 Percy's Blog T-Shaped Future In his recent article in The New Yorker, Ken Auletta, examines the Stanford University's entrepreneurial history, the people that helped to shape the university's legacy, and the fortunes that have been made by its notable students, alumni and faculty. Auletta's profile of Stanford University (or Get Rich U., as it is referred to in the article), offers insights into its approach to cultivating and mentoring young talent by professors, graduate students, and Silicon Valley venture capitalists. President John Hennessy suggests that Stanford embodies the pioneering spirit of the west, and credits its successes to attracting "people (who) are willing to try things."
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American Teacher Film Today - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Tess' 5th grade classroom
"...American Teacher tells the collective story about those closest to the issues in our educational system-the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in classrooms across the country..."
Join us for this private movie screening and discussion brought to us by parent Sherrie L'Heureux. RSVP to Kimara at kimara.vann@gatewaysc.org.
For more information about the film and The Teacher Salary Project, visit http://www.theteachersalaryproject.org. |
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Reminder: New Gate Locking Procedures
The REAR entrance by the Life Lab garden will be open from 7:30 - 8:45 in the morning and again from 2:05 - 3:25 in the afternoon.
The FRONT bicycle gate (wooden door) closest to the intersection of Avenue A and Eucalyptus Avenue will be open from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and again from 2:05 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Both Front and Rear gates will remain locked at ALL other times to improve campus security for our students and staff.
If you arrive outside these times you will need to enter the following code: 1970. Please do not share this code with students. |
Tuition Payments
Annual and Semi-Annual Tuition Payments Are Due Soon:
If you chose to pay your child's 2012-2013 tuition on the Annual or Semi-Annual payment plan, your Annual or Semi-Annual tuition payment is due by the close of business (5:00 pm) on Thursday, May 31st. We recommend that families start making arrangements for this payment now so that the required funds are sure to be available by May 31st. The exact amount of your tuition payment appears on the April 30th billing statement that was sent to you in the first week of May.
If you chose the Annual-Credit Card tuition payment plan, your credit card information is already on file and we will charge the full tuition to your card on May 31st. Please make sure that there is sufficient credit left on your credit card so that this payment will go through on May 31st. If you chose the Annual-Cash or Semi-Annual tuition payment plan, your payment must be made in cash or by check. No late fees will accrue on this tuition charge as long as your payment arrives in the Main Office (or clears your credit card account) by 5:00 p.m. on May 31st. We urge parents to be on time with their tuition payments so that they may avoid the late fees and loss of tuition discounts that result from being late with their payments, and so they may avoid placing their children's enrollment (and any financial aid they may have received) in jeopardy. Please contact Rima in the Business Office at x 308 if you have any questions.
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Annual Book Exchange - Friday May 25th
The student library club will be organizing our annual school book exchange on Friday, May 25. First grade through fourth grade classrooms can participate.
Students please bring books on Wednesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 24 (so that there is enough time to set up before Friday), and place the books upstairs on the black cabinets across from the library. Please donate only children's books. |
Parent Resources Summer Mindfulness-based stress reduction class
Help support your children learning mindfulness by exploring mindfulness with other parents and faculty. Free Introductory session Tuesday June 5th 6 - 8 pm.
The 8-week MBSR class will be Tuesday evenings 6/19-8/7. Spend some time this summer learning to cultivate your own internal resources for well-being and living more fully in the present moment! For more information or to RSVP for the Introductory session please contact meg.corman-hall@gatewaysc.org.
Remember to check out the Parent Resources page on our website for a link to parent workshops and upcoming events.
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Poetry Contest Winners
We want to thank all the students who participated in our Poetry Contest this year. The winners of the contest:
K-2
1st Place- Ocean Friends by Sofia Storlazzi (R-1) 2nd Place- Strong Like A Tree by Eva Wellise (R-1) 3rd Place- Night Sky by Rider McCormick (J-1) 3rd Place- A True Camera by Milena MacLaurin (P-2) 3rd Place- I Am a Wizard by Arsham Dashtban (P-2)
3-5 1st Place- Treasure by Truth Ortiz (S-4) 2nd Place- The Hollow Oak by Isabel Folger (T-5) 3rd Place-Burrowing Owl by Maaike Luini (K-3) 3rd Place-Little Blue Egg by Georgia Dent (JH-3)
MS 6-8 1st Place- Treble Clef by Chloe Ortiz (7th) 2nd Place- Unintentional Melody by Lucy Stafford (6th) 3rd Place- Untitled by Alysha Crowther (8th)
MS Bilingual - 6th grade 1st Place- Futbol/Soccer by Jaime Kvaternik 2nd Place- Santa Cruz by Ruby Rorty 3rd Place- Rosas/Roses by Jonah Rubin
Come and read the prize winning poems which will be displayed outside our library. |
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First Friday speeches on our website
We will now be posting each First Friday assembly speech on our website in the parent news section. Click here to read this month's inspiring talk by P.E. Teacher Kirsten Mehl. |
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CAMP Gateway News
Summer is just around the corner and we still have spaces in some great classes:
Piano (Week 4 is now open to 1st and 2nd graders)Ranch Builders (Week 4)
Sand Sculpting
Theater Camp
Spanish Language Camp
Marine Science and Kayaking
Inside Santa Cruz
and many more!
Did you know....Gateway's own Katie Benn has signed on for the summer and will be helping us plan our themed projects and activities.
Visit the summer website to sign up now: http://www.gatewaysc.org/campgateway/
Please "Like" CAMP Gateway on Facebook! At the end of May we will hold a drawing to give away a week of free Day Camp to one of our lucky Facebook friends. |
