Our field trip to the Newport Aquarium will be Friday, February 10. Tickets are $7 for students K-12 (regularly $23) and $13 for adults (regularly $15). Please let Miss Beth know how many you expect to bring so that we can compile a rough estimate for the Aquarium. Pay CASH upon arrival. We will be meeting at the ticket desk in the Aquarium at 10:30am sharp! Late arrivals may have to pay regular price. Everyone is responsible for their own transportation. If you need to carpool, please talk to a teacher or fellow classmate to make arrangements. We can't wait to see you there!

It's time to start another year! We can't wait to kick off our new, exciting classes! We have a few notes for some of our classes, so please review the list below to see if we mention a class you are taking.

For the first month of classes, Beth will be teaching Business Writing and Diane will be teaching Sewing. We will switch back and forth during the year so that we will each be able to contribute to each class our specific areas of knowledge.

For those enrolled in Sewing class, remember to bring your sewing machine!

Remember for Sewing and Cooking there is a $100 materials and ingredient fee associated with the classes and due on the first day of class. For those enrolled in cooking, you may want to bring an apron with you to protect your clothes.

Art has a small materials fee...ask Ms. Marita on Wednesday.

Young Explorers need only to purchase the journals for Apologia's Zoology 1 & 2 for the class. You need only bring your Flying Creatures Journal with you until Christmas.

Elementary Composition students will need to bring Tom Sawyer to class. Please always bring the current book we are reading to class with you. If you have already read Tom Sawyer, you may read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn instead.

Just thought I'd share a few photos from our amazing field trip to Ken Water's sustainable farm in Shelbyville!  We toured his high tunnel to see how vegetables can be grown in the winter, tried raw asparagus straight out of the field, saw possibly the largest colony of blue herons in Kentucky, and explored a creek!  So much fun, we can't wait to go back! Thank you to the Starmers for sharing their photos!

Men

All
   - Dark skinny jeans or pants
   - Solid colored polos or t-shirts (Baby John must have a polo)
   - Skinny ties (Dance scene)
   - Sports jackets (Dance scene)
Americans
   -   Black shoes or solid color canvas sneakers
   -   White button-down shirts (Dance scene)
PRs
   -  Bright color button downs (Dance scene)
   -  Black shoes
Krupke/Shrank
   -  Navy pants and white button-down shirts
   -  (Miss Diane will bring police jackets and hats)

Ladies

 PRs
   -  Puffy, knee-length skirts with fitted bodices in bright colors (no whites!)
   -  Flesh-colored tights
   -  Black dance shoes
Americans
   -Straighter skirts with slits on sides and fitted bodices or blouses
   -  Flesh-colored tights
   -  Black dance shoes

Welcome, students!  I am so excited to introduce our new website!  Take some time to get acquainted with it, because we will begin to make important announcements and post information you will need throughout the school year.  Some of your homework will be assigned and turned in on this blog.  Feel free to post questions and comments under any posting related to the class you are taking.  We will check them often and reply promptly.  Performing Arts assignments and information can be found on our homepage under, "Performing Arts Blog".

This school year has been a great one as we have expanded our class offerings and worked out finer details.  We look eagerly ahead to the next school year as we add even more fun and interesting classes.  Check out "Class Information" link above for greater detail.  Here are the classes we have added to our schedule for the 2011-2012 upcoming school year:

- Business Writing
- Electricity and Technology
- Vet Science
- Sewing
- International Cooking

Please come (and bring your parents!) to Spring Registration, March 24, from 6-8pm, at the church!