Wednesday 20 June 2012

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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 - Web: www.immanuelchristianschool.net Ph: 519-773-8476

LDCSS - Web: www.ldcss.on.ca Ph: 519-455-4360

Christian Education Foundation (endowment fund): www.ldcef.org

Upcoming Events

June 21 Last day of school for ICS, buses leave at 12:25

22-26 Teacher Work Days; LDCSS Graduation

July 18 Board meets

13 Bill 13 –Parent Information Night – see note

Aug. 15 Board meets

20 Office re-opens

27 Teachers back at school!

Sept. 4 First day of school

From the Principal's Desk:

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." The season of school is ending with our grade 8 graduation celebration today, and we wrap up tomorrow at 12:25. Congratulations to all for their hardwork over this school year!

For students, there will be a time to play, to learn new things in a different environment, and a time to spend more time with their families. For staff it is a time of rest, but also a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the one to come. As a staff, we will lay out next year's theme and how we want to weave it into our curriculum. We will also attend training on the Mobi electronic classroom tablet, and a professional development course on Google Apps for Education in preparation for next Fall. Throughout, we are thinking about how we will continue to build and shape Christian character in our students, as God guides and strengthens us. Our curriculum, daily schedule and calendar all create the environment for this to happen. Attached to the Journal, you will find a draft outline of next year's calendar, with the fine details to come in August.

Our office will be closed from the first week of July until the third week in August, though we will be available by appointment, and via email and telephone. Should you know of anyone still deciding on enrolment for the Fall, it is never too late! I will be pleased to speak with them at any convenient time.

God's blessings this summer,

//Keith Cameron//

Principal

Praying for Our Families at staff devotions this morning: our 5 families leaving ICS – Ralph & Anne Brix, Georgie & Murray Rodenburg, Wilf & Joanne Saarloos, Kelvin & Rose Saarloos, Rudolph & Sharon Schipper. We also prayed for Teus & AnneMarie Koevaar, Rob & Alice Kraan, John & Anna Krahn.

Any more items to hand in tomorrow: Gift Hour forms, Band Sign–up form, Band Shirts – we are still missing a few. Please check if you have one and return it to school asap. You don’t need to wash them, we will wash it for you.

Please keep saving the recycling items over the summer for us J.

Maintenance Community Workdays – Friday 22^nd, Monday 25^th, and Tuesday 26^th June

The teachers' work does not finish when school is done - they are working at school on Fri 22 Jun, Mon 25 and Tue 26 Jun. Why not encourage our teachers and complete a small maintenance task or two while you're here? The Maint Committee invites all who have time and energy to drop in at the school and choose a job (list and materials will be in the office and janitor's room). Odd jobs include exterior door repainting, goal and basketball net painting, touch-up painting on the playground, rubbish removal from the NW classroom, weeding in the playground, eavestrough cleaning, [anything else?]. In July, the maint ctte will take on several larger tasks including wall reconstruction in the primary hall, interior painting in the gym and halls, and urinal replacements in the sr boys washroom. Thanks for any time you are able to share in this project!

T.R.I.P.: You will be able to continue purchasing No Frills/Valumart and Tim Horton cards at Aunt Kelly’s Deli, Clovermead Apiaries, or Family Flowers throughout the summer or give Theressa DeJong (519-765-3372) or Grace Schipper (519-866-3731) a call. We will have a limited number of other popular selling gift cards in stock, but we will need a bit of notice in order to make them available to you for pickup.

Yearbook: We would like to thank our yearbook committee, Mrs. Amanda Cameron, Mrs. Wendy Abell, Mrs. Angie Bergen, Mrs. Theressa DeJong, Mrs. Georgie Rodenburg, Mrs Irene Versteegen-Buis, Miss Christy Rodenburg, Amy Rodenburg and Nicole DeJong for putting together another wonderful yearbook for each student to have and enjoy. We are pleased to have such a special book of memories.

ICS is looking to fill the position of a Band Leader: If you are interested or know of anyone interested please check out our job posting add at http://www.immanuelchristianschool.net/jobpostings.htm for more details.

Private Music Lessons: Not every school is blessed with 5 experienced musicians interested in providing music lessons during the school day! These teachers are not part of the ICS staff; we simply make a room available to them. These teachers take students from their classrooms to have private lessons right at school. If you would like to make arrangements for private lessons at school, contact the teacher at the following information:

Mrs. Paula Richardson on Tuesdays (piano) – 226-289-1941or kendallpaula@rogers.com

Mrs. Emily Schuurman on Tuesdays (piano) – 510-877-2320 or schuur7@execulink.com

Mrs. June Elley on Wednesdays (violin, voice, guitar and piano) - 519765-3316 or jb_elley@yahoo.com

Mr. Derrick Drover on Thursdays (piano, guitar) - 519-765-4990 www.derrickdrover.com

Mrs. Amanda Cameron on Thursday (piano) – 519-550-7312 or keith_amanda_cameron@yahoo.ca

Staffing: As we close out one school year, many plans are in place for the 2012-2013 school year. Teachers and home rooms are as follows: Mrs Groeneweg - SK on Mon, Wed, Fri (11 students)

- JK on Tue, Thu (9 students, 2 full-time SK)

Ms Pieters - Gr. 1/2 (14 students)

Ms Buma - Gr. 3/4, school theme coordinator (13 students)

Mrs. Drop - Gr. 5/6, Gr. 7/8 French and Music (20 students)

Mr. TenBruggencate - Gr. 7/8, Gr. 5/6 PE, & Vice Principal (19 students)

Mrs. VanderHoek – Resource, Gr. 7/8 Geography

Mr. Cameron – Principal, Gr. 5/6 Social Science, Gr. 3 through 8 Tech

Mrs. Robinson Library, Gr. 1 through 8 first term library skills classes

In the office we have Mrs. Smit (Administrative Assistant), Mrs. Janssen (Financial Administrator), Mrs. Leinie Hartemink (Friday Secretary). Our Band Director is currently vacant as we search for a replacement.

Summer Shopping School Supplies: (please amend as per handwritten notes)

JK and SK

- Resting towel or blanket

- Indoor “non-marking” footwear (no laces, please). This footwear will be used in the gym so they should have non slipping shoes

For all students for GRADES 1 – 8

- Indoor “non-marking” athletic shoes. Parents please be reminded that when you purchase new footwear please make sure that they are: - White soles or non-scuffing or black marking. Shoes that leave a black mark will be sent home.

- Pencil case (no pencil boxes, please)

- Individual pencil sharpeners that catch shavings (the plastic cylinder shape with metal sharpener inside works very well)

- Markers

- Pencil crayons (Laurentian seems to sharpen best without breaking)

- Pencils (HB works best)

- Glue stick

- PE clothes: ICS Athletics t-shirt (on sale through the office) will be required for PE. Gr. 3-8: shorts or track pants

as well

Please check your grade level below for additional items.

Reminder: for all grades – no liquid paper (white-out)

Grades 1 – 4

- A pack of 24 Crayola or Prang wax crayons

- Markers (with fine tips for tracing and outlining), no ball point pens, please

- Crayon erasers (white ones work well)

Grade 3/4

- No binders please. We will use duo tangs instead that will be provided by the school.

Grades 5-8

- Only one 1” binder please. The larger sizes take up too much space in the desks and so end up on the floor

- Calculator and math set.

- 2 glue sticks

- blue or black ballpoint pens

Speaking Out Against Abortion: This is you chance to speak out by writing letters to the P.M. of

Canada

. The goal is to reach at least 100 000 letters by the day of voting on Motion 312 (sometime this month) which would open a discussion and have parliament study and update the definition of a ‘human being’. A form letter can be found at www.letters4life.ca. We strongly urge you to write your own asap and address it to the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A2. For your letter or e-mail to be recognized by Parliament, include your home address. Postage is free. If possible, please also send a letter to your Member of Parliament. You may write as many letters as you like. Please encourage relatives and friends to write as well. For the sake of the unborn, for the sake of justice, for the sake of

Canada

let us all continue to fight for and uphold the basic human right of the most vulnerable and most innocent ones of our society.

Bill 13-What’s Next? Understanding and Responding to Recent Changes in the Education Act. The Springfield Baptist Church invites you to a Parents’ Information evening on Friday, July 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the Springfield Baptist Church, 12471 Whittaker Rd, Springfield. If you are concerned about the early sexualization of children and agenda driven education policy and practice please come to this evening for more information on Bill 13 and a discussion of education options for your family. These options will be explored by a panel representing various approaches to education for Christian families. Pastor Twinem will speak on parental responsibility and public education, Chris Hiemstra will speak on why we do Christian Education and Pastor Jeff and Beth Rockwell will represent Home Education. There will be a question and answer period as well. For more information call 519-688-7734 or pastorjeffrockwell@gmail.com

TOWN OF AYLMER 125 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS:

The Town of Aylmer has recognized the importance of the churches to this community and invited all of us to be a part of their 125^th Anniversary celebrations the July 1^st weekend. Specifically they have asked the Aylmer CRC to host the kickoff event for the community celebration and so we invite the entire school family to join us.

On Thursday, June 28 from 5:00pm – 7:30pm, EVERYONE is invited to an OLDE FASHIONED CHURCH PICNIC at the Aylmer Christian Reformed Church (194 South St. West). There will be all sorts of games for all ages including mud pit tug o’wars (get your youth group, family, business, Bible Study, etc. team together), nail hammering competition, fake and real beard/moustache competition, egg on a spoon race, cross cut sawing, human buggy pulling races, seed spitting fun, potato sack races, pie eating contest and much more. IT’S ALL FOR FUN AND IT’S ALL FOR FREE. In addition there will be food a very reasonable prices (pulled pork sandwich, baked beans and salad all for $5.00 and all drinks and ice cream for $1.00). So bring out your entire family, have a bite to eat, participate in the games and have fun fellowshipping together as part of God’s family.

Library News:

Ø Thank you to those who helped with Inventory. We were able to go over all the shelves and check the status of our collection. We found that some books are missing i.e., not on the shelves and not signed out to anyone. If you find ICS books at home over the holidays, please send them back in September (books purchased from the book sale have the bar code removed and an X on the pocket. We don't want those back!).

Ø Bills were sent out to students who have lost or damaged books. Please submit payment this week.

Ø Summer Sign-out books need to be returned the first week of school.

Ø Make time to READ this summer. Visit your local public library and get involved in their Summer Reading Program. Reading over the summer helps children keep up the skills they need to ease back into school in the fall.

FROM THE CLASSROOMS:

JUNIOR and SENIOR KINDERGARTEN

Wishing all students and parents a safe and wonderful summer holiday! God's blessings!

GRADES 1 and 2 – Ms. Pieters

Each student brought joy and happiness to our classroom. It has been a blessing to lead them in God's truths. Enjoy reading with your child over the summer. May the Lord bless you with great family time. In Christian love, Ms. Pieters

Happy 8th Birthday

Megan Friesen

Thursday, August 9, 2012

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15

Happy 7th Birthday

Mariah Rempel

Sunday, August 12, 2012

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15

Happy 7th Birthday

Joshua Vannoord

Sunday, August 12, 2012

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15

Happy 7th Birthday

William Mantel

Monday, August 20, 2012

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15

GRADES 3 and 4 – Ms. Buma

Enjoy playing in God’s creation this summer girls and boys! Take time to read some good books, and have fun with family and friends. It has been a pleasure teaching you all this year! Ms. Buma

GRADES 5 and 6 – Mrs. Drop

Wishing you God's blessings as you spend time with family and friends this summer! Enjoy God's beautiful and wonderful creation.

Happy Birthday to Correy Mantel land Ben VanderDeen today.

Summer Birthdays: Happy Birthay to: Luke Schuurman (July 1), Amanda DeJong (July 6), Kameron Guenther (July 29), Ryan Kroondyk (Aug. 9), and Tyler Kaastra (Aug. 13).

GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate

Thank you parents for the privilege of teaching your children this school year and, grade 7&8 students, for being so teachable and respectful.
To the grade sevens: Have a refreshing summer and see you in September for your "finishing lap".
To the grade 8's: I wish you God's blessings. Allow Him to use your many talents as you continue to serve Him in highschool.

Mr "T"

Wednesday 13 June 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

School’s email address: immanuel@amtelecom.net

Principal’s email address: icsprincipal@amtelecom.net

ICS - Web: www.immanuelchristianschool.net Ph: 519-773-8476

LDCSS - Web: www.ldcss.on.ca Ph: 519-455-4360

Christian Education Foundation (endowment fund): www.ldcef.org

Upcoming Events

June 14 Band to Canada’s Wonderland

13 LDCSS Exam Day

18 LDCSS Study Day

19 LDCSS Exam Day

20 ICS Graduation; LDCSS Exam Day

21 Last day of school for ICS, buses leave at 12:25

22-26 Teacher Work Days; LDCSS Graduation

From the Principal's Desk:

I would like to take this space to express sincere thanks to all in our community who volunteer their time, talents, finances and energy in service at ICS!

While our GIFTS program is an incentive for parents to get involved, many go well beyond the 'requirement', while we have many non-parent volunteers too! This past year, some of you have served faithfully on committees and/or the Board. Some of you have helped in the forefront, and others have been very busy behind the scenes. We have a number of people who come to work with students on a very regular basis, and there are others who have taken up the challenge of a particular, perhaps smaller, task.

You need to realize that every time you walk through the school doors or help on an Immanuel project, you have a positive impact on this community. To each and every one of you, from the staff and students of Immanuel, THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!! We pray that we may have impacted your lives as much as you have impacted ours! Consider letting us know what your plans are for the Fall - will you continue in your commitment, do you want a change? We have committees to serve on, Ladies Auxiliary, adult reading buddies, morning yard duty cover, sports coaches, library, electives, classroom assistants, and many special events...

At year end, we also recognize student efforts. You are all welcome to attend our Awards Assembly in the ICS gym on Mon 18 Jun at 2:15 PM. Sports coaches, you are especially welcome to say a few words of congratulations to your sports teams during the assembly. Hope to see you there!

blessings,

//Keith Cameron//

Principal

Praying for Our Families at staff devotions this morning: John & Wilma Hordyk, Berni & Teresa Janssen, Cliff & Christine Janssen, Lois Hardman, Ray Kaastra

Praying For Our Staff this week: Mrs. Drop

Reminder: Meat and Baked Goods pickup on Friday, June 15^th between 2 and 4. Feel free to drop off your coolers and bags.

GIFT Hour form is due this Friday, June 15^th. We need your paperwork otherwise we will cash your $500 deposit cheque.

If you still need more hours talk to the Marie or Keith.

Lost and Found Items: Please check the lost and found table for any items you are missing. After the last day of school

all items will be sent to the thrift store.

Transportation On Monday, June 18^th Mrs. Tesselaar will leave 20 minutes later in the morning and leave the school at

3:35 that afternoon. Her riders will be home approximately 20 minutes earlier than usual. On Thursday, June 21^stshe will

leave 20 minutes later in the morning and leave the school at noon. Students are being dismissed at 12:25 (as soon as

they have finished their lunch).

Graduation: The Board of I.C.S. warmly invites everyone to attend this year’s senior kindergarten and Grade 8 graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 20 beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Aylmer C.R.C.

Ø Babysitting will be available in the church nursery.

Ø Refreshments will be served behind the school after the ceremony. Please have only 1 serving of goodies to ensure there is enough for everyone. Parents are asked to supervise their children in this matter. Graduates, your refreshments will be set aside for you.

Ø Grads and parents – reminder – grad photos start at 5:15; class picture at 5:50 and dinner at 6:00.

Ø Graduation prelude begins at 7:45. Those students who are involved should be ready to begin.

Ø All students are involved in our mass choir and are expected to attend. Students in grades 1-7 will sit with their parents during the program.

Ø Band: Please meet at the church by 7:30 to tune instruments. Sunday attire is fine.

- Please have your parents keep a spot for you as you will be sitting with them after we play at the beginning of the evening.

- At the end of the evening, please make sure that you return your instrument, binder and stand back to the school before

getting your dessert. (The church will be locked up after the receiving line is finished for the graduates.)

- Gr. 6 & 7 Band members are asked to bring their instruments to school for Tuesday, the 19^th, so that we can practice

the Processional with the Gr. 8’s in the afternoon.

Ø Kindergarten students are asked to meet in classroom 1 of the church by 7:45 p.m. They will sit with their families after their graduation, so please keep a seat for them. Parents if you want to come earlier to have an ideal seating location then please keep your child with you and bring him/her to the room at 7:45. Thanks

Ø Reserved seating will be available for parents and siblings of the grade 8 graduates in the centre section of the church. We cannot include grandparents, so please encourage them to come early to get a good seat. Ushers will be on hand to oversee the seating arrangements.

Ø Grade 8 students will be dismissed on Wednesday at 12:10.

Cheese order: The cheese order is attached to this journal. This order form is for September. Orders are due next Wednesday, June 20 and cheese will be delivered Wednesday, Sept. 5^th. If you had a standing order this year and would like it to continue, please fill out a form to indicate that. You can still place your order up until Aug. 30th but you need to call or e-mail Keli-lyn Lockyer at 519-765-1026 or keli.lockyer@hotmail.com. Thanks for supporting this fundraiser all year!

At this time Emily Schuurman is retiring from doing the cheese sales. We thank her for her many years of looking after this fundraiser.

The Auxiliary will be looking for helpers on Wed., June 20 to clean strawberries for the evening refreshments. We will meet in the school kitchen at 8:35. Please call Bettina at (519) 269-9662 or e-mail at rbpoortinga@start.ca if you can help.

New Band Members Sign-up for 2012-2013: A band sign-up form was sent home last week Friday with the current grade 5, 6, and 7 students. We need to know if our current band members are returning and all the new students wishing to join our school concert band for Sept. We would like to have this form returned by Thursday, June 14^th so that we make tentative plans. We are still looking for a band leader. If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested in this position please talk to Mr. Cameron. Until we have someone in place we can’t confirm when our practices will be.

Band Shirts: We are doing an inventory check on our band shirts and there are still shirts that need to come back. Please check your closet if you still have one at home. The band members will be wearing their shirts on Thursday, please return them on Friday, we will wash them up for you.

Accelerated Reader: Students who have reached their 3^rd term reading goals will be treated to an ice cream sundae on Tuesday, June 19^th. Toppings will be available for the students to choose. Anyone who did not reach his/her goal may purchase a sundae for $2.00.

Free for the taking: We have several computer desks, 2 student desks, and a wooden shelf for storage (great for a shop) that are available. First come, first served. Talk to Marie in the office.

Track and Field: We are excited to announce that ICS placed second in the district track and field meet! Clinton came first with a points per student score of 3.25, we came second with 2.97, followed by LCES. Results like this are a team effort: teachers taught the skills in gym class, we ran school practices following selection, and our student athletes honed and displayed their God-given skills! Well done!

Christian Reformed World Missions: Check out our winners online at: http://www.crcna.org/pages/crwm_poster2012winners.cfm. All students participating will receive a small token, while winners will receive a small gift at the Awards Assembly.

Renewed Computer Technology: Over the many years our school has been dealing with Renewed Computer Technology to supply us with free computers for our lab and classrooms. Last summer we did an upgrade to our lab with the bonus of all flat screen and smaller, faster computers. The work is still in progress of updating the classroom computers and setting up laptops for staff to use in their classroom as well. We want to thank Mr. Will Paul our IT person, Mr. Jake Bergen, Mr. Keith Cameron and Brad Weverink for the many hours of work put into this project.

Renewed Computer Technology also offers computers for those who may not otherwise be able to afford them. Check out their RCTech OUTREACH program if interested www.rcto.ca

Library news:

1. This is your last chance to check out our Used Book Sale. They will be gone after the last day of school.

2. Summer Sign-out will take place on Wed., June 20. This gives students the opportunity to sign out up to 10 books for the

summer. Submit the permission form attached to this Journal, or send a note to Mrs. Robinson.

3. Inventory Days: I will be in the library on the following days and would welcome your help: Monday, June 18 8:30-12:00 and Tuesday, June 19, 8:00-3

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Library Summer Sign-out Form

My Child _____________________________(name) has my permission to take up to _____(#) books out of the ICS library for the Summer Sign-out. I realize that I am responsible for the return of all these materials the first week of school in September. I will submit replacement cost for all lost or damaged books.

Parent Name (please print) ________________________Parent signature: ________________________.

Summer Fun Pass: Attached to this Journal is a “Fun Pass” booklet consisting of money saving coupons for those planning on travelling this summer. These are provided free of charge to all the school from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. If you need more booklets/coupons, just have your child pick them up at the office.

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FROM THE CLASSROOMS:

Memory Work: for Wed. June 20 review our theme songs, Here I Am, Lord and Teach Me Your Way. Ccli # 1443206

Here I Am, Lord

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.

All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.

I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.

Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

Refrain: Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go, Lord, if you lead me.

I will hold your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people's pain.

I have wept for love of them. They turn away.

I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone.

I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send?

Refrain:

I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame;

I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.

Finest bread I will provide till their hearts are satisfied.

I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?

Refrain:

Teach Me Your Way

Vs: Teach me your way, O Lord and I will walk in your truth
Give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name

Teach me your way, O Lord and I will walk in your truth
Give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name
Your name

Chorus: I will praise you, O Lord my God with all of my heart
I will glorify your name forever for great is your love toward me
You have delivered me from the depths of the grave

Teach me your way, O Lord. Teach me your way
Teach me your way, O Lord. Teach me your way
Teach me your way, O Lord. And I will walk in your truth
Give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name

JUNIOR and SENIOR KINDERGARTEN

Some of the things we have done in Kindergarten:

Bible: Journeys of Paul

Letters and sounds: b, j, z

Math: Numeral Recognition, Adding and Subtracting

Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds, Ending Sounds

Reminder, the last school day for JK and SK will Wednesday, June 20th.

GRADES 1 and 2 – Ms. Pieters

Happy 8th Birthday

Hayden Guenther

Saturday, June 16, 2012

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15

Memory Work: for Wed. June 20 review our theme songs

GRADES 3 and 4 – Ms. Buma

Fri. June 15 – Spelling Dictation: (Review of Units 16 – 30) – Grade 3 words are: wouldn’t, country, future, problem, guard, world, warning, watch, dollar, alphabet, half, neighbour, written, careful, it’s, its, remember

Grade 4 words are: wolves, false, cycle, conclusion, cruel, choice, thousand, enough, caught, answer, pollution, physician, pilot, climate, close, chute, straight, suddenly, uncertain, citizenship

Memory Work: for Wed. June 20 review our theme songs

Summer Birthdays: Our summer birthday celebrations will take place next week. The following students (and their teacher) are looking forward to celebrating their birthdays on the days listed below.

Kaylynn Mantel (Sat. June 23) on Mon., June 18, Samantha Vannoord, (Sun. July 15) on Tues., June 19, Braden Vandersleen, (Mon. Aug. 6) on Wed. June 20, Ms. Buma, (Tues. July 10) on Thurs. June 21. An early Happy Birthday to you all. May God richly bless each one of you in your new year of life!

GRADES 5 and 6 – Mrs. Drop

Memory Work: Our school theme songs, 'Here I Am, Lord' and 'Teach Me Your Way.'

Science: There will be an astronomy quiz on Fri., June 15.

Literature: We are working on a group novel study, based on the theme of friendship. Each student is reading a novel. Please complete it by Wed., June 20.

Dictation: Please study the list of review words, in preparation for dictation on Fri., June 15.

GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate

Gr. 8 grad picture order forms were sent home last week. If you wish to place an order please hand in the form with payment to the office before Wed., June 20^th.

Gr. 7 parents: There are still 4 more families that need to respond to the request for help at graduation. Tina is waiting your call.

Mathematics 7: There will be a grade seven test this Friday on Chapter12.

Science 7&8: Unit Test on Life Cycles Friday June 15.

Memory Work: For Wed. June 20 review our theme songs

Spelling Dictation - Fri., June 15 Review the words!

Thursday 7 June 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012

School’s email address: immanuel@amtelecom.net

Principal’s email address: icsprincipal@amtelecom.net

ICS - Web: www.immanuelchristianschool.net Ph: 519-773-8476

LDCSS - Web: www.ldcss.on.ca Ph: 519-455-4360

Christian Education Foundation (endowment fund): www.ldcef.org

Upcoming Events

June 8 AR goals due; LDCSS Art Festival

13 Last day of classes for LDCSS

14 ICS P.D. Day, LDCSS Study Day – no school

14 Band to Canada’s Wonderland

15 LDCSS Exam Day

18 LDCSS Study Day

19 LDCSS Exam Day

20 ICS Graduation; LDCSS Exam Day

21 Last day of school for ICS, buses leave at 12:25

22-26 Teacher Work Days; LDCSS Graduation

From the Principal's Desk:

For these last few weeks before we break, there are always lots of things to highlight in this spot! In case you have not been involved in all of them, let me give you the highlights:

- Firstly, Track and Field was held under excellent weather conditions in Strathroy yesterday, and our children competed with determination and skill. While we are awaiting the final school scores, we heard the Immanuel name being announced many times as a winner! Several records were made during the course of the day, including Correy Mantel in the new event of standing triple jump! Congratulations to all the Immanuel young athletes!

- We had the pleasure of joining Grace Community Church at the Aylmer Legion for worship last Sunday. We were excited about this "new" Christian education visit, and Pastor Randy Fehr spoke encouragingly about our work here at ICS. We thank God for this opportunity to broaden ICS support, and to make new Christian connections in our community!

- Last Wednesday, the Education Committee, assisted by our grade 8 class, ran our Hat and Gum day supporting Christian curriculum development (see http://www.canadianchristianeducation.org). We raised just over $300 in spare change, and had a fun morning to boot! Small, ongoing efforts like these reinforce our theme of Servants of the King, and cumulatively with other schools, the funds have been used to digitize the OACS and CSI curriculum materials for 21st century teaching and learning.

Please read the announcements elsewhere in the Journal regarding help for Graduation, and please take the time to volunteer your name. I would also like to extend an invitation for our Awards Assembly at 2:15 PM on Monday June 18th. Traditionally, we present only the grade 8 awards at graduation, so this is a special time of celebration for all. It will run similar to a chapel, and if you are present, you could take your child home with you afterwards.

blessings,

//Keith Cameron//

Principal

Reminder: Meat and Baked Goods pickup on Friday, June 15^th between 2 and 4. Feel free to drop off your coolers and bags.

BAND TRIP: Permission letters and fees are due tomorrow, 8th.

Your GIFT Hours are due by the end of June. If you have completed your hours please forward your form to

the office. If you are short a few hours, please try to find a way to complete them before the end of June. Talk

to the Marie or Keith to see where you can still help out.

Tuition Assistance for 2012/2013: If you would like to apply for Tuition Assistance for ICS next year, please download the application form. The form is available from the school website immanuelchristianschool.net and clicking on the “Policy Handbook and Board Meeting Minutes”, then “Policy Handbook”, then “Section 11 – Finance” and then “11.07 Tuition Assistance Policy”. The form is at the bottom of the policy.

**New for 2012/2013 – LDCSS will begin collecting their own tuition in September. If you would like to apply for Tuition Assistance, please contact their office at 519-455-4360.

The Board of Immanuel Christian School warmly invites all friends and supporters to attend our graduation ceremony for the senior kindergarten and grade 8 class of 2012 on Wednesday, June 20 beginning at 8:00pm at the Aylmer Christian Reformed Church. Babysitting will be available in the church nursery. Refreshments will be served behind the school following the ceremony.

Transportation: The LDCSS Exam schedule will effect our bussing. On Wed. June 13^th Mrs. Tesselaar will leave ICS at 3:35. On Monday, June 18^th Mrs. Tesselaar will leave 20 minutes later in the morning and leave the school at 3:35 that afternoon. Her riders will be home approximately 20 minutes earlier than usual. On Thursday, June 21^stshe will leave 20 minutes later in the morning and leave the school at noon. Students are being dismissed at 12:25 (as soon as they have finished their lunch).

Hat and Gum Day: Thank you to all those who volunteered at Hat and Gum Day. You all worked so hard at painting faces, colouring/braiding hair, doing nails, basketball shoot, beanbag toss, the bake sale, selling hat and gum licences/tickets and policing the licences. We couldn’t do it without your participation. The students had a great time and we raised $320.60

Our winners in the Bubble Gum blowing contest: gr. 1-2 Megan Friesen, gr. 3-4 Grace Vording, gr. 5-6 Dean Rollins, gr. 7-9 Charlotte Rollins. Our overall school winner is Dean Rollins with 15 cm.

Thanks again! On behalf of the Education Committee.

Jump Rope for the Heart would like to thank our school for raising $3156! Thank you all the people who have sponsored our students in this fundraising project for the community. We are blessed by God to be able to assist our wider community and fellow citizens in this way.

Library news:

1. If your haven't checked our Used Book Sale lately, take a look. "New" books have been added daily over the past

week.

2. ALL LIBRARY MATERIALS ARE NOW OVERDUE. Students still reading for their AR goal may talk to Mrs. Robinson

about special arrangements. All other students need to bring books for home or another library for silent reading

times in class. Each day this week, students have been getting a slip showing what items they still have out. Please

ask for it. We need all books on the shelf for Inventory. Bills for missing books will be sent home next week.

3. Summer Sign-out will take place on Wed., June 20. This gives students the opportunity to sign out up to 10 books for the

summer. Submit the permission form attached to this Journal, or send a note to Mrs. Robinson.

4. Inventory Days: It is time to go over the shelves to determine if all the books in the computer database are still on

the shelves. If you can spare a few hours, your help would be greatly appreciated. I will be in the library on the

following days and would welcome your help: Thursday, June 7 - 8:30-4 Friday, June 8 - 1-4

Tuesday, June 12 - 8:30-3 Wednesday, June 13 - 8:30-4

The Aylmer Christian Community is hosting Keith and Kristyn Getty on September 19, 2012 for a concert to be held at the Aylmer Christian Reformed Church. Check out their website www.gettymusic.com. The e-mail address for tickets and information is gettyconcertaylmer@hotmail.com. Tickets are also available at the Aylmer CRC, Monday – Thursday, 9-12 noon and also from committee members, Harry Broer, Trudy Wiebenga, Kees de Dreu and Sharon Schipper.

Lost and Found Items: Please check the lost and found table for any items you are missing. After the last day of school all items will be sent to the thrift store.

FROM THE CLASSROOMS:

JUNIOR and SENIOR KINDERGARTEN

The Promotion Committee would like your help. If you have any pictures of this year’s JK or SK class that you could share with us please send them to Sheri Weesjes or the office by Monday, June 11^th. If you put your name on the back of the pictures we will make sure they are returned to you.

GRADES 1 and 2 – Ms. Pieters

Memory Work: for Wednesday, June 13

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Then you will win favour and a good name in the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 3:3 – 4

Scholastic Bookclub Order: If you would like to place an order from the June flyer please send payment (cash or cheque) with the order form back to school by Friday, June 8. Thank you.

JK/SK and Grades 1 & 2 Class Trip Monday, June 4, 2012 to Greenview Aviaries: The Lord blessed us with a beautiful day together. The students were filled with joy all day as they visited the animals as well as play in the park. It is good to rejoice and thank the Lord.

GRADES 3 and 4 – Ms. Buma

Fri. June 8 – Spelling Dictation: (Review of Units 1 – 15) ~ Grade 3 words are: eight, receive, which, almost, adjust, piece, pattern, smiled, above, usually, children, everywhere, myself, enough, studied, cookie, choose

Grade 4 words are: bridge, watch, neighbour, edge, decide, bottom, crutch, umpire, future, summer, wallet, poppies, July, holiday, calendar, across, shouldn’t, staircase, funnier, service

Memory Work: Thursday, June 7, Royal Anthem: God Save the Queen ~ Verse 1 (See last week’s Journal) For Wed. June 13, Review and Practice of our Theme Song, Here I Am Lord by Daniel Schutte. (See Classroom SongBook).

Fri. June 8 – Math Quiz: Grade 3 – Fractions; Grade 4 – Problem Solving

Students of the Week: This week’s Students of the Week are: Josiah VanGurp and Samantha Vannoord.

Next week: Grace Vording and Matthew Ypma.

Accelerated Reader: Most of the students have achieved their AR goals for Term 3. Keep reading girls and boys who have a few points to go! Please bring any Library Books that are still at home, back to school. There will be no Library class tomorrow however students can return books any time.

Scholastics: June Book Orders are due this Friday, June 8. Thank you.

GRADES 5 and 6 – Mrs. Drop

Memory Work: Review of the books of the Old Testament. Review the song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixMvFdeo-F0

Math: We are starting our final (!) mathematics unit on probability. As adults, we use ideas of probability in everyday life when we estimate the likelihood of risks and predict future events. Many decisions, from carrying an umbrella to buying extra life insurance, are based on our understanding of probability. Probability concepts can be practised at home as well as at school. Here are some suggestions for activities you can do at home:

Listen to weather forecasts with your child. Use words such as likely, unlikely, probable, and possible to talk about the next day’s weather. Compare the actual weather to the forecast weather. Help your child understand that meteorologists use past weather patterns to tell us what is probable, rather than certain, in the future.
Play board and card games with your child. Compare games that depend on chance (for example, snakes and ladders) with games that depend on skill (for example, chess). Look for games that combine chance and skill.
What does it mean to say that something happens by chance or is random? Discuss how God used “random” events to influence history for His plan – the arrow in 2 Kings, the purim in Esther... Probability is a fascinating and complex topic. Instead of just looking for “correct” answers, enjoy the opportunity to discover more about your child’s thinking as you explore these ideas together.

Spelling Dictation: Review the words carefully for the dictation on Friday, June 5.

French: There will be a vocabulary quiz from the unit, "Au Camp de Vacances" on Tues., June 12. Practise the words on your vocabulary page. We have been working on a French project in class. It includes six French sentences and drawings. Please complete it by Tues., June 12.

Science: Review your notes and science textbook readings in preparation for the quiz on Fri., June 15.

Thank you to Mr. Cameron, Mrs. Friesen, Mr. Hartemink, Mrs. Rollins and Mrs. Ypma for helping out at our field trip to U.W.O. We enjoyed the sports, games and presentation. It was a wonderful day!

Creative Writing Contest: Congratulations to Dyllon Bergen! His story, entitled "Down to Texas", has been chosen as one of the top entries in the Canadian Schools Creative Writing Contest. His story will go forward into the final competition to be judged in Fall 2012. The story will be included in a collection of short stories (anthology) called The Wishing Well.

GRADE 7 and 8 – Mr. TenBruggencate

The grade 8 math exam is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12th.

Memory Work: Review our Theme Song, Here I Am Lord by Daniel Schutte.

Graduation Help: Last Wednesday the grade 7 students were given a letter to take to their parents concerning the upcoming graduation. Parents, please respond to Tina Vyn as to what shift you wish to be involved in. She has heard from 4 families and is waiting to hear from 7 more.

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Library Summer Sign-out Form

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