Here are a few reminders for upcoming events at the studio:

• Saturday, February 11 – Black Belt Test. Violet Lawrence and Owen Kramar will be testing for their Black Belts beginning at 11:00 am. There will be no regular classes that day, other than Total Fitness at 8:00.
• Saturday, February 18 – Belt Promotion Testing. Promotion testing for Gold Stripe through Brown Stripe belts beginning at 9:30 am. Students who have met their class requirements and have all colored stripes will be eligible to test. No regular classes that day other than Total Fitness.
• Sunday, February 19 – Super Sunday. Black Belt training from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.
• Saturday, April 29 – Second Degree Black Belt Test for Lauren Weikert. Time to be determined.

We’d love to have you come down and cheer on those students who have worked so hard to get to their tests. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Have a great week, everyone!

— Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

Here’s what is happening in February that relates to our A+ After School Program. Please remember, if your child will be participating in anything listed below and won’t be at MPK, please let Melinda know so she can mark it down in our calendar.

If there’s any schedule change that you need to pick up earlier then normal (other sports games/practices, Sunday school Wednesday evenings, appointments, etc.), please let Melinda know by email.

Friday, Feb. 3 – DAMS Variety Show – 6:30pm
Monday, Feb. 6 – Early Release Day – out at 1:00
Tuesday, Feb. 7 – DAMS 6th grade Ski Trip – Badger pod
Tuesday, Feb. 7 – WES – Science Fair – 6:30pm
Wednesday, Feb. 8 – DAMS 6th – Packer pod
Thursday, Feb. 9 – DAMS – ALL 7th grade Ski Trip
Friday, Feb. 10 – DAMS – ALL 8th grade Ski Trip
Friday, Feb. 10 – Wisconsin Singers – PAC 7:30pm
Wednesday, Feb. 15 – DAMS – 5th grade Ski Trip – Ruby pod
Thursday, Feb. 16 – DAMS – 5th grade Ski Trip Emerald/Sapphire pod
Tuesday, Feb. 21 – DAHS Talent Show, PAC 7pm
Thursday, Feb. 23 – NO SCHOOL – Teacher Conference
Friday, Feb. 24 – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, Feb. 28 – WES Variety Show – 5:30-7:30pm

Here are a few things coming up at the studio:

• Sunday, January 22 – Super Sunday Black Belt Training from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Black and Brown belts are welcome, as are adult Red Belts. Please let me know if you’re planning to attend.
• Saturday, February 11 – Black Belt Testing – We will have our normal all-ranks class at 9:45, but testing will start at 11:00, so there will be no Super Saturday that day. Come down and cheer on Violet and Owen as they demonstrate their Black Belt skills and attitudes!
• Saturday, February 18 – Colored Belt Testing for all ranks Gold through Brown Stripe beginning at 9:30. There will be no regular classes other than Total Fitness Training that day, so feel free to come down and cheer on the students who are testing.

See you in class!

Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

Happy New Year! Hope you and your families had a wonderful winter break and new year! We have four new students starting with us on Tuesdays. Welcome aboard!

• Please make sure your child’s uniform and t-shirt have been washed and place in child’s backpack for Tuesday. Snacks, does your child need more snacks at MPK?
• Tuesday is a sparring day, when we come back from break. Please check with your child to see if they have their mouthguard or cup at home – send to school with them for MPK.
• If your child will NOT be attending MPK, please email me before 2:00pm or call the studio asap. So we have accurate head count for the busses everyday.
• Payments are due this week, please try to get them in.
• I’m still working on your tax receipts, so you can use them for your taxes in April. I will email the ones I have done, A through M. Once you get it, please look it over and make sure it’s correct, if something is wrong, let me know so I can correct it. You’re only allowed to collect tuition for the After School Program (not valid on snacks, registration fee)

Happening in January:
Monday, Jan. 16 — No School and no MPK After School Program (evening classes — yes, come and take class that’s for your belt rank)
Friday, Jan. 20 — Early Release Day – out at 1pm
Saturday, Jan. 28 – Father/Daughter Dance at High School North gym, 6-9pm

Hi Everyone — thanks very much to all of you who participated in our quilt, sock monkey, and scarf fundraiser. Because of you, we’ve raised more than $800 for the Feldman family!

Congratulations to Amy Hill, the winner of the MPK quilt, and thanks again to Becky Godat for all the hard work that went into making it.

Merry Christmas and we hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday season!

First of all, congratulations to all our hard-working students who passed their belt promotion tests last night — great effort by everyone!

Please take a minute to check the lost and found to see if anything is yours. We’ve had a lot of things left over the last few months that haven’t been claimed, including a large number of sweatshirts, jackets, gloves, hats, water bottles, and a few pairs of glasses and pieces of jewelry (see the front desk for the last two). Everything else is set out on a table next to the front desk.

Just a reminder for Brown and Black Belts: we’ll have a Super Sunday this weekend — Sunday 12/18 from 5-6:30pm. If you haven’t already, please let me know if you plan to attend.

We still have MPK hats and a couple of logo hoodies available (Hoodies size M and L). Please email me (mpkstudio@karatedeforest.com) or see the front desk if you’re interested.

We had a last minute addition to our fundraising items. We have 9 cute handmade fleece scarves that were donated that are for sale for $8 each. There are several different colors/patterns, and Bob is modeling one below — see the front desk if you’re interested in one. Tickets for the quilt drawing are also still available if you want to get in on that. Drawing will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 20.