October 15-17, 2012

 Mrs. Walters’ Blog News for the week of October 15-18, 2012

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!  How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out!  Who has known the mind of the Lord?  Or who has been his counselor?  Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?  For from him and through him and to him are all things.  To him be the glory forever! Amen.”  Romans 11:33-36

It is my prayer for each child, that as they continue to grow and learn, they will be filled with wisdom that comes from God.  When I think of the mind of the Lord, I realize that he, our all-knowing God, has given us the rich gift to fill our minds with thoughts focused on Him in praise, as well as the privilege of learning and growing!  What an awesome God we serve!

Enjoy the short week and your long weekend!

Blessings!

Mrs. Walters

Here is this week’s news and notes!

Grandparent/Grand-friend Day- November 2:  Please let me know if your child and adults will be attending the Friday, Nov. 2 activities!  Our SHC classes will have a shortened morning of activities, and will dismiss at 11:30.  Students may leave with their grand friends, or you may pick them up at that time. 

We have received a challenge to have students bring in pictures of grandparents reading! The plan is to have your children to bring in pictures of their grandparents reading books, newspapers, Bibles, etc. in their favorite chair, spot, etc. These can be posed or spontaneous shots, and can be of various sizes. They may be pictures of only the grandparents reading, or can include their grandchildren in the picture as well!  We will display the pictures either outside our door or inside our classroom.  We are hoping this will not only be a fun thing for grandparents to see, but will also show our children that enjoyment of reading is a lifelong pleasure.  Please send in your pictures by October 25! 

Doors will be locked:

For security reasons, Zeeland Christian staff will be locking all of the exterior doors to our school after 9:00 a.m. except for one door in the preschool, one door behind school on the south side, which is in the middle school area by the Walcott Memorial, and one door in the front of school by the flagpole. Please make a note of this. If you come to school after 9:00, you'll need to use one of these doors.

Curriculum Notes: 

            Social Studies- We are continuing The Election Process presentations and debate for the “First Cat” or “First Dog” in the White House.  We will be soon transitioning to the actual 2012 election.

Book-It!  Keep up the great work reading for the Book-It incentive!  For only 15 minutes of reading per day, your child can easily win a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut!  It is also a great way to encourage a wonderful love for reading!  As soon as your child completes the Pizza Hut incentive chart, he/she may turn it in for a coupon for a personal pan pizza!

Note Date Change: In March, 2013: We will have off from school on Monday, March 4, for Parent/Teacher Conferences, not Tuesday, March 5. Please make this change on your calendars.

Upcoming Dates:

October 18-19- CEA Teachers Convention- No School Thursday or Friday

November 2- Grandparents Day- The SHC classes will meet on Nov. 2 (Fri) for an abbreviated morning schedule to celebrate Grandparents Day!

November 13- Fall Elementary Musical program at Community Reformed Church

November 19-20- Parent Teacher Conferences- Evenings/ School is in session

November 21-23- Thanksgiving Vacation

Have a great week!

Blessings,

Mrs. Walters