Percy's Blog - Summer Reading
If you're looking for some interesting and engaging reading over the summer, I have a few recommendations for you. The first three will be featured as part of our Head of School Book Club (dates to be determined). The selected titles are particularly of interest to me as we will be looking into the ways in which our curriculum and pedagogy encourages creativity, imaginative thinking, and innovative approaches to learning. The first title is by Dr. Yong Zhao, our featured speaker at next year's Gateway School speaker series.
To read more of Percy's blog, click here.
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Last Day of School Schedule
The last day of school is Thursday June 7th. We hope you will join us for Thursday's events!
8:00 - 10:00 Parent Coffee
9:00 - 9:45 Step-Up Ceremony
12:oo Kindergarten & 1st Grade dismissal (no After Care)
1:00 - 2:45 Graduation ceremony (all are invited)
2:45 - 3:15 Cake and lemonade
3:00 - 3:30 Bio-filtration System Dedication Ceremony, Life Lab |
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GPA News
THANK YOU to our 2011-212 GPA Executive Committee:
Andrea Hultzen, Michelle Darnell, Karen Hovekamp, Mercy Wilson, Shiva Hurvitz, Christa Manor, Lara Marotta, Christina Falco, Michele Brady, and Joanna Blattberg.
Next year's co-presidents are Andrea Hultzen and Shiva Hurvitz. They are in the process of recruiting next year's executive committee and coordinators. Please contact either one of them if you are interested in helping with GPA activities next year at drehultzen@gmail.com or shiva.hurvitz@yahoo.com.
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Board of Trustees News
Thank you to outgoing trustees Ray Love, Rafi Ortiz and Tony Walker, and welcome to new trustees Matt Bell and Stuart Hurvitz. Ginny Troyer will remain Board President next year, joined by Christina Falco as Vice-President, Sharon Chipman as Secretary and Nick Folger again as Treasurer.
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Staff Changes
Kristin Bogart Smith will be leaving the Development Office and joining our admissions team this summer as the Assistant Director of Admissions. She will work part-time in the admissions office and continue her work with school communications. We are grateful for Kristin's five years of work in our Development program and are so pleased she will bring her time and talent to our Admissions Office. We are recruiting for a 50% Development Assistant position. If you know of anyone qualified for this position, please refer them to Meg Corman-Hall, Director of Development and Communications
meg.corman-hall@gatewaysc.org. |
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Reminder from the Business Office
Annual and Semi-Annual Tuition Payments Are Due Tomorrow:
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) tomorrow, 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 credit card tomorrow. Please make sure that there is sufficient credit left on your credit card so that this payment will be sure to go through. 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. tomorrow. 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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Summer Camp Options
CAMP GATEWAY
Summer is right around the corner! If you are planning on attending Day Camp this summer, now is the time to sign up so we can staff and plan accordingly. We also still have space in a few of our early summer classes:
Theater Camp
Sand Sculpting (Weeks 1 and 2)
Culinary Camp (Week 1 and 2)
Games! Games! Games! (Weeks 2 and 3)
Fantasy Creature Art (Week 3)
and More!
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/
If you haven't liked Camp Gateway on Facebook yet, jump on it! On Friday we will hold a drawing to give away a week of free Day Camp to one of our lucky Facebook friends.
Kennolyn CampLocated on 240 acres of redwoods overlooking Monterey Bay, Kennolyn's Day Camp for ages 5-13 includes daily bus transportation with convenient bus stops all over Santa Cruz. Activities include horseback riding, vaulting, animal care, fencing, riflery, archery, high ropes, climbing, swimming, tennis, crafts, pottery, and more! The processional staff provides an overall 1:4 staff to camper ratio. An RN or EMT is on duty during camp hours. Overnights and parent BBQs are also included. Visit Kennolyn during an open house. Kennolyn is accredited by the Amiercan Camp Association and is the first and only Diamond Certified camp in the U.S. Kennolyn donates 4% of all camp tuition paid by Gateway families back to Gateway School. For more information visit www.kennolyncamps.com. |
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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 6-8pm. RSVP to 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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2012-2013 Flag Football
Dear 7th and 8th grade students for school year 2012-2013:
Gateway's 7/8 co-ed flag football team will begin practice in late August before the start of the school year. If you are interested in playing 7/8 flag football, please email Kim Normington at kim.normington@gatewaysc.org and Johaan Ryberg at johaan.ryberg@gatewaysc.org and we will put you on our email list. Let us know your name and grade level in 2012-2013.
Also, please find someone to play catch with and toss the ball 50+ times every day that you can this summer. This is the single best thing you can do to prepare for playing flag football at Gateway. The correct size football is a "Youth" football often used in Pop Warner or youth flag football leagues. (5/6 players use a "Junior" size football.)
(5/6 football practices will begin after the start of the school year and sign-ups will be held the first week of school.)
Go Sharks!
Kim Normington and Johaan Ryberg
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