The ICS Journal
Wednesday, February 3rd 2016
Mission: Immanuel Christian School assists parents in raising children to follow Christ with an excellent elementary program and a focus on Christian character growth.
Upcoming Events
Feb 3 Chapel - 5/6, Speakfest to follow at 9:30am
5 Electives #2, Swim to Survive, Gr. 3
6 Legion public speaking at 1
8 Jump into Kindergarten #1
10 Chapel - 3/4 Pastor Paul Robinson - Lent # 1,
School skate 2-3pm
Pancake Hot Lunch
12 Jump into Kindergarten #2
Electives #3, Swim to Survive, Gr. 3
Family Fun Night
15 Family Day Holiday - school closed
17 New registration day 2016/17
Chapel - Lent #2
19 Electives #4
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75 Caverly Rd, Aylmer, N5H 2P6
Principal: principal@immanuelchristianschool.net
Telephone: 519-773-8476
Facebook: facebook.com/ICSAylmer
Twitter: twitter.com/ICSAylmer
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From the Principal’s Desk:
We do see God’s favour on our school in so many ways! I simply want to acknowledge God’s blessings in two specific areas this week:
- Our GST Auction raised an extraordinary amount of money, in a spirit of joy and excitement! We are so thankful for our committee members, our donors of goods, services and talents, and our bidders, and we sustain Christian education!
- Our enrolment for next year is looking strong, with an increase again in student numbers! Growth is a wonderful “problem” to deal with, and we are seeking early registrations (especially for 5 day SK and gr 1-8 where we have limited spaces) so we can make adequate plans for all our classes. You will see a note below.
in Christian education, Keith Cameron, Principal and Chief Operating Officer
Protectors @ Home: “Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed,” (Isaiah 1:17). Our key concept this week is that Bystanders possess the power to do good. Notice the kids around you this week at your church, school and neighbourhood. Look for small and large opportunities to reach out to those around you. Look for ways to help others instead of standing or walking by.
Praying for our parents: Please join us as we pray for Randy & Bettina Poortinga as well as Mike & Anne Reimer. Micaela (gr8) is still absent from school, and is receiving treatment at the pediatric brain injury clinic in London for post-concussion effects. We covet your prayers for full healing.
Our Condolences: To the entire Zylstra family as Jeff’s father went to be with the Lord on Friday Jan 29th. May you find comfort and peace in this time of loss.
Praying for our staff: Please pray for Mrs. Robinson.
Welcomes:
- We are very pleased to welcome Josh and Judi Milmine, with Blake (gr2) and Bentley (SK) to ICS yesterday on Tue Feb 2! Younger siblings include Beckham who will start JK in Fall 2016, and Beauden who is 1.5 yrs old.
- We are also pleased to welcome the first of our enrolments for Fall 2016. Mike and Susie Wall have 6 children, Kolbie (gr8), Renae (gr6), Marcus (gr3), and Aron (gr1), as well as two younger children at home. Mike is a pastor at Somerfeld Mennonite Church, and operates a construction business, while Susie is home maker and home educator. We are also excited to welcome Dean and Cally Manning, with Joshua (gr5) and Wyatt (gr1) who are transferring from McGregor.
Farewells:
- We regret to announce that Mike and Wendy Abell, with Christopher (gr8), Daniel (gr6), Markus (gr3) and Faith (gr2), have withdrawn from ICS, in favour of returning to their previous schools at Springfield or Summers Corners.
REMINDERS:
Tuition Reduction Incentive Plan (T.R.I.P): The Feb order form is attached. Orders are due Feb 11th with pickup on Feb 18th. TRIP is going online!!! You can now buy gift cards and support the school all from the comfort of your home! Last week we attached to the Journal the step by step instructions on how to sign up online for TRIP. If you missed it check your e-mail attachments of the Jan 27 Journal. Gift cards will still be available to purchase in the school office as well as the monthly order forms.
Cheese orders: Delivered today. The next order will be sent out on February 17th.
Hola Amigos! - FRI FEB 12 it's time to wrap up the siesta and VIVA LA FIESTA! for the next FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NIGHT! Enjoy some Mexican cuisine brought to you by friendly senoritas right here in the ICS school gym. All you can eat dinner will be served 5-7pm Adults $8 Children (10+under) $5. Take out and Delivery to Heritage Place available. Invite a friend... this is nacho average dinner :)
I.C.S. BIANNUAL GOODS, SERVICES AND TALENT AUCTION
Praise God for his many blessings! $51,110 was raised. Many thanks to all who came out, for an evening of fun, fellowship and support for Immanuel Christian School. We want to thank the Auction Committee people: Chris Bakker, Tina Banman, Tricia Giesbrecht, Tracy Mantel, Carrie Rempel, Nathan Saarloos, Bettina Vandersleen, Paddi Vandendool, Tammie Vannoord and Jill Vording for all their work, our computer crew: Sjon Hulst, Dean Mantel and Jim Vording, our floor spottters Jason Vis and Dan Dykxhoorn and last but not least our auctioneering crew: Jesse Vannoord with the help of Larry and Irene Buis.
Everyone who wants to know about a snow day, please sign up for Remind! Unless everyone joins, the system won’t be reliable… You will receive a text or email to let you know of bus fan out details like snow days or cancellations! Text @icsbus to (226) 774-0016, or send an email to icsbus@mail.remind.com. You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, 'unsubscribe @icsbus' or email a reply with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line.
All new registrations for 2016-2017 are sought by Wednesday February 17, the office will be open until 5pm that day. All parents with children entering SK are asked to apply for the 3 or 5 day options by this date. We have limited space in the 5 day program. In fact, we are watching all our class sizes quite carefully. We are thankful that registration appears to be very healthy!
Jump into Kindergarten! - Children entering JK/SK are invited to experience the Kindergarten classroom at ICS. Come and enjoy two mornings of letters, shapes and learning your numbers. The program runs Feb 8, 12, 22 & 26 from 8:30 to 12:30. Please call the office to reserve a spot
School Skating: Our last school skate will take place next Wednesday Feb 10th from 2-3pm.
Just a reminder that all SK, gr. 1 and 2 students are required to wear helmets. All students are required to wear mitts or gloves. All parents are welcome!
Wednesday Pancake Lunch: Please note that the Pancake lunch has been changed to Wed. Feb. 10. There will also be gluten free and dairy free pancakes for those who are interested. The order form is attached at the end of the Journal.
Congratulations to the following students who were chosen to present at our ICS SpeakFest today!
Storytelling:
Grade 1: Katelyn Janssens, Eve Sinke
Grade 2: Jaywynn Loewen, Presley Fehr
Grade 3: Eden Shelton, Phoebe Sinke,
Poetry Presentations:
Grade 4: Kiera Giesbrecht, Sarah Janssens, Samuel Peters, Naomi Poortinga
Speeches:
Grade 5: Selena Kroondyk, Will Mantel
Grade 6: Megan Friesen, Jocelyn Shelton
Grade 7: Holly Cameron, Nolan Giesbrecht, Kayla Klassen, Micah Schuurman
Poetry:
Grade 8: Victoria Krahn, Josiah Van Gurp, Samantha Vannoord, Matthew Ypma
Legion Public Speaking: The top presenter in each grade will be invited to enter the Legion Public Speaking Contest to be held on Saturday Feb. 6, 2016 at the Aylmer Legion from 1-3 pm. Parents will be contacted tonight if their child is selected!
Private Music Lessons: Guitar Lessons are now also available at Immanuel with Guy Miskelly. Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz, Theory and Ear Training. For more information contact Guy Miskelly at 519-859-6915 or guymiskelly.com
LDCSS - Attention Curlers: You are invited to be part of the annual LDCSS Curling Bonspiel, February13, 2016, at the Aylmer Curling Club. Cost is $500 per team, sponsors are encouraged. All snacks and lunch provided free for curlers. To register, please contact Ken at 519-281-2016 or email pvd@amtelecom.net by Jan 31, 2016.
‘Welcome Wednesdays’ Grades 9-12 Admissions Open Houses are back!
2016 Dates: February 3, March 2, April 6, and May 4, 9:30-2:30pm
Come and experience LDCSS is action! Tour the School. Meet Faculty and Staff. Receive Admissions Information. LDCSS school tours are also available by appointment. For more information contact Margaret at admissions@ldcss.ca
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten…..
We would like to wish Travis Dykxhoorn & Dennis Fehr a very happy birthday. Travis turned six years old on Monday, February 1st and Dennis will be turning six years old on Saturday, February 6th. Happy Birthday Travis and Dennis! May God richly bless you both in your new year of life.
A great big WELCOME to Bentley Milmine and his family! The JK/SK students were so excited to have another friend join our class this week and hope you feel welcome and apart of our community here.
Bible: Elijah’s life
Letter and Sound: u
Science: Discovering mixing colours and crawling water!
*Send an extra pair of mittens for your child if possible. Most children have wet mittens after the first recess already.
Scholastic Book Club: The February flyers were sent home last week. Please return any completed book orders by Friday, Feb.5. Thank you.
SK- Sight word: like
Math: We are working on adding numbers to make groups of tens and ones.
At Home: Please practice sounding out the words that have been added to your sound books. New sight word books will be coming home at the end of the month.
JK - Jolly Phonics review the letters and sounds we already know:
S, A, T, N, I, P, R, H, E, M, C, K, D, G, O, B, J, Z, W and new U
Math: We are working on comparing numbers and counting.
Literacy: Our JK friends have been working very hard on printing/tracing their name.
At Home: Thank you for practicing at home, I see improvement already. Please continue to practice the letters in your child’s name. What is the name of the letter? What sound does that letter make?
SK, Grades 1 and 2 Team Building Skills Elective: On Elective Fridays the primary students in SK-2 will be in teams playing a variety of games with each other. To help add to our selection the students may also bring in a game for our Friday elective.
Memory Work: for Wednesday February 10 the first part of Ten Commandments
(shortened form, Exodus 20:3-17)
- You shall have no other gods before me.
- You shall not make for yourself an idol.
- You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.
- Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Spelling: words to learn for Friday, Feb. 5.
List words for Unit 18: we, me, he, be, see, need, tree, sheep
Scholastic Book Club: The February flyers were sent home today. Please return any completed book orders by Friday, Feb. 12. Thank you.
A reminder list of things to bring to school:
- library books to return and an A.R. book you have read so you can do a quiz on any school day
- bring a game for Friday
- February scholastic book order is due Feb. 12
- pancake lunch order and $2.00 for Feb. 10
- bring your helmet, gloves and skates for our school skate on Feb. 10
SK, Grades 1 and 2 Team Building Skills Elective: On Elective Fridays the primary students in SK-2 will be in teams playing a variety of games with each other. To help add to our selection, the students may also bring in a game for our Friday elective.
GRADES 2 and 3 – Miss Loewen (a.loewen@immanuelchristianschool.net)
A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Owen Vis (Feb. 4)! Owen is turning 9, and we wish him a great year ahead!
A great big WELCOME to Blake Milmine and his family! Blake, we are so excited to have you join our class and hope that you feel welcome and part of our community.
Memory Work for February 10:
And hope will never bring us shame.
That’s because God’s love has been poured into our hearts.
This happened through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Dictation Quiz on Friday, February 5. List 16
Grade 2 words: too, good, book, shook, school, when, what, took, who, soon, room, whether
Grade 3 words: don’t, didn’t, I’ll, I’m, it’s, let’s, they’re, we’re, doesn’t, o’clock, won’t, wouldn’t, its, can’t, that’s, I’ve, wasn’t
Math: Having our times tables memorized is so important in order to do math problems quickly and correctly. Grade 2 will be doing a review quiz on facts in the 0-4 times tables. Grade 3 will be doing their six times table quiz. Please work on your facts during the week!
We will have library class this Thursday, so please bring in your books.
Creation Studies: We have begun our new unit on Haiti!
Student of the Week: has been put on hold this week. Next week, it will be Makayla Zylstra (Feb 8- Feb 12). Blake Milmine will be the student of the week Feb 15-19.
Language Arts: Our class has been working on poetry in class. Here are some examples of acrostics that students have written.
Friends are loving. So beautiful and pretty.
Always sharing Perfect for me.
Moments that are Really cool!
Important. I really like it.
Love Now are you thinking what I’m thinking?
You! Go with me to the meadow and see!
-Makayla Zylstra -Rhodé Dalm
Bats
Awesome
Sporty
Energy.
Batter up!
All so cool!
Listen to the coach,
Let your feet touch the base!
-Phoebe Sinke
A Reminder List of Things to Bring to School
- Library books that are due, and any completed AR books
- Scholastic book orders, if purchasing
- Pancake Orders
- Swim wear and towel for Grade 3
- Helmet, gloves and skates for school skate on Feb. 10
SK, Grades 1 and 2 Team Building Skills Elective: On Elective Fridays the primary students in SK-2 will be in teams playing a variety of games with each other. To help add to our selection the students may also bring in a game for our Friday elective.
Fri. Feb. 5 - Spelling Dictation, Unit 16 - Grade 3 words are: don’t, didn’t, I’ll, I’m, it’s, let’s, you’re, we’re, doesn’t, o’clock, won’t, wouldn’t, its, can’t, that’s, shouldn’t, isn’t
Grade 4 words are: leaf, leaves, wolf, wolves, potato, potatoes, roof, roofs, family, families, library, libraries, journey, journeys, hero, heroes, ditch, ditches, story, stories
Fri. Feb. 5 - (Grade 3), Math Facts Checkup, Multiplying with 6 as a factor.
(Grade 4) Math Facts Checkup Review. Multiplying with 8 as a factor.
Tues. Feb. 9 - French Quiz (Study Page will be sent home with your child on Thurs. Feb. 4.)
Wed. Feb. 10 - Memory Work:Scripture Verses: (Ruth 1:16 - 17) But Ruth replied, “Don’t try to make me leave you and go back. Where you go I’ll go. Where you stay, I’ll stay. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God. Where you die I’ll die. And there my body will be buried. I won’t let anything except death separate you from me. If I do, may the LORD punish me greatly.”
Thurs. Feb. 11 - *Bible Test on Ruth. A Study Guide will be sent home with your child on Friday, Feb. 4.
Accelerated Reader: Students are reading towards their Second Term goals. Goal due date is Wed. March 2!
*AR Reports were sent home with your child today.
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Naomi Poortinga. Next week:Dylan Rempel.
Scholastic Book Orders: February flyers were sent home with your child today. Please return any completed Book Orders by Fri. Feb. 12. Thank you.
A Reminder List of Things to Bring to School
- Library books that are due, and any completed AR books
- Scholastic Book Orders if purchasing
- Pancake Orders
- Swim wear and towel for Grade 3
- Helmet, gloves and skates for school skate on Feb. 10
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms. Jones (k.jones@immanuelchristianschool.net)
Spelling: Monster quiz for this Friday. Students will be given a study sheet.
Social Studies: Have scavenger hunt and newspaper ad complete for Thursday.
Science: Finish Psalm of Praise by next class (Tuesday)
Art: Bring an object you want to draw for Friday.
Band: We will be opening our after school instrumental band (Mondays from 3:30-4:30) to grades 5 & 6. If interested please see Mrs Cameron for a sign up sheet to take home.
Potluck: Thank you for helping out with potlucks! The students love having them.
The character skill for January - Teamwork was awarded to Lily and Megan. Congratulations!
Please see our class wiki page (linked from the ICS website, https://immanuelchristianschool.wikispaces.com)
Thank you! for your donations and help with the concession stand at last weeks basketball tournament. We raised $400 to go towards the Grade 7/8 Fair Glen Trip.
Memory Work: 1 Corinthians 9:24-25.
Science: For all results lower than 70%, students need to correct the quiz on force & work as well as the make-up questions by Thu Feb 4.
Art: Bring supplies for 100 something project by Thursday.
Music: Bring your red duo tangs on Monday.
Pancake Lunch – Wed, February 10th
_____________ would like to order a pancake lunch with juice for only $2.00 per student.
My child would eat approx __________ pancakes.
Money included _________
Money sent with ___________________ in gr. _____
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Parent Signature
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Pancake Lunch – Wed, February 10th
_____________ would like to order a pancake lunch with juice for only $2.00 per student.
My child would eat approx __________ pancakes.
Money included _________
Money sent with ___________________ in gr. _____
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Parent Signature
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Pancake Lunch – Wed., February 10th
_____________ would like to order a pancake lunch with juice for only $2.00 per student.
My child would eat approx __________ pancakes.
Money included _________
Money sent with ___________________ in gr. _____
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Parent Signature
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Pancake Lunch – Wed., February 10th
_____________ would like to order a pancake lunch with juice for only $2.00 per student.
My child would eat approx __________ pancakes.
Money included _________
Money sent with ___________________ in gr. _____
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Parent Signature
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