Wednesday, May 16, 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 16-18 Grade
7&8 at Fair Glen
17 no ICS
Band practice
19 12th
Annual Golf Tournament at Pine Knott
21
Victoria Day Holiday – no school
23 ICS
Track & Field Day (raindate Mon. 28th)
24
LDCSS Membership Meeting
29 New JK,
current JK Orientation 8:40 - noon
30 Hat and
Gum Day
June 3 Choir/Worship
Team at Grace Community Church
6 WD
Track & Field in Strathroy (7th rain/heat date)
- no classes for JK/SK - school is closed
7 AR goals due; LDCSS Art Festival
13
Last
day of classes for LDCSS
14
ICS
P.D. Day, LDCSS Study Day – no school
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:
It
was a distinct pleasure to welcome so many grandparents and senior friends into
the school on Monday! We had about 110 people join us in class visits,
for lunch and for class presentations in the afternoon. Thank-you to all
who helped make this day a success, including our classroom, kitchen and yard
duty volunteers, as well as those on our Ladies' Auxiliary and Promotions
Committee!
I
asked grandparents to share memories such as the most memorable world event
(the Second World War, JFK's assassination and the World Trade
Centre attacks were prominent), as well as their own school
experiences (many liked Math and English, walked several miles to school,
uphill both ways, or course!). However, what was most interesting was the
advice many wished to pass on to our current students: follow God, don't give
up, enjoy life, be kind, loving, considerate, know that Jesus is with you.
These are our Graduate Expectations phrased differently, and from a
well-respected source. It is our joy and challenge at ICS to shape
children's characters towards God, and to do so in concert with church and
home, including all generations.
On another note, I'm looking forward to three days away with our gr. 7/8 class as we head up to Fair Glen Camp for the class retreat. I will describe highlights of our time in next week's Journal.
in Christ,
On another note, I'm looking forward to three days away with our gr. 7/8 class as we head up to Fair Glen Camp for the class retreat. I will describe highlights of our time in next week's Journal.
in Christ,
//Keith
Cameron//
Praying for Our Families at
staff devotions this morning: Mike & Wendy Abell, Larry & Irene Buis, Keith &
Amanda Cameron, Kelly & Theressa DeJong
Praying For Our Staff this week: Mrs. Groeneweg
Update on the Drive Total: As of
May 15, the new drive total is $71,315!!
We have exceeded our drive goal of $70,000. Praise God from whom all blessing flow.
Reminder:
Bus transportation for the rest of the week will be as normal since we are not
taking a bus to Fair Glen this year.
Yogurt Containers: send in what you have. Our deadline for the program is Tuesday, May
29th. No more after that.
T.R.I.P.: Our supplier has informed us that there are no
more $5 and $10 Sobeys paper certificates available anymore.
School Athletics
T-Shirt will be offered for sale again. Orders are due on Thursday,
May 31st to have them available before the end of school. Promoting team building and school pride, our
intent is to have all students from gr. 1 – 8 have these as mandatory, short
sleeve shirts for gym class in Fall 2012. If you place your order now you
still have the opportunity to have your name printed on the back. If you purchase in August before school starts
then you will not have that option. At
that time we will have a variety of sizes available and sell them to the
students as needed. See last week’s
Journal for an order form. A sample of the red t-shirt and a black hoodie are
on display in the office.
Volunteer opportunity for
next year: We are looking for someone to take over the
monthly cheese order fundraiser. It 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!
2012 ICS GOLF
TOURNAMENT:
Thank you for all the golfers that have registered for the Golf Tournament this
weekend. We have 26 teams registered!!! Remember, for those of you
who are participating - there will be a Shotgun Start at 1:00 p.m.
sharp. Try to arrive at the course a little early so that we can
have you ready to tee off. PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THAT LUNCH IS INCLUDED
IN YOUR ENTRY FEE. For those who are attending for dinner only, aim
for 6:00 p.m. See you all on Saturday!!!!!! Should you have any
questions, contact one of our Committee Members - Harry Knibbe, Tracy Mantel,
Dean Mantel, Ken Vandendool, Lisa Vankemenade, Jeff Vannoord, Tammie Vannoord,
and Harley Zylstra.
Track and Field: Wednesday, May 23. Thank you to all those who have offered to help us
out so far with our Track and Field Day events and activities! We are preparing our volunteer list, making
contacts and confirmations via phone. We
welcome the help of ICS Alumni as well.
Parents, we will try to accommodate your assistance at one or more of
the events where your children are scheduled to participate. If you wish to still volunteer please send an
e-mail to the school as soon as possible.
Note: All our volunteers will get free lunch
tickets (1 hot dog, 1 drink, and 1 freezie).
Volunteers may purchase extra items also. As soon as we have our volunteer list
finalized, it will be sent home with your child. Thank you, Ms.
Pieters, Ms. Buma
Hot Dog
Lunch: All
students will be given a free lunch: 1 hot dog, 1 drink and 1 freezie. See last week’s Journal for an order form, if
you wish to purchase any additional
items. Please send in payment with
the order.
The
Auxiliary is looking for volunteers for the lunch crew. Call Bettina
Poortinga at (519) 269-9662 or email at rbpoortinga@start.ca.
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 Wednesday May 30th.
If you are interested in helping please call Joanne Saarloos
(519-773-8827) or Emily Schuurman (519-877-2320 or schuur7@execulink.com).
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.
Bill 13: see last week’s Journal.
From the Library: There was much excitement in school last week for
Book Week!
Students
were involved in book related activities all week at school, and many
participated in Library Tic-Tac-Toe.
Winners of this contest were Caleb Poortinga (K-Gr.2), Michael Drop (Gr.
3-5) and Tyler Kaastra (Gr.6-8). Mrs.
Anna Krahn, David Schuurman and Jocelyn Shelton were the winners of the Usborne
Books draw. Congratulations to all our
winners!
One
of the Library-based activities was for students to vote for their favourite
title/author/series. They could choose any author they wanted, not only those
whose books are found in our library.
The results tallied by division were Primary (K-2) – a tie for Robert
Munsch and Eric Carle. Junior (3-5) – Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton, and
Intermediate (6-8) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In previous years the voting was much
closer. This year there was a great
variety in the books chosen. It's
interesting to see what students are reading and which books and authors impact
them enough to be listed as “Favourites”.
A
big Thank-you to those who helped make our book sales run so efficiently – Mrs.
Vyn (Living Books) and Mrs. Lendvay (Usborne Books). Proceeds from the book sales allowed us to
choose about $300 worth of books for the Library!! Thank you for your support!
The
main point of having Book Week is to instil an enjoyment of reading in our
students. We hope you continue to
celebrate reading and have fun with books at home and in school.
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 of 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.
The YMCAYOUTH Summer Work
Student Exchange
is looking for families to bullet students age 16 & 17 for 6 weeks while
they participate in a language and summer work exchange program. The Y will work with the participants and
families to plan week-end activities and for one evening each week. For more details call Danielle Berkel, the
London South Local Coordinator @ 226 9261360 or go on line at www.summer-work.com.
Athlete In Action Soccer
Camp July
16-20, age 6-12 – see the information attached
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 is the Woodstock District Track Meet held in
Strathroy. We will not be holding JK/SK
classes this year as in previous years.
The school is closed for the day.
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten:
Bible: Elisha
Letters and sounds: r, m, d
Math: Numeral
Recognition
Phonemic Awareness:
Beginning Sounds, Ending Sounds
Show and Tell :
Thursday, May 24th – SK, Monday, May 28th -JK
Year
End Class Trip: JK to
Grade 2 will be going to Greenview Aviaries on Monday, June 4th. More details to follow.
GRADES 1 and
2 – Ms. Pieters
Happy 8th Birthday
to
Ben Weesjes
Thursday, May 17, 2012
“May you be blessed by the
Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15
Memory Work: for Wed. May 23
The earth is the Lord's,
and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
for he founded it upon the
seas and established it upon the waters.
Psalm 24:1-2
Spelling: Spelling Dictation for
Friday, May 18
Grade
1: book, good, look, wood, took, take, stood, stand
Grade
2: which, where, there, before, after, over, again, inside, outside, under
GRADES 3 and
4 – Ms. Buma
Memory Work: Thurs. May 24 – Scripture Verses: Philippians 2: 10 – 11
When the name of Jesus is
spoken, everyone’s knee will bow to worship him.
Every knee in heaven and on
earth and under the earth will bow to worship him.
Everyone’s mouth will say
that Jesus Christ is Lord.
And God the Father will
receive the glory.
Kids’ Study
Bible (NIRV)
Fri. May 18 – Spelling Dictation: Grade
3 words are: brother, mother,
another, field, friend, heard, early, friendly, head, near, year, shield, eat,
measure, break, hurt, fearful
Grade 4 words are: hopeless, careless, homeless, tireless,
hopeful, fearful, cheerful, careful, graceful, happily, friendly, angrily,
swiftly, suddenly, darkness, goodness, sadness, kindness, helpfulness,
immediately
Accelerated Reader: AR reports will be sent home this Friday, May 18. Third Term goal due date is Fri. June 8. Keep reading girls and boys!
Student of the Week: This week’s Students of the Week are: Victoria Krahn and Dylan Kroondyk.
Next
week: Kaylynn Mantel and Micah
Schuurman.
Field Trip: On Friday, May 25, we will be going on a field trip
to Backus Heritage Conservation Area, Port Rowan. We plan to leave the school at 9:00 a.m. and
hope to return by 3:15 p.m. Thank you to
our bus driver, Mrs. Ann Walters, who will be bringing us to Backus on this
day! This is a field trip about Pioneer
Life, how the pioneers settled and built homes, and how they worked in family
and village communities. We will
discover how these early settlers lived off the land, using God’s gifts of creation,
depending on his faithfulness to survive the hardships of making a new
home. A letter including further details
about our field trip will be sent home with your child this Friday, May
18. We will be requiring 3 adult
volunteers to assist us on this day.
Please feel free to contact me at school or at home by Monday, May 21,
if you are able to accompany us on this outing.
Thank you. Ms. Buma
GRADE 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 University of Western Ontario
Science Family Fun: Astronomy Public
Nights at the Cronyn Observatory at U.W.O. occur weekly during May through
August in the evenings, from 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. There is no
charge, and no reservations are necessary. There is a time to
view the skies through the telescope and to pose questions to
the astronomer hosting the evening. Special Event: On June 5,
2012, the public is invited to view the extremely rare Venus Transit. The
planet Venus will move in front of the sun. Venus transits are rare
events - the next one will be in 2117. More information may be found at http://physics.uwo.ca/outreach/public_nights.html
Social Studies: Continue to work on
your U.S.
Accelerated Reader: Reading
Spelling: Dictation is a review of
selected words from Units 20-25. Review
the list of words. Dictation will be on
Friday, May 18th.
Math: Fibonacci project
is now due on Thurs May 24th. Check out the wikispaces page
for details.
Bible: Group project on Daniel
is due on Friday, May 25th.
Memory
work: we
will be doing a responsive reading from Daniel 6 over two weeks.
For Thu May 24:
[grade
5]:
26
“For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will
not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
[grade
6]:
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.”
GRADE 7 and 8
– Mr. TenBruggencate
Le Français: Un Test -
Vocabulaire & Grammaire - jeudi le 24 mai
Bible: Key Assignment # 1 for the
unit Upon This ROCK in due Tuesday, May 22.
Key Assignment # 2 is due Tuesday, June 5. A note to the parents of grade 7/8 students,
regarding Assignment # 2, was sent home yesterday (May 15). The students also received their grades for
the unit Dangerous Journey.
Memory Work: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 for Thursday, May 24)
