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4th Wall-latest issue
T H U RS D AY, A pr i l 1 4 t h, 2 0 1 6 : VO L UME T H I RT Y - O NE : NU MB E R 3 2 “...we have not stopped praying for you...” REMINDERS Tuesday, April 19th Parent Prayer-8:30am, Prayer Room 2nd Grade Iowa Testing Homework Happenings-6:15pm, upstairs at the Bricks Parent Meetings 6th Grade Trip Chaperone Meeting6:30pm, Fellowship Hall rooms ABCD 6th Grade Parent Meeting-7:30pm, Fellowship Hall rooms ABCD 7th Grade Trip Chaperone Meeting– 6:30pm, Fellowship Hall rooms EF 7th Grade Parent Meeting-7:30pm, Fellowship Hall rooms EF 8th Grade Parent Meeting-6:30pm, Fellowship Hall rooms GH 8th Grade Trip Chaperone MeetingFellowship Hall rooms GH Wednesday, April 20t h 2nd Grade Iowa Testing Thursday, April 21st Colossians 1:9-14 P RAYING FOR OUR C HILDREN By Mary Hubbard, Middle School Principal A group of moms in middle school is nearing a three year study of Paul Tripp’s book, Age of Opportunity. Wow! Has this been a rich study, mainly because of the faithfulness of some committed moms who have desired to go deep, wide, and broad in studying God’s Word! Together we have forged discussions and prayers for our children and families which have been genuine and raw. Tears have flowed as we have struggled with letting go of the control of the hearts of our children, while at the same time being convicted and determined to shepherd their hearts! How I have loved and looked forward to Thursday mornings! 2nd Grade Iowa Testing Saturday, April 23rd Dad’s Prayer-7:30am, Midtown Room Dad Training-8:30am Midtown Tuesday, April 26th Parent Prayer-8:30am, Prayer Room Thursday, April 28t h Final Bake Sale of the Year! All items $1. Spring Play-1 & 4pm, the Pavilion Friday, April 29t h Spring Play-4pm, the Pavilion As we begin to look to the summer, Tripp has advised us to pray Scripture over our children and given us some nuggets to examine where they are in light of growing into spiritual maturity. This morning we examined praying this Scripture, personalizing it while inserting the names of our children from Colossians 1: 9-14: For this reason, since the day we heard about you (since you were born!), we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Fa(continued on page 2) ther, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loved, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. I would encourage us as parents to regularly pray God’s Word back to Him. Can you imagine the transformation that might take place in the hearts and lives of us and our children? Tripp then goes on to say there are “six characteristics which form Paul’s prayer for maturity: sensitivity to God’s revealed will, functional godliness, progressive spiritual growth, perseverance, an appreciation of God’s grace, and kingdom awareness.” As we seek to pray for our children, as they begin to “own their faith”, may calluses be formed on our knees! I’m reminded of an old church musical my children were a part of years ago about Nehemiah. One of the lines in a song they sang was, “you get tall when you fall on your knees!” May our hearts be attuned to the heart of God, and may we remember that God is able to do more than we could ask or think through our hearts as parents and our children. We desire to see in them “acceptance of responsibility, applied biblical convictions, approachable, teachable, seeking spirits, accurate self-assessment and proper perspective on things.” As we diligently take our role of parent as teacher, I pray we will love our spouses and children well, be authentic in modeling Christ, and continue our call to train our children in the nurture and discipline of our Lord. What a privilege we have been given! A NNOUNCEMENTS Do You Have An Announcement? Submit by e-mail to Martha Mahony at mmahony@perimeter.org. Deadline each week: Tuesday by 4 pm. Announcements can run for 2-3 weeks. UPCOMING EVENTS Join Us for the School Play! Come bring a picnic lunch or dinner and enjoy carnival games and concessions before or after the performances! Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Games, Cotton Candy and more! Tickets are $5 each whether ordering through Renweb or purchasing at the door. Click here to order tickets. G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N Homework Happening for Parent Meetings on April 19th Sign ups are underway for the April 19th parent meetings. Please click April19 to register for the April 19th meetings. Registration closes on Friday, 4/15 at noon. Adventure Program Enrollment for 2016-2017 Adventure Program enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year is now open. Registration will close in May so plan ahead and submit those applications now! Our program has filled up prior to close of registration for the past several years due to limited space. For more information contact lthompson@perimeter.org. Library Information Living Book submissions are due Monday, May 2nd. Please make sure you turn in both the list of titles read and the form. Once all lists are in, I will begin contacting parents about the award. Please let me know if you have not heard from me by close of day, Friday, May 6th. Both the Elementary and Middle School libraries close Friday, May 13th. All books and fines are due by this date. If anyone is interested in helping with the library inventory, please contact me at bbeach@perimeter.org. We need help Monday, May 16th getting the books in order and at times throughout the week reconciling lists. Thanks! A Living Books Re-Sale! Here is your chance to let go of Living Books or acquire new Living Books! The Library is planning to have a Living Books Re-sale on Honors Day, Wednesday, May 25th. We are now accepting donations of gently used book titles from the school’s Living Book Lists. Please place your donations in the plastic bins located outside either the Elementary or Middle School Library. Proceeds will go toward raising funds for the Libraries. Middle School Ted Talk Matt Luchenbill from 4/11—TedTalk F A M I LY C A R E Meals for the Mellot Family Anita Mellot (PCS parent) was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis about 7 years ago. This is an incurable inflammatory degenerative disease (which affects her eyes, joints and organs), and they have discovered that she is allergic to all four of the treatments that are available. She has had good and bad times over the past 7 years, but has recently seen a steady decline. In February she spent 3 weeks at a pain clinic at the Mayo learning how to manage the symptoms of her disease and control her pain through exercise, physical therapy, and lifestyle management. With her return home, she has had much difficulty preparing meals for the family and handling all the day to day things that are required as a mom of two daughters. We would like to come alongside the Mellott family and support them with two meals a week until school is out, then we will reevaluate their needs. If anyone is led to help in this manner please use the care calendar to sign up. Thank you for your consideration and support of this family. Please contact Laura Davis with any questions. lauradavis924@gmail.com Thanks! carecalendar.org Calendar ID: 91534 Security code: 5530 The Varner Family’s Adoption Please click Adoption to see Quan’s story, the boy Jay Varner (8th grade PCS Bible teacher) & family are in process of adopting from China, and ways you might be able to assist the family. The Blair Family’s Adoption Kimberly Blair’s (PCS 5th Grade teacher) family is also in process of adopting 2 boys from China. Please click BlairAdoption to read their story and ways you might be able to assist. Suzette Reeves’ Caringbridge Site Please visit her Caringbridge site at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/suzettereeves for updates on her condition. EXTRACURRICULAR PCS First Lego League Do you have a rising 6th, 7th, or 8th grader with a passion for computers, robotics, the environment, or science in general? We are hoping to start a First Lego League after school club next year here at PCS. The team will meet after school approximately twice a week from mid-August through early December. We are also looking for parents to serve as either a coach or a mentor. The coach would work closely with the team and attend most meetings. No technical experience required. Mentors would serve on occasion as needed to help educate the team in their area of expertise. Please contact Chris Magill everreforming@gmail.com with your questions, interest, etc… E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O RT U N I T I E S Teacher Openings for 2016-2017 We are currently accepting applications for half day teachers in kindergarten, pre-first and first grades for the 2016-2017 school year. Qualified candidates should follow the instructions on our website for completing the application process. FUNDRAISING Perimeter School Covenant Fund We are at 96%! Help us Reach 100% Participation by Pledging your Gift to the Covenant Fund today! 3 Ways to Give: 1. By FACTS: CLICK HERE and fill out the Covenant Fund Webform. You can make your pledge today and pay at a later date. 2. By CHECK: Mail a check to 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30097 or drop off at either school office 3. By TEXT: 1) Text $ amount AND Perimeter School to 458-88. (Ex. 25 Perimeter School) 2) Click the follow-up link. (Link will expire after 1 hour) 3) Fill out payment info. Note: Please include Perimeter School in the text or the funds will go to Perimeter Church. Ongoing Fundraisers Kroger Perimeter School can now participate in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Please click on KrogerRewards for information and to sign up. Ingles Tools for Schools—use your Ingles Advantage Card when you make purchases at Ingles to help our school. Ingles will give back to our school a portion of those sales. Click Here to link your Ingles Card to Perimeter school online. Click “Sign Up Online Now”. Find your local school by school name search, click on the number for the appropriate school (#10346). Type your information in, as well as your Ingles Advantage card number. Remember to include the smaller digit on the right-hand side. Office Depot 5% Back to School Program—Make a qualifying purchase at Office Depot and present our school’s 5% Program ID #70025545, when you shop online or at an Office Depot Store. Office Depot with give our school 5% of total purchases from our parents. They will also credit prior purchases during this calendar year, if you forgot to give them our ID number at the time of purchase, just bring in your receipt for credit. Publix – key fobs available in both school offices; 3% of purchase goes to PCS and can be used by anyone in Georgia (great opportunity for relatives, friends, etc. to support PCS). Box Tops 4 Education - Please save your box tops to support our library and watch for info in the 4th Wall during the year for details on when to submit them to the school offices. For more info on products and sweepstakes, go to www.boxtops4education.com. Target - Target will donate 1% of your total purchases to our school when you use your Target REDcard Visa, debit or credit card. To register your card with Perimeter School log on http://www.target.com/redcard/manage Once on the site, click on the “Rewards and Benefits” tab on the left side of the page. Scroll down to “Take charge of Education.” Click “Enroll” here, and follow the directions to link your Target REDcard to Perimeter School. Our School ID is 24778 to easily link your card. ~ O THER E VENTS /O PPORTUNITIES ~ Do You Have News? If you have an announcement that would be appropriate for this section, e-mail the information to: mmahony@perimeter.org. Deadline each week: Tuesday by 4 pm. Announcements can run for 2-3 weeks. Uniforms Needed for Refugee Children Our nonprofit partner, World Relief, is looking for uniforms for kindergarten through 3rd grade refugee children they are helping to settle in Clarkston. The students can wear khaki, navy blue or black pants, shorts, skirts, or jumpers and light blue, dark green, yellow or white collared shirts (can have logo on them). If you have any that you would like to donate, you can put them in the bins located in the school offices. Promise686 Adoption and Foster Care Info Coffee Sunday, April 17-10:45am, room A3234 This informational coffee offers you the opportunity to explore both foster care and adoption. You will learn about Georgia's foster care crisis and how you can be part of the solution! We will discuss adoption and adoption resources. Parents who have adopted, fostered, or volunteered will share from their personal experiences. https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/adoption-and-foster-care-info-coffee-tickets-21202665744 May 6th : Leadercast “Architect of Tomorrow” One of our generous parents is offering a 20% discount to all Perimeter School families to attend Leadercast on May 6th. The theme is visionary leadership and what it means to be an architect of tomorrow. Guest speakers include Andy Stanley, Steve Wozniak, Nick Saban and more! For more information click on Leadercast. Click here to register and use the promo code PCS to register. Smiley for Kylie T-shirts If you would like a Smiley for Kylie t-shirt, a new shipment is in which includes smalls and medium sizes. Contact Mark@smileyforkylie.com for more info. Volunteer Help Needed at Duluth Hands of Christ Mary Roberts, the Director of the Duluth hands of Christ Food Pantry has asked me to solicit a Perimeter member to help organize volunteers during the month of August 2016. Different churches volunteer workers throughout the year, and Perimeter is assigned the month of August. I organized volunteers for several years while teaching at Perimeter School, and found that many of the volunteers were school moms. Other volunteers were other church members wanting to serve. If you are interested in organizing these volunteers, please let me know. I am willing to talk more with you about this subject and am willing to discuss further details with anyone who is interested. My email is Laiblen@bellsouth.net, and my cell is 678-446-8244. Thank you, Norm Laible. National League of Junior Cotillions The Alpharetta/Johns Creek Chapter is currently accepting pre-registrations from 6th, 7th grade students for Year 1 and 8th grade students for Year 2 for the 2016-2017 Cotillion Season. Classes begin in September, meeting one Sunday a month. Our national program includes five instructional classes covering manners, etiquette and basic ballroom dance and two formal balls. Year 2 class adds a Five-Course Instructional Dinner. Please contact Director, Melinda Belock, melinda.belock@gmail.com or our website is www.nljc.com Alpharetta Johns Creek Chapter. We encourage you to register now to avoid wait lists.