LS Diaper Drive for Ella's Closet - Nov. 15th to Dec. 14th
Every day, parents around us are struggling to give their little ones the basic necessity of diapers. We have a wonderful organization in our community, Ella's Closet, well-equipped to reach families in need and distribute diapers to them. Kindly send in packages or boxes of diapers of any size to your student's classroom or the Main Office from November 15th to December 14th. Our goal is to collect 2,500 diapers during this drive to bless the families of those in need this holiday season! For more information, email Kerry DesRochers at kdesrochers@gladesdayschool.com.
NJHS Holiday Hygiene Drive - Nov. 29th - Dec. 16th
The Glades Day School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) invites you to make a difference this holiday season by helping to gift personal hygiene bags to those in need at the Light House Cafe and Ella's Closet. From November 29th through December 16th, the NJHS has set a school goal to obtain at least 1,000 personal hygiene items. If this goal is achieved, all Lower and Upper School students will be awarded a “We are not Sweating Semester Exams” day, allowing all students to wear sweatpants on Friday, December 17th. In addition, the Upper School and Lower School class that brings in the most items per student will receive a pajama dress-down day. For more information, email Shelly Burch at sburch@gladesdayschool.com.
4th/5th Grade St. Augustine Field Trip Fundraiser - Dec. 6th - Dec. 16th
Students in 4th and 5th grade are selling raffle tickets to raise money to go towards their trip to St. Augustine in April 2022. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased from any 4th or 5th-grade student. Each ticket purchased provides you with a chance to win a Holiday Basket valued at $200. The drawing will be held at the Lower School Christmas Program on Tuesday, December 16th, at the First Baptist Church. For more information, email Kristen Rimes at krimes@gladesdayschool.com.
NHS Gove Holiday Shop - Dec. 6th to Dec. 17th
Each day December 6th through December 17th, two NHS students in grades 10th-12th will travel to Gove Elementary from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm to help with their annual holiday shop. For more information, email Angee Lohmann at alohmann@gladesdayschool.com.
Upper School 1st Semester Exams - Dec. 14th to Dec. 17th
Tuesday, December 14th
8:00 am – 9:50 am: Attendance/ Devotions and 1st-period Exam
9:50 am -10:00 am: Break
10:05 am – 2:35 pm: 3rd – 7th Period Regular Schedule
Wednesday, December 15th
8:00 am – 9:50 am: Attendance/ Devotions and 2nd-Period Exam
9:50 am – 10:10 am: Break
10:10 am – 12:00 pm: 3rd-Period Exam
12:00 pm: Students Dismissed
Thursday, December 16th
8:00 am – 9:50 am: Attendance/ Devotions and 4th-Period Exam
9:50 am – 10:10 am: Break
10:10 am – 12:00 pm: 5th-Period Exam
12:00 pm: Students Dismissed
Friday, December 17th
8:00 am – 9:50 am: Attendance/ Devotions and 6th-Period Exam
9:50 am – 10:10 am: Break
10:10 am – 12:00 pm: 7th-Period Exam
12:00 pm: Students and Teachers Dismissed
REMINDER: Semester exams count as 20% of the final semester grade.
Each 9 weeks’ grade counts as 40%.
Early Dismissal for ALL Students - Dec. 15th to Dec. 17th
As a reminder, December 15th, 16th, and 17th are Early Dismissal Days. Lower School aftercare is offered until 5:30 pm, as usual, each of these Early Dismissal Days.
*See further details below.
Information for All Students
All students will be dismissed at 12:00 pm. There will be no Lower School clubs or afterschool activities on these days; however, Upper School student-athletes may have sports practices according to their coaches' schedules. An activity van will be available for these student-athletes ONLY with the time to be confirmed the week of December 13th. All students must depart campus at dismissal unless registered for aftercare, scheduled for tutoring with a faculty member, or involved in a sports practice.
Information for Lower School Students
Lower School parents/guardians will receive an Early Dismissal Form on or before Wednesday, December 8th, requesting confirmation whether their student(s) will be attending aftercare, riding the bus, picked up through carline, or walking home. This form must be returned to your student's teacher by Friday, December 10th.
All Lower School students must depart campus at 12:00 pm or be enrolled in aftercare. Aftercare is offered until 5:30 pm, as usual, each of these Early Dismissal days. Students who do not usually attend aftercare may elect to attend aftercare these days at a rate of $3.50 per hour. However, as a reminder, all Lower School students attending aftercare will need to be picked up from campus as the only after-school-provided transportation for Lower School students will be departing at 12:15 pm.
Please keep in mind that the Main Office will close at 12:30 pm each of these days.
Lower School Christmas Program - Dec. 16th
LS students in PK3 through 5th grade will participate in Glades Day School's Annual Christmas Program at the First Baptist Church of Belle Glade beginning at 6:30 pm. LS students will practice for their performance on the mornings of December 14th, 15th, and 16th from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at the First Baptist Church of Belle Glade. They will be transported there by GDS transportation each day. For more information, email Cindy Baez at cbaez@gladesdayschool.com.
Winter Break - Dec. 20th to December 31st
There is no school for all students and faculty from December 20th through December 31st in observance of Winter Break.
No School / Professional Development - January 3rd
Faculty Professional Development Day. There is no school for all students.
School Resumes - January 4th
School resumes for all students and faculty.
