The ICS Journal
Wednesday, September 14, 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
Sept
14th Chapel - School families Kick-Off - 8:50am
Gr.1 field trip to YMCA Safety village -12-2:30pm
19th - 23rd Protectors Theme Week
MAP Fall testing week 1
21st Chapel - Protectors - 8:50am
26th - 30th MAP Fall testing week 2
28th Chapel - Gr. 1 - 8:50am
29th District Cross Country meet
30th Hot lunch - Subs
Cross Country rain date
Early dismissal at 2pm (buses run 1.5 hrs earlier). PD for class “Send Out”projects. LDCSS PA day.
Oct 1st ICS Slo Pitch tourney
Please see the calendar attachment to this Journal! At the start of each month, we will publish the coming 2 months in detail.
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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:
It was great to see so many of you out at the Back to School BBQ (and a big thank-you to Ladies Auxiliary for the food!). This is a time for you to get to know your child(ren)’s teachers and become familiar with ICS and other families as we start a new school year.
At the start of each year, we as teachers spend considerable time in creating a culture of learning in our building. This is far beyond “the rules”, and includes a focus on routines in and out of class, building learning habits, developing stamina and perseverance, and caring for each other. We hope to encourage a culture of learning, respect and fun as we find out more about God’s world and our place in it. Our everyday actions quickly become habits, which powerfully show what’s important, and what’s less important.
To that end, I’d seek your help as parents and first educators of your children in encouraging a Christian learning culture in our building and on our school grounds, both during and especially after school. After school, committees meet, sports teams have spectators, and other ICS community events take place. For these events, we rely on parental supervision of children in the building (either direct, or by making arrangements with older babysitting-age children). Consistent routines are powerful, and we’d expect that the same routines and expectations of school also apply after hours. We as staff would cherish your consideration in this area. Let’s together create a consistent Immanuel culture of learning, respect and fun!
in Christian education, Keith Cameron, Principal and Chief Operating Officer
Praying for our parents: Please join us as we pray for Jake & Tina Banman and Paul & Danielle Bierman.
Praying for our staff: Please pray for our Grade 1 teacher Ms. Pieters.
Greetings from the board! We are excited about our new school year and look forward to making this a terrific year together as a community! We would like to let everyone know of our upcoming board meeting on sept 21st. If anyone has anything they would like to share with the board before our meeting please contact one of our board members.Thank you, Board Secretary Helen Friesen
REMINDERS:
Tuition Reduction Incentive Plan (T.R.I.P): Orders are due Sept 15th with pickup on the 22nd.
Don't forgot to grab your Clovermead Adventure Farm tickets through TRIP and save the tax. Go check out the new corn maze!! Contact us for more details. Annette Dykxhoorn 519-860-6332, Janina Dykxhoorn 519-709-6620 or trip@immanuelchristianschool.net.
The Ladies Auxiliary - have some items for sale -leftovers from the Back to School BBQ. These are all unopened packages. 8 extra large (900 g) bars of Black Diamond medium cheddar cheese (bought at Costco) $10 each. 6 tubs (500ml) of Sealtest sour cream $2 each. Please inquire and leave payment in the office.
We Want You! The front entry on-screen ICS Family Picture Display helps us put names to faces, so please send a new picture (one from this summer) of your family to the office! Email or hard copy…
also a way of talking about our school! Great job to those students who have already sold their
boxes or got their activity fees in! We do have some extra boxes - please let the office know by
phone or email if we are to send another box home. Our aim is to have all the chocolate sold by
Sept 30th. First class to sell all of their boxes or get all their student fees in gets a tasty treat!
Bus Communication List: We encourage all families to sign up for a free service called Remind. To receive bus fan out messages via text, 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 reply with ‘unsubscribe” in the subject line. Remind is our primary means to inform you about non emergency events (snow days, bus break down, delays). In case of emergency transportation interruptions (breakdowns on route or accidents) the bus driver or principal will phone the first person in each block on the Bus Communication List. That person is then requested to phone the other people in their block promptly. If you get an answering machine, please leave a message, try again, and if no response, then call the school. If we cannot get in contact with you, your children will stay at or return to ICS.
We will test our Bus Communication List Monday September 19th at 5pm. List attached to end of Journal.
East Elgin Youth Basketball Club 2016 Basketball Skills Clinic - Clinic is 8 weeks long beginning the week of October 3rd, 2016, for boys and girls grades 2-8 on Mon and Weds nights at EESS.
For more information please contact: Linda Fenn – lfennymca@yahoo.ca, Stephanie Farrow – steph@farrowfinancial.ca, EESS- 519-773-3174 (ask for Steve Voros).
New gym shirts! There have been many hands in the project based learning resulting in our new logo. It went from a small group of students in grade 5/6, to full-class input, to a teacher to refine the concept, to a graphic design firm, and finally to a printer… We’re thankful for everyone involved. Gym shirts are now on sale for $15. Both the new and the old t-shirt are acceptable for gym wear for gr 2-8. Sample sizes and order forms may be obtained from the office.
Sponsorship Opportunity! We’re looking at renewing our competitive team sports jerseys. We have an offer of a business sponsorship for part of the costs. Are there other businesses who would partner in that and help with costs? Please let Mr Cameron know if interested by 23 Sep!
Cross Country. Selection for the competitive junior and senior teams is complete. All runners gr 2-4 may train and attend the 29 Sept meet. Practices are Mon, Thu at lunch, Tue after school for gr 5-8 only. There is a form requesting parent volunteer driving help to get students to different running routes. These will only be handed out to students running competitively.
Soccer. Selection for our co-ed team will be announced Friday. Practices are Tue, Fri at lunch and Thu after school.
ICS Slowpitch Baseball tournament: This is a fun fundraiser! Will take place on October 1st at the Malahide community complex, (the diamonds in Springfield). Registration cost is $300/team and the team must have three girls on the field, must be 15 years or older, guaranteed three games. To register a team contact Janina Dykxhoorn at 519-709-6620 or at janina.dykxhoorn@gmail.com
FROM THE CLASSROOMS...
Please feel free to communicate with me by note, telephone or email.
*I will always find the notes when they are put in with your child’s lunch.
What a hot, but great week back! The students are beginning to adjust to rules and routines both inside and outside the classroom. Continue to encourage your child to be independent with shoes and coats each day.
Library: SK students were excited to take home a couple library books this week. Please return them each Monday with your new library bag.
Scholastic Book Club: If you wish to place an order please fill out the form on the back and return it to school by Friday, Sept.22, with the payment (cash or cheque or pay online). Thank you.
Kleenex Boxes: We need to build up our kleenex box supply again at the start of this new school year. Thank you for sending along any contribution to our supply.
Extra Clothing: If you haven’t sent in an extra change of clothes, including undergarments, please do send them in. Large Ziplock freezer bags work well. Please label all articles.
Bible: What is a Bible? Why is it important? What are the first true stories found inside? We are exploring these answers as we dive into our Creation unit.
Letter/Sound of the week: s. Review these letters each week with your child. Look for them in books! Look for them at the grocery store! Look for them on your drive! They are everywhere!
Math: alike, different, same, same but…
We are learning to describe various attributes while comparing a set of objects.
Gym. Mr Cameron teaches gym on Mon, Tue and Wed. Last week we met “Harry the Hairy Bird” to introduce us to gym routines. We’re working on following gym routines and working in teams.
Cross curricular theme: Nursery rhymes
Happy 6th Birthday
Sully Ward
Thursday, September 15, 2016
“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15
Memory Work for Wed., Sept. 21 is How Great Is the Love of the Father verse 1
How great is the love of the Father, the love he has shown to us -
so great that he calls us his children,
and children of God we are,
and children of God we are!
Spelling: Dictation quiz will be on Friday, Sept. 16 Grade 1 words to learn to spell are: it, in, is, big, did
Scholastic Book Club: If you wish to place an order please fill out the form in the flyer and return it to school by Friday, Sept. 16, with the payment (cash or cheque or pay online). Thank you.
Chickadee Magazines: Today, the students will be bring home an Order Form for Chickadee magazines. Please return all signed Order Forms marked “Yes” or “No” by Friday, Sept. 23. This company will give our classroom free gifts, or a magazine subscription, for all returned Order Forms that are parent signed. Thank you.
Footwear: For the days when your child wears sandals to school please have your child pack a pair of socks for when they wear their indoor running shoes. Thank you.
Kleenex Boxes: We need to build up our kleenex box supply again at the start of this new school year. Thank you for sending along any contribution to our supply.
Form: Please return the Information Technology Form by Friday, September 16.
Field Trip to the Children’s Safety Village: Today the students enjoyed their first field trip in Grade One. Thank you to Mrs. Ann Walters for driving the bus and to the many volunteers who came along to help and also enjoy the day with us.
Creation Studies: Thank you for helping your child fill out his/her footprint activity. The students enjoyed hearing the meaning of their names. For our next activity the students are to learn their address. Thank you for your support with our program.
Happy Birthday to Everett Ward (September 10), who turned 8! We wish you many blessings and a wonderful year.
Happy Birthday to Temiah Guenther (September 14), who turned 7! We wish you many blessings and a wonderful year.
Memory Work for Wed., Sept. 21
Don’t let any evil talk come out of your mouths.
Say only what will help to build others up and meet their needs.
Then what you say will help those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29
Spelling Dictation quiz on Friday, Sept. 16:
Grade 2 words are: on, not, but, at, had, in, did, get, red, hot, body, God
Grade 3 words are: said, ask, stand, catch, eight, afraid, away, always, playing, waved, takes, than, great, they, prey, super, stay
Creation Studies: We’re excited about learning to map our world through our new unit, Naming the World God Made. Enjoy finding opportunities to help your child to grow in his/her ability to map God’s world. Pray that God will use these lessons to help the students to develop a greater appreciation of where we live, how we can find our way, and how we can meet our neighbours.
Forms: If you have not done so, please return the Chickadee subscription form (Even NO’s give our class free books!) and the Information Technology Form by Friday, September 16..
Agendas: Students have received agendas and will use them to keep track of their weekly activities and assignments. Parents, please review and initial your child’s agenda daily, to assist communication with home and school.
Scholastic Book Club: The September orders are due Friday, Sept. 16, with the payment (cash or cheque or pay online). Thank you.
Gym Footwear: Physical Education classes are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday. *Although the students may have their indoor running shoes, please ensure that your child’s outdoor shoes on those days, are also running shoes. Thank you. Health classes will take place on Thursday.
Congratulations: We would like to wish Gavin Hibbert a very happy birthday. Gavin will be turning 9 years old on Tuesday, September 20. Happy Birthday, Gavin! May God richly bless you in your new year of life.
Fri. Sept. 16 - Spelling Dictation.
Grade 3 words are: next, left, help, please, believe, many, very, been, seen, she, between, three, easy, sea, leave, receive, plenty
Grade 4 words are: attach, where, sandwich, change, watch, singer, slippery, spring, gather, these, thread, athlete, worth, thirsty, whisper, whistle, awhile, nowhere, cheese, thankful
Memory Work: Wed. Sept. 21
Don’t let any evil talk come out of your mouths.
Say only what will help to build others up and meet their needs.
Then what you say will help those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29
Agendas: Students have received agendas and will use them to keep track of their weekly activities and assignments. Parents, please review your child’s agenda daily, to assist communication with home and school.
Accelerated Reading: Each morning the students will be given independent reading time. They should have a chapter book or novel to read during this time. AR Goals with a brief note, will be sent home with your child on Friday, Sept. 16.
Scholastic Book Club: Sept. Book Orders are due this Friday, Sept. 16. Thank you.
Forms: Information Technology forms, and Chickadee Subscription forms were sent home with your child today. Please complete the forms and have them returned to school by next Friday, Sept. 23. With the Chickadee forms, even a NO response, will give our class free books. Thank you.
Gym Footwear: Physical Education classes are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday (the two T days). *Although the students may have their indoor running shoes, please ensure that your child’s outdoor shoes on those days, are also running shoes. Thank you. Health classes will take place on Friday.
Kleenex Boxes: We need to build up our kleenex box supply again at the start of this new school year. Thank you for sending along any contribution to our supply.
Please feel free to communicate with me with a note, telephone or email.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms. FarrowJones (k.farrowjones@immanuelchristianschool.net)
Memory Work: Genesis 2: 19-20 “So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.”
Spelling: Word Work list is due Thursday.
Writing: Super Hero Story is due Friday.
Reading: Students are asked to set reading goals each night, such as a chapter per night and talk with someone about it.
Math: Exercise 1 will be completed today. Students are starting with Number Sense: Place Value. Mathletics links are available at home for extra practise.
Planners: Students have received planners and will use them to keep track of their weekly activities and assignments. Parents, please review your child’s planner daily, to assist communication with home and school.
Reading: Students are asked to set reading goals each night, such as a chapter per night and talk with someone about it.
Scholastic Book Club: The September flyers were sent home today. If you wish to place an order please fill out the form on the back and return it to school by Friday, Sept. 16, with the payment (cash or cheque). Thank you.
Phys Ed: classes are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday. Please have gym wear and shoes available at school.
Kleenex Boxes: We need to build up our kleenex box supply again at the start of this new school year. Thank you for sending along any contribution to our supply.
I want to take this opportunity to thank the parents who came to Meet-the -Teacher night on Friday. It was nice to begin to know a few of you. I look forward to more opportunities to mingle.
Please note that there is after school cross country this year. There is a form requesting parent volunteer driving help to get students to different running routes. These will only be handed out to students running competitively.
Math: Student Diagnostic Tests have been evaluated and students will begin to work in small groups during class. The goal is to give each student an opportunity to learn math in the best environment possible. We will take a chapter 11 quiz on Integers on Friday.
Geography: We are learning about the world’s biomes and how geography and climate affect their location. Students are learning how to over-lap maps to get a better idea of where we can expect to discover different biomes.
Bible: Students will be required to read through Proverbs 1 and 2 and submit 2 journal entries by Thursday.
Science: We will be working through the cell theory and discover cells in a few introductory and simple microscope labs. Students are exploring the world too small to see with our own eyes.
Immunization Consent forms: A reminder for all Gr 7 students and Gr 8 female students - your immunization consent forms need to be taken home, signed by your parents and returned to the school by Friday, Sept 23rd. All forms must be returned, even if you are not receiving immunizations.
ICS Apple Pie - Fundraiser (due by Sept 30th)
(Ladies Auxiliary supports ICS with food at social events, and funds special school projects)
I would like to order _______ pies at $10.00/each.
_______ the money is enclosed
_______ I will pay when I pick them up
Name ___________________________________
Pies need to be picked up on Oct 5th between 2-4pm.
Subway order Form - Friday, September 30th
Due Monday September 26th.
Name:______________________Gr. _______
Teacher: ____________________
White or whole wheat (circle one)
Turkey ($3.75)_________
Ham ($3.50)_______
Roast Beef ($3.75)________
Juice box (.50)
toppings I would like
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalepeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
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Parent Signature
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Subway order Form - Friday, September 30th
Due Monday September 26th.
Name:______________________Gr. _______
Teacher: ____________________
White or whole wheat (circle one)
Turkey ($3.75)_________
Ham ($3.50)_______
Roast Beef ($3.75)________
Juice box (.50)
toppings I would like
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalepeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
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Parent Signature
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Subway order Form - Friday, September 30th
Due Monday September 26th.
Name:______________________Gr. _______
Teacher: ____________________
White or whole wheat (circle one)
Turkey ($3.75)_________
Ham ($3.50)_______
Roast Beef ($3.75)________
Juice box (.50)
toppings I would like
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalepeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
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Parent Signature
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Subway order Form - Friday, September 30th
Due Monday September 26th.
Name:______________________Gr. _______
Teacher: ____________________
White or whole wheat (circle one)
Turkey ($3.75)_________
Ham ($3.50)_______
Roast Beef ($3.75)________
Juice box (.50)
toppings I would like
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalepeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
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Parent Signature
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*Please note the prices have increased by due to Subway increasing their prices
