YOUNG AUTHOR'S DAY
June 1, 2018
WHAT IS YOUNG AUTHORS DAY?
Each spring, every child at Eastgate writes and illustrates their own book. On Young Authors Day each child is sorted into a small group of multi-age students that will participate in three activities:
* Sharing the book that they have written with their small group
* Listening to the guest author presentation in the Library
* Watching a drama performance
After the three rotations, there is an all school barbecue lunch. It’s a very fun day!
Committee Chair: Malinda Elien yad@eastgatepta.org
* Sharing the book that they have written with their small group
* Listening to the guest author presentation in the Library
* Watching a drama performance
After the three rotations, there is an all school barbecue lunch. It’s a very fun day!
Committee Chair: Malinda Elien yad@eastgatepta.org
VOLUNTEER AT YOUNG AUTHORS DAY
All Eastgate students have been writing their own books and children’s author Lenore Look will be joining us on June 1st for a celebration of writing at Eastgate. During this day the students will have an opportunity to hear from Ms. Look, see Drama presentations of fellow classmate’s stories, and share the writing that they have been doing. It will all be capped off with a BBQ Lunch with families invited to the celebration!
To make this celebration happen we need approximately 60 volunteers to help co-lead groups, assemble packets and help with the BBQ lunch. Please sign up HERE.
If you would like to be a group leader please sign up by Friday May 4th to ensure that you get placed with your child.
If you have any questions, please email YAD@eastgatepta.org or Malinda at Malinda_elien@hotmail.com.
To make this celebration happen we need approximately 60 volunteers to help co-lead groups, assemble packets and help with the BBQ lunch. Please sign up HERE.
If you would like to be a group leader please sign up by Friday May 4th to ensure that you get placed with your child.
If you have any questions, please email YAD@eastgatepta.org or Malinda at Malinda_elien@hotmail.com.
ON THE DAY...
PARKING:
As it is every year - parking will be challenging. In addition to the Eastgate staff, YAD requires 60+ volunteers, and we will have many additional parents celebrating with their students this day.
Please consider:
Parking is available on the streets in the surrounding neighborhoods.
We do not know yet if parking will be allowed at the church.
ALL CONFERENCE GUESTS NEED TO SIGN IN BEFORE THEY ENTER THE BUILDING
There will be greeting stations in the front and back of the school from 8:45 – 9:30.
Guests arriving after 9:30 check in at the office.
YAD SESSION ROTATIONS:
Session 1 9:15 - 10:00 am
Session 2 10:10 - 10:55 am
Session 3 11:05- 11:50 am
ALL SCHOOL BBQ Beginning at NOON
Please Note: Students, staff and volunteers are divided into red, white and blue groups.
These groups rotate between small group sharing in classrooms, author presentation in the library and drama productions in the cafeteria during the sessions defined above.
BOOK SALES:
Select books written by Lenore Look will be available for purchase through the PTA in the Eastgate Atrium. Books can be autographed and personalized. In addition to being wonderful keepsakes for your students, they make great gifts! Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted.
A few volunteers are still needed to help with book sales – please email YAD@eastgatepta.org if you can help.
ALL SCHOOL BBQ:
Please see the below BBQ schedule and plan to join your child for lunch to celebrate their writing accomplishments. Hamburgers, chicken burgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers will be served beginning at noon. Eastgate students can use their lunch account money to purchase lunch at their normal rate. All adults and siblings will need to pay CASH at the lunch line at the event.
Adults $5.25 and visiting siblings $3.50.
NO CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
If they need to - please have students load money on to their lunch account before Friday!
LUNCH SCHEDULE:
Grade Level Lunch is in Gym/Cafeteria
Grade Level Lunch Recess
K 12:00-12:25 12:25-12:40
1 12:10-12:35 12:35-12:50
2 12:20-12:45 12:45-1:00
3 12:30-12:55 12:55-1:10
4 12:40-1:05 1:05-1:20
5 12:50-1:15 1:15-1:30
As it is every year - parking will be challenging. In addition to the Eastgate staff, YAD requires 60+ volunteers, and we will have many additional parents celebrating with their students this day.
Please consider:
- walking
- carpooling
- getting dropped off at the school
- or parking at a friend's house that lives closer to the school than you do.
Parking is available on the streets in the surrounding neighborhoods.
We do not know yet if parking will be allowed at the church.
ALL CONFERENCE GUESTS NEED TO SIGN IN BEFORE THEY ENTER THE BUILDING
There will be greeting stations in the front and back of the school from 8:45 – 9:30.
Guests arriving after 9:30 check in at the office.
YAD SESSION ROTATIONS:
Session 1 9:15 - 10:00 am
Session 2 10:10 - 10:55 am
Session 3 11:05- 11:50 am
ALL SCHOOL BBQ Beginning at NOON
Please Note: Students, staff and volunteers are divided into red, white and blue groups.
These groups rotate between small group sharing in classrooms, author presentation in the library and drama productions in the cafeteria during the sessions defined above.
BOOK SALES:
Select books written by Lenore Look will be available for purchase through the PTA in the Eastgate Atrium. Books can be autographed and personalized. In addition to being wonderful keepsakes for your students, they make great gifts! Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted.
A few volunteers are still needed to help with book sales – please email YAD@eastgatepta.org if you can help.
ALL SCHOOL BBQ:
Please see the below BBQ schedule and plan to join your child for lunch to celebrate their writing accomplishments. Hamburgers, chicken burgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers will be served beginning at noon. Eastgate students can use their lunch account money to purchase lunch at their normal rate. All adults and siblings will need to pay CASH at the lunch line at the event.
Adults $5.25 and visiting siblings $3.50.
NO CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
If they need to - please have students load money on to their lunch account before Friday!
LUNCH SCHEDULE:
Grade Level Lunch is in Gym/Cafeteria
Grade Level Lunch Recess
K 12:00-12:25 12:25-12:40
1 12:10-12:35 12:35-12:50
2 12:20-12:45 12:45-1:00
3 12:30-12:55 12:55-1:10
4 12:40-1:05 1:05-1:20
5 12:50-1:15 1:15-1:30
