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IN THIS ISSUE:
first friday parent social / re-enrollment news / students prepare for market day / snowball coming this friday / learning in action / campus snapshots / events
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Families are invited to join us for another First Friday social hour in the Farmhouse, until 9:30am. Come on in after you drop off your students, have a cup of coffee or tea and a pastry or two, and have a chat with other Gardner families and our Administrative team. We hope to see all of you there!
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Re-Enrollment and Admissions Dates
If you have any questions, we're happy to help! All admissions questions can be directed to Assistant Head, Courtney Tomlinson, and all financial questions can be directed to Director of Business Operations, Sheila FitzPatrick.
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Thursday, February 1st
Application Deadline
Families who are applying for financial aid or for siblings need to have submitted those applications Thursday, February 1st. Any questions about this process can be directed to Sheila or Courtney.
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Thursday, February 15th
Re-Enrollment Offers Sent
Our Business Office will send re-enrollment offers through FACTS for families to review and accept. Any financial aid awards will be reflected in this packet. Emails will be sent to families to notify when the packets are uploaded.
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Friday, March 1st
Re-Enrollment Packet Submissions Due
Just like families completed the enrollment packet at the beginning of this school year, families will be able to login to FACTS and find their family's enrollment packets. The enrollment packet includes the contract for online signing, along with registration forms that are completed annually. Please review the information carefully, and submit all packets by March 1st. After this date, enrollment offers are sent to newly applying families.
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Gardner Market
Students Prepare for Market Day
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Our K-6 students are hard at work getting ready for next month's Gardner Market event! Budding scientists Ruby and Fiona from our Loowit classroom are using chemistry, following directions, exercising patience, and managing inventory to create beautiful handmade soaps. Come to the Gardner Market on February 26th at 2:00pm to purchase these products and many more directly from our Gardner Entrepreneurs!
Students can choose to donate 50% or 100% of their profits to our chosen non-profit organization, Vancouver Bee Project.
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SnowBall Coming This Friday!
As they say, the Snow must go On! After being delayed due to our Wild Winter Weather, the SnowBall is gearing up to be even bigger and better! We have over 90 RSVPs so far, and expect a campus full of fun, food, and friends! Students are welcome to dress up in whatever makes them feel special, but it's not required.
Drop off for the event will start at 5:00 pm. Check in will be in the main lobby, so please walk your child in, and if any older siblings are attending, you'll be asked to turn in their waiver so we have all the relevant details. The waivers have been sent out in the FACTS portal, but we'll have available copies at drop off, too.
Dinner is between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Note - students will be eating spaghetti! Consider this as you help your child pick an outfit for the evening! Tumtum and Mazama students will be eating in Mazama, the remainder of our students will be eating in Science and the portables.
Dancing and other classroom activities will take place in the Main Building between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm. The dance floor opens to parents starting at 7:30, too, so come and boogie down with the rest of us!
Pick up is anytime before 8:00 pm, and we appreciate on time pick ups so our staff can get home, too!
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Learning in Action
Our Mazama students read their first fairytale in their "Science of Fairytales" thematic, “Ninja Red Riding Hood," a rewrite of the fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood” that is a little more age appropriate as the wolf is defeated by Red and her Grandma’s super karate skills!
Through this fairytale, students explored the 6 senses which are: smell, sight, touch, sound, taste, and proprioception. They conducted a taste test with marshmallows, pretzels, and lemons and the children determined which ones were sweet, spicy, and sour. The kids had the most entertaining reactions to sour!
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Campus snapshots
What's happening on campus
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, February 1st
Financial Aid and Sibling Applications Due
Any questions about enrollment can be directed to Assistant Head of School, Courtney Tomlinson, and any financial aid questions can go to Director of Business Operations, Sheila FitzPatrick.
Friday, February 2nd
First Friday in the Farmhouse, 8:15 am
Join parents and admin in the Farmhouse after drop off for treats, a warm drink, and conversation. We hope to see you there!
Friday, February 2nd
Gardner SnowBall (rescheduled), 5:00pm - 8:00pm
The Snow Must Go On! Our SnowBall has been moved to the 2nd of February, but all other details are the same. Food, fun, dancing, friends, and a special night out for our students and their school-aged siblings! Please RSVP for the new date here!
Wednesday, February 7th
Pahto Field Trip to Goodnight Moon, 12:15 pm
Rescheduled from January 16th! Please note Pahto students may be slightly late for our Wednesday early release this day. Expect them back around 2pm.
Thursday, February 8th
Tum Tum Celebration of Learning, 2:00 pm
The children have already started to make really special plans which will include a "performance" they are creating for you to share what they have learned about construction. You won't want to miss it!
Saturday, February 10th
Preschool Playdate Visitation, 8:30-12:00
If you have a younger sibling who will be applying for enrollment next year at Gardner, this is for you! Come join our team as children get a chance to play together with the teachers, and parents get a chance to connect. Specific times will be determined in early January and sent out as soon as possible. Have any questions? Reach out to Courtney Tomlinson for more information.
Monday, February 12th - Thursday, February 15th
Klickitat at Islandwood (Bainbridge Island, WA)
Friday, February 16th
No School, Teacher Inservice Day
Monday, February 19th
No School, President's Day
Tuesday, February 20th- Thursday, February 22nd
K-6 Parent Conferences
Stay tuned for information from your classroom teachers to schedule a parent/teacher conference.
Monday, February 26th
Gardner Market, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Students have voted, and our upcoming Gardner Market will be supporting the Vancouver Bee Project. Come to the market and purchase goods and services from students to support the nonprofit and our student entrepreneurs. Don't forget to bring cash! (Change is available on site.)
Thursday, February 29th
Klickitat at Oregon Symphony
Teacher Greg will send home permission slips and more information about this classical music tie-in to the earlier Mythology thematic.
To see and subscribe to our calendar of events, click below!
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