theme: “one mind, one purpose” philippians...
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TRENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
THEME: “One Mind, One Purpose”
Philippians 2:1-2: “ If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his
love, if any fellowship with the spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by
being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose”
November 19, 2018
From the PrincipAl’s Desk,
Student Progress Reports (Report Cards) are being sent home this week. This may bring back a variety of memories for
parents, alumni, and current students. Assessment, as traditionally practiced, may have been rarely experienced as a gift—by
either student or teacher. But to consider assessment as a gift requires that we think carefully not only about the content or
form of the gift but of the receiver of the gift. It can honor the giftedness of each learner and celebrate achievements, as well
recognize effort and strong character attributes. Please spend some quality time with your child/children reading through their
report cards, especially teacher comments.
I believe our staff at TCS, continues to nurture growth in our students through relationships, excellence in learning and teach-
ing, all in service to the glory of God.
TCS FLAMES Sports:
Volleyball:
a. Senior: District Tournament (December 5th @
Marc Garneau)
b. Junior:-District Tournament (December 12th @
Marc Garneau)
PRAYER CORNER:
In years past we have had a continual prayer corner in our
bulletin and we would like to continue that again this year.
It’s a great way to continue to hold the TCS community up in prayer. This week we remember the following families:
Colin & Deseray Leaver: Addison (Gr. 8),
Davis (Gr. 6)
Brandon & Jacky MacDonald: Jackson (SK)
Mike & Sharon Mathewson: Karys (Gr. 3),
Tessa (SK)
Glen & Audrey McInnes: Glen (Gr. 7)
COMING EVENTS:
Wednesday, Nov 21—Membership Meeting
(Coffee & Registration 7:00-7:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov 24—Thrift Store Volunteers:
Will & Nicole Green
Saturday, Dec 1—BAZAAR
Saturday, Dec 1—Thrift Store Volunteers:
Ryan & Evita Seymour
Saturday, Dec 8—Thrift Store Volunteers:
Hakkesteegt Family
Saturday, Dec 15—Thrift Store Volunteers:
John & Jean Watling
Wednesday, Dec 19—TCS Christmas Program
FAMILY PHOTO BOARD: Please remember to send in a family photo so we can add you
to our board. It’s a great way for new families and visiting
families to see our TCS family.
TRANSPORTATION: Please remember if your
child is making a change in transportation (pick up,
different bus, etc.):
1. Please notify the school before 10 am of
the day that this is taking place.
2. Please do so by telephone. There could be
technical difficulties and we may miss seeing
your note.
Thank you for your assistance.
MY BUS PLANNER — YOU CAN NOW GET
TEXTS — With the weather getting colder the
possibility of a snow day has increased. We are now
subscribed to SMS notifications. Each user name can have
5 cell numbers associated to their account. In order to
do this please following these steps carefully:
Go to trentonchristianschool.com
Click on Bus Cancellations
Click on Bus Cancellation Information
Click the Cancellations & Delays tab
Click the Subscriptions Tab
Input your email address
Click forgot password (even if you know your
password)
You will receive an email. When you receive the email click the confirm. Put a new password in
when requested.
Sign in using your email address and new password
A new screen will come up with your bus
information.
Click Information button (on left side of screen)
Click SMS (left side of screen)
Click would like to receive SMS
Input the cell numbers you would like to include
Click save
You will now receive a text for upcoming bus
Cancellations
If you have any questions or troubles doing this just
click the contact button at the top of the screen.
SCHOOL NEWS:
TCS Christmas Bazaar
Save the Date!
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Trenton Christian School is pleased to announce the
upcoming Christmas Bazaar and Auction on
Saturday, December 1st. The Bazaar commences at
10 a.m., with the live auction starting at 1:30 pm
We are very excited as the auction will feature
comedian/auctioneer Timmy Boyle. Come out and
experience an hour of laughter, while at the same
time completing some of your Christmas list.
During the live auction, your children will have the
opportunity to view the movie Charlie Brown's Christmas,
in the supervised movie room.
The Bazaar will have ….
delicious desserts in their festive tea room,
games for the kids,
a deli room,
a bake room,
a winter themed photo booth,
a lunch cafe,
a Christmas/One of a Kind Room with beautiful
home decor including outdoor Christmas
planters and poinsettias.
Please join us for an enjoyable day filled with food,
fun and fellowship.
WE NEED YOU!! The Bazaar is a fun family
event but we need lots of hands to make it run
smoothly. Check out our signup to see where you
can help. Just click here
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4daaac2ea5fe3-
christmas1
Did you know.....
The TCS Home & School Catering has be rejuvenated! Its pur-
pose is to raise funds for the students to help cover costs for
items that are not in the budget. (Ex. High Jump Mats, books, gym
equipment, etc.)
We cater a variety of events throughout the year both large and
small.
We are in need of servers and dessert makers to make these
events run smoothly.
If you would like to be added to the list of people we could call to
help please email [email protected].
Thank you for your support.
BIRTHDAYS:
Marie S.-JK-Nov. 19
Faith d.-Gr. 5-Nov. 20
Melissa d.-Gr. 6-Nov. 24
Elizabeth V.-Gr. 6-Nov. 25
Grace d.-Gr. 6-Nov. 25
Monique V.-Gr. 7-Nov. 25
May you have a blessed birthday!
COMMUNITY NEWS:
TOY DONATIONS: The Bazaar is quickly approaching and we are
collecting gently used toy donations for our toy room. Please bring toy
donations to the school so we can price them in preparation for the Bazaar.
BAZAAR JARS—We are asking that each student bring a mason
(or pickle) jar, or similarly sized plastic container to school filled with
whatever your imagination decides!!!! Here are a few ideas to get
you started: candy, marbles, hot chocolate and candy canes, bath
goodies, stickers, candle (in a jar!).
You may make as many as you want! Each jar will be numbered and,
at the Bazaar, guests will have the opportunity to draw a number for
$4. They will then take home the surprise Bazaar Jar bearing that
number at our Jar Jamboree! Reminder that all items in jar must be
peanut, pistachio and cashew free. Please have jars to the school
before Friday, November 23rd. If you need an empty jar, we have
plenty at school. Jars can be picked up in the office.
BAKING NEEDED—We are in need of some baked items to be sold in the baking
room. If you are able to help in this way, please contact Nicole Green at 613-885-1819 or
[email protected] (please note: correction in email from this sheet that went
home last week). Reminder that all baked items must be peanut, pistachio and
cashew free.
CLASS BASKETS—Each student is asked to bring an item to contribute to their class theme basket which will
be sold at the Silent Auction! These baskets are always very popular and raise a significant amount of money for the
school! Themes this year are:
Junior Kindergarten - School lunch snacks
Senior Kindergarten – Date night
Grade 1 – Christmas (wrapping, decor, gift labels)
Grade 2 – Chocolate
Grade 3 – Coffee/tea
Gr. 4/5 – Arts/crafts (painting, knitting, scrap booking)
Gr. 6 – Games night
Gr. 7/8 – Everything dutch
Please have your items for the baskets into the school office by Thursday, November 22. Thank you for your
contributions.
LIVE AUCTION ITEMS—This year we’re trying something a little different and having a live auction at 1:30 pm
on the day of the bazaar, with Comedian Timmy Boyle being the auctioneer. (There will be a
supervised movie room for the kids during the auction, featuring the movie Charlie Brown’s
Christmas)
We are looking for donations of merchandise or services to auction off. Your name or
business will be on display with the item during the day. The auctioneer will also acknowledge
all live-auction contributions verbally during the auction of your item.
Please include a business card to be displayed with your donation. Items may be sent to the school. (Examples of donations might be: refurbished furniture, sports tickets, cottage getaway,
home made items, tools, home décor, family outings such as ski passes etc.). Please have
auction items to the school by Friday, November 23rd.
FAMILY PHOTO OPPORTUNITY—Arlene Repar Photography will be returning to the TCS Christmas
Bazaar! Arlene will once again be offering 15 minute mini portrait sessions using new props and background.
Each mini-session will cost $50 and you will receive 5 high resolution images on a disc ready to be printed in time
for holiday gift giving! To sign up for a time slot, please contact the TCS office or drop by the photo room during
the bazaar to check walk-in availability.
GIFT CARD PROGRAM:
Looking for gift cards for a special someone or do you own your own business and need the perfect gift for your staff?
This time of year, many businesses and organizations give their valued employees, customers and suppliers Christmas and Year
End gifts. What better gift than a Gift Card? Everyone enjoys receiving a gift card from their favorite restaurant or retailer. Check
out the vast choice available for purchase in the order form attached below.
Did you know our supplier purchases gift cards in bulk directly from each supplier? These gift cards are the
same ones that you can purchase at full face value from these retailers. However, by purchasing the gift cards
through our supplier TCS earns revenue on every dollar spent.
Come visit us in the office or at the Bazaar to order/purchase gift cards!
NOTE: The deadline to place an order for Christmas will be Monday,
December 10. Any orders placed after December 10, will be processed in the new year.
JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN [email protected]
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the
Lord. This week we will focus on how God is
thoughtful, caring and has a plan for all his
creation. We see this in his care for animals,
providing them with the tools they need to find
food, shelter and water. We see this in our Bible
story of Joseph that while at times his circumstances
looked bad, God always cared for him and worked
it out for good in the end. And we can find joy and
hope in the knowledge that he has a plan for us too!
Our letter of the week is Hh. H is for hot chocolate
which we may all need with the cold weather!
There is still time to bring in bazaar jars and more
are always welcome. Please bring in your classroom
basket item if you haven’t done so already. Also, I
am looking for a few paper towel rolls for a squirrel
game.
SENIOR KINDERGARTEN [email protected]
We will continue memorizing Joshua 1: 9 - "Have I
not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do
not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord
your God will be with you wherever you go. "This
week in our Bible stories we will be learning about
how God uses the plagues to show Pharoah, the
Egyptians and the Isrealites that He alone is God.
This week we will be working with the letter ‘H,h’.
Continue to spend time reading each day!
In our unit - Patterns in Time, we have learned that
the different seasons and weather patterns affects
our clothing and activity choices. This week we will
investigate how changing seasons affects the
activities and even appearance of different animals.
Collecting, Counting and Measuring will be our
focus in Mathematics. We are currently making
number books. As we make these books we are
practicing printing each number and recognizing the
quantities that number represents.
If you would like to order from the November
Scholastic book orders, please have it in by the end
of this week. Thank you for the mason jars for the
Bazaar. More jars are always welcome.
GRADE 1 [email protected]
This week we will "wonder" together about living
and non-living things. How has God made them the
same and different? We will form our own
questions and find out ways to answer them.
Students are invited to bring a treasure from home
(something natural that is not a toy) that can sit on
our treasure table at school. A special shell, a
beautiful container, a jewel, a piece of wood, etc.
are just some of the many treasures students can
bring in. We will be looking for treasures around
our school too. Report cards go home on Friday. I
will also send home a packet of math work and
other sheets from Term 1. Students portfolios will
also be updated on Seesaw. I am so proud of Grade
1 and how hard they have worked together this past
term.
Memory Work: we will be learning the school
theme verse this month. Students should learn these
lines for Friday: " Therefore, if you have any
encouragement from being united with Christ, if any
comfort from His love." Phil. 2;1
Math: Number Relationships
Bible: the stories of Joseph
Thank you for the mason jars for the Bazaar. More
jars are always welcome.
GRADE 2 [email protected]
French - In French, we are continuing to work
on our autumn vocabulary (Harvest - la récolte;
Wagon - un wagon; Corn Stalk - une tige de
maïs; Corn - le maïs; Squash - un courge; Owl -
un hibou; Raven - un corbeau; Mouse - une
souris) Music - In music, we are working on our songs
for the Christmas program next month, along
with looking at dynamics (how loud/soft) of
music.
Creation Studies - In Creation studies, we will
be starting our animal sculptures and habitats
this week.
Bible - In Bible, we will be looking at how God
kept his covenant with Abraham and David, and
let his people return to Jerusalem.
Memory Work - Our next memory work test
will be November 28th on Psalm 105:5-6.
Spelling Week 8: after, before, first, very
Word Family: -est (best, nest, contest, rest...)
Challenge Words: library, computer, gym
Math: This week we are reviewing simple
addition and learning how to add 2-digit
numbers with re-grouping.
Last chance to send in Book Orders before
Christmas - send in your order by Wed.
Writing - we are learning how to write make-
believe stories - This is a very creative group of
writers!
Thank you for the mason jars for the Bazaar. More jars are always welcome.
GRADE 3 [email protected]
Welcome back to a new week. I hope that you
enjoyed your long weekend.
Spelling words: lunch, bus, fox, dish, half,
surprise, morning, yesterday, picnic, six, rich,
shelf, clamp
(WWW): their, there, they’re
(Bonus): divide, syllable, apologize, disguise
Our memory work continues from last week,
Gen. 12:2-3
We will have a math test next week Tuesday.
Review sheets will be sent home this week.
Thank you to those who have sent in things for
the Bazaar. More jars are always welcome. If
you have anything you would like to contribute,
please send them in with your child.
GRADE 4/5 [email protected]
Welcome to another week! This week "From
Anna" tests will go home along with the
creation studies tests, have a look over them,
you do not need to return them to school. We
have ordered part 2 of "From Anna" called
"Listen for the Singing", we will use it as a read
aloud to simply enjoy, we are very excited to
continue hearing about Anna. Although we are
almost done, we still continue to study rock,
minerals and Ontario. We are looking at the
natural resources Ontario has to offer and how
we can be stewards of them. Creation studies
will have a look at aluminum and how precious
it is! Spelling words this week (week 11) are on
spelling city.
Gr. 5 math: we are moving onto the study of
decimals, we will also spend some time and
energy mastering our times tables. This week
Gr. 5 is responsible for the 2x tables. They need
to commit them to memory.
Please send in mason jars for the bazaar and a
craft item for our Christmas basket. Thank you
to those that have already done so. More jars
are always welcome.
CLASSROOM NEWS:
GRADE 6 [email protected]
Welcome to another week! This week we will
continue our Geometry unit in math. We are
classifying different figure using different angles
and names. Our new unit in Creation Studies is
called Wonderfully Knit Together. We will be
focusing on the First Aid, The Immune System,
The Endocrine System and The Reproductive
System. A detailed letter will be coming home in
your child's backpack regarding this unit. Be sure
to ask for it. In Language Arts, we continue to
read the novel A Long Walk to Water. It sure
has opened our eyes to life in Sudan.
Thursday--Memory Work--Books of the Old
Testament
Friday--Spelling Test on Lesson 10
Date to remember: Crown Ridge visit on
December 6th leaving the school at 1:00 p.m.
Thank you for sending in mason jars. More are
always welcome.
GRADE 7/8 [email protected]
This week the grade 7/8 class will be focusing on
the following Learning Targets in subject specific
areas. Also, here are some important
announcements:
Bible:
"We can understand how the Church was
created".
"We can demonstrate our understanding of a
Unit through a Bible Test".
Announcement: - Memory Verse for this week is
Phillipians 2:2. - Bible Test on Monday, Nov. 19.
Math (Grade 8):
"I can develop algorithms to divide fractions".
"I can use a calculator and patterns to convert
between decimals and fractions".
Announcement: - Unit 4 Math Test on Friday,
Nov. 23.
Math (Grade 7):
We are continuing our unit: Geometry and
Measurement. Using terms like—polyhedron,
tetrahedron, congruent, isometric, variable, etc.
Science (Grade 7/8):
This week we will be going through our
introductory lessons for the Science Unit—
Chemical Combinations: A Study of Chemistry.
This week we will continue our study and
discussions on the elements listed in the periodic
table and the structure of an atom. Students
should know and describe elements one through
ten.
Language Arts:
"I can identify the purposes of interjections and
prepositions in writing".
"I can engage in the writing process through
writing a rough draft for a story". Announcement: - Lesson 11 Spelling Test on
Friday.
History:
"I can review key people, places, dates, and con-
cepts from our unit on Canada until 1763 in
preparation for a History Test".
Announcement: Unit 1 History Test on
Thursday, Nov. 22.
Announcements:
1) Senior girls' and boys' volleyball practices
continuing this week.
2) Christmas bazaar items due by this Friday,
Nov. 23. Our class theme is "Everything Dutch".
Thanks for all your donations and for sending in
mason jars. More jars are always welcome.
HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
QCHS Grade 8 Day—On December 3 the
Grade 8’s will travel by bus to Quinte
Christian High School for their Gr. 8 Day. Enjoy
different activities and a free lunch.
Experience the excitement of high school in a
small group lead by our senior students.
Witness the community feel of our students and
staff. The students will register online during
class time.
There will be regular classes that day for the Gr.
7’s.
FRENCH:
Grade 4/5: We will be continuing with looking at
our clothing vocabulary and forming the sentence "Je
porte...en...." (I wear [clothing item] in season]).
Grade 6: We will be reviewing the conflict
resolutions strategies we have already learned and
looking at four more strategies and how we use
them.
Grade 7/8: This week, students will be creating an
advertisement announcing the arrival of a new
tropical fish to a pet store.
MUSIC: Test next Wed, Nov. 26:
Gr. 4-#38
Gr. 5-#98
Gr. 6-#117
Gr. 7/8-#73
Gr. 5-8: Logs are due next Mon, Nov. 26 for
Nov. 12-25