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| Reminders:
K-5 Goal Setting Conferences on Thursday and Friday (10/21-10/22)
(Middle School is in session).
10/29 Halloween Parade
10/30 Fall Festival
11/1 No School
(Teacher In-Service)
Middle School Athletics:
Flag Football vs. SC Montessori TODAY!
5th/6th at 4pm at SLP
Girls Basketball vs. PCS Friday at Circle Church!
7th/8th at 4pm
Go Sharks!
See our schoool calendar for other upcoming events
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Upcoming Events:
Book Fair - Don't forget to stop by the book fair in Tess's 5th grade classroom on Thursday and Friday this week during K-5 Goal Setting Conferences.
Cyber-Ed Presentation for Parents - Speaker Lori Getz - Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, 7-9pm. Click here for more info.
Race to Nowhere, the Documentary. Gateway School is proud to co-sponsor a local showing of the acclaimed documentary, Race to Nowhere at the Rio Theater, Nov. 4th. Click here for more info.
Visit our school-wide Google Calendar to find out about more upcoming events! |
10 Days until Fall Festival! $10 per family - this includes pumpkin walk, tactile trail experience, all arts & crafts and entertainment, Stone Soup, Peace & Plenty celebration, and bread making. We will also have local food vendors and artisans that will be accepting local checks and cash. Click here for more info and a schedule Fall Festival activities.
Event tickets can be pre-purchased starting Monday Oct. 25th in the main lobby at the GPA box (pay with cash, check or charge to your school account).
We are still in need of pumpkins! You can drop them off in the lobby now. Thank you!
We are looking for folding tables. If you have one or more that you are able to bring in to be used for the festival, please let Jeannie Wholey or Shiva Hurvitz know by this Friday.
If you have any books in good condition that you would like to donate to the used book sale, please contact Carolina Martinez caromart@sbcglobal.net.
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EAP Meeting 10/26 at 3:30pm. Join Gateway School's Environmental Advisory Panel and help us to continue to Green Gateway!
Please note NEW location for meeting due to book fair.
Our next meeting will be held in CATHY'S CLASSROOM on TUESDAY, OCT 26th, 3:30-4:30.
Seasonal snacks will be served!
Please contact Caprice at 479-4769 or caprice@gatewaysc.org with any questions and to get on our email list. |
"Let Them Eat...Last"
The Lower School staff has decided to try out our "play first, eat later" protocol with K - 5 students during lunch, rather than at break. We agreed that the time between when students leave home and when they would sit for snack was too long (in some cases over 3 hours). This is especially true for younger students and those who do not eat a healthy breakfast. Therefore, students in grades K - 5 will use the following schedule at lunch beginning on Monday, October 25th:
K, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
12:00-12:30 students will play; 12:30-12:45 students will eat.
4th & 5th
12:15-12:45 students will play; 12:45-1:00 students will eat.
We have made special provisions for students to wash their hands prior to eating; for children who may need more than 15 minutes to finish their meals without rushing; and for those who participate in the Garden or Library Clubs.
The staff is very excited to pilot this program based on data that demonstrates when recess is scheduled before lunch - rather than after lunch - students consume significantly more food and nutrients, plate waste decreases, and students are more focused and attentive in classes that follow lunch. We look forward to hearing your feedback about the change.
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"Halloween is for fun...not guns" - Costume Guidelines
Please remember that our students are prohibited from bringing weapons to school as part of their costumes for our Halloween celebration on Friday, October 29th. We want to ensure that we are sending the proper message to our younger students that weapons (even toy weapons) can be dangerous and are not permitted on campus. Please help us enforce this rule by leaving weapons at home. A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is just as cute when s/he is not brandishing a sword. The K-1 parade is at 11:15 and the 2nd-8th grade parade is at 1:15 on 10/29.
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Grandparent Newsletter - We now send our monthly version of Gateway Family News to grandparents. If you are interested in having your child's grandparents receive this newsletter which highlights of school programs and events for the month, please send their name and email address to kristin.smith@gatewaysc.org.
Beyond the classrooms, don't miss other school news and photos posted on our Family News Blog page on the Gateway website, as well as on our new Facebook page. Stay informed through these links.
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