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This Week @ Gates
October 22, 2017
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday-Friday, 10/24/17-10/27/17:
Nature's Classroom
Tuesday, 10/31/17: Halloween
Wednesday, 11/01/17:
M
ake Up Day for Pictures
Friday, 11/03/17: The Harvest Festival
Wednesday, 11/08/17:
Physical Education Night
Saturday, 11/18/17:
The Gates Spelling Bee
Thursday-Friday, 10/23/17-10/24/17:
Thanksgiving Recess
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Save the Date: The Gates Spelling Bee
Back by popular demand, the Gates PTO is hosting our second annual Spelling Bee on Saturday, November 18th! Kicking off in the Gates cafeteria at 9:00 am, the Spelling Bee has both a written and oral round. Students will be divided into two groups; Group 1 will be grades K-3 and Group 2 will be grades 4-6. Registrants will be provided with word lists to study ahead of time. Every participant will receive a certificate signed by Principal Newman, and the winners from each group will receive trophies.
If you have a middle or high schooler that would be interested in being a pronouncer at the Spelling Bee, please email Irfan Syed now. Stay tuned for more information coming home soon, including word lists, registration details, and a volunteer sign up. Interested in helping us pull this event together? Reach out to either Irfan Syed or Kara Bayer for more information!
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The Harvest Festival is Right Around the Corner
Formerly the Fall Family Social, the Harvest Festival is a new event featuring pumpkin decorating, a pie walk, arts and crafts, a bake sale, fun fall games, raffles, a selfie pumpkin station, donuts on a string contest, seasonal treats, and more! This event will be taking place on Friday 11/03/17 at the Gates School.
If you are interested in helping run crafts, games, and food please sign up. We need all volunteer positions filled to make this a fun night for our families and friends!
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Dances of the World Needs a Chair!
We are in desperate need of a chair or co-chair for the Dances of the World or we might not be able to have it this year. This event is scheduled for Friday, February 2nd from 7:00-9:00 pm. This event takes months of planning, coordination, and rehearsals so we would need someone to take over soon. Please contact Naomi Phaneuf if you are interested.
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The Gates School Directory is Here!
Please make sure you download a copy of the
Gates Elementary School 2017-2018 Students and Families Directory
as this is the
last time
we will be advertising it the Gates Newsletter. Please note, this information should not be distributed outside of the Gates community, and is solely for the use of the Gates community. All information provided was pulled from Power School, and is only made available by permissions granted in Power School.
If you would like your family's information updated or changed, please let Directory Chair Kara Bayer know. If there are enough corrections and updates to warrant, the PTO may choose to issue an updated Directory at the end of the first term.
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Coming Up: Physical Education Night
Physical Education Night is almost here, we hope to see you November 8, 2017 from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Gates gymnasium. The goal is to educate the community on the most current practices used in today's elementary physical education and allow your family the opportunity to practice and demonstrate developmentally appropriate activities.
Please remember to wear clothing appropriate for movement. This event is for school-aged children only. We're looking forward to seeing you soon.
If you have any questions please contact Physical Education instructor Jill Reed.
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Hello From the Health Office
We are happy to report very few illness trends so far this year. However, we anticipate that illness will increase as time goes on.
The
CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine
for everyone 6 months of age and older as the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease. Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors' visits, and missed work and school due to flu.
Other ways to help prevent the spread of flu include good hand washing, staying at home when you are sick, and covering your nose and mouth when you cough and sneeze.
A reminder that when children have a fever, they need to be fever free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.
Thank you,
Diane and Tory
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Let's See Those Box Tops
Parents we are getting close to our next submission deadline for Box Tops on November 1st. So please send in your Box Tops. You can drop them off at either the box at the front office or at the box in Roche Bros. Please remember to trim the Box tops along the dotted edge. Every little bit helps. If you have any questions, please contact Gates Box Top coordinator Julie Putt.
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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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"This Week at Gates" is distributed at the beginning of each week. If you have a submission you'd like to have included in the weekly email, please be sure to email it to the Senior Co-chair Naomi Phaneuf by noon on Wednesday.
This newsletter was created solely for the purpose of communicating school related events to parents and students.
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