Field Day

Southgate Field Day is June 6th! Please volunteer to help make this a fun event for our wondrful students! You should have received or will soon receive information on volunteering for this event (orange 1/2 of paper coming to you via your child's backpack). We look forward to seeing you there!

Who wants Pizza?

Papa Johns and Southgate are teaming up to raise funds for our school. From May 12th to May 15th 20% of ALL our orders will be donated back to Southgate. Order any time on any day and mention SOUTHGATE and your child's TEACHER. 

 

 

Three convenient loctions:

 

2400 W. Kennewick Ave,  374-8400

2187 Van Giesen St, 943-2020

125 Gage Blvd, 619-0707

 

Or order online @ papajohns.com.

 

When ordering online please put the school name and the teachers(s) names in the driver's instruction section at checkout. If it is for carrout let them know when you pick up your order.

 

Don't forget to mention the teacher's name for a chance to win your child's classroom a free pizza party!

Yoplicity!

Today only  (Monday, May 12th) Yoplicity will donate 20% of it's sales to our dragons when you

MENTION SOUTHGATE ELEMENTARY

 or bring in the pink coupon your child brought home from school. Support this fabulous local business and our dragons at the same time!

 

For more information on Yoplicity go here. Yoplicity is located near the corner of 27th Ave and Union Street, right next to Costa Vida. Go to Yoplicity's Facebook page for info on current flavors.

BINGO Tonight!

Tonight (Friday, May 2nd) is our Candy Bar BINGO night. We can't wait and hope to see you there!!

 

6:00-7:30 pm

Southgate Cafeteria

 

Please bring a candy bar or small bag of candy to exchange for each bingo card. Thank you!

Candy Bar BINGO!

The PTG is hosting Candy Bar BINGO on

 

Friday, May 2nd

6:00-7:30 pm

Southgate Elementary

Cafeteria

 

Bring the family for a fun night of various bingo games and win some candy!

 

**Please bring a candy bar or small bag of candy to exchange for each bingo card**

Spring Book Fair

Mark your calendars for the Spring Book Fair!

April 14th-24th

Super Spirit Friday is TODAY

Bring your favorite book and come dressed up as your favorite character for Super Spirit Friday! We will end the day with a school-wide Stop, Drop and Read. We're excited to see which book characters show up at Southgate today!

Super Spirit Friday

This Friday, March 28th, is Super Spirit Friday. Students can bring their favorite book to school and come dressed as their favorite character. We will end the day with a school-wide Stop, Drop and Read. What a great way to finish off Read Across America Month!

Silverwood Tally Sheets DUE TODAY

If you haven't already turned in your Silverwood Reading Minutes please bring that sheet TODAY!

Silverwood Tally Sheet

Silverwood tally sheets are due March 21st (Friday), but we don't have school that day. Please bring them by Thursday, March 20th!!! Don't forget to turn yours in to receive a free ticket to Silverwood Theme Park for this summer!

Free Silverwood Ticket

Read your way to a free ticket to Silverwood Theme Park. It's not too late! You can read 10 hours this week and earn a free ticket for this summer. Tally sheets are due in one week, on March 21st. If you aren't done yet, get reading!


Want more info on Silverwood?
"Located in beautiful North Idaho, Silverwood Theme Park has over 70 rides, slides, shows and attractions, including four roller coasters, Boulder Beach Water Park, a steam engine train, live entertainment, restaurants, and more..."
www.silverwoodthemepark.com
 

March is Read Across America Month

March is Read Across America Month and we love to celebrate reading at Southgate! Aside from our birthday celebration yesterday we have a Family Movie Night coming up and a Super Spirit Friday (dress up as your favorite book character). We are looking forward to celebrating with you so mark your calendars now!

 

Also, you still have time to read 10 hours and get a free ticket to Silverwood Theme Park. The dealine to turn in your Silverwood tally sheet is March 21st.

 

March 14th

6-8 pm

Family Movie Night

 

March 28th

Super Spirit Friday

Dress Up as your Favorite Book Character.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Southgate students are wishing Dr. Seuss a very happy birthday today! They will celebrate with a cupcake and story read by our principal, Dr. Smart.

Food Drive

This week (Dec. 9-13) Southgate is having a Food Drive. If you can, please send non perishable food items to school with your child. The Classroom bringing the most food will win a sweet treat! Thank you for helping those in need this season!

Papa Johns

Did you hear?

It's Papa Johns Pizza Week!! 

(December 9-12)

We are only doing a week period (Monday-Thursday) twice this school year so lets MAKE THEM GREAT!

Be sure to order your Papa John's Pizza this week and reference Southgate Elementary and your child's teacher. The teacher with the most orders will win a free pizza party for their class!

Speed Stacking!!

Tonight is Southgate's Annual Speed Stacking Event! Join us for 20-30 minutes between 3 and 8 pm in the gym at Southgate.

 

Stack Up 2013 involves the most people sport stacking at multiple locations throughout the world in one day. YOU can help our school set a new record! Invite family and friends and come to Southgate today. This year we are stacking in support of the Tri Cities Diaper Bank.

 

Pizza and Concessions will be available.

A Roaring Success!

 

 

Our Jogathon on October 18th was a huge success! We want to thank all those who donated time, money, water and supplies to make this great event happen. The jogathon is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we really appreciate the support we get from Southgate families and our community.

 

We'd like to give a big shout out to our Platinum Sponsors:

 

Culligan and Kadlec

 

And to our Gold Sponsors:

 

A-Legacy Construction

 

Dentistry for Kids

 

Garlands Gymnastics

 

Four D Trucking

 

Keithly Williams Seeds

 

Lourdes Health Network

 

Pacific Crest Planning

 

27the Ave Self Storage

 

Thank you for your support!

 

Please watch for conference information coming home with with your child. You should have received (or will soon receive) a notice to sign up for a conference with your child's teacher and a school schedule for conference week. Thank you for supporting your children and our teachers as they work together to create a bright future for all our Southgate dragons.

 

 

PTG Meeting

Our Fall PTG Meeting is tonight! See you there!

September 24, 2013

6:30 pm

Southgate Library

A few dates to put on your calendars...

Fall PTG Meeting- Sept 24, 2013 @ 6:30 pm

School Pictures- Sept. 26, 2013

Jogathon- Oct. 18, 2013

It's a new year!

Welcome back dragons! Southgate is off to a great start this year. We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready for a year of learning and discovering at Southgate.

The Southgate Elementary Parent Teacher Group is excited for this year and welcomes all who desire to contribute to the excellent learning environment at Southgate. PTG meetings are held quarterly in September, January, March and May in the school library. The meetings will generally last about an hour. There are many volunteer opportunities available, many of which require very  little time and some you can do from the comfort of your own home.

Our Fall  PTG General Meeting will be on September 24th @ 6:30pm in the library. We look forward to meeting you!

 Melinda McBee & Stephanie Tiegs - CO- PRESIDENTS

Open Position - Vice-President

Angi Matson - TREASURER

Open Position - Secretary

Open Position - Volunteer Coordinator

email: southgateelementaryptg@gmail.com