Folders are going home on Wednesday this week and next week due to both Fridays being Field Trip days. If you do not have a family activity planned for this Friday, or your child needs additional one on one help, teachers will be on site during regular school hours. www.starkechristianschool.com starkechristianschool@yahoo.com Students may take a personal family field trip on Friday, May 24th to the venue of their choice and will not be counted absent from school. Teachers will be on campus for regular school hours. A school wide field trip to the Jacksonville Zoo is scheduled for Friday, May 31st. If you are unable to attend and do not have someone to supervise your child for the day, you may send him/her to school. There will be a staff member on campus this day. May 22, 2013 Thursday, May 23rd 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Do you know someone with an upcoming K-4 or K-5 student? Invite them to the SCS Kindergarten Open House. Visitors will be able to meet the teachers, see the classrooms and curriculum and ask questions. Spread the word! Friday, May 24th – Personal Family Field Trip Monday, May 27th – Memorial Day Holiday Thursday, May 30th @ 6:30 pm - End of Year Program – Students in classrooms by 6:00 pm Friday, May 31st – School Wide Field Trip to Zoo Tuesday, June 4th @ 6:30 pm – K-5 and 8th Grade Graduation – Students in classrooms by 6:00 pm Wednesday, June 5th – Water Day Thursday, June 6th – Last Day of School! – Early Release at 11:30am June 10th – 14th – Soccer Camp Our 3rd annual soccer camp returns in June! Soccer Camp is open to all CHILDREN ages 4 to 12. Dates are June 10th - 14th from 8 AM to 11 AM. Price varies depending upon family size. You do not want to miss this high energy, full of fun, Christ-centered, experience! Registration Forms in office. Register by June 3rd for a free t-shirt. There will be no hot lunch program the last week of school. Students need to bring their own lunch and drink Monday and Tuesday. Lunch will be provided Wednesday for Water Day. Thursday is Early Release at 11:30 am. Water Day is Wednesday, June 5th. We have a giant water slide and a dunking booth coming! Students will have a chance to “dunk” a teacher! We also have lots of additional field day type water activities planned. SCS will provide hotdogs and chips for all students for lunch. Don't forget your sun screen and a towel! All students should wear shorts and a shirt over their swimsuits. Students should also bring a change of clothes. Water Day is for SCS students ONLY. School will release at the normal time of 2:30 pm that day, but feel free to pick up your student any time after 1:30 pm as our Water Day activities will be concluded at this time. K-4 Enjoy your long weekend. Awards and the End of the Year Program is next Thursday, May 30th. I am so proud of my students! Please have your child in our room by 6:00 pm. The zoo field trip is Friday, May 31st. Meet at the gate at 8:45 am. See you there! K-5 Please continue to read you story for graduation each night. We will practice here at school as well. Our new memory verse is, “What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.” Psalm 56:3 1st & 2nd We have had another great week! Please take a look at your bi-weekly reports in this week’s folder. Let’s finish the year strong, 1st and 2nd grade! Do your best! 3rd & 4th Don’t forget to buy your dress down tickets! $1.00 each. You need one ticket for each item of clothing you “dress down”. Buy tickets in the office during school store hours. Don’t forget Friday is Family Field Trip Day. Take this chance to spend some time with your family. Also, our end of the year program is May 30th. Please be here at 6:00 pm. Ask your child what they are reciting. They are doing a great job. 5th & 6th Enjoy your nice long weekend. Get plenty of rest and “put your best foot forward” as we begin our semester exams next week. Also, Friday, May 31st is our field trip to the Jacksonville Zoo. We are going to have a blast! Make sure you have your calendars marked! Our End of the Year Program will be on Thursday, May 30th at 6:30 pm. The theme for the program this year is “Making a Splash!” Students may wear long surf shorts, surf shirts, Hawaiian shirts, flip flops, sundresses (no spaghetti straps), etc. Classes will be giving special presentations and individual achievement awards will be given. This is the time where all the hard work students have put in during the school year is rewarded. Please have students in their classrooms by 6:00 pm. 7th & 8th Continue to prepare for your final exams. Use Study Stack as a resource. Costumes and props for our end of the year skit need to be finalized. “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Matthew 28:19