Woodland Park Homecoming Week News *All Grade Levels*

ALL ONLINE STUDENTS: 

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tudent must Log on Tues., OCT. 1st

 

as well as daily 

 Now thru Oct. 10

FAMILIES THAT DO NOT LOG ON OR SHOW PROGRESS WILL LOSE THEIR ONLINE PRIVILEGES.

Do not risk losing your online program privileges because of 

NOT LOGGING ON DAILY OR NOT SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS

The state requires attendance log ins every day in the count window (

 Sept. 

20

- Oct. 1

0

 )

  . 

It is VERY IMPORTANT to log in to every subject

 

everyday 

 RIGHT NOW

 through 

Oct 11th

, but VERY IMPORTANT on Oct. 1st.

 

"Happy Log In Days"

  are now, but 

you may go back to your own flexible schedule after Oct. 11th. 

High School:

Homecoming week is Sept 28 - Oct 5.  Come to Swing Night on Sept 28 to begin the activities, then come to Powderpuff on Monday night!  The Parade and Bonfire are on Wednesday, Oct 2!  Line-up begins at 5:45pm!  Finish the week with the Panther's Homecoming game on Friday and the Dance on Saturday!  Go Panthers!

On Friday, October 4th, right before the Homecoming game, the tailgate party will be in full swing!!!  Come for a great time and FREE food before the game!  PS:  It's by the Panther.

McPherson College will here on campus to meet with interested students on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 1:15. If you would like to attend the representative's 30 minute  presentation please stop by Counseling and sign up with Mrs. Rucker.

FORENSICS!  There is a MANDATORY Parent Meeting on September 30th!  Parents will enter by the clock tower, and the meeting will last roughly an hour.  

Middle School:

Parents: 

Help us FILL THE BUCKET*Calling all Boxtops- 4-Education AND Labels for Education.  Please help us ‘fill our bucket’.  If you are not already a support member for WPMS, please go to www.boxtops4education.com  and www.labelsforeducation.com to sign up!  There are usually great coupons for boxtop products and we receive bonus points for each new member.    We also ‘purchase’ school supplies from Labels for Education- where you can also register your City Market card and the MS will receive bonus points.    This site also offers many coupons for Campbells’ products.    The please start saving today!

Students:

Monday, Sept 30, 2013

Congratulations to the CC team for competing on a windy misty cold day @ Fox run Park last Friday. 

Top runners for the boys were Mason Doby, Chris Dellinger, Zane Pasley and Brandon Martin

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GIRLS TEAM WHO FINISHED 2ND OVERALL!!! 

TOP runners Rebekah Crampton, Kelsey Bragg, Samantha Lecky,  Sandra Dillinger and Danielle Curtis ... Nice job girls - your trophy should arrive shortly !

Panther Café is open this Friday during your lunchtime.  Come to the library to buy your pass – ticket sales are open all week.  6 ROAR bucks get you 1 café pass.  First come, first served!

Open gym will run from 7:05-7:35 every morning.  Come down to the gym for some morning exercise and fun.  Get those brain cells working in the morning!

BOOK CLUBS:

Today: Whoopersnappers

Awesome Sauce

Tomorrow: Blue Cake Dogs

Gateway School:

Wednesday, October 2nd: Wear your spirit wear! 

You have been invited!

Sandy Struble has invited you to Parent Teacher Conference Oct 16, Oct 17 Sign up by clicking this link: http://slyreply.com/app/sheets/tc685gdnqrce/ Monday Sept. 30th at 2:00 pm in the gym. Our local fire department will be presenting their annual fire safety program.  ALL COTTAGE AND ONLINE HOMESCHOOLERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND It is not a usual cottage school day but a great opportunity to attend a fire safety assembly. Picture Retakes areOctober 30th! G.I.V.E. News Entertainment Book Sale - Thank you! Thanks to all of you who sold Entertainment Books.  We exceeded our goal and made over $4600 that will fund all of the class field trips this year!  There are a few books still out that we are waiting on to finalize the prizes.  If you still have a book out, please bring it in or bring in $25.  Thank you all for working so hard to support your school!  Pumpkin Carving Contest Our annual Pumpkin Carving Contest is being planned for October 31st! Get your ideas ready to bring in carved, painted or decorated pumpkins to be judged.  Pumpkins must be at school by 7:45am!  We will have volunteers to help the students bring in their pumpkin. Save Your Halloween Candy When your teeth and stomach have had enough, remember to save your leftover Halloween candy for our students to make Gingerbread Houses in December! Pizza Time Every time you buy a pizza at Papa Murphy's on our scheduled pizza nights, they donate money to our school!  Pizza night is the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Remember to look for the flyer sent home with your child. Spirit Wear GIVE will be selling spirit wear on the firstFriday of every month after school.  We will be outside or inside if the weather is bad.  Look for us at parent/teacher conferences and other upcoming school events! Staff Conference Supper During Parent/Teacher Conferences GIVE will be providing a soup supper for our Staff as they work into the evening.  More information will be coming out for volunteers to bring in soup, bread and desserts! GIVE/PTO Meetings - All are Welcome! GIVE (Gateway Inspires Volunteers Everyday) meets every firstFriday of the month at 8 a.m.  If you are not able to join us on Friday, there is an evening meeting the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.  Childcare is provided.  Look for meeting minutes and volunteer opportunities on our webpage at  Website Veteran's Day Assembly Woodland Park School District cordially invites you to the Veteran's Day Assembly! Monday, November 11, 2013, from 9:30 - 10:45 in the High School Gymnasium.  A reception will follow. Join us as we honor our veterans, share their stories, and connect generations. Click here to view complete invitation. Chess Club Do you like to play chess? Would you like to learn? Join the Gateway Chess Club! Chess Club meets every Monday from 3:05-3:45 in Mrs. Jackson's Room. All ages and abilities welcome, but we ask that kindergartners and first graders bring an adult with them. Parents are encouraged to participate too!  For more information call Mr. Davis at 686-2044.  Counselor's Corner                                                                                     Mr. Davis I wanted to take a minute to tell you about the school counseling services offered to students here at Gateway. The school counselor is an advocate for students, working to advance their academic, career, personal, and social development. The counselor helps students work through problems that may be keeping them from reaching their potential at school. As the counselor at Gateway, I provide individual counseling for students. I conduct small, needs-based groups, dealing with issues like anger management and how to be a good friend. I also teach guidance lessons in the classroom, using the Second Step curriculum. The Second Step program addresses the issues facing a majority of our students, like bullying prevention and conflict resolution. School counselors are also involved in: decision making skills School Counselors can help students with.... Learning study skills Enhancing self-esteem and self-confidence Making and keeping friends Learning skills for resolving conflict Setting goals Learning to practice respect and responsibility Adjusting to changes at school and home Loss and grief issues Dealing with fear and anxiety If you feel like your child would benefit from counseling services, please feel free to contact me here at Gateway Elementary. I can be reached at 686-2044 or at gdavis@wpsdk12.org. I look forward to working with you and your student!