A new program, Lake County CAN!, has come to our area.  Our KCA families are invited to be a part of this exciting endeavor to stock seven food pantries in Lake County and to pack 20,000 meals to be shipped overseas.  Volunteers may sign-up online (student volunteers under 18 years of age must be registered by a parent) for the following packing events:

Fri, March 30 – 5:30-8:30 pm in Upper Lake — & — Sat, March 31 – 1:00-4:00 pm in Clearlake
 

For more details, please visit the Lake County CAN! website www.LakeCountyCAN.org
Since KCA is supporting Lake County Can!, all our students will be receiving FREE T-shirts. Parents can get their FREE T-shirt by volunteering at one of the events.  Check out the link to KCA under “sponsors” at the Lake County Can! website.  Thanks for helping us feed hungry children in our community and throughout the world!
 

If you or someone you know would like to be a sponsor or donate an item for this year's faire, please click on the following link to print our Sponsor/Donor brochure. Sponsors and donations for our live and silent auctions are greatly appreciated and tax deductible!

www.konoctichristianacademy.com/userfiles/docs/2012131122140-renaissance_faire_sp.pdf

Our upcoming events for September include participation in the national “See You at the Pole” gathering on Wednesday morning, September 28th, as well as our “Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 29th. We will be kicking off our “Renaissance of Reading" program that evening after joining together for a turkey leg meal. This new program will be a forerunner to our annual “Renaissance Faire-Shakespeare in the Meadow” extravaganza to be held in May, 2012.

Our Kindergarten/1st grade class is full, but we still have openings in the 2nd-8th grades. If you have questions or are interested in possible enrollment, please phone the office at 262-1522.

School has started and we are so glad to see all the new and the familiar faces at KCA! We hope that the first week jitters and new schedules have worked themselves out and that both kids and parents are ready to begin the wonderful adventure of a new school year.

We have lots of exciting things going on at KCA this year. Mrs. Krishelle Bridges, KCA’s Chapel Coordinator will be introducing our new theme for the school year, “Firmly Planted.” For those of you new to KCA this year, the theme is carried through all the chapel speakers and for special team-building days when the kids participate in fun activities. Look for these days to be announced and make sure to wear your new “Firmly Planted” T-shirt! Also, you will soon be receiving information about our “Renaissance of Reading.” This will begin when we kick off the year in a big way with a rousing Renaissance meal of giant turkey legs at our Back-To-School Night and First Fundraiser on September 29. Please feel free to invite your friends and family. A giant smoked turkey leg is hard to resist!

With our enrollment continuing to grow, we are looking forward to the future. Our goal is to locate a suitable modular building to bring in during this school year to be ready to accommodate that growth. Our growth plan is to separate K/1, reconfigure classes into Kindergarten; First/Second; Third/Fourth; Fifth/Sixth, and Seventh/Eighth. Due to some recent changes in enrollment, Mr. Sombs now has Sixth/Seventh and Mrs. Sombs and Mrs. Coffelt have Fourth/Fifth.

We are proud to welcome Mrs. Emily Ferrell as our new KCA aide! You will see her smiling face just about everywhere and we are very pleased about that. Mrs. Dawn Jones is now on staff as morning yard duty attendant. We feel blessed beyond measure at the caliber of teachers and staff that call KCA their home.

If you should ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the office, the Principal, or a Board member at any time. Here’s to a safe and joyful new year!

Michelle Scully, President
KCA Board of Directors
 

Our Graduation and Awards night will be at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Kelseyville this year and not at the Little Theater as previously held. We will still have our Swim Party and BBQ at the Bridges home and our last day of school party (including a big Bouncey House and Pizza Lunch).

It has been a wonderful school year and we hope you have a fun-filled summer vacation! 

Students receiving awards were:

Most Digits of Pi Recited:

K/1st grade: 1st place: Lauren Trippeer, 33 digits

                       2nd place: Audrey Bridges, 26 digits

                       3rd place: Lila Ferrell, 22 digits

2/3 grades:  1st place: Bella Schlange, 18 digits

                      2nd place was a tie with Jason Bergeron and Dante Moreno each with 15 digits

4/5/6 grades: 1st place: Nick Rein, 81 digits

                        2nd place: Tyler Vanderwall, 33 digits

                        3rd place: Jon Vanderwall, 24 digits

7/8 grades: 1st place: Christopher Vincent, 134 digits

                      2nd place: Kimberlyn Bridges, 55 digits

                      3rd place: Jake Scully, 10 digits

Best Costumes: 1st Place:  K/1-Michael Wiser, 2/3-Parker Noonkester, 4/5/6-Tyler Vanderwall, 7/8-Christopher Vincent.

                              2nd Place: K/1-Lila Ferrell, 2/3-Jason Bergeron, 4/5/6-Anna DelBosco, 7/8-Jake Scully

                             3rd Place: K/1-Lauren Trippeer, 2/3-Bella Schlange, 4/5/6-Garrett Grossner, 7/8-Kimberlyn Bridges

Students performing songs, poems, or reciting verses: K/1 Class, Jason Bergeron, Kelsie Engle, Tyler Vanderwall, Gracie Davidson, Christopher Vincent, Hayden Turner, Suzy Smith, and Kimberlyn Bridges.

Jon Vanderwall had the pleasure of giving Mrs. Madison a "Pi" in the face!

Who knew math could be so much fun?

KCA Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Sandy Goss,  will be available to answer questions about the curriculum, classroom procedures and what students can expect when starting school. Children will have the opportunity to have some "hands on" time in the classroom, making the transition to Kindergarten less intimidating.

We hope to see you soon!