The ICS Journal
Wednesday, April 6th, 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
Apr 8 PA Day Spring Study day Planning (LDCSS has classes)
13 Chapel - Grade 1
Subway sandwich lunch
Battle of the Books hosted at ICS 9:30-2:30pm
15 Master Builders Integrated Study #1
Family Fun Night - Kids Night
16 LDCSS Homecoming & Open house 1-3pm
LDCSS 50th Anniversary Gala - Lamplighter Inn @ 4:30pm
19 Jr. Basketball tournament at LDCSS
22 Derrick Drover at Aylmer CRC 7pm
23 Outdoor work day
May 4 Spring Membership meeting
9 Spring Drama matinee performance 1:30pm
10 Spring Drama evening performance 7:00pm
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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:
Thank-you, parents, for your timely confirmations for next year’s enrolment! Early confirmations greatly help our planning for next year. We currently have 128 full-time students forecasted (slightly up from this year), with 7 brand new families, and many new-to-us siblings! We have also learned of several families changing enrolments, including Darrell and Helen Klassen (to our homeschool partnership for math only), and Jacob and Anna Redecop (with Jonathan and Ricky transferring back to New Sarum), as well as one other family undecided for next year. I had the opportunity to chat with all those families and understand where they were at. With our current teaching staff positions, we currently still have some room for 3 day SK, very limited gr 1-4 spots, and some gr 5-8 spots. We are in conversation with a few families, and look forward to see who else God brings our way!
in Christian education, Keith Cameron, Principal and Chief Operating Officer
Praying for our parents: Please join us as we pray for Jason & Carrie Vis as well as Jim & Jill Vording.
Praying for our staff:
Other requests:
- We would also like to keep the Vannoord family in your prayers as Samantha will be having laparoscopic surgery at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto on Monday April 11th to repair a hole in her heart.
- We also learned of the tragic deaths (in a train collision) of 2 Korean mothers of 4 international students at Strathroy Community Christian School. Let us lift those two families, and the entire community in prayer for God’s comfort amidst shocking circumstances.
Thank you: On behalf of the Buma family, I would like to thank the I.C.S. community for your cards, flowers, prayers, and visits, and for many other acts of kindness shown to our family and to myself, during the recent passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother. One of Mom’s all time favourite hymns was a familiar one to many of us, Great Is Thy Faithfulness. With heavy hearts and faith-filled hope, we laid our mother to rest, during the Easter time of remembering that we serve a risen Lord and Saviour. We are truly grateful for your compassion, and for your care. Ms. Buma
REMINDERS:
Tuition Reduction Incentive Plan (T.R.I.P): TRIP order is attached, due by the 14th with pick up on the 21st. *TRIP is now accepting e-transfer as another form of payment. If you would like to pay by e-transfer, please send it to trip@immanuelchristianschool.net. Please make a note on your order form or online, so we know to look for your payment. Thanks!
Cheese orders: Delivered today. The next order will be sent out on April 20th.
Last call - COO Annual Assessment: Keith and our Board are seeking your input into his annual assessment. Aiming for excellence in education involves our school leader as well as our teachers and students - please use the link provided to fill in the survey by April 8! Go to: https://goo.gl/jybzTM. Claim a half hour GIFTS credit for helping!
Outdoor Work Day - Sat Apr 23. Please mark your calendars! We hope to replace the swingset containment border, clean eaves, renew basketball nets, paint lines and even get some trees installed. We’re looking into installation for larger (45mm to 65mm diameter) trees to provide immediate shade. Costs for installation for three trees (locust or linden) seem to be around $400+ per tree through the major nurseries. Should you have any other contacts for quality, local trees of similar variety, please let Mr Cameron know!
Unplug & Play Week - April 24th-30th
Active Play, in both outdoor and indoor settings, is an important factor for the health and well-being of children and youth. How do you get kids away from screens? ParticipACTION's Unplug and Play has tips, fact sheets, and an outdoor play calendar. Check out the East Elgin Area Event Calendar attached at the end of the Journal.
The ticket order form is also attached. Ticket orders are due by April 13th and can be handed in at the office. For students that wish to track their physical activity and screen time, log sheets are available in the office. Looks like a fantastic week!
This month's FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NIGHT is on FRI APR 15 5-7pm in the school gym, and it is KID'S NIGHT! Bring the family out for some homemade Mac+Cheese, Hot Dog Bar, Ice Cream Sundaes and games to make you feel young again :) Cost is Adults $8, Children (10+under) $5 with ALL proceeds going directly back into the school. Weather permitting, bring your road hockey stick for some parking lot ball hockey too! #kidsnight.
**Community Hours/GIFTS Opportunity: We are looking for adults and highschool students to assist with KID'S NIGHT on Fri Apr 15 - it will be a fun and easy way to get your hours in! Please check the volunteer sign up online at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0948a9a72fabf49-volunteer. You can also contact the school office at 519.773.8476 or email j.versnick@immanuelchristianschool.net.
Pastor Dirk & Mrs Grace Miedema of Aylmer CRC have been given a trip to Egypt, Jordan and Israel!
The sponsors of this trip, Ted & Joanna DeVries, have gone to this area for many years and have become friends with the Beduin guides on Mt. Sinai. Mrs. DeVries says they have become more poor due to unrest in thier homeland. They ask that we considered donating new or gently used items leave behind.
The items most urgently needed are:
- Men’s shoes & sandals, sweaters (medium & large), scarves, toques and gloves or mittens
- Ladies walking shoes & sandals, sweaters, scarves, toques and gloves or mittens
- Children’s shoes & sandals, sweaters, scarves, toques and gloves or mittens
- Baby sleepers
- Soap, shampoo, toothbrush & toothpaste
- School supplies such as note books, pens & pencils, coloring books and crayons
- Soccer ball & pump
If you can donate any of these items please bring them to the school office where they will be collected. Thanks for considering this request. Grace Miedema
BATTERY COLLECTION: Have you ever wondered where to “dispose” of your Single Use Batteries (AA, AAA, D and C)? Well, we have the answer! For the month of April, we will be collecting old single use batteries at ICS to send to a recycling company. We could win $2500 if we collect the most batteries (by weight). So talk to your family and friends and start collecting batteries. We hope to have the collection boxes at a few locations in town as well. Starting April 1st, bring ALL your old batteries to ICS!!! Let’s try for the BIG prize!!
2016 ANNUAL ICS GOLF TOURNAMENT
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the upcoming 16th Annual ICS Golf Tournament being held on Saturday, May 21st, 2016 at Pine Knot Golf and Country Club. There will be a Shotgun Start at 1:00 p.m. The price per golfer will be $150.00 – which includes Lunch, Green Fees, Power Cart, a Rib and Chicken dinner and contests.
Questions – call Jeff and Tammie Vannoord at 519-773-5593. Last year, our tournament was full with 144 Golfers so you will want to register early if you would like to participate in this fantastic event! Early Bird Registration date is May 2nd, 2016. Early Bird registrants will qualify for a draw for a door prize. The final registration date is May 14th, 2016.
Jr. Basketball: After school games on Tuesdays: next week, boys play at Monsignor Morrison Catholic School, 10 South Edgeware Dr St Thomas, ON, N5P 2H2. Girls host here.
Private Music Lessons: Guitar Lessons are still 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
Transportation - Since ICS has a PD day on Friday April 8th, the busing for LDCSS will be as follows: Mrs. Tesselaar’s bus will leave her home at 7:45am
(students catching the bus at her house should be there by 7:40am)
Stop at BURC (49823 Talbot Line) at 7:55am
ICS at 8:00 am;
End of Forest & Elm at 8:04am
Hiemstra’s at 8:10am;
Lyons at 8:15am;
Kroondyk’s on Wilson line at 8:23am
Manning Drive 8:30am.
The return trip home will be done in reverse
Mark your calendar! Spring Production on Mon May 9 at 1:30 pm and Tue May 10 at 7pm. We are excited about our Spring Play based on Joseph’s story, entitled “Not Your Average Joe”. All students are involved in the cast and stage crew (gr 7/8) or the choir (JK-6). Tickets will be available soon!
We are looking for a few props to add to our production:
- surf boards, beach umbrellas, palm trees, tricycles, beach towels, wooden crates, bistro set, little red wagon
Please contact Mrs Cameron or Miss Loewen if you have anything that we can borrow, so we can get the details from you…..
Mark the Date - Saturday, April 16th, 2016. We invite you to join us as we celebrate 50 years of faith, learning and life at London District Christian Secondary School!
‘Homecoming’ & Community Open House at LDCSS 1:00-3:00pm.
50th Anniversary Gala Dinner at Best Western Lamplighter Inn, London. Tickets are $60. Order your tickets at 50thGala@ldcss.ca or online at ldcss.ca
The Royal Canadian Legion Public Speaking Contest:
Congratulations to Megan Friesen who placed second at the District level and to Phoebe Sinke who received a participation certificate. There were 5 speakers in each catagory making it a very enjoyable event. Excellence in speaking was definitely shown by our students and other competitors!
Teacher Opening for 2016-2017: We are seeking a qualified junior / intermediate teacher to fill a potential vacancy in grades 7/8 homeroom. The successful candidate will add a specialty to our program (ideally French), and will be prepared to teach rotary junior and intermediate in their area of expertise. Applicaitons sought by Friday 15 April. A job opening is posted (http://lightbringers.oacs.org/).
Battle of the Books: Again, this year we are hosting the competition centred on the set of 10 books read by team members in the Junior or Senior division. Stop in at the school between 10 and 2:30 to see Battle in action, next Wednesday, April 13. Venue doors are closed (with no admittance) while games are taking place, but since each game takes less than a half hour, it won’t be a long wait to catch the next one. Best wishes to our players. You have worked hard. Enjoy your day!
Are you interested in an evening of praise and worship? The Derrick Drover Band will be putting on a concert at the Aylmer Christian Reformed Church on Friday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Derick will be featuring hymns from his recent album as well as the stories behind them. A free will offering will be held.
FROM THE CLASSROOMS:
Let’s Connect to Grow Forms. There are still many outstanding - are your children’s forms in?
Master Builders Integrated Study. ICS Integrated Studies aim to foster positive school-wide, inter-age learning connections. We seek to learn together both in our homerooms and in our mixed grade school families. This spring on five Friday afternoons, our focus is bridges. Bridges, as lasting structures, can tell a story of beauty, material design and connections that link people together. In acknowledging these aspects, we can appreciate our role as builders, and glorify God as the Master Builder. Students will “specialize” in beauty, materials or story, and will complete the unit by sharing their knowledge and skills in their school family groupings. As a staff, we will take this Friday’s PA day to develop and refine our upcoming lessons together.
A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Eleanor Saarloos (April 3) and Zoe Dalm (April 6).
They both turned 6, and we wish them a great year ahead!
Bring to school:
-Library books on Mondays
-SK Sight Word book on Thursday and not Friday as noted in the book.
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten…..
Bible: Jesus blesses the children and Jesus teaches about prayer.
SK- Sight words for this week: of, said, in, on
Our ‘bubble’ wall is looking great, we have earned 44 bubbles as a class! Let’s continue to blow towards our goal of 100!
Math: Introduction to subtraction.
At Home: Please review sight words of the week. I will review on Thursday to see who knows them.
JK- Matching uppercase letters with lowercase letters.
Math: Introduction to measurement.
At Home: Continue to review all of the letters. What is the name of the letter? What sound does that letter make?
Memory Work: for Wednesday April 13
I love you, O LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18: 1 and 2
Spelling Dictation: words for Thursday, April 7.
Unit 25: all, wall, call, will, tell, well, small, smell
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
- enjoy participating in the ClassroomsCare program where Reading IS Giving.
- Let’s Connect to Grow forms
- practice reading your sight words page(s)
Memory Work: for Wed, Apr 13
Matthew 7: 12
In everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you. This is what is written in the Law and in the Prophets.
Dictation Quiz on Thursday, April 7. List 22
Grade 2 words: boy, oil, boil, toy, soil, mother, father, sister, brother, other, rejoice, royal
Grade 3 words: aren’t, partner, hard, chart, farm, start, large, more, before, horse, north, morning, care, stare, warning, garden, thorn
**Please practise these words at home so you are ready for the quiz and for using the words in our writing.
We will have library class this Thursday, so please bring in your books.
Language Arts: We have been working hard on writing and illustrating our own short stories. Stay tuned for our release date.
Creation Studies: We are finishing up our unit on Haiti! I have enjoyed travelling on this journey with the Grade 2/3s and learning all about how God’s people are spread in communities around the world.
New Unit on Considering the Lilies will begin next week.
A Reminder List of Things to Bring to School
- Library books that are due, and any completed AR books
- Gym clothes for Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Let’s Connect to Grow forms (reminders sent home yesterday)
Congratulations: We would like to wish Jefferson Loewen a very happy birthday. Jefferson will be turning 10 yrs old on Saturday, April 9. Happy Birthday, Jefferson! May God richly bless you in your new year of life.
Thurs. Apr. 7 - Spelling Dictation, Grade 3 words are: threw, through, thoughtless, caght, fault, taught, because, one, once, water, watch, wanted, wonder, wonderful, walk, waffle, wash
Grade 4 words are: calf, walked, ghost, gnawed, climber, wreath, listen, island, scent, rench, judge, fasten, wrist, doubt, knock, answer, knelt, sign, wrinkle, knuckle
Wed. Apr.13: Memory Work:(Romans 8:28-29) Kids’ Study Bible - New International Reader’s Version
38)I am absolutely sure that not even death or life can separate us from God’s love.
Not even angels or demons, the present or the future, or any powers can do that.
39)Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can do that.
Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Marcel Guenther. Next week:Gavin Hibbert.
Accelerated Reader: AR Reports were sent home with your child today.
A Reminder List of Things to Bring to School:
- Library books that are due, and any completed AR books
- Let’s Connect to Grow forms
- Subway Order Forms due Mon. Apr. 11
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms. Jones (k.jones@immanuelchristianschool.net)
Memory Work: Group choral reading for Monday, April 11. Groups will present a coral reading of the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi.
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon’
where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy;
O Devine Master, grant that I may not so mych seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”
Mathematics: Unit on decimal multiplication and division (gr 5), and Ratio and Percent (gr 6)
Overall skills to work on - equivalent fractions, multiplication, estimation, rounding, mean, median and mode. See new worksheets in redbook.
Health: In the next few weeks students will be learning about the changes in adolescence. A parent /student activity is part of the unit.
Social Studies: See wiki pages for Canada Map games.
Science: See wiki for information links.
Spelling: Worksheets and quiz due for Thursday, April 7.
thoughtful, successful, wasteful, wonderful, skillful, plentiful, government, amusement, predicament, excitement, punishment, arrangement, fearless, careless, worthless, thoughtless, useless, reckless.
thoughtful, successful, wasteful, wonderful, skillful, plentiful, government, amusement, predicament, excitement, punishment, arrangement, fearless, careless, worthless, thoughtless, useless, reckless.
Language Arts: LA is easily applied as a cross curricular. LA is being applied in penmanship by learning literary devices such as personification and onomatopeia. Ask your child to explain what this is.
French Quiz on Thursday, April 7 on weather (no spelling) and the verb vouloir. Review sheets were handed out yesterday.
Battle of the Books: Team members, keep practicing questions from your envelopes and possibly re-reading a Battle book or 2. Pizza lunch: order forms are due tomorrow. Happy Battle Day next week!
We are still missing Growth Action Plans - please submit them asap.
Family and class pets - Thank you for bringing in family pets to share with the class. It’s been fun to see the different types of critters and how they live.
Please see our class wiki page (linked from the ICS website, https://immanuelchristianschool.wikispaces.com)
Memory Work: The Nicene Creed
Mathematics: There will be a chapter test tomorrow, April 7, on Data Management: Collection & Display.
Science: Reports from our DNA extraction lab are due on Thursday.
Tech: We are beginning a unit called Cyber Cops - Air Dogs. Using scenarios prepared by the OPP, we will cover our response to various cybercrimes, such as harassment, piracy, child pornography, and internet luring and the safety procedures necessary to prevent and deal with them.
Battle of the Books: Team members should be practicing questions from their envelopes and possibly re-reading a Battle book or 2. Pizza lunch order forms are due tomorrow. Happy Battle Day next week!
L.A. Novel study culminating project due tomorrow, April 7th
Art: We are learning techniques used in Impressionism and Post Impressionism. See wiki pages for video links.
Art: We are learning techniques used in Impressionism and Post Impressionism. See wiki pages for video links.
Unplug and Play Week-East Elgin Area Event Calendar
Sun. Apr. 24
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Public Skating
FREE admission with ticket. Skate rentals $2/pr. Helmets $1.
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1:00 – 2:30 pm
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East Elgin Community Complex
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Mon. Apr. 25
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Drop in and try a gamut of fun activities like “Big hands” Badminton, Noodle Hockey and more!
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3:30 – 6:00 pm
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Springfield School
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Mon. Apr. 25
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Throw, Kick, GaGa!
Basketball free throw & soccer penalty kick contests, play “GaGa Ball”
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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Big Gym at East Elgin SS
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Mon. Apr. 25
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Ball Hockey. Bring a stick – and goalie gear if you have some. Tennis balls and nets provided. No rollerblades please.
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6:00 – 7:30 pm
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Assumption School
*WEATHER PERMITTING*
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Tues. Apr. 26
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Games Galore!Come join high-energy/low org games, and end the night with a pizza slice!
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5:00 – 6:30 pm
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Straffordville School
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Tues. Apr. 26
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Family Fitness Challenge
Challenge yourself to a “Workout-of-the-Day” at a variety of fitness stations.
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6:00 – 7:00
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McGregor School
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Wed. Apr. 27
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Zumba Fitness. Feel the beat – a great family workout!
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6:00 – 6:45 pm
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Davenport School
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Wed. Apr. 27
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Volleyball. Serve, set, spike – come for some court fun. Outside activities as weather allows.
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5:00 – 6:00 pm
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Summers Corners School
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Wed. Apr. 27
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Horseshoes. Throw some horseshoes and learn how you can participate in the Ontario Juniors in Aylmer this summer.
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7:00 pm to dusk
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Rear of East Elgin Community Complex
*WEATHER PERMITTING*
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Wed. Apr. 27
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Bowling. 2 free games & shoes. First-come, first-served. Limited tickets available.
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5:00 – 8:00 pm
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Cy’s Lanes
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Thurs. Apr. 28
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Dodgeball Mania!
Gr. 1–3 from 6 – 7 pm
Gr. 4-8 from 7 – 8 pm
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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Immanuel Christian School
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Thurs. Apr. 28
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"Go Wild at the Library!” Puppets, interactive storytime, game stations. Prizes and goodies galore!
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6:30 – 8:00
pm
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Aylmer Library
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