Spring Is Here Family!

As  more students arrive on campus, we are seeing more hope for all students next Fall. 

, we have some important news items in this issue, from an update on the Outdoor Classrooms project to our need for PARENT VOLUNTEERS for Traffic Safety.

Important Update: The next GHSC Board Meeting is being moved to Monday, 3/15 to honor the one year anniversary of Guadalupe since going into quarantine. More details on this event is coming.

A Special Message From Mr. Jones

Using outdoor spaces for learning has a number of benefits, including cognitive and social-emotional growth. There has perhaps never been a better time to expand the traditional classroom beyond the four walls, and we are fortunate at Guadalupe to have a campus with the space and features to provide almost limitless possibilities.

Jason Hull, an architect and a Guadalupe parent, created this vision board to help us begin the brainstorming process. It’s important to me that we provide multiple opportunities for input from parents, staff members, community members, and students. 

Our goal is to create at least two defined spaces for outdoor learning. You might think of these spaces as being like the STEAM lab but without the walls. The natural features and the components we add to it should clearly define the space, encourage play and exploration, facilitate an easy connection with teachers and indoor learning, and be something that our school and community can be proud of.

I look forward to gathering your ideas and feedback in the coming weeks.

IMPORTANT ITEMS FROM MRS. HAMCHUK

• NEWUPDATES to DROP-OFF & PICKUP MAP: CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW MAP

• THIRD/FOURTH/FIFTH GRADES IN-PERSON: Students returning to campus on 3/8 for 3/4/5 grades should make sure they know which gates to enter and exit. Please refer to the map provided above.

• DROP-OFF & PICKUP TIMES: In-person students should be dropped off during the windows provided below. Late drop offs and pickups will not be at your assigned gate. If you are running late, please go to front office for late drop off/pick-up. 

AM Drop-Off Window: 8:10AM - 8:25AM

AM Pickup Window: 10:40AM - 11:00AM

PM Drop-off Window: 12:10PM - 12:25PM

PM Pickup Window: 2:40PM - 3:00PM

If your students is sick or will absent. Please contact the attendence line.

Attendance Line (24-hrs) (408) 927-9452

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Hamchuk <hamchukj@unionsd.org>

Don't Forget to ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY! 

We received over 1000 photos throughout the schoool year, this doesn't include the 555 student portraits parent submitted. The parent volunteers are working hard and just finished building half of our 140+ yearbook, We are etremely grateful to all of you who have shared photo through out the year. 

We know this has been a hard year for students and their families. This years yearbook will celebrate the kids hard work on their school work and exploring the world around them. 

Parents can help those in need, with our new DONATE A YEARABOOK option. Simply choose this option on the Toolkit Yearbook Order Form and your donated copy will go to the teacher of your choosing. The teacher will then gift the yearbook to a student in need at the end of the year.

Students are also welcome to write their reviews and have them showcased on the library book displays. Parents and students can find guidelines on how to shoot and submit video reviews and written reviews on GHSC.NET/READS. Our first review was published in this weeks Morning Announcement.

Guadalupe Elementary

6044 Vera Cruz Drive

San Jose, California 95120