Campus Newsletter

GreatHearts Arlington

Weekly Newsletter

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

Tune in to why we are here and why we do what we do for our scholars. This month we are focusing on the virtue of Citizenship with our Headmaster, Mr. Duininck.

A Note from the Headmaster

For the month of February, we are encouraging student attendance with a friendly competition! The class with the best attendance for the month will be treated to a pizza party by the administrative team. Our goal is for each grade level to reach 93% attendance for the month of February.

As a reminder, our attendance guidelines are available on our website: link here. Thank you for partnering with us in your child’s education!

Community Investment

5 Days of Giving

Next week (02/07/22-02/11/22) is the week for our first annual, 5 DAYS OF GIVING. During the 5 days, Great Hearts Arlington would like to encourage those who have not given to Community Investment to consider giving. We also encourage families who have already contributed to consider giving an additional gift this week. Great Hearts Arlington has a goal of $20,000 toward Community Investment which supports our annual goal!

5 Days of Giving

A few things that will be happening during the week of 5 Days of Giving are :

Daily prizes for new Community Investment gifts given during the 5 Days.

Spirit Days (2/7-2/11/22) Monday : crazy sock day, Tuesday : hat day, Wednesday

favorite sports team shirt day, Thursday : crazy hair day, and Friday : school spirit shirt day.

Matching - We are looking for individual and businesses that would like to match Community Investment gifts that come in during the week of February 7- February 11. Please contact Stacy Feeley if you would like to participate in matching.

During the 5 Days of Giving, Great Hearts Arlington Scholars are encouraged to give too! We will collect, package, and distribute bags for the homeless. There will

be grade level request for specific items to be used to fill the bags.

Scholars Give Back

CHANGE WARS ARE BACK

During the 5 Days of Giving, our Scholars are encouraged to bring their change. We will have grade level change wars. The grade level the collects the most change will earn an extra recess and ice cream! 100% of all the change collected will go towards the Community Investment Campaign. Scholars can bring their change to class daily.

Stacy Feeley - Director of Giving

Matching Gifts

If your company is offering Matching Gifts, please keep Great Hearts Arlington in mind! Corporate Matching Gifts are a great way to double your gift. If you have questions, contact Director of Academy Giving Stacy Feeley at Stacy.Feeley@GreatHeartsArlington.org

What is Community Investment?

The Community Investment Campaign provides our faculty and students with the resources they need to learn and thrive. Unlike traditional public schools, charter schools do not receive local taxes nor state funding for school facilities, resulting in large gaps in revenue between charter schools and local school districts.

To learn more about Community Investment please follow the link below.

Community Investment

Great Hearts Day

What is Great Hearts Day?

It is a tradition handed down by the founding Great Hearts Schools. Academies celebrate Great Hearts Day on February 14th every year. At Great Hearts we make it a habit to celebrate the curriculum instead of holidays and most often do it through literature celebrations. On this special day, students and teachers will celebrate more than just the curriculum – they will celebrate all things Great Hearts: those things that make us unique as scholars in a community of learners, and most especially the virtue of friendship.

How does it look in the classroom?

Teachers will include the virtue of friendship into a part of their lesson plans for the day. Scholars can make cards celebrating the virtue of friendship to pass out in class. The PSO will also have virtue cards that can be purchased. Cards cannot be store bought or have any reference to Valentine’s Day.

Teacher Spotlight

Ms. Lisa Galindo has had the pleasure of working with students for over 15 years. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelors in Spanish Literature and Family Studies and has also had the opportunity to study at the University of Exeter, UK. She completed her International Life Coaching Federation Certification at Ideal Coaching Global School in Los Angeles, California in 2018. During her career she has taught English at the American Church in Paris, France, and worked at the University of New Mexico. The experience in each one of these places has given her unique and knowledgeable diverse perspectives, and aptly prepared her for the educator she is today. She is enthusiastic about bringing her love and joy of learning to her students.

Covid-19 Reporting

To report a positive case of Covid-19, please notify your child's teacher and contact covid@greatheartstx.org.

We have created a helpful page on our website with further information regarding Covid-19 and the Safe Return plan for Great Hearts Texas. Please visit the webpage HERE.

Our full attendance guidelines for Covid-19 or any other illnesses can be found HERE. Contact our nurse team with any questions or concerns at Nurse@GreatHeartsArlington.org.

Athletics and Clubs

Middle School Athletics

Great Hearts 6th and 7th grade scholars are very excited about the Athletics Program launch next month. Track begins on 02/21/22. The attached link will take you to the registration page. The cost is $180 per athlete.

Athletics Registration

Please contact our Middle School Dean, Justin McGee with any questions. Mr. McGee can also direct you on how to sponsor a Middle School Scholar for the Athletic Program.

Justin McGee - Dean of Middle School

Parent Service Organization (PSO) Corner

Great Hearts Day Virtue Cards

Today is the final day to purchase virtue cards for Great Hearts Day. Virtue cards are $5 for a set of 30, and cards will be sent home with your scholar by February 11. As a reminder, Great Hearts Day is February 14. Note: All proceeds support the Community Investment campaign.

Virtue cards can be purchased via Venmo at @GHAPSO. Please include your scholar’s full name, section and “for virtue cards” in the comments.

Monthly Coffee Social

Parents are welcome to join us for our next coffee social on February 9 from 7:45-8:15 a.m. in the multi-purpose room. Come enjoy some refreshments and a chance to donate to our Community Investment campaign during 5 Days of Giving. We look forward to building our school community with you!

Spirit Night at ASI Gymnastics

Our next Spirit Night is on February 12 at ASI from 6-10:30 p.m. The cost is $33 per child (pre-register), with a $5 sibling discount. To learn more about Spirit Night and to register, click here.

February Appreciation Luncheon

Our next appreciation luncheon is on February 17.The theme is Italian, and we will serve pasta and a salad bar. We would love your help appreciating our teachers, faculty and staff! View our SignUp Genius for ways you can help.

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers to help pass out QR codes during carline, collect change, and distribute virtue cards. Want to help? View our SignUp Genius for available slots.

Questions? Email us at ArchersPSO@gmail.com

Have you subscribed to our Text Communication System?

Did you know that Great Hearts Arlington sends out early-release reminders and emergency notifications via text message? Parents must "opt in" by texting ""Yes" to 67587. Please do subscribe to our text communication system to ensure that you receive important notifications from our campus.