May 24, 2012 Newsletter

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Marsha Grush

AUCTION FINANCES REPORT:

Check out the Auction Finances Report for a breakdown on profits and expenses. Thank you to all who donated, planned, prepared, served, attended, and participated in the Reach for the Stars, Pardner! 2012 Auction!!! Praise the Lord for His blessing on this event!

FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST, SCHEDULE:

Friday, June 1 ~ Last day of school for 1st-8th and 12th grades

1st-6th grades ~ Field Day 2012 flyer

Field Day ~ begins at 9am until lunch (must pre-order lunch by tomorrow; $3.00 for Subway ham, turkey, or tuna sandwich, chips, dessert, and drink)

Afternoon Classroom Activities

7th-8th grades ~ 8:00-3:15

Regular Classes for 1st-5th periods

Honors Chapel at 1:40pm in the gym

After chapel ~ Clean out lockers and turn in check out sheets

Party ~ 2:30-3:15

9th-11th grades ~ 8:00-3:15

Regular Classes all day

12th grade ~ 8:00-noon

Regular Classes 1st-4th periods

Clean out lockers and turn in check out sheets before leaving campus

JR. KINDERGARTEN NEWS FOR THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR:

We will be separating the Jr Kindergarten from the Kindergarten class next year. The options (3-day mornings, 3-day full day, 5-day mornings, and 5-day full day) will remain the same as they are this year for those students who are 4 years old by Sept. 1. We are opening up the 3-day and 5-day mornings options to students who are 3 years old by Sept. 1. The Jr Kindergarten class will be a great program for kids to come and have fun, learn, and play together.

Emily Dourte will be coming to teach this class. She has been working with young children for seven years and has her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has about one year left for her Bachelor of Arts in Child Development and Family Studies.   She and her fiancé Tim Hillier, a New Hope graduate, are arriving in Oregon mid-June and will be here at New Hope with our summer school program. She would love to hear from parents with any comments, concerns, or questions, or just to chat and get to know you all!

LEARNING CENTER SUMMER SCHOOL:

Summer school will be offered through the Learning Center.  We will be available Monday-Thursday from 9am-1pm starting June 18th.  The purpose of summer school is to allow students to complete course work, recover credit for incompletes or an F, to raise their semester grade in math to allow them to advance (Students below a ‘C’ in a math course cannot go on to the next level), and to enter the new school year with improved skills and/or understanding of course material so they are prepared to focus on the future progress, not concerned with past shortcomings.  It will be offered to students of all grades at a minimal cost. Please call or email Patti Hillier, Learning Center Director/Student Advocate, to discuss details.

SUMMERTIME HOST FAMILY OPPORTUNITY:

BRING the mission field to your home for 19 days this summer. Between 31 and 50 Chinese students will arrive here July 18 and 19 to enhance their English reading, writing, and speaking skills at New Hope Christian. They will be at school 3 days a week and go on some exciting local planned adventures.

Each family receives a stipend to assist with expenses.

Contact Diana Hale at 541-476-4588 (school) or 541-761-3641 (cell) for more information or to view the student hobby/interest forms and arrange for your blessing today.

WHAT’S NEW AT NEW HOPE:

Dear Family and Friends of New Hope,

What’s New at New Hope? The school board voted to approve new discounts that will honor alumni who attended and/or graduated from New Hope. They are…

• 15% discount for the children of New Hope graduates.
• 15% discount for the children of New Hope alumni who attended a minimum of two full years but did not graduate from New Hope.

I praise God for the board’s heart in wanting to honor our New Hope alumni in this manner.

Blessings,

Ernie Stone, Administrator

LUNCH ACCOUNTS:

All lunch accounts must be kept current with available monies in order for students to continue purchasing lunches.

AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION:

No students or siblings may be on campus after 3:30pm unless it is for a school sponsored activity. Only students involved in a school sponsored activity, such as athletes at after school practice, are covered by our liability insurance. All non-athletes should be picked up after school or be under parent supervision if here at school. (The exception to this policy is carpoolers living out of the area or those who simply cannot make more than one trip to the school. We will let those students study in the cafeteria until the practice is over.) After an activity or practice, student(s) must wait in the cafeteria. Thank you for your cooperation.

BOX TOPS AND CAMPBELL LABELS:

This school year’s contests are done. Keep saving them for next school year. (FYI – Printable coupons for items with box tops can be found at www.boxtops4education.com/coupons.)

SCHOOLSTORE.COM:

1.  Online shoppers…Go to www.schoolstore.com and check the list of merchants. If you find your merchant, click it in the list. You will be directed to that merchant’s website to place your order. New Hope will then receive a percentage of your order. You pay nothing extra for your purchase and have bought only what you would have anyways! CHECK IT OUT!!!

2.  New magazine subscriptions (either for yourself or family members, friends, or businesses) can be purchased through SchoolStore.com. Check out what is available at the Family Book Store on www.schoolstore.com.

SCRIP PROGRAM:

We have changed scrip companies and are now using ShopWithScrip. Go to www.shopwithscrip.com and find out all about it.

You can see a list of the current specials at www.shopwithscrip.com/Shop/specialoffers.aspx.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Secondary Spring Concert, Tonight:

Tonight at 7pm in the New Hope gym, our secondary music department will be presenting their concert for everyone to enjoy. Spring concert flyer 2012

Elementary Spring Concert, May 25th:

Tomorrow night at 7pm in the New Hope gym, the elementary music department will be presenting their concert. Spring concert flyer 2012

Senior Week, May 29th-June 1st:

We would love for you to be involved in honoring our awesome class of seniors. Each of the high school grades have a day to honor the seniors with planned activities. Please feel free to add to their plans. We will have a potluck at 11:55 on Friday, June 1st. Everyone is welcome to attend and bring food.

New Hope Track Party, May 29th:

Track athletes and families…join us for fun & fellowship! Our end-of-season party will be held at Showtime Family Lanes, 2318 NE Vine, Grants Pass. Cake and ice cream will be served; concessions are available (to be purchased on your own). The cost is $15/lane — 5-6 people to share a lane and split the cost (shoe rental is included in the $15/lane cost). Flyers with all details can be obtained from Mrs. Laird or Mrs. Hillier. RSVP to Mrs. Barth, Mrs. Perry, or Mrs. Laird.

6th Grade Moving On Chapel, May 30th:

The special elementary chapel will be a time to celebrate our 6th graders leaving elementary school behind and “moving on” to junior high.

High School Honors Chapel, May 31st:

High school recognitions and awards will be presented at 11:28am. Parents are invited to attend.

Kindergarten Graduation, May 31st:

Our kindergarten graduation will be in the gym at 6pm.

Junior High Honors Chapel, June 1st:

Junior high recognition and awards will be presented at 1:40pm. Parents are invited to attend.

Senior Graduation, June 2nd:

The Class of 2012 graduation ceremony will be held at River Valley Community Church at 10am.

SUMMER CHILDCARE AVAILABLE:

Need summer childcare??? Reasonable rates. Call Mrs. Metcalf at 541-660-2054.