Grand Heights Early Childhood Center

Grand Heights Kindergarten Families
Thank you for an amazing first morning! All students are in class and busy learning all things Kindergarten.
We want to take a moment to clarify afternoon pick-up procedures. Your child’s teacher should have already shared the designated location where you will pick up your student, either the cafeteria or the gym. Just as a reminder you will come into the building to pick up your student. You MUST show identification in order for us to release your child. Doors will open 3:05 pm
If your child rides the bus, you may disregard this message. This information is intended for families who will be picking up students at the end of the day.
For pick-up, you have two options:
1. Park at Harvest and walk over to the school through playground gate.
2. Enter from Main Street and park in the east parking lot, if lot is full you will continue through the parking lot and turn right on Grand to park in the west parking lot.
**If those two lots are full you will need to circle back around on Main and enter at Harvest again, choosing one of the two options above.
See the attached map for further information. Thank you for helping us ensure a smooth and safe dismissal for all students!

Please read all the information for parking and drop off lane!!

‼️2025-2026 Beginning of the Year Information‼️ Letters were mailed out today with student prescreening date/time. It will also contain more information about the upcoming school year. We will be back in the office on Thursday, July 24th!!

‼️Kindergarten Registration Continues for the 2025-2026 School Year‼️

🎒✨ Kindergarten registration is ongoing! We can’t wait to welcome our newest learners to our school! 💛📚 #KindergartenReady #NewBeginnings #EnrollNow

‼️Update School Menu for Monday, March 24th‼️

GHECC Kindergarten Parents! Graduation Pictures are coming - Friday, April 4th! There are 2 ways to order… 1️⃣ We will be sending home Picture Day Flyers when we return from Spring Break. Fill it out, include exact change, and return it to school. 2️⃣ You can also order online by going to www.mymjthomas.com and entering our school's event code. (Event Code: NM1046) **Online ordering for photos ENDS at 7am DAY OF PICTURES! If you have any questions or concerns about pictures please call MJ Thomas Photo at 800-219-0199. Students will wear yellow graduation gown. No caps will be worn.

Grand Heights Families Did you forget to order a class group photo? It's not too late, you CAN still order class group photos!!!! Click the link below or go to the website and it will take you directly to the online ordering page. www.mjthomasphoto.com If you have any questions or concerns about pictures please call MJ Thomas Photo at 1-800-219-0199.

Here’s some important March information to help you plan ahead! Join us in celebrating Read 📖 Across America from March 3rd to 7th! 🎉 Participate in the fun with these exciting dress-up days!

February Information & Events

📢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.