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PCA ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
JUNE, 2016 “We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works…” Ephesians 2:10a
Don’t Forget
Order your families’ hot dogs on School
Cash On Line before June 20th
(see page 4 for details)
Thanks Readers! - once again you made the Club 100 celebration possible for everyone. Many peo-
ple have commented on how beautiful the weather was – one of the best evenings in years. I loved
walking around the pond watching kids excitedly catch frogs, tadpoles and whatever other water
creatures they could discover from God’s creation. Keep reading everyone! There is still time to
complete Club 150 and Club 200. Those who reach Club 200 by June 14 will sit down to “Breakfast
with the Principal” on June 16. (note: this date has changed since the last newsletter)
Excitement is mounting as we anticipate our move back to PCA at the end of June. I love being
able to share with those who skeptically ask if we will be back at PCA for the start of the next year
that yes it is actually going to happen. I continue to be amazed and thankful at how God has gone
before this whole process and provided us with this new/modernized facility in ways above and be-
yond that we could ever imagine. Thanks to Golden Hills School Division for believing in this pro-
ject and making it happen. We are grateful. Pray for us as a school as we work through the joys
and challenges of melding two sites together that have never been under one roof in the history of
the school.
It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to our Principal Randy
Wood at the end of June. While we wish him the best in his ventures with
Northstar Academy, we will still miss him here. Please keep him in your
prayers as well as our new Principal, Mr. Darryl Hern, who we are excited
to welcome on board in the Fall.
I would also like to thank you as parents for entrusting your children to us
during this past year. It has been a privilege to partner with you to help
educate your children for eternity. My prayer is that all of our students
would walk in truth. Blessings, Denise Lockhart
Birthdays in June: Alexander P. - 1st Jeremy J. - 4th Lily B. - 6th Raquel M. - 12th Jaxon E. - 17th Nathan R. - 18th Joshua F. - 19th Vaughn K. - 24th Ashley N. - 25th Arcand C. - 26th Mr. Sommer - 26th Isabella W. - 27th Mrs. Bartsch - 28th Sean B. - 29th
Birthdays in July: Hope L. - 3rd Maegan A. - 4th Jace F. - 8th Jaden S. - 10th Tytus B. - 19th Ceili T. - 21st Colton Z. - 22nd Jude R. - 23rd Luke T. - 26th Avery K. - 30th
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Birthdays in August: Miss Lockhart - 3rd Brielle P. - 6th Anna P. - 9th Mr. Andries - 13th Mrs. Sailer - 18th Rebecca P. - 18th Aaron N. - 19th Cameron M. - 24th Mae F. - 29th Kate W. - 30th Keifer C. - 31st
Kindergarten Registration
2016-2017 School Year
PCA is now accepting registration forms.
They are available on the PCA web site or
from the school office.
Children must be 5 years old by
February 28, 2017. Please bring
your child’s birth certificate
when you register your child.
New families: please book an
interview with Miss Lockhart.
Call the office at 403-443-4210.
IGA Gift Cards A BIG thank you for your continued support of this
fundraiser this past year. Remember: Gift cards
may be purchased throughout the summer at the
Secondary Office during their summer office
hours.
Preschool Registration
Fall 2016 Session
Preschool is now accepting registra-
tions for the Fall Session. Please con-
tact Pat Massey at 403-443-5511 ext
3373 or [email protected] for
information
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Scripture Memory Challenge Believing Scripture memorization to be very important
and wanting to reinforce the passages that have been
learned this year, any student who can say all 8 passag-
es with a 90% average in each one will receive a Scrip-
ture Memory medal on Awards Day. These passages
may be said to Miss Lockhart during the week of June
6 to 10. The study sheet for these passages are at-
tached to this newsletter.
Lego Fair Winners Thanks to everyone who participated in our Lego Fair on May 5th. The following win-
ners of each category received an Ice Cream Banana Sundae that afternoon. Here are
our category winners this year:
Category EC Gr 1&2 Gr 3&4 Gr 5&6
Most Original Seth G. Casey Z. & Jaden S. Allison S.
Caleb Z.
Most Detail Ellie R. & Timmy B. Ian A. Dayley R.
Luke W.
Tells a Story Lucas W. Wendellyn R. Isabell W. Benjamin U.
Movable Parts Teagan E. Josh F. Tyson S. Jessi Z. &
Colton Z.
Congratulations and good job everyone!
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The most important 20
minutes of the day . . .
Read with a Child!
FUN FIELD DAY
We are looking forward to our Fun and Field day this year. This is an annual event for all Grade 1 to 6 students. The start time will be an-nounced later in June. As in the past, your entire family is welcome to come and watch the PCA students participate in a variety of fun activities and field events
and to enjoy lunch together. Trochu Valley School has generously offered us the use of their track for this day. Parents, you may be called upon to help out with the events as you move from station to station with your children. Thank you in advance. Please go to School Cash On Line to order hot dogs for your family if you would like. Hot dogs are $1.25 each. You will find the option to order under all of your children’s names but you only need to order through one of your children. The item will not disappear until after the due date, so just like Subway lunch orders, please check the payment history tab if you for-get whether or not you have made an order already. You must order BEFORE June 20th so we have time to make our order at IGA. See you there! As in past years, we ask that ALL families please bring 1 dozen cookies for the kids to snack on during their break time from their events.
As we approach the end of the school year, we need to complete the an-
nual library inventory. In order to do this, all library books must be ac-
counted for. Please make sure that all books are returned by June 9th
or if the book is lost, come in and pay the replacement cost of the book.
After June 20th, any outstanding fines or unreturned books, will be
charged to your school account. Thanks for helping us to maintain our
library and at the same time help our students develop a sense of re-
sponsibility.
Mrs. Marilyn Burden
Library News
PCA Elementary Award Criteria (taken from Page 15 & 16 of the student handbook)
XIV. Awards A. PCA Elementary Citizenship Award and Daniel Award Criteria
Students considered for the Citizenship and Daniel awards must promote a positive class spirit, exhibiting
Christian character. (see XV #3 below)
- Citizenship award recipients are acknowledged on Awards day and their names are displayed along with the
Daniel award recipients.
- Daniel award recipients receive a plaque, one per class, grades one to six . They are chosen from among the
citizenship award recipients.
The Daniel award may be earned only once while at PCA Elementary. The Citizenship award may be earned
annually.
The faculty and staff review potential Citizenship Award and Dan-
iel Award recipients prior to awards day to evaluate their consistent
display of Christian character throughout school classes and activi-
ties.
B. Bible Memory Awards Criteria
- For those students who can recite all 8 Bible passages, learned
throughout the year, orally in June with a 90% or above in each
one, special r3ecognition and award will be given to those students
at the annual awards ceremony.
- A certificate with a gold seal is given for Bible Memory, awarded for a 90% or better average on the entire
year’s course.
XV. Certificates
A certificate will be handed out to each student, with stickers as follows.
1. As God’s creation, everyone is special and therefore
receives a ‘YOU ARE SPECIAL’ sticker.
2. As applicable, everyone receives promotion and perfect attendance stickers.
3. Each student will receive 2 stickers indicating their top Christian character traits from the following list:
- courteous, friendly, helpful, kind, servant heart, cheerful, creative, diligent, and encourager,
Faithful worker, sportsmanship, caring, organized, loyal, consistent, reliable, conscientious, energetic.
4. Each student will receive 2 stickers indicating their top subjects from the following list:
- athletics, art, Bible, language arts, math, reading, penmanship, science social studies, spelling,
music, creative writing, technology, public speaking, math facts.
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June 7 - Mike Thibault June 14 - Jenny Mann June 21 - Mike Callaway
Chapel Hours Tuesdays
Grades K to 3 8:50 to 9:30 Grades 4 to 6 9:35 to 10:15
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SABRES ATHLETIC
BANQUET
Plans are underway for the 13th Annual Prairie Christian Academy Sabres Athletic Banquet/Fundraiser to be held October 1, 2016. This banquet raises funds mainly for the on-going athletic program at Prairie Christian Academy, but additionally, has provided the funds to purchase the Sabres 24-passenger bus, which is not only used by the various Sabres Teams, but is available to and utilized by the entire school for field trips and dorm trips. Although the date seems far away, the Athletic Banquet Planning Committee would like to remind you of the ways in which you could be of assistance right now. 1) If you own a business and have not had the opportunity to sponsor the event and/or advertise at the Sabres Athletic Banquet before, contact one of the Committee Members if you are interested. 2) Let the Committee know if you have an item or items that you would like to donate for the live or silent auction, or for door prizes. 3) Volunteer to help with the banquet/fundraiser. You do not have to be a parent of an athlete to give assis-tance!! Remember, the whole school benefits from the monies raised at this event. Please contact the Athletic Director. 4) The PCA alumni directory continues to grow and we are confident that the PCA family possesses names and ad-dresses of alumni that we are missing. Please encourage your alumni friends and family to contact PCAS with their up-dated information for our files. (Also, invite them to the Alumni Games and Banquet!) Thank you for considering our requests. Please mark October 1st on your calendar. We are looking forward to another entertaining and successful evening!
The Sabres Parent Committee Members are:
Phil and Dori Ward Kevin and Megan Wiens Jason and Laura Ewert Sarah Cymbaluk Chad and Leighann Reimer Greg and Chrisie Rector Andrew and Rachael Peters
PCA Elementary Dress Code (taken from Page 22 & 23 of the student handbook)
XXIII. Policies A. Dress/Grooming Our aim is to promote modesty and neatness in dress, appropriate to Christian character and purpose.
1. Pants or jeans must be in good repair (ie no holes in the knees)
2. Shorts (including for gym and sports), skirts and dresses should be no shorter than one hand width above the knee.
3. Students are asked to wear shirts that do not expose the midriff. Also not allowed are spaghetti straps (except over other
clothing) and tight or spandex shorts.
4. Girls are required to wear a one piece bathing suit for any school sponsored swimming events.
5. Shirts with pictures or slogans must be consistent with good Christian character.
6. Hair should be neat and well-groomed with no extreme styles.
7. Make-up should not be worn, except for chapstick/lip gloss.
We expect parents to ensure the rules are followed. The need for ‘policing’ by teachers should be the exception.
Now that the warm weather is here, below is a general reminder of the PCA Elementary Dress Code:
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Dear Parents of Upcoming Kindergarten Stu-dents: In order to introduce your child to Kindergarten next year and also to let them experience what it is like, we are inviting them to come to a Kindergarten Preview on June 24th from 9:00 -11:30 am at PCA Elementary at our temporary Trochu campus. Your child will be welcome to ride the bus out to the school in the morning (bus leaves from the RDAC at 8:40 am) but you will need to pick them up at the Trochu campus (Trochu arena) at 11:30 am. More details will follow as we arrive closer to the day but this is to give you a heads-up to put it on your cal-endar. Please pass this on to anyone else that you know may be interested in sending their child to PCA Kin-dergarten next year.
PCAS Board Members All board members may receive mail at:
Prairie Christian Academy Society
Box 1756, Three Hills, AB, T0M 2A0
Liz Wiens (Chair)– 403.443.0844 – [email protected]
Jamie Pryor (Vice Chair)– 403.443.2888
Bev Olver (Secretary)– 403.443.7340 – [email protected]
Sharyn Branson (Treasurer)– 403.443.0328
Mary Amendt – 403.412.4047 – [email protected]
John Fraser – 403.443.5088 – [email protected]
Chad Reimer – 403.443-3731 – [email protected]
Wendel Ritz – 403.443.0523 – [email protected]
Peter Yeo – 403.443.1150 – [email protected]
Ex-officio
Randy Wood (Principal) – 403.443.4220
Denise Lockhart (Assoc Principal) – 403.443.4210
Floyd Cotton (Executive Director) – 403.443.9549
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Study Sheet for Memory Verses
September Memory Verses
Ephesians 2:10a
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.
Psalm 139:1-6
O LORD, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise
up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are
acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you
know it altogether. 5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6 Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
October Memory Verses
Hebrews 4:12-16 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the
division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and inten-
tions of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to
the eyes of him to whom we must give account. 14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of
God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sym-
pathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet
without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may re-
ceive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
November and December Memory Verses
Luke 2:1-7
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should
be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all
went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the
town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of
the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with
child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to
her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there
was no place for them in the inn.
January Memory Verses
Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! 2Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his
presence with singing! 3 Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and
his courts with praise! OVER
February Memory Verses
John 15:1-6
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear
fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more
fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and
I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you,
unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in
him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not
abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown
into the fire, and burned.
March Memory Verses
Romans 6:15-18 15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do
you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the
one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to right-
eousness? 17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient
from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set
free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
April Memory Verses
Proverbs 3:27-32 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. 28 Do
not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it
with you. 29 Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. 30 Do
not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. 31 Do not envy a man of
violence and do not choose any of his ways, 32 for the devious person is an abomination to the
LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.
May Memory Verses
Ephesians 6:10-18 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of
God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.12 For we do not wrestle
against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic pow-
ers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly plac-
es.13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth,
and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on
the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith,
with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,18 praying at all times in the
Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, mak-
ing supplication for all the saints.
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