 Goal = $50,000Total to Date = $23,732
% of Participation Board = 43% Families = 29% Staff = 64% Class Participation T/TH AM = 27% T/TH PM = 14% M/W/F = 42% Prekindergarten = 30% Kindergarten = 35% First = 42% Second = 30% Third = 50% Fourth = 15% Fifth = 25%
Class Captains
T/TH Preschool
Kristin West
M/W/F Preschool
Jodie Ehler
Elizabeth Gray
Prekindergarten
Kristin West
Kindergarten
Jessica Akins
First Grade
Helen Javid
Jodie Ehler
Second Grade
John Hagmann
Mary Wotherspoon
Third Grade John Golden
Fourth Grade Helen Javid Fifth Grade John Golden
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Happy Thanksgiving
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from
Gig Harbor Academy.
See you on Monday, November 29th.
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Childcare Holiday Schedule
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CLOSED Thursday, 11/25 & Friday, 11/26
CLOSED Christmas Eve - Friday, 12/24
OPEN New Year's Eve - Friday, 12/31
Non holiday days are business as usual. If you have any questions please call childcare at 253-265-8773.
Please Note: Last week's newsletter had the wrong phone number listed for the childcare.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Community Service - Holiday Drive
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Now - Friday, December 3rd
There is still time to participate in this Community Service Project. See below for details:
Gig Harbor Academy Community Service is happy to announce the next community service project for the holidays! We have chosen to donate to Children's Home Society of Washington/Key Peninsula, which has been very appreciative for the several years of service GHA has provided for their Holiday Store. The Holiday Helper/Holiday Store is a program sponsored by Children's Home Society of Washington that gives selected families in need an opportunity to select toys, clothing and a household item.
Each family (of 4) chosen will be able to choose 2 pieces of clothing, 1 toy and 1 household item. Gig Harbor Academy has chosen to adopt 20 families. Trees with tags of the specific items for specific ages are located outside your child's classroom. Items will be collected now-Friday, December 3rd. If all tags are taken from your classroom's tree, please feel free to donate wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, or tape. All the unwrapped gifts and  donated supplies for gift wrapping will be delivered to the Children's Home Society on Friday, December 3rd. The Holiday Store will run from December 13-17th.
We will have a special Colors Assembly in which the director of Children's Home Society of Key Peninsula discusses how these gifts positively impact these children's and their families lives.
This community service is voluntary!
Thank you for your support!
~Your community service team (Debbie Dean, Kim Golden, and Imka Lavinder)
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Thursday, November 25th
Friday, November 26th
Thanksgiving Break
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Teaching Toys, Too Shopping Night | |
Tuesday, November 30th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 Come join us at Teaching Toys, Too located in Uptown Gig Harbor, for some holiday shopping on Tuesday, November 30th from 6-8 PM. Gig Harbor Academy Families and Friends are welcome to come and do their holiday shopping and GHA will receive 15% of all money earned that evening! Since most of you do a lot of your holiday shopping at this fantastic store, why not do it and support your child's school at the same time. Teaching Toys, Too offers exceptional, award winning toys and books for all ages and the largest selection of European and American made toys in the region. We look forward to seeing you there!
Click on the above logo to learn more about Teaching Toys, Too and peruse through their winter catalog. |
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School Family Network Meeting | |
 Wednesday, December 1st
9:05 AM in the GHA Library
The School Family Network (SFN) is an informal, yet energetic group of parents who meet once a month to organize numerous school-wide events. With the intent of supporting and enhancing GHA through communication and commitment, SFN hosts family fun events such as bowling nights, the annual pumpkin carve, weekly hot lunches for the students, teacher appreciation activities, as well as the bi-monthly snack sales. In addition, SFN reaches outside of the Academy with varying community service projects throughout the year. All parents are welcome to attend.
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SFN Snack Sale
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Thursday, December 2nd
Hosted by Kindergarten
For $1.00 you can purchase yummy treats provided by the Kindergarten Class
Click on image to see all snack sale dates and a printable order form to purchase a $20.00 punch card
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Winter Concert
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Tuesday, December 7th
6:30 PM
Bells will ring and we will sing
and put on a show for you.
We have done our part
to create music art,
now the next step is up to you......
Please come see our Winter Concert!
This year's All School (Preschool - Fifth Grade) Winter Concert will be held at Gig Harbor High School and will begin at
6:30 PM. Please have your child arrive at 6:15 PM, unless otherwise requested differently by music teacher, Lynn Swanson.
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Errand Runners
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Do you like to run errands? Often times when the office needs to run errands, it is not always possible for anybody to leave the school. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Niki Vanderford who will be compiling a list of names for when the situation arises that we are in need of an errand runner. We appreciate your help and thank you in advance.
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Harbor History Museum - Family Fun Time
|  First Tuesday of every month at 3:45 - 5:00 PM starting on
Tuesday, December 7th
Harbor History Museum is announcing their new program called Family Fun Time. It will be held the 1st Tuesday of every month from 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM. During this time they will read a story (usually related to the special exhibition), explore a "mystery" object from the collections, and do a craft project. Their first Family Fun Time will be held Tuesday, December 7. They will be reading a holiday story and making Christmas scratch ornaments. This program is free for members and $1 with paid admission for non-members.
For more information click on the above image.
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Kids Afternoon Out - GHHS Dance Team Fundraiser
| Sunday, December 12, 2010
1:00 - 5:30 PM
$20 Per Child
Artondale Elementary School
Kindergarten - 5th Grade Students From All Schools
The Gig Harbor High School Varsity Dance Team members, coach, and parent group wants to give you an afternoon without the kids to do shopping, wrap gifts or just relax. They will lead the kids in active games and quiet activities, provide seasonal arts and craft activities, and show a holiday related movie. Kids will have some unstructured time to shoot hoops, dance and sing, play board games, or weather permitting, play on the play structures outside.
Click on above image for complete information and sign up sheet.
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Santa at the Fire Stations
| Sunday, December 12th 
Monday, December 13th
Tuesday, December 14th
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Santa will not be able to ride the fire truck in your neighborhood this year, but he is visiting local fire stations near you. Gig Harbor Fire Fighters and Medic One is teaming up with FISH Food Bank to collect donations of toys and food for needy families in our community. Santa will be accepting your donations and sit for pictures with you and your children on a fire engine. Santa will be at three different fire stations on the above dates.
Please click on the Fire District logo above for complete details.
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6820 32nd St. NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Phone: 253-265-2150
Fax: 253-265-8124
Childcare: 253-265-8773 |
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Administration | |
Each name is a link to that person's email.
Bruce Shoup
Head of School
Paul Hoover
Business Officer
Niki Vanderford
Director of Admissions & Marketing
Donna Hanenburg
Adminstrative Assistant |
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Comments or Suggestions? | | To give any comments or suggestions about this newsletter or if you have an idea for an article, please contact Niki Vanderford by phone (253-265-2150), e-mail, or come see her in person in the office. Thank you very much. |
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