The ICS Journal
Wednesday, June 8th, 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
June 9 Meat & Baked Goods pickup 2-4pm
10 Grade 2&3 field trip to Backus Mills
LDCSS Artsfest & Celebration of Learning 7-9pm
14 JK, SK & Gr 1 field trip to Greenview Aviaries
15 Elgin Farm Safety day at ICS
16 PD day - no classes (report card writing day)
17 Grade 5&6 field trip to UWO and Fleetway
FFFN 5-7pm
20 Awards Chapel 9:00-10:00am
22 Last day of school for all SK students
Graduation 7:30 pm, whole school event
23 Last day of school for JK and Grade 1-8
Pizza day
26 ICS at Tillsonburg Alliance Church starts at 9:30am
29 LDCSS Graduation 8pm @ North Park Church
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75 Caverly Rd, Aylmer, N5H 2P6
Principal: principal@immanuelchristianschool.net
Telephone: 519-773-8476
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From the Principal’s Desk:
As we grow at Immanuel, I try to review what we do, and why. What fits best with our mission? What should we keep on doing? What should we change? Our district Track and Field is ongoing today at Strathroy. It’s a great competitive and social venue. Sending a significant number of students (over 40 this year), we have closed ICS and sent all our teachers to help run events, reception and encourage students. In the past, families have attended together, enjoying the social aspects of the day. Thank-you to the many who responded to my brief online survey regarding preferences. For next year, we are considering some other options.
Parents, grandparents, supporters, please consider joining us as we conclude our school year with the Family Fun night on Fri Jun 17, the awards chapel at 9am on Mon Jun 20, and the Graduation ceremony involving the entire school at 7:30 pm on Wed Jun 22! Let’s celebrate learning and Christian character at Immanuel!
in Christian education, Keith Cameron, Principal and Chief Operating Officer
Praying for our parents: Please join us as we pray for Frank & Rose Fehr and Neil & Laura Fehr.
Let us also remember in our prayers Mr. George & Susie Guenther as well as Jonah, Delayna and Rachel on the passing of Susie’s mother Margaret Driedger last week Thursday. May God surround them all with his love and provide and comfort and strength in this time of loss.
Let us also remember in our prayers Dylan Rempel (Gr. 3), who is currently suffering from a concussion and will be away from school until next week. May the Lord grant Dylan a swift recovery.
Praying for our staff: Please pray for our Administrative staff: Mrs. Leinie Hartemink, Mrs. Tracey Morren, and Mrs. Marie Smit.
REMINDERS:
Band: The ICS band will be performing at Heritage Place in the common room after school on Mon June 13th.
Pizza Day: Last day of school Thursday June 23rd. The order form is attached to end of Journal.
Meat & Baked goods: Delivery will be tomorrow.
Tuition Reduction Incentive Plan (T.R.I.P): Order is due by June 9th with pickup on Friday June 17.
Excited to take the kids to Clovermead Adventure Farm this year?! If you buy your adventure farm tickets through TRIP, 100% of your money goes back to the school and toward your tuition! If you buy your adventure farm tickets through TRIP you'll also be saving the tax! No tax and 100% return! *TRIP is also now accepting e-transfer as another form of payment. Please send it to trip@immanuelchristianschool.net and make a note on your order form or online, so we know to look for your payment.
G.I.F.T.S Forms. Thank-you to those who submitted their forms! Families without forms handed in should expect that they would share financially in the support of ICS by paying the set premium fee (currently $200). Take a look at policy 11.10 Getting Involved For The Students: goo.gl/GoEsdg.
Tuition invoices: Have been attached to this Journal. If you have not received one, or have any questions please contact Teresa Janssen at t.janssen@immanuelchristianschool.net or by calling the office.
Photos for sale: The promotions committee will be selling the current 11x14 photos that are displayed in the hallway by the gym. To cover the costs of printing for the next year we are asking $15 per photo. These photos make great keepsakes. Stop by to take a look. First come first serve!
GRADUATION: It is tradition at ICS that the Grade 7 parents help the Auxiliary to prepare, serve and clean up the graduation dinner for the Grade 8's, their parents and the staff. Both parents (or other adult members representing your family) are expected to help. Please email the school office to sign up for a time slot that works for you or visit our online signup at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0948a9a72fabf49-volunteer
GRADUATION: It is tradition at ICS that the Grade 7 parents help the Auxiliary to prepare, serve and clean up the graduation dinner for the Grade 8's, their parents and the staff. Both parents (or other adult members representing your family) are expected to help. Please email the school office to sign up for a time slot that works for you or visit our online signup at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0948a9a72fabf49-volunteer
First come, first served! And remember, next year will be your turn to be served. Wednesday June 22
1-3 p.m. (prep) - 4 people
3-5 p.m. (prep) - 4 people
5-7 p.m. (serving) - 4 people
7-8 p.m. (dishes) - 4 people
Serving strawberries and ice cream after grad ceremony - 4 people
SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE SUMMER Friday Family Fun Night will be on Fri Jun 17 from 5-7pm in the Immanuel Christian School gym. Enjoy all you can eat Mixed Greens Salad, Sauteed Vegetables, Meatloaf + Dessert for only Adults $8 Children (10+under) $5! All proceeds go directly back to ICS. Celebrate the end of the school year and a job well done! Delivery to Heritage Place and takeout are available.
Reach the Beach 2016: Looking for a fun way of connecting with some ICS families over the summer? Try “Reach the Beach”, a family-friendly run / walk on Aug 12 in Port Stanley! $60 by Jun 30 covers a family registration, with proceeds going towards the Elgin County Nutrition Program (aka the breakfast program which we are a part of). Join the “Immanuel Christian School” team! See Keith C for more info, or go to: http://reachthebeach.ca/.
School Camping Weekend – August 26 - 28
We are very excited to announce our first Immanuel Christian School Camping Trip!!!
This will be a great time of fun, fellowship and getting to know each other better!
We have a block of camp sites set aside for ICS families at Golden Pond RV Resort just outside of Putnam, Ontario. These sites are serviced with Hydro and Water and some with Sewer. Golden Pond Resort is a great family campground that is close by and has many amenities!!- Restaurant (serves breakfast & fast food), General Store
- Swimming Pool & Patio with umbrellas, Large Pond for fishing (catch & release), paddle boat(s) rentals
- Laundry Room (centrally located, coin-op machines), Modern & clean Washroom Facilities (centrally located, coin-op showers)
- Children's Playground, Shuffleboard, Beach Volleyball, Miniature Golf, Large pavilion with washrooms
- Horseshoe Pits, Tennis/Basketball Court
Please check out their website: http://www.goldenpondrv.com/. This would be quite informal with each family looking after booking their own site within a “block” of sites. Everyone would look after their own meals, tents or trailers, etc. We plan to have a potluck supper on the Saturday evening (more details to follow).
Please book your site before Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Use “ICS” so they know you are part of our group:
Golden Pond RV Resort 1-519-485-0679 or toll free 1-888-990-9920 or e-mail (info@goldenpondrv.com)
Busing 2016-17: The Transportation Committee will be working on the bus schedules for the 2016/17 school year over the summer. We need to know of any address changes that you may have. Also please let us know if you require busing for you high school students next year so we can arrange them on our routes. Please email jeff_vannoord@forestcitystaffing.com of any necessary changes that need to be made. Thanks
FROM THE CLASSROOMS
ICS Library: All books are to be returned to the library! There has been a steady flow of books to the library, but there are still some out. Students were given a slip last week, and they will get another one this Thursday or Friday. Please use this list of overdue titles to help your child gets his/her books back. ALSO, if you find any ICS books not on the list, we will gladly receive them back, no questions asked.
Whole-School Memory Work: Graduation song - Mighty to Save
Everyone needs compassion, A love that's never failing, Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness, The kindness of a Saviour, The hope of nations
Chorus: Saviour he can move the mountains, My God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save, Forever author of salvation. He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me, All my fears and failures, Fill my life again.
I give my life to follow, Everything I believe in, Now I surrender
Chorus x2
Shine your light and let the whole world see, We're singing for the glory of the risen king Jesus( x2)
Chorus x2
Shine your light and let the whole world see, We're singing for the glory of the risen king Jesus (6x)
Bring to school: Please return all library books as soon as possible.
Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten…..
Bible: Philip and the Ethiopian, Acts 26-40 and Saul’s Conversion, Acts 9:1-22.
SK- Reading poems.
Math: Spelling numbers one to ten!
-Counting by 5s.
JK- Matching uppercase letters with lowercase letters.
Printing letter Zz
Math: Numbers 10-20, racetrack dice games.
JK, SK, & Grade 1 Field Trip News: Wow!!!! Thank you to ALL of the parents wanting to go on the trip. It is so nice to have a great response of parents wanting to go. Thank you also to our bus driver Mrs. Ann Walters.
We are only able to pay for 8 parents who will be riding the bus with us: JK/SK helpers: Mrs. Tara Foster, Mrs. Annette Dykxhoorn, Mrs. Judi Milmine, Mrs. Joanne Schuurman, and Mrs. Julie Peters
Grade 1 helpers: Mrs. Angie Bergen, Mrs. Caroline Janssens, and Mrs. Anna Redecop.
However, all other parents are welcome to meet us there and join their child’s group. Please let us know if you are planning to join us so that we can be sure you pay the school rate.
Please pack a bus friendly snack and some activities to play on the bus. Some other things to consider are good footwear for walking and playing in, a picnic lunch and water bottle, bathing suit, towel, and sunscreen lotion. There is a splash zone there that we may enjoy if the weather is warm. We sure are looking forward to going on our field trip to Greenview Aviaries on June 14 from 8: 30 to 3: 20. Thank you.
Spelling Dictation: words for Friday, June 10
Please continue to review all the words learned this year.
JK, SK, & Grade 1 Field Trip News: Please see our combined note above.
A reminder list of things to bring to school:
- Return all library books
- practice reading your sight words page(s)
- Outdoor running shoes for gym
A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Avery Bergen (June 6)!Avey turned 8, and we wish her a great year ahead!
Dictation Quiz on Thursday, June 9 . List 30
Grade 2 words: which, where, there, before, after, over, again, inside, outside, under, summer, other
Grade 3 words: air, against, all right, until, presents, beautiful, favourite, clothes, people, vacation, remember, already, hospital, minute, straight, divisor, doesn’t
Please return any library books!
AR: A few of you still have a ways to go for your goal. All goals due June 15! Keep reading towards achieving your goals, girls and boys!
Field Trip News: Mrs. Judi Milmine, Mrs. Tara Foster, and Mrs. Leona Loewen will also be joining us! Thank you for your interest in our class. Please see the letter that was sent home for more information.
Reminder List of things to bring:
- Library books that are due, and any completed AR books
Thank you! We would like to thank our bus drivers, Mr. Doug and Mrs. Ann Walters, and our adult volunteers, Mr, Hielke Janssens, Mrs. Leona Loewen, Mr. Frank Barkman, Mrs. Bettina Poortinga and Mrs. Janine Shelton for accompanying us this past Monday on our Field Trip to Backus Heritage Conservation Area. We had a picture perfect, sunny day, and we gained a new appreciation for washers and dryers, water that is so easily available, a classroom with desks (and an actual sink) and many resources that seem so ordinary to us, including electricity! After lunch, we were surprised to see how well some of our adult volunteers could walk on stilts! Stopping in at Twins Ice Cream in Port Rowan was a refreshing highlight, where we enjoyed flavourful scoops before heading back to I.C.S. We are thankful that we could have a good day together, learning about some of the challenges and joys of living in Canada during the 18th - 19th century.
Thurs. June 9 - Social Studies Quiz - Map of Australia - Refer to your in-class duotang work, Grades 3 and 4.
Fri. June 10 - Spelling Dictation, Grade 3 words are: air, against, all right, until, presents, beautiful, favourite, clothes, people, vacation, remember, already, hospital, minute, straight, postpone, museum
Grade 4 words are: multiply, imagination, favourite, computer, citizenship, invisible, undercover, enjoyment, discussion, America, unusual, example, melody, temperature, understanding, experiment, explanation, oxygen, distinguished, memorable
Accelerated Reader: Keep reading towards achieving your AR goals, girls and boys! Some students have reached their goals and others are close to achieving them. Goal due date is Wed. June 15.
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Samuel Peters. Next week: Dylan Rempel.
A Reminder List of Things to Bring to School:
- Library books that are due, and any completed AR books
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms. Jones (k.jones@immanuelchristianschool.net)
Memory Work: Monday, June 13th. 1 Corinthians 12: 1-3
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
List 31 Spelling Quiz!!!: Just Kidding. Spelling is complete for the year. Students will be bringing workbooks and notes home.
Math: New unit - Geometry. What is a tetrahedron. Questions of the day? How many lines of symmetry does a circle have?
L.A.- Literature circles Chapter 7 roles rough copies due at the beginning of class Tuesday, June 14th. Plan your time effectively so you can have your good copy completed by first period after lunch.
French: We will have our final unit test in French on Tuesday June 14. Review sheets were given out today.
Science: A continuation of Forces and Structures that tied in with Integrated Studies. We are making an interactive notebook!
Social Studies: Complete flags of Canada’s provinces and territories by Friday, June 10.
Bible: Letter to a friend written back in the time of Paul’s ministry. Due Thursday, June 9 (at the end of class).
Friday, June 17th is our end of the year class field trip. Please see information on the class wiki page. There is a bus leaving the school at 8:30 and returning by 3:20. Lunch options are: bring your own picnic lunch or Dairy Queen (see document download for order form). We have 3 parent volunteers, which is enough, but please contact me if you are interested in going. Please see our class wiki page (linked from the ICS website, https://immanuelchristianschool.wikispaces.com)
Memory Work: For Wed. June 8 Ephesians 6:11-12
Science: X-51 pop bottle rocket challenge - launch date is Mon Jun 20!
P.E.: After track and field we will be playing softball so please bring gloves to school.
French: Final unit and year end test in French on Tuesday June 14. Review sheets were given out today.
Pizza Order Form - Thursday, June 23rd
__________________would like to order the following:
(child’s name)
______ 1.00/slice
______ juice .50 cents
______ ice cream .50 cents
______ Total enclosed
Parent Signature___________________________
Orders and money must be in by Monday,
June 20th. No late orders please!
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Pizza Order Form - Thursday, June 23rd
__________________would like to order the following:
(child’s name)
______ 1.00/slice
______ juice .50 cents
______ ice cream .50 cents
______ Total enclosed
Parent Signature___________________________
Orders and money must be in by Monday,
June 20th No late orders please!
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Pizza Order Form - Thursday June 23rd
__________________would like to order the following:
(child’s name)
______ 1.00/slice
______ juice .50 cents
______ ice cream .50 cents
______ Total enclosed
Parent Signature___________________________
Orders and money must be in by Monday,
June 20th. No late orders please!
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Pizza Order Form -Thursday, June 23rd
__________________would like to order the following:
(child’s name)
______ 1.00/slice
______ juice .50 cents
______ ice cream .50 cents
______ Total enclosed
Parent Signature___________________________
Orders and money must be in by Monday
June 20th. No late orders please!
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