September 30, 2005

                                     No. 5
 
The Gate 


Administrator’s Up-Date

Volunteers Make Gateway Happen!

                Every day I see more and more parents and friends of Gateway getting involved in meeting the needs of our students through their volunteering time, talent and treasure.  There are many more volunteered hours than I can recite on this page. Here are some I would like to thank and acknowledge at this time:

  • Beth Doty (Danielle 9th & Stephanie 4th) and Maureen Dirk (Rachel 5th & Sarah 3rd)

Ran the Golden Hills campus office every day during the first two weeks of school.

  • Mike Curtis (husband of Mrs. Curtis 1st Gr. Teacher)  Used his professional know-how in getting the K-2 classroom drawings through the City of Brentwood approval process and brought in his work crew to finish painting the K-2 classrooms.
  • Pastor “Doc” Beale  Coordinated the K-2 classroom health and fire inspection approvals, site preparation and electrical work at the Lighthouse campus and solicited the donation of nine additional laptop computers for Gateway.
  • James Dirk (Rachel 5th & Sarah 3rd) Installed the sports equipment storage closet sliding doors at the Golden campus.
  • Alicia McCormick  (Dustin McCormick 7th) Organized and directed JH/HS Retreat games and BBQ  for sixty students.
  • Susan Hewlett (Madelyn 2nd) Has organized and overseen the labor and materials used in the site preparation for the new K-2 classrooms for the past four Saturdays!
  • Melissa Sipes (Bethany 4th) and Christine O’Boyle (Matt 6th) are Room Mother Coordinators for the K-5 classes and 6-12 homerooms.

Many thanks to these volunteers and especially many other parents who have also made a big difference in the lives of Gateway students.  If you haven’t yet done so, I encourage you to help make Gateway a happening place!

                 

Serving the Savior,

Mr. Stutzman

K-2 Portables Up-Date

“THE MOVE”

ž        Portables painted

ž        Foundation Plan completed

ž        Site preparation (in progress)

ž        Health Dept. Permit

ž        Fire Inspection and permit

o        Moving of portables

o        Electrical permit and hook-up

o        Landscaping & touch up

o        Final Occupancy Inspection/Approval

Please continue to pray and help as you can in the completion of THE MOVE!

 

K-2 Campus On “The Move” To LBC!

Wednesday, October 5

It’s happening! Our K-2 Campus at Grace will be

emptying out their portable and school office

October 5, at 12:30pm. The portable building will

be moved to Lighthouse on  October 6 and 7.

Parent help will be needed. See the attached memo

for more information on this exciting up-date to

“THE MOVE”!!

No School For K-2,

Monday, October 10

Due To “The Move”

Minimum School Day, October 5

Dismissal will be as follows:

                                    K-2nd  11:45am

                                    3rd-5th  12:00pm

                                    6th-12th            12:10pm

Coming Events

September 30                        K-7th Casual Dress Day                          8th Grade field trip to Chabot

October 3                               Cookie Dough Fundraiser begins

October 4                               K-5 Bake Sale

                                                PTF meeting, 7:00pm at Lighthouse

October 5                               K-5th Grade Recognition Chapel      6-12th Grade Chapel

                                                Minimum day for all students

                                                Pack up day for Grace Campus

October 6-7                           No school, ACSI Convention for staff

October 10                             K-2 no school due to “The Move”

October 11                             K-5 Bake Sale

October 12                             K-12 Nacho Sales

October 13                             3rd grade field trip to Bancroft Gardens

October 18                             K-5 Bake Sale

October 19                             K-12 Nacho Sales

                                                Last Day Cookie Dough Fundraiser

October 24                             GCS Board Meeting, 7:00pm at GHCC

October 25                             K-5 Bake Sale

October 26                             K-12 Nacho Sales

October 27-28                       GHCC Campus closed, no school

No Extended Day on Wednesday,

October 5

 

 

Next Hot Lunch October 14

Taco Bell at Grace Campus

Pizza at GHCC Campus

Cost $3.50 per lunch.                                                For questions, or if you can be a Hot Lunch Helper, please contact Yvonne Hansen at 516-2934.

 

Hurricane Katrina Offering

The K-2 Campus at Grace is proud to announce that

their total amount in offerings came to $251.72!

 

Reminder For Pick-Up At GHCC

Pick-up times are as follows:     3rd-5th   3:00pm

                                                6th-12th 3:10pm

Please do not arrive any earlier than designated time.

We need to avoid a back up of cars on Shady Willow

Lane.

 

GCS Directories

Each Gateway Family should have received a copy of the Family Directory. Directories went home with the youngest child. Please check with your child’s teacher if you did not receive one.

Reminder- the Family Directory is for inter family communications only and is not to be given out for business use.

For questions, please contact either school office.

 

Missed The Gate?

Did your child loose his/ her copy of The Gate? Don’t worry, just log on to our website at                                                  www.gatewaychristianschool.org

 

Cookie Dough Fundraiser October 3rd 

GCS Cookie Dough Fundraiser begins October 3. There will be kick off assemblies held at 8:15am at GHCC for 3rd-12rh in the Amphitheater, and 9:15am at Grace Campus in the Sanctuary for K-2nd grade.

 

1st Grade Parent Helpers Needed

Please contact the K-2 Campus office at 634-9369 if you can help Mrs. Curtis with her reading groups. Help is needed on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 10:45-11:40am.

Recognition Chapel Reminder

Date: Wednesday, October 5 at Grace for grades

           K-5

 

Reminder To Parents

All late students must pick up a tardy slip from the

office before going to their class.

For any questions, please contact either school office.

This information can be found on page 8 of your K-8

red Student Handbook.

                  Thank you for your cooperation. 

 

Room Moms Still Needed

Room Mom’s are still needed for 6th grade and for

9th-12th grade. Please contact Christine O’Boyle at

home 754-1045, or on her cell 783-2126 if you are

interested. Thank you to our volunteers!

 

JH/ HS Needs

JH and HS are in need of used laptops.

A digital camera is needed for the Yearbook class.

We are happy to inform you that GCS has started a new JH/ HS elective class called Desktop Publishing. This class will play a large role in constructing the 2005/2006 yearbook!

Please contact Mrs. Busbee by calling the school office

at 634-0493 if you can help with donations. Thank you!

 

Parent Service Opportunities

Help is still needed in the following areas:                                                  *AM Recess:

                                9:45-10:15   K-2                                                                      *  Lunch & Recess

                                11:20-12:20   K-2

                *PM Recess:

                                1:45-2:00   K-2

                *Worship leaders for Wednesday Chapels

                *Jr. /Sr. High coaches:  Jr. High Boys Softball

                                                      Sr. High Boys Soccer

                                                         Sr. High Girls Volleyball

                *Traffic control helpers for morning drop-off and after school                      pick-up

                                                                                                       Please contact the main office at 634-0493 if you can volunteer!

Thank you to those parents who have signed up!

 

 

From the rising of the sun to its setting,

Let the name of the LORD be praised.

                   Psalm 113:3