Connecting Classroom, Constituency, & Christ

Communication #27

ALBERTA ADVENTIST EDUCATION

COMMUNICATION

The Lorax 1

Showcasing Education 2-5

The Back Page 6

Inside this issue:

Thumbs Up:)

Everything was perfect in the Truffula

Forest. The Humming Fish were

happy and the Barbaloots were

feasting on fruit. The Swomee Swans

flew in the clear sky.

Thumbs Down:(

When the last truffula tree was cut down, it was a sad day. Everything was brown and the animals had to leave.

We want to be good citizens. We keep things clean and make sure the animals have a healthy habitat.

Natural resources, environment, and conservation took on personal

meaning for Mrs. Leming’s Grade 2 class. The Lorax is a familiar Dr.

Seuss fable teaching children how to be stewards of the earth.

P A G E 2

Curriculum… Stimulating,

Coralwood Adventist Academy choir, under the direction of Mr. Colin Forde, and composed of 47 members in Grades 5-8 presented two songs, “Siyahamba” (We Are Marching I n the Light of God) and “Ride On King Jesus” for the 2015 Kiwanis Music Festival. Singing in the magnifi-cent McDougall United Church was a truly great experience. The choir received “Distinction”--the second highest level of achievement. Congratulations!

Mrs. Rayette Hetland’s Grade 3 class spent time drilling and practising multiplication facts. Later in the day they shared their newly gained knowledge with other classes. The environment was one of mastery and success.

Multiplication Made Easy

Coralwood Adventist Academy

Mechanics class

with Mr. Ko and the

new Smart car.

K-Gr.4 celebrate 100

Days of School...who

wouldn’t?

Grade 4 students and Mrs. Homenuk experience full color spectrum of light through special diffuser glasses and then try their hand at seeing who can generate the most electricity while visiting Telus World of Science.

P A G E 3

Alive,

Chinook Winds Adventist Academy

Grade 10 Cell Projects

MISSION 2015

On alternating years, Chinook Winds Adventist Academy high school students have the opportunity to participate in a short-term mission trip. On March 29, 2015, a group of 40 people (32 students and 8 chaperones) left Calgary for Dominican Republic. While in DR, students had opportunities to be involved in construction projects (building part of a property boundary wall, pouring concrete walk-ways, painting a new church), leading out in Vacation Bible School, other children’s ministry activities, preaching evangelistic sermons, door-to-door outreach, sharing musical talents, etc. Several attendees of the evangelistic series were baptized. During our trip, one of our own students was baptized in the Caribbean Sea behind our hotel. Our group also had a beautiful supper and communion service on the beach one evening! We were privileged to hear many

of our students and chaperones share personal testimonies through-out the trip as well! After a bit of relaxation and recreation near the end of the trip, we returned to Calgary on April 9, 2015. Pastor Dan Wilson.

Neil’s face beamed with joy when his sister, Claudette was baptized. Being welcomed into Calgary Central fellowship by Pastor Randy Barber was an equally proud moment.

P A G E 4

Creative,

Sylvan Meadows Adventist School

“We were tired of snow and cold so went to Tunisia! We might be home late tonight!” said Mrs. von Gunten. Victoria Mitchell (friend of Ms McCreery_ spent one month in Tunisia. “She came and shared customs, artifacts, dress, and food with us. Everyone loved the fresh mint tea. It was a tremendous experience.” Students also received swimming passes for the Lacombe pool.

Hand-made jewelry

Fine fashions

Tunisia-scapes

Higher Ground Christian School

It’s all hands on deck! And not even wriggly worms can dampen the spirits of HGCS eager learners. Aquarium-sized gardens filled with spinach, basil, and other green delights are keeping the wonderment of spring and growing plants alive.

Which is it? Circle, triangle, square, pentagon, or hexagon? Each two dimensional shape emerged as students worked together to create angles and edges to fit the description.

P A G E 5

& Enriching:)

College Heights Christian School

CHCS jumped at the opportunity to participate on Earth Day this year. On April 22 all students and staff hit the streets and fields in Lacombe to pick up garbage and make our community a better place. The elementary students worked on College Avenue and around campus while the junior high students conquered HWY 2A through town. It is amazing to see countless bags fill up with garbage. It is a good reminder that God created the world and we each need to work together to keep it beautiful. We were thankful for the opportunity to do some community service and enjoy the fresh air, regardless of the winds that nearly swept us away! -Submitted by Mrs. Victoria Crombie

It only takes a spark...

Students in Grades 5-8

were all successful at

building, lighting, and

then extinguishing their

fires. They used the

field a short distance

from the school

building.

South Side Christian School

Grade 3/4

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Grade 9 Grade 9

Beekeeping...not your

everyday career, but

definitely one that we

want to nurture.

Sylvan Meadows Adventist School

Alberta Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Education Communications Email: lindaedu@xplornet.com Phone: 780-387-4961

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In Touch With You... This week I read the familiar lines below and learned that several authors have been given credit for writing this poem. It’s a worthy piece of work and is cited by many authors to clarify a point. But how is it that a passage is attributed to others, who sometimes don’t even claim it for themselves. (Dalai Lama, George Carin, a Columbine student…and who knows how many others.)

In an age when large amounts of internet research are being utilized, we cannot be too diligent in verifying our sources. More and more institutions are checking work for plagiarism and fining/charging/writing-up students for not giving credit where credit is due.

I share the said piece of work because it calls us to re-evaluate our priorities.

The Paradox of Time “We have taller building but shorter tempers; wider freeways but narrower viewpoints; we spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy it less; we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, yet less time; we have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems; we have more gadgets but less satisfaction; more medicine, yet less wellness; we take more vitamins but see fewer results. We drink too much; smoke too much; spend too recklessly; laugh too little; drive too fast, get too angry quickly; stay up too late; get up too tired; read too seldom; watch TV too much and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values; we fly in faster planes to arrive there quicker, to do less and return sooner; we sign more contracts only to realize fewer profits; we talk too much; love too seldom and lie too often. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added year to life, not life to years.” (Dr. Bob Moorehead, 1995)

P A G E 6

Sylvan Meadows

Adventist School

FUNDRAISING DINNER

Educating for Eternity

Where: Sylvan Meadows

Adventist School

(Sylvan Lake, AB)

When: May 3, 2015

5:00pm—9:00pm

Tickets: $25/Adult

$15/child (age 2-12)

Contact:

Kalee VanWart 403.848.4055

Gwen Spangler 403.340.1408

A ‘share’ pic that

poignantly drives home

the message about our

sugar consumption.

With the recent news

about aspartame being

removed from Pepsi in

US, but not in Canada,

we need to be increas-

ingly diligent with

educating ourselves

regarding what we put

into our bodies.

THANK YOU to each one who dedicated precious minutes

to share great things with Alberta readers. We are blessed

with a vibrant education system!