Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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
SAVE THE
DATE: Friday, Jan. 25 for an evening dinner, auction and... more
details will follow :-)
Already have a donation for
the auction?
Drop it off at the school - labelled with your name, phone # and value of the
item(s). (no used items please)
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HANK YOU! - ICS Fundraising Committee
Upcoming Events
Nov. 29
LDCSS Membership Meeting
30 Bluewater Volleyball Tournament
Dec. 1 Springfield
3 Collection for Corner
Cupboard
7 Gr. 1/2 to Chateau Gardens
LDCSS Info Evening Dinner
6:30
17 Christmas Program matinee @ 1:30
Date change: 19
Christmas Program 7:00 p.m.
19 8:55 Chapel; Pizza Hot Lunch;
20 LDCSS Christmas Concert
21
Last Day of classes
From the
Principal's Desk::
We
have recently become increasingly concerned with some of our students'
behaviour at recess, especially lunchtime. In summary, the issue is a
continued trend of rough playground behaviour across the gr 3-8 students
(especially the boys), which results in raised tempers, fiery spirits,
intentional physical needling and last week, one instance of punches thrown.
As a staff, we share a collective responsibility for all our students.
We discussed the following additional measures to steer all our students
in the right direction:
- we will all refresh students on the
playground rules on respect for each other.
- acceptable touch on the playground will
be "two-finger" touch for tag (eliminates rough-housing).
- we will continue to use the wall as a
cooling down positional adjustment as needed.
- we will temporarily make the basketball
court and soccer field available on a rotating basis to one class at a
time.
- we will conduct a one week of a
"surge" on playground supervision with 2 teachers on duty from
1:10-1:25.
As
stated in our playground rules, students are to treat each other respectfully.
We avoid rough play and play fighting. Although these things often start out as
fun, people get hurt and bigger problems develop. Similarly, tackling in games
is not allowed. This prevents escalating problems. For our students, we remind
them that, "You always have a choice in how you react to any situation.
Remember your responsibility to not be a participant in poor behaviour or a
bystander. Be an Alongside-Stander." At ICS, we take our
responsibility to provide a safe environment for all students seriously.
Perhaps Dr Seuss says it best in The Cat in the Hat: "It's fun to
have fun, but you have to know how." We aim to teach the
"how," which keeps it fun!
in Christ,
//Keith
Cameron//
Praying for our Families: Last week Thursday we
prayed for Ray Kaastra, and Grant & Lois Hardman.
Praying for our Staff: This week we will pray for Ms. Buma and continued
healing for Mr. TenBruggencate.
Reminders: Meat
& Baked Goods Order went our last week.
Orders are due this Fri. Nov. 30, pick up Thurs. Dec.
20 between 2:30-4 p.m. Coolers (with your name on them) may be
dropped off ahead of time.
Christmas Piano Giveaway: Did you vote yet? Just go the website www.piano.ca, find our school listed
and click
on vote. Contest closes Dec 15,
2012.
Samko Toy Sale
your refund.
From T.R.I.P.: Our supplier has informed us that Payless Shoes (7%
rebate) and Earl’s Restaurant (5% rebate) are how available in $25 gift card denominations. A new Earls is located on Wellington St. S. London
This T.R.I.P. order is our
Christmas order. Orders are due Thurs.,
Dec. 6 with availability on Thurs., Dec. 13 in the afternoon.
Because
this program runs a ‘very tight ship’ financially, we ask that at least partial
payment be included with your order so we have the necessary funds to purchase
gift cards.
Faxes
orders are welcome! Please mail in or
drop off cheque at school as soon as possible.
Thank you. Grace & Theresa
This Saturday is the Springfield
Electives: Electives this year for grades 4-8 include: Puppetry,
Small Engines, Woodworking, Cooking/Baking, Card Making, Archery, Personal
Grooming, Badminton and Curling. New
this year, grade 3 will complete the Red Cross Swim to Survive program at the
St Thomas YMCA while the grade 4’s do electives. More information to follow...
Congratulations to a number
of our students who have placed in the Legion’s Annual Poster/Poetry Contest this year! We have in the:
Junior Poem: 1st place, Holly Cameron and
3rd place, Jessica Friesen
Primary Colour: 1st place, Jocelyn Shelton, 2nd
Megan Friesen, 3rd Selena Kroondyk
Junior Black &
White: 3rd Victoria Krahn
Junior Colour: An honourable mention to Grace Vording
Intermediate Colour: 3rd place Kristy Korevaar
E-mails have been sent to
the parents involved letting them know when to attend the Legion for the
presentation and photo.
Do You Have Extra Tea
Towels?
The ICS Kitchen drawer is running low.
It would be appreciated if each family could donate one new or slightly
used (but in good condition) tea towel to re-stock our supply. If you wish to donate a tea towel please send
it to school with your child(ren). Thank you from the Auxiliary.
Friday
Family Fun Night would like to thank everyone who enjoyed the baked
potato and chilli bar last Friday evening!
$791 was made with all your support!
Thank you to all the set up volunteers, the kitchen staff and the clean
up crew – you helped make it a successful evening! The door prize winners were Amanda DeJong and
Mr. H. Bremer. There will not be a
Friday Family Fun Night in December, so the next one in January will be an
exciting event! Read on….
Dinner
Extravaganza and Trivia Bonanza – Friday, Jan. 25th at ICS: Roast Beef & Chicken
Dinner with all the fixins (catered by Belmont Caterers) Guest MC and trivia night, followed by a live
auction (hosted by Jesse Vannoord) – an elegant evening of great food and
entertainment! Tickets are $40 per
person or $300 per table of 8. Are you
(or your table) smarter than a fifth grader?
Looking for a great Christmas gift idea? Or for a unique company holiday dinner
idea? Reserve your tickets by calling or
emailing the school office.
Already have a donation for the auction? Drop it off at the school – labelled with
your name, phone # and value of the item(s).
(No used items please) THANK YOU!
– ICS Fundraising Committee
Baked
Goods:
A HUGE thank-you to all families who donated baked goods for the Sweets,
Treats and Treasures Sale on Sat Nov 17th! The sale raises funds for
the Ladies Auxiliary, which funds many of our school special events (theatre
trips, for example)!
Student
fund: update
on $ raised from chocolates... A profit of approx $2,500 was raised this
year, an increase of about $1,000 more than last year. The student fund covers field trips, sports
meets, electives and other special events. We will be able to increase
the field trip allotment this year - well done!
Newspapers: If you have bundled newspaper ready for
recycling please drop them off at Martin’s Lift Truck (old location, 48180
Talbot Line, west on Hwy 3, north side of the road just outside of Aylmer
Christmas Program: You are all invited to attend our upcoming Christmas program on Monday, December 17th at 1:30 for
an afternoon matinee or our
evening performance on Wednesday, December 19th beginning at 7:00. This year’s program is called “Greetings From
The Heart”. Come for a time of spoken
word, drama, song and instrumentals as we hear the Christmas story being told
through the eyes of children. May we
celebrate the birth of our Saviour and enjoy a time of bringing Glory to
God. Refreshments will be served after
the program.
Our Service Projects for this Christmas Season:
Food Drive for the Corner Cupboard: It’s the time of year again to drop off items
on non-perishable food under the decorated Christmas tree in the front
hall. These items will be picked up by
the Corner Cupboard and will be distributed to needy families at Christmas
time. So pick up a few extra items with
your weekly groceries and send them to school with your child(ren). Your contribution to the food drive is most
appreciated by the Corner Cupboard here in Aylmer
Hat/Mittens/Socks
for the Optimist Club: Once again, a tree will be
in the front lobby for us to bless the less fortunate in our community. You may bring in new hats, mittens, or socks
to put under the tree. The Optimist Club works together with the Corner
Cupboard and appreciates our school being involved in this project as well.
Thank you!
Volleyball: This year, in the
interests of better competition, the volleyball tournament has been expanded to
include schools as far west as Windsor and Sarnia Sarnia , Wyoming , Wallaceburg, Stratford
and St Thomas
Our
boys play at LDCSS (24
Braesyde Ave , London
Our
girls play at LCES (202
Clarke Rd , London
Finals
for both are at 3:30.
Library News
1. Earlier this week, students received
notes regarding books that are overdue or coming due tomorrow. Please
help them check due
date slips and return items they have finished.
2. A Berenstain Bears book about Missing
Watermelon Money appeared in the library last week. I'd be happy to
add it to our
collection, but if it sounds like it belongs to your family it can be
returned. Just let the school office or library know.
3. Elgin County Library has given us a
set of library cards to use for online researches in the computer lab and
library. If you have not
already sent in your card number, you do not need to do so. HOWEVER, these
cards may only be used at school, so
students/families should still have a public library card allowing them
access to the resources we are learning about in class.
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
Memory work: We are moving on to the Dutch version of Silent Night. We recognize that learning another language, especially by rote, may be challenging. However, as part of our call to love our (global) neighbours, we are called to try and identify with them. Learning some language is helpful in that regard. As well, the languages chosen speak to some of our roots as Canadians, and as immigrants.
Memory work: We are moving on to the Dutch version of Silent Night. We recognize that learning another language, especially by rote, may be challenging. However, as part of our call to love our (global) neighbours, we are called to try and identify with them. Learning some language is helpful in that regard. As well, the languages chosen speak to some of our roots as Canadians, and as immigrants.
Stille nacht, Heilige nacht,
Heil en vree wordt
gebracht.
Aan een wereld, verloren in
schuld,
God's belofte wordt
heerlijk vervuld.
Amen, Gode zij d'eer,
Amen, Gode zij d'eer.
Help
for home practice!
Check out the YouTube compilation linked from our Wikispaces page (also at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYtyhO6IYN4&feature=youtu.be)
JUNIOR / SENIOR
KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten:
Bible: Two Joyful
Households, Jesus' Birth
Letter and sound: d
Math: measuring: same
size, smaller than..,bigger than..
SK: printing 1-20
JK: tall, taller, tallest
Christmas Program Needs:
JK - please send a photo
of your child as a baby with his/her mother (no others in the
photo). The photos will be copied and returned
promptly. A colour copy of the photo will also be accepted. Thanks
so much for your help and co-operation!!
GRADES
1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters
Memory Work: for Wed. Dec. 5 please
help your child learn his/her speaking parts for our Christmas program that
were sent home today.
Spelling: Spelling Dictation words
for Friday, November 30
Grade
1: cats, pigs, beds, bugs, tops
Grade
2: candy, went, sent, take, like, puppy, time, didn't, by, my
Field Trip: We are looking forward to
our next visit to Chateau
Gardens
Scholastic Book Club: If you would like to place
an order for December, please have you child bring the order form with the
payment (cash or cheque) to school by Thursday, December 6, 2012. Thank you.
GRADES 3 and
4 – Ms. Buma
Thurs. Nov. 29 – Please remember to bring
due books back to school for tomorrow’s Library class.
Fri. Nov. 30 – Spelling Dictation: (Review List) Grade 3 words are: touch,
few, human, alive, alike, clue, letter, different, pattern, coming, happening,
received, listened, cube, uniform, usually, sure
Grade 4 words are: bicycle, bride, decide, write, wrong, copy,
whole, forward, umpire, uncle, future, used, collide, scissors, occurrence,
February, calendar, minute, among, appear
Fri. Nov. 30 – Grade 3: Multiplying with 0,
1 and 2 as factors. Example: (0 x 3 = 0), (1 x 5 = 5) and (2 x 9 = 18)
Wed. Dec. 5 – Memory Work (Please see
above.)
Recorder Karate: Grade 3:
Prepare
for your white belt on Fri. Nov. 30, by successfully playing Hot Cross Buns,
with pitches G, A and B. Students in Grade 4 who would like to make that second
try for their white belt, may do so on Nov. 30 as well. Practice, everyone!
Scholastic Book
Orders: December book orders were
sent home today. If you would like to place an order, please send it to school
with your child by Fri. Dec. 30. Thank you.
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Micah
Schuurman. Next week: Braden Vandersleen.
We
all enjoyed our trip to the theatre last week!
Below, are some excerpts taken from Student Journals in Grades 3 and
4.
- Today we went to the play.
It was The Elves and the Shoemaker.
It is a Brothers Grimm fairytale.
We saw the play in
- I liked when they turned off the lights in the theatre! (Randall)
- I liked the part where the elves were working on the shoes. (Megan)
- I thought the set was cool where the shoes were hanging (Hayden)
- My favourite characters were the elves. (Braden)
- The shoemaker was my favourite character because of his
accent. (Lucas)
- It was about a couple that was poor. The shop was going to close
down, but the elves came and taught the shoemaker. Then lots of customers
came. It was a pretty good
play! (Cody)
- There were only 3 actors!
The play was changed to be a bit more modern. At first the shoemaker didn’t have any
customers. Then a girl came in and ordered some red boots. (Holly)
- My favourite part was when the elves made the big red boots. (Ben)
- I liked the part when the girl customer said, “Do you take
debit?” And the shoemaker said,
“Are you asking if I’m in debt?”
(Jocelyn)
- We learned that there are two or more kinds of puppets. There are mouth puppets and there are
body puppets. (Haley)
- Have fun finding the Shoemaker’s Shop on Google Maps! (Micah)
- It was cool! (Daniel)
- I liked the Christmas tree! (Seth)
GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop
Memory Work: See
school-wide memory work.
Spelling: Dictation
and Exercises - Fri., Nov. 30
Bible: We
are studying the Setting of the Bible.
Health: we completed our health
unit today with Const Geling's long-awaited (and much rescheduled) visit with
the OPP travelling drug exhibit.
Social Studies: we have started our next
unit on Governing Canadians, looking at how God uses government to steer us
towards justice. Our unit verse is Micah 6:8, "And what does the
Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with
your God." We will hold a class election campaign, vote and set up a
student government later in December!
Math: There will be a geometry
quiz on measuring, drawing, and comparing angles on Friday, Nov. 30. It will be similar to the first page of “Show
What You Know” at the end of the chapter in the math textbook.
GRADE
7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate / Ms. Jones
School is on for all students not
playing in the volleyball tournament. Those students will extend their
studies in an interesting area. Ms Jones will have useful, required work for
her remaining students, and they will join Mrs Drop's class for the day.
Work not completed will be assigned as homework, and is due in class on
Monday.
Memory
Work: Silent
Night (see above)
AR: start working on your new goals
Spelling: Dictation
on Monday
Character
Study: Story
Board: continue to work on this
See Wiki space for more details
Le
français: Quiz – Le
Vocabulaire – mercredi le 5 décembre
