The Link - April 7, 2015 - John Knox Christian School

April 7, 2015
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Why We Sing!
When we give our students the opportunity to sing praises to God,
we are able to offer them another form of worship. Our Easter
assembly last week was a fine example of this.
I hope you had an opportunity to sing some of the Easter songs with
believers this weekend and were blessed by your worship
experience.
'Up from the grave he AROSE!!! With a mighty triumph over His
foes. He arose the victor from the dark domain and He lives forever
with His saints to reign. He arose, He arose, HALLELUJAH, Christ
AROSE!'
~ C. Soultanidis
Swimming Program for grades 1-4
Swimming begins this week Wednesday. URGENT:
We are in still need of MALE chaperones to help out
in the changerooms If you are available between
8:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., one or all of the weeks,
please offer to help out. Contact Christine or Astrid.
Schedule:
Grade 1-2 Ms. Wymenga
Grade 1-2 Ms. Lutgendorff
Grade 3 Mrs. Powell
Grade 4 Ms. Kroezen
9:15-10:00
10:00-10:45
10:45-11:30
11:30-12:25
Tuesday, April 7
Grade 5 - 8 Bands participate in the
Peel Music Festival
Wednesday, April 8 - Swimming begins
Calendar
As I spent time with family and
friends over the weekend, we
were blessed to worship
together at a large church in
Kitchener. W ith over 1000
people in attendance, I want
you to imagine how the
singing sounded. With songs
of Christ’s victory over death
and the grave, it was as if all
fellow believers around us
were
expressing
their
testimony of faith, openly and unashamed. There is something
inspiring when a group of believers come together and raise their
voices in praise. For me, there is a holy and inspiring emotion that
wells up and overflows out of me. It struck me how singing is such a
rich and powerful way of expressing our faith. Singing has a unique
way of bringing our heart and soul together in helping us focus on
God and His story. It is so often through song that He speaks to me
and I feel spiritually strengthened.
Thursday, April 9
Powerade Hockey Tournament
Friday, April 10
Brampton Beast Hockey Game
JKCS Gala Auction and Dinner
Saturday, April 11
Friday, April 17
Next Region of Peel Immunization Clinic
Grade 7 & 8
Beading Buds Inc.
John Knox is offering a lunch time Jewellery
Making Course for students. Please see attached
form for more information and to sign up.
Fundscrip Orders for this week!
Due to the Easter holiday, the delivery date has
been moved to Friday, April 10.
The ordering period for TRIP to be applied to
tuition ends May 15th. Any earnings up until
that point will be applied to the first payment
of next school year's (2015/16) tuition. Families
are encouraged to continue ordering past this
point as those will earnings will then be applied
to school year following (2016/17).
World Vision
Please continue to send in money for our foster
child, Mary Grace, who lives in the Philippines.
MISSING!!
Very costly orthotic insole from a child's shoe.
The insole is black plastic and should fit a grade
3 student shoe (size 2-3).
Volunteer Opportunities
'Hot' Lunch this week is Pizza.
Grade 8 is in charge'
Make sure you have an up to date Police check
ready so that you are able to volunteer!
Issue 29
Speak God's Love... your words matter!
"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you Lord my rock and my Redeemer."
Psalm 19:14
Highlights of the March 24th Board Meeting
The board continues with planning for the 2015-16 school year
including reviewing current enrollment numbers, approving preliminary
staffing plans and proposed school calendar and approving minor
amendments to the fee payment policy
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The board approved the mandate of the HR Committee which
will work as a liaison to admin and board to oversee all JKCS HR related
issues and ensure application of key policies and fair practice
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Approved a recommendation from the finance committee regarding
cash reserve requirements in the capital fund account prior to starting
additional renovation work
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The board discussed several potential nominees to fill the four
pending board vacancies. Individuals will be approached and their names
brought forward for approval at the membership meeting on June 8,
2015.
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A preliminary draft of the update by-laws document was reviewed.
Ray Hendriks from OACS will be invited to the June 8, 2015 membership
meeting to discuss the need for changes to our by-laws.
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Brampton Beast Hockey Game
Are you going to the Brampton Beast Game this Friday?
This is your last chance to sign up your children to sing O
Canada and get reduced tickets for this Friday night. For
those who have bought tickets, they will be coming home
this week. If your child is singing, please remember to dress
your students in red and white. The game begins at 7:30
p.m. We ask that all children be at the arena no later than
6:15 p.m.
Science Fair
Last week Wednesday was our local JKCS Science Fair.
Congratulations to all of the participants for a great job what a wide variety of interesting topics!
The winners who will go on to compete at the Redeemer
Science Fair later this week are:
Tied for first place: Jordan and Jessalyn (8)
& Bethany and Rianna(8)
Second place: Jeremy and Trey (7)
Third place: Kate and Katarina (7)
Mark your calendar for the JKCS Spring Fair!
Saturday, May 30 from 9 am - 2 pm
Join us for a fun filled day for the whole family of games,
crafts, vendors, inflatables, perennial sale, prizes, food and
more. Invite your friends, family and neighbours to come
along as we welcome the Brampton community. Watch for
more information over the next few weeks about ticket
sales and how you can get involved. If you would like to
volunteer, please get in touch with Kristi via email:
kmacgibbon@rogers.com.
Vendor tables are currently available. If you are interested,
or know someone who might be, please contact Kristi at
kmacgibbon@rogers.com for more information.
From the Library
A.R. – Goal #6 ends THIS Friday April 10. Encourage your
children to go for it!
Volunteers Needed to clean library books and shelves.
Please contact Mrs. Grift if you can help
mgrift@bramptonjkcs.org.
CHILDREN’S BOOK DONATIONS NEEDED FOR BOOK SALE
Ready for some spring cleanup? Here’s a great way to
recycle the books your children have finished reading. The
Library is planning a Used Book Sale on May 5 to 7. Half of
the proceeds will go towards the purchase of new library
books and half towards EduDeo Ministries.
“EduDeo Ministries is a Canadian, Christian, mission
organization serving children in developing countries with
quality education rooted in a Biblical worldview.”
www.edudeo.com
Donations of gently used books suitable for Grade K to 8
are needed for the sale. Please drop off your book
donations at the school. Thank you!
Cookies for Sale on Tuesdays
Grade 7 is doing a fundraiser. Every
Tuesday your child may purchase a cookie
for $1.00. Funds are being raised for the
Australian Koala Foundation
(www.savethekoala.com). The money will
go towards purchasing trees for the koala’s
habitat.
Cookies are provided by Terra Cotta
Cookies (www.terracottacookies.com) and
are individually wrapped. The 4 flavours to
choose from are chocolate chip, caramel &
chocolate, white chocolate fudge, or oatmeal chocolate
chip. They are peanut and nut free!
Grandparents & Special Friends Day is
coming soon! Thursday, April 23rd
Invitations were attached to the LINK last week - We
hope you had an opportunity to share the invitation with
your child's Grandparents or Special guest!!
Still looking for an individual or team to take charge of
this event!!
We will need 2 or 3 volunteers to help with set up on
Wednesday, April 23rd after school.
Many more volunteers are needed for the day:
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Bakers - we need lots !!
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Servers
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Clean up Crew!
If you are willing to help, please contact Astrid via
telephone or email! astraatsma@bramptonjkcs.org
Classroom News
JKCS Gala Dinner & Auction
Saturday, April 11
IT IS FINALLY HERE, and we're not talking about spring! The JKCS Gala Dinner and Auction
takes place this Saturday evening at Lionhead Golf and Country Club. The doors will
open at 6pm, so you can start perusing the fantastic auction items and then a delicious
buffet dinner will begin at 7pm. If you do not have a ticket, we are still looking for a
couple more volunteers to help with the silent auction and you will be eligible for a
bidder number.
And yes, we are excited that even more new items have been added
since last week's LINK:
Golf Foursome ~ Brampton Golf & Country Club
Coffee & Tea Tray ~ Ritu Guerard
8" Cake Gift Certificate ~ la Cakery
Keurig Brewing System ~ Friend of JKCS
Group of Seven Framed Print ~ Goodison Insurance
Weed Trimmer ~ Diamond Tree Care & Consulting
Mother's Day Gift Basket ~ JKCS JK/SK Classes
BBQ Gift Basket ~ JKCS Grade 1/2 Classes
Family Fun Night Gift Basket ~ JKCS Grade 5 & 6 Classes
Sports Themed Gift Basket ~ JKCS Grade 7 & 8 Classes
2 Passes ~ Ontario Science Centre
Spring Bike Tune-up ~ Cyclepath
Rechargeable Philips Sonicare Toothbrushes ~ Gerd Oster Dentistry
One Year Membership ~ Momstown Brampton
Dutch Gift Basket ~ Simon's Smokehouse
Hair Cut & Style ~ Anita VanGurp
Classroom News
Junior & Senior Kindergarten A - Mrs. Goodison
mgoodison@bramptonjkcs.org
Hello from JK/SK. Today we will finish our Nursery Rhyme theme
and bring home our workfolders on Thursday. Last Thursday we
had some very special visitors at our dress-up day: Humpty
Dumpty, Mary and her lamb, Little Bo Peep, Red Riding Hood,
Little Boy Blue and The King's Knight all came to join the festivities!
Thank you to Comfort's, Keira's, Jakin's and Deanna's moms for
the delicious snacks. Also, thank you to Mrs. MacGibbon for
helping us make our "sheep!"
cups.) We will enjoy some nursery rhyme food at our party and
watch a movie about Old King Cole's Tea Party. Sounds like a fun
week.
Grade 1.2A - Ms. Wymenga
mwymenga@bramptonjkcs.org
Greetings from Grade ½! Here are some things to think about
for the coming week:
Three children have brought their "Little Pigs" houses to school,
and they look GREAT! We hope to have all of the houses on display,
for Grandparents Day.
Math: Both grades will be working on the Number Sense unit.
Every day we will also continue to do 5 minutes of drill work on
subtraction facts. Practising these facts at home will help
students to work more accurately and quickly. Remember to
regularly do XtraMath!
Letter of the Week picture books for show and tell are complete.
Boys and girls may bring an object of their choice for show and
tell, on their assigned day.
Book Bags: There will be a new reading response sheet this
week that will be due next Tuesday. Continue to encourage your
child to read daily.
We have been watching the eagles nests very closely, and expect
an egg to hatch in one of the nests by the end of the week!
Spelling:
On Thursday, we will begin our new unit, Spring and baby animals
and life on the farm. Have a great week!
Junior & Senior Kindergarten B
ataylor@bramptonjkcs.org
We had a great Easter celebration at school that included
listening to the Easter Story, singing at the Easter Assembly on
Thursday and finding some Easter eggs in our classroom. It was
a great week; celebrating the greatest story ever told.
This week will include a Nursery Rhyme Dress Up Tea Party on
Thursday. Please help your child to dress up as a nursery rhyme,
fairy tale or classic story character. We will drink tea from real
tea cups. (Thank you, Colleen Wood for letting us use your tea
Grade 1 - one, two, three, four, five
Grade 2 - three, four, five, seven, eight, nine
SpellingTest: We will have a spelling test on Friday.
Show and Tell: Group A will have another chance to present
this week on Friday (Preston, Joshua, Rachel, Alinda, Alistair)
Theme: anything to do with Spring or Spring Break
Bible: We continue to focus on The Passion Week and Easter.
Gym: We will play various co-operative games and tag games
this week.
Swimming: We will begin our weekly swimming lessons this
Wednesday.The bus departs at approximately 8:50 am with
lessons beginning at 9:15. We would love to have a few fathers
or grandfathers who could help out in the boys change room.
Classroom News
Please let the school know if you are able to help. Parents and
grandparents are welcome to come to the Cobra Swim Club
located at McMurchy and Elgin to watch the lessons.
Gala Basket: Our class, together with the other Grade ½ class
will put together a gift basket for the Gala Dinner. Thank you
very much for all your generous donations! If you haven’t yet
donated $2 - $5, you may still do so this week.
Have a great week!
Grade 1.2B - Ms. Lutgendorff
mlutgendorff@bramptonjkcs.org
Hello from Grade 1.2! Show and Tell: Wednesday will be Group
B’s turn. This month’s topic will be a free choice. Students should
be ready to tell us at least 3 things about the item that is brought
in.
Creation Studies: We are working on our presentations this week
at school. Whatever is not finished at school will be sent home on
the weekend to be completed for Monday. We hope to present
our projects on Monday April 13 to our Reading Buddies. Then
we will present them to the class following a schedule that will
be sent home.
Snuggle Up Booklet: The booklets need to be returned to school
on Tuesday so that I can mark their work and put in a new paper.
Microwave Schedule: Grade 1 can heat up on Monday &
Thursday. Grade 2 can heat up Tuesday & Friday.
Spelling: We have a shorter spelling list this week. Our new
spelling words for the week are: Gr. 1: April, sister, off, new, his,
give. Gr. 2: April, sister, off, new, crashes, first bonus: presentation
Book Orders: These were due today. If anyone would still like to
order a book I will still accept orders tomorrow.
Swimming: We will begin swimming lessons on April 8. Our class
swims from 10:00-10:45. It is helpful for the children to wear
their bathing suit to school in the morning. Please send a separate
bag to school to hold their swimming things. We are in need of
chaperones to help out in the change rooms, especially for the
boys. If you are able to help out and have a valid police check
please let me or the office know.
Grade 3 - Mrs. Powell
spowell@bramptonjkcs.org
Behavioural Focus: Following instructions allows us to get our
work done correctly!
Lego Basket: Today was the deadline for handing in money or
Lego items. If you have not yet had a chance to do so we will still
accept items until tomorrow.
Language: Poetry study continues - writing Acrostic poems
Spelling Quiz: Spelling words #7: missed, willing, balloon,
spelling, pretty, still, off, added, letter, different, pattern, middle,
Mississippi, zipper, carry.
Yellow folder comes home today. Please do not complete the
dictation section; we will complete this in class!
Mathematics:
Mad Minutes: In order to improve our computation skills we are
doing Mad Minutes. Please practice computation skills with your
child focussing on sums 20 or less. Students should be memorizing
these facts. Encourage your child to logon on to Reflex Math at
least 3 times per week to practice computation skills
Jump Math Work Book: Reviewing problem solving skills! Quiz
next Tuesday on Problem Solving. See page 76 in the Jump math
Work book!
Monday Math Buddies: Group # B will work with the JK/SK class
next week.
Creation Studies: This week we are working on All Creatures
Large and Small-Reptiles and Amphibians. Looking for students
with reptile and amphibian pets to bring them in on assigned
days! Speak with Mrs. Powell.
Gym: We will be having our classes inside the gym. All students
are asked to have indoor (non-marking running) shoes. Our Gym
days are now Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We now have an
opportunity for some extra gym on Mondays. Please come to
school prepared for gym on Mondays.
Library: Please remember to bring back your library books.
We go to the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
AR Reading: Correction-Period 6 ends on April 10th.
Bible: We continue our studies of Abraham and Isaac. Bible
memory verse is due today! Students who still need a bit more
study time will be able to say the verse again tomorrow!
7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between
me and you and your descendants after you for the generations
to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after
you. 8 The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a
foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your
descendants after you; and I will be their God.”9 Then God said
to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and
your descendants after you for the generations to come. Genesis
17: 7-9 (NIV)
Art: Working with pastels and organizing our Art portfolio.
Star Student: Star Student this week is Toyin.
Grade 4 - Ms. Kroezen
akroezen@bramptonjkcs.org
Bible: We are beginning the study of King Saul.
Memory work is Psalm 139:13-14. Due April 10.
Math: Keep practicing the facts using Reflex Math. We are
beginning geometry. This week’s focus is measuring angles with
a protractor, and identifying attribute of different figures.
Reading: We need to read every day for at least 20 minutes.
Reading logs and activities are due Monday. Friday is the last day
for this AR goal.
Creation Studies: Our unit is Fearfully and Wonderfully Made:
Human Organ Systems. This week’s focus is on the nervous system.
We will also be working on our organ system stories.
Music: Recorder class will be Monday and Wednesday. We need
to practice for 20 minutes each week. Please initial their practice
sheet at the end of each week. We have a new song to practice.
Swimming starts Wednesday. We need dads to help supervise
the boy’s change room. If you can help out please let the school
know. We will need to have a bathing suit and towel on
Wednesdays.
Thank you for all the contributions to the Lego basket.
I hope it’s a big seller at the auction.
Grade 5 - Mr. Fernhout
jfernhout@bramptonjkcs.org
I trust you had a great weekend celebrating Christ's death and
resurrection. Another short week here at JKCS. Today, we are off
to participate in the Peel Music Festival. Thursday is a hockey
tournament. Then Friday, many of us will be singing the anthem
at the Brampton Beast hockey game. Remember each child
should bring in something to contribute to our class basket
themed "Family Game Night."
Accelerated Reading: It is the fifth and final week of goal period
6. I will send an update home today to let you know where your
child is in relation to their goal. Many of us have a bit of reading
to do over the next couple of days.
Bible: We will start our new unit Parables of the Kingdom.
Literature: We will wrap up our activities on Words by Heart.
This week we will read New School Pains and complete the
activities. We will then move on to our novel study, Because of
Winn-Dixie.
Math: We are working in our Geometry unit. We will wrap up
angles and move on to Parallel LInes, Properties of Shapes and
Congruency.
PE: Small-sided games and Badminton.
Spelling: This weeks activities and test will be lesson 24: Looking
Back (REVIEW)
Socials: We will keep working on God Keep Our Land: From Far
and Wide. We will look at population density and climate this
week and continue on with our Slide Shows.
Grade 6 - Ms. Nyholt
anyholt@bramptonjkcs.org
Welcome back from grade 6! I pray everyone had an enjoyable
Easter break, time spent reflecting upon Jesus' ultimate sacrifice.
Here is the news from our classroom for the week ahead:
Math: This week will be looking at similar figures and lines of
symmetry. Students did an excellent job on the rotational letters,
which are now hanging in the hallway outside our classroom!
Camp X: We are into the last quarter of our exciting novel study.
Students will be working on Section 4 at home this week. Also,
they are creating a map of the camp which will be due next
Monday, April 13. A book jacket project will be introduced at the
end of the week for their cumulative task.
Spelling: This week, we will have our test on Lesson 28 and
prepare for our words in Lesson 29.
Writing Traits: We are doing some peer editing on our opinion
letters. Students will be working on a good copy of their letter,
which is to be turned in next Monday, April 13.
Creation Studies: We will continue to look at the seasons and
the changing faces of the moon. A reminder for students to watch
for a clear night to complete their sky journals. They are expected
to do three in total.
Art: Students will have one more class period to work on their
portrait drawings. Next we will work on Still Life drawings.
PE: With the spring season upon us, we will begin practicing for
Track and Field.
Grade 7 - Mrs. Woudstra
awoudstra@bramptonjkcs.org
The first week of our Cookie Fundraiser went well. The students
did a great job working out the glitches and we’re all set to
continue! It was a big hit.
Math: Tests need to be signed and corrected for tomorrow.
Socials: Students have been given a study sheet for the test,
which is this Friday.
Bible: We’re continuing with our presentations.
Literature: We continue with our unit about Honouring God’s
Creation.
Science: Congratulations to all of the students who presented
their projects at the Science Fair last week. It was an impressive
presentation of learning for all grade 7 & 8 students. Thank you
to all of you as parents for helping get the groups together and
supporting them through the projects. Congratulations especially
to those chosen to bring their projects to Redeemer to compete
against students from other Christian schools in Ontario.
Grade 8 - Ms. Mulder
smulder@bramptonjkcs.org
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Guided Reading: Fifth Reading Response and Role sheets for
Literature Circle books are due this Friday. “Inside This...” poem
is due Wednesday. Self-Portrait and Portrait of a Friend poems
are due next Monday.
Writing: Journals are due Wednesday, if not completed in class.
Six Traits of Writing activity, writing a personal blog entry, is due
Wednesday. Revised blog entry is due next Wednesday.
Math:
Practice Questions pp. 296-298 #1, 4, 6, 8, 10 are due Wednesday.
Practice Questions pp. 302 #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 are due Thursday.
Practice Questions pp.305-307 #1, 3, 4, 5, 9 are due Friday.
Final Unit Test will be next Wednesday.
Social Studies: Sustainability PBL Group Geographic/
Environmental Factors Research is due next Monday.
Sustainable, energy efficient house design, first draft, is due next
Wednesday.
Science: Cell Organelle “Wanted” poster is due next Tuesday.
Drama (7 & 8): Final drafts for all posters and promotional
materials need to be completed by next Thursday. List of
Costumes and props that are still needed should be handed in by
the end of next week.
Students need to have the first 10 lines memorized by next
Tuesday.
FRENCH (1-4) - Mrs. Boschman
sboschman@bramptonjkcs.org
I hope you all had a fantastic Easter weekend!
Here is what is going on in French this week:
Grade 1/2 – This week we will be going over the months of the
year! I am excited for the fun songs and videos that we will be
doing this week to help us learn the pronunciation and remember
the months of the year!
Grade 3/4 – This week we will be spending quite a bit of time
going over the gestures and pronunciation of our second list of
vocabulary words. I am excited for the activities that we have
planned!
Looking forward to a great week!
FRENCH (5-8) - Ms. Barrett
tbarrett@bramptonjkcs.org
This week in French:
Grade 5: This week we will continue with our play rehearsals.
We will also review our vocabulary terms and the vocabulary
test will be given on Thursday.
The Makeup quiz for Avoir and tre will be given on Monday April
13, 2015.
Grades 6, 7 & 8: This week we will reread the play as a class
paying close attention to the pronunciation of certain terms and
our vocabulary quiz will be on Thursday.