MANDATORY

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT (TODAY!)

New Hope Academy will have a mandatory Back to School Night on Tuesday, September 23, from 7:00-9:30 p.m. for 6^th -12^th grades.  The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. in the Multi-purpose room with a brief PTA general meeting, followed by several sessions where parents attend their children's classes to meet the teachers.  The teachers will make presentations regarding homework, curriculum, communication, fieldtrips discipline etc. and answer any questions.   Specialty teachers will also be on hand in the Multipurpose Room.  Adults Only Please.  This is not a night for children to attend.

Fall Soccer Clinic (4 weeks) Training & Fundamental Clinic

Team Basketball- Boys & Girls Grades 5/6, 7/8,  & 9 to 12

New Hope Academy Fall Sports program for Boys & Girls Grades 5 thru 12 will include a Fall Soccer Clinic to provide fundamental Soccer Skills and training for the spring Soccer team seasons and Team Basketball for both Boys & Girls. The Fall Soccer Clinics will begin the week of September 29th after-school. Sessions will be conducted by Top Area Soccer Coaches and will provide the participants with a great training base for our Spring '09 Soccer season.  Boys & Girls Basketball season will begin the week of October 20th and have a 12-14 week season with practices and a full game schedule for each team against local private schools. The Fall Soccer and Basketball Programs will be administered by HoopKidz.

New Hope Soccer Clinics/ Basketball Participants  Learn:

• Soccer Skills & Techniques
• Fundamentals and Position Play
• Basketball Skill Development & Advanced Skills
• Sportsmanship & Teamwork Concepts

Program Highlights

Fall Soccer Clinics will run 4 wks. The cost is $75.00 and includes a New Hope/Nike Soccer T Shirt.  Team Basketball  12-14 weeks.  Cost is $160.00 (Grades 5-8) & $170.00 (grades 9-12) and includes Nike Team uniforms.

Soccer Field for Clinics will be in New Carrolton. Times to be announced.Top Area coaches will conduct the Soccer Clinics and direct our Basketball programs. Participation in both Fall Sports -$225.00

HoopKidz/HoopElite is in our 12th Year and under the direction of David Dickerson

Register on-line at ... http://www.hoopkidz.com

Download Enrollment Form at  ...

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddp24hqn_20fqpkwwxw

Cost  $75.00 for Fall Soccer, $160 (Grades 5-8) $170 (Grades 9-12) for Basketball. Both sessions @ $225  Registration can be dropped off at New Hope Office. For additional details, call 1-(888)-HOOPKIZ ext. 701 or (240) 462-9284.

The University of Mississippi community is pleased to host the first presidential debate of 2008 on September 26. Foreign policy and national security issues will be the focus of the 8:00 p.m. debate.

• September 26: Oxford, Mississippi
• October 2, St. Louis, Missouri (Vice presidential debate)
• October 7: Nashville, Tennessee
• October 15: Hempstead, New York

Saturday, September 27, 2008 

The Library of Congress Celebrates the Joy of Reading

The 2008 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush, will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2008, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.

Website for more information: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/

Items you'd enjoy...

Dear Parents,

We have selected Sally Foster^® as our first fundraiser for the 2008-2009 school year. Browse through the enclosed catalog of top-quality gift-wrap, related accessories, and gift items and make your selections today. Our school earns 50% on every item sold!

Out-of-town family and friends can support our school by visiting SallyFoster.com and your child can earn prize credit, too.

Here's how:

  1.      Fill out the easy-to-use "E-mail Campaign" form at www.SallyFoster.com using our account number. (**Win a Nintendo Wii™ or an Apple iPod ®!!  See insert for details).

New Hope Academy ID/Account Number  -  0499030

 2.      When family and friends receive the e-mail, they can click on the link to Sally Foster's online store and make a purchase. Our school and your child earn credit! (Students receive prize credit for online purchases made up to October 6, 2008)

3.      You can request a summary of your child's online orders by visiting Internet Sales History located at www.SallyFoster.com.

4.      Any shopper can credit our school during the checkout process. When prompted, they can enter our school's account number - 0499030.

Our Sally Foster sale dates are:

Friday, September 12, 2008    to   Friday, September 26, 2008

For catalog orders, return your orders to your teacher or place them in the PTA fundraiser box located in the office.  Please return the original only and keep the duplicate copy for your records.             

Do not include Sales Tax in your order.

Make checks payable to:  New Hope Academy PTA

(Internet orders are paid online with credit card.)

Catalog orders will be available for pickup on:

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 after 3:00 pm in the Multipurpose Room

 (Online orders will be shipped to purchaser.)

With your help, we're looking forward to our best fundraiser ever!  Thank you.

Kym Taylor - Sally Foster fundraising chair  (301)704-6184 or by email.

*INTERNET ORDERS ONLY: Your school earns 50% of each order before $5.95 shipping and handling and any applicable state taxes. Sally Foster is required by law to collect and pay sales tax on Internet sales. The tax rate is based upon the "ship-to" address. We are also required by state law to remit sales tax on shipping. Sorry, orders can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous United States. No shipments can be made to Alaska, Hawaii or Canada. 

Students: At Sally Foster, safety comes first. Please, only sell to people you, your parents or guardians know. NEVER approach strangers.