Thank you.
Summer Office
Hours
Purchase School Packs Early!
The Crusader S U M M E R 2 0 1 5
FACTS registration
Have you done it?
G R A C E C H R I S T I A N S C H O O L U P C O M I N G
E V E N T S
Aug. 10 -
13th Grace
Volleyball
Camp at
Ocala Power
United for
3rd - 8th
grade.
Fri., Aug.
14th - Meet
Your Teacher,
School pack
sale, used
uniform sale,
6th grade
Orientation &
New parent
/student meet-
ing.
Mon., Aug.
17th - First
Day of School
Aug. 18 - 20
Soccer, vol-
leyball & Flag
football sign-
ups
Tues., Aug.
25th -
Boosterthon
Pep Rally
Tues., Sept.
1st—Back to
School Night
Thurs., Sept.
3rd - Booster-
thon Fun Run
The school office will be open Mon-day—Thursday 9:00 —1:00 and closed on Fridays. There will be a computer in the office available for AR testing during office hours.
Every GCS family needs to register online. Please contact Genna Ankney, Business manager, if you have any questions.
School shopping just got easier. GCS will be selling school
supply packs for grades K3—5th grade. Your child’s class-
room teacher has chosen specific supplies for the pack.
They are packaged by grade and shrink-wrapped. Once you
send in your order form we will place your child’s school
pack in their classroom. The cost of packs are:
K3 - $20
K4 - $22
K5 - $30
1st - $28
2nd - $40
3rd - $40
4th - $42
5th - $42
The order form is attached to this newsletter.
You may pay by check or cash-make checks payable to
GCS.
Congratulations! Three Grace graduates are Valedictorians!
Kevin Jo & Ajay Mittal—Vanguard IB
Jake Perkins—Belleview AICE
P A G E 2
Head of School—Bethany McKee-Alexander
Assistant Head of School—Kyle McKenzie
Technology Director—Ryan Owens
K5 Teacher—Chrissy Harper
4th grade teacher—Cheryl Arnold
5th grade teacher—Danielle Pendleton
MS Social Studies— Adam Joerres
We are still in need of two 3rd grade teachers, a band director, and
MS science teacher. If you know of anyone interested/qualified for
any of these positions please have them contact Mrs. Bethany
McKee - Alexander.
T H E C R U S A D E R
Introductions: Thankful We have many blessings at Grace Christian School, from supportive parents to good students. We have teachers that sacrifice of their time and money to provide children with an exceptional program. We have benefactors that have provided a kitchen, a robot for the robotics program, and a new computer lab. We have a beautiful campus that we are beginning to develop. I thank God every day for blessing the Grace family.
BE THE
CHANGE
YOU
WANT TO
SEE IN
THE
WORLD!
But the fruit of
the Spirit is
love, joy,
peace,
patience,
kindness,
goodness,
faithfulness,
gentleness, and
self-control.
Corinthians 5:22
Our 8th graders say goodbye
Farewell from Mr. Raymond I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support over the past three years. Your
support of the school and me personally has been most gratifying. I could not have asked for a
better school to finish out my career at. Grace Christian School is an amazing school that offers
Marion County hope for the future. The combination of a dedicated staff, strong students, and
an unbelievable group of parents has created a winning combination. I have looked forward to
coming to school every day and will miss working with you. I am excited about what Mrs.
McKee-Alexander and Mr. McKenzie will be doing next year and although we have lost a few
teachers we have hired some outstanding new teachers to take their place. I know that Grace
will be even more successful than it has in the past. I pray that you have a safe enjoyable sum-
mer and that the new year brings your children even more success. I look forward to seeing you
around town and hearing about how your children are doing.
Yours in Christ, Don
Report Cards & more . . . . . . . . . . .
P A G E 3 G R A C E C H R I S T I A N S C H O O L
The ABCs of reading
Many children like to "take the summer off" from
school and reading. Unfortunately, this causes
students to forget many of the skills they learned
throughout their school year. This is called the
"Achievement Gap" or "Summer Slide". In the
article "How to Make Summer Reading Effective"
the author discusses the research behind this
summer slide and how parents can help prevent
this gap from occurring. It's more than just giving
a child a book. The child needs A-Access to books,
the B-Book should be at the appropriate level, and
the child needs to C-Comprehend the book with
parental guidance. The key component is C-
Comprehension. The author gives great ideas and
suggestions for how parents can help children
choose books and guide them through the
comprehension process. Please take a few minutes
and read the article (included as an attachment) to
help your child/ren return to school ready to learn!
Blessings,
Mrs. McKee-Alexander
As soon as we have received the standardized testing
results we will contact all families so that you may pick
up your child’s report card, standardized test results, and
any other items (K5 & 8th DVD’s & pictures, etc.) . We
hope to have everything in at the same time for a one
time pick up.
Class of 2015
P A G E 4
2015 Auction Sponsors
Event Sponsors
NPD– National Parts Depot
Verteks Consulting – Gulling Family
Marge Felix Events
PartyTime Rentals
Gold Sponsors
Towry Family
Florida Cancer Specialists
Ocala Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center
Eaton’s Beach Sandbar & Grill
Silver
RaceWash Stickney Dental Burger King
The Hanson & Marable Families
Dave Carter & Associates, Inc.
Bronze
Condello Provisions Authorized Distributor of the Boars Head Brand – Conley Family
The Mantz Family The Simmons Family MDI Masonry, Inc.
Phoenix Wood Products, Inc. Mike & Becky McKee Ed & Nancy Abshier
Dr. Philip N. Johnson, MD PA Dr. Sachin & Shelly Kamath
Appliance Parts of Ocala, Inc./ Rich & Holly Thompson
Dr. & Mrs. David Elliott Miguel and Laura Ramos
Crusader Sports Goodbye Mr. Raymond
We love you!
Grace Christian School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, nationality or ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, financial aid programs or athletic or other school administered programs.
Grace & Redeemer will hold a volleyball camp for girls entering 3rd—8th grade
August 10th—13th at Ocala Power United — 8:00am—noon
Cost is $90 due the first day of camp—contact Debbie Bruni at [email protected] or email Lee Anne Drake at [email protected]—please include participant’s name, parent’s name, and telephone number(s)
Info and waiver/liability release included in this newsletter.
August 18th—20th are sign ups for soccer, volleyball and flag football.
Soccer is a coed team for grades 5th—8th
Flag football is for 5th & 6th grade boys
Volleyball is for 4th—8th grade girls.
Grace Christian School
School Supply Packs Order Form
SCHOOL SHOPPING JUST GOT EASIER!!
Please fill out this order form and return to the school office before the start of school. Once we
receive your form and payment we will put your child’s school pack in their classroom. Each
pack has supplies chosen by their classroom teacher—they are packed and shrink-wrapped.
On Friday, August 14th we will sell any remaining school packs. Get yours early!
Grade Cost How many?
K3 $20.00 ________
K4 $22.00 ________
K5 $30.00 ________
1st $28.00 ________
2nd
$40.00 ________
3rd
$40.00 ________
4th $42.00 ________
5th $42.00 ________
Total due: $ _______________
Please pay by check or cash – make checks payable to GCS. Thank you.
Student name: ____________________________ Grade: _____________
Student name: ____________________________ Grade: _____________
Student name: ____________________________ Grade: _____________
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
AND
REDEEMER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
WILL OFFER A COMBINED
SUMMER VOLLEYBALL CAMP OPEN TO ALL GRACE AND REDEEMER GIRLS ENTERING
3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH and 8TH GRADE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR (2015-16)
AUGUST 10 th through AUGUST 13th (Monday-Thursday) 8:00 a.m. - noon
AT THE OCALA POWER UNITED VOLLEYBALL FACILITY
1433 SW 15th Avenue, Ocala, FL
Join Us for FUN and FELLOWSHIP While Improving Your
*INDIVIDUAL SKILLS *CONDITIONING *TEAM SKILLS
Cost: $90.00, Due on the FIRST DAY of CAMP
All interested girls, please sign up now so that we can get an approximate count
Grace girls, see Debbie Bruni or Lee Anne Drake (e-mail at [email protected])
Please include participant’s name, parent’s name, and telephone number(s)
Redeemer Girls, see Chelsea Rabe or send her an email at [email protected]
*All participants parents must sign a waiver and participation form*
This form can be signed on the first day of camp. Mrs. Drake and Chelsea Rabe will have the form if a parent needs to sign before the first day of camp.
JUNIOR PARTICIPANT
WAIVER/LIABILITY RELEASE
I acknowledge that volleyball or any sporting event is an extreme test of a person’s physical and mental limits and that my participation in a volleyball event can cause potential death, serious injury, or property damage.
With full understanding of the potential risks, I KNOWINGLY AND FREELY ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS, both known and unknown, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE NAMED PERSONS OR ENTITIES listed below or others, and assume full responsibility for my participation. I hereby take the following action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors and assigns:
a) I WAIVE, RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE from any and all claims or liabilities for death or personal injury or dam-ages of any kind which arise our of or relate to my traveling to and from or my participation in any volleyball event,
b) I AGREE NOT TO SUE any of the names persons or entities listed below for any of the claims or liabilities that I have waived, released or discharged herein; and
c) I INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the names persons or entities mentioned below from any claims made or liabilities assessed against them as a result of my actions.
NAMED PERSONS OR ENTITIES: GRACE SCHOOL, REDEEMER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, OCALA POWER UNITED, and ARMADILE, LLC and their Regional Volleyball Associations, tournament directors, sponsors, and the owners, officers, directors, employees, sub-contractors, representatives, and agents of any of the above.
If player is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must execute, in addition to the forgoing Waiver/Liability Release Form, the following, for and on behalf of the minor. The undersigned parent and natural guardian or legal guardian of the player executes the foregoing Waiver/Liability Release Form for and on behalf of the minor named herein. I hereby bind myself, the minor and all other assigns to the terms of the Waiver/Liability Release Form. I represent that I have legal capacity and authority to act for and on behalf of the minor named herein, and I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the names persons or entities names in the Waiver/Liability Release Form for any claims or liabilities assessed against them as a result of any insufficiency or my legal capacity of authority to act for and on behalf of the minor in the execution of the Waiver/Liability Release Form.
______________________________________________________
Printed Name of Player
_____________________________________________________
Printed Name of Parent/Guardian
_____________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Signature Date
Must be filled out & signed to participate in the GCS/Redeemer Summer Volleyball Camp
