Guadalupe Grizzlies

The 2024/2025 school year is just days away!

Guadalupe Home & School Club (GHSC) welcomes families to the new school year.

Our Welcome Email is Full of Good Info:

GHSC Toolkit Portal

New Family Info

Limited Edition T-Shirt

Yearbook & Birthday Books

Afterschool Enrichment

Traffic Reminders

Classroom Giving Drive

First Day Reminders

Calendar Updates

Volunteer Needs

Mileage Club

Visiting Campus

Is your family new to Guadalupe?

GHSC toolkit is an online portal that parents can access to support your Guadalupe student and the Guadalupe community. Here are some of the ways GHSC Toolkit can help you prepare for the school year:

Donate to fundraisers
Order a yearbook
Access Guadalupe Family Directory
Sign-up as a volunteer
...and much more.

For more detailed information checkout our NEW FAMILY FLYER!

Classroom Giving Drive is available on GHSC Toolkit.

On behalf of our teachers, the Classroom Giving Drive (CGD) is an opportunity for parents to donate a suggested amount for field trips and classroom needs that are not funded by the district or state. Teachers determine each grade level's suggested donation amount. Your CGD donations go directly to your classroom.

Your grade's suggested donation amount can be found on GHSC Toolkit site and the detailed CGD flyer found at GHSC.NET/GIVINGDRIVE. We invite Guadalupe families to give what fits their household budget.

The fundraising flyer (to the left) provides more detailed information about how our TWO MAJOR FUNDRAISERS work.

If you have any questions about the giving drive, please email president.ghsc@gmail.com.

🎉FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL REMINDERS🎉

First AM Drop Off Reminder: Gates Open at 8:05am (please do not drop off any earlier unless your child is registered for Mileage Club- see below)

Parent-Principal Coffee on the First Morning of School!

To help usher in the FIRST DAY of SCHOOL, GHSC will host families at the Principal Coffee (next to the office). Following the morning bell, join us at 8:15 AM. Chat with old and new friends in our Guadalupe Community and enjoy coffee and a few bites.

First PM Pick Up Reminder: Wednesday Early Dismissal @ 1:15pm!

Guadalupe Limited Edition T-Shirt

Available for Purchase on GHSC Toolkit

These fun Limited Edition Guadalupe Shirts are hot commodities with families- purchase them before time runs out!

CLICK HERE to order the Limited Edition T-shirt on GHSC Toolkit! Purchase for your students or the whole family! Order early and you can wear it to the Ice Cream Social.

Order T-Shirt HERE

Upcoming Dates for Guadalupe

As we kick off the 24/25 School Year, here are a few important dates to put on your calendar.

Mon. 8/12 ~ TK/K/1st Back to School Night (1st @ 6PM , TK/K @ 6:30PM)
Mon. 8/12 ~ Class Placements Released via Email
Wed. 8/14 ~ FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (8:15 AM Tardy Bell)
Wed. 8/14 @ 8:15AM ~First Day Parent/Principal Coffee
Wed. 8/28 ~ Back to School Night: 2nd/3rd @ 6:30 PM & 4th/5th @ 6PM
Sat. 8/31 ~ GHSC September Newsletter Emailed
Wed. 9/4 6PM-8PM ~ Ice Cream Social @ Guadalupe lunch benches

Make sure your calendar stays up to date! Subscribe now to the GHSC Calendar.

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE

Yearbook and Birthday Book order forms are available on GHSC Toolkit TODAY!

YEARBOOK ORDERS

The Guadalupe Yearbook team works hard each year to make sure Yearbooks are extra special. PRE-ORDERING is now open with discounted pricing on GHSC Toolkit. Pre-Order and Sibling pricing is available for a limited time.

BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB

Guadalupe's Library is making great strides in updating the book selection for our students. The Birthday Book Club helps Ms. Jocelyne add new options for our students. Each book you donate to the library is dedicated to your student with a celebratory Birthday Book bookplate.

The Birthday Book Club order form is available on GHSC Toolkit NOW!

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

Be a part of the learning adventures on campus!

Sign-ups for volunteering in the classroom and around school are available on GHSC Toolkit. We especially need help with GHSC events like Walkathon, Winterfest, and the Spring Carnival. Log on now and click the VOLUNTEER INTEREST FORM to see how you can help our community.

VOLUNTEERING & VISITING CAMPUS

FIRST TIME VOLUNTEERS: If you are volunteering or visiting on campus, you will need to complete TWO STEPS:

Be sure to stop by the front office before the day you volunteer to be set up on the RAPTOR system. (If you were registered to get a badge last year, you do not need to re-register.)
Fill out USD's VOLUNTEER CODE OF CONDUCT online form found HERE.

ALL VOLUNTEERS:

Each year, you will need to fill out USD's Volunteer Code of Conduct Form again (found HERE)- thank you!
Already registered in our RAPTOR System? No need to re-submit your driver's license.

ALWAYS CHECK-IN: All volunteers must check in at the front office before entering campus during school hours.

After School Enrichment is Thriving!

GHSC Volunteers have strived to expand our After School Enrichment programs. Check out some programs returning to campus below.

Scripps National Spelling Bee (Grades K-5)
Math In Action aka: Math Challenge (Grades 1-5)
National Science Bee (Grades 2-5)
International Geography Bee (Grades 2-5)
Poetic Power (Grades 3-5)
Math Kangaroo (Grades 1-5)
Science Fair (Grades TK-5)
Math Olympiad (Grades 4-5)

Registration information will be sent out after school has started.

We Need Parent Help to Provide these Programs!

The following programs need parent volunteers to work with our After School Enrichment Team to bring them to life:

National Geography Bee
Poetic Power

If parents do not help, we cannot offer them to the community. If you are interested, please email guadclassof2023@gmail.com.

More Info @ GHSC.NET

TRAFFIC AROUND GUADALUPE

The first day of school is coming up quickly, along with the return of traffic around Guadalupe.

We are asking all parents and other adult family members who will pick up and drop off students to familiarize themselves with Guadalupe Traffic guidelines on GHSC.NET.

The Traffic Safety team is also looking for morning and afternoon volunteers to help us kick off the school year.

Sign up now for one shift, or if you have any questions, contact trafficsafety.ghsc@gmail.com.

IMPORTANT TRAFFIC REMINDERS

As we return to campus, here are a few important reminders for adults dropping off students in the morning.

DROP-OFF TIME: Students should be dropped off between 8:05 AM-8:15 AM; all students must be at their class for the 8:15 AM Tardy Bell.
WALK YOUR KINDER/TK TO CLASS: All Kinder & TK parents must drop off and pick up at the Kinder Gate or classroom door. Please park your car and walk onto campus. Older siblings are allowed to walk TK/Kinders to and from class.
RED ZONES = NO STOPPING & NO PARKING:
Painted red curbs are now marked! NO PARKING or STOPPING in these zones. This includes all TK & K Families.
WHITE ZONE = NO PARKING :
White zones are for loading only. DO NOT PARK OR EXIT YOUR CAR - this is illegal. Find parking at unmarked curbs.
SIDE PARKING LOT- STAFF ONLY: Do not use or enter the staff lot during drop-off and pick-up times.
LATE ARRIVAL: If you arrive at school at 8:15 AM or later, please direct your student to get a LATE SLIP at the office.
COLEMEN GATE WILL BE CLOSED EVERY MORNING. Drop-off is solely on Vera Cruz—please drive to the front of the school.

Mileage Club Starts on the First Morning of School!

The Guadalupe Mileage Club is a morning favorite at Guadalupe's upper track! Students can get their hearts pumping every morning, join friends and classmates, and enjoy an early morning before they head into class.

Students run/walk around the track from 7:40AM to 8:05AM under the supervision of parent volunteers. Take advantage of the early drop-off time- submit the permission form to get your child up and running (lol).

To sign up for Mileage Club, please head over to the Mileage Club Registration & Permission Form

GHSC Facebook Group

Are you a member of the GHSC Facebook Group? If not, this is an excellent source for updates from Guadalupe and the Guadalupe Home and School Club. Parents are also welcome to post about anything related to school and the student community.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN

(please note you will be asked to verify yourself by providing some information)

Link to the GHSC Calendar

Want to make sure your personal calendar app is updated with the current dates for meeting, spirit days at Guadalupe, dates for events like Halloween Parade, Spring Carnival and much more. Click the URL below, to subscribe to the GHSC Calendar through your own personal calendar APP.

CLICK HERE TO

SUBSCRIBE to

GHSC CALENDAR

STUDENT BOOK REVIEWS

Morning announcements start filming the first week of school, and we need fantastic student book reviews for the GRIZZLY REVIEW. If your students have read a great book over the summer, they can submit a short video review. Be creative, or get a friend to join the fun! Info on how to record and submit: GHSC.NET/READS.