Head U Gator News
May 14, 2021
**REGISTRATION FOR NEXT YEAR CONTINUES!!!***
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Colleyville Police Department needs School Crossing Guards!
School Crossing Guards provide children safe access at high traffic areas near schools, while allowing officers to be available to respond to emergencies. Work outdoors and in an environment where maintaining social distancing is not an issue. Typical work schedule includes approximately 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon, every school day. Hours and locations vary. Must be 18 and starting salary is $11/hour. Apply at colleyville.com. Contact Sergeant Nelson at 817-503-1238 or dnelson@colleyville.com with any further questions.
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Nutrition Services Survey
Let us know what you think! Nutrition Services is requesting your feedback about the in-person meals offered for breakfast and lunch during the 2020-2021 school year. The survey takes less than 5 minutes and will help the Nutrition Services team plan for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. We look forward to serving your student!
Link to survey: https://forms.gle/79pH3CA71tiDUs4c8
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Family picnics
We will have our family picnic days on May 20th (K, 3, 4) and 21st (1,2). Everyone will picnic on the front circle, using the driveway and sidewalks instead of the grass to avoid bugs and burrs.
We will ask staff members to park in the lot across from the front of the circle, and leave the regular teacher lot for parents. However, parking will be very TIGHT. We need for as many people as possible to walk, carpool or ride share so that there is adequate parking.
Kinder students eat at 10:45 and there are only 38 kinder students. However, the next grade eats at 11:15 and their parents will need to park before kinder is finished eating, and it's a very large group (about 100). That large group will be finishing when 3rd grade parents come to eat at 11:45.
On May 21st, 1st grade will eat at 11:00, and 2nd grade at 11:30. We'll have the same issue but for just 2 grades instead of 3.
Please coordinate with your spouse/partner and friends to try and minimize the number of cars needed that day. We want everyone to enjoy this activity with their student if they are able, and spending 15 minutes parking and walking up to school would be frustrating!
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GLENHOPE ELEMENTARY 2021-2022 SCHOOL SUPPLY ONLINE
ORDERING INFORMATION Save Up to 40% on Supplies with EPI
Order Securely Online
Starting NOW thru June 1st!
Late orders start June 3rd - June 27th
1. Go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks 2. Enter the school ID, GLE083 (3 letters/3 numbers) 3. Follow the directions to complete your order. 4. Keep your online confirmation as your receipt.
Prices listed include sales tax.
School supply packs will be delivered right to your child's classroom .
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You can control your child's internet access!
To support strong communication with our families beyond the school day, we are pleased to introduce a new resource available to our parents. Parent Internet Reporting is an on-demand tool for parents that allows guardians to view their children's online activity and increases the measures already taken to protect our students while using a District device. Through this platform, parents will receive weekly email reports summarizing internet activity on District devices, as well as the ability to access real-time reporting of what their students are doing online. In an effort to help our parents control screen time while students are home, the system will also allow for a guardian to pause the internet on a GCISD device.
There is an online course that will explain the Parent Internet Reporting that will be launched on April 21. If you cannot attend the virtual training on April 20, you must complete the course to receive access to the parent internet reporting tool. The course can be found at www.gcisd.net/ParentInternet.
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Summer program for improving reading skills
TCU is offering a summer program that is on line and designed to help students become stronger in their literacy skills. If you have concerns about your child's reading level or your child's teacher has mentioned concerns, this could be a way to keep their skills fresh over the summer. Here is a link to the information: https://readingprograms.org/. It is $37 a week.
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Registration for Next Year
Returning student registration opened on Monday, May 3 and will remain open until May 21, next Friday. While parents are able to register up until the first day of school, the district is trying to gather enrollment numbers as early as possible for planning purposes.Be sure you select 8/18/2021 as the start date or you'll be starting over, as you will have enrolled them for this year! See the picture below so you'll know what the initial screen will look like.
Students new to the district (including those entering Kindergarten) must provide proof of residency, birth certificate, social security number, immunization record, emergency contact numbers and a report card from the previous school unless enrolling in kindergarten.
During the registration process, parents will also be able to register as a bus rider for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have specific questions regarding bus registration, please contact Transportation at 817-251-5590.
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School Report Card
Attached you will find a copy of the State of Texas 2019–20 School Report Card for Glenhope. This report is required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. It is to be sent to the parent or guardian of every child enrolled in a Texas public school. The report provides information concerning student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), as well as information on student enrollment, class size averages, and financial expenditures. Due to COVID-19, STAAR® assessments were canceled for the 2019–20 school year. Therefore, several data points have not been updated, including STAAR® and academic growth data.
The School Report Cards can be found online at https://tea.texas.gov/Student_Testing_and_Accountability/Accountability/State_Accountability/Performance_Reporting/School_Report_Cards. A more complete report about Glenhope, the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), is available by contacting my office or can be accessed online at https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/tapr/index.html.
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GCISD Language Assessment Center Online Courses for Adults
In partnership with the Grapevine Community Outreach Center, the GCISD Language Assessment Center will begin offering online courses for adults. These free courses will be self-paced and will provide skills in English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Literacy, as well as GED support. The flyers can be viewed and shared here in English and Spanish.
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COVID status in GCISD
Here's the link to a report on current GCISD COVID cases:
https://www.gcisd.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=96313&pageId=30833236
The district has improved the information display so it is easier to see how the virus is impacting our district and the chart also shows the cases over time in the district.
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Mustang Panther Stadium COVID-19 Testing Center Open for All GCISD Students
GCISD has been participating in a statewide program funded by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) offering rapid COVID-19 antigen tests for staff. The District is pleased to share that it will be expanding this resource to all GCISD students. Beginning March 30, GCISD students will be able to utilize the GCISD Mustang Panther Stadium rapid antigen COVID-19 Testing Center. Visit www.GCISD.net/COVIDTesting for more information on the testing center and how to schedule an appointment.
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2021 Summer Enrichment
More than 90 different courses will be taught by certified teachers in a variety of areas. These 3-hour courses are designed to be fun, engaging, and educational for students completing K-6th grades.
Full course listings and the brochure can be viewed on the GCISD Summer Programs page: bit.ly/SE2021gcisd.
When: One-week sessions from June 7 – July 16 (no courses July 5-9)
Times: 8:30 – 11:30 and/or 12:30 – 3:30
Cost: $125/course (if noted, a course may have an additional materials fee)
Location: Cross Timbers Middle School
Registration has begun online in Skyward!
Part-Time KidzU Care is available for students enrolled in Summer Enrichment before and after classes.
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GCISD Summer School
GCISD In-Person Secondary Summer School 2021 information can be found on the district website here. Two sessions will be offered at Grapevine High School (Session A: June 2 - June 15 and Session B: June 16 - June 29). Secondary Summer School offers credit recovery courses, limited initial credit courses, middle school math and science bridge courses, and high school STAAR EOC preparation courses. All courses with the exception of STAAR EOC prep have course fees. Registration and payment will be through Arena scheduling in Skyward and opens on April 19.