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Current Members: 383 Goal: 360 & 100% staff memberships 2018-19: 336

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Member benefits and discounts are available to all Washington State PTAmembers. https://www.wastatepta.org/get-involved/member-benefits/

Take advantage of these benefit offers:

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Gateway PTSA has recently been recognized by Washington State PTA as a GoldMembership Growth Award recipient! PTAs are presented with this award forenrolling members equaling at least 110% of their previous year’s totalmembership. That means our PTA is growing! Thank you to everyone who hasbecome a member so far this year: YOU are the reason our PTA achieved thisaward!

GATEWAY PTSA NEWS

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Crew/StageHand Packet

Gateway Middle School PTSA is sponsoring Alice in Wonderland Jr withrehearsals starting after we return from winter break. Rehearsals will be mainlyTuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:30pm. Please plan for your student toattend each rehearsal listed on the calendar provided. Rehearsals CANNOT BEMISSED unless it if for illness or an emergency.Transportation home MUST be arranged by parents. There is no activity busavailable. Please be considerate to the parent volunteers supervising and be ontime to pick up your student. They must stay until every student is picked up andhave other family obligations in the evening.

Although actors are an important aspect of a successful musical, we also needhelp from other creative students to create sets, props and run the lights and musicin order to really make our show magical. If you are interested in being chosen forthe set or stage crew, DO NOT SHOW UP TO THE AUDITION on ThursdayDecember 12th. The information session for the set and stage crew will be heldon Tuesday January 14th from 3:00-4:00 pm. You can find the NEW set and stagecrew information packet and registration/permission form in the Guardian Kiosk. Questions? Contact Kori Dewing at koridewing@hotmail.com

Gateway PTSA 7.3.72 eBlast

Dec 8, 2019

Keeping the lines of communication

open between parents,teachers, and administrators of

Gateway Middle School.

The PTSA strengthens our schoolsand benefits our children.

www.gatewayptsa.org

Upcoming Dates

Dec 9 PTSA BOD MeetingDec 12 PTSA Drama-Alice in Wonderland auditions for performers (NOT stage/set crew), 3- 6pm in the cafeteriaJan 8 Everett PTSA Council Reflections Celebration, 6-8pm at the CRCJan 14 Alice in Wonderland stage and set crew info session 3-4pmBe sure to check out the Gateway Middle School calendar for more school event dates:GATEWAY CALENDAR

EVERETT PTSA COUNCIL, WSPTA & NATIONAL PTA INFO

Wednesday, January 29: PTSA Council Membership Meeting Council Membership Meetings bring together representatives from our local PTAsto share information and vote on PTA business. Each local PTA is asked to haveat least one representative from their PTA Board of Directors attend (more arewelcome!). Dr. Sally Lancaster, Assistant Superintendent for the Central Region,will provide updates from the district and will be available to answer questions.After the Council meeting, we will host a free training for all leaders in attendance:Health & Wellness for PTA Leaders. This training is appropriate for any and allPTA Board members to attend.COUNCIL MEETING: 6:30 - 7:30 PM (feel free to come earlier than 6:30 PM forintroductions and to get meeting handouts)TRAINING: 7:30 - 8:30 PM, "Health & Wellness for PTA Leaders"LOCATION: Everett Community Resource Center (CRC) - 3900 Broadway,Everett, WA

WSPTA MEMBER BENEFITShttps://www.wastatepta.org/get-involved/member-benefits/

WSPTA Focus Day: Grassroots Advocacy. Powered by PTA.

Focus Day is a day where Washington State PTA (WSPTA) members travel toOlympia for a day full of engagement around our mission. Members meet withlegislators, tour the capitol, and demonstrate advocacy in action.

WSPTA members have adopted a robust legislative platform that is focused onstudent safety and success. Now we need you to advocate for it.

Volunteer Opportunities

General Volunteers NeededThere are all kinds of volunteer opportunities at the school throughout the year.Contact Jen Rasmussen to sign-up and when an opportunity arises she'll send outthe details of the upcoming events. If you know of something particular you areinterested in, let her know. you can reach her at jenlueck18@gmail.com or 206-715-5548. Thank you for being available.

Congratulations to our Reflectionsartists for advancing to the councillevel of judging.Aryana Marandi, Arjun Debnath,Sanchit Goel, Archit Goel, ArjunTayyil Satheesh, Katie Shen, LinaGamil, Sofia Sanderson, SudhirChebiyyamEmma Diep, Melody Smitkin, FionaMcMillen, Amelia Ford, JowayreyaMeneesi, Trinav Banerjee, RonakLulla, Naomi Tyler, Nikhil SaiYammanurukyle luke, Andrew Bayouk, RamonLewis-Jellenck, Lucia Boggs,Madeline Lowden, Dalton Nguyen,Shrey Gupta, and Charles Stansell

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to our volunteers this weekat the Student Store: Kristi Tomsen,Amanda Buechler and Lisa Wininger.

Thank you Melissa Hinze and EileenSugimoto for working so hard asmembership chairs and helping usearn Gold status.

GATEWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS GBN (morning announcements)Click here for the parent newsletter from the school -The Gateway PageCatch a game! Are you looking for the Gateway Sports Schedules? You can find them allhere: Gateway Sports Schedules

The staff are doing the Books over Breakprogram again this year. Students shouldpick a book of their choice to read overthe two-week winter holiday. Get cozy,enjoy reading, and fill out a briefresponse slip. The class who has thehighest percentage of students read andturn in their slip will win a winter hotcocoa party.

Plan to come to Olympia for Focus Day on Monday, January 20, and meet withyour legislators. More details about the agenda and how to schedule legislatormeetings will be available soon.

To learn more about our legislative platform, check out the legislative assemblyrecap blog post and our advocacy webpage.

National PTA Education News: Boys and Girls Brains Are Equal When ItComes to Math, Study FindsBoys and girls experience learning math in the same way, a new study found,debunking the age-old thought that males are superior to females in thesubject. Read the article.

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The district shall provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities program without regard to race, color,

national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, veteran or military status, the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability

or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a student with a disability.

Designated to handle inquiries about nondiscrimination policies are:

Affirmative Action Office – Carol Stolz, cstolz@everettsd.org, 425-385-4106 Title IX Officer – Randi Seaberg, rseaberg@everettsd.org, 425-385-4104

504 Coordinator – Becky Ballbach, rballbach@everettsd.org, 425-385-4063 ADA Coordinator – Becky Clifford, rclifford@everettsd.org, 425-385-5250

Address: 3900 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201

EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS

Everett Public Schools is hiring!Are you interested in working for the school district? Full-time, part-time andsubstitute positions are available. The schedule for many classified positions isthe same as the student day. Training is provided, and benefits are available formany positions. We have a strong need for substitute teachers, classified staffincluding regular and substitute paraeducators, office staff, custodial and foodservice positions. Join us! http://www.everettsd.org/jobs

School performance reportOur school’s performance report is available online on each school’s website.More information is available on the Office of Superintendent of Public Instructionwebsite. Click on “State Report Card” and select Everett from the list of districts.

2019-20 PTSA OfficersKori Dewing, PresidentAndrea Rosen, VP FundraisingJen Rasmussen, VP VolunteersCherlie Camero-Gushiken, SecretaryHai Evans, TreasurerMelissa Hinze and Eileen Sugimoto, Membership

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National PTA's Our ChildrenMagazine great info for parents andstudents.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Mill Creek Library

ESL Talk TimeTuesdays, Dec. 3-17 • 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.Be Your Holiday Conversation BestThursday, Dec. 12 • 6:30 p.m. Fiction Book GroupThursday, Dec. 12 • 6:45-8 p.m. Mill Creek Library Writers' GroupThursday, Dec. 12 • 7 p.m. Reading with RoverWednesday, Dec. 18 • 5:30 p.m. Fiddler in the ForestSaturday, Dec. 28 • 2 p.m.