Middle School Move Update
Winter Holiday Bazaar Was A Smash
Attention Pasco County Families
Gingerbread Holiday Shop
Holiday Shop Class Schedule
December Heron's Heroes
Volunteers We Need You!
Florida Stock Market Challenge Winners!
Message From Nurse Pam
Early Release Schedule (Dec 19th)
Parent Connect
Lost and Found Donation Day (Dec 18th)
Library Reminders
December Lunch Menu
Casino Night (Save the Date)**Tech Tip** If the shaded links are not clickable on a smartphone or if your images are not showing, try clicking the 'VIEW AS WEBPAGE' link at the top of this e-newsletter.
December 12, 2014
Dear Learning Gate Families,
A decision has been made that the 7th and 8th grade students will remain at our current, Florida Avenue location for the remainder of this school year. As of today, we have not received a response from Hillsborough County in regards to the required right turn lane needed at the new site for the 7th and 8th grade students. Unfortunately, this leaves the construction of the right turn lane as an obstacle for our initial intended January move in date.
Learning Gate is dedicated to providing a quality education for all of the students and we will spend the remainder of the school year preparing the new site for the start of the 2015-2016 school year.
Thank you to all of the families who have been working tirelessly at the new campus; your contributions have been appreciated. We will continue to keep you informed and updated.
Sincerely,
Brian Erickson
BOD PresidentThank you to all of our families who attended the Winter Holiday Bazaar, and thank you to our Glee club and student performers for making this such a memorable evening. Thanks also to our vendor partners who helped us to check a bunch of things off of our shopping lists!
It is that time of year! The Pasco County School District website (www.pasco.k12.fl.us) is accepting requests for Out of County Releases for the 2015-2016 school year. You can access the information website and application here. Remember, this paperwork needs to be completed for each student for each year that a student attends a Hillsborough County school. Our goal this year is to have all the required paperwork for returning students completed prior to the end of this school year. Please don't forget to forward a copy of the Release form as well as the corresponding Application to Enter a Hillsborough County School (available in the front office) to Donna Brynjolfsson at donna@learninggate.org at the Hanna Campus or Kellie Human at khuman@learninggate.org for 7th and 8th grades.
REMINDER TO TURN IN YOUR ENVELOPES ON MONDAY! CASH OR CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO LGCS PTSA
We are still looking for volunteers to donate cookies and juice for our shoppers. Click here to donate.
We are also still looking for volunteers to help us during Holiday House. Click here to volunteer.
Here's a sneak peek at some of the wonderful gifts available for sale at the Holiday House!
Monday Dec. 15th
Ms. Vicky
Ms. Alyson
Jennifer Cleary
Ms. Michelle
Ms. Hayley
Mr. Nate
Ms. Jodi
Ms. Kate
6th Grade
Tuesday Dec. 16th
Ms. Ellie
Ms. Atherton
Ms. Betsy
Ms. Niemann
Ms. Sarah
Ms. Coburn
Ms. Wren
6th Grade
Wednesday Dec. 17th
Ms. Holly
Ms. Weaver
Ms. Nicole
Ms. Kara
Ms. C
Ms. Anna
Ms. Becki
The Learning Gate Girl Scout Junior Troop marched in the Santa Fest Parade in downtown Tampa. In addition, the LG Girl Scout Juniors have been busy making nighttime blankets for kids in foster care, assembling activity packs for children with cancer and buying gifts for the Metropolitan Ministries Holiday tent. In their spare time they drew Christmas cards for a dying girl in Utah and sent cards to disabled veterans and active duty military personnel. Great job, girls, for being December’s Heron’s Heroes!
Volunteers: We Need YOU!
At Home Volunteers!
Are you looking for a way to rack up volunteer hours from home on your own schedule? We're looking for a few people to take on the opportunities below. Please email Michele Northrup at michelen@learninggate.org to volunteer!
Envelope Stuffer - 15 hours
Stuffing, gluing, and adding labels to envelopes
Banner Coordinator- 20 hours
Must have knowledge of spreadsheets, able to track banner orders and send to the designer team, then to the printers.
Looking for organized volunteer.
Auction Coordinators - 2 positions, 25 hours each
Must have knowledge of Excel, be able to create simple certificates or flyers. Will be tracking and organizing auction items and must be available the night of Casino Night for set-up.
We Need Packing Boxes
Please help us out by donating them. We'll take as many as we can get! Please drop them off at the Florida Avenue campus, under cover.
Lunchroom Volunteers Needed at Florida Campus!
We are always in need of lunch volunteers at the Florida Campus. This is a great way for friends and family to earn volunteer hours for your family. Please sign up here.
Lunchroom Volunteers Needed at Hanna Campus!
No signup necessary, please just come in! We need extra help during yogurt and popcorn days 3 shifts = One Free Dress Day pass
Family and Friends are welcome and needed!
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Learning Gate had a team of students compete in the Florida Stock Market Challenge. Click here for more information about the contest. Our students finished 2nd PLACE in the entire Tampa Bay area! The winning team was LG-17 and the student team members are below. Congratulations and way to go for helping Learning Gate to shine!
Brinsley Hess
Karey-Anne Guenette
Serryn Mathias
Bela Estrada
The clinic is seeking a donation of the following supplies.
Sandwich size ZIPLOC type baggies
Kleenex tissues
Clorox wipes (DISINFECTING TYPE)
Baby hygiene wipes (Families of kindergarten thru 2nd grade age students only)
Please consider donating
Thank you!
Mrs. Sikoryak, RN
K-1st at 11:30
2nd-3rd at 11:45
4th-5th at 12:05
6th at 12:30
7th Grade 11:45am
8th Grade 12:00
Parent Connect
Download a reminder for this wonderful new group meeting to your smartphone calendar here
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Congratulations to the two classes below that achieved 100% PTSA Membership!
- Ms. Jasmine's 7th Grade House
- Ms. Ellie's 1st Grade
Both classes will get a party sponsored by the PTSA for their efforts!
The items in the lost and found will be donated on Dec. 18th so be sure and stop by or have your children stop by to collect their stuff or it will be gone for good!
Please remind your student to turn in their library book before the winter break.
Casino Night Disco (Save the Date!)
PTSA Executive Board
President: Jackie Regan president.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Volunteers: Lisa Levy volunteer.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Ways & Means: Donna Peachey fundraising.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Membership: Theresa Kaupp membership.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Communications: Ivana Sheppard newsletter@learninggate.org
VP Programs: Katherine Pogorzelski events.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
Treasurer: Sherri Stedje treasurer.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
Corresponding Secretary: Jen Weiss cs.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
Submit Content for the newsletter at: newsletter@learninggate.org
Submit pictures for the yearbook to: yearbook.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
School Administration
Principal: Michelle Mason mmason@learninggate.org
Assistant Principal Kelly Pratt, Hanna Campus: kelly@learninggate.org
Assistant Principal Adam Wolford, Florida Campus: adam@learninggate.org
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