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Monday, August 7, 2005

Mark Thursday, August 11, on your calendars for back-to-school Registration Day! The entire day has been set aside for students to visit classrooms, meet teachers, turn in required forms and pick-up class schedules.

All 6th – 12th Grade students are required to attend Upper School Registration.

Please plan to attend during your assigned times:

Students in PK3 through 5th Grades (9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Registration for Tour Guides (10:30 a.m.)
All 6th Grade students & ALL NEW STUDENTS 6th – 12th Grades (11:00 a.m.)
12th Grade students (12:00 noon)
11th Grade students (1:00 p.m.)
9th & 10th Grade students (2:00 p.m.)
8th Grade students (3:00 p.m.)
7th Grade students: (4:00 p.m.)

Greeters will be located throughout the campus to help guide you and to distribute campus maps. Parent/Teacher Fellowship and SFCS Athletic Booster Club representatives will also be available in both the Lower and Upper School Cafeterias to answer questions and fill you in on exciting volunteer opportunities.

If you are not able to attend Registration, you may turn in information and pick-up class schedules at 7:15 a.m. on Monday, August 15, prior to the beginning of classes in the Upper School Office. Schedules will not be available prior to Thursday, August 11.

School folders and assignment books will be available for purchase on Registration Day or after the school year begins. Please note that the packages ordered on line DO NOT include any SFCS folders or assignment books. These items may be purchased after the school year begins in each school office. Specific 6th through 12th Grade school supply lists will be posted outside each teacher’s classroom on Registration Day.

Main School Receptionist - 7:45a.m.-3:15p.m Gina Powell 678-5107 Lower School - 7:30a.m.-3:30a.m. Elizabeth Sipe 678-5119 Upper School -7:30a.m.-1:00p.m. Joanne McDaniel 678-5115 Guidance Office - Daniel Norman 678-5117 Registrar - Kendell Sell 678-5181 Business Office - 7:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Kathy Montoney 678-5125 Olivia Hoyt 678-5110 Building/Grounds - Pat Larkin 678-5105 Endowment/Event Coordinator - Joanne Heiser 678-5111

If you love spending time with children, SFCS has a great opportunity for you! The Lower School Late Stay Program is searching for a capable helper to assist in offering our students quality care after school. If you are interested, please contact Kathy Neely, Lower School Administrator at 678-5118 for more details.

Take a close look at those cereal boxes and ANY grocery item before recycling them or throwing them away. These items may contain a precious “Box Top for Education” label that can help raise money for our school! SFCS collects “Box Tops” all through the year until the month of March. Simply deposit labels in the mailboxes located at the entrances to the Pre-School, Lower School and the Main School Office Buildings.

Shannon Forest Presbyterian Church is pleased to invite you to an evening of fun, refreshments and information about the two women’s Bible studies being held this fall. Please join us on Thursday, August 18, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of Building 300 on the Lower School Campus. The Thursday Morning Bible Study (TMBS) will be using Judy Rossi’s Enhancing Your Marriage as their study guide. The evening edition will be studying The Patriarchs by Beth Moore. Registration will be accepted during the evening of August 18. A $20 fee will cover the cost of your book and any other supplies needed for the semester. Childcare WILL NOT be available on August 18, but IS available for TMBS. Your children must be registered to assure a place for them in the nursery. Please call Sandra Burgin at 232-4581 to register for TMBS if you cannot attend our evening get-together. TMBS will begin with Lesson 1 on Thursday, September 1. Evening Edition details will be available on August 18. Hope to see you there and bring a friend!

The pending closure of Garlington Road for construction will surely have traffic in a snarl. To improve travel to and from our campus, school hours have changed for the 2005-2006 school year. ARRIVAL DISMISSAL PK3, PK4, K5 (half day) 8:10 a.m. 11:45 a.m. PK3, PK4, K5 (full day) 8:10 a.m. 2:40 p.m. 1st – 5th Grades 8:10 a.m. 2:40 p.m. 6th – 12th Grades 7:50 a.m. 2:50 p.m.

The temperatures may have been over 100, but that wasn’t what warmed the hearts of 79 SFCS students, parents and faculty that recently returned from a week-long mission trip to St. John’s Island in the Barrier Islands of South Carolina. Participants worked with Habitat For Humanity to help with ten homes – the group helped to complete three homes during the trip. Our dedicated Crusaders laid cement blocks, installed vinyl siding, landscaped yards, painted, built utility buildings, roofed and poured driveways. Students also worked with the Habitat Resale Store where they restocked shelves, assisted customers and traveled with trucks to pick up donations. The mission trip also turned its hearts and minds inward as they ministered to the elderly in area nursing homes. Participants did crafts, sang songs and played games, receiving nothing but praise from staff members. While attending the camp at St. Christopher’s, participants also made time for fellowship, games and worship amidst God’s wonderful nature. Everyone left with a warm heart and a better understanding of the blessings the Lord Jesus Christ bestows on us each and every day. SFCS has already booked the same camp for the summer of 2006 and will work to assist with Habitat for Humanity. The general message from this year’s crew is, “We can’t wait to go back next year!”

In the spring of 2005 an incentive program was initiated to encourage current families to recruit new families to SFCS. The response from current families and the quantity of students recruited for the 2005-2006 school year was outstanding. The faculty/staff and administration of SFCS wish to express our sincere appreciation to the following family recruiters: Chip and Lauren Hunt Jody and Jenni Bryson Michael and Carrie Howard Kevin and Donna Hollifield Joel and Robin Van Dyke Erik and Michele VanAllen Matthew and Karin Collom David and Leslie Luke Mike and Kathy Devon Hal and Sara Long Doug and Ann Young Kevin and Tara McGovern

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