Upcoming Events
Oct. 11
Bus Safety for JK at 3:00 p.m.
15-19 CTBS Testing week
17 8:55 Chapel; Parent Teacher Conf.
Board meets @
7:30
22 Parent Teacher Conferences
19 Friday Family Fun Night’s Spaghetti
and
Meat Ball
Dinner
24 8:55 Chapel
25 & 26 Teacher’s Convention – school closed
31 8:55 Chapel; Picture re-take day
Nov. 7 8:55 Chapel; LDCSS gr. 8 day
ICS Membership
Meeting
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Mark October
19th on your calendar for
Friday Family Fun Night
Spaghetti &
Meat Ball dinner 5:30 – 7:30
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From the
Principal's Desk:
Welcome
back from the Thanksgiving long weekend! The Fall is a busy period for
all, with few breaks from school. Amidst the business of 3 Thanksgiving
dinners (lots of visiting family!), this past weekend was also a good
opportunity for me to reflect on how thankful I am for our school, and God's
sustaining hand in our work together as a community. It is good
to acknowledge and rest in the assurance that, while we are called to work to
the best of our abilities, our God is our strength and provider. In terms of
teaching, volunteers, leadership, enrolment and finances, as we are faithful to
our calling, He does provide for us!
We
will have our first parent-teacher interviews of the school year next week.
We encourage every family to meet with their children's teachers - this
is a valuable opportunity to connect! If appropriate, especially for the
senior grades, you may also bring your son / daughter along to the interview.
As one of our graduate expectation declares, we encourage our students to
become 'life-long learners' and being reflective on their own work, on their
own strengths and areas for development, is part of that process. I look
forward to making time for a meeting with all our 'new to ICS families' too.
A
final reminder regarding CTBS testing for grades 3-8 next week. Please make all effort to schedule
appointments during the afternoons, leaving the morning free for this important
testing!
in
Christ,
//Keith
Cameron//
Praying
For Our Families: Last week Thursday we prayed Peter &
Sherry DeKraker, Hans & Sheryle Drop
Praying
For Our Staff: This week
we will pray for Ms. Jones and for continued healing for Mr. TenBruggencate
Reminder
Items:
Chocolate Bar Sales: If you still owe
for a box of chocolates please hand in the money as soon as
possible.
Parent/Teacher Interviews:
Confirmation form is attached.
Please check carefully where you are scheduled in.
T.R.I.P.: order
must be in by 9 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, October 11. Pick up will be Thursday, October 18.
Friday
Family Fun Night: This
month’s Friday Family Fun Night hosted by our Fundraising Committee, is an all
you can eat spaghetti and meatball dinner!
Bring your family, bring your friends, bring a neighbour and enjoy a
delicious spaghetti and meat ball dinner on Friday, Oct. 19 from 5:30 – 7:30
p.m. in the school gym.
Margarine
/ yogurt / ice cream containers (with lids): The kitchen stock is depleted. Could you save and send some to the school? We use them for sending leftover food with
kitchen helpers after events.
Thanks.
Cross Country: Our junior boys' team placed well enough to allow us to enter the
35th Annual Ontario Christian Elementary School Cross Country Invitational!
This will be held at the Dundas Conservation Area on Friday, October 19,
2012. Our team of 6 boys will depart
ICS at 8 am, returning before the end of the day. Runners will be
selected this Friday. Boys should bring
a change of clothes, a jacket and a lunch. Staff attending include Mr
Cameron and Mrs Schipper. Parents, please complete the permission form found
at the end of the Journal.
FROM THE
CLASSROOMS:
School-wide
memory work:
This morning in chapel, we spoke about moving from being a Bystander to
bullying or mistreatment, to becoming an Alongside Stander. We reflected
on what courage is: doing what is right, even when we are afraid. Our
memory work for Oct 17 is Isaiah 1:17: "Learn to do right!
Seek justice, encourage the oppressed."
JUNIOR / SENIOR
KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
The
Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule is attached. New parents to ICS have also been given a time
slot to have a chat with Mr. Cameron to see how the school year is going with
you and how your child is adjusting.
Please check your schedule carefully.
JK
Parents: Your child
is eligible for a comprehensive eye exam with a participating Doctor of
Optometry. The cost of the eye exam is
covered by your child’s health card. If your child requires eye glasses, they
will be eligible for one FREE pair through the Eye See…Eye Learn program until
June 30, 2013. If you would like more
information, please see Mrs. Smit in the office.
Some
of the things we have done in Kindergarten:
Bible: Abraham
Letter and sound: n
Rhyming words
Math – counting, more/less,
number match
GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters
Spelling: Spelling Dictation words
for Friday, October 12.
Grade
1: pup, bus, but, tub, I
Grade
2: be, see, got, she, sheep, shop, queen, been, bee, he
Scholastic Book Club: If you would like to place
an order for October, please have you child bring the order form with the
payment (cash or cheque) to school by Thursday, October 11, 2012. Thank you.
Creation Studies: The students are working
with scale only on an approximate one-to-one correspondence. One of their
footsteps represents one square on the grid paper. The students are to make a
map of their bedrooms at home on the activity page titled “My Bedroom Map”.
Don't forget to show the windows and door also.
GRADES 3 and
4 – Ms. Buma
Fri. Oct. 12 – Spelling Dictation: Grade 3 words are: under, such, much, young, touch, use, your,
you, unit, cute, few, new, fuel, human, music, cruel, adjust
Grade 4 words are: since, which, inch, string, title, shrimp,
picnic, mind, wild, decide, why, skyscraper, buy, right, lightning, write,
cypress, bicycle, bride, sing
Wed. Oct. 17 - Memory Work (See above)
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Randall
Drop. Next week: Megan Friesen
Scholastic Book Order: October Book Orders are due this Friday, Oct.
12. Thank you.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop
Social Science: Student portfolios and marks for the 'Global
Neighbours' unit should be signed by parents and returned by Thu Oct 11.
Also, please see the parent letter sent home regarding the projects for
our new 'Conservation of Energy' unit.
Tech: Google Docs task 4 is due
for Thu Oct 11.
Memory
Work: See the school-wide memory work.
Spelling
Dictation will be on Fri., Oct. 12. Please have Unit 5 exercises
completed on that date as well. Grade 6 will be doing their dictations in
cursive writing. Please obtain a parental signature on
the dictation page, complete any instructions on the page, and
return the notebook to the classroom tomorrow.
Reading
Goals: Students should have approximately one third
of their reading goals at this point. Make efficient use of independent
reading time in class and at home! Keep reading!
Language
Arts: Please
finish the pages in your green duotang by Monday, Oct. 15.
GRADE
7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate/Ms. Jones
Memory
Work: See the school-wide memory work in the
Journal.
Science: Ms Jones and Mr Cameron will be co-teaching
the current science unit on the properties of matter. We focus on God's
unique and orderly creation, especially the particle theory of matter.
The lab rules homework assignment is due on Friday before students will
be allowed to complete the lab on Mon Oct 15.
Health: Finish questions 1-4 on
page 308 in your textbook for Tuesday, Oct. 16.
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I give my son
_______________________________ permission to attend the cross country
invitational in Dundas
signed:
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