Happy Sunday, Gator Families! 

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing long weekend. We are excited to welcome students back and look forward to another amazing week of learning and growth here at school. This week is especially exciting for our 5th graders, who will be heading to Sky Ranch for their annual trip. While we'll certainly miss them on campus, we know they are in for an unforgettable experience filled with fun, adventure, and exciting challenges. We wish them safe travels and a fantastic time!

Please note this important scheduling reminder for the upcoming week:

Monday- No School for Students/Staff

Tuesday- PTA Chicken N Pickle Spirit Night 

Wednesday-Friday- 5th Grade at Sky Ranch

Saturday- Fall Fest (2-6pm)

Let's show some appreciation for our staff! If you are feeling grateful for anyone on our staff and would like to pass that message along, please share it here. We will share it in our weekly staff newsletter! 

Do you have a question I can help answer, or feedback to make Glenhope even better! Please complete the form! 

-Alishia Ilic

GHES Principal 

Our first Pep-Rally 

Hello Glenhope Gators, last week ("Friday, September 26th"), we had our very first pep rally of this year! It was a perfect opportunity to show off our school spirit. The pep rally was a 30-minute break from our school day, filled with fun cheers, fascinating information, cool awards, and everything in between. There were cheerleaders from Cross Timbers who came and taught us some cool cheers. There was also a cash box, and the people who had won the Gator Way award got to be put on a wheel. Then, our principal, Ms. Ilic, spun the wheel to select them. If the wheel landed on their names, they got to go in this really cool box filled with gator bucks, and there was a big fan that made them go everywhere in the cash box, and they got to pick up as many gator bucks as they could, and when their time was done, they walked out rich with gator bucks. In the pep rally, there was also another award called the great gator award, and whoever showed our personality trait of the month, which this month was sympathy, got the great gator award. That was just a taste of what our wonderful pep rally was like!

        From the desk of Beckett J., Gator Reporter 

Gatorville Clubs 

Dear Gator Parents,

There have been a lot of new happenings at Glenhope this year like Gatorville Clubs!  These clubs were presented to us by our teachers and we got to pick our top three choices.  Every pep rally Friday, we have Gatorville clubs to make the day even more fun.  The club that I picked was Media, which was taught by Miss Carter. Did you know she used to be a meteorologist? She even brought in some people from CBS - News 11 crew to talk to us. Some other clubs my classmates chose are Disc Golf, walking club, fitness, and 3D printing. When my friends came inside from Disc Golf they said they had so much fun!

Thank you for reading! Jack D., Gator Reporter

Who are our Gator REPORTERs?

Gator Reporters are 5th grade students who have signed up to bring our Parent Newsletters the news and happenings in our school. Each week we will feature a different Gator Reporter writing about various events or things in our school. This is all student led but they have the opportunity to work with Mrs. Arnold to gather ideas and edit their article.  

• October 10th, No school for students (Teacher Instructional Planning Day)

• October 13th, No school for students or teachers

• October 14th, Chicken N Pickle Spirit Night (6-8pm)

• October 15-17, Sky Ranch for 5th Graders 

• October 18th, Fall Fest (2pm-6pm) 

• October 20th, Cliburn in the Classroom for 2nd-4th Grade

• October 22nd, Unity Day - Wear Orange

• October 27th-31st, Red Ribbon Week 

• October 31st, Pep Rally, K-2 Character Parade, and Club Day

Last call to pre-purchase Fall Fest wristbands! Sales end MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH! All pre-purchased wristbands will be sent home with your child later this week. If you have more than one child at the school, they will be sent home together with your youngest child. 5th graders that do not have younger siblings can pick their wristbands up at Fall Fest. Wristbands will also be for sale at Fall Fest!

We still need adult volunteers! Please consider signing up for a shift to make Fall Fest run as smoothly as possible! Please see the sign up genius below.

We still need cake and treats donations for our famous cake walk! Please use the sign up genius below to sign up to bring a sweet treat. All goodies will be picked up directly from your car at drop off Friday morning... no need to even get out of your car!

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Mark Your Calendars and Check your Closets... Red Ribbon Week is October 27-31! 

Red Ribbon Week is a nation-wide drug prevention campaign. You can learn more here. This year's National Red Ribbon Week Theme is "Life is a Puzzle: Solve it Drug Free." Every choice we make fits into a bigger picture, like a puzzle coming together. We want our Gators to make healthy choices to build a stronger, brighter future! 

During Red Ribbon Week, students and staff are invited to dress up according to each day's theme. Shoutout to our amazing Student Council for helping come up with this year's themes! We will have a brief message about the theme on the morning announcements each morning. Parents are encouraged to talk to their kids about the message focus each day to reinforce the messages students are hearing at school. As a parent, you can go into more detail with your child. Our school messages will be very brief and are intended to spark thought and encourage conversation at home.

• Monday, October 27: Rockin' our Way Toward a Bright Future! 

  • Dress-Up Theme: Wear 50s style clothes (This is also to celebrate our 50th day of school!) 

  • Morning Message Focus: Introduction to Red Ribbon Week. 

• Tuesday, October 28: Snuggle Up to Healthy Choices! 

  • Dress-Up Theme: Wear pajamas or your favorite comfy lounging clothes 

  • Morning Message Focus: Taking care of yourself is an important piece of life's puzzle! 

• Wednesday, October 29: Mix it Up with Healthy Choices!

  • Dress-Up Theme: Wear mismatched or backwards clothing

  • Morning Message Focus: Be yourself and do what is right, even when it may seem uncool or not match the actions of others! 

• Thursday, October 30: Healthy Habits make Winning Choices! 

  • Dress-Up Theme: Wear a jersey or team apparel

  • Morning Message Focus: Teamwork is an important piece in our life's puzzle. It's important to cooperate with others and learn from others! Students will enjoy a BMX Bike Show, courtesy of our amazing PTA! 

• Friday, October 31: Strong Characters Make Strong Choices! 

  • Dress-Up Theme: Dress like a storybook character! ** No masks or weapon-style props**

  • Morning Message Focus: Fill your own life story with healthy habits and create your own happy ending!   

Guidance Lessons 

September/October Guidance lessons continued last week, and I had so much fun working with students in the following homeroom classes: Ms. Amy, Ms. Carter, and Mrs. Barnard. If your student is in one of those classes, ask them to talk to you about the following:

• Who is the school counselor, and when/how can you see her? 

• What is Empathy? (Understanding and connecting to other people's feelings)

• What is Responsibility? (Taking action and understanding the impact of our choices) 

• What is Bullying? (When someone hurts your body and/or heart on purpose and it happens repeatedly. Grades 3-5 also discussed how true bullying involves an imbalance of power).  

Because we resumed Guidance classes in mid-September, our lessons for September and October are combined. I will see students again in November for their next monthly guidance lesson, where we will focus on Gratitude!

Lunch Bunch

My Lunch Bunches for October/November are full. I look forward to starting a new group in December! If you think your child could benefit from joining a Lunch Bunch later this school year, please complete this form. 

This week, our Lunch Bunches got to know one another but also practiced our empathetic listening skills. We took turns talking and practiced expressing interest and asking follow-up questions. Each group was so fun! 

Check-Ins

If your child is ever in need of a check-in or if you have any concerns to discuss, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at lauren.canafax@gcisd.net

If you would like to learn more about the role of a GCISD school counselor, click here. You are always welcome to reach out to me with any questions or concerns. 

📚 Book Fair 📚 

Thank you all for your support of our library and our school. Together, we purchased $13,000 in books and able to use a portion of that to purchase new books for the library. I have already conducted an interest survey to find out what books our students want to have more of in the library! 

It was such a fun week filled with excitement, bargaining, scouring for money, and math.

A HUGE shout out to all the volunteers. It was a fast, crazy time in the library and I could not have pulled it off without you. 

🍴📖 2nd Grade Lunch Bunch Book Club 📖 🍴

This week we will begin our Lunch Bunch Book Club with 2nd grade. We will be reading Dragon Masters: The Rise of the Earth together during lunch once a week in October. They will also be reading some at home and coming to lunch to have discussions and activities based on the book. We are excited to begin our Lunch Bunch Book Clubs. 

Be on the lookout for when it's your grades turn to join in on our Library Fun!

Friendly Reminder of School Hours: 

7:20 am: Doors Open 

7:30 am: Warning Bell Rings 

7:35 am: School Day Begins 

3:05 pm: Dismissal 

Please walk in your child if you arrive at 7:36 or after. They will be counted tardy if they arrive after the bell., I suggest adjusting your drop-off time by about 10 minutes. Our data shows that the arrival line is significantly shorter between 7:15 and 7:25 a.m., which could help you avoid the rush of people getting in line last.  

If you need more pick up passes, please email rebecca.garrett@gcisd.net with your request and current number and child's name! 

Important Information from Nutrition Services

Important Information from Nutrition Services

Welcome back! Nutrition Services is excited about the upcoming school year. School Menus, the district charge policy, menu item pricing and more can be found on the department website here. 

More information including menu item nutritional information and allergens may be viewed through the nutrition services website or by downloading the Meal Viewer app through the apple or android store. 

In accordance with program guidelines, the Free and Reduced application will be available online as part of skyward registration. The free and reduced application should be filled out electronically at https://www.nlappscloud.com/. For those parents that still would like to complete a paper application, they may download an application on the website or stop by the Nutrition Services office at 5800 Colleyville Blvd.

Procedure for Students with Unpaid Meal Charges

Parents/Guardians shall monitor their student’s school meal account to ensure that they always have a positive balance. In the event that a student does not have a positive balance, the student may charge up to 5 meals to their account. Only reimbursable meals may be charged. A la carte items may not be charged. Communication about a negative meal balance will be sent to parents/guardians via email/text. Students who have exceeded the 5 charged meal limit, will be offered an alternative meal that will be charged to the student’s account.

If you have questions about the Nutrition Services program, please call ext. 5618 or email child.nutrition@gcisd.net. 

Meal Prices

• Pk-8 Breakfast - $1.85

• High School Breakfast - $2.05

• Reduced Breakfast* - $0.00 

• Adult/Guest Breakfast - $3.25

• Elem. Lunch - $3.10

• Middle Lunch - $3.30

• High School Lunch - $4.00

• Reduced Lunch* - $0.40, after Sept. 1, No cost

• Adult/Guest Lunch - $4.75

 *(Reduced priced at GHS, CHHS, Bridges is $0.30 breakfast, $0.40 lunch)

This institution is an equal opportunity provider