Last Friday, Gail Hall visited the GHA campus to speak about Guatemala and the village she sponsors in the high mountains of the Latin American country. 

Gail described daily life in the Guatemalan village and spoke about typical days of the school children in Guatemala.

GHA students gained a better understanding of the culture by having Gail share her experiences. Students got to try on traditional Mayan clothing which the Guatemalans continue to weave by hand.

Gail sold scarves and bracelets made by the women in the village as a fundraiser for the Guatemalans.  You may have seen teachers and students sporting the colorful scarves all this week.  

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Wednesday, June 1  

(Weather Permitting) 

Preschool - Kindergarten 9:30-11:30

1st Grade - 5th Grade 12:30-2:30

Students in Preschool through 5th Grade will visit different stations virtually traveling across America learning about fun facts as they are physically challenged at this year's field day, scheduled for Wednesday, June 1.

Parent Volunteers Needed

Volunteer sign up sheets are now posted in the main office and in all of the class buildings. We will need at least one adult volunteer assigned to each field day station. Please sign up by Friday, May 27.

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A HUMONGOUS "thank you" goes out to the volunteers who made the campus clean up on May 21st get accomplished.

There was a lot of work to do and the Staff, Faculty and Students appreciate the outcome of your efforts.

THANK YOU! 

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Please Note: Robotics and Chess end this week.   

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Don't miss out! Camps are filling quickly and we wouldn't want you to miss out on the fun adventures! Click on the image above to check out the line-up of exciting summer camps at GHA!

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Please remember to send a lunch with your child during the week of June 6-10.

Last day for hot lunch is Tuesday, May 31. 

Last day for pizza is Thursday, June 2.  

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  The last SFN Family Fun Night was Saturday, May 21st at Cheney Stadium to watch the Tacoma Rainiers play the Memphis Redbirds. Close to 80 people came to cheer on our local minor league team in their newly renovated stadium! Lots of hot dogs, cotton candy, licorice, and popcorn was consumed by the children while they had a blast visiting with each other and watching America's favorite past time. Thank you to Wendy Kelly and Cristina McDougall for organizing this very fun evening.    

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GHA's preschool students have been learning a lot about the life-cycle of a chicken. Over the past weeks eggs have incubated and this week they have hatched! 

It's been very exciting and extremely cute to watch the baby chicks hatch and begin their lives outside of the egg.  

On June 3rd, the preschool children will take a field trip to the Bryant family farm to deliver the chickens to their new home.

Click on the image to be taken to a video of a GHA chick hatching this week!

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It was a beautiful sunny day at Sehmel Park on Tuesday! Prekindergarten had many parents accompany the class on their trip, where they had a snack on the picnic tables and played hard!

The park is beautiful with a huge area for soccer, baseball, basketball and tennis.  The HUGE play structure had numerous slides, a great monkey bar, and a sand area to explore! The big hit was a 4 person teeter totter!! There was a platform in the middle of it that kids could balance on, as the kids teetered up and down! There was also a fabulous "ship-like" structure with seats and you could sway the whole thing back and forth! 

PreK students had boundless energy for a full 2 hours.  It was a wonderful outing  with everyone able to attend.  Ms. Carolyn and Ms. Kim were thrilled to have such a great group adventure, as the school year winds down. They were also happy to report there were no injuries or even hurt feelings on this adventure!!

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This week third grade learned how our legal system works by putting the Big Bad Wolf on trial for two accounts of murder and two accounts of personal property damage. The students took on the roles of the witnesses, defendant, and prosecutor during this mock trial. The students learned how to argue a case and examine and cross examine witnesses all while gaining presentation and critical thinking skills. Other GHA students and parents were invited to attend the mock trial as the jury. Honorable Judge Perry kept the members of the jury under control and the trial moving smoothly. After both sides were heard it was up to the jury to decide the verdict. Poor Big Bad Wolf was convicted of all four charges and sent to jail!!         

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Monday, May 30

Memorial Day 

June 4 Downtown Gig Harbor

Parade Begins at 9AM

Come be a part of the fun and march in the parade! Every year the school marches with pride down Harborview Drive at the Maritime Gig Festival, GHA will have a float in the Grand Parade and a sponsor booth with fun activities for kids and information about the school for adults.   

Sunday, June 5

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Please spread the word to family and friends who may be interested in having their child attend Gig Harbor Academy. If you would like to volunteer for either of these days to help provide general information about the school, share your passion about GHA with prospective parents or help with campus tours, please contact Niki Vanderford.

Monday, June 6

2:00 - 2:30

5th Grade Classroom 

Friday, June 10

Picnic Begins at 11:30

School provides hot dogs, buns, and condiments. Side dishes and desserts are potluck items.

Families with a last name starting with A-M please bring side dishes and N-Z please bring desserts. 

Everyone should bring your own beverages. We look forward to kicking off the summer with you in this last hoorah.   

Monday, June 27-Friday, July 29

Registration is now open for PAA Youth Soccer & Little Kickers. Cost is $110 for Boys & Girls grades 1-8 and $65 for Little Kickers (Age 4 by 9/1/2011 or in Kindergarten).

Visit the PAA website to download forms.

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