Specials, Entertainment Books and Citizenship Day

Hi Everyone!

     I hope that all is going well and your schoolyear is going smoothly :) Please feel free to ask Mrs. Struble or Mrs. Howard any questions that you might have regarding the homeschool/cottage/online process. Also, talking to/getting support from other homeschooling moms/dads/family members in the program has always been extremely beneficial for me. Homeschooling is such a gift, and yet can be quite challenging. All of us experience highs and lows, so please don't hesitate to share your successes and lean on others during the trying times. You CAN do this!!!

     Regarding specials, it has been a little confusing figuring out which special is on which day. The sequence has always gone like this: PE, Art, Music, PE, Art, Music... And this is still the sequence, but as PE and Music are being offered on the same day, it is a little bit challenging---On a PE day, then PE is first and Music is second. The reverse is true on a Music day. This means that there will be some weeks that will have PE and Music on both days. Also, when there are assemblies or days off or snow days, then the schedule can get switched around, and we don't always know in advance what the special will be for the day.

SO....

Bottom line: It is a good idea to have PE shoes either worn or brought in, and if you are concerned about clothes getting messy, then it is a good idea to send a t-shirt that can be worn over clothing.
At this time, we do not have the space to store extra shoes or painting shirts.

For Library and Computer:
Cottage 1 goes to Library/Computer from 11:30-12:00 on Tuesdays.
Cottage 2 goes to Library/Computer from 11:30-12:15 on Thursdays.
This week they go to: Library

Library books are due every library day (every 2 weeks). As this will be their first visit this week, I'm not sure if they will be allowed to check out books yet. If so, then the books will be due 2 weeks from Tuesday for Cottage 1 and Thursday for Cottage 2.

Have a great week! :)


A couple of announcements from Gateway:

Please join us!!
Citizenship Day
Gateway Elementary School
Monday Sept. 17, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Meet us at the flag pole for a morning of music and celebration honoring our local firefighters and our American heritage

If you would like to sell Entertainment books yourself you have several options…..

1.)  Simply send this link to your contacts and when they buy using this link, Gateway will get credit. http://www.entertainment.com/discount/local_editions.shtml?groupID=51873&linkName=FBOOK_FR_WEBLINK 

OR 

2.)  Have them go to the Gateway School Website, http://gateway.wpsdk12.org/ and scroll down to the IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Section on the right and Click on ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS. 

OR 

3.)   Set up your own Seller Id through  sellersection.entertainment.com  using the Gateway ID #51873.  This is the process the students go through to get credit selling online.