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Reminder From The Business Office
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It is the policy and practice of The Charles Finney School that the first semester tuition balance must be paid in full prior to the beginning of the second semester. Past-due balances must be paid on or before Friday, January 9th, 2015, in order for students to begin second semester classes on January 20.
Questions regarding your balance? Please e-mail.
Mr. David Gardiner
Business Manager
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Student Safety:
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PLEASE FOLLOW ALL PARKING AND SAFETY RULES SETUP BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION:
IF A CHILD DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN NOTE FROM HOME OR A PARENT DOES NOT CALL THE MAIN OFFICE CONFIRMING A STUDENT IS BEING PICKED UP -
THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THEIR BUS TO GO HOME
DO NOT PARK IN THE NEIGHBORING BUSINESS PARKING LOTS - STUDENTS ARE NOT TO WALK ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY BETWEEN BUSES - DO NOT PARK ON FIVE MILE LINE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL FOR PICK-UP!
STUDENTS RELEASED FOR EARLY DISMISSAL MUST BE PICKED UP AND SIGNED OUT AT THE MAIN OFFICE - THEY MUST BRING A NOTE IN TO THE MAIN OFFICE IN THE MORNING AND GIVE IT TO MRS. MOODY - SHE WILL THEN GIVE THEM A PASS TO BE RELEASED FROM CLASS AT THE TIME OF THEIR EARLY DEPARTURE
DRIVE TO THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL - WAIT FOR BUSES TO LEAVE FIRST THEN PROCEED - FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS OF THE TEACHERS
IF IT IS PAST 2:50PM AND YOU ARE PARKED IN THE FRONT LOT - YOU MUST WAIT FOR THE BUSES TO BE RELEASED FIRST
RESPECT ALL TEACHER'S DIRECTIONS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE BE OBSERVANT OF THE MARKED ENTRANCE AND EXIT
DO NOT PASS A STOPPED BUS WITH FLASHING RED LIGHTS
DO NOT PARK ON THE SIDE LAWNS - BORDERING THE DRIVEWAY FRONT ENTRANCE - This blocks the driveway for entering buses.
When dropping off your child in the morning - in the front entrance/parking circle - please move forward to the front of the circle - just past the front of the school so that others can pull in behind you. If one car at a time stops at the beginning of the circle or even right in front of the front door it congests and backs up buses and other parents.
Thank you for following these rules and keeping everyone safe. Thank you.
**IF YOU ARE FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE RULES - A LETTER WILL BE SENT TO YOUR HOME**
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Prayers and Praises
To all the Finney Family:
Praise for this New Year that the Lord has given usPray for our Administration as they work for our students and families Pray for the Faculty as they teach and care for our studentsPray for our nation's leaders and the revival of our country
Praise for the freedom to glorify God at Finney
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Nurse's Update
Welcome back from Christmas Vacation. Hope everyone had a wonderful celebration with friends and family. Happy 2015! Lots to look forward to in the New Year. Hopefully I will begin my Health and Safety Committee. I am still searching for those of you that might be interested in meeting once per month to help make The Charles Finney School a safer, healthier place for your kids. Please contact me at swilson@finneyschool.org if you are interested.
Please remember to dress your children appropriately for the weather. We try to have them go outside for recess every chance we can. Consequently, snow pants, boots, hats, mittens and scarves are a great idea! Speaking of clothing, we are in need of some HS size polo shirts for the nurse's office. If you have any that your child has outgrown, or if your child has graduated, please consider donating them.
Also, please continue to encourage your children to wash their hands. Due to a more virulent form of the flu this year in kids, we need to be diligent in hand washing, healthy eating and plenty of sleep. If your child is sick, please keep them home. This will help to decrease the spread of a variety of colds/flu.
I will be re-testing children that had difficulty with the hearing screens back in Nov/December. If there continues to be a problem, you will hear from me. Thank you to those that followed up on letters that went out and if you have not had a chance to return those letters, please do so at your earliest convenience.
Have a great month! Do something fun as a family - outside!
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Boy's Modified Basketball
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We are looking for a Boys' Modified Basketball Coach. Practices start on Monday, January 5th. Practice times are: 3-4:30pm. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Joe Marchand at
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Prayer Group Meetings
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Every year we are reminded that the #1 classroom need for teachers is PRAYER. It is also the EASIEST to provide! Anyone can pray ... anytime, anywhere. Our teachers and staff members rely on our prayers for them each day as they minister to and teach our children.
If you are able, please join other Finney parents as we meet on Thursday mornings from 8:00 to 9:30am as we pray for our school, administration, faculty, staff and Finney families. Come whenever you are able. Coffee provided. You can also join our email group to receive prayer requests to pray at home if you can't make the meetings. Contact Kathy Smith at kathys0925@frontiernet.net or
585-671-1644 for more information.
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NEW INFORMATION
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FINNEY SPIRITWEAR
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NOW...when you order your Finney Spiritwear - you will be doing it ONLINE!
CLICK
this link
to view the online catalog from Press in Ink!
Same great gear - convenient for shopping for you!
Finney Spiritwear will still be DELIVERED to Mrs. Curtis in the main office. (When it comes in) She will call you and let you know when to come pick it up!
*It's not too early to start thinking about your Christmas shopping! Why not add something from our Finney Spiritwear to your list!?!
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PLEASE
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED:
The Charles Finney School is looking to update our substitute teacher list. Please direct interested applicants to contact Charity Curtis in the President's Office at (585) 387-3770, ext. 232 or at ccurtis@finneyschool.org with their resume and to fill out a substitute teacher application. Thank you!
2014-2015
LUNCH MONITORS NEEDED:
Do you have an hour or perhaps a few a day to come bless the teachers and students during our lunch periods? WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to come monitor the lunchroom and help out with recess for the middle school and elementary school lunch periods. You can come to one or both. You can come M-F or one or two days a week - whatever fits your schedule! PLEASE prayerfully consider this ministry opportunity! If you are interested please contact Charity Curtis in the President's Office at (585) 387-3770, ext. 232 or at ccurtis@finneyschool.org - Thank you!
*We are excited to welcome Mrs. Jen Anger as our Head-Lunch Monitor at Finney this year.
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Finney Robotics Team
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The Finney Robotics Team ( for 8- 12th grades) will Kick off it's 2015 season on Saturday Jan 3, 2015. There will be an event at Kodak Theatre on the Ridge in the morning and we will meet back at Finney in the afternoon. If you are interested in attending these events please contact Mr. Latona at llatona@finneyschool.org. New students are welcome. The build season runs for 6 weeks then there is a competition at RIT in the Spring.
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YEARBOOK INFO. - PLEASE READ:
This year we want the whole Finney family to be able to share photos they took of Finney Events! If you have photos of the Finney happenings (sports games, classes and Finney events) send them to Miss Rachel Perez at finneyyearbookpictures@gmail.com
This year we want the whole Finney family to be able to share photos they took of Finney Events! If you have photos of the Finney happenings (sports games, classes and Finney events) send them to Rachel Perez at finneyyearbookpictures@gmail.com.
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Senior Class Dodgeball Tournament
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The class of 2015 is hosting a dodgeball tournament. Come out to The Charles Finney School on Saturday, February 7th from 1pm - 4pm to see if your team is the best! There will be prizes and food. Put together a team of 8 people - the cost is $5 per person. See Andrew Austin to sign up or for more details. Thank you!
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FINNEY PE SHIRTS
Students in grades 4-12 who are taking a PE/Gym Class must have a FINNEY PE t-shirt. They can be purchased in the Main Office with Mrs. Moody. The cost is $8.
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2014-2015 School Calendar
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The 2014-2015 School Calendar is available here.
*Check out the WINTER SPORTS' SCHEDULES ONLINE! Let's go, Finney Falcons!
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Sports Boosters Update
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I am also looking for two parents willing to work with me coordinating, planning events and fundraising for the booster/athletic department.
If you have any interest please contact me at 719-7964 or email
May God bless our student athletes.
Let's Go Falcons!!!!
Priscila DeBonis
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ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY!
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Have you ordered your 2014-2015 High School Yearbook? Now is a great time to do that! Only 1/2 of your payment is due at the time of ordering. The cost is $45 See Mrs. Moody in the main office TODAY!
*MS/Elementary yearbooks will be available to purchase later this spring 2015. We will let you know via FB, Constant Contact and The Finney Factor.
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Kindergarten Needs Your Help!
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We are in need of
clean gallon and some 1/2 gallon sized milk jugs. We will be constructing an igloo as a part of our Polar Exploration unit. We will also be sorting, counting, graphing them and more! So please, carefully rinse (or better yet wash) your gallon and half-gallon milk jugs and send them in! Ask your family, friends, and neighbors too! Thanks!
Miss Weisenreder & the K class
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A Very Special Christmas Concert
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Monday, December 15th was a special evening at The Charles Finney School. Members of our Finney family, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Leenhouts were given the gift of music, with a special song that was composed for them, by Mr. Herb Smith and sung by a combined MS and HS choir. The song title was: (Trust in the Lord Evermore - T.I.T.L.E). What a beautiful evening for the Finney community! The song was written referencing one of the Leenhouts' favorite Bible verses: Proverbs 3:5,6 -- Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And lean not on your own understanding;6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
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From the President
Dear Finney Family,
As many of you know I was invited by an international student placement agency to be a part of a trip to Shanghai, China. It was a great experience for me as I am working to develop our international student program here at Finney. Traveling 16 hours by plane helps put into perspective just how vast this world is. A week in a city of approximately 20 million people also puts into perspective how many big buildings it takes to house all of those people! ( I think I will stick with Webster). If you are able to join us for the parent coffee meeting on January 14, I will be a sharing more about my trip and the program.
In the meantime I have something I want our families to consider. There are many students who want to study in the United States. We are receiving inquiries about Finney every week. These students need great host families and we have a wonderful source of great families right here at Finney. It takes a spare room, an open heart, and a desire to change a life forever. Families are stipend between $500 and $800 a month to offset expenses. The stipend varies depending on the agency you work with. It is a big commitment, but one that will provide you and your family with a great cultural learning experience.
If you think you might have any interest in becoming a host family, please contact my office. (387-3770, ext. 232) Contacting does not mean you are signing up. I will be scheduling a meeting sometime towards the end of January (date yet to be determined) At this meeting we will have current host families sharing their experiences along with other information to help families make an informed decision about hosting an international student during the 2015-2016 school year.
A new year is upon us already. My hope is that each of you will have wonderful and blessed one.
Mr. Michael VanLeeuwen
President
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 | From the High School Principal | 
Happy New Year! I trust you all had a relaxing break and enjoyed time with family and friends!
It is sometimes difficult after a nice break to get back into the school routine. Attendance and timeliness are important factors in school success. Please partner with us and remind your child to get to homeroom and class on time.
For your child's safety, please abide by the following:
*Students MUST leave the school building/campus at the end of the school day. If they have sports/extra-curricular activities or tutoring, they must leave immediately following those activities. Students are not allowed in hallways after school hours. No one is allowed to stay and wait for an evening activity. The student must go home and come back later. All students must wait on the front benches for their rides. Thank you for your support!
*MUSICAL PRACTICE BEGINS NEXT WEEK: A reminder for those participating in the musical to only stay if you have a scheduled rehearsal. Please see your director, Mr. Barberi, for a schedule. Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Moody have a copy as well.
Jostens will be visiting sophomore, junior, and senior homerooms on Wednesday, January 14th to explain the ordering process (class rings, caps, and gowns) and pass out ordering paperwork. It is IMPERATIVE that students are in homeroom 1/14/15 or they will run the risk of missing the ordering information. For more details, please read Mrs. Slattery's Squibbles!
Mrs. Lydon has gone over the PLAN tests with sophomores. A copy was sent home with each student. The PLAN test benchmark scores for each category are as follows: English 15, Mathematics 19, Reading 18, and Science 20. "So, what does this mean?" you may wonder. If your son or daughter scored a 15 or above in the English category, he/she is likely on track to develop the necessary skills to succeed in a college English composition course. If your son or daughter scored a 19 or higher in the Mathematics category, he/she is likely on track to develop the necessary skills to succeed in an entry-level college algebra course, and so on.
We have finally received the results of the PSAT and will be going over those results individually with the juniors beginning in January.
I would like to introduce to you, Mr. Stephen Merritt! He has been subbing during Mrs. Lioy's maternity leave and has been with Finney since the start of the year. Mr. Merritt helped coach girls' soccer this fall and is currently help to coach the JV girls' basketball. Starting Quarter 3, Mr. Merritt will be will be joining the HS team for the remainder of the year! He will be helping in the Social Studies department teaching Civics and a section of Global I. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Merritt!
Upcoming Dates:
*1/16/15 Quarter 2 ends
*1/19/15 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
*1/26-1/30/15 Spiritual Emphasis Week
Blessings for a great month!
Mrs. Aimee Lyon
High School Principal
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Welcome back!!! I hope everyone had the time to relax and rest up. Here at Finney we are ready to make 2015 a year filled with success through hard work and dedication by providing students with daily opportunities to grow.
A new year always gives us an opportunity to reflect upon what we have done well and what we can do better. Have you been trying to figure out a New Year's resolution? If the answer to that question is yes, I have a great suggestion for you. How about setting plans to help your children experience greater school success in 2015?
Here are some ideas to be sure your child is successful at Finney.
- Provide routines. Many families build a daily "quiet time" when the television is turned off. This quiet time provides students the opportunity for completing schoolwork or for recreational reading if there is no homework. During this quiet time a suitable, somewhat free of other distractions, should be available.
- Reward their efforts. Rewarding students for high grades is not as effective as rewarding them for their effort. Students are always trying and want to make you proud. Therefore, the best way to motivate further effort is to notice it, to praise it, and to reward it.
- Monitor your students' school work. One way to do this is to have them check in with you after school and share how their day went. Another important way to monitor their work is to have them share any papers that they brought home and discuss them together. While parents should never do homework for their children, it is sound practice to help them if they are struggling, check it over for them once they are finished. Inform the teacher with a brief note if they are still having a problem.
- Finally, be involved! How important is parent involvement in their children's education? Study after study shows that it may be the top factor leading to student success. At Finney, we offer many opportunities to be involved in your student's education. Please join us whenever you can.
School and home can work together to build skills and knowledge, reinforce values, and develop a strong sense of worth. We must invest our time and energies in our nation's most valuable resource-our children.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monday 1/12 Freshman Entrance for all 8th Graders
Friday 1/16 Quarter 2 Ends
Monday 1/19 School Closed
Monday-Friday 1/26-30 Spiritual Emphasis Week
Thursday 1/29 Finney Night of Prayer and Worship
Next Coffee Get Together 2/4.
Blessings,
Mrs. Yvonne Paganelli
K-8 Principal
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| Admissions Office Update | |
Student Shadow Days
Do you know a student that may want to come to Finney? Invite them to shadow a middle or high school student for a day! To schedule a Student Shadow Day, please have the parent contact the Admissions office.
Enrollment for 2015-2016
Enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year will begin in January. Look for more information about online enrollment coming soon. The early registration deadline is Monday, March 2, 2015 this year.
Freshman Entrance Exam for Prospective Students
Prospective students interested in enrolling for 9th grade for next school year should register for our Freshman Entrance Exam on Saturday, January 10, 2015 9am-1:00 pm at Finney (qualifier for the entrance exam scholarship). Call the Admissions office to register. Learn more about the Freshman Entrance Exam by going to www.finneyschool.org and click on the Admissions tab.
Admissions Office:
585-387-3770 x 224 or admissions@finneyschool.org
Blessings,
Ms. Tara Bator
Director of Admissions
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| Development Office Update | 
Thank you for supporting this year's Annual Campaign. If you have not had the opportunity to make a donation - January is a wonderful time of year to bless The Charles Finney School.
Please join the administration for coffee on Wednesday, January 14 (not Tuesday, January 13 as originally scheduled) at 7:30 a.m. in the conference room. This is the second of three parent coffees scheduled for 2014-2015. Come and hear an update from the administration that will include Q&A.
We appreciate all the support of the parents throughout 2014. It will be exciting to see how God will work in and through The Charles Finney School in 2015.
Happy New Year!
Serving in Christ,
Mrs. Sheila Roman
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
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| Squibbles From Student Services |  I hope your Christmas break was a time of refreshing, and has left you ready for the excitement of a new year ahead. It is hard to believe that upon our return to school there will be only 2 weeks until the end of quarter 2. Report cards will once again be emailed home through RenWeb. Please contact Student Services if you require a hard copy mailed home. Please encourage your student(s) to continue on a strong note, and check RenWeb weekly. Sophomores & Juniors: Interested in ordering a class ring? Jostens will be here during homeroom (8:00 am) on Wednesday, January 14th to pass out ordering packets. Jostens will return on Wednesday, January 21st during lunch period (11:12 am) to collect orders. Just a reminder that ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS are required to fulfill Service Credit Hours. Service Credit forms are available on line and in Student Services. Some special reminders for Seniors: IMPORTANT: Jostens will be here Wednesday, January 14th during homeroom (8:00 am) to pass out a packet of graduation items for sale. This will including cap & gown order forms. ALL SENIIORS MUST BE IN HOMEROOM THAT DAY! Jostens will be here Wednesday, January 21st during lunch to collect order forms and payments. ALL SENIORS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN LUNCH THAT DAY! When requesting information or transcripts to be sent to colleges, you must have first applied to that college. Also, you MUST provide addresses. Please allow at least 1 week for these requests to be processed. As you receive acceptance letters and scholarship awards, please be sure to give that information to Student Services. Applying for Financial Aid? It starts with completing the FAFSA - the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Visit fafsa.ed.gov for filing information. Filing begins after the first of the year. Mrs. Lori Slattery Director of Student Services |
| News from the Library & Media Center |  "Lunch in the Library" Begins in January! Here Are the Books We Are Reading... The 4th and 5th grade Lunch in the Library book clubs met for their kick-off meetings December 8 & 9. Ten students from 4th grade and twelve students from 5th grade "talked books" over their hot cafeteria and brown bag meals. After lunch, they reviewed, and then voted on what book they would each like their club to read together and discuss.
After careful discussion and deliberation, the fourth grade decided to read The Indian and the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks. The Indian in the Cupboard, the first in a series of four books, is a fantastic fantasy featuring a boy named Omri, who puts one of his plastic toy Indians into an old cupboard he finds in the attic. When he opens the cupboard, he finds the Indian suddenly has come alive, transported from somewhere in the past. The new friend impacts every area of Omri's life, teaching him some valuable lessons along the way.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr is the book chosen by the fifth graders. Pink Rabbit is a novel based on the life of the author, a young girl whose family is forced to flee Nazi Germany. During their journey from country to country, they lose everything they have, but learn that their most valuable possessions are each other. The fifth grade book club will meet every Wednesday, beginning January 14.
Each book club will run from 6-8 weeks, and will also include door prizes, crafts, and a special party at the end. The cost is $5 and includes each student's own copy of the book they are reading. Students may still sign up by bringing their permission slip in to their teacher! Mrs. Regina Thorpe |
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WITH GRATITUDE!
The high school families really stepped up to create an extraordinary Faculty/Staff Christmas Breakfast celebration! Our faculty and staff felt appreciated and loved and for that we are grateful.
© Thank you to Catherine Gretzinger who coordinated volunteers and donations; our parent reps who got the word out; Melissa Morral for being our shopping queen; Lynn Schiller and Tina Holmsten for creating festive table centerpieces, and a special thank you to Kathy Smith who stepped in to be our last-minute coordinator.
© And then there are our volunteers for set-up, serving and clean-up - Suzanne Austin, Holly Burch, Anne Marie Camblin, Tina Holmsten, Kristen Littlefield, Jen Martin, Sheila Puzio, Victor Ritze, Donna Specht, Vivian Tette, Lisa Torrell, Jasmine Weeks. Whew!
© And thank you to each family who donated food, supplies and money to help make this breakfast a success - The families Anger, Bovee, Burch, Corbett, DiPonzio, Freeman, Gretzinger, Guardalben, Holmsten, Kaiser, Keegan, Kemp-Schneider, Lewin, Littlefield, Lyons, Maglioto, Martin, Miller, Morral, Ocorr, Oldham, Pecor, Perrin, Porpilia, Puzio, Resch, Ritze, Roman, Schiller, Specht, Thorpe, Tornow, Torrell, Wagner, Watson, Weeks, and any other family we may have inadvertently omitted.
We couldn't have done it without you!
HELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILIES!
Your opportunity to bless our incredible teachers and staff is coming up with the Valentine's Luncheon on Friday, February 13th.
If you would like to help coordinate this event, or if you have great organizational skills and can work from home to solicit volunteers and food donations, please email Lori Kemp-Schneider (LKempSchneider@rochester.rr.com); we need you!
We will also be asking families to help with set-up, serving, clean-up and food donations. Please look for an email coming at the end of the month from your parent rep. And remember to check on our PTO website for more information, too. Thank you for all you do to bless our faculty and staff!
Please register your REDcard online. Finney will get a percentage back. Use Finney School ID: 22758
SCHOOLMALL.COM
The holidays are fast approaching. While you are shopping on-line, please remember Finney's fundraising program called "School Mall". The ONLY thing you need to do is go to www.schoolmall.com and enter our school name in the box before ordering from your favorite on-line store. This fundraiser is easy and has great potential to help the school financially. Some of the vendors include familiar stores:Kohl's, WalMart, Target, iTunes, Best Buy, Sears, Netflix, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy. We earned about $500 dollars last year with no additional effort by our already busy volunteers. We could raise $1,000's of dollars with a little effort on everyone's part. Thanks for your help!
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