MVKS Newsletter

MVKS News, Views and Clues
Vol 5 Issue 12	December 2007

Events Calendar

THIS MONTH ...

Ornament Swap & Christmas Party!

    This year we are having an Ornament Swap for Christmas. During the week of December 3^rd thru the 8th, Students will draw a name out of a hat with another students name on it. Then, go out and buy a Christmas ornament for that person, and we’ll all open them at our Christmas party scheduled for Friday, December 21^st. This will be our Studio’s first Christmas party, and I’m hoping it will turn into a nice tradition.

Short cycle this month:

    This months training cycle will be 4 weeks. This means we will be testing and promoting during our normal review week, week 4. We’ll adjust the classes during week three to review the cycle’s material. If your busy holiday schedule doesn’t fit ours, please see me so that we can make arrangements to test you privately.

School Closed for Christmas Vacation

    Our school will be closed for Christmas vacation, from December 22^nd until January 1^st. Thank you everyone for a great year of training. I wish you all the very best of Holidays, and I hope you all enjoy this special time with your families and friends. We’ll be back on the mat January 2^nd.

Black Belt Step Exam:

    Our bi - annual Black Belt testing is scheduled for Saturday, December 15^th at 12:30. All Black belts that meet the minimum point requirements are expected to attend. Please wear your clean, fully patched uniform. No t-shirts, please. Good luck!!

Stormy weather and closing
     Now that it’s Winter I need to remind everyone that the school will close during stormy weather. I will usually decide if the roads are safe by about 1 hour before the first scheduled class that evening, and then I will change the schools’ answering machine remotely. So, if you’re not sure if we are having class, please wait to call until about 45 minutes before the first class starts   ( usually around 5:15 ). If the machine doesn’t say we’re closed, we are open. Many times in the past I have gotten calls from parents asking me to call them to let them know if we are open. This results in about 20 - 30 calls I would have to make and I’m sorry but I just don’t have the time to do that. I will also notify the radio station WZID 95.7, and they make their announcements for closings a couple of times an hour. Hopefully we’ll have another mild winter!!
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Kenpo Clues: - Kenpo Questions to Help You Along Your Journey

In the technique Twirling Wings:

For Beginners: What does the code name “ wing “ refer to?

For Advanced: In short form #3, you do this technique with the other side. Why?

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Happy Birthday!!!
- Another year older and wiser…..

12/ 01..Marc and Peter Olson, 12/ 03..Raju Gandhi

12/ 09..Mackenzie Peacock, 12/ 11..Jamie Robb,
Scott Dannewitz, 12/ 31..Tim Harz

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NEW RANKS!

Please join me in congratulating these fine students for earning their new belts!

Brown/ Black Belt: Erin Quinlan

Red Belt: Corissa O’Halloran, Chase Patton

Green Belt: Kathryn Hulick, Kathryn Dechambeau, Anna Quinlan

Purple Belt: Spencer Cloutier, Kyle Hooker, Ryan Quinn

Yellow Belt: Jake Horrell, Albina Ibraimova

Tiny Tiger Green: Joshua Georgoulakos
Tiny Tiger Purple: Joey Altobello
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Also This Month:

Sock Drive, care package drive for the region’s needy and homeless:

Please donate a personal care item for the region’s needy and homeless. We’ll fill the big stocking in the lobby until December 21^st and I’ll bring it to the Nashua Soup Kitchen.

With your donation, we can put together care packages full of personal care items, . These packages include: travel size tooth brushes, deodorant, comb, clean pair of socks, etc., These items are things that many homeless people need on a daily basis yet often do without. And providing those things is a blessing to them. In the spirit of the season, thank you in advance for your support. Remember: 25% of all homeless people are veterans.

Next Month: Mr Wedlake is coming to teach at our annual NECKF Teachers Camp!

Kenpo Views

ANYWAY

a poem by Mother Theresa

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self - centered

Love them anyway

If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives

Do good anyway

If you are successful, you may win false friends and true enemies

Succeed anyway

The good you do may be forgotten tomorrow

Do good anyway

Honesty and openness make you vulnerable

Be honest and open anyway