April 29, 2020
Introducing Cornerstone's New Elementary Principal New Elementary Principal Angela Daniel is a familiar face to many of our elementary families and has taught kindergarten at Cornerstone for five years. You may not have had an opportunity to get to know her yet, so read on as Mrs. Daniel shares her Cornerstone story.
NEW Families wanting to re-select their payment plan option and/or defer the payment normally due in May until July need to complete the Tuition Commitment Addendum Form by tomorrow, Apr 30. Families choosing to keep the original payment plan or not electing a deferment option will have payments for 2020-21 due Fri, May 1. NEW Thank you to every student and family who participated in our virtual scavenger hunt. It was one of our most popular campaigns, and we loved seeing every post. Pastor Nolan had the difficult task of determining our three winners. If you would like to view a clip of our winning posts, click here. Pastor Nolan congratulates and comments on the submissions from our winners.
Molly, you did such a great job! We love your creative, fun way of reading upside down, sweeping the drive, your family’s amazing pyramid, and great job with the chalk art and Bible verse! You got the most points in elementary this week...by ONE point! You had some excellent competition! Congratulations!
Jackson, you are one cool guy! Thanks for watching over your siblings as you read from the roof of your house! I'm sure your dad was happy to have your help in the yard! Your electric guitar skills are awesome, man! Your sibling's pyramid was one of the funniest with your little sister at the bottom! Nice chalk art with a great message. You did well, my friend. Congratulations!
Courtney, you are a girl with many talents! We need your help planting a garden, for sure. You could come over and serenade them with your violin to help them grow! Your little pup on top of the family pyramid was so cute! And WOW, your chalk art blew us away! So much talent! Congratulations! Pastor Nolan couldn't wrap up our campaign without mentioning a few special posts that caught his eye. Daily Honorable Mentions
NEW While the current crisis has led to a lot of uncertainty in our lives, it also allows for opportunities for generosity and kindness. Next week, May 4 - 8, we are asking our Cornerstone families to seek out ways to inspire kindness in these unforeseen times. We’ve listed a few ideas below, feel free to get creative! Kindness Toward Family
Kindness Toward Neighbors
Kindness Toward Classmates/Teachers
Kindness Toward Essential Workers
We would love to know how your student participated in our kindness challenge. Email Mrs. Hansen with the subject line “Act of Kindness.” If you have a photo we can use, send that along, too. On Fri, May 8, check our social media pages as we share some of the ways that our Cornerstone families showed kindness. NEW It's not always easy to start at a new school. You could be a HUGE HELP to new families by being part of the Mentor Program! Whether this year was your first year or your 10th at Cornerstone, you can be an excellent resource for a new family. A newer family often provides some of the best help since the transition is still fresh in their mind. It's easy. As a mentor:
This program is such a blessing, and we thank you for considering being a mentor. NEW Who wouldn't like to receive $50 off their bill? Did you know Cornerstone offers a referral reward? When you are speaking to friends about Cornerstone, ask them to put your name down on their application as the person who referred them. Once the family registers for classes, you will receive an email from Mrs. Freiler notifying you of a $50 credit on your family billing. It's that simple! If you know of someone who would be interested in Cornerstone's University-Model, invite them to request more information and Mrs. Freiler will contact them.
NEW PTF welcomes all parents, staff, and teachers to join us on Zoom and connect! The PTF hosts its first official Zoom meeting tomorrow, Apr 30, at 4 p.m. as Megan Caskey reminds parents we only have 18 summers with our kids - let's make them count! You won't want to miss out on the electronic handout being shared by Megan during the meeting. Log on to the Zoom meeting, during which the PTF will share announcements, listen to Megan, have some social time, and close in prayer.
NEW We wanted to let you know that starting Mon, May 4, 104.7 The Fish's Kevin & Taylor will play the Pledge of Allegiance at 8 a.m. every weekday to signal the start of every child’s school day and reinforce a communal sense of patriotism. 104.7 The Fish is also encouraging listeners to recite and record their own Pledge of Allegiance through the open mic feature on The Fish app to be played on-air! You're invited to join our new temporary Elementary Cougar Community Facebook Page. Cornerstone PTF wants to stay connected as a community. Our Cornerstone Parent + Teacher Fellowship is planning to use the ALL elementary page for community building during our distance learning time. Please join today!
NEW Click Here for Final Exam Schedule Exemption Information
NEW Learn more about our competition coed cheer program at the virtual information meeting held tomorrow, April 30, at 8 p.m. ZOOM ID: 423-530-6584 Questions? Contact Coach Guice.
NEW For more than 50 years, the University of Georgia has coordinated the Georgia Certificate of Merit Program, recognizing the top 5% of Georgia high school juniors (the current graduating Class of 2021). Nominees are selected based on the school's individual class ranking system, which may take into consideration weights for grades earned in accelerated, honors, AP, IB or Dual Enrollment courses. We are honored to announce the following students as our UGA Merit recipients:
NEW Thank you! We just received a check for $80.10 as a result of our Cornerstone families scanning their receipts for Box Tops. Also, there is still time to meet our Box Top school year goal of $600...we are at $574.30 as of Tue, Apr 28. Please continue scanning your receipts. Remember: There’s a 14-day window to scan receipts. Thank you, Mrs. Knight for your hard work and dedication to our school through coordinating the Box Top campaign.
Mark Your Calendar May 4-8 | Senior Final Exams May 11-15 | Final Exams May 12 | 6th Grade Movin' Up Video Released June 19 or July 17 | Graduation Breakfast, Awards, & Rehearsal June 20 or July 18 | Graduation
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