Dear Lakeside Lion Families,
As our scholars and their families and friends move into the week of Thanksgiving, we hope that you enjoy a week filled with rest, enjoyment and time to reflect on all that you have. As the faculty and staff of Great Hearts Lakeside engage in the same reflection, we sincerely thank you, our families and parents for allowing us the privilege of educating your students. We also want to thank you for the many ways that you support us—by helping your scholars complete homework, by volunteering at the school, by attending school events, by contributing to Community Investment, and this Thanksgiving, for providing our teachers and staff with a pie to enjoy at their own individual Thanksgiving festivities.
We cannot truly express how much we appreciate all that you do—enjoy your week. We look forward to seeing our scholars on Monday, November 29.
With a Large Dose of Lion Pride,
Mandi Cannon
Headmaster, Great Hearts Lakeside
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3rd - 6th Grade Science Fair: November 30 - December 3 Details below
Thanksgiving Break: November 22-26 Campus closed
Giving Tuesday: November 30 more information under Community Investment section
Professional Development December 6 Campus closed
Snowflake Social December 7 Meet up at Roger's Roundhouse from 5-7
Full Day Friday December 10
Last Day for Snowflake December 10
Winter Concert: December 16 Read the section below for more information.
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Beginning Monday, November 29, carline will end at 4:05. If you arrive after 4:05, you must park your vehicle and come inside the building to sign out your scholar. Make sure you have your blue placard or driver's license with you.
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The GHLS Canned Food Drive was a tremendous success! You donated 11,810 food items to Neighborhood Needs. This is 909 more items than last year! Thanks so much to everyone who donated and volunteered so generously to help families in need.
Congratulations to Ms. Hinkle’s class, 4B, who won the pizza party prize for the most donations with 1,065 items!
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Meal Train for Cadence Matthews |
A Meal Train has been set up for one of scholars, Candence Matthew. On October 14, 2021, Cadence lost her mother Nichole Czech after a short illness. Your help is much appreciated by her father Eddie, younger siblings and grandmother Danna Arteaga. Please drop off a child-friendly meal that will be easy to reheat. Meals can be given to Mrs. Woodruff at the front desk. Thank you so much for helping this sweet family during such a difficult time.
Click HERE to sign up to bring a meal or to donate a GrubHub gift card.
Allergies or dietary restrictions: NO BERRIES (allergy to strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, etc.)
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Each grade level will have the opportunity to participate in one field trip this school year! Families are asked to pay a field trip fee of $30 per student by January 14th in order to participate. Click the button below to pay for your scholar's field trip!
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The Snowflake Fund is a parent-led initiative that collects funds from the Lakeside community in order to present teachers, apprentice teachers, and staff with a cash gift in lieu of a holiday present.
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Don't worry about teacher gifts this year because the Snowflake Fund has you covered! Just one contribution includes all the GH Lakeside staff you would be buying for.
SAVE THE DATE
Come & Go Parent Social at Rogers Roundhouse
Tuesday, December 7, from 5-7 pm
Stop by Rogers Roundhouse for a Dutch treat parent social. Snowflake Committee members will be present to accept check & cash donations, Donations are NOT required for attendance.
Rogers Roundhouse is located at 1616 Rogers Road, Ft. Worth.
Donations via Venmo, PayPal, & Zelle start on Nov. 19. Cash/check donations can be sent with scholars or dropped off at the Snowflake Social. Email and further questions to Alicia Woods.
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Science Fair: November 30-December 3 |
All scholars in 3rd-6th grade are required to complete a Science Fair project. A completed Science Fair project consists of two thinks: a display board and an oral presentation. On the day of your scholar's Science Fair, they will need to bring their packet, oral presentation, and display board. |
Parents are invited to come to their scholar’s Science Fair.
Please see below for specific dates and times depending on grade level.
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November 30th – Third Grade
3A & 3B – 8:00 am – 8:40 am
3C & 3D – 9:00 am – 9:40 am
December 1st – Fourth Grade
4A & 4B – 8:00 am – 8:40 am
4C & 4D – 9:00 am – 9:40 am
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December 2nd – Fifth Grade
All 5th Grade classes – 8:30 am – 9:30 am
December 3rd – Sixth Grade
All 6th Grade classes – 8:30 am – 9:30 am
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The Inaugural GHLS Winter Concert: December 16 |
When: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Where: Doxology Bible Church, 4805 Arborlawn Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76109
Time: 6:00 PM (K-2nd) and 7:15 PM (3rd-6th)
Have you confirmed your scholar's attendance at the Winter Concert?
If not, click the button below and fill out the Google Form.
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Scholar attendance is mandatory and constitutes a significant portion of their semester grade
No homework will be assigned that evening!
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The inaugural Great Hearts Lakeside Winter Concert is quickly approaching! Concerts are a significant moment in the life of the Academy when the community comes together in a corporate celebration of music. Performers are part of a choir or musical ensemble, and their membership is signified by the uniform they wear for this special event. In addition to the previous information given concerning concert attire, the following - as outlined in the Family Handbook - is also acceptable:
Boys: Black dress slacks, black leather (or synthetic leather) belt, white long-sleeved Oxford style shirt, solid-color tie of any color, black socks, black dress shoes.
Girls: Black bottoms, white tops, black dress shoes or dress sandals (no flip-flops, high heels, or boots). Dresses and skirts must be full (circle or A-line; not pencil or straight); hems may be no higher than the top of the knee. Tops must have sleeves; sleeveless tops must be covered by a white sweater. Slight heels are acceptable. Girls may choose (but are not required) to wear black or nude tights.
Option 1: Black skirt (knee length or longer) with a white blouse or sweater
Option 2: Black dress slacks with a white blouse or sweater
Option 3: Dress that is white on top and black on bottom
Option 4: All-black dress with white sweater.
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All students in grades 1-6 will have the opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year. Selected word lists are created by Scripps, and were distributed on November 19. Classroom bees will be held the last week before winter break. The winners of the classroom bees will participate in a school-wide spelling bee, from which a school champion will be determined. The school champion will compete in an Area Bee by Scripps, and the top spellers in the area will advance to the Regional Spelling Bee hosted at TCU. We are looking forward to giving our students another opportunity to excel! |
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Open Enrollment: Now - December 10 |
For Currently Enrolled Students: No action is needed at this time. Re-enrollment for current students takes place in the spring. Further information will be announced in February.
Entering Siblings, Kindergarten and Beyond: Siblings of current students who would be new to the school in 2022-2023 must apply during Open Enrollment in order to receive Sibling Priority and the best chance of receiving an enrollment offer.
Academy to Academy Transfer: Currently enrolled Great Hearts students who desire to transfer to another academy are eligible to receive Transfer Priority for the 2022-2023 school year and will need to submit a new student enrollment application to the desired campus HERE. For more information about our transfer policy, please see our full GHTX Enrollment Policy.
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Parent Service Organization |
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Check out what's happening with the PSO! Click below to read the PSO News. |
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Order your yearbook before the price increases on January 1, 2022!
Click on the order form to download a paper form or click the button and be taken to the Balfour website.
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Is It A Match?
Did you give to CI through your company or a corporate matching program? If so, please take a moment to fill out the questionnaire linked below. Matching gifts are received and by the Great Hearts America office and then assigned to each school. This information will be used to maintain accurate records. I also want to let you know when your company has made the match!
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We are looking forward to celebrating #GivingTuesday for the first time this year as a school community!
#GivingTuesday is a globally recognized day of generosity that was created in 2012 with a simple idea: a day dedicated to encouraging communities to do good. Join us on Tuesday, November 30 to share what you and your family are grateful for this year. We will be posting on social media throughout the day to say thank you to families who have already supported Community Investment this year and will post a video on FB at noon to showcase the gratitude of our admin, students and staff. We can’t wait for you to see it!
If you are interested in supporting our school during #GivingTuesday, click here or reach out to Director of Academy Giving, Donna Ogden.
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Introducing Bridie Chaudoir |
Meet Bridie Chaudoir, Great Hearts’ advocacy manager for all the Texas campuses! A Great Hearts Monte Vista parent, Bridie leads advocacy efforts in different ways on the state, county, and city level.
Some examples of this outreach include recruiting parents to share their experiences of charter schools at the Nov. 18 State Board of Education meeting in Austin. Bridie, along with a Great Hearts Northern Oaks parent, provided testimony to the SBOE’s Committee on School Initiatives how thankful they are to have access to a classical charter school such as Great Hearts. If you are a parent or teacher who would like to learn more about Great Hearts’ advocacy and opportunities for involvement, please contact Bridie Chaudoir at bridie.chaudoir@greatheartstx.org
Want to learn how to become a more effective parent advocate? Join the Parent Advocacy Leadership Institute’s 3-month training program! This program meets virtually on the second Tuesday of the month for 1 hour. The program is facilitated by Shree Medlock, the vice president of strategic engagement for the Texas Public Charter School Association.
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Background checks are now paperless! Please click the link below to submit yours. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete. Thank you!
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It's finally here! Click the link below for the GHLS Volunteer Training.
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FERPA Acknowledgement Form |
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Scholars should be seated and ready to learn at 7:45 am. If your scholar is walking in the building at 7:45, he or she will be counted as tardy. Six tardy infractions during a given quarter will result in a lunch detention.
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Please do not line up until 3:20. Coaches Carter and Taft still need that area for P.E. classes. Refrain from taking pictures of the P.E. classes as it can be distracting to the scholars.
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Whenever you need to pick up your scholar early, please inform Ms. Woodruff at the Front Desk before 2:59 on full days and before 12:59 on early release days.
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Lower School Family Handbook |
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We ask that every family read through the Lower School Family Handbook.
Once you have downloaded and read the handbook, follow the link below to acknowledge that you have received and understand the policies within the Lower School Family Handbook 2021-22.
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7633 Harris Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76123
817-409-9098
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