Notes from the Nest..: A Christmas Carol...

Thursday, December 6, 2012

A Christmas Carol...

Hello Parents,
I hope you are having a great week. Our students are counting down the days until Christmas and it's hard to imagine that we are only 19 days away. That means we only have 9 more school days left with several big events still to go.

This week we have had our book fair going on in the Elementary library. Tomorrow is the last morning to buy books, and the book fair will close down at 10:00 a.m. So come early and get your last-minute book shopping done!

By popular demand, “donut day” is making a reappearance tomorrow:

This Friday (December 7) the varsity boys and girls basketball team, as well as the cheerleaders, will be selling Krispy Kreme Donuts. The girls basketball team will be located in the Eagles Nest, the cheerleaders will be in the middle school lobby, and the boys basketball team will be in the high school commons area. So come on out and get your breakfast at school on Friday. We have ordered a ton of donuts! Thank you in advance for helping support our basketball program!

Also this Friday, December 7, I would like to invite you all to our production of the play A Christmas Carol. Our 4^th – 6^thfriends have practiced very hard in order to put on this show for family and friends. Please come out and show your support!

Last Parents' Night Out will be on Saturday, December 8. The cheerleaders can watch your child from 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Contact Lisa Phillips at lphillips@ezellharding.com if you have any questions!

On Monday, December 17, we will have our second annual Polar Express Day. The entire elementary will participate in this day. Each student will get to come to school in their pajamas, and we will convert the Eagles Nest into our own theatre. We will provide a drink and popcorn to all the students. It is a fun day for our elementary friends, and I know they are looking forward to it!

Reminder of our holiday break schedule:

· We have 1/2 days on December 14, 17, 18, & 19. Dismissal is at 11:00 a.m. (Extended care will be available.)

· We are out of school December 20 – January 6. Classes resume on January 7.

· Christmas Camp is available on December 20, 21, 27, & 28 and January 2, 3, & 4.

We hope these dates help you in preparing for the upcoming Christmas holiday!

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"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Saint Francis

"May He give you the desire of your heart, and make all your plans succeed." Psalm 20:4

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea..." Psalm 46:1-2

"A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others." ~ Mustafa Kemel Ataturk

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." -2 Chronicles 7:14

"Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing." -Unknown

“Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.” –Sai Baba

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.Dream. Discover" -- MARK TWAIN

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other." ~Burton Hilli

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." Gilbert Keith Chesterton

"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" -William Ward

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

Be encouraged: Isaiah 41:10 says, "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am YOUR God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

"Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, and kindness in your warm greeting." -Mother Teresa

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

"Thousands of successful people did not achieve success on their first try, but they were not discouraged. They picked themselves up and went back at it with an even stronger, single minded tenacity to achieve their goal." - Catherine Pulsifer

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you shouldn't do something. -Earl Nightingale

"You are all champions in your way. That doesn't mean you have to be number 1 or be the best. Just do your best. If you aren't first, then make those people ahead of you break records by pushing them with your personal best. Consider for a moment what we achieve from athletics - the sheer fun of competing - the building of a healthy and alert mind and body- stamina, courage, perseverance, dedication, commitment, selflessness, and most importantly, the will to excel."

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

-Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

A Christmas Carol...

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