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December News

Math Night     

Come and play grade level appropriate math games with your child in their classroom on Monday, December 1st from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. There will be drawings for prizes!  December 1st is also Little Caesar's Pizza Night. Have dinner with your family in the Gates gym before you go to classrooms for math games. Little Caesar’s is offering FREE DELIVERY to Gates School with prepaid pizza orders.  Orders will arrive at 6:00 p.m.  An order form was sent home, it needs to be returned to school, with payment, by Wednesday, November 26th if you would like to order. If you have any questions, please call the office.

Holiday Music Program     

The Gates Holiday Program will be held on Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Island Senior High Auditorium.  Students are asked to be there between 6:30 and 6:45. If your child is unable to participate, please send a note to Mr. Decker. More information will be coming home soon.  

Progress Reports

Friday, December 19th is the last day of the second quarter. Progress Reports will be sent home with students on Thursday, January 8th.

National Young Reader’s Day 

Gates celebrated reading by participating in National Young Readers Day on Tuesday November 11. Set aside as a special day to recognize the joys and benefits of reading, local “celebrities” were recruited to read aloud a favorite children’s book to all of the classrooms.


PTA News

• SCRIP orders are due the first and third Fridays of each month. This month they are due Friday, December 5th.  This will be the only ordering time before Christmas.

• Little Caesar’s Restaurant Day is Monday, December 1st from 11:00 pm - 10:00 pm at the Diers Avenue location for pick up or delivery.  Little Caesar’s will donate $1 to the Gates PTA for every pizza ordered for pickup or delivery.

• PTA Winter Room Parties are Friday, December 19th at 2:00.

• All Gates parents are invited to attend the PTA Board Meetings. The next meeting is Tuesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm in the Media Center.
  
  Remembering Veterans
  
  Dennis Kellogg of KHAS TV spoke to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students about the Heartland Honor Flight. This trip is designed to thank World War II veterans for their service by taking them to Washington D.C. to view the sights, especially the WWII memorial. Mr. Kellogg has accompanied the veterans on the trip and reported about it for KHAS TV. He showed video reports to the students and shared his experiences.
  Also attending the program was WWII vetern Mr. Dale Bieck of Trumball, Mrs. Martin’s father. He got to go on one of the Honor Flights.  The Character Council made appreciation cards to send to veterans.
  
  Lost and Found Box
  
  Our Lost and Found Box is overflowing with jackets and coats.  Unclaimed items will be donated to charity during the break.
  
  Writers’ Corner - Ideas to Spark Writing at Home
  
  Make a Menu
  Let your child design and write the menu for a family dinner while you do the cooking. Write difficult words for them to copy, or let them look up words in a dictionary. This activity can be done on art paper with gel pens, or on a word processing program.