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UPCOMING EVENTS
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10/18-10/19 - Book Fair & K-5 Goal Setting
10/19 - 6th Grade Parent Coffee
10/29 - 11/7 Coat Drive |
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Percy's Blog 
New Fall Adventures
Although fall is typically associated with change - of weather, of the leaves' color, of elected officials - the season represents continuity within schools. As teachers, we recognize the constants - nervous students; awkward stares and silences as they settle into different classrooms and new routines; lost binders, lost pencils and calculators, and, of course, lost homework assignments. We also know that a new year brings new initiatives, new faces, old friends, and a common purpose; fall is new for us, but always the same.
Next fall at Gateway School will feel a little different. The routines will be the same, and our students will again arrive with their unique blend of bravado, trepidation, silliness and play. But, for the first time in 27 years, Gateway School will open its doors without our beloved Liz Cass. After, forty-seven years of working with children in Santa Cruz, Cupertino, Hayward and Japan, Liz has decided to retire from teaching and enjoy time with her family and friends. Gateway School is lucky to have had Liz in charge of caring for and educating our kindergartners over the years. Liz clearly is a gifted educator, but more importantly, she is a model of a curious and astute learner. She is fond of telling me each year, "I learned so much from my students last year, I cannot wait to see what this year's class teaches me."
To read more click here.
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REMINDER Goal Setting Conferences
(K-5) Oct. 18th & 19th
NO SCHOOL K-5. Childcare is available. Please sign up in the Main Office. Childcare is free while you are at your conference, and additionally $7 per hour (max. of $50/day).
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Book Fair - Oct. 18th & 19th
(during K-5 Goal Setting Conferences)
Come to our Gateway School Book Fair this Thursday, October 18 from 9 - 4 and Friday, October 19 from 9-3 in Tess's room.
You can also order a large selection of books online at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/gatewaysch and you can order eBooks at www.scholastic.com/storiafairs from October 12th through November 1st.
Bring in you pre-orders for Diary of a Wimpy Kid. We will also have these forms at the book fair.
Book Fair Contest entries due today. The winners will each receive a $5.00 gift certificate that can be used during the book fair.
- Second through Eighth grade students can try to Guess the Stars of Gateway by identifying our faculty baby pictures.
-Kindergarten and First Grade students can estimate how many chocolate soccer ball were in a jar.
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FALL FESTIVAL - Thank yous!
Thank you to Laura Lucas for coordinating this year's Fall Festival and to the many parent volunteers who helped in the grade level booths and activities. It was a huge success! Many many thanks to those that helped - it was a huge team effort - and would not have been possible without the extra help with ticket sales and set up, clean up and all the other little things like face paints & lemonade, pumpkins and hay, cleaning up sticky shave ice and hot popcorn machines, getting watermelons, etc. Special mention to Karen Hovekamp, Joanna Blattberg, Tera Martin, Beth Mitchell, Andrea Rosenfeld, Sally Fauske, Virginia Rodriguez, Rob Holombo, Bobby & Andrea Hultzen, Shiva Hurvitz, Christa Manor, Tetsuro Okabe, Mary Henderson, Donna Cattera, Colleen Sullivan, Jeremy King, Michael Harrison and Martin Ortega. And a huge shout out to the 7th grade community service workers - they were very helpful and looked like they had fun doing it!
Our Life Lab pumpkin and plant sale at this weekend's fall festival was a huge success thanks to all the generous donations and conscientious helpers! Thank you to parent Nada Duna from Valley Crest Nursery for the beautiful violoas and drought tolerant perennial plants and to alumni parents Molly Slete and Luen Miller from Monterey Bay Nursery for the ever popular succulents!
Also a huge thank you goes out to the hard working students Yssy Wallace-Wells, Aya Allan-Colacicco, Nikko Wilson, Zoey Carmichael, and Ruby Rorty, and to the equally hard working parents Amy Erlewine, Freny Cooper, Mark Haynes, Scott Polland, and Steve Wolfman. We couldn't have done it without your tireless help!
Congratulations to Jaiden Wolfman and Brandyn Cavin (Haley's husband) for guessing the weight of Monster and Gigantor and winning the pumpkins!
8th Grade D.C. Fundraiser - Drive for Schools
Only 2 days left to enter a drawing for a brand new car (Prius or Subaru Outback) or $25,000. Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25. Please email Laura Lucas by Friday afternoon if you are interested in purchasing tickets (laura.lucas@gatewaysc.org).
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DATE CHANGES for parent events
The Kindergarten to 2nd grade "Wine Social" has been re-scheduled to Thursday Nov. 15th 5- 6 pm in the "Social Street" area upstairs outside of 2nd grade. K-2 parents are invited to spend an hour socializing with Percy and faculty. This event is for adults only, and Aftercare is available until 6 pm that evening.
The 7th grade Parent Coffee has been rescheduled to Thursday Nov. 29th 8:15 - 9:15 am.
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Day of the Dead/ El Día de los Muertos Community Celebration 
This year Gateway School is collaborating with Gault Elementary and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History to celebrate Day of the Dead!
October 17th
Gateway and Gault Elementary students will come together for a collaborative craft workshop, co-sponsored by Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. The workshop will be held at Gault Elementary and will feature middle school volunteers. The fruits of this collaborative workshop will be used to create a mini-Ofrenda to be displayed at the Museum from October 23rd - December 4th.
To RSVP for the Gateway Craft Party or to register for the Gateway/Gault Craft Workshop, please send an email to jessicadelgado@me.com. Registration for the Workshop will be limited to 15 Gateway students.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of the above events please email jessicadelgado@me.com.
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All parents should have received our Annual Giving request in the mail last weekend. Please help us reach our goals by making your PLEDGE* next week during Pledge Week! Board volunteers will be at the curb at drop-off and pick-up most days in order to make it easy for you to just drive through with your pledge envelope and drop it off -- no need to even get out of the car!
The tuition-cost gap this year is $1,500 per student. We have 100 days between the start of school and just before winter break to reach our goal of $290,000 and 100% participation. Here's how the Campaign is going so far:
DAY 21 The Board of Trustees kicked off the Campaign at their
September Board meeting - every year our
Board reaches 100% participation!
DAY 28 The Faculty & staff Campaign started -- every year our
wonderful faculty reach 100% participation!
DAY 38 The Parent Campaign letter was mailed, and pledges
started coming in on-line over the weekend!!!
The past few years our parents have reached into the low
90% for participation, with several classes
reaching 100%. Lets make it school-wide this
year....100% in 100 Days! YES we can!
DAY 48 Pledge Week starts, Monday October 22nd - bring your
pledges in next week!
On-line pledging is possible any day! Go to https://www.gatewaysc.org/give/donate.html
Many Thanks!
* Tax-deductible gifts and pledges are accepted during Pledge Week. Pledging means you do not have to write a check or pay anything right now - you can just pledge an amount to give at any point during the school year (through June 30, 2013)!
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EAP Meeting - Oct. 23rd, 3:30 - 4:30
Join Gateway School's Environmental Advisory Panel and help us Green Gateway! Our next meeting will be held in the library on Tuesday October 23rd, 3:30-4:30.
Last meeting we met the 8th grade student council members and heard about their interests and concerns. We will continue working with them at our next meeting and this month to help them create an environmental club, reduce MS trash, set up a green school's student training, and provide them with any advocacy and support they need.
Come to the Oct. 23rd meeting - meet with our Middle School student council members and hear their ideas and give input on future campaigns for the 2012-2013 school year.
Seasonal snacks are always served! Great big Thank you to Jo Fleming and the Middle School students for organizing and running a Gateway booth at the Open Streets event on West Cliff!
Please contact Caprice at 479-4769 or caprice@cruzio.com with any questions and to get on our email list. |
New Bike Rack in front of school
Did you notice our new bike rack for parent and visitor bike parking? Your bike now has a parking spot!
Please do not drive on the field Please remember not to drive or park on the field next to the church lot. We are only able to park on the field during specific events like Fall Festival and graduation.
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PARENT RESOURCES
Home Energy Workshop
Wed Oct. 24th, 6:30-8:30pm
at Ecology Action
(877 Cedar Street, Suite 240).
A presentation by the Energy Upgrade California Program.
Energy Upgrade California
is an alliance between the California Energy Commission (CEC), California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) and the investor-owned utilities to decrease our energy consumption across the state and lower the greenhouse gas emissions from the residential building sector.
This program offers homeowners an opportunity to make their homes more comfortable and energy efficient by providing up to $4,000 in rebate money to help offset project costs.
All Gateway parents are invited to this workshop. If you have questions about the Energy Upgrade California Program, please contact
or (831) 515-1334. For more information, visit
For other Gateway Parent Resource info, visit our website
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