GATE Gazette

Principal: Anita.Steward@avondaleschools.org

Assistant Principal: Angela.Castaldi@avondaleschools.org

Secretary: Angela.Williams@avondaleschools.org

Attendance Clerk: Divya.Majjari@avondaleschools.org

Website: http://www.avondaleschools.org/gate-magnet-school
Location: 1435 W. Auburn Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Phone: (248) 537-6400

Hours: Full Day- 8:11a.m-3:11p.m

Half Day- 8:11a.m-11:25a.m

Early Pickup for your student and changes to dismissal ends at 2:45p.m.

Middle School Webpage: https://sites.google.com/avondaleschools.org/gatemiddleschool/home

If you have a question or to report your child's absence please email Mrs. Majjari at divya.majjari@avondaleschools.org.

Please review the attendance and dismissal procedures for GATE Magnet School to familiarize yourself with the process.

avondale.nutrislice.com

Congratulations to our GATE Griffins! The elementary ranked #1 in Avondale School District Elementary Schools and #4 in Michigan Elementary Schools, and the middle school ranked #2 in Michigan Middle Schools. To learn more, please click on the links below to read the U. S. News.

https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/elementary-schools/michigan/district-111460

https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/middle-schools/michigan/district-111460

12/6 - St. Nicholas Day

12/7 - Pearl Harbor Day

12/10 - Picture Retake Day

12/13 - PTO Event: Elementary Open Gym; more details below!

12/11-12/19 - Book Fair

12/16 - Board Meeting, 7pm @ Gate Magnet

12/18-12/19 - After School Play - What a Tangled Web, 5:30pm

12/19 - PTO Meeting on Zoom ID 204 024 3974/ password GATEPTO

12/21 - Winter Solstice

12/25- Christmas

12/25 Hanukkah begins

12/26- Kwanzaa begins

12/23-1/5- No School - Holiday Break

Our GATE Book Fair is coming up quickly, and we're really excited! Our book fair will be held in the Griffin's Nest (Library) beginning Thursday, December 12th. Book Fair runs until Wednesday, December 18th. For parents who would prefer to shop with their students, we will offer two evening shopping times, from 5-6pm on Friday, December 13th and Wednesday, December 18th.

To make shopping more convenient, Scholastic offers an e-wallet program, where you can add money to an account for your child to shop!

The URL for our fair's homepage and directions for how to set up e-Wallets:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/avondalegatemagnetschool

As always, we welcome volunteers to help students shop and purchase items!

The signup genius for volunteers:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B45AFA829A3FBC52-53580326-scholastic

Greetings GATE Parents/Guardians,

The Oakland County Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards are presented annually to honor and reward teachers in Oakland County who have achieved, through their effort and example, the highest standards of excellence in their profession. Oakland Schools has created these awards out of a conviction that a quality public education system is essential to the health and vitality of our community. We believe that encouraging excellence in education is the shared responsibility of all who reap its benefits.

If you would like to nominate a GATE teacher for consideration for this award, please write a statement describing why you feel that teacher is deserving of the nomination. You can include specific examples and stories of how the teacher has gone above and beyond to support your child. Please limit your statement to 600 words and submit all nominations to the building principal by Friday, January 10.

Thank you for helping us to recognize the outstanding teachers that we have at GATE.

Thank you for your support!

The Griffin Post just published its fourth edition! We are starting December off strong with a fun wintry edition! If you want to learn more about skiing, a British monarch, the world's tallest waterfall, if you are looking for a great book to read, or if you want to try some fun challenges (in our game section), you have come to the right spot! Visit griffinpost.wixsite.com/gate to read our articles!

This is a reminder for all families to complete the CEP Education Benefits Application, if you have not already done so for this school year. Although school meals are free for all students, it is critical that all households complete the CEP Education Benefits Application. This information determines the amount of money our schools receive from a variety of State and Federal supplemental programs that support our students, staff, and families.

Families can submit their completed application online through the Meal Magic Family Portal. Any questions can be forwarded to Megan Haase at megan.haase@avondaleschools.org.

Lerui Zheng, a 5th grader at GATE participated in the Y10 Men's Foil event at the Cobra Challenge SYC Fencing Tournament in New Jersey over Thanksgiving weekend. Out of 95 fencers in the event, he advanced to the final strip and earned the silver medal, securing an impressive 2nd place finish. Congratulations Lerui!

The Robotics team (Adhrit, Ranveer, Veer, Yuan) recently participated in [Robotics Competition - FTC, into the deep-district level], and achieved a remarkable 2nd-place finish! What's even more exciting is that this team consisting entirely of elementary students qualified for the state-level competition, which will take place on December 7th and 8th.

Additional congratulations to our Middle School Robo Turtles! They won the 2024 FIRST Avondale League Tournament Championship, along with multiple awards! A huge shout out to Austin Berens, Alex Dippel, Aiden Platt, Aiden Yang, Calin Stankiewicz and Peter Lin!!

One of our goals at GATE is to empower our students to be global thinkers and active participants in their communities. We are thrilled to see so many of our classrooms and students taking the initiative to organize service projects to benefit those around them. Here are some of the projects happening throughout the building in which you may choose to participate!

Attention Middle School Parents:
Are you interested in learning more about our Accelerated Pathways program? Click here for details and discover how your child can benefit from this high school opportunity!

Jennifer Wilson,

Accelerated Pathways Coordinator

Avondale Schools

The Winter term is going to be here before you know it. Make sure you have registered for any vendor after-school programs your student is interested in. The list of Winter programs starts on page 3. Registration for the Winter term closes on Wednesday, January 8th.

Mad Science will begin on Monday, September 30th. The make-up from the canceled class on Monday, September 23rd will be a 2-hour class on the last day of the Fall term, Monday, December 16th.

TGA Golf make-up class has been scheduled for Thursday, January 9th from 3:20pm-4:20pm.

Being part of a committee is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to our school community, develop new skills, and collaborate with fellow parents, teachers, and students.

Important: Each individual can sign up for a maximum of two committee spots. This ensures that everyone has a chance to participate and contribute meaningfully.

Explore the different committees and find the ones that match your interests and strengths. We look forward to your involvement and the great ideas you'll bring to our school!

Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to making our school the best it can be!

To view and sign up for our PTO committees, click HERE

Please click to read this week's Avondale's Weekly News & Notes.

Here is the most recent Athletic Newsletter

Thanks,

Denise

Please use the Google doc link to sign up for the program.