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GATEWAY MIDDLE

SCHOOL YMCA ASP

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING? The first school year semester flew by quick. How exciting is it to be half way through this school year? Our students have been creating amazing projects during our after school program. New arts and crafts enrichments will start January along with STEM projects with team leaders Mr. Parish and Ms. Castro. We are excited to start a new semester with new enrichments.

“THANKSGIVING AND WINTER BREAK”

IN THIS ISSUE

What Have We Been Doing?

Supper at GMS ASP

Student of the Month

Model United Nations Youth & Government

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

Michelle Sanchez, 6th Grade

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, IDEAS?

Contact Nancy Hernandez, the edi-tor at:

nhernandez@ymcasf.net

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YMCA OF THE USA

1530 Buchanan, SF CA 94115

November/ December 2016

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Supper at GMS I am excited to announce that we will now be serving supper during our pro-gram. Students will receive a full din-ner plate each day between 3:45– 4pm. Homework will follow promptly at 4pm.

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SOWING CLASS

Model United Nations California Youth & Government Our MUN program is a leadership program for middle school youth that uses the United Nations framework to develop strong leadership, public speaking, and debate skills among its participants. MUN is a statewide program that consists of over 800 youth from around California. Weekly Meetings During weekly meetings, participants will select the country they represent in the UN, learn about the country, and shape their arguments from the country's perspective. Additionally, the youth will learn about debate and public speaking techniques, which they will practice and rely on during both conferences. Conferences During conferences, participants (known as ambassadors) learn about programmatic details including the five organs of the United Nations. Ambassadors will also learn about parliamentary procedure, debate, and global issues including public health, poverty, and more. While at MUN Summit, Ambassadors will play out the role of their chosen UN Country and Organ. Gateway MUN Delegation Meetings January 10th– May 17th Wednesdays, 3:30-5:00pm Contact Nancy Hernandez for more information or after—January 10th, 5:30-6:30PM Room 107

MUN Conference Dates & Fees

YMCA FUN FACT

Sonora Louise Smart of Spokane, Washington pitched the idea of having a special day to honor dutiful dads everywhere at a regional YMCA meeting. The facility—enamored with her suggestion—held America’s first Father’s Day celebration on June 19th, 1910.

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When we first started our hand sowing class Essence said “Ms. Nancy I don’t know how to sow” Every Tuesday and Thursday Es-sence was excited to continue sow-ing her pillow and a long month of hand sowing she finished ! She learned the basics of how to sow and will learn more advanced tech-niques in the future.

Trainings & Elections March 10th –12th Camp Roberts National Guard Base 16th MUN Summit May 4th– May 7th Los Angeles, CA

Registration Fees 4 Payments of $250 (Jan-May) *Scholarships applications due 1/18 Registration Fees Include Transportation (Bus & Flight) Lodging (Camp Roberts & LA Hotel) Statewide Conference Registra-

tion Fees Meals during conferences (2) Delegation Sweatshirt Advisor Expense

*Participation in the program has been approved by the California Department of Education for which students may receive an excused absence.