Cultivating hearts and minds through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty |
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- Read-A-Thon exciting update and final weekend challenge!
- No School Tomorrow, Full school day on Monday, 04/05
- Coffee with the Headmaster
- Academy for Classical Teachers- and parents too!
- Yearbooks for sale- pre-order yours now through April 30th
- Hats for outdoor lunch
- Summer Programs Registration now open
- PSO Corner
- Great Hearts Advocacy
- Attendance Policy
- Important Dates
- Quick Links
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Read-A-Thon Progress Update! |
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We are incredibly proud to announce that GHLO has reached our inaugural Read-A-Thon minutes goal. In the past 10 days, our Owls have read over 168,000 minutes! As of 3 PM this afternoon, 200,000 minutes have been read and over $29,000 have been raised for our school. Hoot hoot, hooray!
Even though we have reached our original goal, the Read-A-Thon is not over yet! Next Monday, April 5th is the last day to log minutes and there is an owl-some final weekend challenge starting tomorrow!
Thank you to the Hernandez family and Little Caesars for sponsoring this weekend's yummy challenge! We are grateful for your generosity.
Final Weekend Grade Level Challenge: Every class is entered to win a pizza party next Monday! Whichever classroom in each grade level reads the most minutes starting on Friday 4/2 to Sunday 4/4 will win a Little Caesars pizza party during lunch on Monday! We will only be tallying the minutes read from Friday to Sunday, so every class has a fair shot of reading the many minutes this weekend. Make sure to log your minutes so they count towards your class total. If you do not know how to log your Read-A-Thon minutes, click here to watch a tutorial. Happy Reading scholars!
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If your student hasn't joined Read-A-Thon yet and would like to, it's not too late to activate your account today. Join in on the final weekend of friendly, competitive fun!
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No School Tomorrow
Full Day of School Monday, 04/05
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In observance of Good Friday, there will be no distance learning or campus-based learning tomorrow.
Due to inclement weather last month, we will be utilizing our bad weather make-up day this Monday, April 5th. There will be a full day of classes for distance and campus-based learners.
Friday, April 9th is a full day of school.
Friday, April 23rd is a school holiday in observance of Battle of the Flowers.
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Coffee with the Headmaster |
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Please consider joining us for Coffee with Headmaster Audelo in two weeks, 04/13 at 10:00 AM via Zoom. All parents with students in 4-7th grade are welcome to attend!
We are hopeful that next year we will be able to host these events in person for coffee, pastries and good conversation!
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Academy for Classical Teachers- And Parents, too! |
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The Academy for Classical Teachers provides online summer enrichment for all classical educators. You are your children’s first educators in the home, so you are invited to join us! Learn more about the great authors that inspire our classical curriculum, like Boethius, Tocqueville, Shakespeare, Du Bois, Xenophon, and Aristotle. You can even learn Latin! To see all our course offerings and registration information, click here.
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Yearbook pre-order coming soon! |
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Yearbooks are coming! Pre-order your yearbook today to ensure you receive one at the end of the year. Cost is $25 and will be delivered the last week in May. April 30th is the last day to order a yearbook. We cannot ensure we will have extra at the end of the year.
Simply click the link below and enter our school code 56590H.
Distance Learning families (past or current), please send us pictures of your scholars working from home! We would love to include you in the yearbook. Please e-mail all photos to Ms. Carter.
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Spring is here and so are the warm, sunny days! Parents, please make sure your students are staying well hydrated by bringing your scholar with a refillable water bottle.
Additionally, if you would like to send a hat for your student to wear during outdoor lunch, feel free to do so. Unless there is inclement weather, students eat outside daily, socially distanced, to get fresh air and sunlight. In observance of the school dress code, only SOLID navy blue, white or khaki hats are permitted. No logos, characters, or symbols are allowed.
All outerwear, including hats and non-Great Hearts outerwear, must remain in the lockers, backpacks, or cubbies when not in use. Please reference the pictures above for examples of allowable hats.
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Great Hearts Live Oak Summer Programs registration is now open! |
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Summer Programs include:
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Kinder Readiness: designed to prepare incoming kindergarteners for the upcoming year
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Summer School: an opportunity for new and returning scholars to work with Great Hearts teachers to strengthen skills in Spalding and Singapore Math
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Summer Camp: reminiscent of traditional summer camps with hands-on, engaging activities, songs, crafts, guest presenters, and much more!
Register before May 1st and save $25 off each week of Summer Camp.
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Featured in this week's PSO newsletter:
- School tour on Facebook Live April 7th and 8th at 7 AM
- Fiesta week celebrations: April 19-23rd
- Room parents for next year!
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The Texas Public Charter School Association (TPCSA) is enlisting parents to elevate their voices for the month of April in newspapers and the media ALL OVER TEXAS. The public needs to know why you send your children to a charter school and the experience they're having in your school community. Please join us this month in this very important engagement.
Here's how you can help:
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Attendance Reminders
On Campus:
- Attendance is taken at 7:50am and 10am every day. If your child is not present for the 10am attendance, they will be marked absent for the day. If you can, please try to make outside appointments with this in mind.
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Tardies: If your child arrives after 7:50am, or if they are late to class, they will receive a tardy. Our policy states that if a student receives 3 tardy infractions, they may be assigned a detention.
- Excuse Notes: Please bring in a doctor’s note or a parent excuse note when your child misses school. A doctor’s note prevents a late arrival from being counted as a tardy, and could potentially change the absence to a present, so it is vital that you turn them in when your child returns to school.
Distance Learners:
- Attendance: Your student will be counted present for the day if they attend a Zoom, submit work on Google Classroom, or answer the attendance question between the hours of 6am and midnight for the current day.
- Excuse Notes: Distance Learners still need to email a doctor’s or parent note if they will be absent for the day.
For ALL absences, or if you have any questions, please e-mail our registrar, Mrs. Hart.
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April 2nd: No School, Good Friday
April 5th: Full Day of School/ Read-A-Thon Ends
April 9th: Full Day of School
April 16th: Half-day
April 23rd: Battle of the Flowers-No School
April 30th: Half-Day/Spirit Day
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