Wednesday, November 6, 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. 8 1st term ends, AR goals are due
11
Remembrance Day – gr. 1-8 at the cenotaph
13 8:55 Chapel; Bus Safety @ 3 K, 1/2, 5/6
Board meets @ 8
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
20
Hot lunch, AR skate, Report cards go
home;
Fall Membership Meeting @ 8
22
Volleyball tournament at LDCSS
Our next Friday Family Fun Night Dinner is Nov. 22nd Red Neck Road Kill Cafe
From the Principals’ Desk:
This
week, I'd like to highlight two aspects of our educational program: our first
foray into integrated studies, and our upcoming theme week.
Our
final Fish Days classes run this Friday, and I believe that these have been
well-received by teachers, parents and students alike! For K-8, we set out with
goals of building teamwork, fostering wonder at the complexity of God's
creation, and encouraging students to express their thoughts and ideas orally.
You will receive your child's "passport" with the Fall report card,
including comments from every teacher and from your child on how well progress
in those areas was demonstrated weekly. When we have athletic students who tell
me, "Mr Cameron, if I have to miss Fish Days I don't really want to run!"
it warms my heart (even if I also want to compete!). Integrated studies are one
aspect of distinctively Christian teaching, and as a staff we will consider
options for future studies in term 3.
Led
by Mrs Nancy Robinson, we look forward to a Book Week from November 18-22. With
a generous sponsorship, we are able to host children's writer Kari-Lynn Winters
for a book talk (Buzz about Bees, including some content from our own
Clovermead Apiaries!). Classroom activities, a book character theme day, pizza
lunch, AR skate, and a "new to you" book sale are planned for that
week. Read more below!
in
Christian education,
Keith
Cameron, Principal
Praying
for our Families: Last
week Thursday morning we prayed for Cory & Jodie Hibbert and John and Tina
Hiebert.
Praying
for our Staff: This
week we will remember Mrs. Robinson in prayer.
Reminders: Lost
& Found Items: We are
gathering quite a collection again.
Please check items displayed by the band room.
Pizza lunch November 20. Orders are due tomorrow, Thursday, November 7
Remembrance
Day: On Monday, November 11th,
students from grades 1-8 will walk to the cenotaph in Aylmer to observe the Remembrance Day
Service. We will leave ICS at 10:15 AM
and return before noon. We would like some
parents to join us. This is a rain or shine event, so please dress
appropriately.
Poppies will be
distributed on the Monday. Please send in some change to help support
the poppy fund.
The T.R.I.P. order for November is attached to this
Journal. Orders are due by 9:00 a.m. on
Thursday, Nov. 14 with pick up on Thursday, Nov. 21. It’s not too early to start thinking about
picking up your gift cards for Christmas giving.
The Christmas Meat and Baked Goods Sale order form is attached. Our
suppliers are A Slice of Aylmer, Quai du Vin, VanStraten Bakery, Oegema Turkey
Shoppe, Johnson Meats and Maple Lodge Farms.
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.
Thanks to all those who
participated in the Thanksgiving meat and baked goods fund raiser. Our total profit was $382.29. Please check out our Christmas order as we
have a lot more products available for purchase. Thanks,
Katherine and Irene
The I.C.S. Fall Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 20 at 8:00 in
the gym. Agendas are attached to
this
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?
Pizza lunch November 20. Orders are due tomorrow, Thursday, November 7.
See order form at the end of the Journal. No late orders please! This hot
lunch is tied into a school-wide “spirit
day” and an AR skate. Encourage your son / daughter in completing his or
her AR goal, check on completion using the HomeConnect link on our wikispaces
page. While we hope this will not occur, students who do not complete their
goals may still join the skate for a fee of $3.
AR:
our term
ends this Friday, and we hope children from grades 3-8 are in the final stages
of completing their Accelerated Reader goals. The aim of the program is to
encourage literacy growth, and to help students choose and enjoy books at their
own individual reading levels. We do have a group rewards program as part of
the motivation, which is an AR skate on Nov 20. It is meant to be a rewards
(not a punishment) program, so we have built in a means for all children to
participate. Students who have missed their goals will be informed by their
classroom teacher, and will need to cover their own costs for participation ($3
in this case). You can check on your child's progress online using the link on
our Wikispaces age: https://immanuelchristianschool.wikispaces.com/Reading.
As parents for children up to gr 5 or 6, it is very helpful if you routinely read
with your child or have him or her read to you (you will cover some
very interesting stories!). For gr 7 and 8 students, parental support and
encouragement is still very important.
BOOK WEEK is
coming!
From Nov. 18 to 22, we are going to be celebrating books and
reading in special ways. The following are events/activities you can plan
for with your child(ren):
* Monday, Nov. 18 - Childrens' author (also
raised in the local area) Kari-Lynn Winters will be doing a
book talk at ICS at 10:50. See http://kariwinters.com/.
We would intend on a 50 min primary session, for which she'll use the Buzz
about Bees book (in part, features Clovermead Apiaries north of
Aylmer), followed by a further 50 min with Gr. 5-8 at 11:40. A book list is
attached, and the books will be on display in the library.
* 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 - This year we would like to try something new. Along with
offerings from Successful Living (Christian books provided by Tina Vyn), we
would like to hold a NEW-TO-YOU BOOK SALE. Books are treasures, and are
meant to be shared. If you have treasures sitting in your closets or
filling your book shelves, this is your opportunity to make some room and give
someone else the chance to own them for awhile. Send your gently used treasures
to school any time over the next 2 weeks. We will sort them into
categories and make them available for purchase on Thursday and Friday, for 50
cents each.
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!
Hello ICS fans!!! We’ve got a SUPER EXCITING
event coming up just for you on Saturday November 16!!!! Our newly named annual SWEETS, TREATS and TREASURES sale opens its
doors bright and early at 9 a.m. for you to SHOP NON-STOP until 2
p.m.!!!! With a fantastic variety of vendors there is sure to be
something for everyone on your Christmas list!!! And be sure to make a
little time to stop by the kitchen.......we promise you’ll enjoy the delicious menu
items including our NEW DESSERT – Chocolate Brownies drizzled with chocolate
sauce!!!! Yum-Yum!! So mark the date on the calendar and invite all
your family and friends to this great ICS event!! We are also providing FREE babysitting so that
you can enjoy a relaxing shopping experience!!
Or.....do you have a hidden “crafty” talent? Then here’s your chance to come out of the closet and show it off
under the bright lights of the ICS gym!!! We welcome you to set up your
own table for just $20 and give everyone coming through those doors an
opportunity to see your extraordinary creations!!! Please call
Christine Janssens at 519-269-3305 to book your table for this spectacular
event!
Time/Food Donations for the 19th
Annual Sweets, Treats and Treasures Sale
The Auxiliary is
asking for your help to make this year's sale a successful event. We are
in need of food donations and willing workers for the kitchen. We have received several items already but we
still need soups, dinner rolls, apple crisps and of course helpers, high school
students as well as adults. Check the sign-up
form at the end of the Journal. If you
can help us in any way please fill out the form and return it to the
office. Thanks.
As you can tell, the annual Sweets, Treats
and Treasures Sale is going to be exciting!
And the Auxiliary needs your
help. We are going to have an ICS table
of baked goods to sell so we need….
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. Please send back the form (found
at the end of the Journal) to tell us what you will be contributing. The
teacher of the oldest child will be collecting the forms and the baked goods. Baked goods need to be at school by 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.
Come and be part of this great sale!
Electives: It’s time to start thinking about whether you have
a talent you can share with the student body! Electives are a 5 week unit for
grades 4-8 in late Jan / early Feb which may include Woodworking, Cooking and
Baking, Badminton, Winter Survival, Art Attack, Personal Grooming, Baby
Sitting, Needlework, Building Models, Scrapbook and Photography, Computer,
Small Engines, Cake Decorating, Curling, and the like. Can you help? Please
contact the Ed Ctte chair, Ray Kaastra (kaastra@amtelecom.net), or the office
by 15 Nov.
The time has come to
start preparing for the Christmas parade
and Promotions Committee is on the hunt for some items to decorate the school’s
float this year. If anyone has Christmas
lawn signs with the words “Joy” or “Peace” and would be willing to loan them
out it would be very helpful. We are
also in need of some ethnic costumes – Dutch, Oriental, French, Mexican Hawaiian
or anything else that you may have laying around.
We will also be looking
for student volunteers for both the Aylmer
parade (Nov. 30) and Springfield
(Dec. 7).
If you are able to help
with any of these items please email Carrie Vis – cjvis@amtelecom.net or Annette Dykxhoorn -radykxhoorn@execulink.com
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
JUNIOR / SENIOR KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Groeneweg
Some of the
things we have done in Kindergarten....
Bible: Moses as a Baby
Bible: Moses as a Baby
Letter
and sound: e
All about number 9
SK: Printing practice numbers 1-10
Sight Word: can
Making sets of 8
JK: Counting 1-10
Printing practice own names
Patterning with shapes and colours
All about number 9
SK: Printing practice numbers 1-10
Sight Word: can
Making sets of 8
JK: Counting 1-10
Printing practice own names
Patterning with shapes and colours
GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms.
Pieters
Memory
Work for
November 13: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before
him with joyful songs. Psalm 100:1,2
Spelling:
Spelling
dictation is on Friday, November 8
Spelling
List 9 for Grade 1: pet, fed, let, get, red
Spelling
List 9 for Grade 2: some, come, home, fun, funny, run, running, ran, us, use
Scholastic
Book Club: If
you wish to place an order please fill out the form on the flyer and return it
to school by Friday, Nov. 8 with the payment (cash or cheque). Thank you.
GRADES 3 and 4 – Mrs. Drop
Memory Work: Psalm 66: 1 &
2: Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name,
make his praise glorious.
Star Student for next week is William
Mantel, followed by Caleb Poortinga.
Spelling Dictation will
be on Fri., Nov. 8:
Grade 3 Spelling
Words: missed, willing, balloon, spelling, pretty, still, off, added,
letter, different, pattern, middle, Mississippi, zipper, carry, puzzle, later
Grade 4 Spelling
Words: blush, crutch, crunch, grumpy, much, umpire, uncle, none, does,
fuel, cute, cubicle, human, future, usual, uniform, used, beautiful, music,
useful
Accelerated Reader Goals are due on Fri., Nov.
8. Continue to read at school and at home!
Science Test: Thurs. Nov. 7. Refer to your Study Guide and keep reading
over your notes, girls and boys!
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms Buma
Congratulations: We would like to wish Micah
Schuurman a very happy birthday. Micah
will be turning 10 years old on Sunday, Nov. 10. Happy Birthday, Micah! May God richly bless you in your new year of
life!
Friday Morning Devotions: (Nov.
8) – Dylan Kroondyk
Spelling Dictation: Fri.
Nov. 8 – Unit 8
Accelerated Reader: AR
Reports have been sent home with your child today. Students who are still reading to achieve
points have until Friday, Nov. 8, to meet their First Term goal.
Scholastic Book Orders: Completed Book Order
forms for November are due this Fri. Nov. 8.
Thank you.
Memory Work: Wed.
Nov. 13 ~ Romans 12: 20 – 21.
…On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry feed him; if he is
thirsty, give him something to drink. In
doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with good.
Remembrance Day Posters: Students
are currently working on creating posters about Remembering and Remembrance
Day. Art posters are due Fri. Nov. 15,
and will be forwarded shortly after to the Royal Canadian Legion in Aylmer.
Social Science: On Monday, everyone
completed their end-of-unit test on the provinces, territories, capitals, facts
and connections we have with Canada .
Well done! Interested students had a chance to revise and improve ("bump
up") their Digging Deeper presentations. Student notes are coming home for
parental signature. We move on to a project-based science unit on the
properties of matter called "Slip Stop!"
Science Projects will be sent home on
Thursday, Nov. 7. Students should bring
their projects back to school for our Project Share class on Friday, Nov. 8. Please leave the green evaluation page at
home. Thank you!
Tech: We are ending the term
with a student "Typing Tournament" focusing on our word per minute
goals, as well as the "most accurate" and "most improved"
categories.
GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate /
Ms. Jones
Tech: We are ending the term
with a student "Typing Tournament" focusing on our word per minute
goals, as well as the "most accurate" and "most improved"
categories.
Please check wikispaces
for daily homework.
Memory Work for November 14th: Romans 11:33-36
Recent grade 7 Math test
have been graded and returned to the students.
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Time/Food
Donations for the Sweets, Treats and Treasures Sale
We
are in need of: (Please check off what
you can donate, as well as quantity)
_____ 3 pots Dutch meatball soup
_____ 4 pots of pea soup
_____ 2 pots of cream of potato
_____ 2 dozen dinner rolls
_____ 5 apple crisps
We need kitchen help for day...highschoolers are also welcome!
Shifts are: _____ 1
person for 8 to 12
_____ 2 people for 10 till 2 shift
________________________________
Name
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Each
families baked goods contribution for the sale
The _____________________family will be brining
___________________________to school on Thursday, 14th or Friday
Nov. 15th.
I / We am /
are available to “man” the table on
Saturday, the 16th
_______ all day _______ part day (any preference
____________)
Signed:
_____________________________________
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