Rocky Knoll School News Bits and Pieces May 21, 2010 Congratulations: We want to congratulate Milan Pino for winning the award in The Journal’s 21st Annual Design-An-Ad Contest. Great job Milan! Kindergarten Graduation: The Kindergarten class will graduate this Sunday, May 23, at 2:00 p.m. at the Martinsburg SDA Church Fellowship Hall. 8th Grade Graduation: The 8th grade class will graduate this coming Wednesday night, May 26, at 7:00 p.m. at the Martinsburg SDA Church. Our graduates are Carl Hackett, Cassondra Harris, and Andrew Ramsey. All of our students will be participating in a group song, so we ask that families plan to have their children there for the graduation. Also, our upper grade students will be performing the hand chimes. Our guest speaker will be Alvin Payne, youth pastor from the Frederick SDA Church. We appreciate your efforts to be there to support our 8th grade class on their special night. Pre-K Graduation: Next Friday morning during the chapel service we will have the Pre-K graduation. We encourage parents to stay for this special program. 7th Grade Hot Lunch: The 7th grade class will sell pizza on Thursday, May 27, for the standard prices. Snacks are sold daily for 50 cents each. Volunteer Hours: If you are in need of getting a few more volunteer hours, there are some jobs which will need to be maintained over the summer. Our flower gardens will need to be weeded on a regular basis. Also, the hillside outside of Mrs. Walker’s room in front of the little house will need to be weed whacked on a number of occasions. If you are available to do these jobs and you need to finish out your volunteer hours, this would be a great way to do so. There may be a need for other outdoor jobs over the summer, so if you need hours, please check with either Mr. Walker or Mrs. Harris. Report Cards: Report cards are not sent home on the final day of school. Within a week after the close of school you should receive your child’s report card. If you have a past due balance with the school, report cards will be held until your balance is paid. Applications for Next Year: The end of this school year is coming rapidly. We have 5 days remaining of school. As we approach the end of school, we want to remind you that if you have not submitted your application for the coming school year, we would encourage you to do so. By applying early you can guarantee a spot for your child. A $25 deposit toward the registration fee should be included with your application. Early applications help us in our planning for the coming school year. Also, if you have any balance remaining on your school bill, you will want to get that paid before the close of the school year as well. Last Day of School: The final day of school will be Friday, May 28. Our Friday schedule consists of chapel, which will include our pre-kindergarten graduation, followed by an awards program for our students. Parents are encouraged to stay for the entire program. School will dismiss when the program is over at 10:00 a.m. There will be no After School Care on this day. We want to wish all of you a happy, safe summer, and we look forward to serving you again in August. Mid Summer Newsletter: Be sure to watch mid summer for a packet of information which will be sent to you from the school. "Bits and Pieces" is not done over the summer, but we do a mid summer newsletter. It is usually sent by the second week of July to keep you posted on coming events. Registration: Registration for the new school year will be on Wednesday, August 4, from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Mrs. Harris has handed out registration packets to families who have indicated that they are planning to have their children return. We encourage you to fill out the forms early and bring them with you to registration on August 4. This will speed up the registration process for you. Also, on registration day, as we have done in the past we will have the free corn roast dinner from 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET Auto Sales & Service: ET Auto Sales & Service is opening up a new facility at 301 Wilson Street in Martinsburg. This company sells cars and does all types of repairs on vehicles. The phone number at ET Auto Sales is 304-267-0330. A portion of all sales and service will be donated to Rocky Knoll School. Tell your family, friends, and neighbors about this new opportunity to help our school. Current Events: May 23 Kindergarten Graduation - 2:00 pm at Martinsburg SDA Church Fellowship Hall May 24 School Board Meeting at 7:15 p.m. May 26 8th Grade Graduation at 7:00 p.m. May 28 Last Day of School - 10:00 a.m. Dismissal August 4 Registration from 3-7 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Rocky Knoll School News Bits and Pieces March 6, 2009 http://www.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Rocky Knoll School News Bits and Pieces February 6, 2009 http://www.cccwv.com. Basketball: This week we had two basketball games. We won both! On Monday we played the Avalanche. Then we played the Shooting Stars. It was fun and challenging. We got better than last year. We hope to do better. Go COMETS! By Milan Pino Next week our team will play Upward on Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. Players should arrive at 4:30 for warm up and practice. On Thursday there will be a game at 4:30 p.m. with Atholton at the Frederick SDA School. Players will leave shortly after dismissal. Winter Festival: Tomorrow evening from 6:30-9:00 p.m. we will have our Winter Festival here at the school. Please come and be prepared to have a fun time. Bring your children and your friends. The Winter Festival is an activity night and is a fund raiser for our Home & School Organization. There will be a charge of $5.00 per person for those who would like to play games. There will also be food for sale, and music for all to enjoy. Gifted Hands: The TNT Network will present a made for TV movie on the story of Dr. Ben Carson on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 8:00 p.m. Dr. Carson is a member of the Spencerville SDA Church in the Chesapeake Conference. He is the chief physician of neurosurgery at John’s Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Unfortunately, this TV story conflicts with our Winter Festival. You may want to set your VCR so that you can watch the program another time. We plan to tape it here at the school, and we will be happy to loan the tape out to anyone who would like to see it.Mrs. Unger’s Hot Lunch: Mrs. Unger will serve a hot lunch next Wednesday, February 11, for $3.00. Your child should have received an order form today. Please return the order form and payment on Monday, February 9. The menu is as follows: Hot Dogs, French Fries, Green Beans, Dessert, and Drink.8th Grade Hot Lunch: The 8th grade class will be selling pizza, salad, and drink next Thursday for the standard prices. Snacks are available on a daily basis.Dress Down Friday: Next Friday, February 13, will be a Dress Down Day. Students can wear jeans and t-shirts. T-shirt messages must be in harmony with the school’s philosophy. We are requesting students bring in a can of food as a donation on days that we have Dress Down Days. So, if your child would like to dress down on Friday, Feb. 13, there is a charge and that is to bring a can of food that will be put in the church’s pantry. It will be used to feed families which are struggling with our current economic crisis.Presidents’ Day: There will be no school on Monday, February 16, for Presidents’ Day.Midterm Grade Reports: We have completed nearly three weeks since the close of our semester. Midterm grade reports will be issued on Friday, February 20. Teachers’ In-service: On Tuesday, February 24, we will dismiss at noon for teachers’ meetings. No lunches will be needed on this day. There will be no After School Care on this day. Citrus Fruit Orders: Our next citrus fruit sale will be March 1, from 10-3. We will have California navels, temples, tangerines, and grapefruit available. Please place your order by Feb. 20 by calling 264-5975.Box Tops: The Box Tops will be collected next week, so be sure to turn them in to your child’s classroom.Applications for Next Year: We want to thank those who have already begun the application process for next year. We are now accepting applications for new students and we are encouraging our families to apply early. By applying early you can be assured that your child will have a spot for next school year. Please remember that a $25.00 deposit toward the registration fee should accompany your application.Happy Birthday: Happy birthday to the following students who have February birthdays: Gavin Raney - February 3 Cullen Nipe - February 4 Nick Munro - February 11 Current Events: February 7 Winter Fest from 6:30-9:00 p.m. February 10 Hokies vs RKS at 6:00 p.m.(Home) February 11 Stamp Club Meeting from 3:15-4:15 p.m. February 12 Game with Atholton at Frederick School - 4:30 p.m. February 16 No School - Presidents’ Day February 20 Mid-term Grade Reports February 23 Deadline for Basketball Tournament Applications February 24 Noon Dismissal - Teachers’ Meetings March 15 Basketball Tournament - 10:00 a.m. at HVA