Have You Heard?

Board Meeting
The Gateway Preparatory Academy Board meeting is Thursday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m.
What is the PHAN Club?

Did you know that the Gateway PTO has changed its name to the GPA PHAN (Parents Helping As Needed) Club? They have also done away with membership dues, and continue to look for parents willing to share their [...]

Director’s Letter September 2010

Dear Parents,
This has been a busy two weeks for us here at school and we are very pleased with the way that our students have responded to a new year. Classrooms are peaceful and engaged in learning. We are confident of an excellent school year!
Carpool changes have contributed in a positive way to the climate [...]

Welcome Back !!!

Welcome back to all returning and new members of the Gateway family … students, parents, and staff!
**ENROLLMENT CONTINUES**  Open enrollment for all grades will continue through September 17th.

After School Art Lessons Offered
In addition to all of the wonderful electives our students have to choose from throughout the day (languages, dance, drama, art, music/band, science explorations, [...]

Mr. Lee’s Year End Letter

Dear Parents,
It has been a great pleasure for us to associate with your children and students throughout this school year. I commend you for sending to us such quality young people and assure that we have taken our responsibility to share in their education very seriously. This has been a great year. Together we have [...]

A Great End To A Great Year

GPA Library Receives Grant
Gateway is proud to announce that we are one of 4,000 schools across the country to be awarded the “We the People” Bookshelf Collection from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
End of  Year Events
The last week of school is filled with fun activities, Field Days, Level Festivals, Pet Day, classroom parties, and [...]

Volunteer Breakfast

On Tuesday, May 25, between 7:00 and 8:15 am. The office staff is hosting a “Thank you to our Volunteers” breakfast.
We wish to invite all members of the Gateway Staff and anyone who has volunteered time to our school to come to breakfast and receive our thanks for all that you have done to contribute [...]

GPA Nearing Year End

End of Year Activities
We have less than two weeks of school left, full of end-of-year class festivals, field days, performances and parent-teacher conferences! Teachers were treated to a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Lunch this past week.
Music and Drama Performances
Band, choir and orchestra students continue to practice hard in preparation of the Finale Concert Monday, May 17th, [...]

Performing Arts Activities Shine in Spring

End of Year Testing
6th graders will utilize computers for end-of-level testing May 10th – 18th.
Drama + Students = Fun
7th and 8th grade drama students have wrapped up filming their own soap operas, while 1st – 6th grade drama classes wrote and filmed their own commercials. Fun was had by all.
Upcoming Musical Events
We are looking forward [...]

Enriching Spring Events At Gateway

Natural beauty comes to Gateway
A big thanks to Ladybug Nursery for providing flowers, soil and a tree for the recent Earth Day activities and for the upcoming Kindergarten Spring Festival Garden Tea Party May 11th. Kindergarten students are also working on dioramas of Utah plants and animals.
Cinco de Mayo
4Th – 6th graders will be [...]

5th Term Off To a Great Start

Our last term of the school year is off to a great start
Some 7th-8th graders participated in the recent Fantasy Art Competition, open to middle and high school students from Cedar City, Parowan, Beaver and Washington County. Carly Phillips took 2nd Place in 3-D Mystical Creatures and Dylan Zerkle took 3rd Place in 2-D Mystical [...]

GPA School Board Director Elections

Dear Parents,
We are at the end of our fourth term. We will be out of school for our final term break from Wednesday, April 14 through Friday, April 16. Our fifth term begins on Monday, April 19. Our students are doing very well and we look forward to a great finish to our year.
It is [...]

Math, Animals, & Re-Living History

Math Competition
We wish the best of luck to the 7th and 8th graders who are attending the Snow College Math Competition April 6 … they have been working hard!
Animal Life
Mrs. Grover’s class has been enjoying animal life … dogs got to visit last week, and all other pets and farm animals are next week.
Historical Role [...]

Director’s Newsletter, April 2010

Director’s Newsletter, April 2010

 
 
Dear parents,
We have survived the crazy spring weather and look forward with you to warmer days.

Let me remind you of our upcoming calendar:

Scoliosis screening (7th and 8th Grades) April 1.
There is no school this Friday, April 2.
Kindergarten registration is Wednesday, April 7th, 7:00 pm.
Maturation Program (5th Grade, Boys and Girls) Monday, April [...]

A Word On Safety

Parents,
It is very important to us to be good neighbors in our community. Lately we have had numerous complaints about the speed of cars leaving the school and driving through the neighborhood streets. Please slow down!!
We have an obligation to keep our children safe and also to keep the children in our neighborhood safe.
Thank you [...]

Preparing for Spring

Spring Fundraiser
Our Spring Bulb Fundraiser continues … beautify your yard and support Gateway at the same time by purchasing bulbs for your garden, now through March 31.
 
PTO Focus
The PTO is collecting gently used, dress code appropriate clothing for the upcoming Clothing Swap April 9. PTO elections are coming up, so if you are interested in [...]

PTO Elections

It is time for PTO Officer Elections!

All parents are encouraged to be involved in the PTO so that we can make our children’s education the best ever! Applications for PTO are Due April 13th. Elections will run April 26th-30th.  A full description of elected positions, responsibilities and the PTO bylaws, as well as the application [...]

Gateway Today, Students ARE The News!

The latest issue of the Gateway Today student publication brings us insight into the heart and soul of our school: The Students.
On the front page you’ll discover some of the diverse talents our students have acquired through much of their own hard work. Reading on, you’ll learn about the origins of Valentines Day, and get [...]

GPA News

Awards at Heritage Festival
Congratulations to the Gateway Preparatory Academy Band, Choir, and Orchestra … they came home from the Heritage Festival with five awards, including a Gold, two Silvers, and the Outstanding Orchestra Award. In addition, Kylee Groft received the Maestro Award, which is awarded to only one student. The Orchestra has also been invited [...]

RFP: School Lunch

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: School Lunch
Gateway Preparatory Academy in Enoch, Utah is REQUESTING PROPOSALS from various local food vendors for 2010-2011 school year.
Proposal information packets are available at GPA.  Vendor must be state approved and able to meet the Child Nutrition Guidelines for the Free/Reduced lunch program. Bids will be accepted from Monday, March 22 through [...]

RFP: Seeking IT Support Services

Seeking IT Support Services
for Gateway Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy is currently seeking IT support services to aid the school in deploying and maintaining a stable network environment. Interested parties will work closely with the school administration and in-house IT staff to meet the technological goals of the school.
Bids should provide [...]