Upcoming Dates

July 27th High School Family Meet-Up

Aug 3rd Fall Athletics Meeting

Aug 4th Middle School Family Meet-Up

Aug 5th Patch Party (Returning Students)

Aug 12th Back-to-Upper-School Round-Up

Aug 14th First Day of School

Aug 18-20th Student Mentor Retreat

Aug 19th Patch Party (New Student)

Sep 4th Holiday (No School)

Sep 20-21st The Big Give 2023

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School Supply Information

Classics to Keep K-10th

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Covered in this Newsletter

New Student Orientation
Back-to-Upper-School Round-Up
High School Language Survey
Uniform Reminders
School Supplies
Classics to Keep
Volunteer Opportunities
Patch Party
High School Gathering
Middle School Gathering

Please remember to scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to see all of this week's content.

Updated Email Domain for GHWH

We have an important update to share with you regarding our email domain.

Effective immediately, our email domain has changed from "@greatheartswesternhills.org" to "firstname.lastname@greatheartstxschools.org." Please use the new "@greatheartstxschools.org" domain for all future communication with the school and staff members, including inquiries, updates, and correspondence with teachers or administrators.

To ensure seamless communication, we kindly request that you update your contact lists and email address books with the new domain as soon as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation and ongoing support as we continue to provide the best educational experience for our students.

Please note these important email changes:

Attendance emails and questions can be directed to GHWHAttendance@greatheartstxschools.org
Our new info-box is GHWHInfo@greatheartstxschools.org
The new contact for the Lower School nurse is GHWHUSClinic@greatheartstxschools.org

New Upper School Student Orientation

Saturday, August 12th

Who: Necessary for all new students and previous 5th graders who are entering 6th grade.

When: 9 am to 11:30 am – New and Incoming Student Orientation

11:30 am to Noon – HM Address to Parents & Students in Gym

Noon – 1 pm - Back-to-School Upper School Round-Up (Get textbooks, supplies, set up lockers, house swag, etc.)

Where: Campus entry location to be announced at a later date

*Students will not need their school supplies during New Student Orientation but should have them for the Upper School Roundup from 12-1.

Back-to-Upper-School Round-Up

Saturday, August 12th

(Formerly known as Open House or Meet the Teacher)

Who: Returning 7th through 10th Grade students

When: 1 pm-5 pm

Where: Campus entry location to be announced at a later date

*Please utilize this event to drop off any medicine with completed forms to Nurse Purl.

High School Language Survey

If you have not yet completed the language survey that was sent to all 9th and 10th-grade families two weeks ago, please click on the link provided below.

High School Language Survey

Uniform Reminders

6^th, 7^th & 9^th graders need an official PE uniform (8^th graders DO NOT have PE)
9^th & 10^th graders – please consider purchasing the sweater vest – it will help to keep your tie and white Oxford shirt clean!
The best way to ensure that your student has the right uniform in time for Aug 14, consider visiting the in-person stores (Dennis Uniform and Flyn O'Hare).
New students will get House patches or House ties on the first day of school at the House Choosing Ceremony on Aug 14)
Returning 6-8 grade students must have House patches affixed to the left sleeve of the polo on the first day. High Schoolers must wear House ties. Patches and ties can be purchased at the Back-to-School Round-Up

School Supplies

For those families who have opted not to purchase the Edukit please be sure the black 21 pocket expanding accordion file is able to fit both a folder and spiral notebook in each pocket.

All student lockers will be provided a locker shelf by the school.

Fifty additional Edukits per grade will be available for purchase at the Aug 12^th Back-to-School US Round-Up – first come, first served.
School supplies can be purchased anywhere by using the Edukit list – the supplies do NOT need to be brand specific. Amount and COLORS do matter!!
7^th graders do NOT need the black binder listed on the 6/7 Edukit list (It’s for 6th-grade drama.)
7^th graders do need an ART Sketchbook. The school will supply one if one cannot be found.

Classics to Keep

The FIRST Classic-to-Keep that will be read by grade level is listed below with corresponding ISBN numbers:

6^th grade- Magician's Nephew

9780064405058

7^th grade- The Silver Chair

9780064471091

8^th grade - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

9780140440928

9^th grade- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

9798749503234

10^th grade- A Tale of Two Cities

9780451530578

Athletics & Intramurals

August 14th & 15th – MS/HS Girls Volleyball Tryouts, after school

August 14th, 15th, 16th – MS/HS Flag Football Tryouts, after school

August 16th & 17th – MS/HS Boys Volleyball Tryouts, after school

Parents, as a reminder, in order to participate in tryouts, a complete registration must be in Aktivate (www.registermyathlete.com) with a valid physical on file (see attached form). DO NOT WAIT to make the doctor’s appointment.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to athletic director Elizabeth Disney Alvarado at Elizabeth.disney@greatheartstxschools.org.

Parent Service Organization

The transformative education offered at Great Hearts Western Hills will only be possible through the generous and passionate commitment of a Parent Service Organization (PSO).

Back-to-Upper -School Round-Up

We will need helpful hardworking parents to volunteer on August 12th to make this all-day back-to-school event a success.

All volunteers have been given the OPTION to go through the Roundup Stations with their scholars on FRIDAY, AUGUST 11th from 4-5pm, instead of Saturday, August 12th. Please click on the Signup Genius Link below for more information.

Click Here to Volunteer