This Week at GLOBE

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August 10

First day of school

August 17

PTCC New parent coffee talk, Lower Campus, 8:30am

On-campus weekly Covid-19 testing

August 18

PTCC New parent coffee talk, Upper Campus, 8:30am

August 29

Board of Directors meeting

August 31

PTCC Ice cream social

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Dear GLOBE community,

The Parent Teacher Community Council (PTCC) is excited to kick off another school year at GLOBE! It was so great meeting many of you at orientation — thank you for stopping by our table and purchasing spirit wear! The funds raised by the PTCC go directly to support the GLOBE school, staff, and community.

In addition to fundraising, the PTCC relies heavily on volunteerism to support our efforts. We strongly encourage each GLOBE family to volunteer at least 10 hours per year. There are many ways to volunteer at GLOBE, including the following:

• Sign up to help at an event

• Coffee Talks (Sign up now to help August 17–18.)

• Ice cream social (Keep an eye out next week for the sign-ups, and come volunteer on August 31.)
  
  

• Joining our PTCC leadership team! We will be holding a special election this month to elect a new officer (PTCC Secretary). If you would like to submit a nomination or find out more, please email PTCCofficers.globeacademy@gmail.com.
  
  

• Volunteer to lead an event or group! We are looking for leads or teams to help us plan many events this year:

• Science Night

• Annual Auction

• Lower Campus room parent coordinator

• Field Days

• Photography team

• Bookkeeper

• Other (Have an idea? Please share it with us!)

Volunteering is so rewarding and a great way to get to know GLOBE staff and families. Not sure how to help? Fill out our annual volunteer survey and we will get in touch. Please also watch the PTCC section of this weekly newsletter for volunteer opportunities, fundraising updates, event info, and other updates!

A special thanks this week to Ana Teixeira, Farah Chang, Caitlin Fox, Neely Wilson, Rina Guerrero-Kesler, Florence Cannon, F.G. Courtney, and Fred Miller for helping with orientation, stocking the staff lounges, and providing lunch to the staff after orientation. We truly couldn’t have gotten it all done without you!

Sincerely,

Stephanie Gumbis

PTCC Chair

We are excited to announce that GLOBE has been awarded a Spanish Conversation and Cultural Assistant (Auxiliares) grant from the Spanish Embassy!

We have two lovely Spanish assistants who will be joining us in September. We need GLOBE host families to welcome an assistant into their home.

Please contact Robyn Brandman, Host Family Liaison, at robynloren@gmail.com if you would love to host a Spanish Auxiliar.

For information about school meals, please refer to the recent email from our Director of Operations, Cortney Flowers.

Families are required to either pay for school meals (via our online platform) or be determined eligible to receive free or reduced-price meal benefits (via school meals application). Visit The GLOBE Academy’s website at theglobeacademy.org/School-Lunch for more information.

Welcome Back! It was wonderful to see returning and new students at both campuses today.

Please refer to our recent communication as we navigate the first few days of school. It's going to be a great year!

GLOBE Chorus Teacher, Miss Quarterman, traveled to Vienna and Salzburg, Austria this summer, to chaperone a group of honor choir students. It’s been twenty years since Miss Quarterman visited Europe, so needless to say, she was excited to go on this adventure!

"Being able to travel and see the birthplace of an influential musician such as W. A. Mozart reminded me of the vision of GLOBE. To develop globally minded citizens who have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to effect positive change in our world."

Miss Quarterman is looking forward to fostering the vision of GLOBE in her music classes as she teaches our wonderful students this school year.

The Parent Teacher Community Council (PTCC) is looking forward to a great year — and we need your help. GLOBE counts on each family volunteering a minimum of 10 hours per year to keep our school community humming (and parents typically report these volunteer hours aren’t just helpful to GLOBE but also personally rewarding). To start getting your volunteer hours in, please complete our annual volunteer survey, and, to get your first few hours, consider signing up to volunteer at the upcoming Coffee Talks.

Spirit Wear

Thank you all for supporting GLOBE and purchasing Spirit Wear at orientation! We apologize that options were limited. We listened to feedback last year and have switched vendors! Our new online store is open and it closes August 19, so be sure to check it out and place your orders! We will have another store in the fall with new options!

Staff Gift Fund

The GLOBE PTCC Staff Gift Fund supports our passionate, hard-working, dynamic

teachers and staff who help our children every day. Cash gifts or gift cards are provided with this fund to ALL GLOBE teachers AND staff at the winter holidays and during Teacher Appreciation Week in May.

Suggested donation:

$50 per child per school year

Venmo: @GLOBE-PTCC

Paypal: Donate (paypal.com)

Details of our After Care and Enrichment schedules have all now been posted on our website.

Alternatively, you can email us with any questions.

It was great to see everyone at Orientation Day on Monday. We had many sign-ups for our fall sports and membership of our new Athletic Club.

Check out our website athletics section in the coming weeks as we formulate schedules and rosters. We are looking forward to a great year!

Visit our Sideline store and check out the AUGUST SPECIAL OFFER on GLOBE athletic wear. ​​

Our yearbook staff are already hard at work designing this year’s yearbook. Please place your order now for the lowest price of the year by clicking here.

Donate to the Annual Fund. Any amount counts!

3 ways to give

1. Make a one-time online donation.

2. Set-up a monthly online donation.

3. Write a check (and avoid the processing fees).

How the challenge works

1. Give online or via check, in whatever amount is meaningful to you.

2. All donations received August 13–31 count toward the Giving Challenge.

3. The class with the greatest participation wins a popsicle party!

Weekly COVID-19 testing

GLOBE will continue with free weekly Covid-19 rapid testing on Wednesdays at both campuses for this school year. The consent form for students can be found here. If you would like your student to participate, please be sure to complete all sections. Additionally, check out these FAQs for more information about weekly testing.

The GLOBE Health & Safety one-pager highlights the important things you need to know about Covid-19 at GLOBE.

If you have any questions, please reach out to health@theglobeacademy.net.

GLOBE's governing board comprises volunteers who lead committees focused on Academics, Communication, Development, Diversity, Facilities, Finance, and Strategic Planning.

All meetings of the Board of Directors are open to the community. You can find the full calendar of board meetings here. In advance of each meeting, the board will publish the meeting agenda and issue a call for public comments, and after each meeting, minutes and a video link to the meeting will be shared.

This newsletter is intended for the families of GLOBE students. Please share your feedback, so we can continue to improve how we disseminate information about what's happening at school. As always, you can find the school menu, the academic calendar, and family handbook on our website.

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