March

13 Skating Money Due

14 Inspire Friday/P.E. - Tuition Due

17 Tentative St. Patrick's Day Skating Party A.M.

18-20 Achievement Testing for Grades K-11

21 NO SCHOOL – GOOD FRIDAY

23 Easter Sunday – Visit Park Avenue!

28 Last Day before Spring Break

Achievement Testing for Grades K-11 - March 18-20, K-11^th grade students will participate in Achievement Testing. Most Achievement Testing will take place in the morning. Students will arrive at 9:00 a.m. and be dismissed at noon. Lunch will not be provided during testing days. Before school and after school care will not be available on testing days. Some students will test in the afternoon. If your child is scheduled to be tested in the afternoon, a parent notification form will be sent home this week. Morning testers must arrive promptly by 9:00 a.m. and must be picked up promptly by noon. Afternoon testers must arrive promptly at 12:45 p.m. and must be picked up promptly at 3:25 p.m. All students must bring or purchase 3 healthy snacks and a healthy beverage for testing days. There will be breaks between testing units. We ask that you DO NOT SEND IN candy, soda, or high-sugared items. Snacks and water will be available for purchase through the kitchen/vending. The cost will be $0.75 - $1.00. Please reschedule any doctor or dental appointments now that may have been scheduled during testing week. Any students arriving late to school will NOT be permitted to enter the classroom once testing has begun. Students cannot miss school for any reason on testing days without approval from Mrs. Speight. For the days of testing, we would like for students to be comfortable. Uniforms are NOT required to be worn; however, all fit and appropriateness guidelines must be followed. (No baggy, too short, too tight, etc.)

Rescheduled Skating Party– Our tentative Skating party has been moved to Monday, March 17, on St. Patrick's Day! School is NOT in session on Friday, March 21, due to the observance of Good Friday. All students will be charged at $3.50 per student which includes skate rental and two hours of skating at the Roller Cave. Parents are welcome to attend; however, there is also a $3.50 cost for anyone who skates. If parents or chaperones do not skate, there is no admission fee. Please let us know if this cost IS/IS NOT feasible for you, OR, if you are willing and able to sponsor other children in addition to your own. There is also an opportunity for a lunch meal deal. The cost of lunch is $2.50. It includes your choice of a hot dog with chips and a soda OR a slice of pizza with a bag of popcorn and a soda. The lunches must be pre-ordered so that we can inform the rink of how many to prepare. If you do not want to purchase a lunch, you should bring a sack lunch that needs no preparation. There will also be other concession items available, if desired. Please fill out the information below to let us know whether we can plan this event successfully. If we cannot cover the cost for all students to participate, we will have to cancel this event. Money is due by Thursday, March 13. All students may wear appropriate fitting attire, including jeans with GREEN tops or an ICS T-Shirt! Wear your Green for St. Patrick's Day.

Student Name _________________________________________ Grade ______________

________Yes, I have enclosed $3.50 for my child to participate in the roller skating party.

________ My child will be purchasing a meal deal for $2.50. ________ I will be sending a sack lunch with my child.

________ No, I will not be able to provide $3.50 for my child, he/she will need a sponsor.

________ I am willing to sponsor an additional _______# of students for the roller skating party at $3.50 each.

Total Amount Enclosed $__________________________.

NO SCHOOL – There will be NO school on Friday, March 21, for Good Friday observance.

Easter Sunday – Easter Sunday is March 23. We encourage you to visit Park Avenue if you do not have a church home. You will be uplifted. We will have an Easter Egg Hunt after morning services for all of the children attending worship ages 10 and under. Worship service begins at 11:00 a.m. Come early at 10:30 a.m. to share coffee and a continental breakfast with us!

Discount Card Reward – All students who bring in 10 new orders for discount cards by March 13, before 10:00 a.m. can earn a two-hour early dismissal privilege for Friday, March 14. Students who cannot leave early due to parent's work schedules can participate in a two-hour computer room activity for the last two hours on Friday, March 14. Students earning this privilege will receive an A+ on any missed work during the two hours.

Midterm – Midterms were sent home last week to evaluate each student's progress. The grading period will end on Monday, March 24. Report Cards will go home on Monday, April 7, after spring break. Spring Break – Our last day before spring break is Friday, March 28. Students will return to school on Monday, April 7.

Inspire Fridays – Friday, March 14, will be an “Inspire Friday” for students in grades 7-12. This Friday, 7-12^th grade students will learn about nutrition and health. They will view a documentary entitled “Super Size Me”. Students will be challenged to take a look at the food that fuels their bodies. Secondary students should come prepared for physical education class in the afternoon.

Parent Committee Meeting – Thank you to all of the student's and parents who attended our second Parent/Student Advisory Committee Meeting. After consultation with the Parents and Students who have committed to meeting regularly as a Parent/Student Advisory Committee, the following changes or new programs will be instituted:

• 7-12^th Grade students can earn a “casual attire day” every three weeks during a designated period if they are not assigned a lunch detention during that time. The first casual day that can be earned is Thursday, March 27. (Student's attire must still be in dress code in regards to fit and appropriateness on that day.)
• Students can begin to wear shoes in various colors and styles. Shoes cannot be offensive or have any graffiti or writing on them except the company-embossed brand name. Medium heels are okay for girls; however, stilettos or high heels cannot be worn.
• Students can expand their choice in uniform polo shirts to any color, as long as the collared shirts are in solid colors. Black shirts worn with black pants will not be allowed.
• March 17 will be a St. Patrick's Theme Day. Students can wear their green attire with jeans on that day. We will also have theme days in April and May.

School Soup – We have set up a link on our website to school soup, which is an easy to use website. This website is at least ten times larger than any other databases that present scholarships available for college. School Soup also has career, online degree, bookstore, test preparation and college sections. Check it out!

March Tuition – March tuition is due by this Friday, March 14. Please pay this as soon as possible to avoid late fees.

Cash Tuition Payments – For each CASH payment please request a receipt. This will ensure that all payments are credited to the proper accounts and/or specific areas. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Items Available for Sale – Lightweight ICS backpacks - just $10.00 each, Black polos - just $16.00 each (size S & 2XL), ICS T-shirts - $10.00 each, Hoodies - $25.00 each ( 1 Youth M, and 1 Youth L), P.E. Uniform T's - $15.00 each (1 Youth M), P.E. Uniform Shorts - $8.00 each (1 Child S), ICS Eagle Throws – NICE! - $30.00 each. (We did not get a good enough response to order embroidered polos at a discounted rate.)

We also have some new T-shirts available for sale. Check out the insert in your child's folder.