From the Superintendent
Report cards will go home tomorrow, September 23. Also our first Parent Teacher Conferences will be Tuesday, October 7, from 3:15 to 6:00. Please contact the school to schedule your conference.
Applefest September 27
Please remember that Applefest will be this Saturday, September 27, from 3:00 to 7:00. This is one of the biggest fundraising events of the year for L.A.C.E. That organization always does such an outstanding job of providing a fun afternoon for our families. We will once again have the Talent Show; applications may be obtained in the school office. Also, we will again have our basket auction. The starting bid on all baskets is $50. Following are the baskets currently on display:
PK-K...“Frosty” basket
1st Grade...“Apple” basket, Russell Stover basket, “Groovy Girls” basket
2nd Grade...Tennessee Titans bnasket (includes two tickets to Titans-Packers game on November 2)
3rd Grade...“Pamper Mom” basket (includes services at local spas)
4th Grade...Children’s book basket.
5th Grade...Scrapbooking basket
Middle School...Coffee Lover’s basket (includes products from Starbucks)
A complete schedule of Applefest is accompanying this newsletter.
Upcoming Sports Events
9/23…Soccer vs. Cornersville, 6:30 at Pistole Park)
9/25…Soccer @ Marshall Co., 6:00
9/29…Soccer @ Forrest, 6:00
9/30…5th/6th Basketball in County Tournament @ WCHS.
Fundraising Update
We have three new fundraising programs which Mrs. Sullens has begun. These programs have the potential to raise several thousand dollars at no cost to our parents. We have already mentioned the Kroger gift cards and the SchoolPop program for ordering online. Another program through the Great Lakes Scrip Center involves the purchase of gift cards good at over 200 retail stores, from grocery stores, to gas stations, restaurants and fast food outlets, and other retail stores. These cards provide the school an opportunity to receive a bonus of anywhere from 2% to 20%, while costing you, the parent, nothing other than your normal purchase at that store. Attached is a partial list of area merchants involved with this program. Mrs. Sullens will be available at Applefest to explain this program to you. The cards make excellent gifts for the holidays, and with a little bit of planning, if you can begin to make most of your own purchases in these areas with gift cards, the school can benefit tremendously. One area private school, with a smaller enrollment than ours, made over $50,000 last year just through the Scrip program!
Restaurants
Applebee’s...8%
Arby’s...8%
Baskin Robbins...9%
Bonefish Grill...5%
Burger King...4%
Carrabba’s...5%
Cracker Barrel...9%
Domino’s Pizza...9%
Logan’s Roadhouse...8%
Longhorn Steakhouse...9%
Macaroni Grill...11%
Mimi’s Café...8%
O’Charley’s...13%
Outback...5%
Papa John’s Pizza...8%
Pei Wei Asian Diner...7%
Pizza Hut...8%
Red Lobster...9%
Red Robin...9%
Ruby Tuesday...8%
Starbucks...7%
Subway...3%
Wendy’s...4%
Retail Stores and Online Shopping
Ace Hardware...4%
Advance Auto Parts...7%
Bed, Bath & Beyond...7%
Belk...7%
Best Buy...2%
BiLo...4%
Circuit City...3%
Dick’s Sporting Goods...5%
Dillard’s...9%
Eddie Bauer...9%
Home Depot...3%
JCPenney...6%
Kay Jewelers...6%
Kohl’s...4%
L.L. Bean...17%
Land’s End...17%
Linens ‘n Things...8%
Lowe’s...4%
Office Depot...4%
Office Max...5%
Old Navy...9%
Pet Smart...4%
Pottery Barn...8%
Radio Shack...4%
Sam’s...2%
Sears...4%
Wal-Mart...2%
Gasoline
BP...2%
Chevron...2%
Exxon...1.5%
Shell...1.5%
Texaco...2%
Book Fair News
Our Book Fair will run from September 26 to October 1. The Familiy Event will be Saturday, September 27, from 3:00 to 7:00, with four chances to win $25 in free books. You may also receive a 10% discount for volunteering to help set up, tear down, or straighten books during the fair. Please contact Mrs. Rhoton if you are able to volunteer. You can find more information about the book fair at this website:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/boydchristianschool.
Lunch Menu for September 23-29
Tuesday…Hamburger
Wednesday…Chicken Nuggets
Thursday…Pizza
Friday…Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Monday…Spaghetti
