The Gates Mills Gazette
Mrs. Tammi L. Bender, Principal
April 5, 2019
Gates Mills Elementary School
Website: http://www.mayfieldschools.org/gatesmillselementary_home.aspx
Location: 7639 Colvin Road, Gates Mills, OH, United States
Phone: 440-995-7500
Facebook: Facebook.com/gatesmillselementaryschool
Twitter: @mrstammibender
PTC Newsflash
Have any interest in becoming a part of the Parent Teacher Club Board for the 2019/20 school year? We have a couple of positions to fill. If interested, please feel free to attend the next PTC meeting on Wednesday, May 1st at 6:30pm, or reach out to PTC President Tina Iacampo at tiacampo@gmail.com with any questions.
Save the Dates
Friday, May 10th - Moms & Muffins: 7:15 - 7:50am, gym
Wednesday, May 29th - Last Day of School Picnic: 11:30am
Inside the Idea Lab with Mrs. Stephens
This week in Idea Lab, it was the double rotation for second and third graders. By far the most popular choice this week was building with the new Magna-Tile sets we recently acquired. Students worked very well together in small groups to build the largest structures to date. Their building strategies are becoming more advanced as they have more practice with different types of materials. Also on Monday, each class stopped by the Idea Lab at the beginning of guidance (Thanks, Mr. DiMarino!) to vote in the final round of March Book Madness. Using our new interactive television made this process extremely fast, so it took just a few minutes for an entire class to vote.
On Thursday we finally found out the long-anticipated results of the final round in the Picture Book Bracket of March Book Madness: Finding Winnie was the champion! There was much cheering and even a few tears over this upset over last year’s champion, Not Quite Narwhal, but never fear; the event achieved its goal of getting our student excited about books and reading. As the MBM motto says: “Books Always Win!”
Speaking of books, April is School Library Month as well as National Poetry Month, so poetry and library-themed books were on our featured display this week for check-out. We also had quite a few spring and spring holiday books as well. We will be doing some fun poetry-inspired activities over the next few weeks integrating our building materials, so watch the newsletter for updates.
Winner for March Book Madness
2019 Mayfield Art Show
Zackary T - K
Anthony F - 1
Maddie L - 1
Lilly T - 1
Savannah E - 2
Scott H - 2
Maria V - 2
Chris W - 2
Erik K - 3
Hanvika K - 3
Avery P - 3
Adekanmi A - 4
David K - 4
Nadia H - 5
Evan M - 5
Kindergarten Registration
Feel free to contact Registrar Laura Cantrell @440-995-7243 with any questions pertaining to registering, or email her at registration@mayfieldschools.org.
Important Links
Attendance Matters: House Bill 410
School Website: Gates Mills Elementary
Drop Off & Dismissal Procedures
District Parent Mentor Information
School Lunch Information: Food Services
Mayfield City Schools App: Visit the App Store to download for Android or Apple device.
Dates to Remember
April 5 & 6: Shrek the Musical, MHS, 7 pm
April 7: Shrek the Musical, MHS, 2 pm
April 7: Art Show Opening Reception, Hillcrest Hospital, 1-3 pm
April 9: 4th Grade Young Ladies Health Fair, Lander School, 6-8:30 pm
April 11: 5th Grade Boys Maturation Program, Lander School, 7-8 pm
April 12 & 13: Shrek the Musical, MHS, 7 pm
April 14: Shrek the Musical, MHS, 7 pm
April 16: Gr. 1 to Hale Farm (rescheduled)
April 18: Staff Development Day, NO CLASSES
April 19: Good Friday, NO SCHOOL
April 22: Easter Monday, NO SCHOOL
April 24: Board of Education Meeting, 7 pm