Wednesday, March 5, 2014

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.

School’s email address:  immanuel@amtelecom.net

Principal’s email address:  icsprincipal@amtelecom.net

ICS Website:  www.immanuelchristianschool.net    519-773-8476Check 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 March  6  re-scheduled last elective!            7 - 14 March Break           17 classes resume          19  8:55 Chapel gr. 1/2 - Lent 2          21  Friday Family Fun Night Dinner - Kids Night          22  Last day to view the elementary school art exhibit                at the St. Thomas Public Art Centre          26  8:55 Chapel gr. 3/4 - Lent 3               Chess Tournament at Hellenic Centre          29  Euchre Tournament 7 p.m.

From the Principal’s Desk:

Whether our temperatures show it yet or not, the season is changing…(despite appearances, our gr 5/6 class is sure that the earth continues its orbit around the sun and spring must come as long as there is day and night!). Days are longer, a time change is coming up, and we’ve begun the Lenten season counting down towards Easter. Our first Lent chapel was today, with my father-in-law, Pastor Paul Robinson from The Mission in Frogmore sharing a story. As a school, we will look forward to Easter through our Lent chapels and pre-Easter Fish Tales drama. Re-charge and relax over March Break, returning to celebrate the most important holiday in the Christian calendar!

in Christian education, Keith Cameron, Principal

Next Chapel:  Rev Dirk Meidema, Aylmer CRC and the gr 1/2 class will be sharing with us on Weds Mar 19.

Praying for our Families:  Last Thursday we prayed for Jeff & Marleen VandenBrink and Ken & Paddi Vandendool.

Praying for our Staff:  This week let’s pray for Ms. Buma

Please also pray for families who are considering Christian education.

Reminders:  

• T.R.I.P.  The March order is due tomorrow, March 6th,  pick up is on Thursday, March 20 after the break.

• Tomorrow afternoon, Thurs., will be our re-scheduled elective.  Gr 3’s please remember your swimwear.

         Thank you to all our volunteer leaders and drivers to make this program happen.  Our school has been 

blessed with many folks with different talents willing to to share their time and expertise with our young 

students.You are greatly appreciated.  

• Our Easter Meat and Baked Good Sale order was sent home with last week’s Journal.  Orders are  

         due Thursday, March 20 with pick up Thursday, April 10 between 2-4 p.m. Coolers with names are 

welcome.  

• LDCSS Students:  ICS starts their March break on Friday, March 7 so no ICS students.  Mrs. Tesselaar will leave her home at 7:45 a.m. (Students catching the bus at her house should be there by 7:40.)  She will stop at Carter Road at 7:50 then to the school, leave I.C.S. at 8:00, stop at the corner of Forest and Elm St at 8:04, stop at Hiemstra’s at 8:10, and stop in Lyons at the Fire Hall at 8:15, stop at Hwy 74 and Wilson Rd. at 8:20 then on to L.D.C.S.S. Return trip will be done in reverse.

Calling a few volunteer painters! Do you have time over March Break? Want to cover off some GIFTS hours or student community service hours? Our resident interior designer, Mrs Christine Janssens, has picked out a colour scheme and we’re planning on refreshing the stripe and perhaps the doors in the gym… please contact Mr Cameron if this is you!

It is…….KIDS NIGHT!

Join us for this month Friday Family Fun Night on March 21 from 5-7 p.m. in the school gym.  Enjoy an evening of dinner, drinks, dessert and games - all the for the kids (and the kids at heart of course :)  Adults $8, Children 10 and under $5.  Bring a friend, the more the merrier.  Delivery to Heritage Place and take out (519-765-8476) will also be available.   

Parents: Students in all grades are asked to bring in a plain white t-shirt for our musical. (FYI-they can be purchased at Dollarama, 2 for $3 or for primary students at Walmart 2 for $6- ) They will not be returned in the same condition as we will be decorating them.

T-shirts need to be in no later than Monday, March 17. Thank you!

Fish Tales: We are pleased with how our practicing for our our musical is coming along but now we need your help. We are in need of some fishing paraphernalia such as fishing nets, lobster traps, etc. as well as a Big Mouth Billy Bass (singing fish on the wall). If you are able to help us in this area, or if you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Cameron, Ms. Jones or Mrs. Groeneweg. Thank you!

A.R. Goals:  On Friday, March 21st , the students who reached their second term A.R. goals will be treated to a "make your own sub for lunch" reward.  Please fill out the order form (at the end of the Journal) as to what 3 choices of meat you wish to have on your sub.  If you only wish to have 2 kinds of meat you may choose to have a double layer of one of your choices to equal 3 layers, or you could have 3 layers of only 1 kind of meat.  For those who did not make their A.R. goal, a sub may be purchased for $3.00.  Orders are due Monday, March 17.

Drum lessons: We have the opportunity to offer drum lessons here at ICS on Thursday mornings.  Are there parents or students who would be interested in learning how to play the drums or any other percussion instrument? No previous knowledge of  percussion is required.  Mr. Brian McHugh is a graduate of the Percussion Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, California, and The University of Western Ontario.  Brian has maintained a busy recording and performing schedule over the years touring through Canada, USA, Europe and the Caribbean backing a variety of artists in many different styles.  Currently he has his studio in London, The Brian McHugh Drum Studio.  As an instructor Mr. Hughs prepared students at all levels of the live playing scene and post-secondary study. He is willing to come to our school to do lessons but would need a few people interested to make it worth his effort to come to Aylmer.  For more information you may contact him at 519-951-9198 or you can let the office know you are interested in starting lessons.  

EUCHRE TOURNAMENT - SAT. MARCH 29 at 7 p.m in the Immanuel Christian School gym. Come on out for a night of free fun with all ages (highschool and up) participating! Bring a friend or come on your own - we'll set you up with rotating partners and you choose if you want to play competitively or in a more relaxed style. Delicious desserts, too! Please pre-register by contacting Eric & Leinie Hartemink @765-4121 or ehartemink@golden.net.

Keith & Kristyn Getty Concert coming to the Aylmer CRC on Thursday, May 1st at 7 p.m. in the Aylmer Christian Reformed Church.  For tickets and more information go to gettyconcertaylmer@hotmail.com.  

Junior Girls Basketball: Thank you and congratulations to the following girls who made the basketball team.

Grace Vording, Samantha Vannoord, Jordan Vandendool, Victoria Krahn, Kaylynn Mantel, Holly Cameron, Megan Friesen, Jocelyn Shelton, Selena Kroondyk,  Mariah Rempel, Clair Vording and Allie Weesjes. Practices will be during Wednesday and Friday lunch recess and we are looking to have some after school exhibition games the first and/or second week back from March Break. Please contact Ms. Jones if there is a day that you are unable to make after school games.

FROM THE CLASSROOMS:

KINDERGARTEN - Mrs.Groeneweg

Some of the things we have done in KINDERGARTEN…

Bible : Jonah

Letter and sound: v

Math activities: greater than, less than, number recognition, making sets and counting.

Enjoy your March Break!

GRADES 1 and 2 - Ms. Pieters

Congratulations: Phoebe Sinke was blessed with another first place standing for storytelling this past Saturday. This time it was at  Zone Level. She now has the opportunity to participate at  District Level on Saturday, March 29 at 8:30 A.M. in Essex at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 201, 103 Talbot Street North, Essex, ON.

Memory Work: for Wed. March 19 Song: Stop and Think by Keith and Kristyn Getty

Stop and think, don’t be so fast. If you want to be first, you must be last.

It’s upside down and hard to do, but you should put others first before you.

If you want to be great if you want to be tall, you must be a servant to all.

If you want to be great if you want to be tall, you must be a servant to all.

Spelling: dictation test is on Thursday, March 6

Grade 1: went, sent, ant, bend, find, mind, kind, want

Grade 2: boy, toy, oil, soil, boil, other, mother, brother, sister, father

Riddle: Where do crayons go on vacation? Answer: Colourado! Have a great March break!

GRADES 3 and 4 – Mrs. Drop

Happy birthday to Claire Vording, who will be turning 9 years old on March 7, and to Randall Drop, who will be turning 10 years old on March 8!

Thurs. March 6:  French Quiz on Unit 3, only the Vocabulaire from Pg. 26 of Mission Monde..  Use your Practice Sheet as your Study Guide, Grades 3 and 4!

Spelling Dictation - Unit 20 - tomorrow

Gr.3:  city, cereal, face, could, guess, huge, age, danger, goose, gone, coast, clean, guard, giant, carton, protect, save

Grade 4 Words:  voice, oyster, voyage, annoy, choice, avoid, appoint, enjoy, moisture, noise, drown, amount, fountain, crowded, southwest, thousand, flour, pronounce, flower, announce

Memory Work:  The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.  Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.  1 Samuel 16: 7b  

Have a fun March Break!

1. GRADES 5 and 6 - Ms. Buma

Memory Work:  Continue to practice over the March Break your two songs from your Classroom Songbook, Fish Tales, and A Good Day on a Bad Day. Learn Verse 1 and Verse 2 of Fish Tales for Wed. March 19.

(Verse 1)  Grab a rod and a reel, meet us at the lake; we’ll catch a message in each tale, without bait.

(Verse 2) From the dock in a boat or wading through a brook, once you’ve heard a tale or two you’ll be hooked.

Thursday Morning Devotions:  (March 6) Seth Klassen

Social Studies: We’re getting to know our American neighbours, with each student studying one state in greater depth. We’ll be taking a field trip to Guenther Trucking on Wed Mar 19 to see how important business with the US is to our very own community. Weather permitting, we’ll depart after morning recess, walk to the truck yard in Aylmer and return for lunch.

Spelling Dictation:  Thurs., March 6. (List 19)

*Enjoy your March Break, everyone!   Ms. Buma 

GRADES 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate / Ms. Jones

Le Français:  Test - “L’Art Sans Limites” - jeudi le 6 mars

Tech:  Did you know that you can create videos using the integrated YouTube tools? Everyone should have the example videos uploaded to YouTube so we can continue work on video creation and editing. We’ll create a video “mash-up” showing God’s glory in His creation using NASA footage, subtitles and words from Psalm 19.

L.A. - Students did a great job developing a business and creating advertising through various forms of media: radio, magazine ads, newspaper, Internet and television, etc.

Media and History Tests: Tests will be marked by Thursday and are to be signed and returned by Tuesday, March 18th. Please help with this process, there are a few that continue to be misplaced.

Congratulations to Megan Ypma who was awarded the Student Merit award in Mentorship by her peers for the the month of February.

March Character focus will be Thankfulness: Expressed in ways of appreciation for others, the gift of life and God’s provision.

FishTales: Cast - Please have script memorized when we return after March Break.

Set Design - Have detailed plans and list of materials to start making set and props.

Potluck this Thursday!

A.R. Goal Sub Order Due Monday, March 17. Name: ________________________  Grade _____ Check one:  Sub Size   _____ 3”                                          _____ 6” Circle your choice: Total should equal 3 layers.      Ham      1,  2,  3  layers     Salami   1,  2,  3  layers     Turkey   1,  2,  3  layers I reached my AR goal _____ I enclosed $3.00 to cover the cost  ______	A.R. Goal Sub Order Due Monday, March 17. Name: ________________________  Grade _____ Check one:  Sub Size   _____ 3”                                          _____ 6” Circle your choice: Total should equal 3 layers.      Ham      1,  2,  3  layers     Salami   1,  2,  3  layers     Turkey   1,  2,  3  layers I reached my AR goal _____ I enclosed $3.00 to cover the cost  ______
A.R. Goal Sub Order Due Monday, March 17.   Name: ________________________  Grade _____ Check one:  Sub Size   _____ 3”                                          _____ 6” Circle your choice: Total should equal 3 layers.      Ham      1,  2,  3  layers     Salami   1,  2,  3  layers     Turkey   1,  2,  3  layers I reached my AR goal _____ I enclosed $3.00 to cover the cost  ______	A.R. Goal Sub Order Due Monday, March 17. Name: ________________________  Grade _____ Check one:  Sub Size   _____ 3”                                          _____ 6” Circle your choice: Total should equal 3 layers.      Ham      1,  2,  3  layers     Salami   1,  2,  3  layers     Turkey   1,  2,  3  layers I reached my AR goal _____ I enclosed $3.00 to cover the cost  ______