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Annual Fund Kick-Off
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Please join us for a special Colors on Monday, October 3rd at 9 AM for our Annual Fund kick off event. GHA will hold a regular Colors Meeting followed by an informal coffee to chat about this year's Annual Fund campaign. Bring questions and suggestions to get the campaign off to a strong start; GHA will provide pastries, coffee, and juice. Come feel the excitement and enthusiasm that our Annual Fund Co-Chairs, Erik White and Roberta Polk, have about GHA's most important fund raiser of the year. This year's goal is 100% participation!
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TOWN HALL MEETING REMINDER
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Parents are strongly encouraged to join GHA's faculty and board members for a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30 PM. This community forum, to insure the school's fiscal health, will be held at Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church located at 7700 Skansie Avenue, Gig Harbor, WA 98335. The bigger venue will accommodate our entire parent body!
Topics of discussion will include:
- The financial planning for the school's future.
- Community incentive opportunities to increase enrollment.
- The current financial health of GHA and growth planning.
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Technology Request
| Mrs. Buys, our technology teacher, is in need of ear buds for the students to use during technology class. She would like each student to have their own which will be  kept at school in a plastic bag labeled with the students name. If you have some spare ones that you are willing to donate she would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Johnny Appleseed Day
| On Monday, Sept. 26th, students in  Prekindergarten through 5th grade will be celebrating Johnny Appleseed's birthday with all sorts of apple centered activities. Older students will be grouped with younger students and work together in teams to cycle around to the various centers. There will be applesauce making, apple juice making with an apple press, peeling apple to see who can get the longest continuous peel (of course using those wonderful math measuring skills), apple art, measuring, weighing, comparing....oh! and of course TASTING apples! And the day wouldn't be complete without some fun activities on the Apple iPads!! I'm sure John Chapman had no expectations of his birthday being remembered 200 years later and definitely NOT with computers and so much FUN!
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Field Trip Driver Requirements
|  Field trips are an integral part of the school's academic program. The number and type of field trips taken varies by grade level, but all trips relate to areas being studied in the classroom. Parents are our main source for transportation on field trips. As a volunteer on field trips, parents are asked to provide a copy of their driving record, a copy of their drivers license, and a copy of their proof of insurance card (the office is happy to make copies for you). All of these documents need to be on file in the school office. Your driving record can be obtained by going to the Department of Licensing website. There is a charge of $10 per driving record.
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Second Grade And The United States Of America
| Sheila Walther's second grade class has been learning all about the United States of America. Through apps on the iPad2's they are learning capitals, nicknames, state flowers, etc, with Stack the States app and then learning the location of each state through the Kids Map app. Each student will research a self chosen state through Atlas books borrowed from the fifth grade class and Google searching on the iPad2's. The students will present their research to their classmates.
Second grade students are holding their iPad2's displaying the state's flag of the state their are researching. BACK TO TOP |
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Kindergarten Self Portraits
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Crazy Construction
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 Every week childcare explores a different theme that is incorporated into their academic and arts program. The kids explore everything from apples to zoo animals and anything in between. Crazy Construction was a summer theme where the children learned about erecting buildings with different supplies found around the home. The kids built this unique castle made out of household recycling items such as paper towel rolls, cereal boxes, cracker boxes, etc. They were allowed to let their creativity and imagination flow. If you would like to see the castle in person it is currently residing in the childcare building.
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Childcare Kindergarten Enrichment
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Do you have a friend who is looking for some place to enroll their kindergartner on Fridays? Our School Childcare will be holding a Kindergarten Enrichment Program for those kindergartners that do not have school on Fridays. For more information click on the above image or call Rose Brown at 253-265-8773.
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Cross Country
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Sunday, September 25th
Bellarmine Prep
2:00 PM
 Come support the GHA Cross Country Team in their first meet on Sunday, September 25th at Bellarmine Prep High School in Tacoma. Races start at 2 PM.
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Town Hall Meeting
| Wednesday, September 28th
6:30 - 8:30 PM See above article in School Notes for details.
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SFN Snack Sale Hosted By Fifth Grade
| Thursday, September 29th
For $1.00 you can purchase yummy treats provided Snack Sale by  the fifth grade class. Proceeds go to support GHA! Snack sale is available during lunch for Prekindergarten through 5th grade and after school. You may send a dollar to school with your child or buy a $20.00 snack card that can be used towards purchases.
Click on the above image to fill out a snack card form. Please email form to the office. |
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Fourth Grade To OPI
| Monday, October 3rd - Wednesday October 5th
The fourth grade class takes off for some team building, pacific northwest history, and science in the beautiful surroundings of the Olympic Park Institute. We look forward to highlighting their adventures in an upcoming newsletter. BACK TO TOP |
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October SFN Meeting
| Wednesday, October 5th
9:05 AM 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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Popcorn Sales
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Thursday, October 6th
Afterschool
Enjoy an after school treat of popcorn and lemonade provided by the kindergarten class for only $1! Proceeds from their popcorn sales help support GHA.
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School Pictures Retakes
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Wednesday, October 12th
If your child didn't "smile like a normal person!" (a funny phrase I heard one mom say as she walked her children into school on picture day) then Molly will be back to take picture retakes on Wednesday, October 12th.
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SFN Family Fun Night - Bowling At Chalet Bowl
| Friday, November 18th 
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Come join us for a fun evening of cosmic bowling at Chalet Bowl in Tacoma. This SFN sponsored event is open to all GHA Families.
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Family Businesses
| Still no interest, so I am running Mary Wotherspoon's ad for the third week in a row! I will start the web page as soon as I get more interest. Did I mention this is a free service? I know we have doctors, insurance agents, realtors and more. Let's support GHA families and the businesses they own or work for.
At GHA we realize that we are more than just a school we are a community and we all benefit from community support. In the spirit of community support we would like to provide a way for GHA families to connect with other GHA families that have businesses or work in a service industry. Starting next week GHA will have a tab on our website called Family Businesses. This page will give families opportunities to support GHA family businesses. If you are interested in advertising please send a pdf or jpg to Niki in the office for approval. We will also highlight your business for one week on the weekly e-newsletter.
Thank you to Mary Wotherspoon for this fantastic idea. Her ad will be featured this week below and then will live on the website under the "travel" category starting next week. A link will be provided in next week's newsletter.
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Family Connect Program
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BE A MENTOR FAMILY FOR A NEW GHA FAMILY
The Family Connect Program was created to connect new families of GHA with experienced families. This is a great opportunity to make a new family feel welcome and be a contact person where you will answer questions or provide important information. If you are interested in being a mentor family please contact Cristina or Kim to sign up.
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Fur Ball
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Saturday, October 1st
7:00 to 11:30 PM
social...elegant.....intimate
Join other canine lovers at the Tacoma Art Museum for Dugan Foundation's Fur Ball, an elegant fundraising event in the spirit of the Rat Pack Era. From the red carpet entry to elegant wines, gourmet food, signature cocktails, shopping, live auction and the first class crooner, Arthur Alder. Fur Ball will provide a night you'll never forget.
Click on the below image for more information about the Fur Ball and the Dugan Foundation. The Dugan Foundation was founded by Julie and Jim Dugan who have a kindergartner at GHA.
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FICRA
| Friday, October 7th
6:30 PM
Hey Kids! Caspar Babypants is coming to the Fox Island Community Center!
FICRA is SO excited to have scored an evening of musical fun with the amazing Caspar Babypants. Kids know him for his catchy, funny and playful tunes, and parents will remember him from the band Presidents of the United States of America. Either way, he rocks the house! And in our case, he will be rockin' the old Schoolhouse! Caspar will be coming to Fox Island on Friday, October 7th at 6:30 (door opens at 6:00) for a great show. This show is perfect for youngest crowd, 0-7 years olds are Caspar's specialty. For more information and to purchase tickets click on the above image. |
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Peninsula Youth Orchestra
|  The Peninsula Youth Orchestra is looking for beginner and experienced students for violin, viola, cello, and bass instruction. For more information click on the PYO logo above.
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Tacoma Metro Art/Parks
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Express Yourself. Check out the many opportunities at Tacoma Metro Arts to see your budding artist shine.
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School
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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
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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
Kim Dickens & Cristina McDougall
Adminstrative Assistants
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Follow Us On Facebook
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