Knightly News

MCS Weekly Announcements
  • April 15: Popcorn Day
  • April 15: Good Friday Activities
  • April 17: Easter
  • April 18-22: Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
  • April 29: Pizza Day
  • May 4: Donut Day
  • May 6: Pizza Day
  • May 7: Knights Auction
MCS AUCTION

If you're interested in helping with the auction, we will be holding a meeting at the school tomorrow at 2pm.
We are still looking for volunteers to help with the following:
  • Procure items
  • Dessert Dash - donate a dessert (can be homemade, procured, or purchased)
  • Greeters
  • Set up
  • Beverage servers
  • Assist with auction items and payments
  • Bussers
  • Cleanup
There is also still time to advertise your business in our auction program.
If you are interested in advertising in the program,
please contact the office at 360-794-8200.
Some of the exciting items you will see at the auction include:
  • A one hour scenic flight for 3
  • King and Country tickets with early access passes for 2
  • A one hour professional violin performance
  • Cline Jewelers $250 gift certificate
  • One week stay at any Worldmark by Wyndham resort
  • And much more
You can now preregister!
Make collecting your auction winnings quick and easy by preregistering your payment information. Stop by the office and we can get you set up.
THANK YOU

A special thank you to TAPP for helping us purchase new computers for our teachers. And thank you to Jeff Timmerman for setting up the new computers.

We would also like to thank Mr. Shelton, Mr. Flick, and Mr. Covey for taking care of some much needed repairs and maintenance to our school.
TAPP Spring Basket Raffle
 
TAPP is raising money to support our hard working teachers and staff.
You can help by purchasing raffle tickets for our Spring Basket.
Items in the basket and cost of raffle tickets are below.
 
(All items were donated by TAPP Committee Members. Thank you!)
 
Items in our fun Spring Basket include:
$50 Gift Card to Flower World, $25 Gift Card to Falling Water Gardens, Spring Flower Wreath, Umbrella, Gardening Tool Set, Pruners, Kneeling Pad, Wind Chime, Ceramic Pot, Thieves Cleaner Packets, Spray Bottle & Citrus Oils, Flower Pot, Spring Candle, Green Pitcher/Vase, Bottle of Rosé, Sunglasses, Seed Packets & Galvanized Oval Tub
 
Cost:
1 ticket for $5
3 tickets for $10
10 tickets for $20
 
TAPP members will be selling tickets before and after school starting on Monday, April 4, as well as April 5, and the whole week of April 11-14. Stop by the TAPP table in the hallway to check out the basket and pick up your tickets. Please pay with cash or check.
 
Raffle ticket sales end Thursday, April 14. Drawing will be Friday, April 15.
LOVE AND LOGIC

Phil, a recent business school graduate, got his dream job. He did well and was eventually invited to a retreat with the top management of the company. The CEO of the company attended, and Phil had an opportunity to speak with her.

After he introduced himself, he asked her, “I was told that I could ask you a question, and would like to know what it takes to become as successful as you are?”

“Well, success like mine takes a whole series of good decisions,” she responded.

He thought a moment, then asked, “I’m sure that’s true, but what does it take to make those good decisions?”

“It takes wisdom,” she explained, “but the hard part is that it takes a whole lot of bad decisions to get that wisdom. You gain wisdom by learning from your mistakes.”

In 1977, I first started writing about Helicopter Parents. These parents carry the heavy burden of swooping in to rescue their kids from any mistake, disappointment, or struggle. Out of their love for their children, they steal their kids’ opportunities to gain wisdom and resilience.

What I am seeing now is much worse. This problem has almost reached epidemic proportions with parents trying to create a perfect life for their kids. Little do these parents know that their children won’t be able to maintain that great life if they have not been prepared for it by having to deal with their own little problems early in life.

The authors of Love and Logic meet many parents who are afraid to let their kids make the poor decisions needed to gain wisdom. I hope you are not one of those parents. But if you are, this gentle reminder comes from my heart. Bruised knees and bruised emotions are the building blocks of wisdom and personal strength. Don’t steal that from the kids you love so much.

Our most popular audio is Helicopters, Drill Sergeants, and Consultants. This audio has been a great help for thousands of parents through the years—listen to it for some laughs as well as solutions to help overcome being a Helicopter parent.
 
Thanks for reading!

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Our scripture theme for this year is based on Galatians 5:22-23, 25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit
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