Mission:  The mission of Immanuel Christian School is to prepare students to meet the challenge of the world and culture they live in as young and growing Christians.  Thus, students are taught the skill of discernment in the light of God’s Word, the practice of stewardship for creation, the required commitment to a life of Christian service, and the beauty of witness through modeling God’s love in a broken world.

	Upcoming Events Sept.  29    Ride for Refuge Oct.      3     Chapel 8:55; Thanksgiving Dinner              8    Thanksgiving Holiday            15-19 CTBS Testing week            17 & 22  Parent Teacher Conferences            19     Fundraising Spaghetti Dinner            24     8:55 Chapel            25 & 26  Teacher’s Convention – school closed            31     Picture re-take day		School’s email address:  immanuel@amtelecom.net Principal’s email address:  icsprincipal@amtelecom.net ICS Website:  www.immanuelchristianschool.net    519-773-8476 LDCSS Website:  www.ldcss.on.ca   519-455-4360 Christian Education Foundation (endowment fund): www.ldcef.org

 

Keep Friday, October 19 open                                                                         

                                                     for our Fundraiser Spaghetti dinner 5:30 – 7:30

                                                                                     

 

From the Principal's Desk:

I will be away this Thursday and Friday at the Christian Schools Canada Conference, being held in Cambridge.  This is an excellent opportunity for networking with leaders in Christian schools across Canada! ICS benefits enormously from the curriculum and policy developed mainly by the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools, as well as the Society of Christian Schools of BC, the Prairie Association of Christian Schools and Christian Schools International.  We believe that education is best accomplished in community, both a strong local community of which you are a part, and a wider national and international community.  We also see our community as including other local Christian schools.  Last Wednesday's afternoon Getty concert for the students provided a unique opportunity for students from Faith Christian Academy, St Thomas Community Christian School, John Knox Christian School, Mount Salem Christian School, area homeschoolers and ICS to join together in worship and song.  Our thanks to the Getty Committee and all the volunteers for organizing the afternoon and evening events! 

On a separate note, our son Matthew is now back in school, having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes following admission to St Thomas emerg and Childrens' Hospital emerg.  Thank-you for your support and prayers in a very unsettled last week.  We are now adjusting to a new routine of managing this, and Matthew is feeling much better!  

in Christ,

//Mr Keith Cameron//

Praying For Our Families:   Last week Thursday we prayed Marcel & Amy Broer, Larry & Irene Buis   

Praying For Our Staff:  This week we will pray for Ms. Buma and for continued healing for Mr. TenBruggencate 

Getty Concert:  Wow, what a day!  From an afternoon performance at the Aylmer Missionary Church for 400 students and homeschoolers to a full house at the Aylmer CRC at night, God’s name was praised and glorified.  Thanks to all who came out for this wonderful opportunity to see the Getty’s in concert and to join in with fellow Christians, singing and worshiping of God.  We would like to thank the organizing committee Mrs. Sharon Schipper, Mr. Harry Broer, Mr. Kees de Dreu and Mrs. Trudy Wiebenga for making this concert possible.  Also, thank you to all the many volunteers and workers behind the scene who were involved in this fundraiser.  Approximately $10,000 was raised for our school.  Thank you so much!

If you are still interested in purchasing CD’s and the accompanying music books for $10 each, please contact Sharon (519-773-2894).  The two CD’s available are ”Awaken the Dawn” and their newest “Hymns for the Christian Life”. 

Cross Country:  33 ICS students in grades 2 through 8 competed at the Woodstock District Cross Country Meet in Stratford yesterday.  The course was slightly hilly, in brisk Fall weather, and the competition was very good!  Well done to... 

                Midget Girls (gr 2-4) placed 3^rd, Jocelyn Shelton placed 5^th   

                Midget Boys - Ben Weesjes placed 2^nd

                Junior Boys (gr 5-6) placed 1^st, Dylan Vandersleen placed lst, Correy Mantel placed 3^rd, Dean Rollins placed 5^th,

Dyllon Bergen placed 6^th.

Thanks to Mrs. Schipper for helping coach and at this point we are supporting the Junior Boys to attend the Regionals on Friday, Oct. 19^th in Ancaster. 

Reminder Items: The Meat and Baked Goods Order pick up Oct 4 between 2 and 4. Coolers with names on them are welcome.  

Phone number additions:  please add 2 families to your bus call list for Mrs. Tesselaar – Darryl & Helen Klassen, home 519-765-3472, Helen’s cell 519-719-7319 and John & Anna Krahn, home 519-773-8708, Anna’s cell 519-521-4528.  Please take the Krahn’s off Mr. Vannoord bus.

Correction for John & Suzie Guenther – home phone is 519-765-1205.  The 519-765-1124 is the shop phone.

Correction for Alice Kraan cell phone 226-456-6440

Correction of cell phones for Jeff & Marlene VandenBrink – Marleen 226-378-4497 and Jeff 519-614-4711

New phone number for Paula Richardson 226-289-1941

Student Activity Fee/Chocolate Bar Sales:  Please hand in the money for all boxes sold.  We would like to clean up this fundraiser by next week Wednesday, Oct. 3 so your child(ren)’s name can go in the draw for a class prize.  The draw will be held at our Thanksgiving Dinner.  We still have a few boxes left for any eager salesmen.

Our Thanksgiving Dinner:  Thanks for all your donations and help.  I am looking for 1 more turkey cooker!  Please let Marie know if you are interested.  Confirmation e-mails were sent out on Tuesday afternoon of what you are donating or doing.  If you did not receive a confirmation please e-mail me and I will get back to you. 

The $2.00 per student to cover the cost of the turkey meat is also due.   

Parent/Teacher Interviews: Wednesday, October 17 and Monday, October 22.  A sign up form is found at the end of the Journal if you did not sign up yet.  Please choose your time slot and return it to the school by this Friday, Sept. 28.  The staff would like to meet with every family for this first set of interviews.  (If I don’t get a request form from you I will schedule you in somewhere.)  A confirmation schedule will be sent home with the Oct. 10^th Journal. 

Band on Oct. 2:  We will still be having a band practice even though some of our senior students will be gone for the soccer tournament.  This is a wonderful opportunity to work with the new students in a small group setting. High school students, Parents and society members, if  you are an experience player please join us so you can be of help to our beginners.

Fundraising Committee aims to host a fun dinner fundraiser at the school held one Friday each month, with a different theme each time.  The first fundraising Spaghetti Dinner will be held at ICS in the gym on Friday, October 19, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm.  More details to follow!

RIDE for Refuge:  The RIDE for Refuge is a great cycling event that brings together Christians of many different churches while raising funds for those in various needs (http://rideforrefuge.org/canada).  This year the RIDE is on Sat Sep 29, starting at 8 am at the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church in Mount Salem.  Distances are 9 km, 33 km or 51 km.  We will field a school team of grade 5-8 students. Mr Cameron will be back from the CSC conference to lead our student team.  Younger students may also ride, under parental supervision.  Permission forms may be found at the end of the Journal.  It costs $25 to register to ride.  Sponsorship over $75 waives the entry fee and earns a RIDE t-shirt ($150 for adults). Sponsorship forms may be obtained at the office or online.  It is of value to join with other area Christians in support of a good cause - come out and support the RIDE with your participation!

Volunteer sought for…

·         Reading buddies 8:35-8:55 a.m. - looking for 2, once per week

·         Thursday morning playground supervision from 8 – 8:30 – looking for 3, 1 duty per month

·         Interested coach or assistant coach for boys volleyball

·         Ladies Auxiliary would love to have 2 more members join their group.  Please e-mail Bettina bett@amtelecom.net or Paddi pvd@amtelecom.net

Boy's Soccer: Last Thursday the Boys Soccer team enjoyed playing their first exhibition game here at I.C.S. Tomorrow the team will travel to St. Thomas Community Christian School, 77 Fairview Avenue, St. Thomas (www.stthomaschristian.org) to play their second exhibition game. The boys will be dismissed from class at 3:00 PM. so that they can be in St. Thomas for their game from 3:30 to 4:30. Thank you to Mrs. Aartje Noorland (can take 6), Mr. Eric Schuurman (can take 6), and Mr. John VanderDeen (can take 5) for volunteering to help transport the team players. The boys team will be returning back to I.C.S. at approx. 5:00 PM. Parents please make arrangements for your son getting home from I.C.S.

Details for the Soccer Tournament in Clinton on October 2 (Raindate Oct. 4) will be sent home as soon as the information comes in to our school. Thank you to Mrs. Lydia Bergen (can take 4), Mr. Eric Schuurman (can take 6), Mrs. Irene Versteegen-Buis (can take 4) and to Mr. Cameron for volunteering to drive.

Thank you, Ms. Pieters

Girls' Soccer:  The Woodstock District Schools Soccer Tournament is scheduled to be held in Clinton on Tuesday, October 2 (rain date is Thursday, October 4.  Drivers are needed.  A transportation form was sent home with the team players on Monday, September 24.  The form needs to be returned to Mrs. VanderHoek by tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 27.  A schedule and other details regarding the tournament will be forwarded as soon as they are received.    

Ontario Police College Tornado Fun Run:  see last week’s Journal.

Active Elgin Day on Saturday, September 29:  Come out and try the various sports, recreation and leisure activities being offered by many organizations for free or at a low cost.  It’s a great opportunity to find an activity for you, your children or your whole family to do.  Come out! Have fun! and keep Active this fall and winter! Active Elgin Day flyers with the activities and map are attached to this Journal.

FROM THE CLASSROOMS:

School-wide Protectors Memory Work:  Teachers continue to be excited by our Protectors chapel program.  On Friday, we looked at Jesus' response to injustice, differentiating self-defence and revenge.  This morning we considered how to be strong and courageous, avoiding becoming a Target.  Practical examples included:

• Speak firmly and confidently
• Avoid places where bullying takes place
• Smile more
• Walk with other people
• Tell a teacher
• Tell your parents
• Put it on paper
• Make one good friend

Each chapel includes student readings, prayer and a dramatic skit.  The skits are retold throughout the week, and supply a ready and enduring object lesson - I've used them later in speaking with individual students.  You can follow along at: https://immanuelchristianschool.wikispaces.com/.  Ask your son / daughter about chapel and the skit!  

Memory work for Wed 3 Oct is from 1 Chronicles 22:13: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged."

JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg

Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten:

Bible: Noah

Letter and sound this week: i

Math: sorting and simple patterns, numbers 1-3 (JK), 1-10 (SK)

Practicing how to print their own names 

                Practicing scissors skills and pencil grip

                New Unit: God's Changing Seasons: Awesome Autumn

Thursday, November 22nd will be an extra SK day (Theatre Trip).  Details will follow later.

GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters

               

Happy 6th Birthday

to

Sarah Janssens

Thursday, September 27, 2012

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15

Happy 7th Birthday

to

Lily Sinke

Thursday, September 27, 2012

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15

Memory Work: for Wed. Oct. 3 see above

Spelling: Spelling Dictation words for Friday, September 28.

Grade 1: as, had, sit, six, ran

Grade 2: up, it, him, I, for, or, four, we, man, men

Field Trip: We are looking forward to visiting Chateau Gardens on Friday, October 5 from 1:45 to 2:45. We will need one volunteer to help us. We plan to walk, leaving I.C.S. at 1:35 and returning at 2:55.

                                                 

GRADES 3 and 4 – Ms. Buma

                                               

Fri. Sept. 28 – Spelling Dictation:  Grade 3 words are:  rocket, pocket, hold, told, often, grow, throne, so, sew, most, almost, both, coach, open, also, below, toes

Grade 4 words are:  then, else, edge, when, tenth, empty, sketch, easy, eager, sneakers, mean, fifteen, receive, piece, believe, spelling, people, squeeze, retrieve, steeple

Fri. Sept. 30 – Math Quiz:  Grade 3 Addition of 3 and 4 – digit numbers, with and without regrouping.  Examples:  (331 + 146 = 477) and (8,347 + 1,625 = 9,972).

Grade 4 Addition and Subtraction of 3-digit and 4-digit numbers, with and without regrouping.  Examples:  (382 + 124 + 149 = 655) and (5,271 – 3,184 = 2,087)

Wed. Oct. 3 – Memory Work: (See above)

Accelerated Reader:  AR Reports will be sent home this Friday, Sept. 28.

Library Class:  Remember to bring your books to school for Thursday’s Library class, everyone!  By now, signing out books for AR should be a regular part of attending Library class. Keep in mind that you are also able to sign out books that are not on the AR program.

Items to Bring to School:

√ Chocolate Bar Money or Student Fee

√Thanksgiving volunteer forms and/or money to cover dinner costs ($2.00)

√Parent/Teacher Conference forms

Student of the Week:  This week’s Student of the Week is Haley Broer.  Next week:  Holly Cameron

GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop

Memory Work:  See the school-wide memory work in the Journal.

Spelling:  Unit 3 Dictation will be on Fri., Sept. 28.  Dictation corrections and exercises are due as well. 

Each student will be requesting parental signatures on his/her spelling dictation, math quiz and agenda.  Please return tomorrow.

Math:  Continue to review math facts (multiplication). 

Social Studies:  Portfolios are due and presentations started today, continuing Thursday and Monday.

Tech: Google Docs tasks 1, 2, 3 are due for Thu Oct 4 at 8:30 am.  We will move on to keyboarding practice for the next month. Target word per minute goals are 20 wpm (gr 5) and 25 wpm (gr 6).

                                                               

GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate

Tech:  Google Docs tasks 1,2,3 are due tomorrow at 8:30 am.  Task 4 is due Thu Oct 4 at 8:30 am.

Memory Work:  See the school-wide memory work in the Journal.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Please indicate on this form the date, approximate time and which teachers you would like to see for your scheduled conference.  If your child has Resource support, please book a conference also with the Resource teacher.  We would like all parents to attend the first set of conferences so that as staff and parents we can touch base with each other.

Showing a (1) for first choice and a (2) for second choice will help us in our time scheduling.  A “Parent – Teacher Conference Schedule” sheet serving as your confirmation will be attached to the Journal of October 10.

                                            Wednesday, October 17                    Monday, October 22

                                            4:00 – 5:00  __________                  4:00 – 5:00  __________

                                            6:00 – 7:30  __________                  6:00 – 7:30  __________

                                            7:30 – 9:00  __________                  7:30 – 9:00  __________

            I wish to see the following teacher(s):

                                            Child’s teacher                                                                    Child

          ___________________________________ concerning ___________________________

__________________________________ concerning ___________________________

__________________________________ concerning ___________________________

__________________________________ concerning ___________________________

__________________________________ concerning ___________________________

                                               ________________________________ Parent’s name (please print)

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