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| 2010-06-04 - OCS Newsletter #29 |
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Greetings from the Principal
“Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:7 & 8 The end of the school year is so close that you can feel the excitement within the school atmosphere. End of the year class trips, special events, assignments and graduation are all taking place within the next 20 days. The excitement brings a creative tension as the students depart from their class room atmosphere of learning and fellowship into a summer mixed with excitement and quietness. The school year has been one of fun, learning and anticipation. Now that we are on the eve of completion, a question to be asked is “what have we accomplished?” Has the partnership of OCS, church and family created the results we anticipated, hoped and prayed for? Students tend to evaluate the school year in terms of friendships and relationships while parents and teachers tend to evaluate the year in terms of accomplishments and reports. It is natural for us to measure accomplishments in terms of numbers. Yet is there more to what an OCS education is about? Is there another evaluator, not a replacement, which needs to be factored into student life? God addressed the nation of Israel, through the Prophet Micah, with a similar question. Micah 6 list the offer of sacrifices to the Lord yet God was looking for another segment of their life to be evaluated. It was not a question of how many rams, calves or vats of precious oil were offered, as significant as they were in that economy, but the genuine issues of the heart was the true indication of accomplishment in the Lord’s eyes. God was looking for His people to “act justly, love mercy and walk humbly.” This included the entire person before God! Actions, emotions, attitudes and deeds were all essential to the life of Israel. As children, teachers and parents look for “numbers” let us be keenly aware of the Lord’s desire for us to incorporate the above into the quest for academic excellence!
Announcements
Thank you all for creating a wonderful, lasting memory for me and my family at my retirement party. Your well wishes, your willingness to share good memories and the thoughts of the great food, will always be in my mind and I will cherish them for many years to come. Your gift of two recliner deck chairs has been put to good use already- our Sunday afternoon nap!! Thank you for the wonderful scrap book, O.C.S memory pages and the comments from the children; they were so creatively presented. Thank you for the singing and music but most of all thank you for your prayers, kind thoughts and the time you took to come out that evening to celebrate. Orillia Christian School will always claim a huge part of my heart. May the Lord continue to bless. AnnCar Wash!! Friday, June 4th at the Foodland grocery store, on the corner of Laclie Street and Fittons Street, from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm Come out and support our Grade 8 students!! They will be washing cars - hopefully yours too - Cost is a donation! The funds raised will go towards their Graduation Trip to Ottawa!! Hope to see you there!! Walk-a-thon - is only 1 week away! Please remember that for this fundraiser to be successful, each family needs to bring in at least $300.00! We can do it! Expect a phone call in the next couple of days to confirm if you will be walking with your child(ren). A map has been made (thanks Mr. DenBoer!) and will be given out on the day. The 10k will take you down Shannon, across Hwy 12 around the Barnfield Point Rec. centre and down the trail to the skateboarding park and back. (When you get back to the Rec. centre you don't go around it again you cross the lights and head back to the school). There is also a 5k option for the Kindergarten class (around the Rec centre & straight back to school) and an option to bring bikes for that class, but the parent will have to ride with them. There will be a sign-in at the beginning, a check point at the turnaround and a sign-out at the school and also a buddy system for students without parents walking. It should take a max of 1 1/2 hours to complete so the barbecue will be between 5:00 & 6:00 (approx). RAIN or SHINE! In the case of rain, pack their umbrella's and raincoats! In the case of shine, pack sunscreen and water! We hope to see you all there! With the Lord's blessing and protection it will be a really fun time of exercise and fellowship! Grade 8 Recognition Chapel service will be held on Thursday, June 17. All are welcome to attend this event as we honour our Gr. 8 graduates with their student peers. Gr. 8 awards will be announced at this special Chapel service. OCS Golf Tournament – June 19th: This is a reminder to all parents to honour their commitment to connect with friends and family about golfing in the tournament on June 19th. I spoke with almost all of you and most of you have contacts you can connect with. Please, do your part and let’s make this tournament a great success! Also, connect with your business contacts about being a sponsor for our golf tournament, they get a tax receipt for their sponsorship and free advertising at the tournament! Thanks so much!! Carla Yorke Grocery Vouchers: Please make sure you complete your summer order form and submit it by June 11 for Gift Cards. This fundraiser takes little effort on our part; we all have to grocery shop so why e not support your school at the same time. If you have any questions regarding the program you can contact Kara Martin @689-4297. Prayer: ALL are invited to come and pray. We meet in the library every Friday morning at 8:30am. Matthew 6 vs. 33. Raise the Dough! Reminder – Take a break from making supper every 2nd Tuesday of the month by ordering a Pizza from Tops. Just call and order the “OCS Special”. Tops Pizza will donate back to the school $5.00 on every pizza order in support of the Grade eight grad trip. Thanks for your Support! Student Insurance If you are interested in purchasing accident insurance for your child you may do so through Industrial Alliance Pacific Insurance Company. Application forms are available through the school office or you can apply on line at www.iakidsplus.com/project.
Community News
Unity Christian High School welcomes you to The Unityville Fair, a steak dinner followed by a country fair, set in the 1940's. This fundraising dinner, a Goods and Services silent auction with the added bonus of carnival games and the opportunity to try out a few square dance steps will be a fun way to support Unity in bringing Christian education to students in Simcoe County. The event will be held in the charming atmosphere of Sherbrooke Farms at 900 Big Bay Point Road. The evening begins at 5:30 on Saturday, June 5th. Tickets are $75.00 and can be bought or reserved through the school office, (705) 792-6915. See the posters on the bulletin boards. Call Wilfreda Eisses at (705) 431-2210 if you have any questions.
Class News
Kindergarten – Mrs. Murray
1. Thank you so much for sending in Frankenstein and Rosie. We also enjoyed a visit from K.C. and Katie. The stuffies made up for the lack of other live animals.2. Please sign the permission form for our visit to DQ and The Severn Fire Hall. We will need drivers. If the weather is good we will go over to the park opposite DQ where there is a playground and splash pad. Sunscreen, bathing suit, towel required for playing at the splash pad. Memory work is Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." 3. Thanks again for allowing me the chance to head to Chicago for my husband's commencement. Back to regular dates next week. 4. Thanks in advance to Mrs. Mansfield for teaching us art on Tuesday. 5. We have enjoyed some wonderful French lessons from Madame Dykstra. Merci beaucoup. (I do hope I spelled that correctly!) 6. Keep your eyes open for modes of transportation this week. We will have a check list.
Grade One/Two – Miss McPhedran
1. With the arrival of thirteen cheeping, fuzzy yellow and black ducklings on Wed., our 6th Spelling test “bit the dust.” We’ll “test” column 3 (2nd half) on Tues., and begin column 4 (top half to “about”) for Fri. The ducklings are hoping to a “Cheepover” at your house (if its safe) on either Wed., or Thurs., evening this week, written permission, and a box, and lots of patience are the only requirements. The ducklings will “fly the coop” next Friday.2. Still firming up a couple of things – I hope there’ll be a note home in their backpacks today. 3. Zoo trip is going to leave at 7:30 a.m. on June 18th, so we can leave to come home at about 1:30, to get the jump on the weekend traffic. Grade Three/Four – Mrs. Evans 2. Math skills book should be finished prior to June 25. I hear many good reports of great progress. Keep up the steady pace. 3. Permission form for our upcoming trip went home on Thurs. Please look for it.
Grade Five/Six – Mrs. Brown
1. The grade five class is now completing the last unit in their math! There will be a test on Thursday and then we will finish the school year by reviewing areas that they found difficult. Many of the grade fives could still do with brushing up on their multiplication fact. 2. We will be going to the Stewarts’ for an end of the school year celebration on June 24 at 10:20. If you are able to help with the driving it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Grade Seven/Eight – Mrs. Veenstra/ Mr. Freeman
1. Spelling test on Thursday.2. Gr. 7 End of the Year Class Trip notices went home today. This is a little early but things get hectic in June. Please get them back by Friday. 3. Gr. 8 Permission Forms and Letter for Ottawa will go home on Tuesday. 4. Please bring both a tennis racquet and ball glove for gym on Tuesday. 5. Thanks to Mrs. Martin for taking care of Track and Field Hot Lunch. We made $103 on the day of the meet. 6. Thanks to the van Schepens for organizing the car wash. 7. Students have been informed that if they have overdue assignments that are not handed in by class trip dates; they risk not being able to go on the class trip. Please be sure you are caught up to avoid disappointment and difficult decisions. 8. The Reformation History requirements have been distributed. The final paper is due on June 16. Please review these with your students. A history test will take place on Monday from the review which took place this past Wednesday. 9. A short probability unit will be introduced and concluded next week. 10. The Grade 8 recognition Chapel will be held on Thursday, June 17 at 2 pm. All are welcome to attend this event as we honour our Gr. 8 graduates with their student peers. Gr. 8 awards will be announced at this special Chapel service. |