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

 

             January 4, 2006

                 No. 17
 
The Gate 

 

Administrator/Principal’s Up-Date

 

The WordMasters Challenge

 

       Every year more than 250,000 3rd-8th grade students participate in the national WordMasters Challenge.  On December 13 Gateway students completed the first of three of these WordMaster Challenge meets. 

What exactly is the WordMasters Challenge?  This contest challenges students to increase their verbal reasoning skills through analogies based on words they have learned.  At each grade level, the Challenge consists of three 20-minute analogy-solving sessions held in each student’s classroom (grades 3-12).  Excellence in the meet will require both a mastery of the meaning of the words and thoughtful reasoning about the relationships between these words as expressed in the analogies. 

The remaining two meets are in February and April.  At the end of the year, Gateway students who maintain at least an average of ten correct per meet will receive a Certificate of Excellence, and those with an average of fifteen or greater will receive a WordMasters Medallion.    Here are the current WordMaster Medallion candidates from the December meet:  Nathan Neri, Wes Wade, Kevin Pedrizetti, Janeen Neri, Alex Challand, Timothy Wirtz, Luke Garcia and Joseph Zamjahn.  Parents, please remember to keep encouraging your student for the remaining two meets as they improve their verbal reasoning skills.

 

Serving the Savior,

Mr. Stutzman

 

 

Hot Lunch - Friday, Jan. 6

ü           “Taco Bell”, both campuses

Questions? Please contact Yvonne Hansen at 516-2934

 

 

Pancake Breakfast, SATURDAY, Jan 7

Come support our 8th graders by enjoying a delicious breakfast. Donations will help them earn money for their trip to Washington DC! Location: Lighthouse Campus from 8:00-10:00 am.

 

 

2006-2007 Re-enrollment Coming!

All current students will soon have the priority privilege to re-enroll for the coming 2006-2007 school year.  More info will be coming soon in The Gate and in the Family Envelope. 

 

 

 

 

Coming Events

January 5                      HD-K field trip to Safeway  

January 7                    Saturday Pancake Breakfast at LH      ,

8:00-10:00am

January 10                  K-5 Bake Sale

                                     PTF Meeting, 7:00pm at LH

January 11                  K-12 Nacho Sales

January 16                  No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 18                  K-5 Bake Sale (Wed.)

                                     K-5 Nacho Sales

January 20                  End of 2nd Quarter

                                     Minimum Day  all students

January 23-27             GCS Spirit Week      

January 23                  GCS Board Meeting, 7:00pm at GHCC

January 24                   K-5 Bake Sale

January 25                   K-12 Nacho Sales  

January 27                  1st-4th Spelling Bee, San Leandro

              27                   5th-8th Spelling Bee, San Jose

January 31                  GCS Open House at both campuses

 

 

Family Directory Up-Dates

Avila       925 240-7732          Foley      925 777-9036

Kirk         925 625-4757          Ropchan    925 516-7127      

Wilson     925 308-7902

      

Reminder to all Gateway Families, please contact either campus office ASAP regarding any changes in phone numbers, addresses or your child’s medical information. It is very important for this information to be current so we can notify you quickly in an emergency.

                             Thank you for your help!

 

Instruments Needed

Please contact our GCS Strings and Band teacher, Kim Zamjahn if you have any used instruments you can donate for her classes. Wind instruments are especially needed.  You can leave her a message at 634-0493.

 

Thank you to the Campbell (Maddy) family for donating a three-quarter sized violin!

 

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 cooperation.

 

Parent Service Opportunities

Help is needed in the following areas:

¨  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

 

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

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

 

 

He chose us to give birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.

    - James 1:18 NIV

 

 

GCS Cheerleaders

 

GCS Boys’ Jr. High Basketball Team

and Coach Jackson