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Monday, September 15th
Hispanic Heritage Month begins!
It's Hispanic Heritage Month! To kick it off, we will be having a special Hispanic Heritage Month Bake Sale, with delicious treats inspired by Hispanic traditions! Join us by the double doors after school on Monday from 3-4:30pm. And, please check out our main hallways for an incredible exhibit of Hispanic culture and history. FoG would like to especially thank Gardner parents, Cindy, Gloria, Rose and Christina for all their beautiful and inspiring work.
Community Closet Donation Window Opens
This week you can donate your gently used adult and children's clothing, toys and home goods to our Community Closet. The Community Closet is a place where our families can shop FOR FREE for great stuff. Please get in touch with Mr. Panzer if you can help sort and organize before the closet opens for shopping. Just remember not to donate items with stains, holes or that are broken. If you wouldn't use them, please don't donate them. We want all our families to feel respected and good about what they're getting! You can drop off your items on the patio, right outside the side of the auditorium (the doors that lead to our lower yard) - anytime this week!
Tuesday, September 16th
Prospective Parents Tour
9 AM in the auditorium
If you or a friend are interested in learning more about Gardner Street Community School or our Integrated Arts Magnet, we hope you'll join us for our first tour of the year. You'll hear about all our offerings and curriculums, how to apply to the magnet, and get a tour and all your questions answered. There is no RSVP required.
Early Dismissal
1:43 PM
Every Tuesday is an early dismissal!
Thursday, September 18th
Friends of Gardner (All Parents) Meeting
8:30 AM in the auditorium
Come meet other parents and find out what's coming up at Gardner and how you can be a part of it at this month's FoG meeting. We're talking about the Halloween Carnival (with this year's theme reveal!) and much more. There will be coffee and pastries too. Please join us.
Friday, September 19th
Black Community Affinity Group Meeting
8:30 AM in the Parent Center
If you are a parent/guardian/caregiver of a Gardner student of African descent, we welcome you to join the Black Community Affinity Group's upcoming meeting! Our goal is to build a safe space to come together and share ideas, concerns, and resources that will best help facilitate an incredible Gardner educational experience for all. Please click here and fill out the form if you are interested in receiving community updates. See you there!
New music opportunities at Gardner!
Please check your child's backpack for the application for a new music opportunity at Gardner this semester. In addition to our weekly music classes for all grades, we're pleased to be able to offer an additional vocal and global percussion is available for grades 2-5, as well as vocal and percussion plus recorder and ukulele for grades 3-5. These classes are available for students who are interested in having more music instruction. Please fill it out and return the form (or click here for another one) if your child is interested.
Legendary Bingo - October 1st!
You've heard the rumblings, now get ready for Gardner's Annual Legendary Bingo Fundraiser at Hamburger Mary's coming up on Wed, October 1st! This is an adults-only event with all proceeds going to Gardner's special programs - art, music, P.E. and garden/cooking. Ten rounds of bingo, amazing auction items and karaoke afterwards! It's an epic night, so get your babysitters booked and PLEASE RSVP to secure your spot. Check the flyer here for all details. We still REALLY need new and cool items to donate for prize baskets. If you have them, please label them BINGO/PM and leave in the Parents Center. Think gift cards, passes, merch etc! Thank you!
Halloween is coming...
Which means so is our annal Halloween Carnival! More details will be sent about it soon, but right now we need sponsors that can help us fund the event! So if you know of, work for, or own a business that would be willing to sponsor the event, please reach out for more details. We especially love having Gardner-owned businesses be a part of it. All businesses that donate over $500 will receive day-of signage and a banner on the Gardner fence for a full year. Plus, it's also tax deductible! If you're interested, please contact katiepace@gmail.com.
REMINDERS
-Gardner Green recycling now on Wednesdays!
Drop all your cleaned out plastic and glass containers outside the double doors or Gardner Gate for cash back to Gardner!
-PLEASE fill out the community schools survey!
Yep! Still bugging you about the survey! Please take a few moments to share your thoughts, and rest assured that we will be using this data as a baseline to gather your input and create a school that meets the needs of everyone! Click here to take the survey!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Coming Up Next
SEPT 23RD - UNASSIGNED DAY - NO SCHOOL
SEPT 25TH - GATE/E-choices meeting
SEPT 26TH - Crazy Hat Day