Grace Christian School

Newsflash February 2015

Dates To Remember

Dr. Don Pettinger 4545 Myra Avenue 714/761-5200

Superintendent Cypress, Ca 90630 www.gcsrr.org

Feb. 5 Feb. 13 and 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 27

Teacher

In-service

School dismissed at

11:30am

No School

in observance of the

President’s Day

Holidays

Character

Trait Chapel

A - G

Spirit Day

Multiplicity Day!

Feb. 27

Talent Show

7:00pm

Cypress Church

Send a little love to your friends or teachers with a They will be on sale

before and after school February 4th, 5th, 6th,

9th and 10th outside the school office.

Valentine Grams will cost $1 each.

You will be able to write a special message on the

Valentine Gram… and then choose to have a

chocolate lollipop or a pencil attached to it….and

delivered to your Valentine(s).

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Believe it or not, it is time to begin planning for the

2015 - 2016 School Year. Re- enrollment will be opened up to our current families during

the month of February and packets will be sent home with students during the first week. Please be sure to take advantage of re-enrolling during this time to ensure your child’s placement

for next year. In addition, the re-enrollment fee is $100. However, the fee increases as of March 1st, which is also when

enrollment will be opened up to outside families.

If you have a student who has a younger sibling who will be

ready for the

Transitional

Kindergarten or

Kindergarten

program in the fall, please stop by the school office to pick up the application for enrollment.

That paperwork should be turned in as soon as possible as we already have a waiting list!

For more information, or to find additional registration forms to share with family and friends, you can go to gcsrr.org and check out the information on the website or check out the Camp Oasis Facebook page.

Summer means school is out for 11 weeks! Nothing spoils summer more than bored kids!

One sure way to beat summer boredom is Camp Oasis.

It is definitely the place to be…and there will be no time to be bored.

Registration forms for Camp Oasis went home last week with students! If you get your registration form in between January 29th and February 6th, you can sign up for 2 weeks and

get the third half off! What a deal!! And what’s even better, you don’t need to specify

which weeks at this time…simply get your registration and fees turned in! You can confirm dates as you finalize your own

summer plans!

Camp Oasis…held right here on our GCS campus…is a safe place for kids to hang out

with their friends, meet new friends, participate in lots of hands on activities, go on field trips

and so, so much more. As we draw closer and closer more of the

exciting activities planned will be revealed. Camp Oasis is open to GCS students as well as

other families in the community.

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We had so many students audition for the Talent Show…there is no doubt the show will be a huge success! You will not want to miss out on seeing our students share the talents

God has blessed them with!

The Talent Show will be held at Cypress Church on Friday, February 27th at 7:00pm. (Please be sure to note that this date has been changed from the originally scheduled date of

February 26th which appears on the school’s master calendar.)

See you there!

Talent Show

Race for Grace

It’s time to put on your running shoes

and start preparing for

Race for Grace.

Believe it or not it is just 7 weeks away!!

Be sure to mark your calendar for

Friday, March 20th…

plan to spend the day on campus with

your student and all of the GCS

families…

it is a family fun event you won’t

want to miss!

As you know, we have been collecting

entries for the

Race for Grace

t-shirt design contest.

There are many very creative entries and

it will not be easy to select a winner.

Students will have the opportunity to

vote on their favorite design this week.

The winning design will then be

revealed at the Talent Show

February 27th.

The Kickoff Assembly will be Thursday, February 26th in the afternoon.

At that time students will learn all they need to know about Race for Grace,

incentive prizes, and turn in dates.

Each student will also be sent home with packets so that parents will be informed as well!

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Here is your chance to plan a meal that you would like to have

served in the cafeteria!

Flyers were sent home with students with a place to write your menu suggestion.

The cafeteria ladies will then vote and select a winner for the months of March, April, and May.

Winner’s names will appear on the school menu and each winner will have the honor of helping to

serve their special menu item.

The due date for the entry forms is Wednesday, February 11th!!

Homework will be available to all

students and will meet

Mondays and Tuesdays from

3:15 to 4:15pm.

Students may attend any or all

sessions. Cost will be $5.00 per

session and tickets must be purchased

ahead of time in the school office.

A flyer was sent home with students and via e mail with additional details.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Linda Walter in the school office at lwalter@gcsrr.org.

Does your student need a quiet place to complete homework…

perhaps an opportunity to complete homework before going home so parents and

students have more family time available.

Then Homework Club may be just the thing for you!!

Students will meet at the lunch

tables at 3:15pm and be taken by

the teacher to a classroom.

At 4:15pm students will be

signed in to Daycare.

Students who complete their work

prior to 4:15pm should have a

book for quiet reading.

Looking for a way to get involved…share

ideas…find a place to volunteer!

Come to a PST

meeting!

The next meeting will be Thursday,

February 26th at 7:45am…

and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Box Tops Are you still cutting and collecting those Box Tops…

every one turned in makes a difference.

The next turn in date will be Monday, February 23rd.

Box Top Collection forms were sent home with students January 30th. If you didn’t get one, or yours is all filled up, put extras in a baggie with

your student’s name and teacher’s name on the outside. Those classes bringing in the most Box Tops will be awarded a

Krispy Kreme Donut celebration!

Valentine’s Day is just around the

corner…and using SCRIP for your

sweetheart’s favorite restaurant is a

fun way to surprise your husband or

wife with a DATE NIGHT!

We also have SCRIP available for

See’s Candy…a perfect gift for

parents, grandparents, or that

special someone.

Thanks to all of you who came out to the Restaurant Fundraiser at

Islands

to support GCS. What a great night it was fellowshipping with wonderful families, and sharing some really delicious food.

The next Restaurant Fundraiser will be Tuesday, February 24th at

Souplantation

on Valley View and Chapman. Buying SCRIP will give you tuition credit on your account in addition to

the donation to our school!

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Sports Report

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GCS

Be sure to watch the News and Notes or check the school website for game schedules…come on

out to a home game, show your support, and cheer our teams on to victory!!

The Boys Basketball team has been

training hard and tore up the court

during their first game and

beat Mariners.

The Girls Volleyball Team has put in a

lot of time and effort and the ladies are

giving it their all out there on the court.

They lost their first game to Brethren but

beat Bethany in their second game!

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ACSI Honor Band

If you were lucky enough to have been at the Christmas Program, you are well

aware of the incredible instrumental talents of the students at GCS under the

leadership of some very gifted musicians and teachers!

Many of our instrumental students have the opportunity to be a part of an

Honor Band sponsored by ACSI. Those students will join musicians from several other Christian schools, rehearse,

and then share what they have learned in 2 performances.

The first performance will be Friday, February 27th at 1st Baptist Church of

Lakewood. The second performance will be Saturday, February 28th at

Knott’s Berry Farm.

An additional opportunity was made available to those more advanced students. These students were required to learn a

number of very difficult scales and pieces of music; they were then recorded and had their recording sent off to be judged.

Three of our GCS students were selected to participate in an elite Junior High Honor Band…

Emma Hills, Jonathan Kim, and Abigail Meade. These students will spend 2 full days in rehearsal with other advanced

musicians who have been selected and will then perform Friday, February 5th at 1st Baptist Church of Lakewood.

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6th grade students went on 2 field trips in January!

They were able to visit the Pompeii Exhibit at the California Science Center to further their understanding

of their Social Studies curriculum.

They also went to see a production of “The Little Mermaid” at Millikan High School…featuring one of their

very own…Emma Hills. 2nd grade Gracelynn Manzanarez was also in the production!

8th

grade students

have been studying American History.

As an extension of those studies, they

had the opportunity to visit the

Ronald Reagan

Presidential Library.

Each 4th grade student dressed up and delivered memorized speeches about the lives of some very famous folks…like Neil Armstrong, Galileo, Rosa Parks, Clara Barton, Albert Einstein, Milton Hershey, Hellen Keller,

General McAurthur, Cleopatra, and William Penn.

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We had a guest speaker in Chapel January 8th, Ms. Angela. She reminded students that there are all

kinds of love…love for family, love for friends, love for teachers. No matter what kind of love it is, it came

from God. And that love is so big that it extends all the way to heaven. She reminded us that Jesus wants us to

love our neighbors…and more importantly to love and pray for our enemies. Jesus is our example…

He is loving and shows that love to all people…and we should be loving, too!

The Jazz Band from Valley Christian School came to perform for us in Chapel in January. They performed several pieces for us and had students snapping, clapping, and on their feet! It was an

extra special treat as 5 former Grace Christian School students were a part of the Jazz Band… Josh Lange, Jacob Lange, Caleb Granch, Matt Taylor and Dwight Siyluy.

Thank you Jazz Band for reminding us about the joy that music brings and that it is not only a gift from the Lord but a way to worship Him as well.

Our very own Mr. Keddy was a guest speaker in chapel January 22nd. He, and a few students selected to help him

out, shared the story from Daniel, chapter 3 about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. In this story, these men had the

courage to stand up to the king and demonstrate their faith in the One True God (what an amazing story…if you

don’t know it, take the time to read it!). Mr. Keddy challenged the students to stand tall and strong, to live their lives faithfully, and to never compromise what they know to

be true of our God.

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Pastor Jeremy, a friend of Mr. Nishimoto, was our guest speaker January 29th. Pastor Jeremy asked if the students

knew God’s phone number…and how to get in touch with Him. God may not have a phone, but according to Romans 10, all

can call on the name of the Lord. We don’t need a number…just a name! We need only to dial J-E-S-U-S and we will be connected to God! We never have to worry about a broken phone, or not having a signal…there is never a time or place that we can’t get in touch with God. Pastor Jeremy also asked students if they ever felt as if no one was listening to

them. Jeremiah 29:12 says , “Then you will call upon me…and I will listen to you.” Because God loves us, he wants to listen to

us…we can never be disconnected. What an incredible promise He has given us!!

Our next Character Trait Chapel will be Thursday, February 19th. Remember, this is when teachers take the opportunity to recognize students with a specific character trait

that is demonstrated consistently by a student throughout daily activities as well as in the classroom. Students whose last names begin with A through G will be honored this month.