We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Spring Break holiday. It’s hard to believe that we are heading into the final two months of school. Here is a look at what’s going on around Kincaid.

PTA General Membership Meeting – May 3, 6:30pm

Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend our final PTA General Membership Meeting of the year on Thursday, May 3. The meeting begins at 6:30pm and next year’s Executive Committee will be installed during the meeting. Also, you’ll want to stay around after the meeting to catch a wonderful musical performance by Kincaid’s amazing class of kindergartners.

Your presence is needed at this meeting since we will be voting on a proposed change to Kincaid PTA’s by-laws. The reason for this vote is that National and Georgia PTA’s delegates voted in 2011 to increase their membership dues. In keeping with the dues increases voted in by National and Georgia PTAs, Kincaid PTA will now be presenting a vote to amend our by-laws to increase our local unit (Kincaid PTA) dues beginning next school year.

This is the first rate increase for National PTA in more than ten years. In that time, National PTA has produced tangible results for children-just as it did yesterday, does today, and will do again tomorrow. Kincaid PTA follows the National and Georgia PTA model of advocating for all children. We appreciate everyone’s support of our local unit and hope that you will make plans to attend this very important PTA meeting on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Your voice and your vote are important to Kincaid PTA.

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Student Banking – April 10

On Tuesday, April 10, we will have our next to last Student Banking session for this school year. Savers, come on out and make your post-Spring Break deposits. For more information on Student Banking, please email Cathy Summers at studentbanking@kincaidpta.org.

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Walk on Wednesdays – April 11

Don’t forget that WoW continues this week. Walkers and bike riders, we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday morning. Don’t forget to check in at the WoW station when you walk/bike to school. Also, don’t forget to bring a friend! See you on Wednesday, everyone!

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Calendar Drawing Contest

The Kincaid Calendar Drawing Contest has begun! Submit an ink or marker drawn picture by May 18th for your chance to be picked for next year’s school calender. The subject of your picture should be related to a specific month or creative letters spelling out a month of the year. Make sure your drawing has thick lines, is on 8.5×11 white paper, has your name, grade and teacher’s name on the back in pencil. Drop your drawings in the Contest Box in the Media Center. E-mail Nicole with questions - nicolevking@gmail.com.

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PTA Reflections 2011-12 – “Diversity Means…”

The Georgia PTA State reception for Reflections was held on March 25, 2012 at the Woodruff Arts Center. The following students represented Kincaid well and we sent them our sincere CONGRATULATIONS:

• MaKenzie Routh – 2nd Place Literature – 5th Grade
• Ricardo Portugal – 3rd Place Literature – 5th Grade
• Alex Turner – 2nd Place Photography – 5th Grade

Also, 6th grader, Brinkley Doherty, a former Kincaid student, placed 3rd at the state level for Dance/Choreography. Congrats, Brinkley! ATTN 5th Graders: You can still enter Reflection in middle school.

Remember: You can already be working on entries for next year’s Reflections contest. The theme for next school year is “The Magic of a Moment”, so work on your inspirations and projects to get ready for another great Reflections contest!

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Have a great week, everyone!!

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

April 10: Student Banking
April 10: Kincaid Night at Stevi B’s
April 17: Kincaid Night at Texas Roadhouse
April 17-20: Kincaid Relay for Life Kickball Sticker Sales
April 18-27: CRCT Testing (3-5th Grades)
April 19: Kincaid PTA Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30pm
April 20: Earth Day Celebration
April 23 – 27: Exceptional Children’s Week
April 24: Student Banking (Last Session)
April 24: Kincaid Night at Dominos
April 25: Administrative Professionals Day
April 27: Cougar Pride Day
May 1: Kincaid Night at Sprayberry Square Chick-fil-A
May 2: Kindergarten Tour, 9:00-10:00am
May 3: PTA BOD Meeting (5:30) and General Membership Meeting (6:30pm) – VOTING TO BE HELD
May 4: Relay for Life Kickball Game

It’s hard to believe it, but we are heading into the last week of school before Spring Break. This school year is flying by and we are so thankful to have many opportunities to advocate and provide quality programs for Kincaid’s wonderful students throughout the year.

Here is a look at what’s going on around our great school.

Celebration of the Arts Day – Volunteers Needed

Celebration of the Arts Day is this Friday, March 30. This is a full art-immersion day for our students and staff. We have some amazing artists lined up for workshops and assemblies that will entertain and educate our students through art. This day is a staff and student favorite and PTA is excited to continue this great tradition at Kincaid.

We still need some volunteer support to ensure that this day is a success. For more information, please click here to read an article on our PTA website. To volunteer, please email Celebration of the Arts Volunteer Coordinator, Adrian O’Sullivan, at caheragh@hotmail.com. Volunteer opportunities exist for varying schedules, so please contact Adrian to volunteer for this great event in any way you are available.

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Walk on Wednesday – March 28

One more WOW before Spring Break, everyone! How many of you will we see out there walking or riding their bike to school? We hope to see a large turn-out this week. It’s been great seeing our new and regular walkers/riders on Wednesdays. Don’t forget to invite a friend and come out to join the WOW fun this week! For more information on Walk on Wednesdays, please email Rick Nebel at  rsnebel@gmail.com.

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New Kindergarten Registration – March 28

If you have a child that will be entering kindergarten for the first time during the 2012-2013 school year, you can register your student on March 28th from 8:30-11:00 at Kincaid. You must bring all of the following to complete registration :

• Georgia Immunization Form 3231
• Georgia Hearing, Vision, and Dental form 3300
• Original Birth Certificate
• Social Security Card
• 2 proofs of residency

Please share this information with any of your neighbors that have a rising kindergarten student in the Kincaid school district. For further information, go to www.cobbk12.org.

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General Registration – March 29

Preprinted registration cards will be sent home with current Kincaid students on Monday, March 26th. All students must have an updated enrollment form each year. The time line below outlines the schedule for registration of elementary students for the 2012-2013 school year.

• March 29th - Parents return updated registration form and self addressed stamped envelope to their child’s teacher. If your child will not be attending Kincaid next year, please mark this on the registration card with the name of the school your child will be transferring to.
• July 25th -  Fall Registration for new students only at each local school from 9:00-6:00 p.m.
• August 13th  – First Day of School 7:55 a.m.

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Kincaid Honor Chorus – The Grim Twins

PTA offers our sincere CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Bush, Ms. Marchelle and the whole cast and crew of The Grim Twins!  This fantastic original production just wrapped after a successful run at Kincaid. As usual for Kincaid’s Honor Chorus production, The Grim Twins was positively outstanding!  We are proud of each of you for a job well done. Kudos!

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

March 26: Character Ed Lunch
March 26: Science Club, Third (final) Session
March 27: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, 8:15-10:15am
March 27: Kincaid Night at Dominos
March 28: New Kindergarten Registration
March 28: Walk on Wednesday
March 28: 5th Grade Group Picture
March 29: General Registration Due
March 30: Celebration of the Arts Day
April 2 – 6: Spring Break
April 10: Student Banking
April 10: Kincaid Night at Stevi B’s

Celebration of the Arts Day – Volunteers Needed

Celebration of the Arts Day is coming up on Friday, March 30. This is a full art-immersion day for our students and staff. We have some amazing artists lined up for workshops and assemblies that will entertain and educate our students through art.

Celebration of the Arts is sponsored by PTA and we are thrilled to offer this day as an artistic enrichment for our school. It is a HUGE event and requires many volunteers. We need your help to make this event a success. We need volunteers in the following areas:

• Greeting and signing in artists and other volunteers
• Helping with hospitality area set up/clean-up, and serving lunch.
• Assisting artists as needed – escorting them to their classrooms, providing hands-on support at workshops, etc.
• Special Services – we need extra volunteers from 12:50-1:45pm to work with some of our special needs students during a workshop that involves clay. This is a great opportunity to with some of Kincaid’s amazing exceptional children.
• “Floaters” to be available to step in as needed at various points in the day.

To volunteer, please email Celebration of the Arts Volunteer Coordinator, Adrian O’Sullivan, at caheragh@hotmail.com. Volunteer opportunities exist for varying schedules, so please contact Adrian to volunteer for this great event in any way you are available.

As stated previously, this is a HUGE event that requires many volunteers to make it successful. Thank you in advance for your donation of time and service to Celebration of the Arts 2012!

Book Fair: Thank you to our wonderful parents and students for a successful Book Fair Luau! We raised over $1,300 for Ms. Viars and the Media Center. Way to go Kincaid!!! A BIG thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped out during Preview and Sales Week too! We couldn’t have done it without you.

One for Books: Congratulations to the Hula Girls for winning the One for Books competition. Great effort Surfer Boys. Thank you to all who participated. We raised over $95 for books in our Media Center through One for Books.

Here is our wonderful Media Specialist, Mrs. Gail Viars, with the books that we were able to purchase for the Media Center:

As always, Kincaid…THANK YOU for your support!! PTA appreciates you all! Advocating for our students is only possible through your generous donations of time, resources and finances!

We hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and getting out to enjoy this beautiful early-Spring weather we are having lately!

Here is a look at what’s happening around Kincaid. Have a great week, everyone!

Celebration of the Arts Day – Volunteers Needed

Celebration of the Arts Day is coming up on Friday, March 30. This is a full art-immersion day for our students and staff. We have some amazing artists lined up for workshops and assemblies that will entertain and educate our students through art.

Celebration of the Arts is sponsored by PTA and we are thrilled to offer this day as an artistic enrichment for our school. It is a HUGE event and requires many volunteers. We need your help to make this event a success. To volunteer, please email Celebration of the Arts Volunteer Coordinator, Adrian O’Sullivan, at caheragh@hotmail.com. Volunteer opportunities exist for varying schedules, so please contact Adrian to volunteer for this great event in any way you are available.

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Student Banking – March 20

Student Banking will take place on Tuesday, March 20th.  This will be your final chance to get your third deposit and be entered in the SchoolSavings.com drawing for one of 16 Harry Potter DVDs.  A grand prize, consisting of the complete set of HP DVDs, will also be awarded.  Not a Student Banker yet?  It’s easy, just open a savings account at your local bank, enter your information on www.schoolsavings.com and you are ready to make deposits bi-weekly at school.  Email Cathy Summers, Student Banking chair, at studentbanking@kincaidpta.org for more information.

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Walk on Wednesday – March 21

The Spring session of WoW continues this week. It’s amazing to see how many walkers and bike riders we have had the last two weeks. We would love to see even MORE of you out there this week. Lace up your sneakers, grab your bike helmets and join us for another Walk on Wednesday this week. Don’t forget to invite a friend!

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Cougar Pride – March 23

Show your Kincaid Cougar Pride by wearing spirit-wear and/or school colors this Friday, March 23.

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New Kindergarten Registration – March 28

If you have a child that will be entering kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year, you can register your student on March 28th from 8:30-11:00 at Kincaid. You must bring all of the following to complete registration :

• Georgia Immunization Form 3231
• Georgia Hearing, Vision, and Dental form 3300
• Original Birth Certificate
• Social Security Card
• 2 proofs of residency

Please share this information with any of your neighbors that have a rising kindergarten student in the Kincaid school district. For further information, go to www.cobbk12.org.

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Kincaid Honor Chorus Presents – The Grim Twins

Kincaid’s Honor Chorus proudly presents The Grim Twins, an original rock musical with a message about bullying. This production was written by Kincaid’s own music teacher, Pete Bush. Jim Chabucos, a respected local arranger, composer, and musician, and Marchelle Studstill, Kincaid’s technology teacher, collaborated with Mr. Bush on lyrics and arrangements. For more information on the show, please click here to read an article on our website.

Show-times: Monday, March 19th, Wednesday, March 21st and Friday March 23rd at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25th at 2:30 p.m. (NOTE: Show times were shown incorrectly in the “Important Upcoming Dates” section of our weekly e-blast. These are the correct show times. Our apologies for any inconvenience.)

Cost: $7.00/ticket. To buy tickets or to learn more about The Grim Twins contact Iliana Icen, 770-235-0992.

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

March 19: Science Club, Session Two
March 19: Grim Twins Performance, 6:30pm
March 20: Student Banking
March 20: Kincaid Night at Texas Roadhouse
March 21: Report Card Distribution
March 21: Walk on Wednesday
March 21: Grim Twins Performance, 6:30pm
March 23: Cougar Pride Day
March 23: Grim Twins Performance, 6:30pm
March 25: Grim Twins Performance, 2:30pm
March 26: Character Ed Lunch
March 26: Science Club, Third (final) Session
March 27: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, 8:15-10:15am
March 27: Kincaid Night at Dominos
March 28: Kindergarten Registration
March 28: Walk on Wednesday
March 28: 5th Grade Group Picture
March 30: Celebration of the Arts Day

1st Grade students don’t forget to wear your pjs on Friday, March 16th to celebrate your win as the Box top collection champions!

Thanks to all who sent in BoxTops and Campbell’s Labels for Education. Remember to keep saving for our next drive in the fall!