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Friday, February 28, 2014

End Of Year Dates

We will add to this as events and info. comes up...

Thursday, April 17 - 1:45-3:30 Walking Field trip to WP Public Library Tour. Parents & siblings welcome to join us at 2:00PM, if you do not join us, please pick your children up at 3:30 at the Library. 

Wednesday, April 23 - 12:15-2:15 Walking Field trip to WP High School Auditorium for Sound of Music. 
$2 per seat
Parents welcome (let me know if coming, please)

Thursday, April 24th - Day Without Hate
 2:00 Assembly in Gym about Kindness & 3rd Grade Music Program

Wednesday, May 7th - 9:00-6:00 Lincoln Interactive Curriculum Open House 
WPSDistrict Board Room 
Parent/student appointments available or drop-ins welcome to meet with Online Reps. & Cottage and Online School personnel. 

Wednesday, May 7th - 6:00-8:00 Night of the S.M.ARTS (Science Math & Art) Activities in Gateway Gym. Community welcome to make art/science projects & Demos./snacks. FREE, all welcome!

Thursday, May 8th - 7:45-2:55 TBA Online/Cottage School Field trip TBA

Friday, May 9th - Attendance for Online due - just submit email with hours studied and days schooled/missed for 4th qtr.

Friday, May 16th - 7:45-2:55 Mayfest Outdoor Games/Chalk art/Talent Show @ the High School presented by Gateway's 4th and 5th graders and Gateway Staff. All students are welcome! Bring a lunch.

Tuesday, May 20th - Online Grades pulled for 4th quarter reports - last chance to submit work for 4th quarter grades

Thursday, May 22nd - 7:45-12:00 Last Day of School - Class Party and Reports given 10:30*

     *End of Year Reports this year are to be of Historical Biographies of Famous People - All students study and then give report in character of their chosen Historical Figure. Recommend dressing as the person, being in character (or what you think that person would be like), bring visual aids, poster board presentation, or however you feel would best represent the historical figure.  Students will answer questions from the parents/students about their character, in character, as best they can-IMPROVISATION IS OK! 
     We will need the list of who they choose so we can all study what questions to ask each report presenter. Or better yet, as we get closer, email me the facts you are uncovering and I can forward them to all of us to prepare how to interview each famous person that will be depicted. Also, snacks brought for the party should be related to the character. Their favorite food or a food from their home country or state, etc. (i.e. I heard a famous hockey player ate steak and eggs before every game...not sure if that could be made into a snack, but I was shocked to know that info. was out there, Ewan)



No required testing for WP Enrichment students
That rumors is NOT TRUE! 
We offer testing to parents/students as a courtesy 
The state requires homeschoolers to test every odd year
Many parents like the info. and accountability
We only require testing from students using our curriculum 

ENRICHMENTS new scheduling to help homeschoolers stay HOME

Next year, our 
Homeschool Enrichments 
plan to be ALL DAY 1 day each week
That way you can concentrate on academics the other days without interruption.
K-3rd Tuesdays
 3rd-5th Wednesdays
 (we can even adjust and accept other grades each day in order to keep it convenient for your family)
Consider Middle School Enrichments for Band and other subjects
Oh....and remember...
 Diana Roberts - who I homeschooled with for years is now our 
Online teacher for Middle School and High School - call her at 641-7480 for grades 6th-12th

Call me-Sandy- any time and all summer at 719-329-8532 about anything

2014 Enrichments are full of STEAM !!!!

S cience
T echnology
E ngineering
A rts
M athmatics

Learning Sign Language with BINGO
 LEGO Robotics heading to Challenger Competition
 LEGO Storystarter Competition Entry
Writing our own Book with LEGOS
 "What If...?"  Imagination Festival in Colorado Springs featured Arduino Robotics and our Balloon Popping Inventions