A Weekly Publication of Gateway Christian School Ÿ 2401 Shady Willow Lane, Brentwood CA 94526 Ÿ 925-634-0493

 

May 24, 2006

                 No. 36

 
The Gate 

 

Administrator/Principal’s Up-Date

 

“Celebration and Challenge”

 

            With these two key theme words – “Celebration & Challenge”  - the Gateway Board presented the Annual Meeting for parents Monday night.  Couched with delightful humor and serious candor, Gateway Board Treasurer, Emil Stahli, artfully guided the evening agenda. 

·        CELEBRATION:  Recent blessings – the fact that Gateway has stability, has acquired the 10-plex (10 modular classrooms) and has re-located the K-2 and 10-plex modular units to the Lighthouse Campus – just to name a few. 

·        CELEBRATION:  Recent steps of faith such as hiring the new administrator, purchasing the 10-plex units, maintaining class sizes and granting teacher bonuses and sending them to the ACSI Convention. 

·        CELEBRATION: Paralleling Mark 12:30, Mr. Stutzman recounted Gateway’s obvious academic, spiritual and PE/sports student successes this year.

·        CHALLENGE:  To pray for 175+ students to enroll by fall.  Currently there are 140 students enrolled.  Mr. Stutzman asks everyone to pray for 18 students yet to re-enroll, 7 students in process of enrolling and for 10-20 new students yet to apply. 

·        CELEBRATION: That since October 2005, Gateway now has a stable financial base after months of monetary decline.

·        CHALLENGE: For parents and friends of Gateway to fund the installation of the 10-plex modular classrooms on the Lighthouse Baptist Church campus (See the Response Sheet together with this Gate packet.

·        CHALLENGE: For four new parents to join the Board by July as John Renslow, Rachel Treff and Emil Stahli (also Susan Hewlett who is moving) are stepping down from the Board.

·        CHALLENGE: For all Gateway parents and staff to demonstrate an even greater commitment to being stewards of Gateway Christian School through volunteering and financial support

 

Many thanks to the Gateway Board – Rachel Treff, Susan Hewlett, Dale Doty, Dave Sipes, Emil Stahli and John Renslow - for successfully meeting the challenges of the 2005-06 school year!                                                                                                                                                                                                            Serving the Savior,

                                                                                                Mr. Stutzman

 

 


No School, Monday, May 29

GCS will be closed in observance of Memorial Day

 

Advertising Gifts Requested

Gateway is soliciting designated gifts to pay for newspaper advertising in order to enroll an additional

10-20 new students by July 1.  Please contact Peggy Collins in the GH Office if you would like to cover the costs for this advertising.  Our current advertising budget is depleted. All gifts are IRS tax deductible.

 

Lost and Found at LH And GH

Reminder to parents, please check the Lost and Found areas at both campuses for any articles your child may be missing by Friday, May 26. All items will be donated to charity after this Friday.

 

Parent Appreciation Breakfast May 26

Our GCS staff invites all our parents this Friday, May 26, to enjoy a delicious breakfast.. We want to take this opportunity to let our parents know how very much we appreciate them!

LH Campus – in the Fellowship Hall, 8:00-10:00am

GH Campus – in Rm 210-211 (Band Rm), 8:00-10:00am

 

Spring Picture Reminder

If you have not yet turned in your child’s unwanted Spring pictures and/or money, they need to be turned in to either campus office by this Friday, May 26.

 

Serve Hot Lunches: 6 Days Left

Can you tackle an easy volunteer task?   Only 6 Hot Lunch Days left.  The final day is June 2.  Parent volunteers are needed each day to serve the pre-packaged meals.  Please contact Kathy Boyd at 978-0865 to help.

 

Last “Friday Hot Lunch” May 26

ü        “Wendy’s”, both campuses      Questions?                                         Please contact Yvonne Hansen at

ü         516-2934

 

Super Summer Sessions

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Enrichment classes include computer, Taekwon-Do, hands-on science and technology,  math and reading enrichment, PE, art and lots of fun!  Hot lunches and Extended Day Care are also available. Your child(ren)’s neighborhood playmates are also invited to attend.    The enrollment form is in this week’s Family Envelope.

 

 

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

                               -  Proverbs 2:6NIV

 

Parents Prayer Team Tuesdays at LHC

8:15 am at LH Campus for K-12 grade parents.

Contact Terri Ketchel at 321-2973. 

 

Parent Help Requested

Help is needed in the following areas:

¨ Hot Lunch Volunteers on various days at both campuses.

     Pick a day: May 25, 26, 30, 31, June 1 and/or 2.

¨  Move office furniture to portables storage - LH

¨ Repair Basketball Backboards – GH Campus                                    

Please call Mr. Stutzman to help!

 

Last Week of School Schedule

Monday, June 5 & Tuesday, June 6  F Full school Days

Wednesday, June 7 & Thursday, June 8 FMinimum Days

Friday, June 9  F Short Day – out at 10:00a & 10:15a

 

Coming Events

May

 

 

24

 

CANCELLED Chess Club at GH Library

25

 

FT:   Roam-A-Thon winners to Boomers     (for students sending 50 mailers)

 

 

Extra Casual Dress for “Annual Mtg.” kids

26

 

Parent Appreciation Day Breakfasts

 

 

Casual Dress Day – all students

29

 

Memorial Day – No School

31

 

K-5 Bake Sale (Wed.)

 

 

FINAL MEETING:  Chess Club 3:00-4:00p in the GH Library

 

 

No Nacho Sales today

June

 

 

May 30-June 2

 

ODE: 6th Grade Science Camp

May 30-June 4

 

8th Grade Washington, DC Trip

1

 

FT:  2nd Gr. to Crab Cove

5

 

Kindergarten Graduation, 7:00p LH

5-6

 

HS Disneyland/ Reagan Museum Trip

7

 

Minimum Day  - Gr. 1-11

 

 

HS Breakfast & Graduation Practice

       8:00a -12:00p, LH

 

 

HS Graduation Dinner 5:30p &

Graduation Ceremony 7:00p, LH

8

 

Minimum Day - Gr. 1-7 & 9-11

 

 

Gr. 1-5 Field Day & BBQ  9:00-11:45a, LH

 

 

Gr. 1-5 Class Parties 12:00-2:45p

 

 

8th Gr. Graduation Practice, 9:00a, GH

 

 

8th Gr. Graduation, 7:00p, GH

9

 

Last Day of School – out at 10:00 & 10:15