Thank you the following people for their expert and excellent
help at the Life Lab 30th anniversary School Garden Tours last Saturday! Thank
you to our knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guides:
Carolyn Dolgenos, Annalise
Erickson, Jaime Kvaternik, Kate Mendenhall, Nayla Samaha, Connor Wells, and
Daniela Werlin-Martinez. And
thanks to Nada Duna for running the wood oven so that Caprice could have time
to chat with our almost 40 visitors!
Back to School Night 6th - 8th Grades: TONIGHT Wednesday, Sept. 16th, 6:30pm. Parents meet in the West Cliff Room, and then follow your children's
class schedule. Come and hear
about all of the wonderful things your children will be doing and learning in
middle school this year!
School Photos this Thursday and Friday! Take note of the day your child's class is scheduled below. Don't forget to send a comb with your child!
Thursday, Sept. 17th: Emily's K, Rachel's 1st, Patricia's 2nd, Jen/Julie's 3rd, Kurt's 4th, Tess's 5th, 6th and 8th
Friday, Sept. 18th: Liz's K, Haley's 1st, Cathy's 2nd, Kaia's 3rd, Sari's 4th, Bill's 5th and 7th
K-2nd
grade Class Potluck Sunday, Sept. 20th, 5-7pm
ERB Tests Next Week - On
Monday, September 21st, we will begin administering our ERB tests to
students in grades 3 - 8. Tests
will be given in the mornings through Thursday. The tests provide us with
important data on how well your child is progressing in his/her studies, how
effectively our curriculum addresses some of the key indicators of educational
achievement, and how well our students fare against other independent and
suburban schools on this nationally normed test. It is essential that students attend school during testing
days. (Children who miss school
because of sickness are able to sit for the tests during make-up days.) We all remember how tiring it was
to sit for these types of standardized tests. As such, we appreciate your sending your children to school
well rested and well nourished so that they are physically and mentally
prepared for the tests.
Reminder to RSVP for the New Families Reception - for new and host families - Friday, Sept. 25th 5:30 - 7:30pm. Invitations were mailed 2 weeks ago. Please RSVP to Kristin at x332 or kristin.smith@gatewaysc.org
After School
Music Class - Sarah Morris teaches
flute and piano lessons to students after school. She still has space available for some of her classes. If you are interested, contact Sarah at
sarahplaystheflute@gmail.com
or see the Wednesday flyer link at www.gatewaysc.org/news/index.php
Peace &
Plenty All School Gathering - Thursday, Oct. 1st at 1:10pm.
Parents, come celebrate the fall harvest with a music performance and
scrumptious bread made by our students.
The students all have time in our Life Lab Garden during the morning
learning about wheat and grinding wheat berries in to flour. Students will be making a new kind of
bread this year under the generous direction of 8th grade parent
Mark Sanchez of Kelly's Bakery. Volunteers are still needed for Peace and Plenty to help with
bread making, baking, and supervising children while they form loaves. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jeremy at jeremy.king@gatewaysc.org
Book Fair
Oct. 8th and 9th during Goal Setting Conferences.
Volunteers are needed for set up and during the fair. If you are interested in helping with
the fair, please contact Merle at merle.froshman@gatewaysc.org. For more information about our book
fair and some of the books that will be available, please visit www.scholastic.com/bookfairs.
Swine Flu
(H1N1) Guidelines
As you may know, flu can be
easily spread from person to person. Therefore, we are taking steps to reduce
the spread of flu at Gateway. We want to keep the school open to students and
functioning in a normal manner during this flu season. But, we need your help
to do this. It is vital that we work together to keep our children healthy.
Please, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the below guidelines.
1. If your child has a fever over 100 degrees, they may not
attend school. Please wait 24 hours after the fever has gone before returning
to school.
2. If a child develops a
fever at school, we will contact you immediately, and request that you come to
school to take her home.
3. If your child or someone
in your household has a diagnosed case of H1N1, please immediately notify us.
If your child has contracted H1N1, please keep your child home for one week
plus 24 hours after she is symptom free.
4. Please review hand
washing at home and make it a habit with your children. Likewise, please
encourage your child to use tissues instead of sleeves, throw tissues away in
trash receptacles and that coughing into the elbow is preferred rather than the
hand.
For more detailed
information and recommendations from the Center for Disease Control, please
visit, www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu
Challenge
Success Conference Friday, Sept. 25th, 7:30 - 9:30pm at
Stanford University. Parents who
are interested in attending can RSVP by clicking the following link www.challengesuccess.org/Events/Conferences/Fall/PlenarySessionRSVP/tabid/1016/Default.aspx
