✨ September is here, and our GHSC newsletter is packed with exciting updates — read on to discover all the fun events, programs, and ways to get involved this fall! ✨ 

Every Guad parent/guardian is also invited to join us at our first GHSC All Member Zoom meeting on Wednesday 9/10 @ 8 PM (see calendar below).

Grizzly Families!  CGD is a vital fundraiser - 100% goes directly to your students and their classrooms. If you have already donated, THANK YOU! 

If a grade level cannot raise funds, they risk canceling field trips, class events, and celebrations.

Classroom Giving Drives are grade-level specific. If you wait until the Walkathon Drive to donate, your donations will go to the general fund for programs and school-wide events.

GHSC helps teachers to coordinate in-class volunteers as well as those in enrichment programs, community events, and activities before and after school!  

Visit our one-stop shop for volunteer roles, descriptions, and the link for our Toolkit sign-up form.  

Current Areas of Need:

Art Vistas

Project Cornerstone

Ceramics

Lost & Found Donation Helpers

Morning Announcement Co-Leads

Traffic Volunteers

Do you know that you'll be on campus during school hours?  Fill out Union School District's yearly VOLUNTEER CODE OF CONDUCT HERE

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Join us for academic enrichment. Tentative schedule and further details will be shared in mid September 2025. 

IMPORTANT ITEMS FROM MS. FAMA:

1. District Illness Absence Policy: If your student has vomited, had diarrhea, or run a fever of 100˚F or above in the last 24 hours, please keep your student home until they are symptom-free for 24 hours. Please report your student's illness and absence daily by calling the Guadalupe Attendance Line - Please call ‭(408) 927-9452‬
2. District Independent Study: If your child will be absent for 3 consecutive school days (and no longer than 14 days in total throughout the year), you must coordinate a short-term independent study option with your teacher.  Parents must contact their teacher or the office at least two weeks in advance for a link to the request form.
3. Arriving After 8:15 AM: All late students must visit the front office to check in and obtain a late slip. 
4. YARD DUTY SHORTAGE: The front office is still short on Yard Duties for lunchtime. They are simply asking for a dedication of one weekly lunch shift. If you are interested in helping, please contact Ms. Fama at famag@unionsd.org.
5. Volunteering/Visiting Campus this Year? 
   1. If you haven't filled out USD's YEARLY mandatory Code of Conduct, you can submit it HERE.  (This is a yearly requirement)
   2. Scan your Driver's License in the Raptor System in the office. (If you're already in the system, no need to re-scan)
6. Emergency Data Update: All families must update this anually.  Please check your emails- a few have been sent out since early August.
7. Forgotten something at home? Parents should leave lunches, water bottles, glasses, etc on the table outside the office to avoid interrupting class instruction.  Please LABEL their items!  Tell your students to check this table in case they forget something - this way we avoid calling into classes and interrupting instruction.
8. Label Bottle/Lunch Boxes/Clothing: Please label all items your student carries or layers of clothing they can remove. 
9. Have a non-urgent question or comment for the office? Please avoid the office first thing in the morning- it's a busy time when Ms. Fama is helping tardy students get to class.  You are welcome to email or visit at a later time in the day.

All district guidelines are provided in the Union District Parents' Annual Rights Notification.

If you have any questions please email Ms. FAMA <famag@unionsd.org>

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