Calvin Christian School Courier
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Thursday, M arch 9, 2017
Volume 21.26
From the desk of Mr Postma
! We extend our congratulations to Mrs. Deb Van Egmond, our
current special education coordinator for her appointment as one
of the vice principals of CCS. Mrs. Van Egmond will be taking on
much of Mr. Boonstra's vice principal duties and will share the vice
principal role with Mr. Hosmar. Her main responsibility will involve
curriculum work but more details will be announced later. In her
role as special education coordinator, she became familiar with the
school's curriculum and has provided much worthwhile input
concerning what is to be taught, how it should be taught and how
learning is assessed. She is a natural fit for this vice principal
position. Mrs. Van Egamond will continue as special education
coordinator with some of her assignments being shifted to other
personnel. We wish her God's blessings and much fulfillment as
she assumes her new duties.
! A year ago yesterday, on March 8/16, Ryan Martz passed away.
Ryan was Devon’s (gr. 7) younger brother. He was 7 years old.
Ryan brought joy into the lives of his family members and may
those memories also sustain them today. Devon was his big
brother in many ways. Ryan loved his brother; he was his hero. We
pray that the Lord will continue to comfort the family and
strengthen them.
!The CCS BOD has established an adhoc committee to begin the
process of coming up with nominations for new board members.
You are invited to forward names to the secretary of the BOD. A
final list of nominees will be voted on at the spring membership
meeting.
Employment Opportunity
Calvin Christian School is seeking qualified
individuals to fill 2 definite openings for full
time bus driver. Three years experience in
driving a school bus, or similar sized vehicle
would be an asset. If you would like more
information, or are interested in submitting a
resume, please contact Jim Hosmar
([email protected]) by March 31.
Upcoming at CCS
March (Spring) Break Friday, March 10 to Friday, March 17
School resumes
Monday, March 20
BOOK FAIR
March 22, 23, 24
Finance Committee
Thursday, March 23
Public Relations Committee
Monday, March 27
GRAD PICTURES
Thursday, March 30
Grade 7 and 8 BASEF Science Fair
Friday, March 31
New date for Gr. 8 SNACK SALE
Friday, April 7
Gr. 7 Immunizations
Thursday, April 20
Can You Help? Once again, we are looking for
parents to help serve at the re-Source Thrift Shop
volunteer evening dinner. It will be held at our
school on Sat., April 1. Please consider helping us
honour those who cheerfully work at the shop,
working hard because they value Christian
education. Their work recently paid off in the form
of a $54,000 donation to our school. Please email
[email protected] if you are able to help.
! No sooner are our students back, we will have Book Fair. We look
forward to all the fun surrounding our book fair, including book
purchases and presentations from Sigmund Brouwer.
We are excited to have him join us. Sigmund Brouwer is the best- selling author of nearly thirty novels, with close to 4
million books in print. He has won the Christy Book of the Year and the Arthur Ellis award, as well as being nominated for
two TD Children’s Literature Awards and the Red Maple Award. Parents are invited and welcome to attend one of his
sessions on the afternoon of March 22.
! May you all enjoy a delightful and safe spring break. We’ll see you, the Lord willing, on March 20.
Grade 1: Today we had the opportunity to visit the Hamilton
Farmer's Market! We are so blessed to be able to enjoy
colourful, delicious, and healthy food. It was fun to shop for
food from each of the four food groups and to enjoy a "feast"
once we returned to the school. Thanks to our many
chaperones who accompanied us and who helped prepare the
food for us: Mr. and Mrs. Ledin, Mr. Mafa, Mr. Kikkert, Mrs. van
der Heiden, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Kemper, Mrs. D'Angelo,