TCS Family,

I want to thank everyone for a great Mane Event this past Saturday. It was a lot of fun to celebrate The Christ School and I was moved by the commitment and support for our school and its mission.

I will always remember the energy in the room when a group of our fathers made such a passionate case for an "on-the-spot" ask for designated donations to replace our classroom furniture. It was especially moving and different from a typical auction because when the paddles were raised, the donors received nothing in exchange beyond the satisfaction of knowing they were directly impacting the daily experience of our students and teachers in our classrooms. That was powerful!

Many of you have asked about the results of the evening. While we are continuing to finalize our income and expenses, we know that we have been greatly blessed by God through the generosity of our school community. Initial calculations show that we will receive over $120,000 from the events of the evening! This includes over $43,000 that was raised exclusively for the replacement of classroom furniture. We are grateful for God's blessings and promise to be wise stewards of the trust and confidence placed in our school through these generous gifts.

Some who were not able to attend the Mane Event have asked if there is still an opportunity to participate in the classroom furniture project and the answer is YES! If you were not able to do so on Saturday night and would like to make a designated gift, please contact Joanne Fleming.  We have already begun planning for the replacement of our furniture and it is our desire to have the new classroom furniture ready for our students and teachers when they return for the first day of school this fall.  

Here are a few fun photos from Saturday night.  Please visit:  www.bethlewisphotos.com, enter user ID: Event2012 with password: Mane to view more.   

It's time to start planning the best way to wrap up our fabulous school year!

Our 2nd Annual Spring Fling is scheduled for Friday, May 25th during school. PTF is looking for volunteers to help with planning details of event, organizing food, organizing volunteers and more. This day is a "surprise" for the students.  Join the fun this Thursday, March 22, at 8:15 am in the PTF Room for an informal meeting. Please contact Grayson Merritt  for more information or if you would like to be a part of the team but are unable to make the meeting! Thank you so much!!

Middle School Parents - You're Invited

Our Middle School advisory program will be addressing the topic of sex education beginning in early May. We will be hosting a Sex Ed Parent Preview on Wednesday, April 11, from 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. in room B12. This is an opportunity to preview the lessons and materials that will be covered in each grade level. Please RSVP to Kristi Ryan by April 6th.

Second Graders Experience Sensational Science and Social Studies Lessons at Leu Gardens

To enhance classroom botany and history lessons, second graders visited Harry P. Leu Gardens. They discovered how plants adapt to arid regions and tropical stream regions. They learned about butterflies and how specific plants attract various species. Within the garden is a home built in 1888. Many comparisons were made between life then and life now as the children toured this lovely dwelling. Memories of a fabulous, fun morning in the gardens will not fade.  

TCS Summer Odyssey  

Don't Forget! Register before March 31 to receive your Summer Odyssey early registration discount!  Have you planned out your summer yet?  We have many classes to choose from and you can invite your family, friends, and neighbors to join in on the fun.  Go to www.thechristschool.org/summer-program to view classes and registration information.  

MS Tennis

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our TCS tennis team. Our Lions played BIG at the tournament this past week: 1st place in boys doubles, 3rd place overall for the boys team and 5th place for our girls team that has only one girl on the team.  Thank you to our players: Morgan Smith, Shaun Mealey, Matthew Morgan, Chas Wilson and Parker Mealey and to Coach Cotton for a great season. Way to ROAR Lions!!

Soccer

Check out the next game times at Trotters' Park.

Saturday, March 31

1st grade Girls - 9:00 am Field #3

4th grade Girls - 1:30 pm Field #7

Swimming

Next swim practice is Friday, April 13, 4:15 - 5:30 pm at Lake Highland Prep.

TCS Tennis Program

The tennis program is open to K-8th grade. This program will serve the beginning athlete to the intermediate. Please check out the tennis flyer and registration form on RenWeb under Resource Documents for information. The last tennis session is Spring II and will begin the week of April 9.

Registration for this session must be in by March 22.

Volleyball

It's time to warm up your serve ladies!

Lower School Volleyball Clinic (3rd & 4th grade girls)

April 10, 11, 12

3:45 - 5 pm in the gym

Middle School Volleyball Clinic (5th-7th grade girls)

May 29, 30, 31

3:45 - 5:15 pm

Middle School Volleyball Try-outs

June 1

3:45 - 5:15 pm

You will find information flyer and registration forms on RenWeb

Save the Date

Be sure to mark your calendar for these events that will celebrate all our TCS sports.

Middle School Sports Celebration

Tuesday, May 1

6:30 pm in the Sanctuary

Lower School Sports Bash

Tuesday, May 22

5:00 - 6:30 pm in the gym

Please check RenWeb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms and information.  Forms and information flyers can be found under Resource Documents.  For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.