BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4430534:Event:36228 DTSTAMP:20260414T045305Z SUMMARY:Annual Homework Challenge Begins DESCRIPTION:Mercer Island Martial Arts Annual Homework Challenge!\n ho meworkchallenge.pdf\n Objective:  To motivate students to develop a h abit of getting their homework from school done, and to positively rei nforce those who choose to pursue academic excellence. Good leaders ar e always learning, and building their knowledge base. Education is a l ifetime pursuit. How to Participate: Parents and their kids can regis ter for the homework challenge by phone, email, or in person. Parents every time your child does his/her homework without being asked they c an get a check on their chart. Once their chart is completed then they can bring their chart back to us and receive invitations for themselv es and friends and family to our Homework Winners Party on October 27, 2012 From 1:00-4:00 pm (The party is an open house style party so you can come for an hour or for the whole time if you would like).  They will then receive: blue tip for education on their belt.  An invitat ion to the Homework Winners/Halloween party (big bouncy, costume conte sts, popcorn, carnival games, and a chance to break a board).  Kids w ill learn how to break the board and be able to break it at the party in front of their family, friends, and peers! Frequently Asked questi ons: What if my child doesn’t have homework yet?  Reading on one†™s own daily, and or with a parent can count as completing homework. M I public schools recommend 10 minutes a night reading for kindergarten , and 20 for first grader and so on. Early reading (pre-k and before) and exposure to literature shows direct correlation to later academic success. What is the cost? Free to those who complete the challenge a nd a donation of a minim of 5 cans of food to be donated to the food b ank.  The food bank is low on Cereal and Paper Bags.  So please thin k about that when donating Do I have to be a member of Mercer Island Martial Arts to participate?  No, anyone school aged can participate we would like to see all the kids in our community have a fun and succ essful school year. Pre-Register by phone, (206) 230-9050,  in Perso n 2630 77th Ave SE, 106-108, Mercer Island, WA 98040 or email info@mer cerislandmartialarts.com www.MercerIslandMartialArts.com\n\n\nFor mor e information visit https://mercerislandmartialarts.ning.com/events/an nual-homework-challenge-begins DTSTART:20120904T070000Z DTEND:20121028T065900Z CATEGORIES:homework, challenge LOCATION:Homework Challenge WEBSITE: URL: CONTACT: ORGANIZER;CN="Krista Wells":https://mercerislandmartialarts.ning.com/p rofile/KristaWells ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2839161270?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Krista W ells":https://mercerislandmartialarts.ning.com/profile/KristaWells END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR