PCA Peek
General Peek for Week of May 11, 2012
__________________________________________ Upcoming events: May 10-12 – PCA’s production of Fiddler on the Roof May 13 – Mothers’ Day May 15 – Visual and Performing Arts (Grades 6-12) 6:30 PM May 18 – Spring Fling; 3:00 – 7:00 PM, Don’t miss it! Drive One 4UR School with Tailgate starting at 8 AM May 18 – Parent Meeting with Mr. Runey, 6 PM - 7 PM (see below) May 24 – Patriotic Presentation in the gym; 6:30 PM May 25 – LIFE series; “How do I Survive and Thrive During the Summer” 1:45 – 2:45 PM May 28 – Memorial Day – No School June 1 – Step Up Day for grades K-5 June 1 – Baccalaureate, 6:30 PM June 4 – 6, Senior Class Trip to the Big Apple June 7 – Kindergarten Celebration, 9 AM in the gym June 8 – LS Awards June 8 – US Awards June 8 – Last Day of School; Early Dismissal June 8 – 8th Grade Milestone June 9 – Graduation at Bethany Church, 10 AM ________________________________________________ Theater This weekend! PCA presents Fiddler on the Roof, May 10-12 at 7 PM with an additional matinee at 2 PM on Saturday. The timeless classic is filled with a rousing, heartwarming score, which includes Tradition, Matchmaker, Matchmaker, If I Were A Rich Man and Sunrise, Sunset. There is something for everyone to love in this tale of a man trying to hold fast to his Jewish traditions in an ever-changing world. Tickets are $9 for PCA staff, students, and senior citizens and $11 for General admission. Don’t miss this one! ____________________________________________ You will not want to miss Spring Fling 2012 & Drive One 4 UR School, Friday May 18th Games, Food, Fun, Fellowship + Ford Vehicles! Details Below! ____________________________________________ On May 18 there will be a presentation by Mr. Runey for parents in Troiano Hall from 6-7 PM. This is the same day as the annual Spring Fling, so you can have fun there, have a bite to eat, and remain for the informational meeting. Childcare for the hour will be provided if needed. Please email Kate Copeland at
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if you need childcare. ____________________________________________ Dear Lower School parents: Friday, May 18th is our annual Spring Fling event hosted by the students at the Upper School. We have been working hard preparing for this exciting afternoon (3 PM – 7 PM, at PCA). We don’t want anyone to miss out on the fun, so if you have a student that wants to attend but you are unable to be with your child during Spring Fling, please consider signing your student up for this offer! Students from the Upper School would be more than happy to take your child from after care for the afternoon so they can participate in Spring Fling. The children will be in small groups and assigned to a freshman student – we promise we will take good care of them! We have learned that it works best to group the children by age, and not necessarily by family. It is your choice, which you can make by filling in the appropriate space below. Students in junior high only may go to the Spring Fling at 3:20, regular dismissal time, without adult supervision so long as he/she has written parent permission to do so. (An e-mail to Mrs. Chick works) If the student does not have a note from his/her parent, the student may use the office phone to obtain verbal permission. Students in grades K-5 may not go to the Spring Fling without an adult. A K-5 student may be dismissed to the care of a sibling of high school age or older so long as we have written parent permission to do so. Again, if the student does not have a note from his/her parent, the student may call from the office for verbal permission. Any student grade K-8 remaining at the end of dismissal must go to aftercare. If you are interested, please fill out the enclosed form and either send it in to school with your child (attention: Derek Summers) or give it to your regular after care teacher by Wednesday May 16th. Please reserve early – space is limited! Please return this form with the money by the deadline to assure the time and information we need to take good care of your child. We will have them back in the MPR, with their backpacks, etc., at the time you indicate below. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Derek Summers at
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or Britta Ayer at
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. Child’s Name __________________________________________________Grade ________________ Amount of money enclosed for tickets (.50 a ticket) (Most booths are 2-4 tickets with food items ranging from 2-9 tickets) My child can/cannot eat ____________________________________________ I will pick my child up at ______________________________________ Special instructions: __________________________________________________ I would prefer my child/children accompany: _______________ children their own age _______________ their sibling(s) I can be reached at ___________________________ Parent Signature _________________________________ Additional sign up forms are available in After-Care and at the LS front desk. Spring Fling 2012 Pricing Guide Tickets are .50 Cents each Food Tickets Italian Sausage Sub + Chips 9 Cheeseburger + Chips 7 Hamburger + Chips 6 Veggie Burger + Chips 6 Hot Dog + Chips 3 Turkey Dog + Chips 3 Beverages 2 Brownie/Cookie 1 Booths Bounce House 4 Obstacle Course/Rock Wall 4 Bungee Run 4 Velcro Wall 4 Homerun Derby 3 Dunk Tank 3 Ice Cream 3 Popcorn 3 Beading Booth 3 Juju Bee the Clown 3 Face Painting 2 Petting Zoo 2 Adopt a Critter 1,2,3 or 4 Doughnut Race 2 Knock the Can 1 Bean Bag Toss 1 ___________________________________________ LS Dress Code – Back to School Fall 2012 issues of Lands’ End catalogs are available now in the LS lobby, LS office and JH lobby. Please pick up a copy! Also, Lands’ End is offering $10 off your next uniform purchase when you sign up for emails by August 1st at landsend.com/go-to-school. ___________________________________________ Parents, We are excited to announce the PCA Eagle Sport Camps for the upcoming summer for boys and girls ages 8-14. Your children are sure to have a great time this summer at one of our four camps we are offering. Here is the link with a list of the weeks and sports being offered: http://www.pcaschool.org/student-life/pca-eagle-sport-camps.html If you register your child prior to June 1st, we will offer our PCA community the camps at a discounted price of $150 per week. ALL campers will receive a camp shirt and a bonus item. You can reserve your spot by paying the full amount or by paying just a deposit of $50 with the rest of the amount due when the camp begins. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. GO EAGLES! Thank you, John O. Egan III Director of Athletics ___________________________________________ Summer at PCA PCA is excited to be able to offer our summer programming for 2012! Eight weeks of thrilling, competitive, and educational day programs will be available for children entering grades K-8! The programs will start Monday, June 18 and end Friday, August 10. Most programs run from 9 AM – 3 PM but we do have others that are just for part of the day as well. Extended care will be available, both before (starting at 7:30 AM) and after (ending at 5:30 PM), if needed. Parents can register their child by the week or by the day. Whether you are looking for a sports camp, day camp, or educational camp for your child, we have something for everyone! Follow this link to learn more about the new and exciting themes being offered! These summer camps are open to non-PCA children as well, so invite a friend. It is a great way to introduce a neighbour or friend to what PCA has to offer! Derek Summers After School and Summer Program Director Portsmouth Christian Academy at Dover VOLUNTEERS: WE NEED YOUR HELP! Upcoming Events with volunteer needs: · Spring Garden Club – sponsor a spot (LS & US) · Visual & Performing Arts (LS & US) – Tuesday, May 15 · (4 volunteers needed to help with a reception after the concert and 20 dozen cookies) · Spring Fling (LS & US) – Friday, May 18 Thank you to the many amazing volunteers who are helping with the theater production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’. Don’t miss it this weekend!! Thanks to the moms and dads who have been faithfully helping with the junior high shared lunches week after week! The students have really enjoyed it! Please remember to log your hours either at the receptionist desk or by sending me an email. Don’t forget the hours you may work at home (baking, phone calls)!! Please contact Kathy Deame at 603-742-3617, Ext. 119 or
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___________________________________________ PCA Driver Education: ATTN PARENTS! Our Driver Ed class starting on May 28th is quickly approaching. Anyone interested must have their completed Registration Form in the Upper School front office ASAP. Students must be age 16 by July 6th in order to take this class. Forms are in the office and can also be obtained from http://bsafedriver.com. We need 3 MORE students in order to run this class. Please call Mr. Aquilina at 603-617-3777 if you have any last minute questions. ___________________________________________ The April Athletes of the Month: Erin McGovern (Track and Field) and Sean McKenna (Baseball) have been selected for the honor after having great months of April on the track and on the baseball field. Erin McGovern is a senior team captain from Dover who is a 12 season varsity athlete (actually 14 seasons if you count her 8th grade year). For the month of April, McGovern was the girls’ leading scorer with over 160 points in 7 meets. At meets she frequently wins high jump, 100m hurdles or 300m hurdles. In addition she has league championship qualifying marks in the High Jump, 100m hurdles (ranked 5th in D3), 300m hurdles and 200m. In addition she is a great team leader and role model for our athletes. This is Erin’s second Athlete of the Month honor this year. Erin plans to continue her track and field career at Roanoke College beginning next fall. Sean McKenna is a senior captain of the baseball team from South Berwick, ME. For the month of April, Sean was 5-0 as the starting pitcher. He had a 0.60 ERA, has 24 strikeouts and only 1 base on balls. Sean is one of the top pitchers in the area. From the plate, Sean had a batting average of .571 and an OBP of .612. He had 9 extra base hits with 7 doubles and 2 triples. Sean is a leader on the PCA Baseball team that sits undefeated at 8-0. McKenna will be attending and playing for the Wheaton (IL) College Thunder beginning in the fall. ___________________________________________ Dear Parents of Seniors; On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 29th and 30th, we will initiate a bold new program to prepare our seniors for what they will encounter the first week they are enrolled on a college campus. The DVD curriculum sponsored by Campus Crusade, called College Life 101, which Kate Copeland and I will facilitate, lays out the realities that all of our graduates will be exposed to binge drinking, sexual activity and pornography, and the enemy of their souls will use loneliness as the trap to lure them into ungodly behavior that some will regret for years to come. We need your help with this mission to prepare our soon-to-be grads for the snares that await them. In conversation with Sharon Gamble, I recognized that she is preparing her “Wednesday girls” for dealing with this same demon, loneliness. Saying no to that cute guy or girl’s invitation to that first party requires forethought, good information, conviction and courage. The program that we will introduce to them asks them to make decisions in advance about their own beliefs, morals, vulnerabilities and resources. Finding alternatives to partying requires that one is equipped in advance. Looking into the resources of local churches and organizations in the town where your son or daughter will be living is critical to helping them negotiate the myriad of decisions that will be made in their first weeks away at school. Please continue these conversations with your senior about resisting the need to be accepted, and how they plan to deal with the “invitations” they will receive when they move away from home and onto a college campus. Through frank discussions, role plays, video clips, journaling, and any other venue available to us, let us resolve that our students will not be naïve to the dangers that await them when freedom and godlessness are all around them. We are conveying this critical message through all our available resources, but we believe it will take the concerted efforts of us all to arm them for the onslaught of temptation that awaits them. Thank you for partnering with us to empower our students to stand strong against the wiles of the enemy. Please pray with us that the message will reach our students in a profound and lasting way. May God bless all our efforts, Linda J. Haskins Director of Guidance and Counseling ________________________________________________ PCA is looking for parent volunteers that might be willing to offer their talents over the summer in the areas of painting, plumbing or any other trade skill. If interested, please contact Ted Ham at 742-3617, Ext. 126 ____________________________________________ IMPORTANT DATES – LIBRARY BOOKS DUE IN FOR THE YEAR! K-1 students – all library books are due in for the year on May 25, so please be sure to turn in all library books on or before that day – thank you! Gr. 2 up – All library books are due in for the year on Friday June 1. We gather in books at this time in order to account for lost and missing books and to conduct inventory before the end of the school year. If books are required for book reports or research, please let us know and we will coordinate with your child’s teacher. If you have any concerns, please contact library staff. Thank you for borrowing, for encouraging reading and for your responsibility in returning books on time! Your library staff ________________________________________________
