. School Matters HMDCS Holland Marsh District Christian School  Tel. (905) 775-3701  Fax. (905) 775-2395 www.hmdcs.ca [email protected] volume 20, issue 12 Mission: The mission of HMDCS is to equip students to positively impact society through a Christ-centred education in a supportive and dedicated community. Vision: As a vibrant, connected partner in our community, HMDCS integrates 21st century learning skills, resources and strategies to engage students in a Christ-centred education. Calendar – November 17, 2014 Wed. Nov. 19 Fri. Nov. 21 Membership/Society Mtg. ~ 7:30 p.m. Dairy Farmers Presentations for JK-7 Pizza Lunch Chapel After School Practice for the Whole Cast (no dancers or nativity) pick-up at 5pm Mon. Nov. 24 Wed. Nov. 26 Fri. Nov. 28 st 1 term report cards Sub Lunch Pizza Lunch Curling Clinic for JK-8 After School Practice Dancers Only till 5 p.m. Wed. Dec. 3 Fri. Dec. 5 Wed. Dec. 10 Hotdog Lunch Pizza Lunch Chapel Popcorn Snack Shining Lights of the Week Save the Date! Dec. 18, 2014 – HMDCS Christmas Concert  Feb. 28, 2015 – HMDCS Gala Dinner Thank you to Riley Broad who spent his noon hour on Friday helping to clean off the stage to make room for the choir risers! From the Principal’s Desk How Majestic is Your Name! Jehovah-Nissi, The LORD is My Banner For the Christian who is trusting in Jesus, Jehovah-Nissi, the LORD is My Banner assures victory in the battles of life. Shortly after the Israelites left Egypt, they were attacked by the Amalekites. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired he sat on a stone and some friends helped him hold his hands steady until sunset at which time Joshua won the battle against the Amalekites. Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is My Banner because his hands were lifted up to the throne of God so they could win the battle. It’s a comforting thought that all the enemies we face and the battles we must fight are won when we trust in God. Though victory does not always look like we expect, victory is sure! What hard things are you facing this week? Trust in Jehovah-Nissi for victory! Membership Meeting Membership has its privileges and attending biannual meetings is one of them. Please join us at 7:30 on Wednesday evening to hear reports, vote on the budget and receive an update about the new school. To be united in our mission and vision is the key to moving forward with Christian education at Holland Marsh. May God bless the decisions of the community as we continue to equip students to positively impact society through st a Christ-centred education in and for the 21 century. Thrift Store Enough volunteers have been gathered to begin the next stage of this undertaking. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and to Maria Wilcox who is willing to lead this endeavour! Chapel – Friday, November 21 at 9:00 a.m. Please join us on Friday as Mrs. Wright’s Grade 2B/3 class leads us in chapel. Everyone is welcome! General News & Information Student Council Student Council is inviting everyone to dress up on Thursday, November 20. The theme for the day is "Noah's Ark”. Come dressed as anyone found in the story. We are looking forward to a great day together. Please remember to follow the school dress code and we ask that no one wears a complete face mask. Boys' and Girls' Volleyball teams have a tournament on December 2 in Barrie at Timothy Christian School. Would you like to come out and cheer us on? We need parent drivers to get us to and from this tournament! If you're willing to help us out, please email Mr. Geertsema as soon as possible. *There will be no after school practices this week. OPEN HOUSE at Unity Christian High School Wednesday, November 26, 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon AND Wednesday, Nov. 26, 7:30 to 9:00 PM. All parents who have a child in Grade 6, 7, or 8 are invited to Unity Christian High School (25 Burton Ave.) for an open house. This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about high school, Christian education, and the privilege we have to offer the combination of both in Simcoe County. The morning session will give you time to meet the administration team, parents of students in the school, current students, and watching the school in action. Lunch will be provided. The evening session also offers you an opportunity to meet administration and current parents, as well as touring the school and having your questions answered. Snacks and coffee will be available. Please call the school to register at 705-792-6915. “How Majestic is your Name!” Psalm 8 Open House Night All families are invited to TDChristian's Open House Dessert Evening on Tuesday, November 18 from 7-9 pm. Tour the school, talk to teachers, and find out about all the opportunities at TDChristian High School! Show up anytime, or RSVP to [email protected]. A Royal Celebration! Prince (ipal) William (Groot) invites you and your family to Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, on stage December 3-6 at TDChristian High School. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students & seniors, or better yet, reserve your seat (or table) for our delicious dinner theatre show and silent auction on Saturday, December 6th for $60 a person. Get full details at www.tdchristian.ca, and send your ticket request in today to [email protected]. Classroom News JK/SK – This week we are learning about the sound that the letter H makes. We are reading books about hungry bears, horses and animals that look for honey. We planted some herbs with our new friends on Bring A Friend to School Day and are hoping that they will grow. Please continue to read over Psalm 8 each night so that it stays fresh in your child's memory. Information about our chapel on Friday, December 5th will come home in Wednesday's newsletter. ~ Mrs. Robinson Grade 1/2A – This week grade one students are beginning to work with the short –i vowel sound by working with the –in phonogram. Grade 2’s are continuing their work with adding suffixes this week to words with the short u vowel sound. On Wednesday I’m planning to give my grade 1 students a check up on their Set B high frequency words. We are all enjoying our ongoing work with telling time, temperature, counting money, farms and Samuel anointing the first king. Memory Verse this week is taken from our Christmas program lyrics. ~ Mrs. McKinley Grade 2B/3 – The “Wright” Newsletter for Grade 2/3 is coming home today with all the information you need to know about the coming week. The Spelling words and words from a Christmas song will be tested on Friday. We will be reviewing time, temperature and money in Math this week with a test on Wednesday. We are also looking forward to hosting chapel on Friday. Have a great week! ~ Mrs. Wright Grade 4/5A – Happy Monday! This week's Spelling words come from Unit 10. The Memory Verse is the words to “Celebrate Christmas”. Unit 2 Math tests come home this week. Please fix and get them signed. Language Power is due on Friday. Enjoy the week! ~ Mrs. Pranger Grade 5B/6 – Welcome to a new week! Today we will be finishing up our Bible review and the students will be writing a test on Wednesday. There will be time to study in tomorrow's class. We will continue to look at physical and chemical changes in our Science classes this week. The Spelling words for this week will be given out today and the spellingcity.com activities are ready to be completed. We will be wrapping up our Geometry unit this week as well and students will be completing various assignments as they show their knowledge of angles, polygons and nets. ~ Mrs. Schenk Grade 7 – In an earlier posted schedule Gr. 7 students were expected to submit the good copy of their poetry anthology this Wednesday. This date has changed and will be announced when students receive their rough copy back. There is a Spelling test this Friday. The Bible test previously scheduled for the 18th of November will now be postponed to Thursday the 20th. Study notes will be posted on Google classroom today for any students who were away last week and did not receive confirmation of the answers to study sheet questions. Looking forward to a good week. ~ Mrs. Brickell Grade 8 – On Tuesday, students will have a mid-unit quiz for Unit 3 in Math. We'll have our unit test next Tuesday, November 25. Math and Bible tests have been returned to students and are expected to be signed by parents before being returned to school. In Science, we'll move into our next unit on Forces. In Language Arts, students will complete Lessons 24,25,26 and 27 in our Language Power workbooks. In spelling, lesson 17 will be quizzed on Friday. Have a great week! ~ Mr. Geertsema