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December 8, 2014
Advent Hope
It is a special week at Woodstock Christian School. Students and staff are so pleased to offer our community a
gift of hope and light through three performances of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", a heroic tale of
love, faith, courage and giving based on the first book of the classic Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. The Land of
Narnia in which it is "...always winter but never Christmas" through the rule of the Wicked White Witch is
transformed when a prophecy about two daughters of Eve and two sons of Adam appearing comes true and when
the King, the Mighty Aslan returns. Spring, a warming up of the land, returns to Narnia.
Please come to hear and see this story which parallels the greatest story ever told - the coming of our Saviour,
Jesus Christ! In this time of advent, in longing expectation we await the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, just as
the nation of Narnia waited for the return of Aslan. I pray we will continually pray and long for that day when all
brokenness and pain and suffering and darkness will be ended and "The Whole Earth will be Filled with the
Glory of God" in a way that today we can only imagine!
Bernice Hunink-Buiter
Monday
Wednesday
Saturday
- Joshua V., Gr.1
- Owen V., Gr.4
- Henny D., Gr.6
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe: Performances are Thursday and Friday evening at 7 p.m. These will
be a memorable performances of a great play. Please reserve your tickets by calling the school at 519-539-1492
or email [email protected]. There are still tickets available for both evenings but be sure to get your
tickets now so you will have a seat.
The Christmas Tea (formerly known as the Seniors Tea): December 11th we are hosting our annual afternoon
Christmas Tea. We are excited to spend time with the Pastors and Senior Members of our community! This year
they will enjoy a short scene from the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Christmas songs from the Kinder Choir
and Grades 1-4 presenting Psalm 8! We are asking that each family send in a few baked goods for the event. We
also serve coffee, tea and apple crisp! If you know a senior that would enjoy this afternoon but is unable to drive,
please let me know and we will arrange a ride! ([email protected]). Thank you for your
support. Dawn
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Chicken & Cheese: Thank you to those of you who ordered chicken & cheese this month. So far this school year we have raised over
$1000 with these orders. Your orders will be available for pick-up this WEDNESDAY, December 10, between 3 - 4 pm. Please make
arrangements to have your orders picked up at that time. Please remember that we no longer have a deep freezer, therefore, orders
MUST be picked up at the time of delivery. No exceptions. We will not be held responsible for orders that do not get picked up. If you
have any questions or concerns, please contact Michelle Sol at 519-539-7839 or [email protected].
YIKES!!! There are times when living in community brings stress….one of these times is when headlice or pinworms make their
appearance on/in our children's bodies. Both of these create cause for alarm because of the intense treatments required to get rid of
them. This past week, there have been incidents of both headlice and pinworms reported to the office. Thanks to parents for reporting
these so we can pass this information on to parents of the other students in your child(ren)'s classes. I ask you not to worry about either
of these infestations; though they are a nuisance, they do not cause harm. Yes, it is important to treat them, and I thank you for taking
the treatment procedures seriously. In the case of headlice, we do check heads in your child(ren)'s classes, to ensure there are no others
who have headlice.
If your children do have either pinworms or headlice, please check out the kidshealth.org website - the information on this site
(especially the Parent tab) will direct you through the steps for treatment as well as offering insights into prevention.
Bernice
Huinink-Buiter
Library Open House: Next Monday we are having a Library Christmas Open House! Students are invited to come to the library on
that day and check out some extra books for the Christmas Break. We are encouraging students to take out a different type of book than
they usually take out. We have so much variety to offer! When the students get back to school in January, and providing they have read
the books they can fill in a ballot for a draw from each the Primary, Junior and Senior levels! So, your child will be going to the library
two times next week! The books they take out at the Open House will have an extended due date giving lots of time to read the books!
Thank-You! If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at [email protected].
We would like to thank those who came out to our Grand Re-Opening!! We had such a
good day and we thoroughly enjoyed our fashion show that night. We had a full house and
some awesome volunteers to show off what great outfits you can find at our store!!
Our first month back in business has been busy but successful. We are encouraged by this
and cannot wait to see what is in store for the winter months!
There are a few things we are in need of. Please consider helping us out by volunteering.
We are short help on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. If you have any spare time and can help us out, we’d appreciate it.
Even if it’s just a few hours a week, or even one afternoon a month, it is immensely helpful. Talk to someone who already volunteers,
it’s fun to meet new people and do something different. If you don’t want to be up front and dealing with customers, we have lots of
behind the scenes work to do too. So whatever your interest level, talk to us and let us know what you can do.
We are also in need of children’s clothing sizes 2-6x. There seems to be a high demand for this and we are low on stock! This is unusual
for us, but maybe you have a tote or two sitting at home ready to be dropped off?? We also have a demand for maternity clothing.
Thanks so much for considering us!!
L.D.C.S.S. has rescheduled their Information and Desert Evening due
to weather. Join us THIS Tuesday, Dec.9th, 2014, at 7 p.m.to tour the
school, meet the teachers and learn more about LDCSS. If this date is
inconvenient, please feel free to arrange another time to visit. This evening
is open to families with students in grades 6-8. For more information please
contact Margaret Schmor at [email protected]
London District Christian Secondary School presents ... Gloria in Excelsis
Deo. You are cordially invited to join us for our annual Christmas concert
on Thursday, Dec.18 at 7:30 p.m. at the school for an evening of choral &
instrumental music selections, scripture readings, and community carol
singing. We hope you can join us!
Junior Kindergarten: Welcome another new week! We have
another exciting week ahead of us with our "Christmas Tea"
performance and a special viewing of our school play on
Wednesday. Grandparents and supporters of our school
community are welcome to watch our kinderchoir performance at
the Christmas Tea on Thursday; we will also be singing the same
songs for the Christmas chapel on Thurs, Dec. 18th at 8:30 am.
In addition to the chapel, next week Thursday we are going
skating; please plan to join us if you are able! Have a wonderful
week!
Monday
- Show & Share JK 1: a picture or memory from
last Christmas
Tuesday
- Show & Share JK 2: a picture or memory from
last Christmas
Thursday
- Christmas Tea
- Library
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Senior Kindergarten: This week's show and share is a family
christmas tradition. We will make this into a class book. We will
sing in the kinder choir for the senior's tea on Thursday
afternoon. Please dress nicely! Even though our class does not
have a part in the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe you are welcome to
come and watch the evening performances. Have a great week.
Grade 1: Spelling Words: came, day, down, get, girl. Bible
memory work (2 weeks): Luke 2:6-14. Happy Birthday to
Joshua! ( Monday December 8) On Wednesday we will watch
the WCS production of Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe. On
Thursday we will recite Psalm 8 to our Grandfriends at the
Christmas Tea.
Grade 2: Welcome to a new week. We are very excited to watch
the production of "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe" on
Wednesday morning. We are continuing to work on our time and
money unit. This is a VERY hard unit. Please practice these
concepts with your child at home. In our VIP Folder you will
find a letter regarding "Christmas Around the World." This is an
integrated unit that we look forward to every year. Please send in
a bag by Monday to hold papers and crafts.
Monday
- See VIP Folder
Tuesday
- Gym (outdoors)
Wednesday - Watching "The Lion, The Witch, and The
Wardrobe" play
- Library
Thursday
- Gym (outdoors)
Friday
- Spelling Test
Monday
- Sing at Once Again (noon)
- Christmas Around the World begins
Next Wed. - Memory Work Due
Next Thurs. - Christmas Chapel; School Skating; Pizza Day
Next Friday - Class Christmas Party
Grade 3: Welcome to a new week. We "enjoyed" trying Freckle
Juice. It even worked for a few of us! :) Our "Nate the Great"
books will be finished this week. We look forward to sharing
them. A reminder that every Friday is Foster Child collection.
Tuesday
- Phys. Ed.
Wednesday - We will watch Lion, Witch, Wardrobe
Thursday
- Library
Friday
- Mem. Work: Genesis 17:7-8
- Spelling Test: List 13; Phys. Ed
Grade 5: Thank you very much for the amazing birthday party
and gifts last Friday! What a wonderful surprise and ending to
my week! This week will be another exciting one as we look
forward to the performances of "The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe." Several students in grade 5 are involved in this play,
and it will be an especially busy and very fun week for them! We
are wrapping up another Bible unit this week on the book of
Daniel with a test on Friday. Review sheets are coming home
today. This week's memory work (Daniel 2:2-3) will be due next
Friday. Please see the Home Folders today for important
information about Secret Pals and choosing a speech topic. Hope
to see many of you at the play this week!
Monday
- Volleyball tournament: Have fun Brayden, Ian,
and Caleb!
Tuesday
- Recorder
Wednesday - Library; Dress Rehearsal for LWW at 10:00
Thursday
- Recorder; Christmas Tea
- Math Quiz: Work this week
- LWW at 7:00
Friday
- Spelling Test; Bible Test
- no memory work
- LWW at 7:00
Grade 6/7A: There are a few more envelopes to be handed in
for term 1's reports.
Wednesday - Play (matinee).
- Science/Geo: Biological Drawing of a Mushroom
Thursday
- Play (evening performance)
- No math quiz this week.
- Bible Test
- We will begin socials' presentations today. Those
ready to go will need to ensure I have your quiz on
Wednesday. We will continue this into next week
as well.
Friday
- Play (evening performance)
- Spelling: Unit 14 test and book due
- Memory Work: Proverbs 3: 9-12
Next Fri.
- December AR test to be completed. (Those that
need the time over the Christmas holidays to read
must check in with me to ask for an extension.)
Next Mon. - Health Quiz
Next Thurs. - Science/Geo: Hannah Property Project
- Science/Geo: Biodiversity Test
Grade 7B/8: Welcome to another December week. This is an
exciting one in which all the work that has been put into the
production of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will all
come together. We thank God for his gift of creativity and
expression, and for the writings and wisdom of C.S. Lewis. The
gym is unavailable for phys ed this week.
Monday
- Literature quiz
Tuesday
- History quiz; Music/Band/Alt
Wednesday - LWW matinee
- Science/Geo: Forestry Quiz
Thursday
- French quiz: Christmas vocab
- Gr.8s host for Christmas tea
- Health Quiz
Friday
- Math quiz: area & perimeter
- Spelling L14 test & lesson due
Next Wed. - Bible Test
Next Thurs. - Science/Geo: Forestry Test
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
Dec. 11
- Seniors Tea; Lion, Witch & Wardrobe 7 pm
Dec. 12
- Lion, Witch & Wardrobe 7 p.m.
Dec. 16
- Board Meeting
Dec. 18
- Christmas Chapel; Pizza Day; Skating
Dec. 20 - Jan. 4 - Christmas Break*
Jan. 5
- New Year's Chapel
January 7
- Staff Meeting
January 8
- Sub Day
January 20
- Board Meeting
January 21
- Staff Meeting
January 22
- Pizza Day
January 23
- Spaghetti Dinner

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