Friday Memo

FRIDAY, February 16th, 2012

* FUNDRAISERS:

1.The current fundraiser is now "PARTYLITE". Catalogs and order forms have been sent home to your family with your oldest child. This is a great fundraiser with an outstanding 50% profit!! There is no sales tax and the shipping and handling is included! Simply fill out your order form and return to the office no later than Wednesday, February 29th.

2. PIG ROAST AND FAMILY BARN DANCE was an awesome success! Thank you to all who helped! Last year attendence was about 165, this year we had about 210! Thank you all for supporting our school!

3. HOFFMAN CARWASH TICKETS: Think Spring! It’s coming in just a few weeks! Been seeing a lot of salt covered cars on the roads out there - wouldn’t it be nice to go through the car wash and use your "FREE CARWASH" coupon? REMEMBER 50% profit is made on each purchase! Just stop by or call the office for information or tickets. Thank you for your support!

4. Great news! Our ONLINE APPAREL SHOP is open for business! Customize your favorite gear on screen and have it shipped directly to your door. There are hundreds of products to choose from and we earn money on every single purchase!! As an added bonus, we can save $9.00 on every order by using the promo code BT445 at checkout. Happy shopping everyone! Shop now: http://www.mylocker.net/new-york/hadley/the-kings-school/index.html

If you have any trouble accessing the shop you can also try...www.shop.mylocker.net ; Our ’Locker Door #’ is df174

Thanks for supporting The King’s School.

FAMILY FUNDRAISING FEES ARE DUE MAY 1ST!!

These are the remaining fundraisers for the year:

February: "PartyLite" Candle sales

March: "Gertrude Hawke" Candy Sales

April: "Great Escape" Ticket sales

PARENTS: WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!! Please tell us your opinion of the fundraisers we’ve done over the last couple of years! We are scheduling our fundraisers for next year and want to do only the fundraisers that you are most interested in! A complete list of fundraisers has been emailed to you. Please direct your comments to Andrea Hopkins at andreah317@yahoo.com. Thank you!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

7 thru 12th GRADES: The Science Fair will be Thursday, March 1st, during the school day and also that same evening at the PTF (7pm). All 7-12th grade students will participate and are to be present at PTF in the evening. Teachers are starting to help them plan now. Refer to website for many details. Thank you.

*VOLUNTEER PARENTS ARE STILL VERY MUCH NEEDED:

1. A volunteer is needed to help mount plywood in the windows of our black and white photography dark room! Thank you.

2. Do you have any pretty fabric remnants for us? Can you sew for the little girls of our sister school in Liberia? Any fabric suitable for book bags will be gratefully accepted as well!! Please contact Mrs. Frasier at the school. Thank you!

3. Lunch Servers needed for Thursdays from 10:45-1:00pm to help as needed in the dining room only (no help needed in the kitchen at this time). Thank you to our wonderful parents who are already on campus volunteering their valuable time, you are MUCH appreciated!! Thank you!

*IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY AND MARCH:

Monday, Feb. 20th: College Fair at Word of Life Bible Institute (Schroon Lake), 10-3pm. 20-30 Christian Colleges from across the country will be present. Contact Andrea Hopkins @ andreah317@yahoo.com or call 654-6230 for directions, carpool or other information.

Mon - Fri, Feb 20 - 24th: NO SCHOOL! Winter Break!

Thursday, March 1st: SCIENCE FAIR DAY and PTF NIGHT! Please see website for details for science fair details.

*SPORTS UPDATE from Mrs. Cordis:

February 20 - 24th:

LOOKING AHEAD TO FEB. VACATION WEEK FOR GIRLS VARSITY: CHECK YOUR EMAILS FOR DETAILS!!

2/20 MONDAY: The potential GV game at Long Lake has been cancelled.

2/24 THURSDAY: GV Practice - please refer to your email for practice time.

2/25 SATURDAY: GV Tournament at Hoosac 12n - 6:30pm

*Please check your emails in regard to game-day details as usual. Thank you!

CHESS CLUB DETAILS:

WEDNESDAY 3:15 - 4:15 AFTERSCHOOL! Open to any students at The king’s School; guests must have prior permission to attend from Mr. Baker. If you have any questions, please speak to Mr. Baker at the school. The hour will consist of a short video, a weekly challenge and playing chess.

Thank you and have a WONDERFUL WINTER BREAK!