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GATEWAY FAMILY NEWS 
 

March 31, 2010

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UPCOMING

Tomorrow (Thurs.)        Friends & Family Ocean Day
                                                       1:30 - 2:30

 
April 5th - 9th                     Gateway's Spring Break.
                                                       No Childcare.

 
April 28th                              GPA Parent Event at
                                                       Bonny Doon
Vineyard
                                                      (Tickets are $15 in the Main Office)
 
Kennolyn Camp Gift Certificate - Drawing EXTENDED UNTIL TOMORROW April 1st!   One Week of Day Camp at Kennolyn Camps (2010 summer session) - a $475 value!  Tickets can be purchased for $10 each or 3 for $25.  Don't miss out on this fabulous opportunity to get a great deal on a week of summer camp!  If you want to contact Kristin to secure tickets or charge your account, call x332 or email kristin.smith@gatewaysc.org.
 
Be Counted - FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY for your family to complete our annual survey! Gateway's Board of Directors is conducting our annual survey of all Gateway families. Your opinions will assist us in directing the school at a strategic level. The survey was written by parents, and it asks interesting and important questions.  The survey is confidential and takes just five minutes.  To take the survey, please click on the following link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Gateway2010survey. One survey per family please.
 
County Science Fair Winners - Congratulations to Gateway students who won awards at the County Science Fair:
Asha Failor-Wass, 2nd Place (Microbiology) - Microbes in the Mouth
Amber Carlton & Daisy Hemmen, 3rd Place (Medicine & Health) - Smoking Teens
Katherine Mendenhall, 3rd Place (Zoology) - Planaria and Regeneration
Sean Miller, 3rd Place (Botany) - Algae Substrates
 
Asha Failor-Wass was invited to the State Science Fair!  Congratulations!!
 
Congratulations also to the additional 6th Grade "Judges Picks" (for our Gateway Science Fair): Enrique Garcia, Armand Brandt, and Colby Morrison.
 
After School Chess Class will be offered after Spring Break. If you are interested in signing up please download the form on the Wednesday Flier note here.
 
Gateway Host Families Needed - 2010-2011 Host Family program pairs new families with current Gateway families to act as ambassadors throughout the year.
We are very excited to be welcoming many new wonderful families to Gateway for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year!  To ensure a warm welcome to our school community, each incoming family will be paired with a Gateway "Host Family".  Host Families will gather for a wine & cheese orientation in May and meet new families at the end of the current school year. They plan a family get together over the summer and connect periodically during the year ahead to provide a friendly "fyi" on Gateway's upcoming events, culture and traditions.  If you would be interested in being a Host Family, please contact Host Family volunteer coordinator, Naomi Bendiner Woldemar at Naomi.devi@gmail.com.
 
Have a wonderful Spring Break! See you on April 12th.