Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Gateway News
Thank you everyone for a great year!
Tupperware sales - please turn in money by the 20th!
If you have not paid for May please so so. We still have utility bills, internet costs and expenses for the end of year parties to pay. We distribute the costs over the 9 months to help the families, but we need to close this years books.
High School finishes up the 18th of May and students have until May 30th to turn in any assignments that are missing that they would like some credit for.
Next Tuesday, May 18- pot luck lunch 12:00 pm Bring food to share!
Thursday the 20th is cleaning day at Gateway. Time to clean and pack up and bring closure to the year. 1-3 pm
Field trip to the Merriville Pierce Middle School Planetarium is Monday May 24th. $2.00 a person, adults or K-12 students. Must be there by 9:30 am. There are still slots available, please email if you want to attend by Monday May 17th. After that, the remaining slots will be offered to the homeschool community outside of Gateway.
If you have not indicated that your jr/high or high school student will be with us again next year, please do so soon. At the end of the month we will announce if there are any openings and we will not be able to guarantee a spot if it is not reserved.
SUMMER
If you are interested in math or English tutoring this summer please let us know so we can put together some time slots. Individual cost is $10 per hour. Group sessions are less determined on the number of students enrolled. Normally $5 a session, which may be longer than an hour.
Piano, brass and woodwind lessons available at $10 per lesson - taught by Judy Gardner.
SUMMER CLASSES email back asap if interested, general announcement to homeschool community goes out Monday. Reserve your spot now!
New this year:
High School Speech Boot Camp
June 7-11 from 9 am to 12 pm
$50
Based off of "Speech Boot Camp" by Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students will be required to prepare speeches at home each night to present the next day. Includes impromptu, introductory, narrative, descriptive, and persuasive... plus more.
(Note: Speech will also be offered as a semester class at the co-op next year if your student is unable to complete the week long intensive class.)
Jr. High Writing Mini Camp (grades 6-8)
June 7-9 from 1 - 3:30 pm
$25
Take away the fear of writing and give you students valuable keys for success! This middle school level course provides an introduction to Writing using structure and style developed by Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students will be required to complete a writing assignment on Monday and Tuesday nights to be used in class the next day.
(Great introduction to the Excellence in Writing program that we will use for the junior high at co-op next year.)
High School Writing Camp (grades 8-12)
July 19-23 from 9-12
$55
Take away the fear of writing and give you students valuable keys for success! This high school level course provides an introduction to Writing based on the Student Writing Intensive by Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students will be required to complete a writing assignment each night to be used in class the next day.
(Great introduction to the Excellence in Writing program that we will use for the senior high at co-op next year.)
Hope to hear from you.
Thank you for being part of our family here at Gateway.
Tupperware sales - please turn in money by the 20th!
If you have not paid for May please so so. We still have utility bills, internet costs and expenses for the end of year parties to pay. We distribute the costs over the 9 months to help the families, but we need to close this years books.
High School finishes up the 18th of May and students have until May 30th to turn in any assignments that are missing that they would like some credit for.
Next Tuesday, May 18- pot luck lunch 12:00 pm Bring food to share!
Thursday the 20th is cleaning day at Gateway. Time to clean and pack up and bring closure to the year. 1-3 pm
Field trip to the Merriville Pierce Middle School Planetarium is Monday May 24th. $2.00 a person, adults or K-12 students. Must be there by 9:30 am. There are still slots available, please email if you want to attend by Monday May 17th. After that, the remaining slots will be offered to the homeschool community outside of Gateway.
If you have not indicated that your jr/high or high school student will be with us again next year, please do so soon. At the end of the month we will announce if there are any openings and we will not be able to guarantee a spot if it is not reserved.
SUMMER
If you are interested in math or English tutoring this summer please let us know so we can put together some time slots. Individual cost is $10 per hour. Group sessions are less determined on the number of students enrolled. Normally $5 a session, which may be longer than an hour.
Piano, brass and woodwind lessons available at $10 per lesson - taught by Judy Gardner.
SUMMER CLASSES email back asap if interested, general announcement to homeschool community goes out Monday. Reserve your spot now!
New this year:
High School Speech Boot Camp
June 7-11 from 9 am to 12 pm
$50
Based off of "Speech Boot Camp" by Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students will be required to prepare speeches at home each night to present the next day. Includes impromptu, introductory, narrative, descriptive, and persuasive... plus more.
(Note: Speech will also be offered as a semester class at the co-op next year if your student is unable to complete the week long intensive class.)
Jr. High Writing Mini Camp (grades 6-8)
June 7-9 from 1 - 3:30 pm
$25
Take away the fear of writing and give you students valuable keys for success! This middle school level course provides an introduction to Writing using structure and style developed by Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students will be required to complete a writing assignment on Monday and Tuesday nights to be used in class the next day.
(Great introduction to the Excellence in Writing program that we will use for the junior high at co-op next year.)
High School Writing Camp (grades 8-12)
July 19-23 from 9-12
$55
Take away the fear of writing and give you students valuable keys for success! This high school level course provides an introduction to Writing based on the Student Writing Intensive by Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students will be required to complete a writing assignment each night to be used in class the next day.
(Great introduction to the Excellence in Writing program that we will use for the senior high at co-op next year.)
Hope to hear from you.
Thank you for being part of our family here at Gateway.
Monday, May 3, 2010
2010-2011 Registration
Gateway 2010-2011
Jr./Sr. High School (grades 7-12)
Registration
$10 per person
$10 per class per student (Reserves space and provides funds to purchase initial teacher/class materials.)
Material fees
Material fees cover copying costs, (ink, paper etc.) as well as incidentals for each class. Material fees are due in August before classes begin. Material fees will be determined by June 15.
Tutition
Payment options:
Full payment (10% discount)
Semester (10% discount)
Monthly
Registration begins May 4, complete registration form and submit registration fees to reserve space in class. Final decision on class offerings will be determined by June 15, based on number of students enrolled. Book information will be given at that time. Please do not purchase book before you are notified that the class minimums are met. All registration fees are non-refundable except in the event that minimum registration is not met or class exceeds maximum.
Parents are responsible for text books, initial material fee and may be asked to provide miscellaneous supplies or make a small donation to cover additional costs if necessary throughout the year.
To offer this type of diversified program, we ask that all parents find a place to serve, whether it be teaching, assisting, grading papers, record keeping, setting up, tearing down, cleaning up, organizing parties, arranging field trips – or ??? The co-op will only function with your cooperation, which allows us to keep the costs down. ( All teaching materials will be supplied.)
Class offerings
Biology 9-12
Sat Prep 10-12
Pre Algebra 7-10
English Advanced 9-12
Career Planning and Success 7-12
Basic Math 7-9
Algebra 2 9-12
Algebra 18-12
Health 9-12
Life Science 7-8
English 1 9-12
Spanish 2 9-12
Bible - Thinking Like a Christian 9-12
Jr.High U.S. History 7-8
Speech 9-12
American Cinema 9-12
Jr. High English 7-8
U.S. History 9-12
Jr. High Literature 7-8
Journalism 9-12
Check link for class selection form and times.
Jr./Sr. High School (grades 7-12)
Registration
$10 per person
$10 per class per student (Reserves space and provides funds to purchase initial teacher/class materials.)
Material fees
Material fees cover copying costs, (ink, paper etc.) as well as incidentals for each class. Material fees are due in August before classes begin. Material fees will be determined by June 15.
Tutition
| Monthly | Semester | Year | |
| 1 or 2 classes | $20 | $90 | $180 |
| 3 classes | $30 | $135 | $270 |
| 4 or 5 classes | $40 | $180 | $360 |
| 6 or more | $50 | $225 | $450 |
Payment options:
Full payment (10% discount)
Semester (10% discount)
Monthly
Registration begins May 4, complete registration form and submit registration fees to reserve space in class. Final decision on class offerings will be determined by June 15, based on number of students enrolled. Book information will be given at that time. Please do not purchase book before you are notified that the class minimums are met. All registration fees are non-refundable except in the event that minimum registration is not met or class exceeds maximum.
Parents are responsible for text books, initial material fee and may be asked to provide miscellaneous supplies or make a small donation to cover additional costs if necessary throughout the year.
To offer this type of diversified program, we ask that all parents find a place to serve, whether it be teaching, assisting, grading papers, record keeping, setting up, tearing down, cleaning up, organizing parties, arranging field trips – or ??? The co-op will only function with your cooperation, which allows us to keep the costs down. ( All teaching materials will be supplied.)
Class offerings
Biology 9-12
Sat Prep 10-12
Pre Algebra 7-10
English Advanced 9-12
Career Planning and Success 7-12
Basic Math 7-9
Algebra 2 9-12
Algebra 18-12
Health 9-12
Life Science 7-8
English 1 9-12
Spanish 2 9-12
Bible - Thinking Like a Christian 9-12
Jr.High U.S. History 7-8
Speech 9-12
American Cinema 9-12
Jr. High English 7-8
U.S. History 9-12
Jr. High Literature 7-8
Journalism 9-12
Check link for class selection form and times.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Announcements
The first Tuesday of May, May 4 at 6:30 pm, will be our next Mom's night out. Information on the Jr. High and High School program for next will be presented. If you are interested in being with us next year you can pre-register then to reserve you space.
Any questions please call Judy at 219-712-3631.
Any questions please call Judy at 219-712-3631.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
High School Planning
Today was our brainstorming session and we have lots of ideas. Below is a list of the classes suggested for next year. If you are considering joining our high school classes next year, would you please email us with a list of classes you are interested in by numbering them 1-10, 1 being most important to you. We will have another planning session on March 25 and hope to set the classes at that time. We will do another pot-luck lunch so please bring something to share. There will be no enrichment classes that day. We will begin at 11:00. Please email your list by March 18 so we have time to compile them.
(We will add the jr. high classes as soon as the high school is set.)
POSSIBLE CLASSES:
Speech
Drama
Personal Finance
Bible, Worldview
Logic/Critical Thinking
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
SAT Prep
Biology
Earth Science
Chemistry
U.S. History
Geography
English 1
English 2
English 3
Psychology
Study Skills
Computer Skills
Auto Upkeep
Home Ec
Would you be interested in any of these last two classes in the summertime? Is anyone interested in dual credit college courses as a group?
(We will add the jr. high classes as soon as the high school is set.)
POSSIBLE CLASSES:
Speech
Drama
Personal Finance
Bible, Worldview
Logic/Critical Thinking
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
SAT Prep
Biology
Earth Science
Chemistry
U.S. History
Geography
English 1
English 2
English 3
Psychology
Study Skills
Computer Skills
Auto Upkeep
Home Ec
Would you be interested in any of these last two classes in the summertime? Is anyone interested in dual credit college courses as a group?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Enrichment openings
Gateway Homeschool Network has openings in the enrichment program for grades 3 - 6. Classes meet from 1 - 3 PM on Thursdays at Gateway Christian Fellowship in Cedar Lake. 10728 W. 133rd Ave. Cedar Lake, IN
Enrichment for grades 3-6 starts Thursday, Feb. 4 from 1-3. Classes: Latin, Hands on Sciene, Logic/Critical thinking through games.
1st six week session
February 4
February 11 (Valentine's party)
February 18 NO CLASS! (No class for high school that week either)
February 25
March 4
March 11
March 18
two weeks off and we resume after Easter
Last 6 week session for the year:
April 8
April 15
April 22
April29
May 6
May 13
Family Costs for the 6 week session: $20 (for 1-2 children) or $30 for (3 or more children)
contact Judy Gardner 219-712-3631
Enrichment for grades 3-6 starts Thursday, Feb. 4 from 1-3. Classes: Latin, Hands on Sciene, Logic/Critical thinking through games.
1st six week session
February 4
February 11 (Valentine's party)
February 18 NO CLASS! (No class for high school that week either)
February 25
March 4
March 11
March 18
two weeks off and we resume after Easter
Last 6 week session for the year:
April 8
April 15
April 22
April29
May 6
May 13
Family Costs for the 6 week session: $20 (for 1-2 children) or $30 for (3 or more children)
contact Judy Gardner 219-712-3631
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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