General News
Greetings everyone as we share
with you the last Chronicle for the calendar year, 2019. The students and staff are looking forward to
the two-week Christmas Break; a time for family and friends and renewed
energy. Thank you, parents, for the
support you continue to show to the staff through prayer and commitment to
Reformed education; and as an extension of that support, through cards and
gifts your children have given to their teachers and staff during the past week
and earlier. This is all very much
appreciated. May our Heavenly Father
continue to bless the work that the parents and the staff do together in
instructing the covenant children He has entrusted to us. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!
This past Wednesday afternoon and
again last evening, we could enjoy two wonderful performances of the JCS
Christmas concert, The Promise of the King is Fulfilled. The students did a great job as did our
director, the accompanists, the student musicians, and the descant
singers. We thank the Lord for the many
gifts and talents that He has given our community. It was great to see such a large audience of
parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and members of our community in
attendance at both performances; the church was full for each performance. Thank you for coming out and joining the
students and staff in singing praises to His Almighty Name. Thanks also to those who helped in cleaning
up the risers, etc. after the concert.
Much appreciated.
During this festive season, our
thoughts and prayers continue to be with those who need the Lord in a special
way, whether they are grieving, dealing with serious illness, or coping with
difficult family circumstances. At
Christmas, it can often be a more lonely and difficult time for those who are
experiencing these situations. May our
good and gracious God be near to them
We
thank and praise the Lord that Mrs. Lorna Schulenberg has been hired to teach
Grade 2A when Mrs. Gansekoele goes on maternity leave. Mrs. Schulenberg will be teaching the
duration of the second semester, beginning February to end June. Welcome on board the JCS team, Mrs.
Schulenberg!
A few items for your attention:
*Lost and Found:
All remaining unclaimed items have been taken to the GBF, Bibles for
Mission, or Value Village.
*You are invited to our “welcome back” New Year
assembly on Monday, January 6 beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the gym.
Reminders:.
*Today is a 2/3 day of school. Students will be dismissed at 12:00 and the
buses will be leaving at 12:10. The
Christmas Break is scheduled for December 23 to January 3. The first day back in the new year is Monday,
January 6.
We wish everyone a joyous
Christmas and a blessed 2020. Have a
safe and relaxing Christmas Break whether spending it at home or travelling
elsewhere. The Lord willing, we’ll touch
base again in the new year. G. Hofsink
Classroom News
Kindergarten
What a week it has been in kindergarten. Each day had a special activity. Monday was PJ Day for KA. Tuesday was green day for KB. Wednesday was the matinee concert. Thursday was green day for KA. And it wrapped up with an evening concert on
Thursday! The students did such a great
job singing! Well done kindergarten!
Both classes also were able to enjoy buddy reading and crafts with Gr 4A and Gr
6B. After such a busy week, I’m sure the
students will enjoy this much needed break.
Thank you so much for all the many Christmas presents! We were definitely spoiled! We pray that you
have a blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year.
See you all in 2020. JB and NV
Grade
1
We
hope you enjoyed the Christmas concerts as much as we enjoyed performing for
you. The students are ready for the
Christmas break. Thank you for all the
words of encouragement, cards and gifts we received. The Bible tests should be
in your child’s bag today. We will begin
a unit in Church History in the new year.
We will also begin a Mapping unit in Social Studies. Have an enjoyable break with your families
and a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Memory
Work for Jan. 10 – Hymn 7:2; Ruth 1:16, 17a
Spelling
Words: some, like, would, her, make
Grade
2
It
seems hard to believe that we’ve arrived at the final Chronicle for 2019. The
students (and teachers) are quite ready for the holiday. We’re thankful for all
your support and good wishes to us at this Christmas season. Thanks for coming
to see our concerts…the students worked hard to learn all the songs, and it
sure showed! In the new year, we will complete our Church History unit. We will
also continue our studies of Nunavut in Social Studies. In the first week back,
we also plan to hand out the remaining addition facts. The students are quite
excited about it! Have a blessed holiday! BV/RG
Memory
work: Hymn 65:1; Text: Deuteronomy 6:4,5
Spelling:
were, sure, truck, sister, beautiful
Grade
3
“The LORD has once to David sworn,
An oath from which He will not turn:
“There will to you a child be born,
A Son who from your line will spring,
Whom on your throne I’ll set as king.”
Psalm 132:6
(Book of Praise)
Thanks for all the gifts, cards, encouraging words
and prayers.
We appreciate it all immensely.To God be the Glory! J.B./M.P.
M.W. Psalm
135:2,3; Text: Proverbs 3:9,10
Spelling Words:
See your child’s agenda
Grade
4
We
hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and we wish you the Lord’s blessing in
the upcoming New Year. We hope the break is restful and refreshing.
Memory
Work: Psalm 13:1, (following week: Hymn 6:1, Bible Memory John 1: 1-4)
Grade
5
We
hope you all enjoyed the Christmas concerts as much as we did. What a beautiful
way to praise the Lord! Have a merry Christmas and we’ll see you back in the
New Year! RK/KV
Devotions:
5A – M. Laura, Tu. Olivia, W. Angelina, Th. Silas, F. Logan
5B
– M. Reuben, Tu. Ryeanne, W. Daeton, Th. Ella, F. Torey
Grade
6
And that’s a wrap! The students worked hard this
week finishing up projects and preparing for the concert! Grade 6B students did
a wonderful job performing joy to the world on the ukulele at the Christmas
concert. Grade 6A has some amazing looking projects hanging in the hall after
completing research on a specific bird of their choice! Wishing you all a
wonderful Christmas holiday! AF/CV
Grade
7A
After the break we’ll switch back to Bible History
and carry on with the Shepherd King. In Math we’ve wrapped up plane geometry;
it was a nice change and next we move on to expressions and equations. Thermal
energy and heat technology is the focus of our new Science unit; next work week
we’ll build a better energy barrier. Our independent study moves along as we’ll
learn about academic writings and use Google Scholar to find a “white
paper” about our topic. Enjoy your Break.
Grade
7B
The
final week of the 2019 school year was a busy one of wrapping up a number of
units in Math, Church History, and History. We look forward to starting up new
chapters in the new year. I wish everyone a blessed Christmas break as we
remember the birth of Christ and also the LORD’s providential care over us in
2019. Have a great break and see you all back on January 6, 2020! Devotions –
Derek VW.
Grade
8A
By the time you are reading this, we
will have completed two concerts. Well
done everyone! It’s been a busy couple of weeks. We’ve been working hard to complete projects
and assignments so that little/no homework needs to be done over the Christmas
break. On Thursday, we launched our PBL
activity for this school year. Students
will have to do some thinking, talking and researching a skill they would like
to learn. They have been tasked with
gathering information about their gifts, talents and characters so that they
can make a decision about how they can learn a new skill in order to use their
gifts and talents to serve the LORD and their community. Students will need to
have narrowed down the possibilities on or before January 10, 2020. Mr. Joosse has established a google classroom
on which we will post project information. Thank-you to those who have shared a
card and/or a gift with us. Also from us, we wish all of you a blessed
Christmas and a wonderful new year. Miss Buist, Mrs. deBoer, Mrs. Holtvluwer,
and Mr. Joosse
