It's Spirit Week at Grace 
NEXT WEEK!

It's everyone's favorite week of the school year, SPIRIT WEEK, next week!  We'll kick off the week with a Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuit sale on Monday morning in the carpool lines, so bring $3 if you'd like a biscuit.  If you can bring exact change, that would be extra helpful.  Funds raised support our Grace Parent's Association.  

Here's the schedule for next week:

Monday, March 13:
Team Spirit Day - Students may wear their favorite team shirt or jersey and uniform bottoms.

Tuesday, March 14:
  Superhero Day - Come to school dressed as your favorite superhero!

Wednesday, March 15:
Crazy Socks Day - Show of your craziest socks with your Chapel uniform.

Thursday, March 16:
Tacky Tourist Day - Now that Spring Break is upon us, come to school wearing your best tacky tourist costume.

Friday, March 17: 
St. Patrick's Day (and it's also Field Day for 1st-6th grades)  Everyone can wear their favorite green shirt and appropriate athletic bottoms.
Mark Your Calendars!
Tips for attending Grace's Annual Auction
  
1.  The auction is a fundraiser, so come with a budget of what you're interested in spending.  Remember, all of the money raised supports your child's school!
2.  Enjoy the theme of the evening.  Come sporting your best Cuban gear and be ready to enjoy a (kid-free) evening of fun and entertainment.
3.  Your ticket includes admission, dinner, a free drink and lots of auction action.  Be ready to bid on your favorite items and dance the night away!  Don't  miss out by arriving late.
4. There's something for everyone!  We have auction items ranging in price from as little as $5 all the way up to thousands of dollars.     
5th and 6th Grade Jekyll Island Trip
Last week, our 5th and 6th Graders spent 3 days in Jekyll Island.  They stayed at the Georgia 4-H Education Center and spent time learning about beach, maritime forest, and salt marsh ecology.  They participated in a shark dissection, and even got to work with sea turtles at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center.  Thank you to our wonderful teachers for organizing this trip and to our awesome parent volunteers for chaperoning.  It was very educational and a a lot of memories were made by all!




Artists of the Week


This week's Artists of the Week are Nicholas and Hannah from the 7th grade.  Their watercolor paintings are based on a study of the work of famous painter Jim Dine.  These look like they could be hanging in a modern art museum.  Great job!
Lights, Camera, 
Action (Videos) Wanted!
Have you taken any short videos (no more than 3 minutes) of your children at school or any Grace-related function? Videos could feature students, teachers and parents on campus, a soccer game, rehearsing for Lion King, our 8K -- you name it! Your captured moving memories are essential in the production of our Grace 2017 video which will debut at the annual auction and dinner on April 8.  Please upload your video by Saturday, March 18,  to the link below.  
TPC Tickets Sold Here
Want to see Sam Hunt at the TPC?

Did you know you can purchase a Military Appreciation Day TPC ticket and the TPC will donate $25 of every $50 stadium pass back to Grace. Your Military Appreciation Day tournament ticket will act as admission to the tournament, ceremony, activities, and special concert performance by Grammy nominated artist Sam Hunt.  Military Appreciation Day is Tuesday, May 9th.  The ceremony begins at 6:00 PM, and the concert begins at 6:30 PM on the 17th hole.   Click on the link below for more details and to purchase tickets.  Use our special code "GRACE" to make sure the school gets the credit.

Extended Day During Spring Break
We would like to offer Extended Day the week of Spring Break, Monday, March 20 - Friday, March 24, 2017.  Reservations are required and the deadline is Friday, March 17th.  If we do not have enough students registered by the 17th, we will not be able to offer Extended Day services.

Holiday Rates/Cost:  (4 hour minimum)

1 child - $7 per hour (not to exceed $56 daily)
2 children - $11 per hour (not to exceed $90 daily)
3 children - $14 per hour (not to exceed $110 daily)

If you are interested in making a reservation, please contact the Director of Extended Day, Amy Logan at alogan@geds.net.  Children will only be accepted if a reservation has been made.
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