Wednesday Packet, January 15, 2014

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Date: Wednesday – January 15, 2014 Important Messages from The Cottage School are attached. Please sign this form indicating their receipt and return to the school with your student tomorrow. Thank You!! Parent Signature________________________________________

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Transcript of Wednesday Packet, January 15, 2014

Page 1: Wednesday Packet, January 15, 2014

Date: Wednesday – January 15, 2014

Important Messages from The Cottage School are attached. Please sign this form indicating their receipt and return to the school

with your student tomorrow. Thank You!!

Parent Signature________________________________________

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January 15, 2014

Wednesday Packet

Important Dates/Information

Homecoming Middle School – Friday, January 17th – Doors Open 4:30 PM High School – Saturday, January 18th – Doors Open 1:30 PM

See The TCS Advancement Angle for Details

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – Monday, January 20th – No School

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I cannot tell you how happy I am to have everyone back in the fold!! Of course I enjoyed our holiday break, but the ebb and flow of our campus days is what fills my soul. I miss the energy and interactions after a few days without school. The first week was full of smiling faces and happy greetings as students and staff filled me in on their vacation adventures. Although it does seem as if there was a bad bug going around, most folks enjoyed the time with family and more leisure time. One area I love to hear about is the reaction of some family members who have not had the opportunity to interact with our students since they had enrolled at TCS. Those of us who have raised children who learn differently know that family social settings can be very painful…for everyone. The aunts and uncles want to know “How is school?” They have become accustomed to the shy and uncomfortable social interactions that our children often present, especially when they are young. They are often confused at the communication between us and our children or curious about the findings and recommendations of the doctors and other professionals who partner with us along the way. It is not unusual for those family members to be impressed and ecstatic about the increased confidence and social agility of our students. Our late bloomers often stand out in the family settings until they find their voice and believe in their intrinsic value. We, who see them daily, become accustomed to the social and emotional growth occurring in our teens, but it is those intermittent family gatherings that spotlight the extraordinary gains our teens have made over the past few months. Our counseling department has been very active this year with babies! Lynn Haas delivered her son in early January and will be returning in mid-February. Consistency and responsiveness are two important aspects of our TCS program. We have hired an interim counselor, Michael Largin, to assist Abby Blackwell until Lynn’s return in February. Michael comes to us with experience in the classroom, as a counselor for children, teens and adults and fluent in Spanish! We are excited to have him join our team, even for a brief time. Homecoming is this weekend beginning on Friday afternoon! Our Middle School teams will wow us with their skills! Since so many of our students began in MS, there will be a good crowd watching this new team! I encourage staff, students and parents to come cheer these young athletes on! Saturday begins the High School portion which is always a treat. The Staff/Alumni game generates a lot of activity and competition! Whether your teen plays basketball or not, please join us as we support our teams and our school!

January 15, 2014

Jacque’s Note

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Homecoming 2014

Cougar Nation

We need your support to beat

The Howard School Hawks

and make this Homecoming our

best yet!

The TCS Advancement Angle

News you can use to help raise money for The Cottage School

Harold Alan Photographers

have been hard at work this

year, capturing all our events!

Visit

www.cottagephotostore.com and see

what great photos you can order of

your child!

Save the Date

Glitter: An Evening with the Arts

Saturday, March 22nd, TCS Campus

More details to follow!

Saturday, January 18th

Doors open @ 1:30pm

JV Game @ 2pm

Women’s Varsity @ 3:30pm

Men’s Varsity @ 5pm

Alumni/Staff game @ 6:30pm

Friday, January 17th

Doors open @ 4:30pm

MS Girls @ 5pm

MS Boys @ 6:15pm

You’ve heard the rumors, it’s

time for reality. Help us give

Building A the proper send-off

by joining us for Building A,

Demo Day.

Safety goggles,

jacket, helmet

and gloves

will be provided.

Bring your money and your

might. Thor’s got nothing on a

TCS Cougar!

When: Homecoming, January 18,

2014, 3-5pm

Cost: $1 per swing (Tickets will be

sold at the Cougar

Center Alumni Table)

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TAX TIME!

MANY THINGS TO THINK ABOUT INCLUDING….

Does your student have a diagnosed learning disability? Do you itemize your deductions?

Are you listing your tuition as a Medical Expense?

AND HAVE YOU COMPLETED YOUR GEORGIA GOAL FORM FOR 2014? If

every Cottage School parent participated in GOAL, we would have

sufficient scholarship money to meet the needs of all of our families.

Here’s some information that might interest you. There is a small

Private Special Needs School in Roswell with 35 students. Last year,

that small school raised over $300,000.00. No corporate donations

were involved. Just parents reaching out to associates, acquaintances,

and other families. If a school of 35 students can raise over

$300,000.00, surely a school of 134 can do better than $60,000.00.

Please don’t wait.

GET A TAX CREDIT OF UP TO $2,500.00. Go paperless and file at,

http://www.goalscholarship.org/for_donors/page/goal-paperless-process.

Why give money to the State of Georgia when you can re-direct those dollars to The Cottage School?

THERE IS NO REASON WE CAN’T ACHIEVE 100% PARTICIPATON.

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2014 COUGAR BASEBALL

PRACTICE BEGINS

TUESDAY – FEBRUARY 11, 2014

(3:00 til 5:15 – pick up at TCS at 5:30)

(MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, EXCEPT

VARSITY BASKETBALL PLAYERS)

BE A PART OF THIS YEARS EXCITING TEAM!!

For more information contact Cecil at:

[email protected]

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MS January Activities

DATE TIME Activity RAIN-

OUT

TCS$ Things to bring

Friday

1/17

On Campus

Club Intro

Homeroom Activity

$156.40

Friday

1/17

Academics $165.60 Academic Materials

*Remember to bring an

independent reading book if

you complete your work early.

Friday

1/24

Off Campus

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Laser Tag

Lunch

Laser Tag

Homeroom

$160.08

All students going off campus

must bring a sack lunch unless

pre-ordered through lunch

program. There will not be

microwaves.

Friday

1/24

On Campus

On Campus Activity $156.40

Friday

1/24

Academics

Academics

$165.60

Academic Materials

*Remember to bring an

independent reading book if

you complete your work early.

Friday

1/31

On Campus

Clubs

$156.40

*Club Materials

Friday

1/31

Academics

Academics $165.60 Academic Materials

*Remember to bring an

independent reading book if

you complete your work early.

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High School January Pay offs

DATE TIME ACTIVITY RAIN-OUT TCS$ Things to bring/U.S. $

Thursday 1/16 1:30-2:30 Pep Rally TBA

Friday

1/17

Academics

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Academics

Lunch

Academics

Homeroom

$336.89

Spare Reading

materials, if you will be

in academics all day!

Off-Campus

10:00-

2:00

2:40

Museum of History

& Holocaust

Education Homeroom

$326.03

Money for lunch

On-Campus

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Just for Fun Science Lunch

Karaoke Homeroom

$315.16

Saturday 1/18 2:00- 8:00 HOMECOMING School Spirit! Wear Purple!

Monday 1/20 No School - MLK

Friday 1/24 1:10 – 2:40 Clubs Club Materials!

Friday

1/31

Academics

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Academics

Lunch

Academics

Homeroom

$299.46

Spare Reading

materials, if you will be

in academics all day!

Off-Campus

10:00-

2:00

2:40

The Cooler Homeroom

$289.80

Money for lunch

On-Campus

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

TCS Photo Scavenger

Hunt Lunch

Casino Homeroom

$280.14

HS Ski Trip

February 18th-21st

Money and Permission slip are due to Ivan on or before

January 17th.

You will need $186.46 in your TCS Savings Account.

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HS Career Café Friday

January 24, 2014

In the Media Center

during Lunch

Mike Petchenik News Personality

WSB-TV Channel 2

Action News

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Students who have never skied or snowboarded before must

take a MANDATORY lesson!

Basic (9am-5pm) Package Transportation, lodging, ski/snowboard

rental and Lift tickets to ski Wednesday and

Thursday during the day:

Circle one:

Ski Snowboard

$280.00 $300.00

*damages to individual equipment will be

billed to the individual student

Deluxe (9am-9pm) Package Transportation, lodging, ski/snowboard rental

and lift tickets to ski Wednesday and

Thursday during the day and at night:

Circle one:

Ski Snowboard

$300.00 $320.00

*damages to individual equipment will be

billed to the individual student

Due to Ivan on or before January 17th –

no exceptions & no refunds (unless you don’t have enough TCS $$!)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ (Please detach, sign and return w/check)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PERMISSION SLIP: I give my permission for ________________________(student) to

attend the Cottage School Savings Account trip to Beech Mountain, N.C. from February 18th-21st. I understand students will be transported in school vehicles. My check for the____________ package is made out to The Cottage School in the amount of $______________. My student (circle one) HAS/HAS NOT skied/ HAS/HAS NOT snowboarded before.

________________________________________________________________

Signature of parent or legal guardian for above mentioned student

Tuesday, Feb. 18th

Wednesday, Feb. 19th

Thursday, Feb. 20th

Friday, Feb. 21st

7:45am-Drop gear by buses 7am Rise, Shower & breakfast ($$) 7am Rise, Shower & B’fast ($$) 5:30am Rise & Pack Busses

1:05- Load into buses - Depart 8am Meet in Parking lot/ 8:30am Meet at Group Sales 6:30am Depart

5:30- Stop for dinner ($$) Paperwork at Group Sales 12pm Lodge Lunch ($$) 8am Stop for B’fast ($$)

8:30- Arrive at houses, unload 12pm Meet for lunch at Lodge ($$) 5pm Back to house to rest 12pm Stop for Lunch ($$)

9:30- Get to bed early for 5pm Back to house to rest Deluxe Pkg: Ski until 9pm 2:30 Arrive at school

morning skiing Deluxe Pkg: Ski until 9pm 5:30 Dinner ($$) Clean Busses

5:30 Dinner ($$) 9pm Back to houses/ bed 3:00 Meeting w/ Skiers

9pm Back to houses/ bed Dismissal

North Carolina February 18th– 21st

$186.46

TCS $$

*Meals tagged with a ($$) are the responsibility of the student!

*Please note that the package pricing does

not include food money ($$) and any extra

spending money students may want for ice

skating, tubing and/or shopping.

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Post-Secondary Acceptances and

Scholarships

Congratulations! Rebecca Custer on her acceptance to Texas Christian University, Birmingham Southern College, Agnes

Scott College, Mary Baldwin College, and Brenau University.

Ryan Delaney on his acceptance to Young Harris College.

James Dorsey on his acceptance to the University of Louisville.

Michael Kurland on his acceptance to The Art Institute of Atlanta.

Arthur Leach on his acceptance to Beacon College and The Art Institute of Atlanta.

Tyler McDonald on her acceptance to KSU Academy for Inclusive Learning.

Ray O’Brien on his acceptance to The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Matthew Smith on his acceptance to South Florida State College.

Patrick Thompson on his acceptance to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Marquis Victor on his acceptance to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Senior Scholarships 2013-2014

Rebecca Custer – Birmingham Southern College- Presidential Scholarship- $108,000

Agnes Scott College- Honor Scholarship $68,000

Mary Baldwin College- Scholarship Award $66,000

Brenau University - Trustee Scholarship Award $50,000

Ryan Delaney – Young Harris College - Faculty Scholarship $48,000

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Attention Senior Families

Now is the time!

Senior Ads are now for sale!

Budget-friendly prices range from $75 to $200

$75 for ¼ page

$150 for ½ page

$200 for full page

First come, first served!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to immortalize your senior! Dig

up those embarrassingly adorable baby pictures and send them in.

Remember to include a personal message that shows them how much

you care. Your senior will be honored by your tribute to them on

Yearbook Day in May!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES, INSTRUCTIONS AND DETAILS FOLLOW ON

THE NEXT TWO PAGES.

All submissions to Ali, no later than January 31st, 2014; payable by cash,

check or through The Cottage School website.

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Senior Ad Order Form (please return this form with Ad submission)

Senior Parents, this is your chance to acknowledge your hardworking senior! Place an advertisement in the yearbook that will be a permanent tribute to your

senior as well as a wonderful surprise when they receive their Yearbook this spring.

Ad Cost: 1/4 Page Ad $ 75.00

Half Page Ad $ 150.00 Vertical or Horizontal Full Page Ad $ 200.00

Submission Guidelines: By: e-mail_______ CD_______ Envelope_______

(Materials will be returned to the parent during the second part of the semester) Just submit photo(s) and your message.

Due to a strict yearbook deadline, all senior ads are due no later than January 31st, 2014!!!

1st Choice Ad Size: _______________________________ (Space is limited and is on a first come first serve basis.

We will do our best to accommodate your ad size)

Please circle the template you have chosen and return it with this order form to Ali.

If you have further questions, please contact Ali by email: [email protected]

Student Name: Parent Name:

Cash Amount: Credit Card #:

Check # & Amount: Expiration Date:

Credit Amount: Security Code:

Please Circle One:

¼ Page Ad ($75) ½ Page Ad ($150) Full Page Ad ($200)

Please CIRCLE the template of your choice

on the second page!

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Please CIRCLE the template of your choice!!

Return this with your order form!