Grand Heights Early Childhood Center

📢Important Changes to Morning Drop-off Locations📢 As we get ready to resume school on Monday, January 6th, we wanted to remind you of the changes taking place due to the construction on 26th Street. Notes went home with each student and BrightArrow text/emails were sent about the changes before the break. Here are some reminders… ‼️Kindergarten Morning Drop-Off‼️ Kindergarten morning drop-off lane will be relocated to the east side of our building. This new dropoff lane will operate as a one-way street heading north toward Harvest, circling around the east side of their building, and exiting onto Main Street. To ensure a smooth transition, we strongly encourage all families to utilize this designated drop-off lane. ✏️Please Note✏️ ☑️Kindergarten students will no longer enter through the front doors. Instead, they will enter through the east-side playground gate. ☑️The east parking lot will be for STAFF PARKING only during morning drop-off. ☑️During kindergarten morning drop-off and afternoon pick up, the east parking lot will be a one-way street. It will be blocked off during the school day. ☑️Staff members will continue to be available during the morning drop-off to assist students as they exit vehicles and make their way safely onto campus. ☑️Students will continue to be assisted in exiting the vehicle. They will need to be ready to exit from the driver side passenger door. ‼️Kindergarten End-of-Day Pick-Up‼️ The kindergarten end-of-day pick-up process will remain the same. The only difference will be if you park in the east parking lot, you will exit towards Harvest to leave the campus. There will be no exiting on to Grand Avenue. ‼️DD Preschool and ACCESS Program Changes‼️ We are also adjusting the drop-off and pick-up locations for DD Preschool and ACCESS. This entrance will be moved to the front of the building. This is only a change in location, same procedures will be followed. Please see the map to help designate each area. ⚠️To keep everyone safe, please remember to be mindful of your speed as we utilize this new route. ⏰All students who arrive after the bell rings will follow the same procedure and be escorted by an adult through the front doors to be signed in.

Starts next week! 🎄🎅🏼❄️

📌 Parent Training 📍 Artesia Administration Building 🗓️ Monday, December 9th

This week's attendance Super STARS! Mrs. Rodriguez's Penguin Class Congratulations!

Retakes 📷 are Monday, December 9th!

Picture📷 Retakes are coming soon! School picture retakes will be on Monday, December 9th! Please see the RETAKE Picture Day Flyer for more information. You can also order online by going to www.mymjthomas.com and entering our school's event code. (Event Code: NM1046) Retakes are for absent students, new students, students who want to purchase, and students who want a retake. In order to get a retake replacement package, students must return their original package of photos. If you have any questions or concerns about pictures please call MJ Thomas Photo at 1-800-219-0199.

There will be a change in the lunch menu for tomorrow, Thursday, November 14th, 2024. The menu will be as follows: Chicken Nuggets & Gravy au Gratin Potatoes Green Beans Fruit Cocktail

Bring your lunch and make plans to join the monthly parent training at the Bulldog Training Center.

📅 Join us on Monday, November 4th for our family literacy📚 night. There will be lots of fun nursery rhyme activities for students and their families. All the fun starts at 6:00 pm at GHECC. See you then!

📌Don't forget! Two no-school days are coming up next week. Also, the first nine weeks will come to a close this Friday, Oct. 11, with report cards to be distributed Wednesday, Oct. 16.

🍂✏️Upcoming Events🖍️🍂 Fri. Oct. 11th: End of the 1️⃣st 9️⃣ Weeks📝 Mon. Oct. 14th: No School ✋! Wed. Oct. 16th: Report Cards 📝 go Home Fri. Oct. 18th: Parent 👩🏻‍🏫 Teacher Conference Mon. Oct. 21st: Fall Picture 📸 Day

Dear Parents, FALL 🍂 Picture Day 📷 is coming! You can order online by going to www.mymjthomas.com and entering our school's event code. (Event Code: NM1046) Paper flyers will go home next week. If you have any questions or concerns about pictures please call MJ Thomas Photo at 1-800-219-0199.

📢 Reminder: Early Release on Friday, September 20th🐾🧡 Grand Heights students will be dismissed at 1:05 PM on Friday, September 20th following our normal dismissal procedures. If your child rides the bus🚍, please be prepared to meet them at the bus stop 2 hours earlier than usual. Additionally, there will be no 🚫 preschool classes on Friday due to the early release schedule. If you have any questions, please call 📱the school office.

‼Please join us for Parenting Through Play, a parent training being offered at Grand Heights by Speech Pathologist, Vanessa Harvey. She has lots of great things to share. See you there! ‼Monday, September 16th @ 6:00 pm GHECC

Next Week's Events at GHECC 🦫💛 📣Monday, September 2nd: No School! Happy Labor Day!! 📚Tuesday, September 3rd through Friday, September 6th from 3:00-4:00 pm, GH gym: Scholastic Book Fair 🗓️Thursday, September 5th: PTO Meeting @ 2:00 pm

🍂🍁September Breakfast & Lunch Menu 🍽️

Kindergarten is joining the other elementary schools for Homecoming dress up days. 🧡🐾🖤 This will be the week of September 16th through 20th. 🏈 📣 Don’t forget Friday, September 20th is an early release day.

Parent Training - Routines for Families Please join us Tuesday, August 20th at 6:00 pm in the Grand Heights gym.

Mark your calendar. 🗓️ Open House at Grand Heights ECC Monday, August 26th @ 6:00 pm

Happy First Day of School Grand Heights! Doors open at 7:45 am. Class lists are posted in the front of the school and in the hallway. Don't forget to visit a photo booth. We are so excited to meet everyone!!