Wednesday, September 4, 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. 6 Back
to School BBQ
9 School Photos for grades SK – 8
10 School Photos for JK
11 Chapel 8:55
18 Chapel 8:55
23 Immunizations – gr. 7’s and gr. 8 girls
Back to School Barbeque
Friday, September 6, 2013
6:00 - 6:40 p.m. devotions,
playground opening and BBQ
(supervision provided in the playground for
children
6:40 - 7:00 p.m. “what’s new” class briefs
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. dessert and coffee and
classrooms open for viewing
Menu: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs
Salads
Ice
Cream for Dessert
Juice
and Coffee
Cost: by donation!
Join us out behind the school (weather permitting), or in the school
gym.
Everyone is welcome!
Enjoy good food, fellowship, meet the teachers and see the classrooms.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
From the
Principal's Desk:
It was great to see our students back on Tuesday
and today (for the SK students)! We are excited for the upcoming school year.
Like all children, our students will still want to be having fun but will also
be excited to be back with their friends. As teachers, we are keen to make
learning at ICS engaging. Our focuses this year include:
- a culture of curiosity and exploration, hopefully
creating a "buzz" in the school;
- personalized learning programs in mathematics
(Mathletics) and literacy (Accelerated Reader);
- multi-age learning in Friday integrated study
sessions;
- an increasing emphasis on project-based learning;
- all building towards a strong identity as a
Christian learning community!
Let me encourage you to come on out for the Back to
School BBQ on Friday. We look forward to opening "phase 1" of our new
playground, our primary play structure, on Fri Sep 6 at 6pm. We gratefully
acknowledge funding from both the Aylmer Community Foundation and the ICS
membership. And, many thanks to the dedicated volunteers whose labour led to
success! New this year, Education Committee will host "what's new in
grade..." briefs, where the teachers will cover those things that have always
puzzled parents - AR? / homework? / story-telling? / health? Dessert will be
served right after the briefs.
For September 2013, we have an enrolment of 81
students. Mrs Ina Groeneweg teaches our JK/SK class, Ms Marianne Pieters
instructs gr 1/2, Mrs Sheryle Drop teaches gr 3/4 as well as music and French,
Ms Tine Buma teaches gr 5/6 with 3/4 rotary), while Mr Evert TenBruggencate and
Ms Katrina Jones instruct gr 7/8 and phys ed. We are very pleased to have Mr
TenBruggencate back teaching part-time, following his serious leg injury a year
ago when he was struck by a vehicle while cycling!
Visitors are always invited, and our "Welcome
Wednesdays" promote a culture of open classrooms. Come on in!
yours in Christ
Keith Cameron, Principal
Welcomes and Farewells: We are pleased to welcome John and Tina Hiebert,
with Victor (gr 3), Kahlen (gr 1) and Roenan (at home) to our community! Please introduce yourself and make them feel a
connection with our school. We also bid
a farewell to two families. Darrell and Helen Klassen, with Seth, Devon and Jedediah, are returning to homeschooling as was
their original intention. Congratulations to the Klassens on the birth of
Liberty Joy this summer. Please keep Helen
is your prayers as she is dealing with some serious health issues. If you wish
to help out please give the office a call.
We bid a farewell to Marcel and Amy Broer as well, as they transfer
Haley and Jaden to Summers
Corners Public
School
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From the Finance Committee: If you have not
submitted your 2013/2014 tuition cheques, please do so by the end of this week.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Reminder: Everyone who comes
into the building should report to the office. Even if you are making a
quick stop-in visit with your child, please pop your head into the office, so
we know who is in the building. Volunteers working with student, please
remember to sign in at the office.
Transportation
Communication List: Please look it over carefully to see if your
phone #’s are correct and keep near your phone.
How does it work? If there is a
bus route disruption, the bus driver will call the families that have their
names stared and bolded. These families
in turn will call their block of people. Mr. Cameron will start the call for
walkers. Bus disruptions will also be
posted on the school Twitter feed on our web page. In case of illness or absence, if your child
will not be riding the bus in the morning, and it’s too late to call the
driver, please call the family before your pick up stop and their child can
relay the message to the bus driver. This may help to save on fuel costs.
Test of our Communications
List: We will test our transportation fan out list Friday
morning before 7 a.m. Expect a call!
Delays / Cancellations. Weather delays have in the
past been much more difficult for parents to deal with than have cancellations.
To that end, our policy aims to avoid bus delays. Our policy also considers
both student and staff safety in traveling to school in inclement weather. Snow creates potentially dangerous road
surface conditions, which impact both buses and teachers. Fog creates reduced visibility, which impacts
students getting on and off buses safely. Fog, while causing delays and
requiring slower speeds and increased attention, is not seen to create the same
driving risks as snow. In inclement weather situations, our delays or
cancellations will be guided by Thames Valley School Board (Aylmer
a) TVDSB snow cancellation = ICS bus cancellation,
ICS closed *
b) TVDSB snow delay = ICS bus cancellation,
ICS closed
c) TVDSB fog cancellation = ICS bus cancellation,
ICS closed
d) TVDSB fog delay = ICS AM bus cancellation, ICS open, PM buses run
normally
For now a phone call will also follow to
confirm this.
Items due: T.R.I.P.
Order: due 9 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday the 5th! (Your order form was included in your Back to
School mailing.) Pick up date is Thursday, Sept. 12 for this
month only.
What is TRIP? It is a
fundraiser where you can earn money towards your next year’s tuition, this
also includes families
who are 'graduated out of ICS and send to LDCSS. You can also continue with the
TRIP program your tuition credit will be applied to transportation costs to
LDCSS.
How does TRIP work? You purchase gift cards from the school of which 40%
of the profit goes towards reducing your tuition (or someone else’s), 50% goes
to ICS Fundraising and the last 10% goes to coordinators who administer the
program. These numbers are new to you all. The Canada
Revenue Agency through the OACS has informed us at the end of June that we can
no longer offer an 80% profit percentage to individual families. It has to be
50% or less depending on TRIP expenses. Even though ICS has very little TRIP
expenses, we have decided to lower the percentage to 40% so that we are covered
should
ICS be audited. The other 40% will be applied to the 'Fundraising budget'. We
realize this will be disappointing to you as individual families, but we need
to comply with CRA regulations. A good amount of 'TRIP credit' can still be
earned for individual families who diligently buy gift cards for all your
shopping needs. We will try to make the TRIP gift card program as convenient
for everyone as we can to help you attain a reduction to your tuition.
How do we get started? If you do not
have a TRIP number all you need to do is get a registration form from the
office and fill it out. You will be given a TRIP number that you use when
ordering. You can start buying cards the day you put in your registration form!
Where can I get the gift cards? Once a month a
TRIP order form will be attached to the Journal. you will need to return it
with your payment the next week, (The order is due the next week - the date is
printed on the form. The following week you will be able to pick up your gift
cards at the school or if you choose you may have them sent home from the
school with your child. You may still
buy gift cards at the school on Tuesday mornings, or on Fridays all day (only
when the school is open). Other locations include Clovermead Apiaries, and
our new location being Roszell’s Furnishings. These locations only carrying
Presidents Choice and Tim Horton’s gift cards. Family Flowers near St. Thomas
This program is intended to give you
the opportunity to earn credit towards your tuition for the next year. We
encourage you to use this valuable resource.
Any questions please do not hesitate to
contact the coordinators. Grace Schipper 519-317- 1518 or Theressa De Jong
519-765-3372 or by email icstrip@live.ca
Cheese orders: The first cheese order for
the year came in today. Anyone who ordered cheese back in June or duringthe
summer will find their order in their child's backpack today, or it will be in
the fridge in the kitchen. Thank you!
Lunches – Recess is at
10:25 and lunch is at 12:35. Please
ensure your child has a good healthy snack for snack recess. We are allowed to set out only 9 bags of
garbage each week. To keep within these limits, but also to be stewardly
with God's creation, please send lunches in reusable containers. Uneaten
food should also be packed back home.
Remember: We are a peanut-free
facility!
Things to Send to School: Family Picture for our school family picture display
so we can put names to faces. Please
identify your family members.
Our Health Forms need updating for grades 1-8. Each child was sent home with a new form
today. Please fill our and return as
soon as possible to the office.
Attachments:
ICS/LDCSS Directory has been updated.
Student Health Insurance: If you wish to receive
the coverage offered, complete and mail directly to the company.
The Meat and Baked Goods Fundraiser Thanksgiving
Order is attached. Our suppliers, Maple Lodge Farms Bulk
Products, The Oegema Turkey Shoppe, Johnson Meats and VanStraten Bakery and new
this year is A Slice of Aylmer are ready
to fill our orders. Stock up your
freezer for the fall. Our next order
usually goes out for your Christmas shopping/freezer needs. Please
have your order in by Thursday, Sept. 19.
(fax # 519-773-8315). Pick up is Friday,
October 11from 2:30-4 p.m. NO LATE ORDERS! If you wish to drop of your coolers ahead of
time please put your name on them.
Note: We are still looking for a replacement person
for the meat and baked goods group. It consists of 4 days a year,
and will get your service hrs in.
Contact the school or Irene Versteegen-Buis 519-765-4766 hank44@eastlink.ca
Student Activity Fee/Chocolate Bar Sales
– We are selling World’s Finest
Chocolate bars! Each Choc Box
contains a mixed variety of 30 peanut free items @ $2.00 each. The whole box is worth $60. The varieties are: chocolate covered almonds, caramel whirls,
bars of milk chocolate with caramel filing, milk chocolate with rise crisps,
and milk chocolate with almonds. Funds
raised from our chocolate bar sales and student fees cover student expenses for
field trips, school skating, special guests, sports tournaments, etc. If you are not selling chocolate bars then
your Student Activity Fee is due. $20
per student, $10 for JK or SK student.
Student Agendas published by the
Bible League have been distributed to students in gr. 3-8. Parents are urged to
oversee and encourage their children to make good use of this tool as students
plan for projects, complete homework and write reminder notes.
Band this year will be held on
Mondays from 3:30-4:30. We are still
looking for more students to be involved.
If you are interested in joining band this year please pick up a sign-up
form at the office and return it as soon as possible. Our first practice will be on Monday, Sept.
16, 3:30-4:30.
Volunteers are Always Welcome! A volunteer sign-up list was included in
your back to school mailing. Please look
it over, see
where you fit in and return the form to the office. We will
pass your name on to the different work groups involved. A sign-up sheet will also be available at the
Back to School BBQ for your convenience.
Playground Replacement :
We
would like to thank all those involved with the playground replacement,
especially those who came out for the grunt work.
The Building and Maintenance committee have worked on this project for two years, and finally can say we are close being completed, and even on time for the school year!!
Ray Kaastra was the first volunteer outside the B&M committee, and a crew from H Broer Equipment came out for the tear down of the playground. Neil Friesen Excavating and his crew did the excavation of the whole area and pulled out some interesting memorabilia with the posts. Chris & Christy Hiemstra and family covered the costs of moving out the old fill, which was a great help.
With the older playground disassembled and in pieces, it was a clean removal and this excited us for the new installation. This should be EASY with new technology and how most new assembly instructions are 3D modelled drawings with clear instructions. They even show normal people in the pictures putting the items together... with slacks and skirts even.
On the planned work day, early Saturday morning for a 7AM start, John Smit, Len & Jane Weverink, Abe Dyck, Jim Vording (and his girls) and a few other visitors who wore symbolic white hats and with clean hands, attended. We unpacked the massive crate with pry bars, Men with the glow of boy at Christmas, ready to see the awesome grand toy we got to put together as simple as a Lego set, one of my favourite pastimes. Boy were we surprised. There were no predrilled holes, no simple clamps, the drawings were descriptive with few pictures, little or no direction how to even start with the base. A few wooden heads were scratched and by about 11AM the posts and three platforms were standing proud. Problem was that the rest of the crate contents were these bags of small screws, odd brackets of multiple designs, clips, more brackets, and even less instruction. You can see these parts spread out nicely but man there was just no figuring this out. We all talked it over and anticipated multiple days' worth of work. We sucked up our pride, and to maintain our dignity we succumb to allowing the professionals. We called the supplier of the playground that Saturday and Elaine our rep arranged a great group of guys from Hoog Installations. They came in on Wednesday at 3:30pm and with great satisfaction they were done by 6pm. 2.5 hours. Wow. They must be wizards in LEGOLAND. Of course the group from the workday on the Saturday did all the major work of lining up the pipes and getting the platforms done for them... I guess it pays to have them do it sometimes, of course we had to pay them, so additional donations for that cost would be always accepted... :)
Now the grunt work had to happen, Keith arranged to have a load of wood chips brought in, and it was trucked in but needed to be leveled and moved around the playground. The sandbox had to be moved back into the play area under the shade trees. For this wonderful task Ryan Meesters, Ralph Vording, Eric Hartemink and John Smit were on staff to get it looking like a completely new area. Chris Bakker finished it off with a concrete curb with his finest craftsmanship. A further work crew composed of the entire DeJong and Cameron families, John Smit, Dean Mantel, Helen Friesen and Andy Kroondyk set up the tetherball pole, ball games, painted lines and climbers and drew out the large map.
We are still planning to add a few nice benches for our outdoor classrooms and to help define the playground area. Phase 2 (new swings and a pyramid climber) waits for next Spring.
The Building and Maintenance committee have worked on this project for two years, and finally can say we are close being completed, and even on time for the school year!!
Ray Kaastra was the first volunteer outside the B&M committee, and a crew from H Broer Equipment came out for the tear down of the playground. Neil Friesen Excavating and his crew did the excavation of the whole area and pulled out some interesting memorabilia with the posts. Chris & Christy Hiemstra and family covered the costs of moving out the old fill, which was a great help.
With the older playground disassembled and in pieces, it was a clean removal and this excited us for the new installation. This should be EASY with new technology and how most new assembly instructions are 3D modelled drawings with clear instructions. They even show normal people in the pictures putting the items together... with slacks and skirts even.
On the planned work day, early Saturday morning for a 7AM start, John Smit, Len & Jane Weverink, Abe Dyck, Jim Vording (and his girls) and a few other visitors who wore symbolic white hats and with clean hands, attended. We unpacked the massive crate with pry bars, Men with the glow of boy at Christmas, ready to see the awesome grand toy we got to put together as simple as a Lego set, one of my favourite pastimes. Boy were we surprised. There were no predrilled holes, no simple clamps, the drawings were descriptive with few pictures, little or no direction how to even start with the base. A few wooden heads were scratched and by about 11AM the posts and three platforms were standing proud. Problem was that the rest of the crate contents were these bags of small screws, odd brackets of multiple designs, clips, more brackets, and even less instruction. You can see these parts spread out nicely but man there was just no figuring this out. We all talked it over and anticipated multiple days' worth of work. We sucked up our pride, and to maintain our dignity we succumb to allowing the professionals. We called the supplier of the playground that Saturday and Elaine our rep arranged a great group of guys from Hoog Installations. They came in on Wednesday at 3:30pm and with great satisfaction they were done by 6pm. 2.5 hours. Wow. They must be wizards in LEGOLAND. Of course the group from the workday on the Saturday did all the major work of lining up the pipes and getting the platforms done for them... I guess it pays to have them do it sometimes, of course we had to pay them, so additional donations for that cost would be always accepted... :)
Now the grunt work had to happen, Keith arranged to have a load of wood chips brought in, and it was trucked in but needed to be leveled and moved around the playground. The sandbox had to be moved back into the play area under the shade trees. For this wonderful task Ryan Meesters, Ralph Vording, Eric Hartemink and John Smit were on staff to get it looking like a completely new area. Chris Bakker finished it off with a concrete curb with his finest craftsmanship. A further work crew composed of the entire DeJong and Cameron families, John Smit, Dean Mantel, Helen Friesen and Andy Kroondyk set up the tetherball pole, ball games, painted lines and climbers and drew out the large map.
We are still planning to add a few nice benches for our outdoor classrooms and to help define the playground area. Phase 2 (new swings and a pyramid climber) waits for next Spring.
The
committee is very happy with the results so far and expect the final touches to
be awesome. Many Thanks again to all the volunteers and the committee
members for a job well done!
Regards, Marcel Broer
Regards, Marcel Broer
Private Music Lessons:
Not every school is blessed with 5 experienced musicians interested in
providing music lessons during the school day! These teachers are
not part of the ICS staff; we simply make a room available to them. These
teachers take students from their classrooms to have private lessons right
at school. If you would like to make arrangements for private lessons at
school, contact the teacher at the following information.
Mrs. Paula
Richardson (piano) – 226-270-9960 or kendallpaula@rogers.com
Mrs. Emily Schuurman (piano) –
510-877-2320 or schuur7@execulink.com
Mrs. June Elley (violin, voice,
guitar and piano) – 519-773-2811 or jb_elley@yahoo.com
Mr. Derrick Drover (piano,
guitar, basic vocal) - 519-765-4990 www.derrickdrover.com
Mrs. Amanda Cameron (piano) –
519-550-7312 or keith_amanda_cameron@yahoo.ca
Miss
Jacquie Harms (Piano) to start mid-October – jacquieharms@gmail.com or leave a message at 519-773-7399
Boy's Soccer: We are happy to have Mrs. Sheri Weesjes coach
the boys' team this year. All boys in Grades 5 - 8 are invited to sign up and
tryout for the I.C.S. boys' soccer team. Those who sign up will also be
required to sign up for cross-country running (with the option of going to the
Woodstock District Cross-Country meet on Tuesday, October 8). Soccer practices
are set for Tuesdays after school (please make arrangements for getting home
after the practice is finished at 5PM) and Thursdays after lunch. The first
practice will start tomorrow. Please come prepared with shin pads, soccer
socks, soccer shoes, shorts and t-shirt. The Bluewater District
Christian School
Coordinator
- Ms. Pieters
Girls’ Soccer: If you are in grade 5, 6,
7, or 8, you are invited to sign up and tryout for the I.C.S. girls’ soccer
team. The first tryout/practice will be held on Friday, September 6, at noon
recess. Please come prepared with
t-shirts, shorts, shin pads, socks and soccer shoes. We welcome Mrs. Helen Friesen as coach of the
2013 I.C.S. Girls’ Soccer Team
Cross Country: Grades 2-8 are encouraged to train with Mr. Cameron
from 8:30 – 8:50 on Mon and Thur, Friday for gr. 5-8. Come ready to run and have fun! We start tomorrow.
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Communication
between home and school is important. Your child(ren) will bring home the
ICS Journal every week, which contains information regarding the Kindergarten
program in terms of Show & Tell dates, upcoming field trips, etc.
We
will celebrate your child’s birthday in class. A (peanut-free) snack to share with classmates
may be sent to school on your child's birthday, if you wish.
Please
provide some extra clothing for your child to keep at school, in the event of
an accident, and please label all items with your child's name.
Senior Kindergarten
Library: On Mondays we will
visit the library. Students are able to sign out two books to take home for the
week. Please ensure all books are returned along with your child, at the
beginning of each week.
Sound Book: We will be learning one letter per week. The
letter of the week will be glued in their Sound Book which students will take
home to review with their parents (letter name, letter sound and how to
print). Please ensure Sound Books are returned to school each school day.
Mathletics: See information sheet.
Please
feel free to communicate with me by note, telephone or email.
School:
519-773-8476; Home : 519-633-4965
GRADES 1 and
2 - Ms. Pieters
Welcome
to a new school year boys and girls. A special welcome to Kahlen Hiebert who
joined our grade one class.
May
we together enjoy learning about God’s world.
This
year in Creation Studies we will start with the unit called, Behold the Works
of God: All Creatures Large and Small. We will investigate the awesome works of
God by taking a close-up look at the monarch butterflies and the sea creatures
with a focus on whales. We will explore how God continually makes sure that the
animals have enough food, a place to live, a way to reproduce, and a way to
protect themselves from enemies.
Happy 7th Birthday
Xavier Bergen
Tuesday, September 10, 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 Sept. 11, is our theme verses for
this year.
You received
Christ Jesus as Lord. So keep on living in him.
Have your
roots in him. Build yourselves up in him. Grow strong in what you believe, just
as you were taught.
Be more
thankful than ever before. Colossians 2:6 and 7
Kleenex Boxes: Please send a box of
Kleenex with your child for our classroom’s yearly supply. Thank you.
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.6:
Spelling
List for Grade 1: an, at, and, am, a
Spelling
List for Grade 2: on, not, but, at, had,
in, did, get, red, hot
Scholastic Book Club: The September flyers were
sent home today. If you wish to place an order please fill out the form on the
back and return it to school by Sept. 12 with the payment (cash or cheque).
Highlights Magazine: Please take a moment to read through the
Highlights Magazine offer that your child took home today. We are able to
receive free educational items for our classroom even if you don't want to
order the magazine. All you need to do is sign the order form, mark either “Yes”
or “No” and send it back to school by next Friday, Sept. 20.
GRADES 3 and 4 – Mrs. Drop
Welcome, boys
and girls to Grades 3 and 4! We are happy to have Victor Hiebert join us
in Grade 3 and hope that together, we may all explore and learn about
this year’s school theme, Have your roots in Christ Jesus!
We
welcome Ms. Buma who will be teaching social science and French, Mr.
Cameron and Mrs. Robinson, who will be teaching information technology (one
class per week) and Mr. T, who will be teaching physical education.
Wed. Sept. 11 Memory Work: Beginning of the School Theme Verse
– You received Christ Jesus as Lord. So keep on living in him.
Colossians 2:6
Scholastics: The first Scholastic Book
Order was sent home with your child today. If you would like to place an order
for September, please have your child return it to school by Friday, Sept. 13.
Gym Foot Wear: Classes are scheduled
for Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Although the
students may have their indoor running shoes, please ensure that your child’s
outdoor shoes on those days are also running shoes. Thank you!
Spelling will be gin next week.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms Buma
Welcome
back to school, Grades 5 and 6! Together, we are familiarizing ourselves
with a different room location, reconnecting as a class, and looking forward to
an exciting year ahead. Our classroom Time Table involves the following
teachers. Ms. Buma, (home room), Mr. Cameron, (Social Studies and
Science), Mrs. Drop, (French and Music), and Ms. Jones, (Physical
Education).
Cogratulations:
Birthday
greetings are extended to Matthew Ypma, (Sept. 6) and Grace Vording, (Sept.
9). May God bless you richly, Matthew and Grace, in your new year of
life!
Wed.
Sept. 11 Memory Work
School
Bible
Studies:
We will be using the recently purchased class set of NIV Textbook Bibles as we
begin our study of the book of Daniel.
Spelling: Exercises on Lesson
1 are due on Friday. Weekly Spelling Dictations are also scheduled for
each Friday. Dictation word lists will be sent home at the beginning of each
new school week.
Agendas: Students have
received their agendas and will use them to keep track of their daily
activities and assignments. Parents, please sign your child's agenda
daily, to ensure that homework is being completed. Thank you!
Accelerated
Reader Reading:
Each morning, from 8:35-8:55, the students will be given independent
reading time. They should have a chapter book to read during this
time. Our first Library Class is Thursday, Sept. 5.
Scholastics: The first
Scholastic Book Order was sent home with your child today. If you would
like to place an order for September, please have your child return it to
school by Friday, Sept. 13.
Chocolate
Bars:
Sales have begun for students who have brought a box of chocolate bars home.
The Student Activity Fee is another means for Field Trip fundraising instead of
selling the chocolate bars.
Gym
Foot Wear:
Physical Education classes are scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday. Although the students may have their indoor running shoes, please
ensure that your child's outdoor shoes on those days, are also running
shoes. Thank you.
Kleenex
Boxes:
We need to build up our kleenex box supply again at the start of this new
school year. Thank you for sending along any contribution to our supply.
Social studies: We will be starting a new
unit on Canada Canada Canada
GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate /
Ms. Jones
Immunization consent forms for Grade 7 students and
Grade 8 girls were sent home today. All
forms must be returned, even if you are receiving immunizations.
Students need to bring
their planners/agendas to school each day. Sign only if there are any notes or reminders.
Parents: please use this as a
communication tool. Students only
require it to be signed if I have a note home or if there is work that is
incomplete.
P.E. wear includes I.C.S. gym shirts, please bring shorts to change into.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Volunteer
Opportunities
What are your
talents? How could you serve? Browse the opportunity list and let us know
what you would like to be involved with.
q
Library helpers, ½ day once a week
(questions? – call Nancy Robinson)
q
NEW:
Breakfast program support (menu, shopping and supplies)
q
Serve for hot lunches, generally once a
month
q
Grocery Voucher team, monthly
(questions? - call Grace Schipper,
Theressa DeJong)
q
Morning playground supervisors (800-8:30
Thursday) or other times as available, how many times/month, what day?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
q
Reading Partners (have a student read to
you, 8:35-8:55, 1 or 2x per week)
q
Coaches – all sports team, which sports: Run
For Joy, Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys
& Girls Volleyball, Boys & Girls Basketball,
Boys and Girls Badminton, Track and
Field
_______________________________________________________
q
IT volunteer to help with routine
maintenance on school systems
q
Special Event Days e.g. Hat & Gum,
School Spirit, etc.
q
Electives – Friday afternoons for 5 weeks
starting in January. Introduction to
life skills and hobbies for grades 4-8
What skill or hobby would you like to
share:
_______________________________________________________
q
Serve on a committee (Education, Finance,
Building & Maintenance, Transportation, Promotions, Fundraising,
Membership, Computer or Library, Auxiliary.)
Please indicate your interest, and note that committees membership is by
selection. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
q
School Health Team (Lice checks), Sept. and
Jan.
Bring
this form with you for the Back to School BBQ!
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