Havana Nights Auction

What a wonderful evening we all had Saturday night!  Please join the Gardner staff and I in thanking Monique Rodgers and her Auction Committee (Susan Lee, Elaine Wang, Beth Cala, Amanda Boschken, Divya Vilmaki, Aileen Breslow, Laura Schmidt, Lorena Denny, Gloria Chung, Jennifer Carlstrom, Seema Mehta, and Audrey Lund) who clearly worked very hard preparing for this event.  Also, the auction would not have happened without the generous support of the parents, community, and staff who donated and attended Saturday evening.  Your care for and commitment to Gardner Bullis will support our literacy focus moving forward benefiting all students! 

Open House 6:00 – 7:30

The staff and I would like to invite you to our Open House on Thursday, April 6^th.  This is an excellent opportunity for you to see your child’s classroom and all of their learning and growth that has happened this school year.  Remember, Friday, April 7^th will be a minimum day. 

Homeless Outreach Program for Education (HOPE)

Please join our Community Outreach Committee and Student Council in supporting HOPE!  During the weeks of April 3-7 and April 17-20, you may donate different items that are listed below.  April 3-7^th, you can drop your donations off in the multi foyer.  April 17-20^th, you can drop your items off with student council who will be at drop-off and pick-up collecting items. 

On Thursday, April 20^th, during our PTA sponsored Third Thursday Event, families are invited to join us in the multi to organize all of the donated items into individual bags that will then be donated to HOPE.   Please stay tuned for updates and more information.  I look forward to seeing our community working together to support others. 

Suggested items to donate:

• Clothes: any gently used clothes
  • Hoodies 
  • Jackets 
  • Button down shirts: plain dress shirts that HS boys use for interviews 
  • Shoes-athletic are needed most but we can take others as well
  • Gift certificates: Safeway, Target, Walmart, Athletic Stores etc...
• Food:
  • Nonperishable items-canned 
  • Canned food
  • Protein
  • Jerky-any kind
  • Dried fruit
  • Nuts
• Sturdy bags or duffle bags for their belongings and for moving from shelter/home
• Blankets
• Sleeping Bags
• School supplies- pencils, pens, paper, notebooks, binders
• Jewelry

Please do not bring anything that is large and difficult for us to move. Please stick to the list and if you have any questions please call or email Amanda Boschken. 

Registration for the Talent Show closes on April 28^th!

Mindful Parenting Parent Education Night

Please join us in the Covington multi on Tuesday, April 4th at 6:30pm for Roni Habib’s presentation on Mindful Parenting. Roni is the founder of EQ Schools, whose mission is to bring mindfulness and positive psychology to classrooms.  This program includes techniques for getting ourselves, as caretakers, in a mindful state.  There will also be discussion on how we can employ mindful techniques when working with our children.  

Wishing you a spring-filled week,

Nadia Oskolkoff, Principal