Glenhope's Fall Picture Day is Friday, September 15th! These are the photos that will be featured in our yearbook.
Raptor visitor management system is experiencing a system-wide service interruption. The vendor is working to get the issue resolved as soon as possible. If visiting campuses, please bring your ID as we are manually checking in visitors. Thank you for your patience as the vendor works to resolve this issue.
A few of this weeks Spike's Super Students enjoyed their lunchtime treat! These students have demonstrated exceptional hallway behavior and got to invite a friend to eat lunch with them!
Please join us for our first Parent Tech Academy of the school year at the Professional Development & Education Center (PDEC) on September 20th at 6:30 p.m. The technology department will discuss apps that parents use, such as Canvas, Skyward, Lightspeed and Seesaw. Parents will have the opportunity to learn about each app and how they can stay better informed about their child. #WeAreGCISD
We hope to see you next week for Lunch With a Loved One!
Kinder, 1st, and 3rd grades will be on Thursday, September 14th and 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades will be on Friday, September 15th.
Did you know that absences from class result in serious disruption of a student’s learning experience?
Up to 8 days per year (4 per semester) may be excused by a parent note for missed attendance beyond medical, approved excused, and statutorily exemptions. Vacations taken during the school year will be coded as unexcused absences.
Learn more by visiting our website: https://www.gcisd.net/o/gcisd/page/attendance
✏️Attendance matters✏️
Absences from class may result in serious disruption of a student’s learning and educational experiences. Up to 8 days per year (4 per semester) may be excused by a parent note for missed attendance beyond medical, approved excused, and statutorily exemptions. Vacations taken during the school year will be coded as unexcused absences.
Learn more about attendance by visiting our website: https://www.gcisd.net/o/gcisd/page/attendance
We look forward to seeing our Kinder - 4th grade families on Thursday night!
Effective 9/1/2023, Texas House Bill 114 requires a student to be placed in the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) if the student possesses, uses, or is under the influence of, or sells, gives, or delivers marijuana, THC, or an e-cigarette to another person within 300 feet of school property or at a school-related event.
Parent may find the full version of the Bill here: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HB00114F.pdf
The District encourages all families to talk with their students regarding the dangers associated with vaping or drug usage and to discuss the implications of this new law with your children, emphasizing the importance of adhering to school policies and laws for their own welfare and for the betterment of the school community as a whole. Your cooperation and support in ensuring that our district remains a safe and healthy educational environment for our students is deeply appreciated.
Our students are engaged in many different activities this morning! We love the sound of learning and active engagement!
How lucky are we to have Officer Romero with us every day?!
Interested in volunteering for the 23-24 school year? Be sure and fill out a GCISD background check! This has to be done every year. The link below will give you the information you need!
bit.ly/gcisdvolunteer
Changes to School Policy Regarding E-Cigarettes, Vaping and Related Substances
Effective 9/1/2023, Texas House Bill 114 requires a student to be placed in the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) if the student possesses, uses, or is under the influence of, or sells, gives, or delivers marijuana, THC, or an e-cigarette to another person within 300 feet of school property or at a school-related event. Parent may find the full version of the Bill here: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HB00114F.pdf
The District encourages all families to talk with their students regarding the dangers associated with vaping or drug usage and to discuss the implications of this new law with your children, emphasizing the importance of adhering to school policies and laws for their own welfare and for the betterment of the school community as a whole.
Your cooperation and support in ensuring that our district remains a safe and healthy educational environment for our students is deeply appreciated.
Click the link below to access all things back to school! There is a lot of important information in this folder, so we hope you will take the time to review everything!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1So8KB75DjjE0Qz89dxBI3rrjz4VQqgmE?usp=sharing
We miss our Gators and look forward to seeing you in a few weeks! The first day of school is August 15th!
See you at Meet the Teacher on August 10th!
While school may be out we still have GCISD stars working to maintain and ready our campuses for the next school year. Do you know of a Star of GCISD who should be recognized for their hard work? Nominate them by using the link below:
https://www.gcisd.net/StarsOfGCISD
In December 2022, @GHESGators teacher Kimberly Graham, sadly passed. The Smiley Committee decided to sell t-shirts to raise money for a local animal shelter, in her honor 🐾🐾 The Smiley Club raised close to $1000 for Operation Kindness, a no-kill animal shelter.
Registration for the 2023-2024 school year for all students is now open. While parents are able to register up until the first day of school, enrollment numbers help with planning purposes so don’t delay – enroll today! Learn more about registration through the link below.
https://www.gcisd.net/parents/enrolling_students/
