Gator Tracks
Volume 4, Issue 36
May 26th-30th
I wanted to take a minute and say thank you to all the wonderful people who
have made PTO successful this year. I especially want to thank my fellow
board members who worked tirelessly to accomplish all of PTO’s goals. Denise
Hoss, Rhonda Carlin, Tammy Moon, and Kellie Craft - thank you, I couldn’t
have done it without you! Secondly, I want to thank all the parents for their
volunteer and financial support. Nothing PTO does could be accomplished
without great volunteers and support through our fundraisers. Finally, I want
to say how much we appreciate the time, collaboration and encouragement
given from Gateway’s administration, staff, and faculty. Teamwork is the key
to success in PTO. With the year coming to an end, we set our sights on the
plans and goals for 2015-2016. Please come out and meet the 2015-2016
PTO Board this Wednesday, May 27th, at our last PTO general meeting of the
year. It will be held in the Student Union at 8:30 a.m..
Have a great summer,
Robin Brinegar
2014-2015 Gateway PTO Chair
Gator Tracks is published weekly by Gateway PTO.
[email protected]
Gateway PTO also maintains a website and a Facebook group.
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Upcoming Events
May 27th: PTO Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Student Union
May 27th: Elementary Awards
May 28th: Elementary Awards
May 29th: Last day of school - half day for students (releases: 11:45 Elementary, 12:30 Secondary)
May 29th: Kindergarten graduation
May 29th: HS Graduation practice
May 30th: HS graduation
The 2015-2016 school calendar can be found here:
http://gatewaycps.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/931713/File/Gateway_Calendar_20152016.pdf
Secondary’s final exam schedule:
http://gatewaycps.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/931713/File/Final%
20Exam%20Schedule%202015.pdf
Does your student have any medication in the Nurse’s office? If so, please
remember to pick it up before summer break (Friday)!
Summer School 2015 information and a registration form can be accessed on the
home page of the school website (right side).
To our Gateway Parents,
As we near the end of the school year, we are in the process of getting our books ready for closure.
To accomplish, this we will no longer allow charging (credit) in the cafeteria beginning May 11, 2015.
This means students who wish to purchase lunch or snacks will need to have money in their lunch
accounts, or money in hand. Payments can still be made via PayPams online, dropped in the office
or our cafeteria. Any money left in the accounts at the end of the year will roll over into next school
year. In the event that you have a graduating senior, their funds will be transferred to younger
siblings. If no siblings are on campus, money will be refunded, via check in the mail to an address
you provide. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at
[email protected].
Thank you and have a great day!
Connie Knaus
Food Service Manager
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If you joined PTO, bid on or helped solicit auction items, purchased apparel items from
PTO, sent in Box Tops, Campbell’s/Pepperidge Farm UPCs, Coke Rewards, or Tyson
Project A+ labels, send in items for Faculty/Staff Luncheons, volunteered as a lunch
monitor, volunteered at Gator Store, registered your Target Card, shopped at Amazon
Smile, attended PTO’s events at Schlotzsky’s, Fuddruckers, Chili’s, Chick-fil-A, Panda
Express, Jason’s Deli, Texas Roadhouse, Sweet ’n Cheezy, Five Below, or Kaleidoscope
Toys, sent Kona Ice and/or Gator Store money with your student, attended AcroTex
events, purchased pencils out of the pencil machine, and/or made a monetary donation to
PTO - THANK YOU!
If you did any of the above, you helped Gateway PTO make a difference at Gateway!
We have accomplished quite a bit this year! Take a look at this list:
Purchased $7,000 worth of Wish List items for our classrooms • donated a salad bar to
Food Services • donated 4 sets of handbells/deskbells to Elementary Music • supplied
snacks/water for all STAAR/EOC testing • purchased additional college banners for
Student Union • ordered two custom Gator die cuts • purchased Elmo document
cameras • purchased $2,600 worth of equipment for Science campus-wide • helped offset
costs for Kindergarten and Senior Graduations • $10,000 worth of items for campus/
classroom use • Donuts with Dad • WATCH D.O.G.S. Pizza Night • 3 refrigerators and 1
microwave for use in campus buildings • End-of-Year pizza lunch for 7th-12th • Field Day
hot dog lunch & equipment purchase for K - 6th
Additionally, PTO published the Gator Tracks newsletter each week, maintained PTO’s
website and Facebook page, sponsored Gateway Day at the Round Rock Express game,
helped offset costs of NHS and NJHS inductions, hung college banners in Student Union,
operated Gator Store each Friday, held 5 Faculty/Staff luncheons and Faculty/Staff
Appreciation Week, offered Gator apparel, and collected/submitted Box Tops for
Education, Campbell’s Labels for Education, & Tyson Project A+ labels.
Again, thank you for helping Gateway PTO help Gateway.
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Target’s “Thanks a Billion” Promotion…
Thank a teacher via Target’s Facebook promotion, and Target will
donate $25 to us! (You can thank as many teachers as you wish,
but only the first one will count towards the donation.) http://
tgt.biz/ljp8 Enter Gateway’s zip code of 78626 (you may need to
expand the “miles” to 15 to be able to see Gateway College Prep)
and just follow the instructions. Promotion will end on 6/15/15, or
whenever $5 million has been given away. You can read the terms and conditions here.
Information about STORM Track & Field (summer) has been
posted on Gateway's website:
http://orenda.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=312881
Please send in any Box Tops, Campbell’s/
Pepperidge Farm labels, Coke Rewards points,
etc. as soon as possible!
K-4th: Send in to classroom teacher
5th - 8th: Send in to Math or ELA teacher
9th - 12th: Send in to Math teacher
They may also be turned in to the Student Union.
2nd through 5th grade, July 20th - 24th, 8am - 4pm
6th through 9th grade, July 13th - 17th, 8am - 4pm
2nd -5th grade Registration Form
6th - 9th grade Registration Form
For more info, contact
[email protected],
[email protected]
There is a limited supply of fitted/sized
"G" hats available at $25 each. If
interested, check in with the Reception
Desk in the Student Union.
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There are so many ways you can help Gateway PTO
over the summer (and throughout the year)!
Box Tops for Education:
Gateway PTO earns 10¢ for each Box Top we turn in! (They add
up quickly!) Bonus coupons are worth more! You can find these on may
products throughout your home, such as Big G cereals, Betty Crocker and
Pillsbury products, Mott’s, Old El Paso, Progresso Soups, Land O Lakes,
Yoplait packages, Nature Valley, Hefty, Avery office products, Kleenex, Scott, Ziploc, Green
Giant, Hanes, and more. Bonuses can be found on products at Sam’s and other stores. HEB &
Randall’s sometimes run bonus offers that will print a coupon for bonuses at the register. For a
complete list of products, visit http://www.boxtops4education.com/participating-products
Labels for Education:
Gateway PTO can earn free products for our school with these
labels. They can be found on Campbell’s and Pepperidge Farm
products, Post cereals, Dannon Kids, BIC writing products, Prego,
Swanson, V8, Spaghettio’s, and more. For more information, visit http://
www.labelsforeducation.com
Tyson’s Project A+:
Gateway PTO can earn 24¢ for each of these labels! These can be found on
most Tyson pre-cooked products. Please save the entire label strip, as
shown . For more information, visit http://projectaplus.tyson.com/ One of
these Tyson Project A+ labels can be found on all of their fully cooked
products.
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Target’s Take Charge of Education:
Do you have a Target Card? If so, Target will donate 1% of your Target
purchases on this card to Gateway PTO! Simply log into your Target
card account and click on "Take Charge of Education" at the
bottom. Enter Gateway's zip code of 78626, then choose Gateway and
save the changes. There is nothing more to do!
Amazon Smile:
Did you know that you can earn money for Gateway PTO while you
shop? Amazon will donate .5% of the price of your eligible Amazon
purchase to the charitable organization of your choice. Simply go
to http://smile.amazon.com/, which is the same Amazon you
already know - same products, same prices, same service. Just enter "Gateway Prep Pto" in
the search box and click on the correct result. Simply continue your shopping on Amazon as
you always do. Please remember to always start your Amazon shopping at http://
smile.amazon.com/ so that it will count. (Note...although Orenda Education is listed in the list
of charities, they have decided not to participate in this program. If you choose Orenda, they
will not receive the donation.)
Coke Rewards:
Go to the Coke Rewards Page and register to set up an account. Under the
“schools” tab, click “donate to a school”. Enter zip code 78626 and scroll down to
select "Gateway College Prep School". Press “continue” and our page will come up. Then
click "donate points." You can donate as you get them or wait until we announce one of the
“double points” events on our facebook page. You are also welcome to send in your Coke
Rewards points with your Box Tops!
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Schoola:
Do you donate your kids clothes or shop resale? Schoola can assist you with
EITHER! They will send you a bag (for free) to send in your gently used student's
clothing, etc. You can also purchase items from their site. A percentage of the
purchases are donated back to the school. Just be sure to make sure your donation and/or
purchase is registered under "Gateway College Preparatory School" for us to benefit! For
more information, visit our page on Schoola’s website.
Capri Sun Pouches:
Please empty and save your Capri Sun pouches. We can
turn them in for cash! Please turn emptied pouches in to
the collection bin under the microwaves in the cafeteria.
Shoparoo:
Shoparoo is affiliated with a market research firm. After you've downloaded
their app, take a photo of your receipts (grocery, big box store, etc.) and
upload using their app on your smart phone or tablet. Shoparoo in turn
makes a donation to Gateway PTO based on your receipts. Gateway PTO's referral code is
"trant917" and is registered as "Gateway College Prep PTO". There are also bonus
opportunities which are detailed on their website.
Office Depot:
Let the cashier know you support our school or enter
your invoice number online, and Office Depot gives
our school 5% of purchase amount! You can read
more information here.
Thank you for reading Gator Tracks!
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