Family Fun Night & Silent Auction

Family Fun Night/Retro Night
Come boogie down with kids, families, and staff at this PTO event.  Enjoy a night of carnival games and food while dressed in your grooviest retro outfit.
Date/Time:  January 23rd
Volunteer Needs:  Beginning in December we will be looking for help in preparing for the event.   On the day of the event we will need volunteers to help with set-up, food service, running games and clean-up.

OUR BOX IS EMPTY!!!        Theme Basket Auction-our theme is “Pets” NEED THIS BOX FILLED BY JANUARY 15!! Or at the very latest Jan. 20th
Each grade puts together a theme basket for a silent auction during Retro Night     Volunteer Needs:  In December we will need a volunteer to work as a coordinator for each classroom.  Each coordinator will assist with communicating the theme to their classroom and their parents.  They will set-up boxes for collection and manage all items collected.  Prior to the event in January - baskets need to be filled and prepared for sale. This silent auction raises funds for technology needs and wants at our school.

BRING IN THINGS PETS and PET OWNERS WOULD WANT for a “Pets” gift basket

Cowgirl Peg comes to visit!

This is cottage school Monday/Tuesday class dressed in cowboy/girl gear!

Symphony Field Trip Follow-up

Dear Parents,

I am so grateful to all of you for your interest in the fieldtrips which I have planned.

I want to thank the parents that attended wholeheartedly for their supervision of their own kids and other families’ kids before, during and after the presentation. When we go as a large group to a public presentation such as this, we carry a ‘sign’ advertising this is what homeschool children act like or what Gateway Elementary students act like. It is important to me, other parents, and staff that we leave an impression that we are indeed a polite and respectful group of kids, and that both homeschooling and Gateway are great places to grow in our education of becoming responsible young adults. So, thanks again for helping to promote this positive image.

Also, great thanks for the prompt payment of tickets from families. I did not use school funds for transportation or tickets, because I get one trip per year and I am hoping to do a big one in the spring (maybe to Denver Museums or Zoo, etc.). So, the two field trips so far have been done as reasonably as possible. I personally purchase tickets in advance once parents tell me they are going. This reserves the seat so that we have one seat paid for each adult or child attending. Then I’ve asked parents to pay me for the reserved tickets. I am so pleased that most times this has worked out perfectly. This trip, some cancelled, but the seats were already purchased. I just want to thank you for paying ahead, realizing this is a reserved seating event. I am sorry for your loss if you fell ill. I am also sorry that it is misunderstood that the reservations and payment take place well in advance.

Again, I thank you for your support.

Thank you


Sandy Struble