GLC Family Newsletter

• Monday, November 14 - MINIMUM DAY
  12:50 PM - Dismissal for ALL students (Gr TK-8)
  1:45-6:00 PM - Book fair open to families, GLC library
  6:00-7:00 PM - Zumba with Kaweah Health, MPR
• Tuesday, November 15 - MINIMUM DAY
  12:50 PM - Dismissal for ALL students (Gr TK-8)
  1:45-3:30 PM - Book fair open to families, GLC library
  3:15 PM - Soccer game vs. St. Paul’s @ GLC
  4:30 PM - Raising a Rock-Star Reader parent book club (English), Rm 20
  5:30 PM - Raising a Rock-Star Reader parent book club (Spanish), Rm 20
• Wednesday, November 16 - MINIMUM DAY
  12:50 PM - Dismissal for ALL students (Gr TK-8)
  1:45-3:30 PM - Book fair open to families, GLC library
  6:00-7:00 PM - Zumba with Kaweah Health, MPR
  
• Thursday, November 17 - MINIMUM DAY
  12:50 PM - Dismissal for ALL students (Gr TK-8)
  1:45-3:30 PM - Book fair open to families, GLC library
  3:15 PM - Soccer game @ Sequoia Union
  
• Friday, November 18 - MINIMUM DAY
  12:50 PM - Dismissal for ALL students (Gr TK-8)
  1:45-3:30 PM - Book fair open to families, GLC library
  

• Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL) - Monday, November 21 - Friday, November 25
• Visalia Candy Cane Lane parade - Monday, November 28
• Minimum Day - Monday, December 5
• Ornaments Around the World - Monday, December 5 (5:00-6:30 PM, MPR)
• GLC Annual Sock Drive - December 5-14

Attending parent-teacher conferences is one of the most important things you can do to support your child at school! Attending this conference allows you to:

1. understand your child's performance at school,
2. learn how you can help at home, and
3. share information about your child that can help us support him/her at school.

Please make every effort to attend your child's conference as scheduled. If you need to reschedule, please reach out to your child's teacher. Our goal is to meet with 100% of our students' families!

Our annual Scholastic Book Fair is set up and ready to open on Monday!

Book Fair Hours

Students will be provided time to visit during the school day with their class and during some recesses. Families are also invited to come at the following times:

• Mon. 11/14 – 1:45-6:00 PM
• Tues. 11/15 – 1:45-3:30 PM
• Weds. 11/16 – 1:45-3:30 PM
• Thurs. 11/17 – 1:45-3:30 PM
• Fri. 11/18 - 1:45-3:30 PM

Book Fair Payment Options

In addition to accepting cash, credit cards, and checks payable to GLC PTSA, families are encouraged to set up eWallet, a safe cash-free way for your child to shop. This digital payment option can be used at the in-person Book Fair or online at the Virtual Book Fair (which includes an expanded selection of over 5,000 products).

Here's how eWallet works:

• Create an account for each child (start HERE)
• Add funds...or invite family and friends to contribute
• Shop the Book Fair
• Spend unused funds online or fund an eWallet for your next Fair!

After the Fair, remaining eWallet funds are not returned to a credit card but instead, become a gift card balance that can be used online with Scholastic or to fund an eWallet for a future Book Fair. Be sure to sign in with the same email used to create the eWallet.

See you at the Fair!

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/glc. Thank you!

A HUGE thank you to our PTSA for last week's highly successful Family Movie Night! This event is new to GLC this year and was entirely organized by our PTSA. They plan to have one more Family Movie Night during the 2022-23 school year!

The next big PTSA event is Ornaments Around the World. This annual event provides families a fun - and FREE - way to spend time together while making ornaments for their house or tree. At the same time, families learn about holidays and decorations from countries around the world. The event will be held on Monday, Dec. 5th from 5:00-6:30 PM in the MPR.

Volunteers - We will need volunteers to help with hot chocolate, assist at craft stations for 30-minute blocks, organize materials in advance, and more. If you are interested in helping in any of these ways, please complete this volunteer interest form. Thank you!

Thank you to our parents who were able to attend our PTSA presentation on parenting in the digital age! The presenter shared a great resource that we want to pass on to families. Common Sense Education is a website that families can use for all kinds of questions about movies, TV, apps, games, websites, and more. For example, families can look up the age-appropriateness of games, movies, and more.

Two of our favorite resources are the Ultimate Guides for parents and the Family Media Agreement:

• Ultimate Guides for Parents - Check out these summaries of various apps and social media platforms. If your child uses one of the following, these Ultimate Guides are for you!
  Parents' Ultimate Guide to Instagram
  Parents' Ultimate Guide to Roblox
  Parents' Ultimate Guide to Snapchat
  Parents' Ultimate Guide to TikTok
  
• Family Media Agreement - The family media agreement is a great tool for families who have purchased devices, such as phones, for their children. The agreement outlines how children will take care of, stay safe, think first, stay balanced, and communicate openly regarding their phone use. Family agreements are also included.

Circle J Astronomy Night

Circle J Norris Ranch will be hosting our last Family Astronomy Night of the school year on Friday, November 18, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. RSVP via email or text message as space is limited: circlej@tcoe.org or 559-359-8575.

Thanks to all our families who purchased this year's SHINE shirt! Stay tuned for our next sale.

In the meantime, GLC spirit wear is also available from the Visual Ink online store, a local vendor for spirit wear and merchandise. There are t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and hats available. Orders can be picked up or delivered.

• Daily schedule
• GLC website
• GLC events calendar
  
• PTSA Facebook page

Global Learning Charter School (GLC) is a public charter school committed to offering relevant, personalized learning opportunities to prepare students to be global-ready in work and life. GLC opened in August of 2017. Currently, we serve approximately 420 students in grades TK-8.

Email: kaure@vusd.org
Website: https://www.vusd.org/glcs
Location: 1051 West Robin Drive, Visalia, CA, USA
Phone: (559)730-7768
Twitter: @GLC_VUSD