PRINCIPAL’S CORNER
May 8, 2017
WEEKLY MESSENGER
Last week was a great week. Why? Last week we showed on four levels why LCS is a special
school.
First of all, LCS is a special place on a student level. The student’s talents were displayed in a
variety of ways. Art hung throughout the hallways and around the gym. Amazing art! Students
also displayed their gifts of art, mime, singing, poetry, French, and rhythm during the Celebration
of Learning and GrandParents’ Day program. Wow, we have gifted students!
Secondly, it showed on a staff level. As we prepared for the week, we worked together to pick art
and staying longer after school to display it around the school. We were united in the task and
supported each other. It also showed up as the dedication and creativity of the teachers shone
through the work of the students. Only through careful planning, excellent teaching and creative
ideas does that level of art get produced. And lastly, on GrandParents Day when two teachers
were too sick to make it to school (and they would have come to school if they possibly could
have), the other staff assumed more responsibilities, helped out where they could, and ensured
the day ran smoothly. I stood in awe at the support the teachers had for one another.
Thirdly, LCS is a special place because of our supportive parent community. Parents came out on
Tuesday evening to celebrate the art of their children. As parents toured and appreciated the
works, they also offered words of encouragement to the students and the teachers. It may sound
simple and obvious, but it is also very much appreciated. On Thursday, the kitchen was also filled
with parents willing to serve the grandparents. Thanks!
And lastly, we are blessed by our grandparent and broader supportive community. On Thursday,
the gym was packed – more than we planned for. There were people everywhere and a constant
buzz of conversation. I noticed it was a happy place – grandparents glad to see other
grandparents and proud to be with their grandchildren. People laughing and smiling and
contributing to a positive atmosphere. That attitude is contagious and it was a good day amongst
the days of rain.
LCS is a special school and we do not take that for granted. I can only speak for myself but I
consider myself blessed for working at LCS. I thank God continuously for allowing me to be a part
of this school and I pray that God will continue to bless LCS with great students, excellent
teachers, supportive parents and wonderful grandparents.
SCHOOL NEWS
Prayer Request: We ask that, as a school community, we uphold Georgia Thalen in prayers. Georgia had a very
difficult week last week and continues to struggle. Her heart rate is much higher than it should be and doctors
cannot reduce it. Pray for Jim and Christy as they try to understand this trial in their lives and encourage and
support Georgia. Pray for Cassidy, Andrew, Nathan, Brooke, and James as they miss their sister. We pray that
God will work a miracle, that Georgia will be cured beyond medical reason, and that the Thalen family may be
reunited at home.
Supporting Our School Family: During difficult times, our Christian brothers and sisters support one another
through prayer and doing the little things as signs of love, support and help for others. The meal sign-up site for Jim
& Christie Thalen will continue for the next several months as they accompany Georgia during her lengthy stay in
the hospital. Meals are a wonderful way for us to care for them and their children. Here is the site address:
http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=ONBB9387.
Tuition Statements: By now you should have received a tuition statement by email. Please contact Amanda
VanderMeer (bookkeeper) if you did not receive your statement or if you have any questions regarding your
statement.
School Theme – Go Fish! “Come, follow me,” Jesus said. “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
- Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
6020 Line 87 Listowel, ON N4W 3G6 519-291-3086
[email protected] ⎪ www.listowelchristianschool.ca
Track and Field Day (Friday, May 19) - We are still in need of volunteers to help us run this fun day. Please
contact the school office as soon as possible if you are able to help. Given that many parents will be at LCS either
volunteering or encouraging the students, we will cancel the afternoon buses. If this is a difficulty for you, please call
the school and maybe we can help coordinate carpooling for your children. Dismissal that afternoon will be 2pm.
A pizza order form was sent home for non-LCS students and parents who wish to pre-order pizza for Track & Field.
Please return the form or email the school office by May 12 so that enough pizza can be ordered! Students will
have the opportunity to purchase snacks throughout the day (chips, frozen treats…) so please remember to send a
bit of money along with your child.
From the Board - Meeting reminders:
Tuesday May 9
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Guided tours available at Central
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Town Hall meeting at LCS
Thursday May 11
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Town Hall meeting at LCS
Monday May 15
7:30 p.m. LCS Membership meeting to vote on Board proposal
Last week’s carnival was a lot of fun! A little crazy and wild, but fun. By selling grab bags, books, and baked goods
and playing a few games, the students raised $559 to support EduDeo in sharing the gift of Christian education
around the world.
Meat fundraiser: Grade 6 and 7 students should continue selling meat. The orders are due on May 24.
Art Club: This week is the final week of art club (3:30 – 4:30pm). Thank you to all who participated.
LCS Best Ball Golf Tournament—More golfers needed! The tournament is set to tee off on Saturday, May 27 at
the Listowel Golf Club! (Registration at 3:30pm, golf begins at 4:00pm, dinner at 6:50pm.) More golfers are still
welcome to sign up. Please contact Michelle Hibbs (519-887-6158 or [email protected]) for more
information or to register a team of golfers. Please register by May 12, 2017.
Piano and Voice Recital: The students who are enrolled in private piano and voice lessons at LCS are performing
in a Spring Recital. The recital is taking place on Monday May 29th at 7:00 pm in the gymnasium. Anyone in the
LCS community is welcome to attend and celebrate the musical gifts and growth of these students. Come and enjoy
a nice evening of music!
May – Coming Events
8 – Board mtg
9 – 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Guided tours available at Central
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Town Hall meeting at LCS
11 – Town Hall mtg (9:00 – 10:00am)
15 – Special Membership Meeting
19 – LCS Track & Field Day (no afternoon bus)
22 – Victoria Day (no school)
26 – SK – Grade 3 Field Trip
27 – LCS Golf Tournament
29 – Music Recital
Reese V – May 11
June – Coming Events
2 – Grade 4- Grade 6 Field Trip
9 – District Track & Field in Brantford
13 – Baseball Tournament
19 – SK Graduation
21 – Grade 8 Graduation
23 – last day of school (2:00pm dismissal)
BIRTHDAY CORNER
Tyler S – May 14
Sports
Baseball: Signups are this week. Practice times will be announced shortly.
School Theme – Go Fish! “Come, follow me,” Jesus said. “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
- Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
6020 Line 87 Listowel, ON N4W 3G6 519-291-3086
[email protected] ⎪ www.listowelchristianschool.ca
FROM THE CLASSROOMS
Junior Kindergarten – Mrs. Heida
This week we have no Star of the Week. We will send the bag home on Thursday. Our focus letters will be the
letters Aa, Bb, Cc, and Dd. Now we will work on printing the letter on the slate, reviewing the sounds of each letter
as well as matching upper and lowercase letters. Show and tell will be something that is the colour blue.
We continue to work on our fine motor skills and are being more aware of using a proper pencil grip. Please refer to
the note in your child’s brown envelope for proper pencil grip. We will focus on Mother’s Day surprises and
learning about Bee. Have a great week!
Thanks to all the parents and grandparents/ friends who came out to support your child(ren) in their
learning environment. The students sure were excited!
Senior Kindergarten – Mrs. Heida
The V.I.P for Wednesday will be Alyssa and Friday will be Jacob. Today we welcomed Reid Haanstra for a visit to
our classroom so that he can meet his classmates for Grade 1. Letter of the Week is Ee, please send a letter Ee
show and tell. In Math, we continue to work with ten frames and counting to 100. Our focus this week will be
Mother’s Day and Bumblebees. You will see the connection at the end of the week! It is a SURPRISE! No school
for SK next Friday May 19th as it is Field Day at LCS! Have a great week!
Grade 1 and 2 – Mrs. O’Boyle
Class News
Library Books – Just a reminder that library books are due tomorrow.
If you are reading this please have your child write three /oi/ words if they are in grade one, and three plural words if
they are in grade two.
Scholastic Orders – All scholastic orders are due May 22nd.
Class Trip – on Wed. May 26th K-3 will be going on a class trip to the Clay and Glass Museum and Waterloo Park.
We will be traveling within school hours and are looking for three volunteers to join our class on this trip. If you are
interested in joining us please email me at [email protected] Volunteers will be taken on a first
come, first serve basis. Thanks!
Track and Field – Please continue to send your child with socks and outdoor running shoes this week as we
practice for track and field.
Celebration of Learning Painting – If anyone is interested in a set of the paintings created at celebration of
learning please let me know. There are a number of sets available.
Art Club – Just a reminder this week is the final week of art club. Pick up is at 4:30. All art club projects will be sent
home by the end of this week. Thanks!
The Plan
Math – We will begin a new unit on Place Value and Number Application (Gr.1) and Multiplication, Division, and
Fractions (Gr.2).
Creation Studies – We will continue our unit Consider the Lilies.
Art – We will begin a unit on space.
Bible – We will conclude our unit on the Early Church.
Health/ P.E. – We will continue a unit on Growth and Development, and will continue to work on track and field
events.
Writing – We will continue a unit on sentence fluency.
Reading Comprehension –
Gr. 1 – We will work on identifying the main idea of a story and the who, what, where of the story.
Gr. 2 – We will work on identifying and using non-fiction text features and visual information.
Word of the Day –
Gr. 1 – victory, frisky, hush, and daring
Gr. 2 – occupy, queasy, tedious, and advertise
Phonics –
Gr. 1 – We will be working on listening for, reading and writing words with the (oy,oi) diphthong and listening for the
/ou/ sound.
Gr. 2 – We will be working on reading and writing plural words (s, es, ies).
School Theme – Go Fish! “Come, follow me,” Jesus said. “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
- Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
6020 Line 87 Listowel, ON N4W 3G6 519-291-3086
[email protected] ⎪ www.listowelchristianschool.ca
Spelling - I have sent home practice pages in your envelopes. Please choose a method of study that works best for
you. If you choose to use the practice pages please note that they do not need to be returned to school.
Grade One
Week 29 – saw, paw, law, lawn, fawn, then, this, what, that (test on Tues. May 9th)
Week 30 – book, good, look, wood, took, take, stood, stand, land (test on Tues. May 16th)
Grade Two
Week 29 – they, their, many, any, anything, than, because, know, water, very, mailbox, waffle (test on May 9th)
Week 30 – which, where, there, before, after, over, again, inside, outside, under, whale, into (test on Tues. May 16th)
Memory Work - Please try to practice your memory work daily.
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly... But God demonstrates
his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6,8 Due Wed. May 10th.
“If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he
not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” Romans 8:31-32 Due Wed. May 24th. *Please note the
revised dates are the result of poor participation last week. Please continue to practice at home!*
Grade 2 and 3 – Miss Van Rooyen
Spelling Words: Our spelling test will be on Friday, May 12. Please practise these at home with your child.
Grade 2: they, their, many, any, anything, than, because, know, water, very
Grade 3: they’re, there, their, soup, night, knight, right, write, weight, wait, piece, peace, hour, our, wrote
Memory Verse: This memory verse will be due Thursday, May 18. Romans 5: 8 “But God demonstrates his own
love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Friday Book Sharing: Every week on Friday students are invited to bring in a book they are reading at home to
share with the class. They can tell what the book is about so far, why they are reading it, or read a part of the book
to the class.
Field Trip: This year the Grade K-3 classes are going to the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo. Our
class trip is scheduled for May 26. If you are interested in coming along as a chaperone, please email me and let me
know: [email protected].
Grade 4 and 5 – Mrs. Delleman
Memory Work (Due FRIDAY) - Matthew 5:3-5 - "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth."
Spelling - Unit 32 Dictation on FRIDAY.
Social Studies - We have started our new unit on Rocks and Minerals. We will be having a presenter from
Wawanosh come speak to us about the three different types of rocks. They will also be doing an experiment with us
on May 25th for the afternoon.
Grade 5 and 6 – Mrs. Koersen
Art: Students are finishing painting their 2-point perspective art and we will begin studying a new artist!
French: Last week was a crazy busy week - we hardly had time for French! So we will be working on singing songs,
learning our play, and creating a music video!
Grade 5 and 6 – Mr. Katerberg
MAP testing for the final part of the year will be scheduled for this week and next week.
Bible: Our current unit is The Story of Esther. Students are working on their third presentation, this one on "Why do
we have difficulty understanding the mystery of God's ways?" This presentation is due on Friday.
Math: We have completed our unit on fractions and decimals. Our new unit is on length, perimeter, and area.
Spelling: Lesson 32 assignments are due tomorrow. Spelling Test Lesson 32 on Friday.
Social Studies: Our unit is Canada and its Trading Partners. Students will be introduced to trading projects to be
completed as a collaborative project on one of the following: The soccer ball, industry, the clothing, sugar, coffee,
shoe, banana, or the chocolate industry.
In Health, we will continue with the circulatory system.
Grade 7 and 8 – Ms. tenBrink
WWW – Books are due this Tuesday and our test is this week Wednesday.
School Theme – Go Fish! “Come, follow me,” Jesus said. “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
- Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
6020 Line 87 Listowel, ON N4W 3G6 519-291-3086
[email protected] ⎪ www.listowelchristianschool.ca
Guided Reading – Questions for chapter 7 and 8 are due on Tuesday May 9. I Am David movie/book comparison
are due Wednesday May 10.
Writing – Thesis and outlines are due this week Friday, May 12.
Geography – We are finishing up our look at Coniferous Forests this week. Students should be ready to hand in
their notes this Friday.
Art – Shoeboxes were handed out last week Thursday and are due, to be ready to be painted, by May 25.
Grade 7 and 8 – Mrs. Koersen
French: Students did a great job welcoming their grandparents to 7/8 last week. We will continue with our verb
review and begin looking at how to speak/write in the past tense.
P.E.: We missed out on a lot of PE time last week so hopefully the weather is wonderful to continue our practice for
field day. Remember a change of clothes and appropriate outdoor footwear to do P.E. outside.
Grade 7 and 8 – Mr. Katerberg
Science: Our unit is a unit on Heat in the Environment. This week we will be learning about early theories of heat
and how they changed to the kinetic molecular theory.
Grade 7 and 8 – Mr. Boelens
Bible: We continue our working through church history. This week we will investigate the influence of Augustine.
Math: Both classes will spend this week preparing for the University of Waterloo Gauss Math Contest on Thursday.
The test requires some preparation because the questions and strategies are different than typically taught in a
math class. This is a great opportunity to further develop our critical thinking and creativity.
Requested Announcements:
On Monday May 29, 2017 at 7:00 PM the documentary film, Is Genesis History? will be shown at the Capitol
Theatre in Listowel. There will be free admission to this film. This film came out in February 2017 and was shown
across the USA for what was supposed to be 1 night only. As it turns out it was so popular that they added 2 encore
showings as well as showing it in a few major Canadian cities. Please see the website www.IsGenesisHistory.com
for more information about the film.
School Theme – Go Fish! “Come, follow me,” Jesus said. “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
- Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
6020 Line 87 Listowel, ON N4W 3G6 519-291-3086
[email protected] ⎪ www.listowelchristianschool.ca