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The Gate
Hello Gateway Families!
Gateway Updates and News!
Change Notice!
Attention K-5 Grade Parents
Please note, this is a change from last week’s December 7 issue of The Gate, under “K-12 Christmas Chapel”.
Due to scheduling needs, Wednesday’s Chapel on December 14, will be held at our Lighthouse Campus instead of the GHCC Campus. K-5th graders are to be dropped off directly at the Lighthouse Campus. 6th-12th graders will be coming to the Lighthouse Campus with their teachers.
December 13 Basketball – Home Game
3:30pm start time
Third grade field trip
December 14 Special Christmas Chapel
Lighthouse Campus – 8:15am
December 15 Christmas Celebration Concert
7:30pm at Lighthouse Campus
All students, grades 3-5 will participate
Beginning Band & Concert Band
Strings & After School Strings
December 16 Gateway has a full school day. Extended school day will be available as usual from 3:00-5:00pm
Shop N’ Drop, 6:00-9:00pm at Lighthouse Campus – Go shopping or have an evening out with your spouse while the 8th graders and their parents watch your Kids!
December 17 Gift Wrapping, 12:00-4:00pm at the Lighthouse Campus – Let the 8th graders wrap your Christmas gifts. Our 8th grade students and their parents want to thank you in advance for your support in helping our 8th graders earn their way to Washington, D.C.
Administrator/Principal’s
Up-Date
“JOY
STORY”
You are invited to attend this
Christmas
musical in the style of the
beloved
Toy Story animated movie
presented
by our Kindergarten, First
and
Second Grade classes at the
Lighthouse Baptist
Church Sanctuary,
Thursday
night, December 8 at 7:00 pm!
I hope you can join our students
(and
Mr. Potato Head) for a great
evening
about the real meaning of Christmas!
Serving
the Savior,
Mr.
Stutzman
K-2
Christmas Program: “Joy Story”
Thursday, December 8,
7:00pm at LH Campus
Our K-2
students will be performing in “Joy Story” Based on the movie “Toy Story”, “Joy
Story” tells the true meaning of Christmas as the toys discover the reason for
Christmas.
Christmas
Celebration Concert
Thursday, December 15,
7:30pm at LH Campus
Reception
to follow. Performances by:
Choir-Grades 3-5 (All Students)
Strings, Grades 3 &
4 &
After School Strings
Beginning Band &
Concert Band
A Holly Days Boutique Thank You
A great big THANKS goes out to Lynn Stahli
for all her hard work and time in organizing the Boutique, and to the parents,
volunteers, crafters and vendors for their help in making this year’s Boutique
a success! In addition, thank you to the parents who made purchases to help
support Gateway Christian School!
Hot
Lunch - Friday, Dec 9
ü
“Wendy’s”, both campuses
Questions? Please contact Yvonne Hansen at 516-2934
K-12
CHRISTMAS CHAPEL Dec 14
All
Gateway students (K-12) will be at the Christmas Chapel at the Golden Hills
Campus Amphitheater on December 14. K-2
parents should drop off their child(ren) directly at Golden Hills Amphitheater
8:00-8:15. K-2 parents please
contact your child’s teacher if you can transport students back to the
Lighthouse campus at 9:00 am. Third
through fifth grade students will not be going to the Lighthouse campus.
Please
Note On Calendar…
Friday,
December 16 is a full school day for
all students.
Extended
Day will be available as usual from 3.00-5:00pm.
Upcoming Events By Our 8th
Graders!
Shop `N
Drop Go
shopping or have an evening out with your spouse while we watch your kids!
Friday, December 16 from 6:00-9:00 pm at the LH Campus.
Gift Wrapping Let us wrap your Christmas gifts! Saturday,
December 17 from 12:00-4:00 pm at the LH Campus.
Our
8th grade students and their parents want to thank you in
advance
for your support in helping our 8th graders earn their
way
to Washington, D.C.
Coming
Events
December
7-8 Book Fair Continues at LH Campus
December
7 K-12 Nacho Sales
December
8 HOME Basketball: GCS v. North Hills CS 3:30 pm
JOY STORY
K-2 Christmas Program
LH
Campus 7:00pm
December 9 FT: 4th-6th
Grades to “Narnia” showing
December 12 GCS Board Meeting, 7:00pm LH Campus
December 13 PEP
Rally 2:30 in GH Gym Gr. 3-12
HOME
Basketball: GCS v. CornerstoneCS
December 13 K-5
Bake Sale
FT:
3rd Grade to the play: “Whiskers”
December 14 K-12 Nacho Sales
December
15 Christmas Celebration Concert, 7:30pm
LH Campus
December
16 Shop `N Drop, 6:00-9:00pm
LH Campus
December
17 Gift Wrapping,
12:00-4:00pm LH Campus
December
26 GCS Board Meeting
Cancelled
Dec.19-Jan.
2 Christmas Vacation
January
3 School Resumes
“Handicapped
Parking” Reminder
Please
do not park in the handicap parking unless you are
authorized
to do so. Lets set a good example to our children by
demonstrating
a good Christian character of obeying the law and
showing
consideration of others.
No
IPODs, No Electronics
Students are not to bring any electronic devices to
school. Please
refer to the GCS Family/Student Handbook paragraph
on page
17 under “Prohibited Items.” (Cell phones may be
brought to school for emergency use only, but not turned on.)
Regarding
Tattoos…
Please
do not send your child to school with rub-on tattoos. They
cause
a distraction from the educational environment of the
school.
Please refer to the Dress Code Clarification Notice.
Thank
you for your co operation.
Nov 30
K-5 Recognition Chapel Awards
Congratulations
to the following K-5 students who received
Awards:
Kind AM Natalie
Robin Enthusiasm
Kindergarten Rinsolu Oisaghie Teachability
Garrett Lucas Kindness
1st Alex Macksyine Genuineness
Nathaniel Hansen Obedience
2nd Kevin
Kirk Kindness
Bryar Edwards Love
3rd Jonathan Williams Persistence
4th Jax Cuddihy Enthusiasm
Sarah
Dirk Meekness
5th Drake Miller Helpfulness
Parent Service Opportunities
Help is
needed in the following areas:
¨ Reassemble basketball standard
¨ Repair ceiling in Kindergarten portable
¨ Move Roam-A-Thon booths to LH Campus
¨ Lunch Supervision GH
12:00-1:15 M-F
¨ Playground Supervision LH 8:00-8:20 am M-F
LH AM & PM W & F
¨
Organize classroom emergency kits
Thank you to those who have
volunteered!
þ 6-12 Lunch Superv. – Erin Stenger,
Debbie
Goetting
þ K-2 Lunch Supervision – Laura Dexter,
þ
Hot Lunches – Lynn Stahli, Alisa Siebert-Carino, Jamie Harrison, Laura Haven, Terri Maritz, Anita Hilles, Yancy Villatoro, Tammy Weinert,
Suzanne Cole
Scholastic
Book Fair Dec 5-8
· Wednesday, December 7 7:45 am. – 7:00 pm
· Thursday, December 8 7:45
am until after Program
Winter
Is Coming…
Please remember to label all sweatshirts, coats,
hats, and
any other cold weather clothing items.
Additional
Help Needed to Organize
Emergency
Kits
Contact
Peggy Collins at the GHCC Campus Office at
634-0493
if you can help.
Thank
you to Debbie Goetting for volunteering!
GCS
Alumni
Please contact the school office if you have any
information on
past GCS JH, or HS graduates. We like to know where
they are and what schools they attend or pursuits
they are following!
Prayer
Warriors Every Tuesday at LBC
8:15am
at Lighthouse Campus for K-12 grade parents. Contact Terri Ketchel at 321-2973.
School
Board Up-Date
Our
next meeting is December 12 at the LH Campus.
No Board meeting on Dec. 26.The Board’s minutes are on-line. You
can check with the Golden Hills campus office at 634-0493 to gain access.
Log on
to our website at:
www.gatewaychristianschool.org
“Accept each other just as Christ has
accepted you; then God will be glorified.”
- Romans
15:7 NLT
