Wednesday, November 26th, 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.
From the Principal’s Desk:
Parents, your grade 1-8 child is
coming home with a new report card today. It is a new electronic format for our
school, which has been based on a template produced by the Ontario Alliance of
Christian Schools (OACS). The teaching staff and our Education Committee have
carefully examined the report card, and adapted it for our school. We consider
this report card one avenue among many to keep good communication happening
between home and school. You will note
two sections: Growing in Wisdom (written
comments on graduate expectations and academic performance); and a Summary of Academic Achievement. Along
with OACS and the Ministry of Education, we have a common report card for
grades 1-6, and 7-8. In common with schools across Ontario, we indicate
performance against categories corresponding to the overall expectations of the
Ministry of Education. Our school is committed to exceeding these expectations,
while upholding the unchanging reality that our world belongs to God and our
conviction that teachers should teach and assess from a uniquely Christian
perspective. We spend time to carefully evaluate
performance and comment on character and achievement in a manner that is loving
and honest. We trust that these reports are helpful as you guide your children
to "grow in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man" (Luke
2:52).
This week in
class devotions and chapel, we have highlighted our Protectors Freedom from
Bullying program. The Protectors places special emphasis on Bystanders, who
have the most potential to diminish bullying and other harmful behaviour. As
part of that emphasis, the program focuses on the creation of courage. Without
courage, we cannot be merciful, kind and just consistently. We teach our
students how to intervene in non-violent and positive ways. We also reinforce
our multi-age student family links as we build a new front hallway display!
yours in
Christ, Keith Cameron, Principal
Praying for our families: Please join our staff as we pray for Grant
& Lois Hardman and Abe & Sara Klassen. As well, we pray for other families needing God’s grace
and comfort right now. Please keep the Boldt family in your prayers with the
passing of Lisa’s Grandfather and the children’s great Grandfather.
Congrats to the Versnick family with the birth of a new
baby girl! Zoey Dorothy came into the world weighing 9lbs and 13oz. Mom &
daughter are doing well.
Congratulations also goes out to Dan & Janina
Dykxhoorn with the birth of Amelia Darlene, Thurs.
Nov. 20, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz.
Praying for our staff: Please pray for Administrative assistant,
Mrs.Tracey Morren. Please also keep Mrs Rita Tesselaar and all our drivers in
your prayers for travelling safety on the roads!
Christmas Meat & Baked Goods Sale: Orders are due tomorrow, Thursday Nov 27th, with
pickup on Thursday Dec18th.
Cheese orders: Orders due today and delivery December 3rd
School Desks: We now have brand new desks in our primary classroom! Are you interested in a bit of nostalgia? We
have a number of ‘retired’ Gr. 1 & 2 student desks available for your
home. For each desk you take home, in
keeping with the 60th Anniversary of
ICS, we suggest a tax receiptable donation of $60.
Royal Canadian Legion Contest results: We had so many creative and unique entries this
year.We are pleased to congratulate a number of winners!
Grade 2 coloured
posters - 1st place Dylan Rempel, 2nd place Eden Shelton and 3rd place Phoebe
Sinke.
Grade 4-6
coloured posters - 1st place Abigail Atkinson and 2nd place Selena Kroondyk
Grade 4-6 black
& white posters- 2nd place Holly Cameron and 3rd place Hayden Guenther
Grade 8 Essay-
Luke Schuurman.
All winners are
asked to be at the Aylmer Legion on Dec 8th @ 7:30pm for the awards
presentation
Christmas Presentation - Journey with Jesus: Mark
Monday, December 15 at 7 pm on your calendars! In this school-wide project,
students have examined different topics to have an understanding about the life
of Jesus. What did Jesus wear? Which buildings did Jesus know? Who is in Jesus’
family? How did Jesus travel? What work did Jesus do? We will create a
school-wide presentation for the Christmas program to take the community on a “Journey with Jesus” inside our school,
with our grade 8s as “character hosts”.
Each classroom will be transformed into a biblical setting according to
their topic as students present their work through props, costumes, artwork,
written pieces, etc.
Service Projects for this Christmas Season
Food Drive for the Corner Cupboard: Monday Dec 1st is the start of the collection of
non-perishable food under the decorated Christmas tree that will be in the
front hall. These items will be picked up by the Corner Cupboard and will be
distributed to needy families at Christmas time. Please help us by picking up a
few extra items with your weekly groceries and send them to school with your
child(ren)
Hat/Mittens/Socks for the Optimist Club: We will try to bless the less fortunate in our
community by collecting new hats, mittens or socks to put under the tree. The
Optimist Club works together with the Corner Cupboard. They both appreciate our
school being involved in this project as well. Thank you!
Samko and Miko toy sale fundraiser: Make sure to bring
your original itemized stamped receipt to the ICS office by January 12th in
order for us to receive 10% back from your purchase
Transportation note: Transportation Committee
would like to ensure that everyone is aware that if there is a bus cancellation
due to snow or fog the bus drivers will be contacting the entire list. When
there is a bus breakdown we will then utilize the Call List and the people in bold
will be required to call their list. In terms of actual snow calls, we follow
Southwest Transportation Services (http://www.mybigyellowbus.ca/), we do encourage everyone to utilize this website to
determine school cancellations. Also please sign up for Facebook and Twitter
for notifications of any bus disruptions.
Transportation Job Opportunity: The Transportation
Committee is looking for applications for a spare bus driver. Applicants should
ideally have a B-license and a clean driving record. If accepted, ICS would
cover medical certification. If interested, or you know of someone who is
interested, please let the office or our Tpt Chair, Jim Vording, know.
School
band! Mondays after school practice begins from 3:30-4:30pm.
Derrick Drover - One of our music teachers, is holding a
Christmas Concert (with his band) at the Richmond United Church on Friday,
Dec.5th at 7 p.m. in Richmond.
All are welcome to enjoy an evening of praise and worship celebrating
the Christmas season.
Library: Last week
students were given a pink slip of paper listing all their check-outs that are
overdue or coming due this Thursday, Nov. 20. Please help them look for them at
home. If there are discrepancies (i.e.,
you know for certain that a title listed is NOT at home), please let us know
with a note to school or an email to Mrs. Robinson. (n.robinson@immanuelchristianschool.net).
Battle of
the Books: Our readers have been doing a great job reading through
their list of 10 books! In order to be finished by early February, our goal is
to have read and made questions for a book every 2 weeks. Check on your child’s
progress with him/her. It would be great to have a parent act as a coach for one of the teams. We have the
question-making process well in hand. We especially need someone to work with
the team during lunch and/or snack recess, once a week from February to April.
Interested? Contact Mrs. R.
ATTENTION
ALL PARENTS! Do you need to
have a night out away from the hassle that parenting brings? Or maybe there are
some friends you haven’t gone out for dinner with for a while. Do you need to
find a way to go Christmas shopping without your kids hanging on your arm and
begging for every toy imaginable? Then this is for you! On Friday, December 5,
students of the LDCSS prom committee are hosting a night of entertainment for
all kids ages 3-11 from 5 until 9 p.m. The night will be hosted at London District
Christian Secondary School (24 Braesyde Avenue) and will include fun filled
games appropriate for all ages, pizza, followed by a movie and popcorn. Price
for the evening will be $8.00 per child which will include endless popcorn, two
slices of pizza, and a drink. To know whether or not we will have enough
participants to make the night worthwhile, we ask that parents would RSVP by
Wednesday, December 3. You can RSVP to:
Brittany Ypma: b.b.ypma@hotmail.com, Katelyn Damsma: kdamsma@ldcss.ca
We hope to see many kids come out!
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten.....
Your child will
be bringing home memory work for our Christmas Program. I am asking that you
please practice the memory work with your child at home so that we can use
class time to continue our daily lessons. It is greatly appreciated!
Bible: The Golden
Calf, The Tabernacle
SK - Sight
Words: and, with
Letter and
sound: d
Review numbers
1 - 10
Ordinal Numbers
Our list "
We Spy Numbers" is growing longer every day. You can continue a search for
numbers at home with your child. Each time your child spies a number, you might
add it to a "Number at Home" list.
Memory Work: for Dec. 3
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your
neighbour and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you.”
Matthew 5:43 & 44
Spelling: dictation test for list 12 words will be Friday Nov. 28
Words for Gr.
1: cats, pigs, beds, bugs, tops
Words for Gr.
2: candy, went, sent, take, like, puppy, time, didn’t, by, my
Scholastic Book Order: The December flyers were sent home today. If you
wish to place an order please fill out the form in the flyer and return it to
school by Dec. 4 with the payment (cash or cheque). Thank-you!
Fri. Nov. 28 - Spelling Dictation. Unit 11
Grade 3 into, today, without, something, become, upon,
myself, everybody, everyone, maybe, outside, basketball, homework, skateboard,
earthquake, ourselves, anything
Grade 4 didn’t, that’s, they’re, you’re, couldn’t,
haven’t, o’clock, we’re, isn’t, I’m, it’s, who’s, they’d, could’ve, they’ve,
you’ll, don’t, aren’t, can’t, weren’t
Accelerated Reader - A brief note including your child’s AR goal
for Term 2, will be sent home this Friday, Nov. 28.
Scholastic Book Orders - Dec. Book Orders will be sent home this
Friday, Nov. 28. Please return any completed forms by next Friday, Dec. 5.
Thank-you!
Mon. Dec. 1 - Health Test on “Living in Community”.
Tues. Dec. 2 - French Quiz - Quel Temps Fait - il? (Refer to your daily notes, girls
and boys, to review our theme about The
Weather.)
Wed. Dec. 3 - Memory Work - Make Me a Servant
Make me a
servant, humble and meek. Lord, let me
lift up those who are weak.
And may the
prayer of my heart always be,
Make me a
servant. Make me a servant. Make me a servant, today.
Student of the Week: Our Student of the Week this week is Jefferson
Loewen.
Next week:
(Dec. 1 - 5) Will Mantel
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms. Jones
(k.jones@immanuelchristianschool.net)
Parents please check and initial planners. Some students are getting
behind on work and need to use home time to catch up. All notes and events are
written in the planner.
Pot luck on Friday: Drinks/Cups/Plates/Forks (Jedi, Malachi, Braden, Hayden), Appetizers (Seth, Micah, Holly, Abigail), Dessert and Clean-up (Jocelyn, Kayla, Lucas, Cody), Main
Course (Kaylynn, Megan, Elizabeth)
Memory Work: Spoken word poem (8 count) with Anti Bullying theme - Bystander: More
Power than You Realize. Verse:
Learn to do right!
Seek justice encourage the
oppressed.”
Isaiah 1:17
Art: Bring materials to dress up sock snow people.
Spelling: Spelling List 12 Quiz and worksheets due Friday. Have all
corrections complete before handing in books.
Social Studies: Complete reflection on Prometheus by Friday.
French: Unit 2 tests have been
marked and returned. Ask your child how
they did.
Journey for Jesus - Have posters complete at the end of first work
period on Friday. Bring materials and props for building your set.
Report Cards:
Please return attached sheet, please contact meet if you would like to discuss
any details.
Creation Studies: Have question from #4 worksheets complete by
Friday.
GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate (am) / Mr.
Cameron (pm) e.tenbruggencate@immanuelchristianschool.net or k.cameron@immanuelchristianschool.net
Please see our class wiki page (linked from the ICS website, https://immanuelchristianschool.wikispaces.com)
Memory Work: Matthew 5:7-12
Bible: “Help
Wanted” poster due Friday.
Language Arts - Spelling / Grammar: We will be trying spelling and grammar on
alternate weeks. This week is spelling dictation, with a mini grammar lesson on
commas following (grammar work due next week).
Language Arts / Bronze Bow novel study. “What I Think” logs on chap 7 due
tomorrow. Read to end of chap 8 for Mon Dec 1.
Math: Unit tests on Probability next Wednesday, December 2nd.
Science: The Science Fair will be held in March. Students should have
preliminary project ideas by Dec 3.
French: Unit
2 tests have been marked and returned.
Ask your child how they did.
Journey with Jesus: All students should have their costumes now.
Gr8s will need to have their research slides complete by Wed Dec 3.
Presentation rehearsals will start on Fri Dec 5.
Ice Rink Project: Students have expressed an interest and have
been given initial design and layout tasks. Successful completion of these will
allow us to move on and start construction.