Wednesday, December 5, 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
Upcoming Events
Dec. 6 Collection for Corner Cupboard
7 Gr. 1/2 to Chateau Gardens
LDCSS Info Evening Dinner 6:30
12 Board meets
17 Christmas Program matinee @ 1:30
Date change: 19
Christmas Program 7:00 p.m.
19 8:55 Chapel; Pizza Hot Lunch;
20 Carolling in the p.m. LDCSS Concert
21
Last Day of classes; Skating 1:45 – 2:45
Jan. 7
classes resume
Friday, Jan. 25 for an evening dinner,
auction and…
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
From the Principal's Desk::
Today
at chapel, we celebrated the first week of Advent! Students are now busy
memorizing lines and songs for our Christmas program, and decorations are in
our halls. We look forward to celebrating Jesus' birth as a school.
In
line with our term 2 theme of 'living in community', we want to emphasize
several routine things we do as part of that call. We are collecting
mittens and hats for distribution by the Optimist Club, and non-perishable
goods for the Aylmer Corner Cupboard food bank. The collection points are
the trees in our front entry. As a school, let's think generously about
others in our community. This is a great teaching opportunity! I would encourage you to involve your
children in selecting items, shopping for them and bringing them in. As
well as canned goods, diapers are often in short supply at the Corner Cupboard.
Any items which you would enjoy (except for peanuts) are welcome!
We have until 19 December, let's show our care for those around us in
need.
in Christ,
in Christ,
//Keith
Cameron//
Praying for our Families: Last week Thursday we prayed for Darrell &
Helen Klassen, and Rob & Alice Kraan.
Praying for our Staff: This week we will pray for Mrs. Drop and continued
healing for Mr. TenBruggencate.
Update on Mr T: Mr TenBruggencate
joined the boys at their last game before the tournament, even refereeing for a
short while. His mobility is greatly improved, though the pain remains strong.
Keep him in your prayers for healing and patience. He may return to very
part-time work (a period or two daily) in end-Jan, perhaps moving to 50% after
a month or so, and full-time teaching perhaps after the March Break timeframe.
We remain thankful for Ms Jones who continues to teach our gr 7/8 class.
Attached
to this Journal is the new updated Bus Transportation
calling list. With the recent route
changes with Mr. Vannoord and Mrs. de Dreu a change was necessary. Also a few numbers have been changed.
Reminders: Samko Toy Sale
Tea
Towels: Are you willing to donate a new or used (but
in good condition) tea towel to re-stock our kitchen supply?
T.R.I.P Orders are due tomorrow Thurs.,
Dec. 6, pick up on Thurs., Dec. 13 in the afternoon. Full or partial payments for big orders are
most appreciated because this program runs a ‘very tight ship’ financially and we
need 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
"SILENT
NIGHT" PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY :
Local Christian artist Derrick Drover would like to extend the invitation to ICS students to sing with him.
Local Christian artist Derrick Drover would like to extend the invitation to ICS students to sing with him.
Tucked away in the beautiful village
of Richmond (about 12 minutes from Aylmer Richmond 53895 Church St
He would like to end his Christmas concert on Friday Dec 14 @7:00 p.m. with the students singing "Silent Night" as they have learned it already (4 languages). Please call Derrick at 519-765-4990 to sign up and receive further instruction, or you may sign by returning the “participation form” at the end of the Journal. Please hand your form in to the school office. Derrick needs to know how many students will be participating to be able to make this happen.
Come sing together, and hear some of your favourites along with new inspirational music for the season. A night for the whole family!
He would like to end his Christmas concert on Friday Dec 14 @7:00 p.m. with the students singing "Silent Night" as they have learned it already (4 languages). Please call Derrick at 519-765-4990 to sign up and receive further instruction, or you may sign by returning the “participation form” at the end of the Journal. Please hand your form in to the school office. Derrick needs to know how many students will be participating to be able to make this happen.
Come sing together, and hear some of your favourites along with new inspirational music for the season. A night for the whole family!
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 together with
all the schools in town:
Food Drive for the Corner Cupboard: Our tree is ready for non-perishable food items
for the Corner Cupboard to help 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). Let’s see how big an amount of groceries we
can put under the tree.
Our
Hat / Scarf / Mitten / Socks tree for the Optimist Club is looking rather cold and bare. You may bring in new hats, mittens, scarfs or socks
to put on and under the tree. The Optimist Club works together with the Corner
Cupboard. Both organizations appreciate
our school being involved in these projects. Thank you!
Upcoming in January: The Auxiliary is looking for willing volunteers to
do “a good old fashioned kitchen cleaning”.
We are looking to do this after Christmas, in January, when all the
busyness of the season is over. Men are
welcome to join the women (especially to move the stove and fridge). Hopefully many willing workers can come out
to get the job done quickly. If you have
a difficult time getting your required volunteers hours in this is a great
opportunity. A date will be set in early
January we will keep you informed.
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
Congratulations to our
volleyball players!
The Bluewater Tournament last Friday saw our girls place first in the
small schools category, while the boys played in the consolation round for
third place. We were pleased with the increased number of participating
schools, and the balanced competition, all building Christian community through
sport. We would hope to do a friendly players and coaches boys vs. girls
exhibition game this Friday at lunch (12:50)...
Boys basketball assistant coach is sought!
Please speak to Mr Cameron.
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
School-wide memory work: keep practicing Silent Night, and work on lines for the program. Regular memory work resumes next week!
School-wide memory work: keep practicing Silent Night, and work on lines for the program. Regular memory work resumes next week!
JUNIOR / SENIOR
KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten:
Bible: Shepherds and
Angels
Letter and sound: g
Math: JK: Exploring
shapes, number recognition
SK: Counting and comparing, number recognition
This week and last week Gingerbread mania has hit
our classroom. Many Gingerbread
activities throughout last week and this week.
We played games, different math activities and we
read some wonderful stories.
GRADES
1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters
Memory Work: for Wed. Dec. 12 Silent
Night verse 1 in English
Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright,
'Round yon virgin mother
and child! Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Spelling: Spelling Dictation words
for Friday, December 7
Grade
1: hill, bell, fell, ball, fall
Grade
2: less, tell, well, will, still, off, letter, little, silly, happy
Field Trip: Thank you to Mrs. Rempel
who will accompany us on our 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
Congratulations: We would like to wish Seth Klassen a very Happy
Birthday. Seth will be turning 10 years
old this Friday, December 7. Happy
Birthday, Seth! May God richly bless you
in your new year of life!
Accelerated Reader: The students have received their AR goals for Term
2. A number of students have already
begun reading towards their new goals, and taking the follow up quizzes. Setting and keeping a steady reading pace
early into the new term, is key to achieving individual goals in good time.
Remember to bring due books back to school girls and boys, for tomorrow’s
Library class.
Fri. Dec. 7 – Spelling Dictation: Grade 3 words are: into, today, without, something, become, upon,
myself, everybody, everyone, maybe, outside, basketball, homework, skateboard,
earthquake, someone, ourselves
Grade 4 words are: didn’t, that’s, they’re, you’re, couldn’t,
haven’t, o’clock, we’re, isn’t, I’m, it’s, who’s, they’d, could’ve, they’ve, you’ll,
don’t, aren’t, shouldn’t, can’t
Fri. Dec. 7 – Grade 3: Multiplication
Checkup 3 – Example: (3 x 1 = 3) and (3
x 7 = 21)
Grade 4: 2 – digit division with and without remainders –
Example: (75 ÷ 5 = 15 R 0) and (64 ÷ 5 =
12 R4)
Recorder Karate: Students, who have achieved
their white belt in Recorder Karate, may begin practicing for their yellow
belt, by successfully playing Gently Sleep, with pitches G, A and B, on Fri.
Dec. 14. Students who would like to try
again for their white belt may also do so on this day. Keep practicing, everyone!
Wed.
Dec. 12 -
Memory Work: (Please see above.) Students
with Shepherd and Angel speaking parts in our Christmas Program, should be
regularly practicing their lines.
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Braden
Vandersleen. Next week: Ben Weesjes.
Scholastic Book
Orders: December Book Club order
forms are due this Friday, Dec. 7. Thank
you.
Kleenex Boxes: Any contribution towards restocking our supply is
much appreciated. Thank you.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop
Memory Work: Please
begin to memorize any speaking parts for the Christmas program and
the Dutch version of Silent Night.
Art: Some
supplies will be required for upcoming art lesson. They
are empty tissue boxes, cereal boxes and toothpaste boxes. Please bring
in what you can for Mon., Dec. 10! Thank you!
Spelling: Be
ready for dictation and have exercises completed for Fri., Dec. 7.
Health: I allow re-dos for those
who commit to studying again and raising their marks (in recognition of those
who learned the material the first time, marks the second time through are
capped at a B). Health re-do on healthy habits and lungs is next Tue at
lunch.
Social Studies: We have been studying the
concepts of justice and how God uses government. We have examined 4 types
of governments and we are looking at the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms as well as our Federal Government structure. We begin our Justice
Project (a class campaign and election) next week.
GRADE
7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate / Ms. Jones
We are discussing
discernment and decision making in and out of the classroom as an important
quality of an ICS graduate.
Memory
Work: Silent Night in Dutch for Friday
Character
Study: Rough draft.
Ask your student to show you their story. They are coming along very well. Theme of either faithfulness, courage,
bravery and temptation.
Spelling: Dictation
on Friday
See Wiki space for more details
Geography: Desert Map is due Thursday, Dec. 6.
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"SILENT
NIGHT" PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY :
My child(ren) _______________________________________________________________________,
will be attending the Christmas concert in Richmond
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