NO SCHOOL

There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, March 12 (Curriculum Day /Teacher Appreciation Day).  Enjoy a long weekend.

RE-REGISTRATION

We’re looking forward to having all our students back next year and just want to remind you that April 1 is the deadline not only for registering your child(ren) for the 10-11 school year, but for submitting a transportation request to your district and for applying for tuition assistance.

For those applying for tuition assistance, please remember that the Board must have a report from FFNA and a school tuition assistance application so they have a basis for determining assistance levels.  Applications should be submitted by April 1.

ENROLLMENT UPDATE

Registered (current families):  Pre-school - 6        K – 6 - 15

New applications:                    Pre-school – 1      K – 6 - 1

TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY

Teacher Appreciation Day is this Friday, March 12, and you should have received an e-mail with details last week.  Please send in any notes of appreciation tomorrow.

OPEN HOUSE

As you are talking to families about our school, and especially about our new tuition structure, we want to give those families opportunity to see our school in action.  We will be holding an Open House from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. each Wednesday through March.  Of course, if Wednesday is not a convenient day, they can call the office and schedule a time that better suits their needs.

CULTURE FAIR/SCIENCE FAIR

Our fifth graders have each selected a country for the Culture Fair and our sixth graders have selected a topic for the Science Fair, and research has been on going for the past month or so.  Fifth graders will share what they have learned during the Culture Fair on Friday, March 19 and sixth graders will make their presentations at the Science Fair on Friday, March 26.  You are encouraged to come any time between 9 and 11 a.m. and enjoy these events.  We especially encourage parents of current 4^th and 5^th graders to come see what their child will be doing next week.

READ-A-THON

We have already received $6,172.50 for the Read-a-Thon, and money is still trickling in.  Please help your children collect any remaining pledges and send them to the office.

LUNCH

Lunch tomorrow, March 11, will be chicken nuggets, veggies, and fruit.

Basic Paint Class for Grades K – 3

  Tuesday, March 16 – 2 – 3:30 p.m. 

  Cost (including supplies) - $20 (checks payable to Kathy Hall)

  There are still a few openings; you can register your child by

  sending in a check tomorrow. 

GALA & AUCTION

Our “Building on the Foundation” gala and auction is coming up on Friday, May 7^th and we need your help soliciting donations for the auction. Using the materials in the packet that was sent home in January, please contact people you know who might be willing to donate an item or service for our event.  Questions??  Call Lisa Carter at 899-5908.

SPA SHARKS

Our Spa Sharks basketball team will play the Schenectady Christian School Junior Falcons this Saturday, March 13, at 8:30 a.m. at Schenectady Christian.  Come cheer on our girls. 

SCRIP

The next due date for scrip is March 18^th.  There are a few retailers offering bonus rebates right now; for a limited time they have increased the amount of money the school earns. They are Fashion Bug, JC Penney, L.L. Bean, Motherhood Maternity, and TGI Friday's. Shopwithscrip.com always has the most updated lists of retailers with the current rebates. Check it out!

Last week the office ran out of Hannaford gift cards thanks to all of you filling out the yellow order slips and sending them in. AWESOME! That is a problem we like to see! We have restocked the office so come and get them!

THE ADMINISTRATOR’S SLATE

Thank you all for the way you have been spreading the word about Spa Christian School.  Several of you have told us that you have contacted neighbors or friends and that you have been telling them about your child’s great school experience as well as how God is rewarding you for the investment you are making in your child’s life.  This investment you are making today is reaping rewards now and will continue to as your children go on in the learning process with solid skills in learning, thinking, writing, and explaining.

Who else do you know who should be here?  There are many families who are strongly convicted about the importance of thinking Biblically, and they are homeschooling because they feel they have no other option financially.  Others are in public schools because they are unaware of the profound impact that a Christian education would have on the spiritual and academic strength of their children. 

Continue to spread the word!  As you know, our new tuition structure allows for second children in a family to come for half tuition and additional children to be free.  We are eager to make Christian education accessible to more families, and God has led our board to make this radical decision, trusting that He will bring the increase and will provide for each family who should be here!  THANK YOU!

PLAN AHEAD

Mar. 11 – 4^th – Palace Theater – “Freedom Train”

Mar. 12 – NO SCHOOL – Curriculum Day

Mar. 12 – Teacher Appreciation Day

Mar. 13 – Spa Sharks basketball at SCS – 8:30 a.m.

Mar. 15 – in-house field trip – P-4 & K – SGCM-Honeybees