Wednesday, October 2, 2013
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Upcoming
Events
Oct. 5 Ride For Refuge in London
8
Cross Country Meet – Strafford
9
8:55 Chapel; Grandparents’ & Senior Friends’ Day
and Thanksgiving Lunch at
11:45
11 PA day – no school for
students
14 Thanksgiving Holiday
– school closed
15 JK, Gr 2 Dental Screening
& parental requests
16 Parent/Teacher Conference;
Board meets
18 Friday
Family Fun Night
21
Parent/Teacher Conferences
23 8:55 Chapel
24
& 25 Teacher’s Convention – school closed
As you may be aware, I serve as our
Principal in an 80% position – I am routinely out of office on Tuesdays. I
spent a significant portion of my day “off” coordinating some details of
yesterday's fog day, the re-schedule of soccer for today, and some supply
teacher fill-in needed to make those changes. I had cause to reflect that God
often “disrupts” our plans in life. In this case, His creation (and its fog)
re-arranged many of our plans for Tuesday morning. In a bigger sense, God often
does the same in our lives as He allows or inserts the unexpected in our tidy
life plans. At the same time that He promises satisfaction and good, He says
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts“ (Isaiah 55:9). As teachers we are often
called to roll with the unexpected, and to make the most of all opportunities
to point towards truth – that could be a classroom disruption, cancellations,
an emotional student, a misunderstanding or an obvious mismatch between our
lesson plan and the needs of the class at that time. As parents, our days are
perhaps suddenly changed with the weather. All those provide a chance to speak
of how we fit in God's bigger picture, trusting Him to work out the details we
cannot. That consistency of witness is why we send our children to a Christian
school.
I will be away over Thursday and Friday at
the annual Fall Retreat for the Ontario Christian School Administrators'
Association. Evert TenBruggencate (mornings) or Marianne Pieters (afternoons)
will be Teacher in Charge in my absence. I will update you on the retreat in a
future Journal.
in Christian education,
Keith Cameron, Principal
Praying
for our Families: Last
week Thursday we prayed for Keith and Amanda Cameron & Kelly and Theresa
DeJong.
Praying
for our Staff: This
week we will remember Ms. Buma in prayer.
Reminders: 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 confirmation
schedule will be attached next week Oct. 9th.
Hamburger paddies & buns: $20 for a bag of approx 25 paddies and
2 pkgs of buns. Contact the office or
drop by the school.
Please
note the really important RSVPs for Grandparent attendance and food in the note
below – you cooperation in this will greatly help us to prepare for this
ambitious day!
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.
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.
T.R.I.P.: October order is attached, due by Thursday, Oct. 10th, available
for pick-up on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17th.
Just
to review our Transportation policy:
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 travelling 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 area) decisions:
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 *
A phone call will also follow to confirm
this.
LDCSS makes a separate call to close the
school based on the calls from area feeder schools. We will not likely know
LDCSS's situation when we make our bus calls. Please check the LDCSS website or
call before making a trip into the school! Many of us did make a trip, only to
find out that LDCSS was closed... thank you for your patience as we all work
out a slick cancellation system.
Check the school website: www.immanuelchristianschool.net
as early as 6:30 a.m. for delay/cancellation information. Look for a scrolling information line just
above our school logo and name or click on “tweets” or on the twitter icon at
the bottom of the page on the left hand side.
Bus
Call List Change for Doug Walters route. Phone calls will be coming from John
& Anna Krahn not Ryan & Jenn
Meesters.
From the Fundraising
Committee:
Thank
you to everyone who came out to the Clovermead
Family Night last Saturday! $2569.47 profit was made to
go towards the ICS fundraising goal, and hundreds of children and adults
had a wonderful time - including families from outside the ICS
membership! We were blessed with a beautiful day and the opportunity
given to us by Chris + Christy Hiemstra + family at Clovermead.
Thank you Hiemstra family and Clovermead staff and thank you to all the
volunteers who came together to make this event such a success. Pictures
are posted at facebook.com/ICSAylmer
- check them out and add to the collection!
Chocolate
Letters
will no longer be available through the school, but they can still
be ordered from "A Slice of Aylmer". If you would
like to place an order, please drop it off at the store (24 Talbot Street W Aylmer ),
email sliceofaylmer@gmail.com , or
give them a call at 519-773-9203. We are sorry for any
inconvenience. This fundraiser proved to be a lot of work and time
compiling and sorting orders for not a lot of profit, so Fundraising Committee
has decided to focus their energy on other opportunities. Thank you
for your understanding!
Ride for Refuge:
It's not too late to sign up! Support a great cause (ICS, plus several other
Christian charities), enjoy camaraderie and challenge! All students and parents
cycling in Ride for Refuge should plan to meet at West Park Baptist Church ,
955 Gainsborough Rd , London between 8 and 8:45 for registration.
Choose 10 km, 30 km or 60 km routes. See http://rideforrefuge.org/location/london for more info.
Cross
Country:
All students ran a time trial this last Monday – we have some fast
runners! Our district competition is next Tue Oct 8. We will travel by bus to Strathroy District Christian
School , departing from
ICS at 8:45 and returning after lunch. Permission forms are at the end of this
Journal, and last week's. Students participating need to have their permission
forms in to the school by Fri Oct 5.
http://www.mydigipub.com/publication?i=177434 From now on these magazines will
be available on line but if you prefer to receive the hard copy please let the
office know and I will order a copy for you.
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Some of the things we have done in
Kindergarten....
Bible: The Tower
of Babel
God's Changing Seasons: Awesome Autumn
Letter and sound this week: p
All About Number 5
Nursery Rhyme: Itsy Bitsy Spider
JK - Tracing or printing
their own names
Scissors skills
SK - Writing Journals
SK - Writing Journals
GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters
Memory
Work: Memory work for Oct. 9:
As
long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,
summer
and winter, day and night will never cease. Genesis 8:22
Spelling:
Spelling dictation on Friday, Oct. 4
Spelling List for Grade 1: up, us, run, fun, to
Spelling List for Grade 2: add, ask, came, name, ride, bone, save,
kite, cute, mine
Scholastic
Book Club: The October flyers were sent home today.
If you wish to place an order please fill out the form on the flyer and return
it to school by Oct. 10 with the payment (cash or cheque).
GRADES 3 and 4 – Mrs. Drop
Memory Work: Song: Rejoice
in the Lord Always
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice,
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice!
Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say rejoice,
Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say rejoice! Author Unknown ccli # 14432016
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice,
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice!
Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say rejoice,
Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say rejoice! Author Unknown ccli # 14432016
Spelling Words for Fri., Oct. 4
Grade
3: rocket, pocket, hold, told, often, grow, throne, so, sew, most,
almost, both, coach, open, also, held, closed
Grade
4: then, else, edge, when, tenth, empty, sketch, easy, eager, sneakers,
mean, fifteen, receive, piece, believe, spelling, people, squeeze, squish, what
Accelerated Reader reports were sent home
today. Keep reading and taking quizzes!
Student of the Week for next week is Hayden
Guenther followed by Victor Hiebert.
Creation Studies – In our unit, The Trees of the Field, we are currently learning how to classify and
identify leaves. The students were given a chart called Observing Trees. Some students have already completed
their chart. Well done! Please return
your completed charts to school by Friday,
Oct. 4, Grades 3 and 4!
Mon. Oct. 7 - Leaf Project Outline Requirements will be sent home
in an envelope, with your child on this day.
Thank you! Ms. Buma
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms Buma
Fri., Oct 4 – Spelling Dictation: Unit 4
Fri.,, Oct, 4 – Morning Devotions – Holly
Cameron
Wed. Oct. 9 – Memory Work:
2 Timothy 3: 14-15
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and
have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy
you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for
salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Test:
Le Français - jeudi le 10 octobre
Accelerated
Reader:
Today marks the halfway point for reaching AR goals, due on Nov. 8. Keep reading and taking quizzes, everyone!
Chocolate
Bars:
Please bring any funds outstanding. Thank you.
Scholastic
Book Orders:
October Book Order forms are due this Friday, Oct. 4.
Social Studies: Your son / daughter should
be memorizing the provinces, territories and capitals. We continue to study how
we connect as Canadians, whether that is a common heritage in the fur trade,
weather, population distribution, or an appreciation for the wealth of natural
resources, manufacturing and service industries. We also note Jesus' words that
to whom much has been given, much will be required (Luke 12:48).
GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate / Ms. Jones
Test: Le Français - jeudi le 10 octobre
Art:
Emphasis and Texture assignment due Friday morning. New Project is to be
completed by next Tuesday for display.
L/A:
Tests are to be signed and returned by Friday. Re-writes (Thursday/Friday noon)
will be optional for grades below 65% and mandatory for grades below 50%.
Re-writes can achieve a B grade.
PotLuck will
be rescheduled for next Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Spelling quizzes were
very well done (quizzes don't need to be signed). A new list will be assigned
this Friday for dictation the following week Friday.
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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.
____
Yes, I am able to accompany my child and can assist with supervision.
______________________________
parental name and signature