The CHARGER
December 14, 2016
MAKE A NOTE
The entire OCS building will be closed and off limits from December 26—January 1 due to cleaning and polishing of
our hallway floors. This includes the gym. Please do not try and access the building during this week. We will see
you back here on January 2. Enjoy your Christmas Break.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The Christmas Concert is scheduled for this Thursday, December 15th at 6:30 p.m. All 3K-5th grades should wear
red tops with black bottoms. The 6th—8th grade should wear nice Christmas attire. Please join us for a great night!
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
The Guenther family has moved! Here is their new address for your directory:
1424 TERRY ANDRAE TER
SHEBOYGAN, WI 53081-8857
A generous donor has again offered to buy
all of our students a Jason Mentink Memorial Charger Shoot-Out T--shirt that they can
wear during the weekends of the basketball
tournaments. Before that happens we need
to know what size t-shirt your child needs.
Please email the school office at [email protected] and simply state
your OCS children’s names and t-shirt sizes.
We need to hear from each family
by December 22.
CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA IS IN THE BOOKS!
Thank you to all who contributed to the Christmas Extravaganza! It was a great day of shopping and enjoying food and friends. Thank you for your cookie donations, we sold 181 dozen
cookies in 1 1/2 hours. We had 50 vendors fill the gym and offered great products. Overall
the event will contribute $4500 to our GRACE pledge for the school. Thank you again for
your support of our Christmas Extravaganza.
Mr. Jim LeMahieu has kindly made two more puzzle boards if anyone would like a last-minute Christmas presents,
please contact the school office. The value is $35. These boards have four drawers to keep your puzzle pieces in
and allows you to move your unfinished puzzle off of a table and store it somewhere else until you are ready to work
on it again. Do you have someone on your Christmas list that loves puzzles? Then stop in for this awesome and
unique gift!
CHECK YOUR PANS
We are looking for a 9x13 pan metal pan that would have the initials KD on them. Check the pans you took home
from OCS to make sure you have the right one.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
Don’t forget to check the following sources if you are wondering about school being open:
WHBL AM 1330
WTMJ
CBS 58
WISN
FOX 6—WITI
KEEPING YOU INFORMED
The way we communicate most things with our families is through the use of email. We send notices, bulletins, information, permission slips, etc. home via this method. Please check your emails frequently so you know what is
happening at school. If your primary email changes, please let the office know so we have the most updated information.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
We are looking for a parent/grandparent to help with playground supervision during our 1st recess at 10 a.m. All of
our lower elementary kids are outside at that time and we could use an extra set of “eyes” to watch our kids. We
require our teachers to take turns monitoring recess duty but we only have limited amount of staff and they also
need recess as their prep/regroup time. If you would have some time available and would be willing to help watch
our kids as they play, please call the school office. We would love to have individuals commit to helping on a specific day of the week for a month or more or all year, if possible. You would not be left alone—you would be assisting
the assigned teacher watch out kids.
AFTERCARE AVAILABLE
During these crazy busy days of Christmas it’s nice to know that your kids have the option to stay in aftercare until
5:30 p.m. each day. If you are not a “regular” aftercare user—no problem—your kids can stay anytime. We just ask
that you let the office know ahead of time.
Just a note for your planning—December 23 is our last day of school before Christmas and it is an early dismissal
day. There will not be aftercare on that day! Make sure you note this as you plan your week!
VINTAGE JERSEYS FOR YOU!!
Did you play boys basketball at OCS between 2001—2012 or girls volleyball between 2009—2015? Did one of your
siblings or kids or grandkids? Do you need a unique Christmas gift? Stop in the office to see our collection of
“vintage” jerseys that we are selling for a mere $5/jersey.
SCRIP NEWS
Right now, just in time for your Christmas shopping needs, we have the following gift cards
available in smaller denominations which is perfect for the stockings that need stuffing!! We
have, in limited quantities, ready for pick-up:
Target
Starbucks
Barnes & Noble
Amazon
Applebee's
$10
$5
$10
$10
$10
CHRISTMAS BREAK BASKETBALL CAMP
Attached is an invite for a Christmas Break basketball camp at South High for grades 3—8.
Oostburg Christian School is excited to host our 6th annual Jason
Mentink Memorial Charger Shoot-out. This tournament is held in
honor of Jason as he played in the first Charger Shoot-Out 20
years ago. Jason went home to Glory in 2010, and now along
with his family, we honor his memory with our tournament.
Our tournament will be held on January 27–28 and February 3-4
2017. Sixteen middle school basketball teams from around Sheboygan County will compete over the course of the two weekends.
We estimate that over 2000 people will be in our school over these
two weekends.
We would like to encourage our families at OCS to consider a
sponsorship this year. Maybe you would like to get together with
another family or 2 and make a group sponsorship this year. Example “mothers of elementary kids”, or “basketball parents at
OCS”. We would love to see support for this event to come from
our “OCS family” as well as outside business. Challenge yourself
to become a sponsor for this years tournament.
THERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR YOU!
Become a Court Sponsor – Donation $350.00
Court sponsors get a large colored banner in the gym with
their business logo (or personal name) on and their name
in the program. They will also receive free admission to
the tournament.
Become a Major Sponsor – Donation $250.00
Major sponsors get their logo put in the center pages of our
program and a poster on the wall by the food counter.
They also receive free admission to the tournament.
Become a Game Sponsor – Donation $150.00
Game sponsors get their name announced before the start
of one game each weekend and their name and address in
the program.
Become a Medal Sponsor – $100.00, $50.00, or $25.00
Gold - $100.00 (name and address in program), Silver $50.00, Bronze - $25.00
(silver and bronze sponsors get their name only in the program)
You will appreciate knowing that:
· this will give you the opportunity to make a taxdeductible contribution to our school which is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization,
· you will receive a receipt for a donation for your records,
· we have approximately 2000 people in attendance
that will see your advertisement and recognize
your support of the school.
Thank you for considering support of our school. Donations can be brought to the school office. Thanks for your
consideration of supporting this event.
Sincerely,
The Jason Mentink Family
and Oostburg Christian School
AXIS PRESENTATION
Save the date! Parents of middle & high school students are invited to a presentation on Wed. evening Jan. 4, 7 pm at the Blue Harbor Conference Center about
“Pop Culture” and the influences being conveyed to our young people via social
media, music, movies, etc. This free event is sponsored by Faith Based Education, Inc. a local organization based in Sheboygan County. www.faithbaseded.org
Please see the attached information about all the seminars that AXIS is putting
on in our area. We appreciate Faith Based Education, Inc. for sponsoring this
important topic for parents and bringing this group to our area for all of our benefit.
Our 6th—8th grade students will be attending the program for middle school students on Thursday, January 5.
VOUCHER INFORMATION
On an annual basis, private schools who participate in the parental choice program, must provide parents with a copy
of our school's accountability report and educational options that exist in our district. Please visit our school website
and click on the links provided on our home page. Contact Paul Modahl or Teresa Beardsley with any questions.
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Sub Hot Lunch
Mom’s in Prayer Time 8:30 a.m.
Christmas Concert 6:30 p.m.
Cabin Fever Reliever 8:30—10 a.m.
Hamburger Hot Lunch
Early Dismissal
Christmas Break
School Resumes
Cabin Fever Reliever 8:30—10 a.m.
Baked Potato Hot Lunch
Mom’s in Prayer Time 8:30 a.m.
Beef Taco Hot Lunch
Mac N Cheese Hot Lunch
4th Grade Lunch Buddy
Pizza Hot Lunch
JMMCSO—Girls Weekend
JMMCSO—Boys Weekend
Discover OCS 6 p.m.
Soup Supper