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COMING UP AT KINGSLEY

Kingsley Grad leads 30-Day Challenge to earn her Gold Award Twelve years ago, Sophie Trent started her journey as a Girl Scout at Kingsley, and now a junior in high school, she's working to earn the biggest and best award any Girl Scout can achieve--the Girl Scout Gold Award. To earn this prestigious award, she is coordinating a 30-day fitness challenge for students at Kingsley. The goal ... get Kingsley students active. For complete details on how your student can participate and Sophie's story, download Sophie's 30-Day Challenge flyer. Also, make sure to turn in your student's permission slip and keep an activity log. Cool off at next week's Yogli Mogli Spirit Night - Wed 4/18 5:00-8:00 p.m. Our last Yogli Mogli Spirit Night is next Wednesday, so don't miss it. Come hang out with other Kingsley families for a yummy treat and some laughs with friends. Hope to see you there! Volunteer Opportunities: Interested in getting involved? Want Kingsley to be the best school possible for your student? Nominations and elections for 2012-2013 for the Charter Council and our Action Teams is now open. There are jobs that take no more than a couple hours a month, some that are seasonal, and a few that require a routine commitment. Dedicated teachers, staff, and PARENTS help make Kingsley Charter a great school! Join us – it’s rewarding, it’s important, it’s even fun! Nominate yourself or someone else. All positions can be shared. (See back of form for position descriptions.) If you have any questions, please contact Erin Nydam at erinnydam@comcast.net or Michele Richards at mrichards@cmacommunities.com. All nominations for Council positions must be received by Thursday April 19, 2012. Elections will be held at the school April 26- May 3. Download nomination form. Field Day is just around the bend Imagine it ... a beautiful, sunny day ... kids running, jumping and playing together ... sounds of fun and joy are all you hear.  That's Field Day!  For this to happen though, Coach Thomas needs help from a parent to coordinate the other volunteers. If you are interested in helping with this amazingly kid-favorite event, please let the Council know by sending an email to council@kingsleycharter.org. Additional volunteers needed so we can grow our Odyssey of the Mind program Our Odyssey of the Mind team finished in 9th place in their division in the recent Lilburn Regional Tournament. This caps another great season of creative problem solving, where the students get all the credit because they do it all. They wrote the script. They designed the sets and created the costumes. And along the way, they made new friends and shared a lot of laughs. Now, Kingsley’s creative problem solving program is ready to grow. For 2012-13, we are moving our team to Destination ImagiNation, which will give us new opportunities to learn and compete. We also hope to add a second team for kids in grades K-2. But to grow, we need more help from the Kingsley community. Specifically, we need a few more parent volunteers to manage our teams. If you can spend 1-2 hours a week with a group of seven students, you can be a team manager … and when you commit to managing a team, your child (or children) will be guaranteed a place on one of our school’s teams. If you are interested in helping, please contact Dori Kleber at no_spam_bots@gmail.com. Time to shower our teachers and staff with love Teacher/Staff Appreciation week is just a few weeks away, and just like in past years, we want our faculty and staff to feel abundantly appreciated. We have several activities planned, but we need your help to make these happen:   Luncheon - Monday, May 7 - Food donations needed for the staff luncheon.  Items needed include: Salads, ice tea, lemonade and desserts.  Help is also needed to set up and clean up this event from 10:15-12:30.  If you can provide food or help for this event please contact  Melanie Marks melaniemarks1@me.com Breakfast - Wednesday, May 9 - Food donations needed for the staff breakfast. Items needed include: Egg casseroles, fruit, Danishes, bagels and juice.Help is also needed to set up and clean-up for this event 7:00am-8:00am If you can provide food or help with the event, please contact Beth Bacon at bethbacon@gmail.com Snacks/drinks for teacher lounge - May 7-May 11 - Goodies needed all week to keep the teacher's lounge stocked with treats If you can provide a food/drink item please contact Kimberly Cooper at kmcoop1@gmail.com Raffle items needed May 7-May 11 -  Items needed to raffle off to the staff such as event tickets, gift cards or baskets, merchandise, services, or food! Ask your favorite vendors and neighbors for items or come up with idea for something nice you could do. If you can provide a raffle item or need help with ideas, please contact Melanie Marks melaniemarks1@me.com

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Kingsley Spring Cleanup weekend - Please save the date for a big cleanup weekend at Kingsley April 21/22.  We plan to have a work session both of those days to accommodate as many families as possible - Sat. 9-1 and Sun 1-5.  Please mark your calendars and plan to attend one of our cleanup sessions.  We have several areas around campus where we need to spread mulch and there's always pruning and weeding to do.  We will also be working on the beds in the front.  We want the school looking its best for Kindergarten Roundup on 4/27.  Contact Amanda Hensley at bahensley@bellsouth.net with any questions or suggestions.   NOMINATE YOUR TEACHER AS AN A+ TEACHER! The Downtown Disney Resort Area Hotels has partnered with Walt Disney World to honor outstanding K-12 teachers with its 2012 A+ For Teachers at Downtown Disney essay contest. The fourth annual contest, which runs through April 13, 2012, asks students in grades 1 through 12 to nominate their favorite teacher by writing a brief essay of no more than 300 words and submitting it via email to www.downtowndisneyhotels.com.  The essay should explain how the teacher has made a difference in the student's life and will be judged on its relevance to theme, creativity, originality, and the merit of the teacher's accomplishments as outlined in the essay.  The A+ For Teachers at Downtown Disney contest winners will be notified directly by May 1, 2012.  Please see the attached document for complete details. Attention Rising PCMS 6th Grade Parents Please note:  Because PCMS is a charter school, parents are required to volunteer a minimum of 10 hours per year.  This is a rewarding way to earn those hours! The Peachtree Charter Middle School Peer Proofing Committee is looking for new parent volunteers for the 2012-13 school year.  Peer Proofing is a interactive two day program facilitated by PCMS parent volunteers during health class, for all 6, 7 and 8 graders.  Special character building videos by Connect With Kids encourage candid classroom conversations that help the students understand and manage peer issues such as bullying, stress and anxiety, drug awareness, etc.  Requirements: * Available during the school day for 2 days each quarter * Comfortable facilitating a classroom of middle school kids  * Desire to connect with and mentor middle school kids If you are interested in becoming part of the Peer Proofing team, we invite you to observe the final Peer Proofing session for this school year.    Date:  April 18 and April 19   For more information or to visit our next session, please contact: Shari Clark   shariwclark@gmail.com   or    Elizabeth Herrington   elizherrington@gmail.com