Wednesday 7 November 2012


Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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.                                                                                               

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

Upcoming Events

Nov.     7    ICS Membership Meeting tonight
             8    Gr. 5-8 on field trip to Aylmer Cemetery
             9    Term 1 ends, AR goals are due   
           10    Volleyball Mini - Tournament at ICS 9-12
                   LDCSS Dedication & Open House
           14    8:55 Chapel; Hot Lunch; Backwards Day
           15    ICS P.A. Day, – no school
           16    LDCSS P.D. Day
           17    Sweets, Treats, & Treasures Sale 9-2 p.m.
           21    8:55 Chapel, Report Cards sent home,         
                   Board meets
           22    Drama field trip for JK – Gr. 4 – extra SK day
           23    Friday Family Fun Night Dinner
           24    Aylmer Christmas Parade
           30    WDCS Volleyball

From the Principal's Desk::

We are finishing up the first term this Friday.  Often, there is a bit of a panic amongst students to get books to complete their term Accelerated Reader goals.  Panic, however, is not the educational theme here... improving literacy skills is.  Accelerated Reader is our software assessment tool that assesses a student's reading level, suggests titles of books at that level, and then assess whether a student has completed reading the book by asking a series of quiz questions. Teachers assign individual goals at the beginning of the term based on a student's reading abilities, and it is important that your children are reading throughout the term and taking the tests to confirm their comprehension of the material read.  Please be part of a conversation with your children (of all ages) on how they are progressing, have them read to you nightly, or summarize the book for you. In today's information-rich society, reading for comprehension is certainly a 21st Century skill, and reading for Christian discernment is one step further...

For some children, it is too late to complete their term 1 goals.  We will note this on report cards, and they will have opportunity to work towards new term 2 goals.  In a move to eliminate the perception of "AR punishment" we have de-linked the December school skate from AR - all may participate in that.  We may opt for a more modest measure to reward those who have worked diligently and achieved their AR goal - I am open to suggestions on that!  

As a reminder, tonight is our Fall society membership meeting - even if you are not (yet) a member, come out and be a part of how our school is governed.  Membership is separate from enrolment, requires an application and agreement with our statement of faith, and costs $25 per person.  Be involved - I recommend all eligible parents to be members!

in His service,
//Keith Cameron//
Principal

Praying for our Families: Last week Thursday we prayed for Cory & Jodie Hibbert, Chris & Christy Hiemstra.
Praying for our Staff:  This week we will pray for Mr. Cameron and continued healing for Mr. TenBruggencate.

Gr 5-8 Remembrance Field Trip:  The grades 5/6 and 7/8 classes are researching the WWII servicemen who died on active duty at the Aylmer Air Training Centre (now the police college).  We will visit the gravesites at the Aylmer Cemetery at 11 am on Thu Nov 8, along with a Legion member, and will pause to reflect on the sacrifices made and the cost of defending our country throughout our history.  Permission forms were due by Tue Nov 6, and are required to leave the school property.  

Remembrance Day: as Nov 11th falls on a Sunday this year we will not be able to attend the Aylmer ceremonies as a school.  The Aylmer CRC has rescheduled their service to 9:30 AM so that congregation members may participate with the town service too.  As a school, we will have two senior students lay a wreath.  Come out and participate if you are able.  

Poppies were distributed today.  If you still wish to make a donation to support our veterans please send it in tomorrow.  Thanks.

Reminders:   I.C.S. Fall Membership Meeting tonight at 8:00 in the gym.  Come out and get informed as to what is happening with   your school, meet other parents, and socialize.  Volunteer hours:  Did you know that when you attend a membership meeting it counts for 2 hours towards your volunteer time?   If you have not yet paid your $25 membership fee, there will be an opportunity to do so at the door.
     
 Don’t forget that next Wednesday Nov. 14 is our hot lunch.  This time we are offering hamburgers as well as hot dogs so please indicate which you would prefer. Juice and ice cream bars too!  Please have your order handed in by tomorrow Nov 8!  Thank you.

       T.R.I.P. orders for November are due by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 with pick up on Thursday, Nov. 22.  It’s not  too early to start thinking about picking up your gift cards for Christmas giving. 

      Chocolate Letters:  The pick up day is Friday, Nov. 16th from 1:30 – 3:30. 

Transportation:  Route time Change for Mrs. Walters:  All families who ride Mrs. Walters’s bus will be asked to have their child at their bus stop 5 minutes earlier starting on Monday, Nov. 12.  This will effect all the families up to the Lyons drop off.  All other pick-ups after Lyons will keep the same time.

Transportation for all High School Students:  Because I.C.S. has a Report Card Preparation day on Thursday, Nov. 15th, and the school will be closed to students, the bussing for L.D.C.S.S. is as follows:  Mrs. Rita Tesselaar’s bus will leave her home at 7:45 a.m. (Students catching the bus at her house should be there by 7:40.)  She will stop at Carter Road at 7:50 then to the school, leave I.C.S. at 8:00, stop at Hiemstra’s at 8:10, and stop in Lyons at the Fire Hall at 8:15, stop at Hwy 74 and Wilson Rd. at 8:20 then on to L.D.C.S.S.  Return trip done in reverse.

Our first School Spirit Day:  Sdrawkcab  Yad (Backwards Day) is coming!  Wednesday, Nov 14.  All students are encouraged to participate in this fun day.  Dress backwards, walk backwards, even talk backwards??  Prizes for the best backwards dress in each classroom and a class prize for the most participants.

Upcoming Christmas parades:  Aylmer on Saturday, November 24 @ 2 p.m. and Springfield on Saturday, December 1 @ 1 p.m.  We will be asking the choir children to be a part of the float this year.  A permission slip with more information will be sent home with your child.  We are also looking for donations/items to borrow.  Since the parade theme this year is “A Winter Wonderland” we are looking for 2 white Christmas trees (preferably white, otherwise we will need to go with green), old white sheets or tarps, lawn ornaments such as wire snowmen, or plastic snowman, polar bears, penguins.  If you have any great  ideas for the float or items we can borrow please call Helen Friesen @ 519-269-9797.

Christmas Piano Giveaway:  Pianohouse is giving away yet another digital piano! Just in time for Christmas.  This contest is open to all elementary schools, high schools, retirement homes and choirs in Canada.  Our school is registered.  Anyone can vote but only 1 vote per person is allowed.  Be sure to spread the word!  Just go the website www.piano.ca, find our school listed and click on vote.  It’s that simple.  Let’s see how many votes we can get.  Contest closes Dec 15, 2012.

Samko Toy Sale Fundraiser:  The sale runs from Nov. 16th – 21st at the Western Fairgrounds!  Get your Christmas list ready and head to London for some great deals on thousands of brand name toys and books.  All sales are final.  Our school is registered!  Tell the cashier the checkout you are from Immanuel Christian School and she will then stamp your receipt with a fundraising stamp. Please bring in your receipts to the school office by Thurs., Dec. 20th.  We will then send these receipts in to their head office to receive 10% of all sales back to our school.  See the attached flyer.  Our school has participated in this project for the past 3 years.  Happy shopping!

2013-2014 is just around the Corner!!
Promotions is already preparing our 2013-2014 JK/SK Information Evening as well as an information session for all others interested in seeing and hearing about our school.  We need your help in getting our name out there.  If you feel you know of someone or those that could be interested in our school please feel free to invite them out to our January event.  More information is coming soon.  We have a great community and wonderful School family.  We can’t wait to make it grow. Any further questions, please contact Sheri Weesjes or Helen Friesen.
Remember our Welcome Wednesdays!!!  All are welcome to drop in and see the kids in action.

Saturday Nov.17 our 18th annual Sweets, Treats and Treasures Sale from 9-2 in the school gym!  Lots of new vendors, new products, and great food!  Start your Christmas shopping and enjoy a delicious lunch with friends - something for everyone!   We are also providing FREE babysitting so that you can enjoy a relaxing shopping experience!! 

The Auxiliary is still looking for willing workers for the kitchen.  Please fill out the form at the end of the Journal and return it to the office.  Thanks.

As you can tell, the annual Sweets, Treats and Treasures Sale is going to be exciting!  And the Auxiliary needs your help.  We are going to have an ICS table of baked goods to sell so we need….
Each family is asked to bring in 2 doz. cookies or squares or other baked goods (packaged nicely to sell by 6’s or 12’s.  Please send back the form (found at the end of the Journal) to tell us what you will be contributing. The teacher of the oldest child will be collecting the forms and the baked goods.  Baked goods need to be at school by Friday, Nov. 16.  Thanks you for your contribution.
Also, we need 1 family to “man” the table, so if you are willing to donate your time at the sale let us know on the form!  If we have more families, we can split the shift. 
Come and be part of this great sale!

Volleyball:  Our boys' team will be playing a friendly game in St Thomas tonight.
Our girls' and boys' teams will be playing in a friendly tournament here at ICS on Sat 10 Nov from 8:45 am to 1 pm.  Please bring snacks and a competitive spirit!

FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
Whole-school memory work for this week.  We're continuing to focus on our Christmas production, Greetings from the Heart. Students will learn Silent Night by heart as our mass choir piece.  Recognizing our national and community heritage, we will sing it in English, French, German and Dutch.  This week it is verse 1, en Français.  Here is the link to YouTube so you can learn the pronounciation.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXr5U7D_krQ&feature=related
Douce nuit, sainte nuit !
Dans les cieux ! L'astre luit.
Le mystère annoncé s'accomplit
Cet enfant sur la paille endormi,
C'est l'amour infini !
C'est l'amour infini !

 
JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg

Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten:
Bible: Jacob 
Letter and sound this week: r
Math: numbers 1-7 ( JK), 1-15 (SK)
Nursery Rhyme : Hickory Dickory Dock
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.
     SK - please provide an adult, size medium, white t-shirt for our angel costumes
Thanks so much for your help and co-operation!!
Show and Tell
     November 13th  JK - please bring an object that starts with the letter(s) P and/or N
     November 12th  SK - please bring an object that starts with the letter(s) H and/or E
FYI: November 22nd will be an extra SK day (Theatre Trip)

Drama Field Trip: Grades JK-4 are looking forward to attending The Elves and the Shoemaker by Omnibus Performing Arts for children on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Wolf Performance Hall in London. The production starts at 10:00 A.M.
In this updated production of this favourite Grimm Fairy Tale, Little Red Theatre brings to life the story of the delightful shoemaker and his helpers.
We are looking for adult supervisors to assist us on this outing. We will require three adult volunteers for our JK and SK classes, two in Grades 1 and 2, and two in Grades 3 and 4.
Please indicate whether you are able to accompany us to this production by Monday, November 12. Further details will be included in next week's Journal. Thank you.                                                      Mrs. Groeneweg, Ms. Pieters, Ms. Buma

GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters      

Memory Work: for Wed. Nov. 14 we will learn verse two of Silent Night in French
Spelling: Spelling Dictation words for Friday, November 9
Grade 1: pet, fed, let, get, red    
Grade 2: some, come, home, fun, funny, run, running, ran, us, use
Scholastic Book Club: If you would like to place an order for November, please have you child bring the order form with the payment (cash or cheque) to school by Thursday, November 8, 2012. Thank you.
Drama Field Trip:  please see above

GRADES 3 and 4 – Ms. Buma

Congratulations:  We would like to wish Micah Schuurman a very Happy Birthday.  Micah will be turning 9 years old on Saturday, November 10.  May God richly bless you, Micah, in your new year of life!
Fri. Nov. 9 – Spelling Dictation:  Grade 3 words are: swimming, swam, getting, coming, came, having, doing, ended, happened, happening, started, joked, received, smiled, smiling, listened, listening
Grade 4 words are:  follow, matter, summer, million, dollar, scissors, cattle, address, office, suppertime, blizzard, penny, wrapper, wallet, occurrence, village, collide, battle, sorrow, fallen
Fri. Nov. 9 – Math Quiz:  Grade 3:  3-digit subtraction with and without regrouping ~ Ex.:  (859 – 753 = 106) and (254 – 180 = 74).
Grade 4:  Multiplying 2-digit factors ~ Example:  (271 x 61 = 16,531) and (900 x 64 = 57,600).
Wed. Nov. 14 – Memory Work (See above)
Accelerated Reader:  AR Reports were sent home today.  To date, most students have achieved their goals.  Keep reading, everyone!  AR goal due date is Fri. Nov. 9.  Remember to bring due books back to school tomorrow for Thursday’s Library class.
Student of the Week – This week’s Student of the Week is Lucas Krahn.  Next week:  Kaylynn Mantel.
Scholastic Book Club:  November Book Order forms are due this Friday, Nov. 9.  Thank you.
Tech: see the parent info letter which was sent home last Thu regarding the upcoming tech focus on online safety- this is great parent - child discussion material!
Drama Field Trip:  please see above

GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop

 Science: Great inventions were showcased by all students this week!  They were quite creative in their design of an energy-transforming device!  Note that the green building project is due in class on Thu Nov 8 (there has been ample class time to work on this one), with a final mini-quiz on Tue Nov 13.
Tech: see the parent info letter which will be sent home tomorrow regarding the upcoming tech focus on online research - this is great parent - child discussion material!
Literature:  Finish work in your duotang by Friday, Nov. 9.
Art:  Complete all art work by Friday, Nov. 9
Rembrance Day Poems are due on Friday, Nov. 9
French Quiz – Vocabulary – Tues., Nov. 13

GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate / Ms. Jones

 Tomorrow, Thursday, round 2 of the Hep B/MenC & HPV immunizations at 9:15 for those students involved. 
Providence Reformed Collegiate – Parents who are interested in learning more about PRC are invited to attend a Parent Information Evening scheduled for Nov. 26 at 8:00 at PRC, 93 Queen St. Komoka.
Science: lab report for separating mixtures is due this Fri.  End of unit quiz is planned for Tue Nov 13.


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Gr 5-8 Remembrance Field Trip Permission Form.

I give my son / daughter ____________________________ permission to go on the Aylmer Cemetery field trip on Thu Nov 8.

signed: _________________________________


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Sweets & Treats & Treasures Sale- November 17, 2012

If you are able to donate to the auxiliary some of your time with the work in the kitchen, please indicate the shift you would prefer. 

8:00 - 10:00 a.m. (4 needed)  _________
11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. (4 needed)  __________
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. (4 needed)   __________   1:00 p.m.  - end (4 needed)  ____________

Name__________________________________________________ Phone_________________
Any questions, please contact Bettina Poortinga @ (519) 269 - 9662 or rbpoortinga@start.ca



Each families baked goods contribution for the sale

The __________________________family will be brining _____________________________ to   school on Friday, Nov. 16th.

I/We am/are available to “man” the table on Saturday, the 17th   

 _______ all day       _______ part day (any preference ____________)
 

Signed:  _____________________________________



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         Hot Dog Lunch for November 14
       Orders due November 8

 _______________________ would like to order:

     _____a hamburger at 1.00 each
                                                                                               
     _____ hot dogs at .50 each

     _____ juice box at .50 cents

     _____ice cream at .50 cents

_______Enclosed or payment of $ _________sent with

________________________  in gr. ______             

                Parent Signature _________________






 

















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