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Gower West News
April 26, 2024
Gower West Parent Feedback for 2024-2025
So much of Gower West Elementary School and Gina Rodewald are synonymous and for good reason. For many of you, Ms. Rodewald may be the only principal you have known and that's amazing! In preparing for the transition in leadership, I want to acknowledge the parts of Gower West that you know and love and want to make sure they stay present.
As Dr. Simon often shares in the Community Newsletter, ‘Organizations can’t grow without feedback’. If you would be so kind as to share the parts of Gower West that you love and can’t imagine being without, the parts that you do not know a lot about or want to know more, and the parts that you would like to see adjusted or added, it would add a lot of value to our ongoing planning efforts.
Thank you,
Melissa Capizzi
Congratulations to This Week's W.O.W.s!!!
Field Day is right around the corner! Please sign up now to have some field day fun and help out at a station. Sign up here.
Summer Learning sign up closes May 3rd
K-2nd Story Time & Activity
3rd & 4th Grade Reading Club
3rd & 4th Write & Illustrate Your Own Story Book
K-4th Grade Art Enrichment (online)
K-6th Grade Mini STEM Camp
1st-4th Grade Games to Improve Executive Functioning (online)
PLEASE use your child's current grade level when completing registration!
Visit the Virtual Backpack for more details on enrichment classes/activities.
Please contact Vicky O'Boyle at voboyle@gower62.com
with questions regarding sign-up or electronic payment.
Teacher Appreciation Week May 6th-May 10th
GOWER PTO presents: Gower Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week 2024
Can you believe the year is almost over?! What a perfect time to honor and recognize the Staff and Teachers at Both Gower West and Gower Middle. Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up Monday, May 6th -Friday May, 10th. Please support Gower PTO and sign up to donate drinks and snacks that will be shared with the staff during Appreciation week. Click the SignUp Link!! Let them know how grateful you are and thank them! Looking forward to making it a great week!
Registration is Open!
Information on Returning Student Registration for the 2024-2025 school year was sent home with students on Friday. Families will continue to use the PowerSchool platform to complete the registration process. As in the past, Required Annual Registration Fees may be paid in the school offices by cash/check (payable to Gower School District 62). New this year, families have the option to complete Required Annual Registration fee payment within the PowerSchool Portal. NOTE: *We are NO LONGER using Mealtime for collection of school fees.
To pay Required Annual Registration Fees online:
Login to your PowerSchool Parent Portal
Make sure you are selecting the correct student for the account (If you have multiple students).
On the left navigation bar, there will be multiple options. Choose the “BALANCE” option to view fees (Sports, School Year etc.) assessed to your account.
Click the button "Make a Payment"
The first time you click this button, you will be prompted to set up an account with Revtrak/Vanco. You will be asked to provide an email address where you will receive a one time code. After verifying your account using the code, you will be asked to “login using PowerSchool”. This will connect your Powerschool/Revtrak account which will allow you to pay fees in the future.
A new form, “[Gower RS] Z Transportation and Fee form 2024-2025” has been added to the Returning Student Registration process. This new form will allow families to submit electronic payments for optional fees through a collaboration with Vanco, a payment processing system. This online payment option affects payments for:
Student Transportation
PTO Annual Family Dues
PTO Student/Classroom Activity Fund and
Optional PTO and Gower Foundation Donations
After selections are made, families now have the option to enter credit card information for online payments while submitting the form.
At this time, Gower School District 62 will continue to use MyMealtime.com for managing student lunch accounts. We anticipate streamlining all online payments into one portal in the near future.
Please contact Vicky O’Boyle at voboyle@gower62.com with questions regarding online fee payments.
Incoming Kindergarten Families
You are Invited!
Show Your Gower Pride!
Get your spirit wear & support Gower West!
Mother's Day Offer with FREE SHIPPING
Your purchase of spirit wear supports Gower West Elementary School, specifically rewards for Gower Gladiators who are respectful, responsible, and kind! We appreciate your support!
Upcoming Events at Gower West
Please Mark Your Calendars!
Monday, April 29
2:25 Chess Club
Tuesday, April 30
2:25- 4th grade Service Club
2:25 Spanish Club
2:25-5 BAM Theatre FINAL SHOW
Wednesday, May 1
7:10 4th grade Chorus
2:30 Young Rembrandts
Thursday, May 2
7:10 3rd grade Chorus
2nd Grade Field Trip
2:25 Beginner Band Rehearsal
6:00 Incoming Kindergarten Orientation
Friday, May 3
Push Pop Sale During the Day
2:30 BAM Theater
The Fine Art Symposium is back for another year!
Join us at Gower West from 5:30-7:30 on May 9 for a night filled with creativity and talent.
- Come see & bring home your child's original artwork
- Come enjoy Gower West & Middle School musical performances
- Come watch Gower students perform in the second ever Poetry Slam
- We need parent volunteers to help make this happen! Click below to sign up.
We will have two board positions open for the 23-24 school year, Communications Trustee and Programming Trustee.
If you are interested in supporting our students and schools and serving our mission, click on each title to learn about what these positions entail.
Ready to roll? To apply, click here.
SAVE THE DATE! 9/28/2024
We are excited to announce our theme for this year's gala: Old Hollywood. Tickets will go on sale in May. Sponsorships are still available. Click here to learn how you can support our fundraising goals and help make the gala a night to remember.