Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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

Check us out on Facebook:   facebook.com/ICSAylmer      

         Twitter:  twitter.com/ICSAylmer

LDCSS Website:  www.ldcss.on.ca   519-455-4360

Christian Education Foundation (endowment fund): www.ldcef.org

Upcoming Events

Jan      25    Electives; Dinner and Auction

            29    Hockey Practice;

                    Girls & Boys Basketball Tournament

            30    Speakfest; Parent Education Night

Feb        1    Electives

               4   Chapel

               5   Hockey Practice

               6   LDCSS New Parent Night

               8   Electives

             27   Hat & Gum Day - Rescheduled

From the Principal's Desk::

Before departing for the Principal's Development Institute this week, as staff we worked to review our French curriculum.  Our updated perspective statement aptly describes why we cover French as a Christian school:

Language is a tool that enables us to understand and relate to one another.  When we are able to speak and converse with one another, we are able to communicate.  Communication draws people together in community.  Communication allows for the “communion of the saints” which reaches beyond language barriers.

Christ’s mandate to go into all the world (Matthew 28:19) requires knowledge of languages other than one’s native tongue.  The gospel of Jesus Christ must be proclaimed in every tongue.  The study of French at ICS provides a basic framework upon which a deeper study of another language can be built in future education in which students may participate in order to prepare them for their role of service to Christ and the community.

Canada is a bilingual country - English and French - and therefore, to build community within our country, French is a required component of study. The study of French is one way in which ICS seeks to prepare students to meet the challenge of the world and culture in which they live as young Canadians.

Through the study of French the students are challenged to gain a better appreciation and understanding of language itself, its structure and its role. The study of French helps our students grow in awareness that each language follows a set of laws and that it is indeed a wonderfully created orderly structure.  The study of French is one more way that our students are challenged to grow and develop their God-given gifts so that they can model God’s love in a broken world.

Flowing from that perspective, we evaluated curriculum options looking for an outwards, Christian focus, an emphasis on Canadian community building, a means of fostering language appreciation, as well as meeting Ontario curriculum expectations.   We confirmed the suitability of our primary 'Mission abc' curriculum, and we seek to infuse our present junior-intermediate curriculum with a school-wide Christian and missions focus using 'Mission monde.'  This appears to be an excellent resource which allows students a view in on the life of a missionary kid (MK) in various French-speaking nations, using both Christian and contemporary culture, music, media and Scripture.  Costs are very reasonable, and we anticipate bringing this into the ICS French programme next Fall! 

Que Dieu vous bénisse....

in Christ,

Keith Cameron, Principal

Praying for our Families:  Last week we prayed for Darrell & Helen Klassen and John & Janet Medema.

Praying for our Staff:  This week we will pray for Mrs. Groeneweg and continued healing for Mr. TenBruggencate. 

    

Reminders:  T.R.I.P.  Pick up tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 24^th in the p.m.             

                 

                        Transportation:  Monday, Jan. 28^th and Tuesday, Jan. 29^th LDCSS has exam turn around days. 

                        Mrs. Tesselaar’s bus will leave 20 minutes later in the morning. 

                        Are you missing a crockpot insert and a CD that was left in the school kitchen?  Contact the office.

                      Last chance to send in your Ziplock Sandwich Bags tomorrow morning.    

Calendar changes: reminder that we have moved the phys ed curriculum review day from the last week of Jan to Thu Mar 7, which creates an 'extra' day in March break, and takes advantage of Mr T's expected return to work.

February Cheese order form is attached.  Orders are due Wed. Jan. 30^th with delivery on Wed., Feb. 6^th.

Speakfest;  Parents are welcome to join us on Wed., Jan. 30^th in the gym from 9 a.m. till done (towards noon).  Students will have their usual recess break in the morning. 

IT Tech help needed:  Our IT team would love an additional volunteer who would be very interested in learning how our network works.  Commitment is a couple of hours per month.  The rewards are knowing the art of educational technical support.  Please contact Keith Cameron. 

Handyman Help Needed to complete small repairs on a weekly basis. If interested and able, please contact the Principal.

Parent Education Night - as parents, keep on top of what your children are doing.  Mark your calendars for the evening of Wed Jan 30^th from 7:30 to 9 p.m.   This year's focus is on some of the technology being used for literacy and communication.  Choose a workshop on Accelerating Parents (use of the Accelerated Reader program) or An Evening at the Docs (use of Google Docs).  Email the school @ Immanuel@amtelecom.net to reserve your place.

Dinner Extravaganza and Trivia Bonanza - This Friday at ICS!

It is officially a Sold Out Event!  Thank you to everyone who purchased or reserved tickets - you are in for a great evening!  Don't forget to warm up your brain for some trivia - and the trivia grand prize package will definitely excite your appetite!

If you were not able to get tickets, please call the school office 519-773-8476 and you will be added to the waiting list, or you may join us at 8:30pm for the Live Auction.  Coffee, tea, snacks and seating will be available during the Live Auction.

Silent + Live Auction Previewing: 3-5pm

Doors open for arrival: 5:00pm

Dinner served: 5:30pm

Live Auction Registration: 8:15pm

Live Auction Begins: 8:30pm

Get an early sneak peek at some of the Auction items online at facebook.com/ICSAylmer (our facebook page).

• NHL hockey jerseys and tickets
• Calgary Stampede 2 day Thrill package with $1000 travel allowance
• Sock Monkey hats for young and old
• a weekend of camping
• children's ride on battery operated tractor with loader

Live Auction Booklets will be available online or in print at the school office Thursday afternoon.  See you Friday! - the ICS Fundraising Committee

**Fundraising Committee is looking for clear Christmas lights (any size, any style) to transform the gym.  If you have some we can borrow, please label them and drop them off at the school office today or tomorrow.  THANK YOU!

Hockey:  Practice at 7:30 Tuesday morning. 

Senior Basketball:  Please note the change that both boys and girls will play in the tournament on Tues., Jan. 29.  Schedules will be sent home with the players today or tomorrow. 

Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition:  Students from grades 4-8 will be selected by Friday to participate in next Wednesday's (Jan. 30) free throw competition.  This will take place after school at Assumption Catholic School.  If your child is chosen, you will receive a letter and a registration form to fill out.  Your child is then committed to attending the competition. 

FROM THE CLASSROOMS:

JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg

Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten

                Bible: Jesus Teaches about Prayer, Zacchaeus

                Letter and sound: F

                New Unit: God's Changing Seasons: Winder Wonder

                Math: All About Number: 7 (seven, tally, count, number before and after 7...)

                Please review the words with your child (Word Book)

                Nursery Rhyme: Three Little Kittens (number 3, pair, rhyming words, left-right)

                Shapes

GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters

Memory Work: storytelling story

Spelling: Spelling Dictation words for Friday, January 25

Grade 1: gate, rake, name, bake, fine, bike, hide, mine

Grade 2: now, down, how, out, shout, about, our, house, slow, show

Storytelling and Poetry Presentations: Today was our first exciting day of storytelling and poetry presentations. We are looking forward to hearing the rest of our classrooms presentations this Thursday and Friday. If your child has chosen a story or poem that is not in the envelope, remember to have him/her bring the book to school on his/her presentation day.  Parents will be notified by phone when the top two storytellers from grades 1, 2 and 3 and the top four poets from Grade 4 have been chosen. These students will have an opportunity to present their stories and poems in the gym on Tuesday, January 29 at our Grades 1 to 4 practice session, and then on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at our I.C.S. Speakfest  in the gym.

                                                               

GRADES 3 and 4 – Ms. Buma

Classroom Storytelling and Poetry Recitation Dates:

                Wed. Jan. 23 – Haley Broer, Randall Drop, Ben Weesjes, Megan Friesen, Micah Schuurman

                Thurs. Jan. 24 – Seth Klassen, Cody Bergen, Holly Cameron, Kaylynn Mantel, Braden Vandersleen

                Fri. Jan. 25 – Lucas Krahn, Hayden Guenther, Jocelyn Shelton

Fri. Jan. 25 – Spelling Dictation:  Grade 3 words are:  pointing, oily, boy, voice, oyster, voyage, loyal, joined, coin, choice, poison, destroy, enjoy, choose, chocolate, noise, chapter

Grade 4 words are:  early, earth, search, service, wonder, surface, curly, shirt, thirty, doctor, sailor, shower, bakery, another, barber, collar, worse, world, burst, worth

Fri. Jan. 25 – Math Quiz: Grade 3:  Checkup:  Multiplying with 7 as a factor.  Example:  (7 x 6 = 42) and (7 x 8 = 56).

Student of the Week:  This week’s Student of the Week is Holly Cameron.  Next week:  Randall Drop.

Library Class:  Please remember to bring due books back to school for tomorrow’s Library class.  Continue reading towards your AR goals, everyone!  AR goal due date is Feb. 15.

Swim to Survive:  Grade 3 students will be participating in their second lesson at the St. Thomas YMCA, this Friday, January 25. Thank you, Mr. Jeff Vannoord, for taking us to the YMCA! We will be leaving ICS at 1:00 PM and plan to return to school by 3:15 – 3:20 PM.  Please remember to pack your bathing suit and towel, girls and boys! 

GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop

Happy birthday to Cole Versnick!  He will celebrating his birthday on Jan. 27!

Memory Work:  1 John 2: 5 & 6

Speeches:  Grade 5 speeches will be presented tomorrow.  Grade 6 will present on Fri., Jan. 25.  Keep memorizing and practising!

Spelling:  Be ready for dictation on Fri., Jan. 25.  Remember to have spelling exercises completed for Fri. as well.

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

All public speaking presentations are this Friday. 

Spelling Dictation is on Friday.

Math Unit test on Fractions have been returned. Ask how your son/daughter did on the test. There are links on wiki page for more help. We are doing a final project this week and moving on to Probability next week.

See public online comic gallery for gr 7/8 class at bs4s.me/g/JM2W

LDCSS Information Evening:  Are you interested in finding out more about LDCSS?  Join us for dessert on Wed., Feb. 6 from 7-8 p.m. at LDCSS.  Find out what makes LDCSS unique and how we integrate Christian faith, learning, and living for a life of service.