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Originally delivered on 12/2/2022 3:01 pm

SUBJECT: GHSC Newsletter: December Edition

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, Family!

We heard your suggestions, and we are starting each newsletter with a list of news items in this edition of the GHSC Newsletter.

Yearbook Cover Contest Launch

Second Harvest Fundraiser

Variety Show Registration Open

Spirit Day Alert

Grizzly Reviews

Share Your Photos

WINTERFEST & BOOK FAIR

Spirit Day: PJ Day

Bookfest Extended & Update

Holiday Coffee w/ GHSC & the Principal

Guadalupe Office News

Holiday Card Fundraiser

Yearbook Cover Contest

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 to create 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
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 7,000 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)


VARIETY SHOW REGISTRATION IS OPEN!


The 2021 Variety Show is coming 

Thursday, 2/16


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.

IMPORTANT ITEMS FROM MRS. HAMCHUK

  1. LABEL EVERYTHING: Guadalupe has a lost and found problem. We are seeing too many water bottles, lunch bags, jackets, sweaters, or any additional layer that can be removed at school that is not labeled. We have a fantastic yard duty named Linda who returns labeled clothes regularly. Sadly 80% of what she finds ends up on the rack. DON'T FORGET LABEL EVERYTHING!
  2. LOST & FOUND PURGE: The First Purge of the Lost & Found Rack is coming up on Fri.,12/16, before the Holiday Break. This means all your kids' great jackets, sweaters, water bottles, and lunch bags will be donated. If you have any questions, please get in touch with lostnfound.ghsc@gmail.com.
  3. CLASS VOLUNTEERS: Holiday activities and parties are coming this month. If you have never used your license to check in at the office. Please stop by the office before your volunteer day to get set up for check-in. Also, be sure your teacher has you listed as a class volunteer. This is how you receive the volunteer code of conduct form which needs to be completed by all on-campus volunteers annually.


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


Click here to Subscribe to GHSC Calendar

Winterfest Needs Cooks & Volunteers

Winterfest is a special evening for the whole school. The entire family is invited to enjoy this special event, but parent volunteers are the back bone of the event. We need help with chefs cooking yummy soup and baked goods. We need parents or teens to help serve food and other yummy treats.


Signup on GHSC.NET/SIGNUPS

Get Ready For Holiday Book Fair

Next Monday & Tuesday, students will get to tour the Guadalupe Holiday Book Fair and create their wish list. 


The Book Fair will be open after school on Tue/Wed/Thu next week, and it will also be open for WINTERFEST on Wed. night from 5:30PM-8PM. For more info on the Book Fair hours, 

visit --> GHSC.NET/bookfair 

Get ready by setting up your student's Scholastic eWallet. eWallet allows you to create a credit account for your student to make purchases without your presence. They simply give the cashier their name, and the account is charged. You have complete control of the account online and the credit limit. Click on the eWallet image for more info, or visit GHSC.NET/EWALLET

 Bookfest EXTENDED till 12/9 


Our community is working 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 2,385 books!

We are extending the school-wide reading challenge til Fri., 12/9, to make up for the week-long break during November.


You can submit the book titles you have read using the button below.


GHSC.NET/BOOKFEST
Principal Coffee & GHSC Holdiay Social 12/9

Principal Barocio and 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. Please be sure to scan your license in the front office.

WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS

The Guadalupe Yearbook needs your photos. If you have just a few photos or a lot of photos to share, we will use them for the Guadalupe Yearbook.


You can share your photos in one of three ways. 

  1. Share on your SHUTTERFLY GRADE SITE. Click here to find your grade site link.
  2. Just have a few photos? Email those photos to yearbook.ghsc@gmail.com.
  3. Do you have a lot of photos? Upload them onto our Yearbook Google Drive Folder.''

More info here!


Spirit Day Alert: PJ DAY

PJ DAY is coming to Guadalupe 

on Friday 12/16

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. If you happen to volunteer on campus that day, please do take photos and share them.


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

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 

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 MINTED to offer discounts on your holiday cards and all their products. A portion of your order is donated back to Guadalupe.

Receive 20% OFF your Order 

Minted donates 15% to Guadalupe


Head over to GHSC.NET/CARDDISCOUNT

COACHES NEEDED: Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run is 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.


Girls on the Run registration opens Saturday, 12/3 @ 8AM.

There is currently only space for 20 girls. 


This years coaches include:

  • Rochna Pant ( Head Coach)
  • Vanessa Fiske   
  • Denise Roberson
  • Nidhi Chawda


Meeting days and times: 

  • Wednesday 1:20-2:50 pm
  • Saturday 10:00-11:30 am
  • Running from March to May.
Phishing Emails Alert

Tis' the season! The GHSC Board is seeing an increase in phishing emails sent from GHSC Board emails. Please know the GHSC BOARD will not send you a direct email about reimbursements (without a copy of your request) or donation requests. Please delete the email immediately from your inbox.

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