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- Spirit Day and Time Capsule next Friday!
- Meet the Teacher Night: Save the Date
- Spring Concerts Next Week
- Yearbooks For Sale
- End of Year & Next Year Procedures and Policies
- School-Issued Device Return for DL students
- Owls 360 (Formerly PSO Corner)
- Edu-Kits for sale!
- Financial Assistance
- Academy for Classical Teachers- and parents, too!
- Summer Programs
- Great Hearts Advocacy
- Attendance Policy
- Important Dates
- Quick Links
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Spirit Day and Time Capsule Next Friday! |
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Next Friday is a spirit day! Please encourage your scholars to wear a GHLO spirit shirt, including the Athenian games shirts.
Additionally, we are so delighted to end our inaugural school year on a reflective and exciting note. Next Friday, we will be burying a time capsule that will not be opened for 50 years! Classes have created activities, letters and artwork to be included in the time capsule. We will be live streaming the event on our main Facebook page, so make sure to tune in on Friday from 8:30-9:00 AM.
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Meet the Teacher Night
Save the Date
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Spring Concert Information |
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Concerts will be taking place next week. Due to production time for live streams and privacy concerns for our students, we are unable to livestream concerts to our Facebook pages. Each concert will be videotaped and a private link of the performance will be e-mailed to each family to watch. Parents are unable to attend this year's concerts. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to navigate through this extraordinary year!
Monday, May 24th
4B- 12:15-12:55
5B 12:55- 1:35
6C 1:35- 2:20
7A 2:25- 3:20
Tuesday, May 25th
6A 8:00- 8:40
4A 8:40- 9:20
5A 9:20- 10:00
4C 12:15- 12:55
5C 12:55- 1:35
6B 1:40- 2:20
7B 2:25- 3:20
Wednesday, May 26th
KD- 9:20-10:00
1B- 12:15-12:55
KB- 12:55-1:35
2B- 1:35-2:15
3B- 2:15-2:55
Thursday, May 27th
2A- 8:00-8:40
1A- 8:40-9:20
KA- 9:20-10:00
3A- 10:20-11:00
1C- 12:15-12:55
KC- 12:55-1:35
2C- 1:35-2:15
3C- 2:15-2:55
Concert Dress:
Due to the concerts being on campus during school hours*, concert dress will be the regular school uniform, specifically:
Girls- Blue polo and skirt/jumper OR pants
Boys- Blue polo and pants
Hair- Scholars should be well groomed. Any hair adornment (bow, headband or barrette) for girls must be solid WHITE, NAVY or GH PLAID.
Masks- Please make sure your scholar's mask fits them well. It should be fall of their face, but should not be too tight either.
Distance Learners- DL scholars participating in person need to be in their classroom at least 5 minutes before concert time so that they can walk to the music room with their class. Once the concert is over, Mrs. Winstead, our receptionist, will call the parents.
Other items, like belt, shoes, and jewelry, must comply with the Great Hearts dress standards.
*Please see pages 80 and 81 of the Family Handbook for concert dress during a non-COVID school year. Once we are able to safely host a concert off-campus, this will be the required dress.
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Yearbooks for Sale
Through the last day of school
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We are quickly approaching the end of the inaugural year for Great Hearts Live Oak. Don’t forget to mark this moment by purchasing a yearbook for your scholars! Yearbooks are scheduled to arrive next week and will be distributed upon arrival. If you have not purchased a yearbook, click the link below.
Yearbooks are hardback, with autograph pages and cost $25. You may bring cash to purchase a yearbook as well.
Don’t miss out on this chance to own a small piece of your child’s history!
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End of Year & Next Year Procedures and Policies |
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We have received questions from our GHLO community regarding end of year and next year procedures and events. In no particular order, below are bullet points with a variety of information regarding end of year/new year:
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Masks and face coverings will be optional at the beginning of next school year. If the current CDC or TEA mandates change, we will update our policies. Click here to read the most recent announcement from Great Hearts leadership.
- We will not be hosting any end of year ceremonies this year.
- Summer hours for the front office are as follows:
June 1-June 4th: M/W 7:30 AM-11:30 AM & T/Th 1:00-5:00 PM
June 7th-July 9th are by appointment only
July 12th-August 6th 7:30 AM-11:30 AM & T/Th 1:00-5:00 PM
- New Parent Orientation will occur in July. Emails with time and dates have been sent to new families or parents with new students coming in for 21-22.
- The uniform will remain the same for next year. Reference our family handbook in the quick links below for what our uniform entails.
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There will be no distance learning offered at GHLO next year. All students who wish to remain in virtual learning must do so with Great Hearts Online.
- May 28th, the last day of school, is an early release day and a spirit day.
- EduKits will be arriving to family home, not to the school, so please plan accordingly.
- We will have an in person Meet-the-Teacher night before school starts. Please view Save the Date above.
- There will be no weekly newsletters during the summer, however we will send out communication as needed.
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School Issued Device Return for Distance Learners |
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Distance Learning Families: As we near the end of the 2020-2021 school year, we would like to remind everyone that all school issued devices and textbooks must be returned to campus.
Devices and textbooks are due the week of June 1- 4th between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
Please label your student's device(s) with their name and grade level sections. Chromebooks and chargers must be dropped off at the front desk for inventory and release of family accountability.
Thank you for your partnership. If you have any questions or concerns about device or textbook returns, please e-mail, Mrs. Bernal, Director of Campus Operations.
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The Parent Service Organization Newsletter is new and improved! Please see the attached document for the updated happenings of our PSO! |
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EduKits Available for 2021-2022 |
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The 2021-2022 EduKits are now available for purchase! Remember to purchase your kit based on the grade level your student will be in the 2021-2022 school year. EduKits will only be mailed home this year. Shipping directly to school is no longer an option.
Purchasing an Edukit is optional and is by no means required. Should you prefer to purchase the supplies independently, reference the supply list here. We ask that you purchase comparable products to those listed, but you are not required purchase the exact brands listed.
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Great Hearts Live Oak would like to offer financial assistance for after-school care, school supplies, uniforms, and Summer programs to students who qualify. If you would like to apply for financial assistance through Great Hearts, please complete the online form here by Monday, May 31, 2021. After we have had time to review the application and determine your qualifications, you will be contacted with the eligibility results between June 7th-11th.
Please be aware that we base our eligibility on income levels equal to those who qualify for free and reduced lunches. This application only applies to early registration for after-school care, EduKits, uniforms vouchers, and summer programs. Due to the deadline we have for placing our school supply orders through EduKit, any applications received after May 31, 2021 will not be eligible to receive assistance with EduKits.
Please note the online form does not qualify you for Free or Reduced Lunch program (FRL). The official 2021-2022 FRL application will be available in summer (Late July 2021). If you would like to apply for Free or Reduced Lunch program, you will need to complete that form separately. Watch the newsletter for more information.
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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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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 Camp: reminiscent of traditional summer camps with hands-on, engaging activities, songs, crafts, guest presenters, and much more!
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- Time to rally our charter community for the last week of the 87th Texas Legislature! Our most urgent issue will be discussed on the House floor on Monday. This issue addresses how cities are discriminating charter schools when it comes to zoning, permitting, and fees. Opponents are telling House member to stand against anything at all that supports charter schools. We need to ensure our community is heard.
You can help do this in any of these 3 ways:
2) Sunday: Virtual March! Virtual March at the Capitol for Students Over Politics on Sunday from 4:00-6:00 pm. Subscribe now to the Texas Public Charter School Association’s action alerts for forthcoming information here.
3) Monday: In Person At The Capitol Meet at the Capitol at 8 am (or if you can join later) to meet your lawmakers and head to the House gallery. Wear GREEN to show your support for public charters. Then participate in the social media campaign throughout the day! Follow Texas Public Charter Schools on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. For more information, email Great Hearts parent advocacy manager Bridie Chaudoir at bridie.chaudoir@greatheartstx.org.
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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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May 28th: Last Day of School/Early Release/Spirit Day
June 1st-4th: DL Textbook/Device Return
July 15th: New Parent Orientation (Kinder)
July 22nd: New Parent Orientation (1st-8th)
August 5th: Meet the Teacher (4th-8th)
August 9th: Meet the Teacher (K-3rd)
August 11th: First Day of School
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