Picture Day - Nov. 11

Yearbook pictures for in person learners will be Wednesday, Nov 11th.

This year Glamourcraft is doing things a bit different to eliminate as much paperwork going to the school as possible. Pictures will not be prepaid like in previous years and there is no paperwork to hand out prior to picture day, or collect on picture day. After picture day Glamourcraft will send a card for each student to the school to be handed out, each card will have the students picture on it for parents to view and ordering instructions. If parents place an order it will be shipped directly to their home, not back to the school.

The make-up day for yearbook pictures and all remote learners will be Tuesday, December 8th.

GRACE Food Pantry Food Drive

Thanks to your generous support, GRACE was able to provide 481 Thanksgiving meals and 347 Christmas meals to families in need last year. The estimated value of each food basket is $80.00.

The following items are in need to support our community families throughout the upcoming holiday seasons:

Canned Sweet Potatoes Cooking Oil

Canned Fruit Instant Stuffing

Instant Potatoes Instant/Canned Gravy (please no glass jars)

Cranberry Sauce Pancake Mix

Canned Chicken Broth Syrup

Canned Mushroom Soup (10.5 oz) Canned Pumpkin

Sugar (2 or 5 lb) French Fried Onions ( 6 oz)

Flour (2 or 4 lb) Corn (canned)

Green Beans (canned 2) Jello (1 box)

Items can be dropped off in the FRONT FOYER until Wednesday, November 18th. If you have any of these items to donate after November 18th, please drop them off at 837 E. Walnut Street, Grapevine, Texas 76051 on Mondays through Fridays between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

GES Spirit Day - Friday, Nov. 13

Join us on Friday wearing your GES spirit wear or red, white, and blue school colors!

GES Teachers are Magical

During our month of gratitude, please take a moment to thank a teacher who has gone above and beyond for your family. You can recognize them on our GES Teachers are Magical form. We will link it each week in this Monday Message and then share out the great things our "cast members" are doing during our monthly faculty meetings and weekly staff newsletters.

Specials Wish List

Our specials classes have a few wish list items that would be beneficial for their classroom if you're able to donate and share with them.

PE - paper towels; EXPO markers; gel hand sanitizer with pump; large command hooks (5 lbs or more)

Art - Baby Wipes; Non-Coated Paper Plates; Ziplock bags (various sizes)

Music - Flair pens (black or colored); EXPO Markers; white board cleaner; paper towels

Holiday Art contest

A note from Mrs. North:

Every year in GCISD the school board hosts a Holiday Art Card Contest. Dr. Ryan will pick a winner for the GCISD Holiday Card and I really want one of our students to win this year!

We will spend one art class day working on a card and then I will send them home with an entry form attached. Please encourage your students to bring it back to school signed and finished by Thursday, November 19th.

COVID-19 Email Communication Update

As we move into November, GCISD will be making a slight adjustment to the process in which families are notified of a test-confirmed positive COVID-19 case on their campus. Beginning this week, families will receive one email notification identifying all positive cases for that day on their student’s campus, as opposed to multiple emails if there are multiple cases. Families will only receive this email if there was a positive case on your student’s campus that day.

NOTE: This does not change procedures for close contact communication. If your child is determined to be a close contact of a test-confirmed positive case, you will be directly notified by your campus.

COVID-19 Reminders

Thank you for your support and understanding as we work to keep all of our students safe and healthy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can be assured that our GCISD nurses are working closely with the Tarrant County Public Health Department to monitor the COVID-19 cases in our community and minimize exposures within the district. We request your help in these efforts by asking that you inform your campus nurse anytime someone in your household is having symptoms of illness that are not normal for them. Your campus nurse can share recommendations about COVID-19 testing and safety practices to prevent the spread of illness. And she will work with you on making a plan for students to return to campus after illness.

COVID-19 causes symptoms that are similar to many common illnesses, and people are infectious before they even have symptoms. So, in the case that someone in your household is displaying symptoms of illness, we ask that all of your children, as potential Close Contacts, stay home until a diagnosis is confirmed. Remember, a Close Contact is a person who is within six feet of you for 15 minutes or more, as would be common within your home. If someone in your house is ill, then everyone has likely been exposed to the virus. Again, your campus nurse is ready to discuss with you about the specifics of your family situation and make the proper recommendations.

Free Meals Extension

The USDA has extended its nationwide waiver, allowing GCISD to now offer free meals through June 2021 at all elementary and middle school campuses and meal bundles at curbside locations. Complete information can be found here.

Technology Assistance

GCISD Technology Resources is committed to serving students and staff, especially during the District's remote learning instruction. Please keep in mind these very helpful resources:

ClassLink - GCISD's single sign-on portal for students and staff. ClassLink allows users to sign in once and have access to all of their accounts at the click of a button.

Help Desk - Students and staff can submit help requests to GCISD's Help Desk at any time. If you need your student's password reset, or are having trouble accessing ClassLink, please call 817-251-5629 during our extended help desk hours. For all other issues with student devices, please fill out a help ticket at help.gcisdstudents.net.

Outdoor WiFi Access - As a reminder, wireless network access is available outside of many GCISD campuses for use by students, parents and staff. Click here for locations, maps and instructions on how to connect.

Volunteers are significantly limited at this time, but there may be opportunities later in the year. Go ahead and apply now so you're ready when the time comes.

In order to volunteer at GES, or around GCISD, all volunteers must:

1. read the Volunteer Handbook (this replaces the previous face to face volunteer trainings held on campus)

2. watch the appropriate video included in the handbook

3. electronically sign the verification Google form for each campus you plan to volunteer

4. complete the volunteer background check. A link is included in the handbook.

The following link takes you to the online Volunteer Handbook and background check: https://www.gcisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=195550

When you are ready to volunteer at GES, feel free to call the front office at 817-251-5735 to verify that both of the required steps have been recorded as completed. We appreciate your support as you complete these steps and volunteer to work with our GES students.

Parents and loved ones are not able to come up for lunch at this time. We are currently limiting visitors in our building.

Lunch Times

• PreK: 10:15 - 10:45

• Kindergarten: 10:45 - 11:15

• 1st Grade: 11:15 - 11:45

• 2nd Grade: 11:45 - 12:15

• 3rd Grade: 12:15- 12:45

• 4th Grade: 12:45 - 1:15

• 5th Grade: 1:15 - 1:45