Wednesday, June 5, 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

June      7   A.R. goals due; LDCSS Fine Arts Festival 7:30pm

             12   Chapel 8:55; LDCSS last day of classes                                                                                                                                                

             13   ICS P.D. Day, LDCSS Study day – no school

             14   Gr. 7/8 to Canada’s Wonderland; LDCSS exam

                    day;  Friday Family Fun Night Dinner   

             17   LDCSS Study Day;

             18^th  and 19^th  LDCSS Exam Day  

             19   Chapel 8:55 & Awards Assembly; Board meets                                                                                                                                          

             20   ICS Grad

             21   Last day of school 

From the Principal's Desk:

Our “upcoming events” section above now features the end of school – exciting news for our students!  I want to encourage our students to keep their focus for these last few weeks.  June makes up 10% of the school year, and we want to use our time wisely.  I would also encourage all to keep our theme verse in mind, that we are called to love one another, not because they are always nice to us, but because love comes from God (1 John 4:7).  That love needs to continue to be demonstrated in our words and actions, in class, in the halls, on the playground and on our buses.  In line with the track and field competition ongoing today, “let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1). We want to finish well!

in Christian instruction,

Keith Cameron, Principal

Praying for our Students:  Last week we prayed for the grade 1 and 2 class.  

Praying for our Staff:  This week we will pray for Ms. Buma  

Reminders:   Meat, Baked Goods, Epicure Order pickup on Thursday, June 6 between 2:30 – 4 p.m. 

                      GIFTS Program: June 30 is the deadline. If you have completed your hours please send in your form. 

                                

                      Volunteer to take care of our pop cans recycling:  If you are interested please contact the office for more details.

                                                                              

                      Thursday, June 13 is a PD day for ICS (staff report card writing day) and also an exam study day for LDCSS.

Cheese:  because our supplier had some items on back order our cheese delivery will be on Monday, June 10, instead of Thursday, June 6^th.

From T.R.I.P.:  Our last order for the summer so stock up if you wish.  Orders are due Thurs. June 13 with delivery on Thurs. on June 20^th.  The next order goes out with the back to school letter in August, due on Thursday Sept. 5 with delivery on Thurs. Sept. 12 

Included with this Journal is the last TRIP form for this school year. For the summer months please continue to purchase No Frill/Tim Horton's gift cards at our locations in the community. They are Clovermead, Roszells, Family Flowers. If you need other gift cards, we may have them in stock. Please contact either Theressa DeJong at 519-765-3372 or Grace Schipper at 519-317-1518. We ask for at least 24 hours notice.  If you are a family that is 'graduating' out of ICS and have your child/ren enrolled in LDCSS, you can continue to purchase gift cards through ICS and have your TRIP credit applied to your LDCSS tuition. If you and your family have not 'jumped on board' with the TRIP gift card program, we encourage you to do so. Presently this is the only way you can reduce your tuition. There are families that reduce their tuition by over $1000 by faithfully purchasing gift cards.  Please contact Theressa or Grace to get set up and/or to answer any questions you may have about the program.

Lost and Found Items:  Please check the lost and found table for any items you are missing.  After the last day of school all items will be sent to the thrift store.

Bus Route Cancellation:  Friday, June 14.  We will be cancelling Mr. Vannoord’s afternoon bus route.  Mr. Vannoord will be driving Mr. Walters bus route since Mr. Walters will be with the gr. 7/8 to Canada’s Wonderland.  Parents from Mr. Vannoord’s bus route are asked to pick up their child(ren) from school that afternoon.  Mrs. Grace Schipper will be driving Mrs. Walters bus route for the afternoon  as well.

Advance note for Transportation:  The LDCSS Exam schedule will affect our bussing.  On the exam study day of Monday, June 17 Mrs. Tesselaar will leave 20 minutes later in the morning.

Band:  We will not have a practice on Tuesday June 11^th.  Our last practice will be on Tuesday, June 18^th for the grade 5-7’s only.  We will have a quick practice at the church for grades 5-7 on Wednesday during the daytime so please have your instruments at school that day as well. 

The Board of Immanuel Christian School warmly invites all friends and supporters to attend our graduation ceremony for the senior kindergarten and grade 8 class of 2013 on Thursday, June 20 beginning at 8:00pm at the Aylmer Christian Reformed Church.  Babysitting will be available in the church nursery.  Refreshments will be served behind the school following the ceremony. Historically, parents and siblings are asked to consider helping out in several ways:

-          Parents and older siblings, can you help in running the nursery? Education Committee (Emily Schuurman) is coordinating

-          Musically talented students, can you share your gifts playing a prelude piece? Ms Tine Buma is coordinating.

-          Grade 6/7 parents, can you help with the gr 8 grad meal preps? See more below. Tina Vyn is coordinating.

-          We are looking for 8 volunteers, especially some of our senior retirees to come in on Thursday, (the 21st) at 8:30 a.m. to help hull and cut strawberries.  Please call the office 519-773-8476 or e-mail Immanuel@amtelecom.net or call Paddi if you can help @ 519-773-2158.

FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NIGHT - the LAST HOORAH! Friday, June 14 5-7:30pm:  It's the last Fun Night of the school season and it is going to be a blast!  Bring your road hockey sticks for a tournament and there will be a petting zoo (goats, sheep...) on site!  Dinner will be served in the ICS school yard from the fry wagon - Cheeseburgers, Jumbo dogs, Fresh Cut homemade Fries and dessert.  Cost is Adults $8 and Children (12 + under) $5 and all proceeds go directly back into the school! Delivery to Heritage Place and Takeout is also available. (in the event of rain - dinner will be enjoyed in the school gym)  See you there!

Thanks to all who participated in the Touch A Truck event.  This took many volunteers and a lot of hard work for this event to take place.  God had his hand in this event from holding off the rain and giving us sunshine.  We had 4 potential new families walk into our school. We ask that you pray for the families and to let God show them that ICS is the school for them!

ICS Fundraising Committee would like to commend and thank DEAN MANTEL on the awesome job he did organizing and putting together the Touch a Truck event last Saturday!  It was a fun event, and there is already buzz and interest into hosting another one next year...  Excellent job Dean - thank you!

Would you like to be involved with the Auxiliary?  The Auxiliary is looking for 2 new members to start in late August.  This active group of ladies are involved with the back to school bbq, hot lunches for the students, help organizing functions, running the kitchen at fundraising events and many other fun activities.  If you would like to join this fun group please let the office know by sending a quick e-mail to the school.

Maint Committee Members Sought!  We are looking for individuals (male and female) with common sense, handy hands and a talent for practical work to help keep our school maintained.  If you are skilled in handyman jobs, carpentry, plumbing, mechanical systems, welding, plumbing or interior design, please consider a spot on maint committee.  Please contact Mr Cameron.

Library Update:

1.  ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW, JUNE 6.
2. This week Thursday your child(ren) will be given a ORANGE/SALMON coloured list of all books still checked out on their account,

     following up on last week's pink slip.  Please return everything by MONDAY, JUNE 10 so we can start Inventory. On Monday, a

     BLUE list will be sent to students with items still out. THANKS to the parents who have contacted me about errors on their list.

3.  If you find library items at home, please send them to school (even if they are not on any list).

4.  You are welcome to join us for Inventory days - mornings of June 10, 11 and 17; all day on June 11 and 18.

5.  Students wanting to have a set of books out for the summer need to bring in a completed copy of a "Summer Sign-out" form (see   

     elsewhere in Journal) or a parent-signed note.

LDCSS is still looking for Christian families and single Christian adults who can provide an encouraging and supportive living environment for our international students from September 2013-June 2014.  In exchange for welcoming a student into your home, each host family will receive $800/month in compensation.  We need to complete the application process by the end of the school year, so please contact Mrs. Boer (cboer@ldcss.ca) as soon as possible if you want to learn more about our homestay program.

LCCSS is hosting it’s 3rd Annual Volleyball Camp from August 12-16, 2013 at the school for boys and girls currently in grades 5-8.  This week long camp will help develop camper's skill, understanding and love of volleyball.  This camp offers a great ratio of six campers to every instructor.  Fair play and effort will be emphasized.  The camp is run by the LDCSS coaches from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at a cost of $150/child.  (food/refreshments are not provided) Registration forms are available in the school office or go directly to www.ldcss.ca website and register. 

Athletes in Action Soccer Camp:  Do you like soccer?  Do you want to get better?  Athletes in Action Soccer Camp will be held again this year from July 15-19 behind the Saxonia Hall.  It is a week-long camp for 6-13 year olds, dedicated to developing basic soccer skills and spiritual growth.  Registration is open and the cost is $115 per child.  Volunteers are needed to help with coaching the kids during the week.  We are also in need of homes to billet the soccer coaches (one for two males and one for two females).  Please contact Sharon Schipper if you can help.

FROM THE CLASSROOMS:

JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg

Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten:

                Bible: Jonah        

                Math:  SK- Numbers 1 - 100 (recognition and printing);  JK-  Finding the Matching Numbers

               Making sets of 6 and 7

Last day of classes for SK is Wednesday, June 19^th. 

GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters

Memory Work: for Wednesday, June 12, 2013

“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak,

remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive'” Acts 20:35

Scholastic Book Club: If you would like to place an order for June please have your child bring the order form with the payment (cash or cheque) to school by Friday, June 7, 2013. Thank-you.

GRADES 3 and 4 – Ms. Buma

Fri. June 7 – Spelling Dictation:  Grade 3 words are:  air, against, all right, until, presents, beautiful, favourite, clothes, people, vacation, remember, already, hospital, minute, straight, create, hope

Grade 4 words are:  multiply, imagination, favourite, computer, citizenship, invisible, undercover, enjoyment, discussion, America, unusual, example, melody, temperature, understanding, experiment, explanation, oxygen, quotation, performer

Fri. June 7 – Math Quiz  Grade 3 – Fractions.  (identifying equal and shaded parts, writing fractions, finding the largest fraction with like denominators, ordering fractions, identifying fractions using a number line).

Grade 4 – Geometry – (identifying points, lines, and segments, rays, angles and right angles, parallel and intersecting lines, congruent and similar figures, symmetry, diameter, radius, perimeter, area and volume.)

Picture Book Share:  We will be completing our reading time classes in Language Arts, with picture book share presentations.  A note will go home on Friday, June 7, with a schedule of presentation times.  Three students have volunteered to present their selected picture books this week, on Thursday, June 6, Holly C. and Megan F., and on Friday, June 7, Jocelyn S. 

Memory Work:  Wed. June 12, Song:  Morning Has Broken, Verse 1

Morning has broken like the first morning,

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing!  Praise for the morning!

Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!

Words by: Eleanor Farjeon      Traditional melody arranged by David Evans.

Accelerated Reader:  Many students have already achieved their 3^rd Term goal.  Keep reading, girls and boys!  With each successful quiz taken, you are moving closer to earning your goal.  Due date is Fri. June 7. 

Library Class:  Remember to bring all books back to Library this week.

Scholastic Book Orders:  If you are ordering, please have your completed book order forms in by Fri. June 7.  Thank you.

Students of the Week:  This week, Kaylynn Mantel and Micah Schuurman.  Next week:  Jocelyn Shelton and Braden Vandersleen.

GRADE 5 and 6 – Mrs Drop

Grad Dinner letters have been sent home with students in grade 6 & 7.  Please give Tina Vyn a call @, 519-269-3324 or e-mail @ rtvyn@execulink.com to see which shift you are available to help with.  We have the 5-8 shift and 9-end shift left to fill yet.  

Math Quiz on Fractions and Decimals (Lessons 1-5) on Friday, June 7.

Art:  Paper Quilting Project is due on Friday, June 7.

Science:  Greek portfolios have been sent home with the unit marks for signature. I am pleased with the results, especially the growth in all students’ reflections and note taking since September. Many students particularly enjoyed this recent unit and have a new appreciation for the importance of Ancient Greece. Continue to expect daily project homework as we work through our biodiversity unit…

Thank you to our bus driver, Mrs. Walters, and to Mrs. L. Bergen, Mrs. H. Friesen and Mr. A. Saarloos for helping out on the field trip to Western University last Friday! It was a wonderful day spent learning skills and playing games/sports through various physical education activities and workshops!

 Memory Work:  Philippians 4:8

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

Grad Dinner letters have been sent home with students in grade 6 & 7.  Please give Tina Vyn a call @, 519-269-3324 or e-mail @ rtvyn@execulink.com to see which shift you are available to help with.   We have the 5-8 shift and 9-end shift left to fill yet.  

Health Quiz:  tomorrow, Thursday.  Study the review pages.

Math Exam - Tuesday, June 11. Covers all the material we have been studying this year.
History Renaissance Fair - June 12th - Public and school viewing from 12:40 - 3:00pm in the Gymnasium.  Ongoing research is to be done on own time.  Currently working on answering 6Q’s Who, What, Where, When, Why and How based on their topic.  Work period on Friday, June 7 - bring all your supplies!
Art:  Making work for Renaissance Fair
Thank you Field Trip volunteers joining us for the UWO Lego Robotics Lab last Friday!  Pictures on wiki page coming soon.
Field Trip to Canada’s Wonderland is scheduled for June 14 rain or shine. Some permission forms are still due. Thank you to all who offered to drive bus and/or chaperone. Details will be sent home with your child shortly.
Next Pot Luck lunch is Friday, June 7th.

Memory work for Wed. June 13 is Romans 8:37-39
Memory work this week is 1 Cor. 13:4-7
The Grammar Review on Capitalization is due Friday.

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Library Summer Sign-out Form

My Child _____________________________(name) has my permission to take up to _____(#) books out of the ICS library for the Summer Sign-out.  I realize that I am responsible for the return of all these materials the first week of school in September.  I will submit replacement cost for all lost or damaged books.

Parent Name (please print) ________________________Parent signature: ________________________.