Verse of the day: When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. Titus 3: 4-5
Policy Updates - The school board has made a change to policies #5010 and #4310. They have been uploaded to the website for your review. Just a reminder that all policies are effective immediately upon approval of the school board, so please get rid of any hard copy you may have of these two policies and refer only to what is on the website.
ACS Apparel - All ACS apparel has been ordered and should be done before Christmas - the goal is to get them done by our party day, but if that doesn't happen then Mrs. Mabry or Julie Morrison will be contacting you for delivery options if you plan to gift them for Christmas.
Christmas Program Dress Rehearsal - Today and Monday, December 11th - 3:30 - 5:00 pm - please plan to send an extra snack for your student to enjoy between school and dress rehearsal (especially for our younger kiddos) because it will be a long day for them. Elementary teachers will bring students to the ROC for administration to oversee at 3:00 so our kids can eat and play before rehearsals begin. Parents should plan to pick students up at 5:00 in the sanctuary.
Christmas Program - Tuesday, December 12th @ 6:30 pm in the sanctuary - Special 'thank you' to Family Club for providing cookies and punch in the Awana room immediately following the program and to Mr. and Mrs. Groshart for coordinating this year's program
Hot Lunch Forms - Due December 13th
Gift Exchange Gifts - All gifts being given for our gift exchange should be brought to the school by December 13th to ensure no one forgets theirs in the busyness of getting ready the morning of party day.
2nd Quarter Ends - Friday, December 15th
Christmas Gift Exchange - In an effort to ensure that these gifts are not a burden to families, we ask that each student adhere to the following spending caps: Elementary (grades K - 5) $3.00 - $5.00 JH (grades 6 - 8) $5.00 - $7.00 HS (grades 9 - 12) $7.00 - $10.00 - It's always encouraging when we have the opportunity to witness our students being both gracious givers and receivers during our gift exchange. Students will exchange gifts with one another on December 15th.
Christmas Party - Friday, December 15th - parents are welcome to come celebrate with us - students will be released at 11:30 once their clean up job is complete -As part of our party day, we ask everyone to bring a snack to share. If you are in grades K - 5, please bring a healthy and a sweet snack to share. If you are in grades 6-12, please bring the following: Last name beginning with A-L (bring a sweet snack) - M-Z (bring a healthy snack). Christmas break begins December 18th
Classes Resume - January 3rd @ 8:00 am
Upcoming Events - December (8 & 11) Christmas Program Dress Rehearsal 3:30 - 5:00 pm (12) Christmas Program @ 6:30 pm (13) Gift exchange gifts brought to school (15) 2nd Quarter Ends (15) Christmas Party - 1/2 day of school (18) Christmas break begins January (03) Classes resume (17) Add/Drop Deadline (31) 3rd Quarter Mid-Term Cutoff
Upcoming Birthdays - December (14) Xiara Leon (21) Julie Morrison January (02) Victoria Sparks (02) Diana Kapitula (08) Madeline Sumner (12) Peyton Triplett (20) Tori Price (25) Erika Rehmer (27) Samuel Bessert (27) Christian Farley (30) Isaac Cormican (30) Robin Blake