternhills.org for each day(s) your scholar is out sick.
Please be sure to have your scholar in their classes when attendance is taken each day at 9:50 AM.

Complete Stops in the Afternoon Carline

In an effort to maximize student safety during the afternoon carline, we are asking all drivers to place their cars in park once they have passed the crosswalk and come to a stop.

Please do not attempt to fill in any gaps once students are released from the curb to walk the carline horseshoe. It is vital to everyone’s safety that cars remain in park until the remaining students have returned to the curb and the traffic captain has signaled to release vehicles.

Saturday, December 3, 2022

4:30-7:30 PM

(Check-in will open at 4:15 PM so we can start promptly at 4:30 PM.)

Location: Government Canyon State Park

$10.00 per person

RSVP and submit payment on Configio

by Monday, November 28

Configio Link to come soon!

Food, Games, Festivities, and Fun! Bring your copy of Beowulf and come dressed as a Viking … play swords, spears, and shields are welcome.

NOTE: This is an 8th-grade ONLY event. Parents are welcome, but younger siblings may NOT attend.

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

Spartan Rummage and Craft Sale

It's time for our Fall Spartan Rummage and Craft Sale! The weather will be perfect so make sure to sign up if you would like to set up a booth and make it out to support our fellow Spartan community. See you there!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CADA728ABF8C16-spartan1

Picture Day Needs

Spartan Picture day is right around the corner! Please sign up to bring in a few toiletries to help our scholars look their best.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CADA728ABF8C16-picture

Used Unifrom Sale

The PSO will be hosting a used uniform sale on Saturday, November 12th from 10:00AM to 12 Noon in the MPR. This is a great opportunity to purchase an extra set of uniforms. Uniform pants and shorts will be just $1!!

Click here for more info on our Spartan Business Partnerships!

Athletics & Intramurals

Special Mentions:

Congratulations to our Cross Country team on a job well done at Regionals! We are sending two runners to State this year!
Another shout-out to House Oakenshield Volleyball on their win against Invictus!

Upcoming Athletics Games:

Cross Country

October 29^th – State Meet

Spartan Volleyball

Lady Spartans have finished their season 6-1. We are looking forward to cheering you on during the playoffs!

The first tentative game is scheduled to be on 10/25. More details TBA.

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

Thank you to all our families for the wonderful support of our fall athletics!

Game Day Reminders:

Great Heart Students are reminded they are school thus the cellphone policy remains in place. Should a student need to use their cell phone to contact a parent after a contest, they may do so in the cellphone zones placed outside the gym
The courtyard, gaga ball pit, playground, and any recess equipment are off-limits during game time.
Children should remain with their parents and be accompanied to the restroom if needed.
We thank you for your attention to this to help keep our campus safe and enjoyable!

Middle & High School Basketball Season is almost here!

MS & HS Girls Tryouts

Tryouts have passed. All families of athletes who made a team should have received their welcome email.

MS & HS Boys Tryouts

October 25^th & 27^th 4:30 – 5:30 pm

**Please not the date change!

Rosters Announced: October 28^th

Come support our Spartan Volleyball team and PACK THE HOUSE!

October 25^th, 5:30 pm vs. SST San Antonio

The interest meeting for Middle & High School soccer will be taking place in December.

Intramurals Update:

*Intramural Soccer registration is officially closed.

When are practices and games?!

The practice schedule for Winter Intramural Soccer is as follows:

M / W – Narnia (Houses Reepicheep & Pevensies)

T / Th – Middle Earth (Houses Baggins & Oakenshield)

Tentative Game Schedule:

Co-Ed Soccer

Game 1: Baggins vs. Oakenshield – 10 am

Nov 12^th Pevensies vs. Reepicheep – 11 am

Game 2: Oakenshield vs. Reepicheep – 10 am

Dec 3^rd Baggins vs. Pevensies – 11 am

Game 3: Oakenshield vs. Pevensies – 10 am

Dec 10^th Baggins vs. Reepicheep – 11 am

Tournament:

Seed 1 vs. 3 – Dec 13^th @ 4:45 pm

Seed 2 vs. Seed 4 – Dec 14^th @ 4:45 pm

Championship – Dec 17^th @ 11 am

GHWH Athletics Website

Campus Photos on SmugMug

As the academic year progresses, photographers from Upper and Lower will continue to share photo memories from our campus on our new SmugMug site. Just use the password "plato" to enter and view.

Click here to view photos

Great Hearts Western Hills | Website