This past week our faculty focused on learning and practicing new skills to be able to serve students on campus and online simultaneously. We thank you for your patience with this "No Zoom Week" to allow this training to happen.

As we look forward to welcoming students on campus over the next two weeks, we have collected need-to-know information on our website to make this transition easier for you. Please visit our website by clicking the link below.

Aside from our campus updates, there is more information below. As always, please reach out to us with questions and we look forward to another week!

Yours in Partnership,

Michael Cowan

Headmaster, Upper School

Great Hearts Irving

September 14 | Medication Drop-Off at Front Entrance (8am - noon)

September 14 | PSAT Virtual Bootcamp Signup Deadline

September 14 | 9-12th Grade Parent Meeting With College Counselor

September 16 | 11th & 12th Grades Return to Campus

September 17 | North Texas Giving Day!

September 17 | Distance Learning Meal Pick-Up (8:30-10:30am)

September 18 | PSAT Virtual Bootcamp (2-4pm)

Beginning Monday, September 21 we will no longer have a Block Schedule on the Thursday and Friday of full weeks of school. Instead, students will attend all 6 classes each day of the week.

Also beginning Monday, September 21, the Distance Learning Class Schedule will undergo an additional small change. To better align the Distance Learning Schedule to the On Campus Schedule, each period will begin 5 minutes earlier and end 5 minutes earlier.

All schedules can be found at the Upper School Campus Updates page on our website.

Please drop off medications and medical forms Monday, September 14 from 8am-noon. Nurse Nolte will be at the front entrance collecting all materials and answering any questions you have.

North Texas Giving Day is this Thursday, September 17! Get Up and Give to support this incredible, classical education we offer! It is only possible through the generous support from YOU, our family community. Giving is now open and will close at the end of the day Thursday.

As we prepare to welcome students onto campus, parents are invited to drop off communal supplies for the school (including expo markers, tissues, and cleaning supplies) as well as pick up their student(s)'s on-campus schedules with classroom numbers. Families may stop by campus between 8am - 3:30pm Monday-Friday.

Families may also choose to bring communal supplies on the first day their student(s) return to campus. Schedules with classroom numbers will also be provided to students upon their return.

The carline routes are the same as last year. You will receive carline placards with your student’s name and grade on it on the first day of school. These placards are required for carline every day, as students will wait in their 8^th period classrooms until they are called.

Drop-off: 7:30-7:55 AM

Pickup: 3:35-4:00 PM

Early Release Pickup: 1:40-2:00 PM

Student Walkers must complete a Student Walker form. Students are only allowed to walk off campus at the end of the day if they live within a two mile radius of the school. Contact Mr. Malone to complete the Student Walker form at Patrick.Malone@GreatHeartsIrving.org.

Homework Club is a place for your Upper School student to complete homework, receive peer tutoring, and quietly socialize with friends in a structured, supervised environment. Homework Club will be available for students on campus beginning

Cross Country & Girls Volleyball are in the Mustang News this week! Please visit the Athletics Page for more information.

Parents, please join our college counselor, Priscilla O'Neill, Monday, September 14th for the first of many parent meetings with our college counselor about all things college. This month's topic is Naviance, our college search and application software. After a short presentation, Mrs. O'Neill will take questions. This event will take place over Zoom.

All 11th Grade students are invited to attend the Virtual PSAT Bootcamp on Friday, September 18. The Registration Deadline for this event is is Monday, September 14.

On Friday, September 25 from 2-4pm College Counselors from our sister schools in San Antonio in conjunction with SARN will be hosting a Virtual College Fair. See the link below for a list a colleges represented at this event!