 | | Lions Weekly: November 2, 2022 | A Note From Mr. Sandefur Lion Families, I want to personally thank all who were involved in our PTF’s Festival at the Academy this past week. The support was overwhelming, with every dollar going back to our classrooms and student organizations. Many thanks are owed to the dedicated team of volunteers who worked so diligently to provide an incredible event for our school community. This weekend our PTF is hosting Breakaway for our middle school students. I would like to encourage all 6th-8th students, and their families, to support this event by participating. We are grateful for this new opportunity for our middle school students to enjoy a time of relationship building and fellowship. Finally, please join me in cheering for our football team and Allie Daft (cross-country) as they compete in TSSAA playoffs this Friday. It is an exciting time to be a TKA Lion! In Christ Alone, Jeremy Sandefur
President/Head of School | Middle School Breakaway Event PTF Hosted Event Middle School Breakaway is this Saturday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Reagan Pavilion. Don't miss out on this fun experience to hang out and have fun together as a middle school group! Who: TKA MS Students
What: TKA MS Breakaway 2022
When: Saturday, November 5, from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Where: TKA Reagan Pavilion and Circle
Cost: This event is free.
Optional Cost: Kona Ice will be available for purchase with a percentage of the proceeds going towards the Isaiah 117 House!
What to Wear: Attire is casual and warm. This is NOT a FORMAL Event. It is fall now, and we will be outdoors the entire time.
What to Expect: This event is designed especially for our TKA MS Students in 6-7-8 grades. TKA Breakaway will offer: a soda, popcorn, candy table, Johnson University DJ/ Music/Dance, glow volleyball, glow 3v3 basketball, photo backdrop, a scavenger hunt, and random door prize drawings for those in attendance.
Contact for this Event: To volunteer, sponsor, or ask questions regarding this event, please contact Chris Fisher at 865-235-5724. | Winter Choir Program: Frozen, Jr. Save The Dates Our TKA Choral department is excited to present Frozen, Jr. the first weekend in December! Tickets are now on sale! Use the link below to purchase your tickets for the performances. Be sure to mark your calendars for the following presentations of Frozen Jr. as you will not want to miss this exciting performance: ▪ December 1st at 6:30 p.m.
▪ December 3rd at 1:30 p.m.
▪ December 3rd at 6:30 p.m.
| ▪ | December 1st at 6:30 p.m. | | ▪ | December 3rd at 1:30 p.m. | | ▪ | December 3rd at 6:30 p.m. | | Thanksgiving Week Nov. 21- Nov. 25 The King's Academy school and offices will be closed the entire week of thanksgiving (Monday, November 21- Friday, November 25). | PTF Highlights Thanks to our Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF) and your generous support, some amazing things have taken place on campus for our students and teachers. Take a moment and read the accomplishments that have taken place through our PTF! | Brooms and Vacuum Donations At the beginning of the year, PTF asked our teachers what was a way they could help. Our middle school faculty and staff requested new brooms and a vacuum to help keep our facilities spick and span. PTF provided the math hall with a vacuum and the other middle school teachers with brooms. | Donuts for Grandparents' Day On Grandparents' Day, PTF served and provided doughnuts for the over 250 grandparents who walked the halls of TKA. | Elementary Movie Day Before fall break, PTF hosted an elementary movie day in Woody to provide teachers time to collaborate, complete grades, and work on curriculum mapping. | Faculty and Staff Snacks PTF continuously supplies the faculty and staff with delicious snacks and drinks throughout the year. | Elementary Popsicle Sales Through the generosity of parents and students with popsicle sales, on average, each elementary teacher received $133 to go back into their classrooms. | Homecoming Dance Refreshments PTF provided refreshments for this year's 2022 Homecoming Dance. | Fall Festival Through the generosity of our stakeholders, the PTF Fall Festival helped raise over $30,000 that will go directly into the classrooms, groups, and organizations. | Principal Appreciation Gifts PTF celebrated Mr. Fuller and Ms. Sullivan for Principal Appreciation Month through various tokens of appreciation. | Thank you to our PTF for sponsoring these many events and activities! Also, thank you to all who have participated in these events and activities to help make them a success. If you have not joined our PTF yet, it's not too late! Use this link below to sign up to be a member of PTF. The next PTF meeting will take place on Thursday, November 17, at 3:15 p.m. in Brandes. | We're Hiring! TKA has an employment opportunity available in food services. Food Services Employee: TKA is seeking an employee to faithfully serve in our food services department. Prior food service experience is preferred. Please email resumes to HR@thekingsacademy.net or call 865-573-8321. | 2022-23 Yearbooks 2022-23 yearbooks are now on sale! Scan this QR code to visit the site to purchase yours today. For any questions regarding yearbooks, contact Mr. Josh Smith at jsmith@thekingsacademy.net. | 9-12th Spring Break Trip: France, Germany and The Alps March 11-18, 2023 For more information and to register for this trip, click here. | | Important information for the 2022-2023 School Year | TKA Visitor Policy In order to help maintain a safe and instructionally based learning environment for our students, all visitors for middle and high school must enter through the front door of the Anderson Building and sign in in the middle/high school office in order to receive a visitor's pass. All visitors for elementary must enter the front door of the Ogle Building in order to receive a visitor's pass. This pass should be visible at all times so that TKA faculty and staff know that you have checked in at the office. Our doors are open to visitors, but please call ahead of time to schedule conferences with your child’s teachers. This will prevent interruptions to instruction and the loss of the valuable learning time of our students. Adults will not be allowed to wander the halls of the building or hold conferences with teachers during instructional times. TKA family lunch visitors should follow the above procedure. Lunch tickets are $5 each. Students who are not enrolled at TKA are not permitted to visit TKA students during the school day, which includes lunch. This policy has been developed in order to help maintain a safe and instruction focused environment at school each day. Any visitor who does not meet these expectations may be asked to leave school grounds. | | |
