1. New Covenant School Inc.
I&E Meeting January 2017
New Covenant School Inc.

2. Tuesday, January 10 – NCS Office reopens to public
When Classes Begin for the Spring Semester
January 2017
Tuesday, January 3 – Senior Start Day for 2nd semester; assumes no 2nd semester holidays
Tuesday, January 10 – NCS Office reopens to public
Thursday, January 12 – Thursday Classes resume; some students moving into higher groups
Friday, January 13 – Math Clinic (1-3 pm)
and Biology (3:30-5:30) resume.
Monday, January 16 – Spring Drama (6:30-8:30) {Script memorized by Jan 23!}

3. For Grades 9-12: Mandatory Event
Saturday January 14
Mandatory Activity for grades 9-12
10 a.m. to 12:00
Geocaching: Teams compete to find all the caches. Winners get prizes.
Come dressed to be in the outdoors
Closed toe shoes; Long pants; Jacket
Pen & small pad of paper
About 4-6 very small (1-1.5”) trinkets
(per team member & driver)
Bottle of water
Bug spray/sunscreen
Camera
1 Charged Phone with GPS
(one per team)
No children under 6th grade, and
must be siblings.
I need 3-4 drivers
(adults/non-students only).
Call the office if you are willing
to be a driver and can carry
at least 3 students in your car.
For Grades 9-12: Mandatory Event

4. King Center Events for January
Tuesday, January 17 – King Center: “Chinese Acrobats,” 10:30; don’t forget to use your tickets
Tuesday, January 31 – King Center: “Beakman Live! What’s Going on Here, Beakman?” 10:30; don’t forget to use your tickets
King Center Events for January

5. For Kindergarten through Adults
Friday, January 29 – Art Contests Deadline
Art Contest Themes
1. Scherenschnitte 1: 2-dimensional scene: Includes something that flies in the scene.
2. Scherenschnitte 2: 3-dimensional scene: Includes one tree in the scene.
3. Pen and Ink (black ink only): Ocean Creature (actual, not made up)
4. Painting and Drawing: Ocean Turtles
5. Photography: Old Person’s or Persons’ Hands
6. Sculpture: Ocean Creature (actual, not made up)
7. Moving Sculpture: It walks/moves without electrical or solar power and may use wind power
8. The Masters: Select a painting from the Art Appreciation Contest , and use it to make a copy of that piece in paint or colored pencils or crayon.
9. Steampunk : Train Engine
See school website at >Activities>Contests>Art Contests for examples sizes allowed, and all rules.
For Kindergarten through Adults

6. 1. Scherenschnitte 1: 2-dimensional scene: Includes something that flies in the scene. Usually black cutouts against white backgrounds.
Google “Scherenschnitte Template Easy ______”, where you enter butterfly or birds or balloons or flying or whatever.

7. 2. Scherenschnitte 2: 3-dimensional scene: Includes one tree in the scene.
Google “Scherenschnitte Template 3D tree”.
Very little
color !

8. 3. Pen and Ink (black ink only): Ocean Creature (actual, not made up)

9. 4. Painting and Drawing: Ocean Turtles

10. 5. Photography: Old Person’s or Persons’ Hands

11. 6. Sculpture: Ocean Creature (actual, not made up)

12. 7. Moving Sculpture: It moves without electrical or solar power and may use wind power
Try

13. 8. The Masters: Select a painting from the Art Appreciation Contest , and use it to make a copy of that piece in paint or colored pencils or crayon.
Originals

14. 9. Steampunk : Train Engine
{Steampunk = Victorian literature and fashion meets 19th century technology meets 21st century imagination}

15. For Thursday Classes Students
February 2017
Thursday, February 2 – Groundhog’s Day
We are asking that the students wear some sort of crazy hat they have created at home to represent Groundhog’s Day. It could be:
For Thursday Classes Students

16. Tuesday, February 7 – Literature Fair
Mandatory Participation for grades K-8; grades K-8th; optional for grades 9-12
Project Drop-offs and Judging: noon to 3 pm
Tuesday, February 7 – Literature Fair Awards Announced; Mandatory attendance by student & at least one parent,; 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Missing mandatory attendance meetings results in a $50 fine per family.
Project Non-participation fees for School Fairs are a $40 fine per student.
For full information, see school website,
>Media>PowerPoints>Literature Fair
Between January 15th and February 1st:
Students school office to let us know the title & author of the book they will use. Students cannot change books after they have ed their book(s) title(s) to us. Use THIS address:
and THIS subject line: Lit Fair topic
All books must be title-named books from the NCS Reading Contest Lists. That is, the actual title must be on the Reading Contest Book List for your student’s grade level or above his/her grade level.

17. Questions?

18. Send questions to. sandyhome@aol. com or,
Send questions to * or, * for faster answers, private message me on my Facebook page, Sandy Hancock (Sandra Kay Williams), or, * if you don’t mind a public answer, post on the school’s Facebook page at