HAPPY HOLIDAYS, Family!

From our Guadalupe Family to yours, we wish you and your family a joyous holiday season.

, in this holiday edition of the GHSC Newsletter, we are excited to announce launch of the Yearbook Cover Contest, upcoming PJ Spirit Day and two great opportunities to help those in need this holiday season.

The GREAT PURGE

of the Lost & Found is COMING

Each year the LOST & FOUND rack is purged completely, and all of the clothing and water bottles are donated to a local donation center. We hate to see your kid's stuff given away. There is still time!

Between today and Thursday, December 16th, please check the BLACK LOST & FOUND RACK shown in the photos above. Parents can search the rack during drop-off (7:50-8:30 AM) and after school. If the rack is not sitting outside, it's typically stored in the cafeteria.

During the holiday break, a parent volunteer will be gathering all the items off the rack and delivering them to a local donation center. If you have any questions, please get in touch with lostnfound.ghsc@gmail.com.

Guadalupe & Lietz GIFT DRIVE

Mr. Jones is partnering with Mrs. Lopez (Principal @ Lietz) to help six families at Guadalupe and Lietz this holiday season. GHSC is hosting a donation drive to give gift cards to these six families to help them through the holiday season.

Simply visit GHSC.NET/GIFTCARD and make a donation. GHSC will take care of the GIFT CARD arrangements with both principals. Any amount is the perfect gift, but even $20 goes a long way for one family.

DONATE ON GHSC TOOLKIT

IMPORTANT ITEMS FROM MRS. HAMCHUK

Travel: If your family is traveling over the break please keep an eye on the news for any changes that come down on travel guidelines for the county. If guidelines change, please watch for email from the district for any updates on recommended protocols.
Attendance: When your student is out ill, please call each day they are out and please leave specific information on the attendance line (symptoms like a fever, cough, runny nose, stomachache, headache etc. - this info is important and tracked. If you are late due to a doctor or dentist appointment, please ask for a excuse slip from the doctor office to ensure your tardy is excused).
Volunteers: We have a new sign-in system for volunteers. If you have been cleared to volunteer, please be sure to bring a driver's license with you for the NEW sign in/out process.
Emergency Updates: We still have 47 missing forms (that haven't been started and 5 that have been started but not submitted). Please watch your email or call Jeannie directly for help in completing this process.
Parents on Campus: Parents may pick students up on campus, but we ask that you do not wait outside your student's classroom door. Doors have to be left open and students don't need the added distraction.

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

We have some important dates coming up in the month of December. Below is this month's dates, a complete list of dates can be found on GHSC.NET/CALENDAR

Fri. 12/3 ~ Yearbook Cover Art Contest Begins
Thur. 12/9 ~ Portrait Make-up Day
Fri. 12/10 8:30AM ~ Principal Coffee & GHSC Holiday Coffee
Mon. 12/13 6:00PM ~ Union District Meeting
Fri. 12/17 ~ Spirit Day: PJ DAY
Fri. 12/17 ~ Second Harvest Drive Ends
Sat. 12/18-Sun.1/2 ~ Holiday Break - NO SCHOOL

Click here to Subscribe to GHSC Calendar

HOLIDAY SHOPPING TIME

Did you know you can shop on AMAZON year-round, and a portion of your order total is donated back to Guadalupe Elementary?

Go to smile.amazon.com
Sign in to your regular amazon account.
Choose Guadalupe Home & School Club (Location: San Jose) as your charity of choice.

For more info on other eFundraising offers go to GHSC.NET/eFundraising.com

PHOTO DAY MAKEUP 12/9

Did your student miss Portrait Day in October?

Great News! Portrait Makeup Day is scheduled for Thur. 12/9 @ Guadalupe.

Pre-Order your photos on MyLifetouch.com

Use picture Day ID: EVTXJJG9C

With school closing for the Holiday Break on 12/18, get your photos faster by shipping them to your home. Lifetouch is offering a FREE SHIPPING code (SHIPFREE21)

Bookfest returns to Guadalupe in January.

Everyone in our whole community works together during Bookfest month - Guadalupe students, staff, family members, basically everyone - to read as many books as possible to surpass our total last year. This year we will all try to read more than 2,414 books!

At the end of the month we will all celebrate with a school-wide Bookfest Celebration and the Guadalupe Book Fair.

(All details will be in a special Bookfest launch email.)

Who will Principal Jones dress up as this year??

HELP OUR COMMUNITY

The Guadalupe Student Council is hosting their annual Virtual Food Drive, to help those in need this holiday season.

Their goal is to help bring 10,000 meals to those in needs.

IMPORTANT: Double your donation by submitting your donation to company matching. Be sure to submit before New Year's Day.

(click image to donate)

Parent HOLIDAY COFFEE Social 12/10

Our first on-campus social for the 21-22 School Year. The GHSC Board is hosting a Holiday Coffee Social on campus; grab a cup or bring your thermos to enjoy delicious coffee and great conversation with other Grizzly parents. Masks are required when entering and leaving campus but not while drinking. If you plan on attending, be on the lookout for an email on Mon. 12/6 to RSVP for the coffee.

Variety Show Signups LIVE!

The 2021 Variety Show is slated for Thursday, 2/10

Students can start signing up to perform in this year's show. We invite your student to share their passion or talent with their classmates.

Students can pair up with friends or perform alone!

For more information on the Variety Show or to start submitting your performer's application, please visit GHSC.NET/VARIETYSHOW.

Yearbook Team Training

The Guadalupe Yearbook team will be getting to work starting in February. Designers will have two months to work on the book, and we could still need more parents to help design two pages or more.

If you are interested in helping, please join us on one of two virtual training and info session coming up.

Tue. 1/25 @ 9:00 AM

and

Thur. 1/27 @ 7:30 PM

(Zoom link will be provided in the January newsletter)

SPIRIT DAY: PJ Day

PJ DAY is coming to Guadalupe

on Friday 12/17

Students are welcome to dress up in the favorite pajamas for Pajama Day. We invite parents to take photos of their students dressed up at home or on campus.

Please share your photos on your SHUTTERFLY GRADE SITES or email it to yearbook.ghsc@gmail.com.

December Yearbook Photo Contest

FRIENDS & FAMILY

in DECEMBER

The Yearbook Team invites grizzlies to share a photo taken during December with friends or family.

Your photo can be taken at school, playing at home, enjoying a holiday activity.

Let your student have fun in taking the photo and use their imagination.

Submit your photo VIA EMAIL to

yearbook.ghsc@gmail.com

(The class with the most submissions will get an end of school day treat and a special message, from a special guest.)

REVIEW A WINTER BOOK!

Have you read a book to your student they enjoyed?

Or does your Grizzly have a new favorite book to share?

The Holiday Break is a perfect time to shoot a BOOK REVIEW for the Guadalupe Morning Announcement. Go to GHSC.NET/READS for more information on how to film and submit a video book review.

HOLIDAY CARD DISCOUNTS!

Guadalupe has partnered with SHUTTERFLY and MINTED to offer discounts on your holiday card orders, while a portion of your order is donated back to Guadalupe.

Minted donates 15% of your order

Shutterfly donates 8% of your order

Head over to GHSC.NET/CARDDISCOUNT.

Students have an opportunity to design the cover of the yearbook. The Yearbook Cover Contest is underway.

Ink

Paint

Watercolor

Digital

Students can use their imagination in creating a cover design for the Guadalupe Yearbook. Parents and Students can find artwork guidelines and how to create and submit the artwork at GHSC.NET/COVER.

PRE-ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK

Toolkit T-Shirt WINNERS

Congratulations to the families listed below for winning the GHSC Toolkit LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT Drawing. 31 Families and 4 Teachers were drawn from over 370 families and staff names this year.

Almal, Avila, Barlow Levin, Brouzioutis, Burguillos, Chandra, Dai, Green, Howard, Hsu Fukushima, Jiampojamarn, Kaza, Kolander, Kumar, Marks, Mavunkel, Maxwell,, Membreno, Michel, Moss, Naghshinehpour, Petrovic, Prabhune, Rajesh,Rogers, Rundle, Rupp, Salandro, Shin, Soto, Tal, Venkat, Zayet, Zhang

DO YOU HAVE GREAT PHOTOS?

The Guadalupe Yearbook Team needs photos to bring the Yearbook to life. Did you take photos on a SPIRIT DAY, WALKATHON, HALLOWEEN, or campus during a class activity or playing with friends?

We will take all of those photos, even if it's one student or a large group of students. Parents have two ways to share their photos; your photos will help us build the 140+ page yearbook.

Any photo taken on campus is a great photo or even a school-related photo taken at home. Families can even submit photos for the Yearbook Contest that have already ended (Celebrating Generations, Playing with Friends Outside or this month's Share Fun December Traditions)

Email your photos to the Yearbook Team

yearbook.ghsc@gmail.com

Share Photos on your Guadalupe Grade Site

and share it with the whole grade for years to come.

VISIT GHSC.NET/SHUTTERFLY

COACHES NEEDED: Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run needs a few parent volunteers to coach this excellent running program. This after-school program is for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade girls, designed to inspire girls of all abilities to recognize and embrace their inner strength. Lessons emphasize the vital connection between physical and emotional health. The girls build up their core running skills and participate in the annual 5K race at Lake Vasona in Los Gatos. Runner signups will be coming up on Dec. 18th; visit https://www.girlsontherun.org/what-we-do/ to signup.

If you are interested in being a coach or have questions, please contact Ashwini Deo .

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