Thank you for supporting the Covenant School Parents' Association

The Covenant School Parents' Association is a vital organization that supports and enhances our school community! Our enthusiastic volunteers provide the school with an organized structure of manpower and fundraising support. All Covenant parents are members of the Parents' Association and can join in on the fun! Annual dues of $15 are optional and are collected during the back to school period with your first tuition statement. Dues help us fund special events like the Back to School Picnic.

 Email the Parents Association. 

2009-2010 Parents' Association Executive Committee

Andrea Eby- President
Remy Morrow- President Elect
Angie Lithgow-Treasurer
Kim Stone- Secretary
Amy Gower-Member at Large
Christy Smith-Member at Large
Cathy Rydberg- Past President

• A Night of Knights- A legion of spirited volunteers and generous, imaginative donors provide the Covenant family a delightful evening together, while supporting our school.
• Back to School Picnic- Volunteers coordinate this fun all school event where families join together to kick off the new school year.
• Fall Fundraiser- Held in early October, the Fall Fundraiser offers Entertainment Books, Ugly Mug Coffee and Sally Foster and fun prizes!
• Book Fair- Held in early November, the Book Fair provides our school library and classrooms new reading materials in this annual event.
• Booster Store- Our parent-run Booster Store features school spirit clothes as well as uniform-approved shirts, jackets and sweatshirts, during special events on campus.
• Shop & Earn- Quick Cash for Covenant! Volunteers coordinate the collection of General Mills Box Tops for Education and encourage shopping at grocery stores that donate dividends to the school.
• Field Day- The name says it all: FUN! Volunteers help organize games and races for students while everyone enjoys a wonderful day!
• Hospitality - Parents assist in providing food and beverage and serving as hostesses for several school events like Admissions Open House and Grandparents Day.
• Library and Art Helpers- Spend an hour in the library or art-room assisting our enrichment teachers with special projects.
• Lunchroom Helpers- Volunteers lend a hand with opening milk-cartons and collecting trays during lunch period.
• Moms in Prayer- Moms gather monthly on campus to encourage each other and support our school community in prayer.
• New Parent Dinner- Current parents help welcome new Covenant parents to the school at this fun evening held in August.
• Room Mothers and Coordinator- Assisting teachers with parties and field trips, each classroom has one Room Mother. The Room Mother Coordinator provides direction overall.
• School Productions- Be a part of the finest production in town! Help with costuming and sets for our special musical programs: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Grandparents Day!
• Sunshine- Providing encouragement to those in our school community during difficult and joyful times with a loving response to needs.
• Teacher Appreciation- Providing a special lunch four times a year to our teachers and staff shows our appreciation for their dedication. Volunteers also help celebrate our enrichment teacher birthdays and other special occasions.
• Uniform Sale- A great way to recycle outgrown uniform clothing! Volunteers organize the sale to help families defray uniform costs.
• Parents- Association- Bylaws.pdf
• PAVolunteerForm.pdf 

Night of Knights , March 5th, 6:00 pm

Hillwood Country Club

6201 Hickory Valley Road

 Auction Team Leader: Leigh Ann Portale

Dinner Team Leaders: Julie and Jim Knestrick

View the Auction Catalog:

CATALOG2010-FINAL.pdf 

LeaderPages 2010.pdf

The Auction Committee is  seeking unique and exciting items for our silent and live auction!  We know among our parents and faculty, there are many hidden treasures and talents. If you think you might have something to offer, please considering donating. Some examples of the many items of interest are:

• Musical talent
• Art or photography
• Cooking or baking
• Teaching of lessons
• Professional services
• Vacation Homes
• Tickets to sporting events
• Celebrity memorabilia
• Air Travel vouchers
• Gift Certificates from your place of business

Click here to contact Leigh Ann Portale, Auction Team Leader, for more information.

New this year: Business Sponsorship Opportunities!

Do you have a business that may benefit from connecting with Covenant School familes while supporting the school and A Night of Knights Auction in the process?

The Auction Committee has developed a sponsorship program with a choice of levels offering a number of benefits to spotlight your business. We desire to connect Covenant School families, through this program, by allowing you to get the word out about your business.

The school acquires books several different ways:

• Books can be purchased by shoppers and donated  directly to the school library
• Books can be donated to a particular classroom or donate any amount of money for a teacher to buy classroom books, from the teacher's wish list
• All purchases at the book fair earn the school credits towards the purchase of additional books for the school library

Bookplate dedications may be placed in books purchased for the school, making lasting memories for Covenant School families. Books may be donated in honor of family, friends, teachers, grandparents or any other special person!  

NEW THIS YEAR!  Student Council Books for Change project! The Student Council will be collecting spare change during the Fair that will be used to buy books for Glencliff Elementary School. The goal is $300, so start cleaning out your piggy banks and checking those pockets!

 Book Character Day, Friday, October 30th

• dress as your favorite children's literature character for our special chapel program!

Book Fair,  Monday-Thursday, November 2-5, Hours: 7:45-9:00 am, and M-W, 2:30-3:30 pm

•  Also open during Tuesday morning Church Bible Study and Wednesday night Church Supper

Early Bird Gift Certificate Drawing, Monday, November 2

• All Book Fair visitors Monday morning can enter to win a $10 Book Fair gift certificate!

Muffins for Moms, Monday, November 2, 3:00-3:30 pm

• Moms plan to stay after school, have a muffin and enjoy the Book Fair with your children!

Andrew Peterson, children's author, Tuesday, November 3, 8:00 am

• Mr. Peterson will visit during chapel to discuss his new book, North or Be Eaten and entertain us with singing. Book signing following chapel. Mr. Peterson will also spend time with the upper school in a young writer's workshop.

Donuts for Dad, Thursday, November 5, 7:15 am through chapel

• Dads are encouraged to visit the Book Fair, enjoy a donut and stay for chapel!

Questions? Contact Book Fair Team Leaders:

Click here to email Laura Coughlin or click here to email Leslie Bradley

Thank you to Logos Bookstore for their Book Fair support!

Covenant Knights spiritwear includes T shirts, hooded sweatshirts, fleece jackets, towels, umbrellas and water bottles. Hoodies and fleece jackets are uniform approved. Purchases can be made by cash, check, credit or debit card.

Upcoming sale date: Grandparents Day, May 7th

Booster Store questions?  Click here to email Patricia Gilbert, Booster Store Team Leader.

Covenant School can continue to earn 50% from online Sally Foster sales through June 2010! www.sallyfoster.com - seller section

Account # 663048

Parents' Association Fall Fundraiser sale dates

Friday, October 2nd - Wednesday, October 14th!

SALLY FOSTER...UP TO 50% OF EVERY PURCHASE GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR SCHOOLS! Sally Foster offers premium gift wrap and gifts for everyone! And EVERYTHING is $20 or less! They also offer convenient online ordering, so be sure to email your friends and family. Detailed information for online ordering is included in the sales packet. www.sallyfoster.com

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK...Save up to 50% on THE THINGS YOU DO EVERY DAY and help your school - Most of us already buy the Entertainment book each year, so help Covenant with your purchase of just $20 a book...and save hundreds of dollars for yourself, friends and family. The book would cost $35 if you purchased it elsewhere-so $20 is a great value! Additional books can be ordered by using the order form in the back of the Entertainment Book. www.sellersection.entertainment.com

UGLY MUG COFFEE...40% OF SALES GOES BACK TO Covenant! Ugly Mug Coffee is a fair-trade company whose goal is to help coffee farmers feed and clothe their families, as well as receive adequate healthcare and educational opportunities for their kids. This is definitely a program you can feel good about supporting...all the while helping your school at the same time! www.uglymugcoffee.com

GOAL FOR 2009 - $12,800

By purchasing products from any of the three (3) fundraisers above, you'll be helping the Covenant School acquire...

• Professional development for teachers
• Cutting-edge technology
• Student enrichment programs
• New curriculum offerings

NOTE: Please feel free to write one combined check if you have orders from more than one fundraiser.

Questions? Email Fall Fundraiser Team Leaders:

Charlotte Smith  and   Ann Moore

Fall-Fundraiser-Contest.doc

Parent-Flu-Information.pdf

Flu_Prevention.pdf

Peanut Allergy Information

The Covenant School maintains a peanut-sensitive kitchen.

peanut_allergy.pdf

Peanut_Safe_Snacks.doc

Covenant Boys' Coach

Covenant Girls' Coach: Merritt Goodman

2009-2010 Basketball Game Schedule

December 8 at Covenant vs. Davidson Academy 4:00, 5:00 

December 10 at Covenant vs Nashville Christian 6:00, 7:00

December 15 at DCA, 3:30, 4:30

January 11 at Nashville Christian 6:00, 7:00

January 12 at Covenant vs St. Paul BOYS 4:30, GIRLS 5:30

January 20 at Ensworth 4:00, 5:00

January 21 at Covenant vs Ensworth 4:00, 5:00

January 26 at Covenant vs DCA 4:00, 5:00, Alumni Homecoming to celebrate our last home game of the season!

*Earlier time signifies girls' game

Field Day is scheduled for May 14, 2010

If you are interested in helping with Field Day,

contact the Parents' Association:

parentsassociation@thecovenantschool.com

Did you know you could participate in raising money for the Parents' Association at NO COST to you? Let the money you are already spending work to benefit The Covenant School!

Kroger Gift Card is the highest potential earner for our school. For every dollar spent with your Kroger card, Kroger will donate 4% back to Covenant. It's simple! Just spend what you normally spend at Kroger, but do so using your Kroger Gift Card.

How it works: The gift cards we use are registered to The Covenant School and you use this card every time you make a purchase at Kroger.

How to get Started: The Parents' Association believes so strongly in the earning potential of this program, that we will give you a Kroger gift card pre-loaded with $5. Click here to email Amy Gower, to request your card.

How and where do I reload the gift card? During your next visit to Kroger, add value to the card, up to $500 at a time, for future purchases. You may do this at the customer service desk or at the checkout lane prior to any of your purchases being scanned. This must be done in a separate transaction.You can use cash, check, credit card or debit card to reload your Kroger Gift Card. The attendants at the Kroger gas stations are also able to reload your card.

What can I buy with my Kroger Gift Card? It can be used to buy groceries or shop from the pharmacy or the gift card kiosk! It can also be used to buy gas! Kroger has gas stations at their store on Charlotte Pike near White Bridge Road, Nolensville Road at Old Hickory, Highway 70 South in Bellevue and Franklin Road/8th Avenue in Berry Hill. Look at your grocery and gas budget and just imagine if 4% of that could come back to our school!

When you shop at Publix, simply present your registered Publix card to the cashier BEFORE checkout and Publix will credit the total amount to Covenant School. For every $75,000 our Covenant School community spends, Publix will send a check for $500. We can earn even more with a little help from our friends! Your family and friends can shop at Publix and direct their dollars toward The Covenant School. Just stop by the school reception desk and ask for a Publix card, or Click here to email Amy Gower, to request your card.

Stop by the Harris Teeter customer service desk to get your VIC card linked to The Covenant School (4604). When checking out, simply give the cashier your VIC card and when your purchases of select Harris Teeter Brand products are rung up, Harris Teeter will contribute 5% of those purchase dollars to The Covenant School. Our school is linked to your VIC card through May 31st. Each school year, you need to re-link your VIC card to The Covenant School.

Box Tops for Education allows you to earn money with groceries you have already purchased. Look for the 10 cent Box Tops coupon on hundreds of your favorite General Mills products. Simply cut these coupons off and send them in to your child's classroom. This has raised thousands of dollars for The Covenant School over the years! You can find Box Tops on brands such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ziploc, Kleenex, Hefty and more. BoxTopsForEducationProducts.pdf

After being approved for your Target REDcard, link your card to The Covenant School by calling the 800 number on the card or registering the card online. Our school ID is 124139. Target offers both credit and debit cards and The Covenant School receives 1% of all purchases made using your Target card!

 Lands' End School Uniforms contributes 3% of purchases to The Covenant School. You must specify Covenant's preferred school number at the time of purchase, 900109661. Purchases can be made online or through the uniform catalog.

The Parents' Association Uniform Consignment Sale is designed to help families share outgrown Covenant School uniforms and help defray the cost of purchasing new uniforms.

The Uniform Consignment Sale will be held Thursday, May 27 from 8-10:00 am and 2-4:00 pm, in the church parlor, outside of Fellowship Hall. Instructions for consigning uniform clothing will be available soon.

For more information, Click here to contact Holly Kunkel, Uniform Consignment Sale Team Leader.

Student Photos  from the Night of Knights digital presentation available for purchase!

Title the Cookbook  contest runs through April 2nd. Send in your ideas!

Tell Your Story  Help us prepare for our 10 year anniversary!

Run for Haiti  Student Council service project-read how to participate

Admission Tours held Thursday mornings, 9:00 am, throughout the school year

View the 5th and 6th graders student created Tremont Trip Website and Tremont Video

Covenant Coach: Jamie Savage

Open to all Kindergarten-6th grade students

Team motto: Running and Resting

We desire for each student to run with all their might as their hearts rest in the love of God. "..for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His." Hebrews 4:10

2009-2010 Cross Country Meet Schedule

September 13th, 1:00

September 20th, 1:00

September 27th, 1:00

October 11th, 1:00

All meets held at the Overbook School campus, $5 admission fee per car/ per event

K-2nd grades:  3/4 mile run

3rd-6th grades: one mile run

PreKindergarten_Supply_List.pdf

Kindergarten_Supply_List.pdf

First_Grade_Supply_List.pdf

Second_Grade_Supply_List.pdf

Third_Grade_Supply_List.pdf

Fourth_Grade_Supply_List.pdf

Fifth_Sixth_Grade_Supply_List.pdf