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Area Recreation & Activities | |
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% 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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Mrs. Perry's 3rd Grade students pose as the people they researched and presented on for Biography Night last Thursday. |
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Don't Miss The Art Show - Friday | |
GHA art teacher Ms. Lisa and the students of Gig Harbor Academy have a great show planned for you this Friday. Please join us for an open-house, gallery style art show. We can't wait for you to see the interactive Mona Lisa!
Friday, April 15
Fox Alliance Church
3:30 - 7:00 PM |
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We LOVE Our Volunteers! | |
Volunteer Appreciation Week - April 11-15
Gig Harbor Academy teachers & staff and Our School Childcare would like to say "THANK YOU" to all of the parents who volunteer their time to help with various projects in the classrooms, campus and beyond! We truly appreciate the extra time you give to the school.
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Wednesday Cooperative Meetings | |
Our teachers will be meeting during the lunch and recess hours every Wednesday through May in order to work collegially as cluster groups or as a full faculty as we prepare to complete our self-study work for the PNAIS accreditation visit. These meetings address topics such as curricular integration across grade levels, the role of information services in the classroom, how critical thinking skills are observed and measured and much more. Faculty requested these additional times to meet as our twice monthly faculty meetings are devoted to operational planning. We thank the various volunteers who have joined with the office staff and aides to cover lunch and recess monitoring during these weekly lunch meetings! Band-aids and "ice-rice" can still be provided for "owwies".
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Volunteers Needed At Lunchtime/Recess | |
 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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Summer Camp Highlight: Robotics | |
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!
WE DO Robotics
Teacher - JoAnn Johnson
July 25-29 (Grades 1-3)
Join Mrs. J and her team for a week of programming and building "WE DO" robotics. This popular program enables students to explore different themes while learning a broad range of curriculum standards. Students will work with simple machines, program models they design and create, measure time and distance and much more!
Robotics II
Teacher - Jeff Funk
July 25-29
Join GHA's 5th Grade teacher, Mr. Funk as you explore and invent your own robotic solutions by programming your robot to complete various challenges. Math, science, engineering and team work are just a few of the skills your child will learn through this dynamic and popular hands-on program.
Online Camp Course Catalogue & Registration Forms
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GHA Night At Tacoma Rainiers | |
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.
Run the bases, cheer on the Rainiers and do the wave!
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 | |
 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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Cross Country Practice Run | |
Friday, April 22
After School - 3:30 PM
Coach Abbie Bushley is ready to get kids excited for the Kids' Dash! She'll be on campus next Friday to lead a practice run and training on the GHA play field and fitness trail, much like a typical cross country practice.
Any student interested in joining coach Abbie for this 45-minute run workout needs to sign up in the office by Thursday, April 21, or you can email Leigh Ann in the office.
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Weekly Survey To GHA Families | |
Look for the Week #3 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 | |
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 5 PM to 7 PM.
Come to the front office to secure a spot today!
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Openings For Camp Out Remain | |
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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Prekindergarten Is Sight Word Savvy | |
Pictured above is the second Sight Word list the prekindergarten class has worked on this year. Once the students are able to recite the list of words they get to sign their name on the big eye. Prekindergarten students love the competition of learning Sight Words!
Sight Words (sometimes called the Dolch Word List) are some of the most frequently used words in the English language. Even though there are only about 200, sight words make up approximately 50 to 70 percent of any given general, non-technical text. Therefore, teaching sight words as early as possible is considered a crucial part of elementary education.
Pictured below, Jill Piasecki (one of GHA's awesome parent volunteers!) reads to the prekindergarten students Thursday afternoon.
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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 | |
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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Snack Sale | |
Thursday, May 5
For $1.00 you can purchase yummy treats provided by the prekindergarten 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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Global Hispanic Festival
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 Friday, May 6
12:00-3:00 PM
Global Hispanic Festival
Get ready for a fiesta! Senora Agee & Senora Wider proudly present a day to celebrate Spanish language and Latin culture throughout the world.
Students will be treated to a lunch of Mexican "comida" at noon and the festivities will begin around 12:45. Parents are welcome to join us at 12:45.
There will be 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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Popcorn Sale | |
 Thursday, May 12
Proceeds of the popcorn sale go to support GHA!
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Heavy-Duty Campus Clean-Up & Landscaping | |
 Saturday May 14 or May 21
9:00-3:00 PM
Families with chain saws, brush cutters, limb loppers and other heavy-duty landscaping tools are needed to help with a campus and woodland clean-up.
The day will begin with a meeting over coffee and doughnuts to assess the projects at hand. We will be clearing overgrown areas, pulling invasive brush and generally grooming the woodland area surrounding the GHA campus.
If you can help and have tools that you can bring, please contact Paul Hoover as soon as possible.
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Grandparents/ Special Friends Day & Music Show | |
 Tuesday, May 17
Grandparents/ Special Friends Day is a fun-filled opportunity for grandparents and other friends and family to learn about your child's education and enrichment at Gig Harbor Academy. A form went home this week for you or your child to fill out with the name and address of the person that you would like to invite to come to school on May 17. Please return this form by May 2 so that we can send out a special invite!
And don't forget about that evening...
 Gig Harbor Academy Music Show
Gig Harbor High School
6:00 PM - Preschool Show
7:00 PM - Prek - 5th Grade Show
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Arbor Day Celebration | |
 Saturday, April 16th
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 | |
Saturday, April 23rd
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Discovery Village
Join local teachers, along with our very own Teacher Mary from preschool, 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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