MSOA Salem School

NOVEMBER

2012

VOL. #1 ISSUE #7

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.

My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Psalm 28:7

For the glory of GOD

Happy Birthday Pie!? We would like to start a new tradition this year by tying birthdays and Thanksgiving together into

a sweet celebration. Please volunteer to bring a tub of ice cream, whip cream, or a pie on November 19th. After a

healthy lunch, we will share a slice of pie and sing a rousing song of “Happy Birthday” for all students celebrating a

birthday between August and December. Please email Marla Kay at trahan@wvi.com with your sweet selection.

Laptops for MSOA Salem School

Yearbook, Photoshop, portfolio, and more! Would you like these classes offered? If so, then make the dream a reality by selling calendars, cards, and wreaths this

month. See page four of this newsletter for all the details. Share these beautiful

creations with your family and friends this holiday season!

November 19th

Birthday Pie Day

SAVE THESE DATES!

NOW Pre-register for spring!

11/19 Birthday Pie Day

11/26 Calendar Orders Due

Parent Meeting

12/3 Crazy Day & Pizza

Pick up calendars

Pre-registration ends

Early enrollment begins

12/5 Last day for wreaths

12/10 Fall Exhibit

Open registration

12/17 Awards Potluck

Share our fundraiser page with

all your family and friends!

www.msoasalem.com/fallfundraiser.htm

Pray for our teachers, students, families, and upcoming events.

Turn in your surveys and progress report feedback slips.

Sign up to bring a pie, tub of ice cream, or whipped cream.

Sell Calendars, Cards, and Wreaths.

Register for Spring Term by Dec. 3rd.

Purchase a matte for final artwork before Dec. 3rd.

Volunteer for the Fall Exhibit.

To Do List

mailto:trahan@wvi.com

Other than paintings, all artwork must be matted for the Fall

Exhibit. Generally the final pieces fit within a 9X12 matte;

however, confirm the required size with your child’s instructor. A

limited selection of mattes will be available for purchase for $5 on

Crazy Day, or you’ll need to send a matte with your child. Helpers

will be available during Crazy Day to matte the final artwork.

Be sure NOT to frame the artwork or mount it behind glass as we

will be taking pictures of all the artwork for the web gallery.

Matte! Matte! Matte!

Crazy Day

Plans with The pre-registration

form and payment are due

Dec. 3rd! If you paid the annual

registration fee at the beginning

of the school year, then you are

already registered for spring term!

Early enrollment in classes will begin

in December! Open registration

begins Dec. 10th and open enrollment

begins Jan. 2nd. Visit the admissions

page at msoasalem.com for all

the details and forms. Register

today to enjoy the best class

selection in December!

A Winter Wonderland of Art

Pizza Party Known as “Crazy Day”, the last day of classes is December 3rd.

Since everyone will be finishing their projects and getting them

submitted for pictures, Church St. Pizza will be flying in delicious

pizzas at 11am. The final day of school will be crazy enough

without adding sack lunches to your list. So, roll up your sleeves

and help us process the masterpieces for the exhibit, and leave

the lunch to Church St. Pizza!

Encourage your child to memorize this term’s memory verse:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,

faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

Displaying a vast array of student talent, the

Fall Exhibit is the perfect opportunity to invite

all your friends and family to enjoy your child’s

creations. We invite all guests to vote on their

favorite pieces in each of the five categories.

Winners are announced at the Awards Potluck

on Dec. 17th.

Trimmed in silver, black, white, and deep blue,

the Upper Room will be transformed into a

classy gallery of finest proportions. Raffles,

wreaths, cards, calendars, music, and delicious

foods will add to the perfect atmosphere.

However, to make this dream a reality we will

need EVERY family to participate in some

fashion. Students too! Please contact Mistie

directly at mistie@msoasalem.com to

volunteer today!

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Please note that artwork may NOT be taken home

prior to the end of the Exhibit.

mailto:mistie@msoasalem.com

Whether your child attends classes full-time or part-time, you are 100% necessary for the success of

MSOA Salem School!

Hello MSOA Salem!

I have really been enjoying my first term as

your Director and am looking forward to

leading future terms to a great success. We are

working towards offering more classes next

term, such as Color Theory, Composition and

maybe even an Illustration class. Our spring

schedule will be posted this month on our

website, so be sure to keep your eye on our

monthly newsletters that are put together so

beautifully by our very talented Administrator,

Marla Kay Trahan.

Everyone on staff this year has been so helpful

and is putting forth 100% into offering your

children the best art education they can get.

We appreciate those who have been joining us

for prayer at 8:30 every Monday and welcome

anyone else who would like to join us in

covering this school in a blanket of prayer.

God is the one ultimately leading this school

and we want to continually bring Him glory

and honor in all that we do.

We need our families to get behind the three

fundraisers we are offering this term so that we

can get laptops for computer classes. We have

lots of ideas and teachers on standby for

computer classes to offer, hopefully as early as

our next Fall term. We can’t do this without

your help.

The kids are now selling a beautiful calendar

that is filled with amazing artwork from our

students and inspiring scripture; something

that is sure to be treasured all year long. This is

our biggest fundraiser this term, so please help

us by motivating your children to sell and

possibly helping sell them yourself. Take them

to your work place, to church and they also

make great Christmas presents! Continued..

…We also have high hopes for our Greeting Card fundraiser,

which is new this term, and our Christmas Wreath fundraiser.

If you bought a wreath last year, then you know how big and

beautiful (and smelling of fresh pine!) these wreaths are.

Everyone could use a wreath for their front door or maybe just

a centerpiece for their holiday table. Be sure to check out our

fundraiser page on the website for how you can help raise

money so we can offer your children the tools they need to

further their growth in their education with our school.

It’s hard to believe we’re rounding the bend to finishing up our

Fall term. We are looking very forward to seeing the display of

all the artwork created this term by our very talented students.

I look forward to seeing you all at our Exhibit in

December. Many blessings and thank you for continuing to

pray for our families and school.

~Lisa

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

“Long-Suffering” created by our very own

Lisa Barnes

NOVEMBER

2012

VOL. #1 ISSUE #7 FUNDRAISERS

Raising Funds

Step by Step

CALENDARS

1. Show the MSOA Calendars to everyone! 2. Collect $10.00 (checks payable to MSOA)

for each calendar ordered. 3. Submit the # of calendars sold and funds

collected to Marla Kay by Nov. 26th. 4. Pick up calendars on Dec. 3rd. 5. Deliver to your customers with a smile!

CARDS

1. Show the card flyer to everyone! 2. Direct them to the website:

msoasalem.com/fallfundraiser. 3. Orders managed by Mistie Cernava at

mistie@msoasalem.com

WREATHS

1. Show the wreath flyer to everyone! 2. Collect the appropriate amount based on

your customer’s order (checks payable to MSOA).

3. Submit your order to Lori Ethell by emailing lethell@usvbs.com or calling (503) 559-3964. Funds are delivered to Marla Kay.

4. All requests made by Wednesday will be delivered to the school the following Monday.

5. Deliver to your customers with a smile! 6. All orders must be submitted prior to

December 5th.

Philippians 4:4-7, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice! Let your

gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near; do not be anxious about

anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your

requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all

understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Look at the “Kindness” and “Goodness” created by our very own

Ivy Clark and Timothy Ethell!

All teacher fruit creations are displayed on the MSOA Bulletin Board,

found outside the office upstairs.

mailto:lethell@usvbs.com