December 15th Note

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  December 15th Note
  Each Thursday during Advent we have the extra opportunity to prepare our hearts for the coming Christ child with special Advent devotional services. Come celebrate our Savior King.
  
  Calendar Notes
• Jr. Choir will be caroling at a nursing home this Wednesday from 1-3pm.
• The classroom Christmas party will be this Thursday. Students may bring in any snack or goody that they would like.
• The Children’s Christmas Program will be Saturday, Dec. 20th, at 5:30pm and 7:00pm.
• The Christmas Program rehearsal will be Saturday, Dec. 20th, 9:00-11:30am.
• There is no school December 22nd – January 2nd. Classes resume Monday, January 5th.
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list is Unit 15 for this week. There will be no hymn.
• Please return the forms concerning the CLHS trip before Christmas break.
• Please sign up your child for electives before the end of December. Signup can be done online at http://www.apostlessj.org/web/class/electives.html.
• This week the students will begin mass practices for the Christmas Program.
• The students are working on their “Michelangelo projects” in art class. They will begin painting their sketches on their backs, underneath the tables in the lab this week.
• Girl’s Basketball plays at Los Altos Christian at 3:30 on Monday and at Valley Christian at 3:45 on Tuesday.
• Boy’s Basketball plays at Los Altos Christian at 4:30 on Monday and at Valley Christian at 4:45 on Tuesday.
• There will be another “Fun Raiser” this Thursday, Dec. 18th from 5:00-8:00pm. This event will be located at the McDonald’s on Blossom Hill and Snell. Come join the fun!
• Congratulations to the class for winning the 1st Box Tops competition of the year! This Tuesday, the class will have their Christmas cookie decorating party as their prize. Good work!
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week and have a merry Christmas,
  Mr. Fillner

December 8th Note

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  December 8th Note
  Each Thursday during Advent we have the extra opportunity to prepare our hearts for the coming Christ child with special Advent devotional services. Come celebrate our Savior King.
  
  Calendar Notes
• Jr. Choir will be caroling at a nursing home next Wednesday from 1-3pm.
• The Children’s Christmas Program will be Saturday, Dec. 20th, at 5:30pm and 7:00pm.
• The Christmas Program rehearsal will be Saturday, Dec. 20th, 9:00-11:30am.
• There is no school December 22nd – January 2nd. Classes resume Monday, January 5th.
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The hymn for this Friday is “I’m So Glad When Christmas Comes.” The spelling list is Unit 14.
• Great job to all the students who participated in the piano recital!
• Thank you for the timely returns of your child’s progress reports. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
• Information went home last week concerning the electives offered next semester. Economics/consumer math, lab skills, and exploratory class were the three classes with the most interest. Please sign up your child online for the class of their choice by the end of December.
• We will be having our Christmas party on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th. I will provide a few pizzas for the party.
• Students chose names for secret Santa’s today. They are finishing up decorating the classroom for the Christmas season.
• The students will finish learning the Christmas program this week. Next week we will begin mass practices.
• Girl’s Basketball practices Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
• Boy’s Basketball practices Tuesday and Thursday.
• There will be another “Fun Raiser” on Thursday, Dec. 18th from 5:00-8:00pm. This event will be located at the McDonald’s on Blossom Hill and Snell. Come join the fun!
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,

Mr. Fillner

December 1st Note

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  December 1st Note
  It is hard to believe that we are in December already! With December comes along Advent. Advent is a time to prepare our hearts for Christ’s coming. We prepare ourselves not only for his coming into this world in the manger, but also for when he comes again on that Last Day. We can open our hearts to him with great joy for the peace and healing that he brings.
  
  Calendar Notes
• There will be an additional “Keeping Our Children Safe” class offered today at 7:00pm.
• This Friday, December 5th, is a noon dismissal due to teachers’ collaboration.
• Friday, December 5th is also the Piano Recital at 7:00pm.
  CHANGE TO CALENDAR. There will not be an Advent Song Service this year, which means Jr. Choir will NOT sing on Dec. 7th. A note was sent home last week.
• The Children’s Christmas Program will be Saturday, Dec. 20th, at 5:30pm and 7:00pm.
• The Christmas Program rehearsal will be Saturday, Dec. 20th, 9:00-11:30am.
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The hymn for this Friday is 613 st. 1-4. The spelling list is Unit 13.
• This week the students will begin learning their songs and recitations for the school’s Christmas Program.
• Last week we finished up looking at the issue of abortion in our topical Christ Light series and began studying euthanasia.
• Grades 7 & 8 are competing against schools across the country in our synod’s “Meet Math.” Our synod’s worker training school, MLC, puts together 5 different math tests and tallies the scores of each of those tests. After the first test we are in 4th place in a division of 27 schools.
• The students are learning the basics of basketball and began some competition in PE.
• Girl’s Basketball practices Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
• Boy’s Basketball practices Tuesday and Thursday.
• Hot lunch service will resume again starting today.
• There will be another “Fun Raiser” on Thursday, Dec. 18th from 5:00-8:00pm. This event will be located at the McDonald’s on Blossom Hill and Snell. Come join the fun!
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner