The GATE Gazette
Friday, December 13, 2019
This Week
We had such a wonderful week here at GATE! Please see the information below and have a nice weekend! We got to see some amazing actors and actresses in the "Fairytale Courtroom" play, see the Ukulele club's 1st performance, celebrate classroom spelling bee winners, and have our hive huddles after a long hiatus! It is such a great experience to see our school culture being developed in a positive way.
Please take the time to read through this newsletter - there is quite a bit of new information in here. Have a restful weekend.
Sincerely,
Kate Martin, Principal
Teacher Reflection So Far..
Welcome our new Meadows secretary - Ms. Edith McCoy!
Bringing P2 Home
This week's P2 character trait was humility/modesty: You do not seek the spotlight; you let your actions speak for themselves.
Why does it matter?
Developing humility is associated with positive developmental outcomes in individuals. It allows a person to honestly reflect on their abilities and acknowledge how and where they can improve. Humility opens them up to new ideas, advice, and (consequently) abilities that pride, arrogance, or pretentiousness often block. Therefore, humility makes them desired members of a team.
American society has overemphasized individual self-esteem to the point that narcissism is up 30% since the early 1980s. Narcissism, a fragile and defensive variety of self-esteem, is correlated with feelings of entitlement and a belief that all one’s failures are a result of external factors. This increased focus on self and decreased focus on others is harmful to group cohesion and success. Humility, then, is vital to team, community, and societal achievement. Humble groups, composed of humble people, do what’s necessary without making a big deal of it; always remaining focused on what’s next.
GATE Upcoming Events
- Dec. 17: Drama Club Performance in Cafeteria after school
- Dec. 19: School-wide PJ day!
- Dec. 20: Classroom winter parties - time TBD by classroom teacher
- Dec. 23-Jan. 3: Winter Break
- Jan. 7: Brainstormers Assembly @ 1pm
- Jan. 9: School-wide spelling bee @ 8:05 in the Media Center. Parents of finalists may come.
- Jan. 9: PTO Meeting 7pm @ Media Center
- Jan. 13-17: NWEA MAP Winter Testing week
- Jan. 16: Early Dismissal @ 1:05pm
- Jan. 17: SMILE Makers Dental visit - see separate flyer coming home next week.
- Jan. 17: Blanket Making event sponsored by PTO
- Feb. 3-Mar. 3: School of Choice Application window
Fantastic Job, Drama Club Students!
Girls of the Crescent - Diversity in Books Presentation
New Ukulele Club Opportunity!
Going Shopping this Weekend? Print this flyer!
No-Sew Blanket Making Bash Community Service Event
Free Webinar Opportunity: Teaching Tenacity and Other Social-Emotional Skills
Presenters: Emily Mofield, Ed.D., and Megan Parker Peters, Ph.D., Authors
How can you help students develop resilience to persevere in the face of setbacks? This free webinar will provide the know-how and get you started with social-emotional learning.
This webinar will be offered twice. Click the date you are interested in to register now.
Register Now: January 30, 2020, 2:45 p.m. CT
Register Now: January 30, 2020, 3:45 p.m. CT
About Teaching Tenacity, Resilience, and a Drive for Excellence
Teaching Tenacity, Resilience, and a Drive for Excellence equips teachers to deliberately cultivate psychosocial skills, including self-awareness, problem solving to deal with setbacks, assertive interpersonal skills, and intellectual risk-taking. By teaching students to be aware of how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors affect their pursuit of excellence, students can learn to tackle challenges and setbacks that they might experience as they reach to achieve. Lessons include engaging activities and curriculum connections, covering topics related to perfectionism, mindset, grit, stress, procrastination, social-emotional intelligence, and more.
About the Presenters
Emily Mofield, Ed.D., is an assistant professor in the College of Education at Lipscomb University. Her background includes 15 years experience teaching gifted students and leading gifted services. Megan Parker Peters, Ph.D., is an associate professor and the Director of Teacher Education and Assessment at Lipscomb University. She is also a psychologist, specializing in the needs of gifted and twice-exceptional learners.
School Security Changes
This is yet another measure that the district is taking to ensure the safety of students and staff. Thank you!
Want to Cheer on our Middle School Robotics Team Saturday....From Home?
What is Bullying Discussion
Middle School Girls Volleyball Tryouts
Other Reminders
Lunch/Recess Help Needed
Parents and volunteers - even ONE day a week or every other week HELPS a TON! Please consider signing up to help monitor students between 11:50-12:46.
Please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49aca62da0f58-lunchrecess
Please note that due to volunteer requirements and restrictions, you MUST have submitted a volunteer form and your photo ID to be processed before signing up. See additional instructions at the link above.
If you think you **might** be interested in our actual lunch/recess supervisor position, know that you can do it PART-TIME as well and share the job with someone else! Please email me if you think you might be interested in this option! We need 2 Lunchroom/Recess Supervisors. Hours are 11:30am-1:00pm Monday-Friday.
Please email me if interested.
Contact Info
Our secretary, Brenda Trager, will be answering your calls.
Please call this number to report absences or when you have school related questions.
brenda.trager@avondaleschools.org
8:00-9:15am & 2:15-2:53pm - Enter at GATE entrance. All other times, enter main office.
Our address is 1435 West Auburn Rd. Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Our website: https://sites.google.com/a/avondaleschools.org/gate-1/
Contact Information
Email: kate.martin@avondaleschools.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/avondaleschools.org/gate-1/
Location: 1435 West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI, USA
Phone: (248) 537-6400
Twitter: @KateMartinGATE