The ICS Journal
Wednesday, Oct 12th, 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.
Oct 15th Care 2 Cycle 8am -12pm
17th Parent teacher conferences #1 (4:00-8:30pm)
19th Chapel - Gr 5/6
Picture day SK - 8
Parent teacher conferences #2 (4:00-8:30pm)
20th Picture day JK
21st Round 1 vaccination clinic for Gr 7&8
Friday Family Fun Night 5-7pm
24th Dental screening JK/SK & Gr 2
25th Visit to Aylmer Library Gr.1 (1:00-2:20pm)
26th Grandparents & Senior Friends Day JK&SK day!
27-28th Edifide Teachers Convention - no classes
31st Gr 2/3 field trip to the Aylmer Library 10:15am-12pm
Nov 2nd LDCSS Gr 8 Day
Chapel - SK
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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:
So, what goes on during a Professional Activity day, you may wonder? As a teaching staff, we were blessed to spend an entire PA day last Friday focusing on two things. We spent time in team building, sharing our Myers-Briggs personality profiles that we learned about on our August staff retreat. God has made each and every student, and teacher, unique. We prefer to see the world in certain ways. Knowing that about each other, we can appreciate each other “at our best”, and know how we react “at our worst”, in the end, working more closely as a staff team. We also spent time reflecting on each and every student's learning. We plotted our Measures of Academic Progress data for every child. We reflected on Luke 12:7, "the very hairs of your head are all numbered." In a much bigger way, God knows us in awesome detail, each and every hair on our heads is important enough to count. The data we have on our students’ learning growth is valuable for encouraging, supporting and honing our teaching plans. Parents, we look forward to connecting with you regarding your child’s learning at the upcoming parent-teacher conferences!
in Christian education, Keith Cameron, Principal and Chief Operating Officer
Praying for our parents: Please join us as we pray for Kelly & Theressa DeJong and Dan & Janina Dykxhoorn.
Praying for our staff: Please pray for our Grade 7/8 teacher Mr. Bierman.
REMINDERS:
Tuition Reduction Incentive Plan (T.R.I.P): Orders due on the 13th with pickup on the 20th.
Chocolate Bars: If you still have money owing can you please take care of this as soon as possible. Apple Pies: Thank-you for supporting! 99 pies were made, with about $800 raised! Ladies Auxiliary funds drama and special projects for our teachers and students.
ICS Board of Directors Meeting - We would like to inform our school community of our upcoming meeting on Oct 19th. If anyone has anything they would like to bring to the board’s attention for this meeting, please do so via a letter. The letter can be sent to the board chair, Cliff Janssens @ c.janssens@immanuelchristianschool.net or the board secretary Helen Friesen @ h.friesen@immanuelchristianschool.net
The first FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NIGHT of the school year is FRI OCT 21! Please join us in the school gym for a delicious hot meal of ham, potatoes, veggies, dessert, coffee, tea, pumpkin spice cider - all wrapped up in some relaxing family time. Dinner is served from 5-7p and cost is Adults $8, Children (10+under) $5 with ALL proceeds going directly back to the annual school fundraising goal of $81,000. Delivery to Heritage Place and Takeout are available. #FFFN
Picture Day is Wednesday, Oct 19 for SK-8 and Oct 20 for JK. The absentee picture day will take place on Nov 11th. Order forms were sent home earlier. If you are interested in purchasing a package please send your order form and payment to school before or on the day of the photo sitting. Students will receive a class picture whether your child purchases a package or not.
Parent-Teacher conferences: Are scheduled for Oct 17th & Oct 19th. Our practice is to try to schedule in every parent with their child’s homeroom teacher for the Fall. All parents will receive an email with a link to our online system: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Immanuel_Christian_School. Please call the school office if you do not have internet access or have any problems with booking your appointment. They are on a first come first serve basis. We are looking forward to meeting with you!Care 2 Cycle Fundraiser - this Saturday October 15 @ 8am! We have just enough volunteers (though you’re still welcome to help!), we’re awaiting the riders! There's something for everyone - Rabbit Rodeo for ages 4-8, a 5km walk, 10, 20 and 50 km cycling routes, see www.care2cycle.wikispaces.com. Never too late, you can register on the day if you don’t commit early! Hope to see you, your children and your bikes on the road on Saturday!
ICS & STCCS Slo Pitch Tournament - Our first fundraising event of the year was our 1st ever baseball tournament. The tournament brought in $1970! It was a fun sporty day, with lots of non-parent players which broadens our support base. Thanks to Janina Dykxhoorn for taking the lead on organizing this great event!
Soccer: Our coed team played in the Small Schools’ Christian Soccer Tournament last Wednesday. The competition was very evenly matched, and matches were low scoring. Our team played exceptionally well as a team, passing and encouraging. We finished our game play in the consolation round, playing with enthusiasm “for the love of the game!”. Thank-you so much to coaches Mrs Helen Friesen and Mr Abe Giesbrecht, and Mr Cameron as staff rep!
Cross Country. Ontario Christian Schools race upcoming in Dundas for our junior and senior teams on Friday Oct 21.
Volleyball Tryouts for the senior volleyball team have begun. Presently, boys’ practices are every Tuesday and Thursday at noon hour. Girls’ practices are Mondays at noon and Thursdays after school (until 5). Players are expected to come prepared to play, wearing appropriate gym clothing.
Volunteers. Each family needs 25 hours of Getting Involved For The Students (GIFTS). Thank-you to those who have signed up for our ongoing volunteer opportunities! We still have a few spots unfilled. Please go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0948a9a72fabf49-volunteer (link through our webpage) to sign up, or call the office..
Grandparents’ and Senior Friends’ Day: Wednesday, October 26th 10:00am - 2:15pm
Invitations are enclosed for children to invite their grandparents and senior friends! This is a great day of connections, with a coffee social at 10am, an invitation for recess and classes, with a lunch then student musical presentations at 1.
 For the week of Oct 24-28th JK days will be Tuesday and Wednesday. That way they will be able to enjoy Grandparents day with everyone else. The three day SK will be Monday, and Wednesday (the Edifide Teachers Convention runs Thursday and Friday). Students Grades JK - 8 will enjoy a sub lunch on Grandparent's Day. Order forms are at the end of this journal. Grade 8 will be setting up and serving the grandparents. |
Library News: Do you have a public library card yet? As some classes will be looking at on-line resources over the next few weeks, it will be helpful if students have and know their public library card number (it may be a family card). Writing it in your planner means it is readily available!
From the Aylmer Public Library: Attention all students aged 10 and up - Do you like playing board games and meeting new people? If so, visit the Aylmer Public Library next Monday, October 17th from 4-5:30pm to join in our Pre-teen Games Night. Drop by and join in the fun - no registration required. You provide the brains and we'll provide the games. Hope to see you there!
FROM THE CLASSROOMS...
Scholastics Book Orders: October flyers were sent home with your child last week. Please return any completed orders by Friday, Oct. 14.
JK day change: For the week of Oct 24-28th JK days will be Tuesday and Wednesday. That way they will be able to enjoy Grandparents day with everyone else.
Please continue to encourage your child to be independent with shoes and coats each day. (There are 18 of them and only 1 of me, getting ready for recess takes us a while) :)
Library: Please return your books each Monday with your new library bag.
Bible: Jacob and Esau, Gen. 25:19-34.
Letter/Sound of the week: n We now know: s, a, t, i. SK words: a, the, at, I, in.
Continue to review these letters/words each week with your child. Look for them in books, at the grocery store, on your drive, in your full name, they are everywhere!
SK Math: Counting, identifying sets, intro. to Mathletics
JK Math: Sorting objects by: colour, size, number, shape and position. Can we make a pattern?
Cross curricular theme: Signs of change and apples.
Class “Send Out” Project: Are there any SK or Grade 1 students who have Grandparents or senior friends in any of the senior/retirement/nursing homes in Aylmer? Please let us know so we can make further plans regarding our integrated study to serve the Lord in our community. Thank you.
Happy 6th Birthday
Hollis Fehr
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:15
Memory Work for Wed., Oct. 19: The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people
and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.
Genesis 2:1
Spelling: Dictation quiz will be on Friday, Oct. 14. Grade 1 words to learn to spell are: pup, bus, but, tub, I
Scholastic Book Order: Please return any Scholastic book orders for October by Friday, Oct 14.
Harvest Storytime at the Aylmer Public Library: We are planning to walk to the Library on Tuesday, October 25 for this Harvest Storytime and also have each student sign out one book to take back to the classroom. We are looking for two volunteers to enjoy this Harvest Storytime with us. The time frame would be from 12:55-2:25pm.
Class “Send Out” Project: Are there any SK or Grade 1 students who have Grandparents or senior friends in any of the senior/retirement/nursing homes in Aylmer? Please let us know so we can make further plans regarding our integrated study to serve the Lord in our community. Thank you.
Remember to bring to school:
- Library Books: It’s our library day tomorrow.
- Form: Please return the Information Technology Form
- Creation Studies: Thank you for helping your child learn his/her address. Please return homework envelopes.
- Kleenex box
- Picture Day order
Happy Birthday to Alana Bierman (October 17), who is turning 8! We wish you many blessings and a wonderful year.
Memory Work for Wed., Oct. 19
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.
I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands.
Psalm 119:9-10
Spelling Dictation quiz on Friday, Oct 14:
Gr 2 words: add, ask, came, name, ride, bone, save, kite, cute, mine, fame, hide
Gr 3 words:under, such, much, young, touch, use, your, you, unit, cute, few, new, fuel, human, music, unity, until
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Wyatt Bakker. Next week: Maxwell Bergen.
Scholastic Book Order: Please return any orders by Friday, Oct 14.
Forms: Almost all of the Information Technology forms have been returned. Thank you also, parents, for signing the Chickadee forms.
Class “Send Out” Project: Jesus calls us to be sent out and share His love. The plan is for us to build and deepen relationships with residents at Heritage Place. Stay tuned for details!
Grandparents Day Prep: Prior to Grandparents Day, we are asking each child to bring in a photograph of their grandparents for our bulletin board. Students may bring in multiple photos of different grandparents, but the student should not be in the photo. We will be playing a Match the Family game if we can get the photos in.
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
- Picture day order
- Picture of your grandparents
Please feel free to communicate with me in the agenda, telephone or email!
Welcome: We would like to extend a warm welcome to Abigail Winter who has joined our Grades 3 and 4 class, in Grade 4. We hope that you will soon feel “at home” in your new school and classroom, Abigail!
Congratulations:We would like to extend a very Happy Birthday to Connor Mantel and to Allyson Mantel. Connor will be turning eight years old on Friday, Oct. 14, and Allyson will be turning 9 years old on Sunday, October 16. Happy Birthday, Connor and Allyson! May God richly bless each of you, in your new year of life!
Thurs. Oct. 14 - Spelling Dictation.
Gr 3 words: save, give, have, live, move, above, live, alike, to, two, too, know, do, blew, blue, slowly, gave
Gr 4 words: strong, wrong, copy, cloth, problem, October, whole, explode, control shown, bowl, bottom smoky, coach, throat, toast, doughnut, foe, scroll, remote
Memory Work: Wed. Oct. 19 - Shout to the North (Verse 3, and Chorus)
Rise up school with broken wings.
Fill this place with songs again,
Of our God who reigns on high,
By His grace again we’ll fly,
Chorus:
Shout to the north and the south, sing to the east and the west.
Jesus is Saviour to all,
Lord of heaven and earth. (x3)
Bible Studies: *Our unit test will be this Friday, Oct. 14. Students should review their Study Guide as well as their duotang notes.
Student of the Week: This week’s Student of the Week is Owen Banman. Next week: Avery Bergen
Library Class: Tomorrow is Library class. *Please remember to bring back books that are due, girls and boys, and to sign out books to take home for reading towards your AR goals..
Accelerated Reading: *AR Reports will be sent home this Fri. Oct. 14. Keeping a steady reading pace, and completing AR quizzes shortly after finishing books, are sure ways for students to achieve their AR goals.
Forms: Almost all of the Information Technology forms have been returned.
Class “Send Out” Project: In an upcoming Creation Studies units, (One Body, Many Parts) First Nations of this Land, we are looking forward to making points of learning connections with First Nations communities. Stay tuned.
GRADE 5 and 6 – Ms. Farrow Jones (k.farrowjones@immanuelchristianschool.net)
Class “Send Out” Projects (Integrated Studies). The Grade 5/6 class will be “sent out” into our community, deepening their understanding of biodiversity through art and technology. They will be finding creative ways to connect with the school, community and global community with their findings. We hope for good weather in the next couple weeks so we can go on an adventure or two. Please let me know if you are available to volunteer.
Memory Work: No memory work next week; we will be preparing for chapel.
Writing: We are discussing poetry
Reading: Students are asked to set reading goals each night, such as a chapter per night and talk with someone about it.
Math: Workbook: Exercise 6 due for Friday.
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.
Potluck: Friday, October 14th. Duties are: Green team: Appetizers, Purple: Main Course, Red: Desserts, Blue: Drinks, Black: Clean-up. I will bring all plates and utensils, unless there is anyone willing to donate supplies to the classroom.
Geography: Political Maps are due on tomorrow. We will begin our first study into a specific biome. We will begin looking at the beauty and diversity of the rainforest biome.
Bible: - Proverbs Journals through Proverbs 20 due Monday.
- Memory Work- Proverbs: Students will select a Proverb which they think has wisdom applicable to them today. They will need to register their selection by Friday. On Wednesday, in addition to having memorized the proverb, they will create a poster answering some specific questions. Due Wednesday.
Science: Group cell organelle posters due tomorrow.
Music: Parent Commitment forms are due in to Mrs Cameron with the damage deposit of $50. Students should be practicing their instruments for 15mins 3x a week. Practice sheets are to be signed by parents and shown in class every Monday. Students may not sound like Mozart when they first play, but let’s encourage them as they learn their new instruments. Please let Mrs Cameron know of any issues with the instrument right away.
Health: This Friday, October 14th students will be tested on their knowledge of nutrition and the digestive system. Please review your notes and wikispace quizzes.
Integrated Studies: Students have begun the DISCOVER stage in our goal of using our Spiritual Gifts by making meaningful interactions and impact on the Aylmer community. There will continue to be some ground-work in this stage before we begin the DEVELOP stage. By the end of term one we hope to have small groups initiated and students will begin to explore the many options they have for our send-out project in term three.
High School Options. Grade 7 and 8 parents, you will be considering high school options for your child. One of those options is London District Christian High School, and we help make that an option through our bus routings. As a community centred around Christian education, we want to help all students and parents become familiar with LDCSS, and we want both parents and students to ask hard questions: What do I want from my high school? How is God honoured in my school? How do you pay for two tuitions at once? Is it really worth it? As part answer to those questions, there are two upcoming events:
- We will encourage all grade 8 students, and allow all grade 7 students, to attend Grade 8 Day at LDCSS. LDCSS provides bus transport for this event. Parents are also invited to participate (even ride the bus if you want!).
- Take advantage of the Dessert Evening Open House on Thursday, November 17 from 19:00-20:30 to find out more!
Subway order Form - Wednesday, Oct. 26th
Due Friday, Oct. 21st - no late orders accepted!
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
(cheese is included)
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalapeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
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Parent Signature
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Subway order Form - Wednesday, Oct. 26th
Due Friday, Oct. 21st - no late orders accepted!
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
(cheese is included)
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalapeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
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Parent Signature
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Subway order Form - Wednesday, Oct. 26th
Due Friday, Oct. 21st - no late orders accepted!
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
(cheese is included)
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalapeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
_________________________________
Parent Signature
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Subway order Form - Wednesday, Oct. 26th
Due Friday, Oct. 21st - no late orders accepted!
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
(cheese is included)
___ lettuce
___ tomatoes
___ green peppers
___ cucumbers
___ black olives
___ green olives
___ hot peppers
___ jalapeno peppers
___ sub sauce
___ pickles
___ mayo
___ mustard
Total enclosed ___________
_________________________________
Parent Signature
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