SHELDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
HOME BULLETIN
April 28, 2008
“God Centered Education for Life”
Auxiliary Bedding Plants Certificate Sales: The SCS Auxiliary would like to thank those who ordered certificates for bedding plants. The $10 certificates are to be used on annual items only, and cannot be used to purchase perennials, trees, or shrubs at the local greenhouse, Midwest Garden Center, located on Business Highway #60 South. You will receive your certificates by Sunday, May 4. Certificates will expire on June 30, 2008. Call Tonya Wiekamp at 729-5388 if you have any questions. Be sure to thank Chad Visser for all his support with this fundraiser. Thanks to the committee for their work on this project.
In Praise of Parents: There are people who faithfully save paper towel rolls and cottage cheese containers (even when they hate cottage cheese) just because you’ve said you need them for “a project,” and these same people never laugh at you or ask you why.
There are people who get plaques made of spray-painted macaroni shells for Christmas and who actually hang them on the walls for everyone to see.
There are people who stay up half the night arranging tiny red candy hearts into smiley faces on Valentine cupcakes.
There are people who hold bake sales and fun fairs and something called “pizza day” to raise money for a learning center computer.
There are people who take time off work to come to school for something called “career day,” where they try to explain to a bunch of puzzled kids (their own included) what in the world they do for a living.
There are people who voluntarily climb on a bumpy school bus, where the decibel level can’t even be measured, and ride 7,000 miles to the zoo. Then these same people-all in the name of education-accompany their little group into the ape house amid cries of “Eeewwwww! It stinks in here! That one looks just like my brother! Eeewwwww! Do you see what he did?”
There are people who help with homework, sign report cards, run dittos, who show up for the school play and applaud until their hands ache.
And then these same people tell you that you’re doing a great job and that their kids love school because of you.
These are people called parents. Thanks, Lord!
(Taken from “Recess” Prayer Meditations for Teachers by Elispeth Campbell Murphy)
The staff from Sheldon Christian School would like to thank everyone who in any way remembered them during the past week. We appreciate the work the Auxiliary Christian Education Committee did, especially for all the extra things they did throughout the week. We also want to thank People’s Bank and Iowa State Bank for the food they brought in. Thank you for everything.
Soccer Practice/Games:
Girls- will have soccer practice on Monday, April 28, from 3:30-5:00 P.M.
Soccer game at Sioux Center on Tuesday, April 29 @ 4:00 P.M.
Will have soccer practice on Friday, May 2 from 3:30-5:00 P.M. (addition to schedule)
No soccer practice on Monday, May 5
No soccer game on May 6
Soccer game at Hull on Monday, May 12 @ 4:00 P.M. (rescheduled)
Boys- Soccer game at Sioux Center on Tuesday, April 29 @ 5:00 P.M.
Will have soccer practice on Friday, May 2 from 3:30-5:00 P.M. (addition to schedule)
The boys will have a soccer game on Monday, May 5, with Sanborn Christian (field located at Miller
Park on the west side of Sanborn) at 4:00 P.M. The boys are leaving school at 3:25 P.M. (Note change of
date)
No soccer game on May 6
Will have a soccer practice on Thursday, May 8 from 3:30-5:00 P.M.
Soccer game at Hull on Monday, May 12 @ 5:00 P.M. (rescheduled)
At the Hop: The dinner concert is Wednesday, April 30. The 50’s meal basket of hamburgers, fries, and a beverage will be served at 6:30 P.M. followed by a concert of popular 50’s songs. The meal if a free-will offering.
Needed: Empty cereal boxes and empty bottles to use for ketchup (ketchup, mustard and/or dressing bottles).
Chapel: The 1 st grade will lead chapel at 8:40 A.M. on Wednesday, April 30.
Band Days: Thursday, May 1 Monday, May 5 (will not have 5 th grade band)
Friday, May 16 (will demonstrate instruments to 4 th graders) Thursday, May 22
Track Meet: The 6 th-8 th graders will participate in the Western Christian track meet on Wednesday, May 7. The field events will begin at 1:15 P.M. and the running events will begin approximately at 2:45 P.M. The meet will be held at Hesla Field on the east side of Hull. The students will leave school at 12:40 P.M.
Drivers Needed: Drivers are needed for the Dordt Track Meet on Wednesday, May 14. Contact Sherri in the office.
Field Trips:
The fourth graders will go to Okoboji on their field trip on Monday, May 5
The fifth graders will go to Camp Foster on their field trip on Monday, May 5
The sixth & seventh graders will go to Sioux Falls on Friday, May 9, for their field trip.
The eighth graders will go to Minneapolis on their field trip on Friday, May 9.
The third graders will go to Sioux Falls on their field trip on Thursday, May 15
The kindergarteners will go to Sioux Falls on their field trip on Thursday, May 15
The second graders will go to Lake Pahoja on their field trip on Friday, May 16.
Hot Lunch Helpers Needed: Volunteers are neededto help serve hot lunch on the following days in May 5, 12, 14, 16, and 22. . Please call the school office if you make any changes or can sign up to work. A schedule for May has been sent out with today’s home bulletin.
Reminder to the volunteers that work hot lunch, if you bring any family members to eat with you, there will be a charge of $2.50 for each meal.
Just a reminder that you are able to carry over hot lunch money on your children’s account.
Menus : Hot Lunch Helpers: Lori De Jong (T) Joslyn Hofland (W) Jackie De Jong (Th)
Jill Van Essen (F)
April 29: Cheeseburger casserole, green beans, pears, pumpkin muffins, and milk
April 30: Fish shapes, potato wedges, carrot sticks, applesauce, peanut butter s’mores, and milk
May 1: Chicken gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, mixed fruit, chocolate chip bars, and milk
May 2: Pizza dippers, lettuce, pineapple, and milk
Hot Lunch Helpers: VOLUNTEER NEEDED (M) Julia Dykstra (T) Kerri Buren(W) Jackie De Jong (Th)
Jo Borer (F)
May 5: Breakfast taco, juice, applesauce, and milk
May 6: Tavern, nachos, green beans, pears, and milk
May 7: Scalloped potatoes and ham, corn, peaches, breadsticks, and milk
May 8: Kindergarten Menu: Popcorn chicken, curly fries, corn, orange juice, sherbert, and milk
May 9: Corn dogs, green beans, pears and milk
Food Orders: The last date to place PREPAID food orders is Monday, May 5.
Society Meeting: The SCS Society Meeting will be held in our school gym on Tuesday, May 6. The agenda includes voting for three board members and one foundation member, approving the 2008-2009 budget, and reports from a variety of committees. The following people are nominated for the school board: Mike Christians, Jackie De Jong, Keith Habben, Wade Heemskerk, Kim Hengeveld and Lance Hoekstra. The following people are nominated for the foundation board: Junior Gesink and Ken Hengeveld. Retiring school board members are: Sherri Bootsma, Junior Gesink, and Mark Kleinwolterink. We want to thank these individuals for their years of service to Sheldon Christian School.
Advance Notice:
May 14: The sixth graders will lead chapel at 8:40 A.M.
May 14: The Dordt College track meet will be held for the 5 th-8 th graders beginning at noon.
May 14: The Education Committee will meet at 6:00 P.M. and the SCS Board will meet at 7:00 P.M.
June 13: SCS Fifth Annual Golf Tournament at 1:00 P.M. at the Sheldon Country Club
Let us do the baking for you! First CRC will be having a bake sale at Fareway on Saturday, May 10, with all proceeds going to their Christian Education Fund. We are hoping to have a nice assortment of homemade pies and many other delicious goodies to choose from. Sale starts at 8:30 A.M. and continues until about 11:30. This will be Mother’s Day weekend, so take a break from baking, or buy Mom some delicious treats!
No Bus Service: There will be no bus service May 22 and 23, 2008.
Music Teacher Needed: Sheldon Christian School is still taking applications for a part-time music teacher. Contact school office for an application form.
Summer Service Opportunity: Village Northwest would like to invite students who have completed 5 th-8 th grades to assist with summer programming at the Village’s Wansink Center. This opportunity would involve only a few hours each week and the time is flexible. Each volunteer would have the opportunity to: read to residents, push them in their wheelchairs around the nature trail, play cards with them (along with a staff member to assist). If interested in this opportunity, please call: Sandy Kamphoff at 324-5402 or 324-4703.
SCRIP: The following is the schedule for ordering, pick-up, and runners:
Order Dates Pick-up Dates_after 2:00 P.M.__ SCRIP Runners________
Monday, April 28 Wednesday, April 30 April 28 – Jill Van Essen
Monday, May 5 Wednesday, May 7 May 5 – Karen Christians
Monday, May 12 Wednesday, May 14 May 12 – Lori Granstra
*** For the remainder of the school year, Michelle and Shelly will be coming in at 8:30 instead of 8:00 A.M. The deadline for getting the orders remains 9:00 A.M. Don’t forget to use the boxes at church or the box at the office or send your order with your child.
*** Pizza Ranch can no longer turn your certificates into gift cards.
