Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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 and Twitter
LDCSS Website:
www.ldcss.on.ca 519-455-4360
Christian Education Foundation (endowment fund): www.ldcef.org
Upcoming Events
Jan. 18
Electives; New family info night
19 ICS Kitchen cleaning 9 – 11 a.m.
21 P.A. Day – no classes; no LDCSS-study day
23
LDCSS study day
25 Electives
Dinner and Auction –
Looking for donations!
28 WDCS basketball tournament; no LDCSS (turnaround day)
29 No LDCSS (turnaround day)
30
Speakfest; Parent Education Night
Feb 1
Electives
Have
you reserved your tickets? Booked your table for 8? Do
you have an auction to donate?
Coming
up soon – our Dinner Extravaganza and Trivia Bonanza
Friday, January 25th at ICS
From the
Principal's Desk::
Welcome
back! As a school, we recognized the end of the Christmas season,
reflecting on Epiphany (the coming of the wise men) at chapel this morning.
As a school, we are trying to weave our chapels into the rhythm of
the church calendar. We are fixed in a school year of Christmas Break,
March Break and Summer Holidays, but we are also seeing that we fit into
another rhythm of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter celebrating and
remembering who Jesus is. I'm convinced that, over time, the
routines of our school can speak powerfully to what is important in
life.
I've
also been reflecting on Hebrews 12:1-2, "Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter
of faith." In this school, we have been preceded by those
who committed much to establish and build this institution. The race is
continued by us, and our Board vision sees "the necessity of a Christian,
innovative and exceptional educational program for our children." We
are called both to run with perseverance, and to encourage one another.
Amanda and I would like to thank you for the support we felt from you
over the Christmas period, expressed in gifts and words. I want to
encourage you to continue to be actively involved in your children's education.
There are also many opportunities to be involved in the building too,
ranging from electives, our dinner and auction, our parent education night,
sports teams, reading buddies, yard duty help on Thursday mornings - come on
out!
Lastly,
I should note that I've been accepted for the Christian Schools International
Principal's Development Institute from 22-26 January in Miami
(yes, it is Miami Detroit North America .
in
Christ,
Keith
Cameron, Principal
Praying for our Families: Thursday before the holidays we prayed for Darryll & Tracy Mantel, Robyn Allison and Dean Mantel.
Praying for our Families: Thursday before the holidays we prayed for Darryll & Tracy Mantel, Robyn Allison and Dean Mantel.
Praying for our Staff: This week we will pray for Mrs. Robinson and continued
healing for Mr. TenBruggencate.
Thank
you everyone! All
the staff, office personnel, and bus drivers would like to thank everyone for
their best wishes, treats, and gifts received throughout the Christmas
season. We truly appreciate all the kind
gestures of thoughtfulness and goodwill.
New Cell Phone Number for
Mr. Walters: Last Journal we gave the
cell no. for our new bus driver. Please
ignore that number and use this correct one: 519-765-0645.
Kitchen Cleaning is
happening this Saturday, Jan. 12 from 9 till noon. We are hoping for lots of women and men (to help
move the stoves and fridges), to get the job done quickly. A great opportunity to get in some required
volunteers hours!
T.R.I.P. Order for January is attached.
Orders are due Thursday, Jan. 17th. Pick up Thursday, Jan. 24th in the
p.m.
Transportation: Monday, Jan. 21st, Wednesday, Jan. 23rd,
Monday, Jan. 28th and Tuesday, Jan. 29th LDCSS has exam study days and turn
around days. Mrs. Tesselaar’s bus will
leave 20 minutes later in the
morning.
Meat & Baked Goods: Looking
for a volunteer: If anyone is interested
in joining the meat and baked goods team please call Irene Versteegen-Buis
765-4766. The time involved is 1 part
day and 1 full day 4X a year. It’s great for volunteer hours.
Meat and Baked Goods raised $470.65. Thank you
to everyone who participated in the fundraiser. Katherine & Irene
Handyman Help Needed: Our school could use the
services of an additional (ideally retired) volunteer handyman who would
complete small repairs on a weekly basis. This would be an ideal link between
minor replacements which are done by our janitor, and more major projects which
are completed by our maintenance committee. The personal contact with our staff
and students could also be very enjoyable. If interested and able, please
contact the Principal.
Electives start next Friday! We thank the following leaders who are willing
to share their time and talents with our students in their various fields of
interest.
Leaders
Location
Archery Mr.
Jamie Pake (driver Mrs. Korevaar ) East Elgin
Sportsman Club
Badminton Mrs.
Katrina Jones gym
Cooking/Baking
Mrs.
Sheryle Drop, Mrs. Etty Broer Kitchen
Puppetry Mrs. Georgie
Rodenburg Resource
Room
Woodworking Mr. Andy Kroondyk
Corner
Classroom
Personal
Grooming Mrs.
Chris Helder Library
Small
Engines Mr.
John Guenther, Mr. John Smit (first week
Mr. Rick Dykxhoorn) Board room
Curling Mr.
Eric Schuurman (driver Mr. Schuurman, meet at office) Curling Club
Card
Making Mrs.
Annette Dykxhoorn Computer
Lab
Small
Engines: please take an old change of clothes, or
coveralls. Oil and grease does not wash
out!
New Parent
Information Evening: Our Open House is on Friday January 18th, 2013! Please spread the word and mark it on your
calendars. This information evening is for
all new JK/SK
students and also for those who are interested in ICS for all grades for the
new school year starting September 2013.
We will start at 5:30 with refreshments. Dinner will be served at 6:00.
You and your child can meet our Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Groeneweg. Tours start at 6:45
and babysitting is available while you tour and listen to our information
session. Please contact
Sheri Weesjes
226-234-7564 for more details.
Parent Education Night - as parents, keep on top
of what your children are doing. Mark
your calendars for the evening of Wed Jan 30th 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 - Friday,
January 25th at ICS:
Reserve your tickets now for this month’s Roast Beef + Chicken Dinner with all the fixin’s (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? Reserve your tickets before January 18th by calling or emailing the school office.
A sneak preview of some auction items in so far:
Reserve your tickets now for this month’s Roast Beef + Chicken Dinner with all the fixin’s (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? Reserve your tickets before January 18th by calling or emailing the school office.
A sneak preview of some auction items in so far:
·
a
two day wildwest Calgary Stampede double header package for two including
travel allowance
·
massages,
manicures, pedicures
·
Grand
Theatre tickets
·
vintage
barnboard inspirational art
·
and
the infamous wheel of cheese
Like
us on facebook for more updates! Already
have a donation for the auction? Drop it off at the school by January 18 -
labelled with your name, phone# and value of the item(s). (no used items
please). Cash donations also gladly accepted. THANK YOU! - ICS
Fundraising Committee
Chess Club is held every Monday at
noon for grades 3 – 8. The first meeting
was this week. Newcomers are still
welcome! Thank you to the coaches, Mr. B. de Dreu and Mr. M. Rodenburg!
Hockey: We will once again field a hockey team! This is run depending on player availability,
on parent coach availability and ice time funding – these are in place. The first practice will be on Tuesday, Jan.
15 at 7:30 a.m. at the East Elgin Community Complex. Players must be in full equipment and ready
to begin at 7:30 a.m.
Re-cycling: The Sandwich Bag and Container Brigade will be coming to a close
by the end of January. Please send in
all your sandwich bags and containers to the school by Thursday, January 24th
at the latest. We need to ship them out
and they need to receive them before the end of January. Thank you for those who have been collecting
these for us.
LDCSS Annual Curling Bonspiel, Feb. 9. It’s now time to begin planning! Start selecting sponsors and members for your
team. The cost is $500 per team. Prior experience is not necessary. It will be a day of fellowship and
learning. For further information,
please contact Albert Weesjes at 519-773-3238, or e-mail at agweesjes@gmail.com. Further details and sponsor sheets are
available on the LDCSS website at www.ldcss.on.ca
Strathroy Community
Christian School
invites you to join them for a fun and informative evening with Leroy
Hibbert. He will be speaking on: The
“Heart” of the Matter… addressing issues such as bullying, character
development and current youth culture.
Leroy is an international speaker,
consultant, lecturer, teacher, and educator addressing critical issues
affecting every aspect of human, social, and spiritual development. He has the
unique ability to connect, captivate and inspire his audience with the tools
necessary to deal with the complexities of life and has an authentic way of
sending out his message. Leroy utilizes his wit and experience working with
families, students and community leaders to motivate and inspire people to
become the person(s) they want to be. His faith leads him to communicate with
people and his life becomes infectious to his audience.
This event
will take place Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 in the SCCS gym. Refreshments will be served.
Library News: Hopefully you
took/found/made time to do some reading during the Christmas break! All
books are due or overdue this week. Please have your child(ren) bring all
books back to school on Thursday. Books that are finished should be
returned; ones still needed can be renewed.
Public Speaking 2013: The season is upon us! The Legion is holding their public
speaking contest on Sat., February 2nd. We will hold the ICS Speakfest on Jan. 30. That
means a concentrated period of learning, creating and memorizing for our grade 1’s through grade 8’s. To help in this,
the memory work until Jan. 30 will be your child's story, poem or speech.
Please support your children in encouraging and listening as they
prepare. It is our hope that events such as this help our children to be able to confidently, "Declare your name to the
people" (Psalm 22:22).
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten
Bible:
Jesus' Baptism, Jesus and His Disciples
Letter
and sound: u
New
Unit: God's Changing Seasons: Winder Wonder
Ten
Little Snowmen
GRADES 1 and
2 - Ms. Pieters
Happy Birthday
to
Gracie Bergen
Thursday, January 10, 2013
“May you be blessed by the
Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15
Memory Work: is the story your child
will tell for storytelling this month.
Spelling: Spelling Dictation words
for Friday, January 11.
Grade
1: make, came, lake, game, shake, ate, tape, come
Grade
2: way, away, today, chain, wait, chase, play, played, rain, paint
Scholastic
Book Club:
The January book order flyers went home today. If you would like to place an
order for this month please have you child bring the order form with the
payment (cash or cheque) to school by Thursday, January 17, 2013. Thank-you.
Storytelling: will receive a Storytelling
Envelope on Friday, January 11. In order to give our students sufficient
practice time, it is necessary for them to choose and to submit their choice
for story or poem by Monday, January 14. A visit to local and community
libraries is encouraged. Included in the student envelopes are presentation
dates.
GRADES 3 and
4 – Ms. Buma
Fri. Jan. 11 – Spelling Dictation: Grade
3 words are: lady, ladies, surprise,
surprises, toys, shoes, shy, cry, cried, study, studied, story, only, finally,
family, funny, tried
Grade 4 words are: lived, living, rattled, rattling, studied,
studying, travelled, travelling, changed, changing, appeared, appearing, raced,
racing, hoped, hoping, wrapped, wrapping, hiked, hiking
Fri. Jan. 11 – Math Quiz: Grade
3: Multiplying with 5 as a
factor. Example: (5 x 8 = 40) and (5 x 0 = 0)
Grade 4: Math Test:
Mixed Operations. Example: (7,712 + 1,369 = 9,081) and (1,273 – 567 =
706) and (2,433 x 12 = 29,196) and (91 ÷ 15 = 6R1)
Memory Work: There will be no additional Memory Work during the
time of Storytelling and Poetry Presentations.
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Cody
Bergen. Next week: Haley Broer.
Library Class: Remember to bring due books back for Thursday’s
Library class. Now is the time to begin
looking for a story (Gr. 3) or a poem, (Gr. 4) for our upcoming storytelling
and poetry presentations. Community libraries
can also serve that purpose, girls and boys.
Continue to read steadily towards your 2nd Term goals as
well. Goal due date for Term 2 is Fri.
Feb. 15.
Scholastics: January flyers were sent home today. Please return any completed Book Orders to
school by Fri. Jan. 18.
Storytelling / Poetry: Students will receive a
Storytelling or Poetry Envelope on Friday, January 11. Grade 3 students will do
Storytelling, and Grade 4 students will do Poetry. In order to give our
students sufficient practice time, it is necessary for them to choose and to
submit their choice for story or poem by Monday, January 14. A visit to local
and community libraries is encouraged. Included in the student envelopes are
presentation dates.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop
Happy
birthday to Jessica Friesen, who celebrated her birthday on Dec. 26!
Speeches: The students will be
preparing speeches during this month of January. Please have a topic
selected by Fri., Jan. 11. Speeches will be 3 - 5 minutes in
length. More information was distributed in class. Please
begin to prepare a rough copy. While researching, be sure to use your own
words in your rough copy.
Math:
There
will be a math quiz on decimals on Fri., Jan. 11.
AR reading reports were sent
home. Keep reading. Goals are due
Friday, Feb. 15.
Social Science: We've completed our
unit on Governing Canadians, and your child's portfolio is to be returned
corrected and signed for Thursday. We've started a unit on Discovering
God's Gift of Electricity.
GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate / Ms. Jones
History: Starting a new unit
on the Middle Ages.
Bible: Reading
Math 7: Fractions: Finish Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
worksheets for Wednesday
Math 8: Fractions: Finish pg 90 - 3, 5, 6
L.A.
Math 8: Fractions: Finish pg 90 - 3, 5, 6
SpeakFest writing for Jan.
30: Speeches 3-5 mins (gr 7-8) (chance to go on
to Legion competition)
Poem: 1 min (approved by Ms. Jones) (gr. 8),
Poem: 1 min (approved by Ms. Jones) (gr. 8),
Story: 3-5 mins (approved by Ms. Jones)
(gr. 8)
Stories/Poems/Speech
topics due by Monday
