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International Spring Celebration
Our new International Spring Day community celebration is tomorrow 3/30, at 11:30 am. Come see the rich foods our students have studied and grown in the Life Lab Garden, visit our international booths and learn about different spring rites and traditions, and taste over 30 different dishes from cultures across the globe, as Gateway School celebrates our school's rich diversity.
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Take the Annual Parent Survey This Week!
The Board of Trustees invites your feedback in an ongoing way, and in particular at this time, through this on-line survey! Help inform the Board's discussions about our school by providing your feedback on the survey.
The survey is confidential and takes just five minutes. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/gatewayfamilysurvey2011 Thank you!
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Auction News
Auction Gala 4/2, 5-10pm
If you won an item in the on-line auction, you should have received an email detailing that. Items can be picked up on Wednesday April 6th starting at 2 pm through Friday 4/8 in the Development Office.
This week volunteers and staff are very busy with final preparations for the Gala on Saturday evening! We have just a few more tickets left. If you want to purchase, contact Laura Lucas laura.lucas@gatewaysc.org today!
If you are interested in an item for auction at the Gala and cannot attend, you can have someone proxy bid for you. Contact the Development Office at ext. 312 if you would like to do this. Click here to view a Live Auction program.
Class projects are on display in the Lobby. See the beautiful work of our children, under the guidance of lead volunteers and faculty.
JUST IN: Liz's kindergarten project, a beautiful maple trunk hand made by Jonathan Cass, with monarch butterfly etchings on to the top by local artist Matt Farrar. Matt worked with the children who drew butterflies and rendered their drawings on the lid of the trunk. Lots of storage room in this one-of-a-kind item. Comes with art cards of the children's butterfly drawings. The trunk will be in our Live Auction. Special thanks to parent Shannon Gaines for her work on the project.
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40 Acts of Kindness Updates
Red Cross Japan Relief: 6th grade advisory groups are organizing a coin drive and two bake sales (on April 1st and April 8th after school) to raise money for the Red Cross Japan Relief.
7th graders delivered pet supplies collected during their hearts of gold drive to the SPCA on Monday. Thanks again to all the community members who supported the pet supply drive.
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EAP Meeting April 4th
Our next Environmental Advisory Panel meeting will be an implementation planning meeting for the Monterey Bay Green Schools Certification Program. We will plan how parents, teachers and students can work together to make our green certification dream come true. Come see how you can be involved in this exciting next step for Gateway!
The meeting will be held in the Library on Monday, April 4th @ 3:30-5:00.
Please contact Caprice at 479-4769 or caprice.potter@gatewaysc.org with any questions and to get on our email list.
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Open House April 7th 9-11am
Refer anyone who is still looking at schools for next year. RSVPs recommended to colleen.sullivan@gatewaysc.org. |
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Mindfulness Parent Meeting -
Thursday April 7th 3-4pm
Our 8-week mindfulness training program ends mid-April. On April 7th, Carla, who has been one of our trainers from Mindful Schools, will speak about the program and take questions. All parents are welcome. Please RSVP to Kimara.vann@gatewaysc.org in the Main Office.
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Hops and Pops - Thurs. April 7th, 5pm
Come join the Gateway Dad's Groupat the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery on Thursday April 7th at 5pm. $1 from each pint purchased that day will go to support the Beach Flats Community Center. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery
402 Ingalls Street
(around the corner from Kelly's Bakery) |
On Line Registration will begin soon, we will notify you via email
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Spring After School Classes
Late Spring session of after school classes begins next week. We are offering MANDARIN and CREATIVE MOVEMENT as well as new sessions of LEGO/COMPUTER and CHESS. Sign up sheets can be download from this web sight and there are paper copies available in the main office. |
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Head of School Book Club - May 11th, 7pm
Be reading now so you can join in the book discussion in May. "The Parents We Mean to Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development", by Richard Wiessbourd.
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