 Goal = $50,000Total to Date = $41,043
% of Participation Board = 86% Families = 52% Staff = 82% Class Participation T/TH AM = 47% T/TH PM = 29% M/W/F = 58% Prekindergarten = 53% Kindergarten = 50% First = 50% Second = 70% Third = 80% Fourth = 46% Fifth = 75%
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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Preschool students help teacher Diana release a frog back into the wild at the GHA wetlands. |
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First grader, Kate Piasecki, practices her biography presentation on Rosa Parks in front of the first grade class today in preparation for tonight's Biography Night & Living Museum.
Biography Night
Thursday, April 7
6:00 - 7:30PM
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GHA Third Grade Student Wins Essay Contest | |
GHA 3rd Grade student, Samantha Dainty, won 1st place in this year's 3rd Grade Arbor Day Essay/Art contest! Samantha wrote an essay on her love of trees and the Arbor Day committee selected her essay for first place.
Congratulations Samantha!
Both Samantha and GHA 3rd Grade teacher, Mrs. Perry, will receive a $25 gift certificate to Mostly Books. Samantha's essay will also be included in this year's Arbor Day poetry booklet. Samantha will also have a chance to read her essay at the Arbor Day celebration on the 16th of this month.
Arbor Day Celebration
April 16
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Summer Camp Highlight: Our Place In Space
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Summer Camp registration will open to the public on April 15. Please be sure to secure your spot in our camps by turning your forms in today!
 Our Place in Space
Teacher - Kallie Grochowski
July 11-15 (Grades K-2)
Watch our solar system come alive before your eyes as you learn about the planets, space exploration and our place in the universe. Students will complete a mobile of the solar system by the end of the week.
Online Camp Course Catalogue & Registration Forms
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Summer Camp Bonus!
Early Drop-Off/Late Pick-Up
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 Accommodating Busy Family's Schedules
GHA Summer Camp is happy to offer early drop-off and late pick-up to all families for an easy going summer of fun.
We're here to help you fill in the gaps between summer program start and end times. You can choose to drop your child off early in the morning, or in the afternoon and you can also choose late pick up in the afternoon for a minimal fee.
See the story above to download all summer camp registration forms and secure your spot in our exciting summer camp programs.
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Parking & Drop Off Zone Reminder To Parents
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 Please be sure to keep the area in front of the mailbox and main building steps clear. Please do not park or idle in front of these areas.
For your convenience, you do not need to leave your car when dropping your child off. Do not get out of your car. This completely disrupts the flow of traffic. If you prefer to walk your child in to the buildings please park in designated parking areas not in the carpool drop off area. Thank you.
Once you drop your child off, please stay in the carpool lane, pull forward along the yellow striping and yield to the thru traffic before making a U-turn to exit.
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GHA Night At Tacoma Rainiers
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Saturday, May 21st
7:05 PM
Click here to print out an order form to reserve your tickets now for Gig Harbor Academy night at the Tacoma Rainiers. Our group will be featured on the HD video board so don't forget to be all dressed up in your spirit wear gear! We got spirit....Yes we do!
Game starts at 7:05 PM.
Tacoma Rainiers vs. Memphis Redbirds
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Kid's Dash For Micah's Miracle - Benefit Run
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 Saturday, May 14th
8:30 AM
Goodman Middle School
Join GHA Technology teacher, Jenny Buys, and her friends for a community event to raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at Kid's Dash for Micah's Miracle. This event is a kid's dash to benefit Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy's: "Run for our Sons".
Register for the race online by April 29th!
$15 covers race registration and a t-shirt. All children participating in the event are encouraged to raise sponsorships for this event. Prizes will be awarded to the top fund raisers!
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Volunteers Needed At Lunchtime/Recess
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 Parent Volunteers needed Wednesdays
We are looking for parent volunteers to help with lunch and recess from 11:30-12:30 each Wednesday to accommodate teacher meetings.
If you are able to help with a 30- or 60-minute shift on a Wednesday from April 13-June 1, please contact Leigh Ann in the office.
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Weekly Survey To GHA Families
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Look for our Week #2 survey in your email in-box today!
Thank you for your participation!
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Join Us On Facebook | |
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Updates on fun activities, reminders on important dates, and more.
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Fund-An-Item | GHA Technology Vision
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An exciting new vision for the use of technology at GHA has been developed by the Technology Committee made up of parents, teachers and faculty. The vision was presented at the auction and funding for the project was started with Fund-an-Item at the  auction. Click on the YouTube icon to see the GHA Technology Vision.
The money raised for the Technology Vision at the auction was a great start, if you would like to contribute, please contact Paul Hoover.
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Spots Left For Little & Big Kids Night Out
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Don't Have Your Child Miss Out!
 Spots are quickly filling for Big & Little Kids night in May. For $40, Kindergarten through 5th Grade students will enjoy a PJ & Movie night at the Gig Harbor Academy Campus on Friday, May 6th from 6 PM to 9 PM.
 $30 will get you a spot at Little
Kids night at Jump! in Gig Harbor. Preschool & Prekindergarten students will get to explore and have fun at Jump!, and eat pizza on Wednesday, May 4th from 4:30 PM to 7 PM.
Come to the front office to secure a spot today!
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Openings For Camp Out Remain
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 August 12-14, 2011
Open to GHA children entering kindergarten through fifth grade. Campers will stay overnight in large canvas group tents, and will be chaperoned by no less than 4 adults and two older teen counselors at all times. All meals will be provided as well as entertainment and traditional camping activities. Trained medical personnel will be on site at all times including a physician, RN, and EMT.
Spots are sold per individual child for $350.00 a spot. GHA students entering grades K through 5 for the 2011-2012 academic year are eligible. For children entering kindergarten it is required that one parent accompany the child. If camper(s) are age 8 or younger, one adult per family of children may choose to attend the camp. Ten spots were sold at the auction and they are now opening up ten more spots! Don't miss out on this experience of a lifetime. To purchase please see Leigh Ann or Niki in the main office.
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Decorative Tree Centerpieces For Sale | |
 By popular demand, Gig Harbor Academy is offering the trees used as auction centerpieces for sale. These trees can be decorated seasonally at home, used as a display for jewelry or other small items, or just enjoyed as a unique tablescape. Each tree is $50, payable at the front desk. There are a few trees on display in the library and 4 more offsite available for purchase. Please contact Tamara Rosenbloom (253-278-5401) for more detail and to select your tree!
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Olympic Park Institute Experience For 5th Grade
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GHA's Fifth grade class spent three days at Olympic Park Institute, just outside of Port Angeles, learning and exploring science through outdoor experiences.
During their adventure, the fifth graders learned about forest ecology and experienced the natural interconnections in an ecosystem. Students also had the chance to learn about geology, and watershed science through many hands-on experiments.
The weather cooperated for the most part, but it did snow! Mr. Funk and the fifth grade students went canoeing on a seemingly dry and sunny day, but the weather quickly turned and it began to snow. Luckily they made it back to shore with no problems.
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Kindergarten "Grows" Knowledge
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GHA Kindergarten students are learning about seeds, plants and flowers this week! Their seed sort activity helped the young botanists learn about seed identification but also helped them practice their science and math skills.
First, students had to predict how many seeds they had in all, then they identified and sorted their seeds into categories, after that they counted each group of seeds and then totaled them.
There were many methods used to count the seeds, some Kindergarten students even tried to use addition!
After all the seeds were counted, students graphed their results and figured out how many seeds it took to balance a teddy bear on a scale.
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ITBS Testing Week | |
 April 11-15
Kindergarten though 5th Grade will be taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Please equip your child's brain with a healthy breakfast and plenty of sleep during testing week.
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Popcorn Sale | |
 Thursday, April 14
Proceeds of the popcorn sale go to support GHA!
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Spring Art Show | |
 Friday, April 15
3:30 - 7:00 PM
Fox Alliance Church
655 6th Ave
Fox Island, WA 98333
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Snack Sale
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Thursday, April 21
For $1.00 you can purchase yummy treats provided by the kindergarten students of Gig Harbor Academy. Proceeds go to support GHA!
Click the image to download Snack Sale Schedule & Punch Card Purchasing Form.
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Spring Break | |
 April 25 - 29
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Global Hispanic Festival
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 Friday, May 6
12:00-3:00 PM
Global Hispanic Festival
Senora Agee & Senora Wider proudly presents a day to celebrate Spanish language and Latin culture throughout the world. Special music by GHA students, and a salsa dance by our fourth and fifth graders. All GHA friends and family are welcome to attend!
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Special Friends Day & Music Show
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 Tuesday, May 17
Special Friends Day is a fun-filled day for grandparents and other friends and family to learn about your child's education and enrichment at Gig Harbor Academy.
Music Show
More details to follow
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Arbor Day Celebration | |
Saturday, April 16
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Celebrate Arbor Day at the Gig Harbor Civic Center on April 16. The day will be filled with fun family crafts & activities, refreshments, raffle drawings, a tree planting and environmental booths. Free admission & trees for all attendees! |
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Gig Harbor Foundation Park Event | |
Saturday, April 16th
2:00 - 4:00 PM
All ages are invited to this family-friendly Community Challenge Kick-off event. Bring the family, have some fun... AND a free ice cream on us! Some exciting things are happening in the Knight Forest at Harbor Family Park! Come hear about the Knight Forest project, what the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation is doing to help build parks in your community...and how you can JOIN in!
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Join Teacher Mary at Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis
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Saturday, April 23
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Discovery Village
Join local teachers who will create fabulous hats to raise funds to cure Cystic Fibrosis. For a donation, children and adults and can have their very own larger than life hat! 10% of Discovery Village admission will also be donated to Cystic Fibrosis on 4/23.
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Earn $$ For GHA While Shopping On Mamapedia | |
 Sign up for Sweet Deals through Mamapedia.com and earn money for GHA! Mamapedia.com is a website for mothers and families and offers "Sweet Deals" a program similar to Groupon(TM).
What's different with Sweet Deals is that when you sign up, you can choose a school to support. With every purchase you make, Mamapedia will donate 5% of your purchase through their Sweet Deals program to Gig Harbor Academy.
Thank you to Kimberly Muska for letting us know about this great opportunity.
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Summer Golf Lessons | |
Becky Fossum Golf @ Canterwood
- Private & Group Lessons
- Playing Lessons
- Junior Lessons
- Junior Golf Camp
- Golf 101
Click on the image above to go directly to Becky's website.
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School | |
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
Leigh Ann Myhre
Adminstrative Assistant |
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