This Week @ Gates
February 25, 2018
Upcoming Events

Saturday, 03/17/18:  Math Bee
Tuesdays:  Not Your Average Cause Program at NYAJ

The Second Annual Gates Math Bee

Please join us on Saturday, March 17th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for the Second Annual Gates Math Bee at Gates School. Students will be placed by grade and the multiple choice test will be 60-90 minutes long. New this year, we are introducing a special Math Bee for the Kindergarteners. For full details, as well as registration information, please see the Gates Math Bee Flyer .

If you are interested in helping us pull this event together or have a middle or high schooler that would be interested in helping out with the Math Bee, then please sign up here. Please email any questions or concerns to the Math Bee Co-chair Irfan Syed.

New From the Family Learning Series: Walking to Listen

Community members, caregivers, and high school students are invited to attend the upcoming family learning series: Walking to Listen: A talk on the power of listening on March 7th, 2018 from 7:00-8:00 pm at the RJ Grey Junior High School auditorium sponsored by AB United Way.

Renowned speaker, peace activist, and author of the book Walking to Listen, Andrew Forsthoefel will discuss the healing power of listening and its critical applications in the work of building resilience among young people.

Keeping Children Safe and Secure Online

The Conant PTO would like to invite the Gates community to attend a presentation on Keeping Children Safe and Secure Online by the Project Safe Childhood Team, District Attorney's Office, on Tuesday, March 6th, in the Conant Cafeteria at 7:00 pm.

The presentation is aimed at all age ranges. Due to be sensitive nature of this talk, there is a strict no children policy and there will not be any babysitting services. However, High School aged children can attend with their parents.

Please note, this is NOT a fundraiser for the Conant PTO, the presentation is free. The Safe Childhood Team has asked to open the meeting to all families in Acton. The hope is to reach as many Acton families as possible with the important content of this talk.

Please Send In Your Box Tops

For the 2017-2018 school year we've earned $233.70 for Gates School, lets keep that momentum going. The next submission date is March 1, 2018 so please send in your box tops soon. There's a collection box in the front office at Gates and at Roche Bros. Please make sure Box Tops are trimmed and cut along the dotted lines.











Shop and Support Gates

Donelan's Receipts for Education
Donelan's Supermarkets proudly sponsors the Register Tapes for Education Program to make a difference in local communities. Simply collect Donelan's receipts and deposited them in the collection center outside the Gates school office. These receipts are then converted into points and redeemed for equipment and supplies for Gates School.

AmazonSmile
Shopping on AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Gates school. Just sign up at AmazonSmile and register Paul P. Gates School PTO as your designated charity. Then every time you shop, AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your purchase price to the Gates PTO. Don't forget to bookmark the website.

Box Tops for Education
The Box Tops for Education program is an easy way to earn cash for Gates school. Simply clip Box Tops on hundreds of products at your local grocery store and place them in the collection box outside of the Gates school office. For each one, Gates receives 10 cents and it really adds up.

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