Wednesday, May 23, 2012
School’s
email address: immanuel@amtelecom.net
Principal’s
email address: icsprincipal@amtelecom.net
ICS
- Web: www.immanuelchristianschool.net Ph:
519-773-8476
LDCSS
- Web: www.ldcss.on.ca Ph: 519-455-4360
Christian
Education Foundation (endowment fund): www.ldcef.org
Upcoming Events
May 24 LDCSS
Membership Meeting
25 Grade 3 & 4 to Backus Heritage
Conservation
29 New JK,
current JK Orientation 8:40 - noon
30 Hat and
Gum Day
31 Grade 5
& 6 to U.W.O.
June 3 Choir/Worship Team at Grace Community
Church
4 Grades JK-2 to Greenview Aviaries
6 WD
Track & Field in Strathroy (7th rain/heat date)
No
JK/SK – school is closed
8 AR
goals due; LDCSS Art Festival
13
Last day of classes for LDCSS
14
ICS
P.D. Day, LDCSS Study Day – no school
14 Band to Canada
15
LDCSS
Exam Day
18
LDCSS
Study Day
19
LDCSS
Exam Day
20
ICS
Graduation; LDCSS Exam Day
21
Last
day of school for ICS (half day)
22-26
Teacher Work Days; LDCSS Graduation
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From
the Principal's Desk:
Well,
it was a great three days at Fair Glen Camp, for our grade 7/8 students, parent
chaperones and staff alike! Driving north of Toronto
to the Lake Simcoe area, we left the rain
behind and had sun for the remainder of our time. The camp staff were
very knowledgeable and friendly, guiding the grade 7s or grade 8s through
canoeing, canoe orienteering, high ropes, low ropes, the climbing wall or a
wide-area survival game. We had the pleasure to share the camp with Cambridge Christian
School and the Heritage Arrows
homeschool group from St Thomas
The
camp experience prompted reflection and appreciation of God's creation,
presented a challenge and taught new skills, developed teamwork, and broadened
friendships. For the grade 7s, we trust that the teamwork will continue
into their final year. For the grade 8s, we trust that they will take
with them the ability to develop new friendships, the appreciation of the
wonder of creation, and a growing awareness of their God-given place within it.
These
last few weeks of the school year are surely very busy! I encourage all
of you to keep up to date through careful reading of the Journal, including the
calendar and the specific announcements that follow. You can also access
the Journal through the blog linked from the ICS main webpage... Happy
reading!
in
Christ,
//Keith
Cameron//
Praying for Our Families at
staff devotions this morning: Peter & Sherry
DeKraker, Hans & Sheryle Drop,
Jim & Helen Friesen, John & Suzie Guenther
Praying For Our Staff this week: Ms. Pieters
Reminder:
School Athletics
T-Shirt: Orders are due on Thursday,
May 31st. Order forms
available in the office or if requested I
Can send one out via
e-mail.
Meat and Baked Goods: Our last order for the school year was sent out with last week’s
Journal. Stock up your freezer for the
summer! Orders are due next week Thursday, May 31 with pickup on Thursday, June
14 between 2 and 4. Feel free to drop
off your coolers and bags at the school for your convenience but please put
your name on them.
Cheese order – Attached is the last cheese
order for the school year. Stock up on great, fresh cheese and Dutch
treats. Remember you can request your
cheese to be vacuum sealed so it will stay fresh for a long time. Orders are due on Wednesday, May 30 with
delivery on Wednesday, June 6th.
Christian
Reformed World Missions Poster Contest: Of
the 435 posters sent in this year our
school has 5 winners. Congratulations to: William Mantel - 1st place
award for ages 6 and under
Selena Kroondyk - 2nd place
award for ages 6 and under
Megan Friesen - 1st place
award for ages 7 - 8
Jocelyn Shelton - Honourable
Mention for ages 7 - 8
Victoria Krahn - 2nd place
award for ages 9 -10
Bussing: Our new Junior Kindergarten students for Sept.
2012-2013 and our current Junior Kindergarten students will have their
orientation day on Tuesday, May 29 till noon.
Some new, young students may be riding our buses that morning. Invitations were sent home to all the
children involved. We look forward to
having them with us.
Volunteer opportunity for
next year: We are looking for someone to take over the
monthly cheese order fundraiser. This includes putting notes in the
journal, collecting the orders from the office, ordering cheese from our
supplier, and sorting once a month. (Cheese is delivered the first Wednesday of
every month.) You would not have to take care of collecting money.
Please talk to Nancy Robinson or Emily Schuurman (schuur7@execulink.com)
if you are interested. We'd be happy to work along side you for a while
too!
Another Volunteer Opportunity : Anyone
interested in sprucing up our front flower beds? Just to freshen them up, trim, pull weeds,
re-arrange or add a few plants. This can be set up as a one time job or
ongoing, whatever is your preference. If
this is your interest please talk to Keith or Marie.
QUICK CASH FUNDRAISER for the Auxiliary: If you’re going to be at the June 6th
District Track and Field Day in Strathroy, the ICS Auxiliary can use your
help. We need individuals like YOU to set up the food cart, serve
food items, and BBQ throughout the day. If you want to join in all the
fun call me at (519) 269 - 9662 or send me a quick e-mail at rbpoortinga@start.ca. Thank
you!
Hat and Gum day is next
Wednesday May 30th.
Each class will come to the gym for a short time in the morning and
participate in their choice of activities. These include: face
painting, hair painting, nail painting, hair braiding, basketball shoot and
beanbag toss. There will also be baked goods for sale. The students
will be allowed to chew gum and wear a hat in school for the day by buying a licence.
Each event/item is 50 cents. The proceeds of this fundraiser go to
publishing Christian curriculum. We suggest that each child brings no
more than 5 dollars for the event. Gum will be available for purchase or
you can bring your own. Please do not send baked goods to school for the
bake table. The Education Committee will provide peanut free items.
Separate combs will be used for each student for hair braiding and hair
painting. Thanks for your support. It should be a fun
morning!
The
Aylmer Christian Community is hosting Keith
and Kristyn Getty on September 19, 2012 for a concert to be held at the
Aylmer Christian Reformed Church. Check
out their website www.gettymusic.com. The e-mail address for tickets and
information is gettyconcertaylmer@hotmail.com.
Tickets are also available at the Aylmer CRC, Monday – Thursday, 9-12 noon and
also from committee members, Harry Broer, Trudy Wiebenga, Kees de Dreu and
Sharon Schipper.
Used
Book Sale: For the past few months, I
have been "weeding" our library shelves by removing books that are
old, duplicate copies, in bad shape, not being read, out-of-date, etc.
These items are now available for purchase in our Used Book Sale
on the cart outside the Library. The price is right - just 25 cents each.
Feel free to browse and take home favourites you may come across.
The honour system is in place - use the container on the cart.
Everyone
is invited to a fun Worship Night
featuring Derrick Drover Band on May 25th at Creekside Community
Church, 649 Talbot Line, Aylmer starting at 6:30 p.m. Feel free to come when it’s convenient for
you and you may leave when you wish.
Just sit back, worship, praise and enjoy a time of music. Questions call 519-765-1060.
Gold Medal Basketball Camp
2012: July 9-13 and August 13-17 at Arthur Voaden
S.S. in St. Thomas
Athletes In Action Soccer Camp July
Summer Smash!: Join London Christian second annual
Volleyball Camp! August 13-17, 2011, London
District Christian
Secondary School
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
JUNIOR and SENIOR KINDERGARTEN
Reminder: New JK for September and current JK students
orientation on Tuesday, May 29th from 8:40 – 12 noon.
June 6 no JK/SK classes.
JK/SK and Grades 1 & 2
Class Trip:
We are looking forward to going to Greenview Aviaries on Monday, June 4th. We
plan to leave around 8:50 am and return back to school before 3:20 pm. JK/SK
will need four volunteers and Grades 1 & 2 will need three volunteers to
help us on this day.
GRADES 1 and
2 – Ms. Pieters
Memory Work: for Wed. May 30
Lift up your heads, O you
gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
the Lord mighty in battle. Psalm 24:7-8
Spelling: Spelling Dictation for
Friday, May 25. Grades 1 and 2: review
words from units 22 – 30
GRADES 3 and
4 – Ms. Buma
Congratulations: We would like to wish Dylan Kroondyk a very Happy
Birthday. Dylan turned 10 years old
today, May 23. Happy Birthday, Dylan! May God richly bless you in your new year of
life!
Memory Work: Thurs. May 24 – Scripture
Verses: Philippians 2: 10 – 11 (See last
week’s Journal)
Wed.
May 30, Song: (Our Historical Community, OACS
Creation Studies unit.)
We Know Who Holds the
Future
We know who holds the
future, and we know He holds our hands,
With God things don’t just
happen, everything by Him is planned.
So as we face tomorrow,
with its questions large and small,
We’ll trust our God who
cares for us, and give to Him our all.
Adapted from the original
song, I Know Who Holds the Future by
Alfred B. Smith
© 1947 Singspiration, Inc.
Thurs. May 24 – Spelling Dictation: Grade
3 words are: they’re, there, their, soup, night, knight, right, write,
weight, wait, piece, peace, hour, our, wrote, its, it’s
Grade 4 words are: disappear,
disappoint, disagree, dishonest, unable, uncertain, unbeaten, uncomfortable,
unkind, unknown, rewrite, review, rebuild, recall, misbehave, misuse,
misunderstand, misspell, unwrap, disrespectful
Students of the Week: This week’s Students of the Week are: Kaylynn Mantel and Micah Schuurman. Next week: Jordyn Vandendool and Braden
Vandersleen
Field Trip Update: We are looking forward to our field trip this
Friday, May 25, to Backus Heritage Conservation Area, Port Rowan. A letter was sent home last Friday, May 18,
which included details of the days programming and activities. We would like to
thank our bus driver, Mrs. Ann Walters, and our many adult volunteers who
offered to accompany us on this day:
Mrs. Wendy Abell, Mrs. Kaye Baese, Mrs. Janneke Kroondyk, Mrs. Emily
Schuurman, Ms. Brooke Vandendool, Mr. Dave VanGurp and Mrs. Charlena Ypma. We
plan to leave ICS by 9:00 a.m. and plan to return by 3:15 p.m. We hope to have a great day at Backus with
our instructor, school mistress and tour guide, Mrs. Robin de Cloet. Thank you!
Ms. Buma
GRADES 5 and 6
– Mrs. Drop
Field Trip: We are
looking forward to a field trip on Thurs., May 31. We will be
participating in Wild Western Days at The University of Western
Ontario in the morning. Wild Western Days is a program that
offers students an introduction to basic skills, techniques, and fundamentals
in a variety of sports and games. The Wild Western Days staff is
comprised mainly of University of
Western Ontario
Language Arts: Spelling
dictation will be on Fri., May 25. Accelerated Reader goals are due on
June 7.
Social Studies Projects: Great
effort and work on the projects about the United States
Health test on Cells Thursday, June 6th.
Math: Reminder: Fibonacci
project is due on Thu May 24th in class. Check out the wikispaces page
for details.
Bible: Group projects on Daniel
will be presented in class on Fri May 25th to Ms Jones (Mr Cameron is away for
a governance conference that day).
Memory
work: we
will be continuing our responsive reading from Daniel 6. For Thu May
31:
[grade
6]:
26
“For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will
not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
[grade
5]:
27
He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens
and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the
lions.”
Science: We welcome our guest speaker, Mr. Arthur
Oslach, Aylmer Councillor, on Tuesday, May 29 at 1:10 p.m. He will be sharing his hobby and interest in
astronomy.
GRADE 7 and 8
– Mr. TenBruggencate
Fair Glen:
God richly blessed our recent trip to Fair Glen. The weather was great
and the students enthusiastically participated in all the scheduled activities
such as rock-climbing, high ropes, team building, canoeing, camp fires, and
various other games. We are grateful for our parent drivers and
chaperones, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Vannoord, Mrs. Versteegen-Buis, and Mrs. De Jong,
for making this trip memorable and, as one student exclaimed, "Totally
Awesome!" Thank you very much.
Homework/ Tests
Grade 7 Math test on Integers next Tuesday, May 29th
Grade 8 Math test on Algebra this Friday, May 25th.
Check wikispaces for daily homework assignments and student devotions.
Reminder- A.R. goals are to be achieved by June 8th.
Bible: Key Assignment # 2 is due Tuesday, June 5. A note to the parents of grade 7/8 students, regarding Assignment # 2, was sent home last week Tuesday (May 15).
Homework/ Tests
Grade 7 Math test on Integers next Tuesday, May 29th
Grade 8 Math test on Algebra this Friday, May 25th.
Check wikispaces for daily homework assignments and student devotions.
Reminder- A.R. goals are to be achieved by June 8th.
Bible: Key Assignment # 2 is due Tuesday, June 5. A note to the parents of grade 7/8 students, regarding Assignment # 2, was sent home last week Tuesday (May 15).
Memory Work: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 for Thursday, May 24. For next week Ephesians 4:15,16
Le Français: Test
- Le Vocabulaire et La Grammaire - jeudi le 24 mai
Spelling: Be ready
for dictation on Fri., May 25.
