Wednesday, September 25, 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: 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
Sept. 28 Clovermead event 4:00 - dark
Oct. 1 Bluewater
Soccer Tournament Oct 2 raindate
2
8:55 Chapel
5
Ride For Refuge in London
8
Cross Country Meet – Strafford
9
8:55 Chapel; Grandparents’ & Senior Friends’ Day
and Thanksgiving Dinner
11 PA day – no school for
students
14 Thanksgiving Holiday
– school closed
16 Parent/Teacher Conference;
Board meets
18
Friday Family Fun
Night
From the
Principal's Desk:
As
a staff, we are having fun with Fish Days on Friday afternoons, and we trust
that your children are too! Our goals include teaching teamwork, creating a
sense of wonder for a particular aspect of God's creation with a fishy thematic
element, and allowing the students to articulate their ideas and questions. We
used our staff meeting to "tune" our lessons together, and we are
excited by the creativity, insight and engagement of the students. We will be
creating a Fish Days gallery on the gym stage to display student work - give us
a week, then come and see!
Our
board met last week, and the excitement I feel in our education program was
also present in our conversation around the table. We looked at some of the
recent educational efforts by the Bill Gates Foundation, and saw how elements
in our own program build student engagement and character, including our
integrated studies, personalized learning programs in Accelerated Reader,
Mathletics (and with Tell Me More French just getting started), Google Apps for
education, and student service jobs. These augment the already solid academic
core of our educational program. And while Bill Gates seeks to build towards
individual success, we seek instead to develop of each student's unique gifts
in service to God in all walks of life.
As
we work to create excitement and depth to our learning, we need you to be
excited and talking as well! Word of mouth is the most valuable advertising! We
have space, and for sustainability, we need new families. God has provided a
great gift in this school! There are those who care deeply about their
Christian responsibility to bring up their children, but are not yet convinced
by ICS... help convince them on the value of the investment!
in
Christian education,
Keith
Cameron, Principal
CEAF: Last night, along with
area Christian schools, the board chair, vice-chair and principal met with the
Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools executive director regarding the CEAF
re-assessments. Even if we are disappointed by CRA’s actions, the OACS has been
helpful in providing leadership and limiting the extent of the CRA reviews. We
are blessed to be part of a wider organization, and we thank them for their
efforts. With a need for professional expertise, and with a possible class
action suit against CEAF and the OACS, legal efforts have been passed to a
private legal firm. If you were a participant in the CEAF program, you should
have received a copy of a retainer agreement from the firm Morris, Kepes and
Winters. OACS recommends this firm if you wish to pursue legal redress along
with other OACS parents, and the package explains initial costs ($491),
potential benefits and risks. Many believe that there is a legal contest to be
fought. Please prayerfully consider your decision on involvement. There is a
deadline for responding by 30 Sep. (The
link to the law firm is http://www.mkwtaxlaw.com/ceaf/ ) We also encourage all our parents to participate in our school
survey detailing the impact the CRA reassessments are having. Responses to date
indicate that the reassessments are significant, but have not yet generated
need for tuition assistance. We accept donations to ICS for tuition assistance
(and can issue valid tax receipts for those), and the board will continue to
use our confidential Tuition Assistance Committee to address needs brought to
their attention. Please contact our Treasurer, Dave VanGurp for further details.
Board Discussions: Did you know that the
Board minutes are posted at: http://www.immanuelchristianschool.net/boardminutes.htm. Minutes
are approved at the next meeting, and are posted thereafter.
Praying for our Families: Last week Thursday we prayed for Jake and Lydia
Bergen &
Larry and Irene Buis.
Update on Keli-Lyn’s uncle. Perry is doing much better, he 'has his
humour back'. Surgery was done on his
leg on Saturday. Thank you to all who have been praying,
please continue to pray for a complete healing.
Praying for our Staff: This week we will remember Ms. Pieters in prayer.
Reminders: Chocolate Bar
Sales/Student Activity Fee: Please have all money in by Friday, Sept. 27th
Meat /Baked Goods Order Pick up is Tuesday,
Oct 8 from 2:30-4.
Coolers with names are welcome.
Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews
- Wed, Oct. 16 and Mon, Oct. 21. A sign up form is at the end of the Journal.
Due by
Friday, Sept. 27th. If I
don’t hear from you I will schedule you in where there is an opening. A confirmation schedule will be attached to
the Oct. 9thth Journal.
This Saturday, Sept 28 at
Clovermead - Christian Family Fun Night - 4p.m. till dark! (just North of Aylmer on Hwy #73). $10
includes full access to the park, a hotdog and pop (additional food will be
available for purchase on site) (23mths + under are free). All proceeds go directly back to ICS. Enjoy some fun activities including go karts,
zip line, giant jumping pillow, petting zoo, and more. Bring your camera! If the cold scares you there will be hot
chocolate, coffee, tea and fires through out the park. Bring your lawn chair. Bee there or Bee square!
All
Grandparents’ and Senior Friends’ are invited to attend our ICS Grandparents’
and Senior Friends’ day to be held on Wednesday, October 9th this
year. This is also the same day as our annual school wide
thanksgiving dinner. This thanksgiving
season we would like to share a meal, have a time of fellowship and
a time to celebrate the special people in our lives. The day will start at 10:45 with refreshments
and fellowship in the gym, and visiting the classrooms, lunch and an
assembly. End time is approximately
2:30. We are hoping you will be able to
join us.
To help us with meal planning send us an RSVP
letting us know if you will be attending.
You may call the school 519-773-8472, e-mail at Immanuel@amtelecom.net or pass the
word on to your children who can contact the school.
Tina Vyn
will have her cards and “Successful
Living” books available for purchase as well.
Students: more
invites are available in the office
on the counter, please help yourself.
Parents of our students are reminded
of what food they need to prepare. All
those families with their last name beginning with A – R please bring a hot
dish or salad or soup, those with S-Z please bring a dessert. E-mail Anna Krahn at ja_krahn@yahoo.ca with what you are going
to send so that we can make sure we have a proper amounts of items.
Breakfast "snack"
Program Starts Soon!
With Mrs Carrie Rempel and Mrs Jodie Hibbert as our lead volunteers, we should
be serving nutritious snacks to classes at 8:30 as students do their daily
reading. The program is available to all at no cost to the students. Along with
local public schools, we have received a grant towards costs. Students will
have the option to choose one or two healthy options to prepare their minds
after a long bus ride - fruit, yoghurt, milk and some grains are among the
options.
All Classes:
Has your class come up
with a fun name for our new snack program? Suggestions are due this Friday.
The Auxiliary has several bags of hamburger paddies
& buns for sale. These were not
needed for the back to school BBQ. For
$20 you can purchase a bag of approx 25 paddies and 2 pkgs of buns. Contact the office or drop by the school if
you are interested in purchasing.
Pop Cans: Please keep saving them for the school.
We have John & Teresa VanderDeen looking after collecting and bring
them away. Pop cans can be dropped off
at Martin’s Lift Trucks’ old location, 48180 Talbot Line, West on Hwy 3, north
side of the road just outside of Aylmer
Soccer: There will be a practice on Thursday from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Players will need to arrange their own transportation home after the
practices on Thursday.
The
Bluewater Christian School Soccer Tournament is scheduled to be held on
Tuesday, October 1, at the Warwick Soccer Complex. The rain date is Wed., October 2. DRIVERS
will be needed. A permission and
transportation form was sent home today and needs to be returned by this
Friday, Sept. 27. Warwick Soccer
Complex address and website: 7159
Arkona Road , Warwick Township , ON
Cross Country: We continue to train on
Mon (gr 2-8) and Fri (gr 5-8). Our
annual cross country competition will be held in Stratford
Ride for Refuge: October 5th. There
has not been a lot of interest shown with the changed location… if you are
considering riding or sponsoring, please sign up soon! Immanuel is
registered as a partner, and we receive up to 70% of all funds raised by our teams. The Ride is in north London , starting at West Park Baptist Church 955 Gainsborough Rd , London Immanuel
Christian School
Keith & Kristyn Getty
will be in Hamilton Place Theatre on Thursday, October 24 at 7p.m. Aylmer Aylmer
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Some
of the things we have done in Kindergarten....
Bible: Noah
God's Changing Seasons:
Awesome Autumn
Letter and sound this week: i
All About Number 4
JK - Tracing or printing their
own names
SK - Writing Journals
Most
children enter kindergarten with basic writing skills that include scribbling
and drawing. As writing skills develop, kindergartners move trough the
different levels at various speeds. Common early writing skills include writing
letters to describe ideas, using letters to create words (that may or may not
be spelled correctly) to describe a picture or idea.
GRADES 1 and
2 - Ms. Pieters
Happy 7th Birthday
Sarah Janssens
Friday, September 27, 2013
“May you be blessed by the
Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15
Memory Work: Each Wednesday your child
will be given a scripture verse or a song to learn from memory. Please review
this selection often throughout the week to help your child know it from memory
for the following Wednesday. Memory work for Oct. 2:
In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth.
God saw all that he had
made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:1 and 31
Spelling: Each Friday we will have
spelling dictation. Weekly word lists will be sent home at the beginning of the
week. Please have your child review the list words a few minutes each day. Here
are the words the students should know for Friday, Sept. 27:
Spelling
List for Grade 1: as, had, sit, six, ran
Spelling
List for Grade 2: up, it, him, I, for,
or, four, we, man, men
Creation Studies: Last Thursday was a very
exciting day in our classroom. The students were watching the chrysalis all
morning while trying to do some school work for we knew the monarch butterfly
was soon going to be born. Just before we were going to pray for lunch Owen announced
that he saw the chrysalis starting to crack open. We all quickly gathered
around the table to watch the miraculous birth of the Monarch Butterfly. It was
so exciting to be able to watch the tiny wings grow and stretch out. The
students were so filled with joy they went out to share the good news with
anybody they could find in the school. We soon had many visitors coming in our
classroom to see the beautiful monarch butterfly. On Monday morning we tagged
the two butterflies before we let them go outside so they can begin their
migration journey to Mexico
GRADES 3 and
4 – Mrs. Drop
Memory Work: Song: We Are One in the
Spirit
Verse
2: We will work with each other, We will work side by
side. (2x)
And we'll guard each man's dignity and save each man's pride.
And we'll guard each man's dignity and save each man's pride.
Chorus: And
they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
Yes, they'll know we are Christians by our
love. (by Peter Scholte) ccli #
1443206
Spelling Words for Fri., Sept. 27, 2013
Grade 3: pitch, drink, swim,
life, while, I, my, light, buy eye, which, find, why, kind, try, what, by
Grade 4: fact, began, clasp,
rapid, able, later, space, stranger, grade, display, main, explain, freight,
neighbour, weigh, vein, April, ankle, quick, level
Star Student for next week is Megan
Friesen, followed by Hayden Guenther.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms Buma
Fri. Sept. 27 – Spelling Dictation: Unit
4
Fri. Sept. 27 – Morning Devotions – Cody Bergen
Wed. Oct. 2 – Memory Work: Proverbs 15:33 (NIV) Holy Bible, Textbook Edition
Wisdom’s instruction is to
fear the LORD, and humility comes before honour.
Accelerated Reader: AR Reports will be sent home this Friday, Sept.
27. Keep a steady pace in reading and in
taking your quizzes.
Scholastic Book
Orders: October flyers were sent
home today. Please return any completed
book order forms by Friday, Oct. 4. Chocolate Bars: Most of the chocolate bar boxes have been
sold. Please try to complete your sales
by Friday, Sept. 27.
GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate /
Ms. Jones
Congratulations
on the History test results - 81% average. Please have the tests signed and
returned asap.
Spelling
dictation Friday, please complete all definitions in your notebook. See List
one on AAASpell link through our class Wiki page.
Our
First Pot Luck Celebration is scheduled for next Wednesday, October 2. We will
plan to do this monthly as a fun event and birthday celebration for our class.
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Parent/Teacher/Student
Conferences
Please
indicate on this form the date, approximate time and which teachers you (with
or without your child(ren) would like to see for your scheduled
conference. If your child has Resource
support, please book a conference also with the Resource teacher. Mr. Cameron is also available to meet with
new families or if you have other concerns. Please indicate a request.
We would
like all parents to attend the first set of conferences so that as staff and
parents we can touch base with each other.
Showing a (1) for first choice and a (2) for second choice will
help us in our time scheduling.
A “Parent – Teacher
Conference Schedule” sheet serving as your confirmation will be attached to the
Journal of October 9.
Wednesday,
October 16 Monday,
October 21
4:00
– 5:00 __________ 4:00 – 5:00
__________
6:00
– 7:30 __________ 6:00 – 7:30
__________
7:30
– 9:00 __________ 7:30 – 9:00
__________
I wish to see the following
teacher(s):
Child’s
teacher Child
________________________________________
concerning ___________________________
________________________________________
concerning ___________________________
________________________________________
concerning ___________________________
________________________________________
concerning ___________________________
________________________________________
concerning ___________________________
________________________________ Parent’s name (please print)
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I
give my son / daughter _______________________________ permission to run fast
and to the best of his / her ability at the Stratford Cross Country Competition on Tuesday October 8.
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Yes, I am able to accompany my child and can assist with supervision.
______________________________
parental name and signature
