Wednesday, November 13, 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.
Check us out on
Facebook: facebook.com/ICSAylmer
Twitter: twitter.com/ICSAylmer
Upcoming
Events
Nov. 14 Bus Safety @ 3 JK, 7/8
15 PD
day for ICS/LDCSS – report card writing
16 19th Annual Sweets, Treats and
Treasures Sale
18 – 22 Book Week; 18th
Author visit
20
8:55 Chapel; Book Character Dress-up
Day;
Pizza lunch; AR skate 2-3
p.m.;
Report cards go home; Membership Mtg @ 8
22
Volleyball tournament at LDCSS
22 Friday Family Fun Night Dinner
From the Principals’ Desk:
At Monday's staff
meeting, we took time to reflect and celebrate Term 1, which finished last
Friday. We highlighted "stars" (that which went well, and we'd like
to repeat), as well as "wishes" (for improvement). "Stars"
filled up fast! They included the Grandparents' Day format, the enthusiasm
expressed for learning (both in Fish Days and elsewhere), how well certain
classes work together, how our student families allow for meaningful
connections and leadership and how we've supported teachers as they've
transitioned to new subject areas. "Wishes" focused us on timely
transitions from one activity to another, and on student sociability or
"chatter" (depending how you view it!). Those things can distract
from good learning. As a staff team, we can both reflect individually and work
to help each other in those areas. We seek God's blessing and wisdom as we look
forward to Term 2!
Following this Friday's
Professional Activity day which allows teachers time to reflect and write
reports, you will also be able to celebrate your child's / children's
accomplishments. I would encourage you to involve your child in this with you,
discussing both areas for further work and recognizing his or her best work. As
parents, you are partners with us in education, and we cherish your
encouragement and involvement.
Lastly, don't forget to
come out to next Wednesday's Membership Meeting! This is a unique opportunity
to "own" the school, and be an active partner in your child’s
education. It’s something we might take for granted, but this is not present in
either the Separate or the public schools.
in
Christian education, Keith Cameron, Principal
Praying
for our Families: Last
week Thursday morning we prayed for Chris & Christy Hiemstra and Al &
Randee Hooghiem.
Praying
for our Staff: This
week we will remember Mr. Cameron in prayer.
Our condolences go out to Dave &
Charlene Van Gurp with their children, Jordyn, Aaron, Josiah and with Keith
& Ellyn Sink, Lily, Phoebe and Eve with the passing away of Dave &
Ellyn’s 2 ½ year old nephew in Orillia . May God comfort and uphold the parents and
extended families as thy morn the loss of this little one.
Get ready for Christmas early this year at our Sweet, Treats and
Treasures Sale here at Immanuel
Christian School
in Aylmer !!!
From 9:00 - 2:00 you can
enjoy a scrumptious breakfast or delicious lunch combo and then...........shop
until you drop!!!!
Visit one or all of
these fabulous booths:
-Bear Friend Factory (Similar to
Build-a-Bear)
-Pampered Chef
-Scentsy
-Enjo (environmentally friendly cleaning products)
-Sweet
Nibbles (Candy, candy and MORE CANDY!!)
-Intarsia
-A
Slice of Aylmer
(selection of imported European products)
-Jockey (women's apparel)
-Lia Sophia (jewellery)
-Thirty-One Gifts
(Unique line of gift items)
-Tupperware
-Watkins (all-natural herbs,
spices and personal care products)
-ICS Baked Goods
-ICS Decorated Cupcakes
(First ever!! Brought to you by the Gr.7/8 class)
-ICS Christmas Gifts and
Crafts
.........and so much
more!!!!
We've
also got some of Quai du Vin Winery's non-alcoholic wines, pre-made pots
of greenery ready to put in your decorative urns on the front porch, and fresh
bouquets of flowers!!
FREE babysitting!
GOOD food!! And LOTS of new and exciting SWEETS, TREATS and TREASURES!!!!
So come out and join us
this Saturday November 16 from 9-2 in the gym at Immanuel Christian
School !!! 75 Caverly Road in Aylmer .
We look forward to
seeing you there!
Please help with Time/Food Donations
for this Saturday’s Sale : We urgently need your help! Please check the
list at the end of the Journal for what you can donate or help with. Please e-mail Bettina V. @ bett@amtelecom.net asap.
ICS Bake
Table: Each family is asked to bring in 2
doz. cookies or squares or other baked goods (packaged nicely to sell by 6’s or
12’s. Baked goods need to be at school
tomorrow .Thursday, Nov. 14 if you are sending it with your child or Friday,
Nov. 15 if you wish to drop it off at the school. Thanks you for your contribution.
Also,
we need 1 family to “man” the table, so if you are willing to donate your time
at the sale let us know on the form! If we have more families, we can split the
shift.
Reminders:
T.R.I.P. orders are
due 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 14 with pick up on Thursday, Nov. 21.
The Christmas Meat and Baked Goods order form was sent home last week.
Lots of interesting items for your Christmas season and Christmas gift
giving. Orders are due on Friday, Nov.
22 with pick up on Thursday, Dec. 12th from 2:30 – 4 p.m.
The I.C.S. Fall Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 20 at 8:00 in
the gym. Agendas were attached to last
weeks` Journal. Come out and get
informed as to what is happening with your school, meet other parents, and have
a time to socialize. For members without children here, your agenda will either
be mailed or placed in your church mailbox.
Volunteer hours: Did you know that when you attend a
membership meeting it counts for 2 hours towards your volunteer time?
Tina Vyn will have her Successful
Living books set out as well as our NEW-TO-YOU BOOK Sale in connection with
our Book Week. Take a few minutes to
browse or purchase at the new and used book sale table in hall.
Building and Maintenance: Competitive
quotes are sought for the replacement of the remaining asphalt roof on the
school with steel roofing. The committee recommends completing the project in
Spring 2014 on the entire South Wing and the north side of the North Wing.
Contractors within or known to our community are encouraged to put in an estimate
by 30 November, for selection by the committee. Estimates should be submitted
to the office
AR
Skate on
Wednesday, Nov 20. Students who have missed their goals were informed by their
classroom teacher, and will need to cover their own costs for participation ($3
in this case). SK – through gr. 2 must
wear helmets, all should wear gloves.
Skates may be rented at the rink for $2 if needed.
AR Goals: Parents, with the new term started you can
check on your child's progress online using the link on our Wikispaces
age: https://immanuelchristianschool.wikispaces.com/Reading.
Parental support and encouragement is
very important.
Breakfast Snack
Program: We continue to be excited to be joining local schools in giving
our students a healthy boost in the mornings! Many thanks to our parent
volunteers (Mrs Rempel and Mrs Hibbert) and our student service teams who run
this new program! As an update, costs to date have been just over $600, which
works out to $0.33 per student per day. To make this program even smoother and
less distracting in our morning reading period, we’ll be phasing out the
drinks. All students are asked to bring a re-useable water bottle, which is
also healthy practice. We’ll stretch our $2000 grant even further and avoid
class spills this way! Donations towards this program, in cash or in kind, will
also be gladly received.
BOOK
WEEK is coming! Nov. 18 to 22!
* Monday, Nov. 18 - Childrens' author Kari-Lynn
Winters will be doing a book talks at ICS with the SK-Gr. 4 at 10:50
and Grades 5-8 at 11:40. Her books are on display in the library. A
book list was attached to last week's Journal; please send in pre-orders
tomorrow. See http://kariwinters.com/ for
more information.
* Wednesday, Nov. 20 - Character Dress-up Day.
Come to school dressed as a favourite book character. We are looking for
creative costumes, true to the character depicted. For extra emphasis,
bring a copy of your book with you!
* Wednesday, Nov. 20 (viewing and Wish Lists),
Thursday, Nov. 21 to Friday, Nov. 22 (purchasing) - Book
Sales - Successful Living and New-To-You book sales.
NEEDED: gently used books that you are finished with and can be
added to our book sale. Sort through closets and shelves, and pass them
on. There is a box by the library door to collect your contributions.
Come celebrate with us. Join us for any of the events; take
time to browse the book displays (hint: the Membership Meeting is scheduled for
Wed evening that week). If you would like to help with book sales on Thursday,
Mrs. Robinson would love to hear from you!
The Christmas parade is fast approaching and
Promotions committee is looking for your help with the schools float. We
are still in need of ethnic costumes; Dutch items such as wooden
shoes or more traditional outfits, a Mexican sombreros, a Hawaiian grass
skirts, a French berets or oriental outfits.
We
are also in search of lawn signs with the words "JOY" or
"PEACE". Your help would be greatly appreciated. Please contact
Carrie Vis- cjvis@amtelecom.net or
Annette Dykxhoorn- radykxhoorn@execulink.com
Y'all
are invited to Friday Family Fun Night’s Redneck Roadkill
Cafe Dinner on Friday, November 22, 5-7pm in the school
gym. We reckon it will be great time and a meal full of local
'roadkill' served by a golly good bunch of rednecks from around these
parts. Buck up and don't be afraid - y'all will love the
meal. Adults $8, Children 10 + under $5.00 and dern tootin - all the
money goes back to the school. Get on your overalls, pack up
the kin and see y'all there!
Volleyball: Drivers
are requested for next Tuesday's boys’ game in St. Thomas
and for the boys’ and girls’ Christian
School tournament in
London (LDCSS) on the 22nd. The
schedule was sent home today. All
permission slips need to be submitted for team members to participate in the
tournament.
East Elgin Youth
Basketball: Please contact The East Elgin Youth
Basketball club at eastelginhoops@hotmail.com if
you are interested in signing up for winter club basketball. Just state boy or
girl and grade with your contact information. If you have any questions speak
to Ms. Jones. Club will begin in approximately two weeks.
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Some of the things we have done
in Kindergarten....
Bible: Moses; Letter and sound: h; All about number 10
Bible: Moses; Letter and sound: h; All about number 10
SK: Printing
practice numbers 1-10
Sight Word: I
Sight Word: I
Math:
Making sets of 9
Longer, shorter
JK: Printing practice own names
Math: Counting 1-10
Sorting
More, less, same
Sorting
More, less, same
Patterning with shapes and colours
GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms.
Pieters
Happy 6th Birthday
Makayla Zylstra
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
“May you be blessed by the
Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15
Memory Work: Memory work for November
20
Know that the
Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his
people, the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3
Spelling: Spelling dictation is on
Thursday, November 14
Spelling
List 10 for Grade 1: top, stop, men,
fix, fox
Spelling
List 10 for Grade 2: place, make,
making, help, here, want, nice, to, two, into
One of our students is
missing a pink, knit looking hat. We are
wondering if it went home in another child's backpack. If found please send back to Ms. Pieters. Thanks
GRADES 3 and 4 – Mrs. Drop
Memory Work: Come, let
us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our
salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him
with music and song. Psalm 95: 1-2
Next week's Star Student will be Caleb Poortinga next week, followed by
Mariah Rempel.
Spelling Dictation will be
tomorrow, due to the PD Day on Fri., Nov. 15
Grade 3 Spelling Words:
swimming, swam, getting, coming, came, having, doing, ended, happened,
happening, started, joked, received, smiled, smiling, hungry, hoping
Grade 4 Spelling Words:
follow, matter, summer, million, dollar, scissors, cattle, address,
office, suppertime, blizzard, penny, wrapper, wallet, occurrence, village,
collide, battle, poster, collision
Art: Remembrance
Posters are due tomorrow.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms Buma
Spelling Dictation: Thurs.
Nov. 14 – Unit 8
Thursday Morning Devotions (Nov. 14) – Kaylynn
Mantel
Memory Work: Wed.
Nov. 20 – Esther 4:14 –“ For if you remain silent at this time, relief and
deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your
father’s family will perish. And who
knows, but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
Accelerated Reader: A
note including AR goals for Term 2 will be sent home on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Remembrance Day Posters: Remembrance
Day Posters are due Thurs. Nov. 14, and will be forwarded shortly after, to the
Royal Canadian Legion in Aylmer.
Health: Read handouts
in duo tang for next Health class, Tuesday, Nov.12th. They will help
you to be ready for preparing skits.
Completed notes will be due the following Thursday
after presentations.
Phys. Ed.: Please remember to bring
gym clothes and shoes to class in order to participate. Classes are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
every week with health classes approximately four times a month. (see calendar
on wall outside of the gym)
social science: Webquests for our "slip
stop" project were due today, as were parental signatures on our last
unit's portfolio. We're moving forward to learn more about matter, and how we
can design experimental "sidewalks" to test slipperiness!
GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate /
Ms. Jones
Memory Work for Wed. November 20th - Genesis 45:4&5
Science investigations up to and including 1-10 are due.
Art: Remembrance Day Posters/writing work period - Wednesday, November
13th, due Thursday Nov. 14th.
History: Topic Report about New France in progress. Due date changed to the Tuesday,
Nov. 19th for presentation. Open to school and visitors.
L.A.: Short Stories Presentation from Choices and Decisions readings. Final
draft due for editing: Tuesday, November 26th.
Presentations scheduled for Thursday, November 28th and Friday 29th.
Presentations scheduled for Thursday, November 28th and Friday 29th.
November Pot Luck will
hopefully remain scheduled for Wednesday 27th. Thank you for your
help in this fun classroom event :)
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Time/Food
Donations for the Sweets, Treats and Treasures Sale
We
are in need of: _____ 2 pots of pea soup
_____
2 pots of cream of potato
_____ 2 dozen dinner rolls
_____ 3 dozen muffins
We
need kitchen help for day...highschoolers are also welcome! Shifts
are: _____ 2 people for 10 till 2 shift
_____
2 people for 12 till 2 shift
________________________________ Name