walk with god, talk with god
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June 17, 2019
As we worked through our theme this year, Walk with God, Talk with God, we learned
the importance of knowing God, reading the Bible, sharing with God in prayer - both
speaking with, and listening for God. We wondered, "what does it mean to be in step with
God?" We learned that God is Lord of all creation - of words and language, of math, of
people, of living and non-living things. We learned to pray not only for our own needs, but
for others and on behalf of others. We learned finger prayers and acronyms, and to
remember to praise the God of creation for His goodness, mercy and love. We have walked
with our students for the first year or one more year. As we walk in this world, we trust that
the Spirit is going before us. As students grow into the next grade and as we send off this
group of grads, we thank you parents for sharing your family with us and partnering with us
on the journey. We thank God for the opportunity and blessing of getting to know these
students - for their joy, their sense of humour, their creativity, perseverance, their energy,
their peace and for all that makes them who they are. To walk in this world requires wisdom
and a heart in rhythm with God. Go well students and graduates. Go well into highschool
and beyond: Alex, Allyson, Amber, Ashley, Brandon, Brennan, Brynn, Elliot, Eric, Frank,
Hayden, Heeyeon, Jana, Julian, Katie, Liam, Malachi, Matthew C, Matthew T, Nathan,
Owen, Paige, and Quinton. We thank God for each of you.
C. Verbeek
Tuesday - Mrs. DeVries, E.A.
Sunday - Mrs. Dieleman, Librarian
Congratulations to all those who will celebrate
their birthdays during the summer months!
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Final Staff/Board/Grade 8 Parent Choir Practice is at 5:30 in the music room on Graduation night.
Prayer Corner: Please continue to offer prayers of thanksgiving for the many blessings we experience. We pray for
our children, for our community and its needs, and for health and well being. We pray for those who are struggling
with health issues. We pray for those who have lost loved ones recently or longer ago and for comfort through the
grief. With so many school trips coming up, we also pray for good learning times, safe travels, and great class
interaction and fellowship during the trips. May God bless you and your family throughout the summer break.
Chicken: Chicken orders can be picked up on Thursday, June 20 between 3 and 4 p.m. Please make arrangements to
have your orders picked up at that time. Questions? Please contact Michelle Sol at 519-539-7839 or email
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Tribute to Grade Eight Assembly
We hope that you will all join us for our Tribute to Grade 8 Assembly
on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
All the classes will be participating in celebrating our grade 8 students.
Together, we will praise God for blessing them and we will celebrate the blessing
that they have been to us at WCS. See you all there! Refreshments to follow.
The Class of 2019 invites you to attend theGRADUATION PROGRAM
on Tuesday, June 18 in the Maranatha C.R.C. at 8 p.m.We encourage you to help us celebrate this
milestone in our lives.
GRADUATES OF 2019
Malachi BohnerAshley ButlerHeeyeon ChoiMatthew Choi
Quinton HardmanAmber Huinink
Hayden KoopmanJulian Makkink
Brennan MeijerPaige MoelkerJana OverzetBrynn Paluska
Franklin RobinsonAllyson Schaafsma
Nathan SikmaLiam Smith
Eric Streutker Matthew Takacs
Katie VanceAlex VanderHoek
Brandon Vanderkooi Owen VanRooyen
Elliot Yu
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Library: Thanks for all of the return of library books! The students did an awesome job as well as you, parents in supporting
your child and literacy! Congratulations to Gr. Two and Mrs. VanderPloeg. This class had the least amount of overdue books
and was the most consistent in returns. For those last few overdue books, some of you will be receiving an email notice. Please
let me know if you can find the book or not and we will settle the account as soon as possible. Any questions? Please email me
at [email protected]. Thanks very much! Mrs. Dieleman
District Records: Congratulations to Anna D. who broke the 7/8girls 200m record with a time of 32.88, Anna D. who broke
the Standing Long Jump record with a distance of 1.96 m, and Kaitlyn D. who broke the 7/8 girls Ball Throw record with a
distance of 25.39 m. These are now new district records.
Mission to Haiti: Grade 1 will be around once more THIS FRIDAY to collect for Ruchama Paul. We will be continuing to
support her throughout the summer both financially and in prayer. Thank you for your continued support!
Early Dismissal: On Friday, June 21 , students will be dismissed early. School will be ending at 1 pm. We wish all of you ast
safe and blessed summer break.
Lost & Found: Please take one last look at our lost & found items collection! Anything remaining on Friday, June 21 will best
brought to a thrift store.
WDDS: Once again, Woodstock Developmental Services will be renting our facility during the summer months. We are
pleased to be able to share our building with community partners in education.
Summer Office Hours: Please note that the front office will be open daily until the end of June and again the last week of
August. For the weeks in between, the front office and the finance office will be open on Tuesdays. If you need to connect with
Mrs. Verbeek, please email [email protected]. If you need to connect with the office on other days, please email
[email protected] or [email protected]. Voucher sales will continue Tuesdays throughout the
summer.
Kindergarten: Our kindergarten team for next year will consist of Mrs. Linda Westerveld (JK), Miss Victoria Body (SK), and
Mrs. Karen Poort (SK). All kindergarten classes will run Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. If you are interested in the Sonbeams
program for either Monday or Thursday, or both, please confirm that with our front office or with our Advancement Director,
Mrs. Mulder by the end of June. There will be letters sent to your home at the beginning of August with information about what
to bring to school and which class your child(ren) will be attending. Stay tuned for information about a welcome event for the
last week of August and for details about the new family day on Thursday, August 29 . We are excited to have a new crew atth
WCS!
Volunteers: A big thank you to our volunteers. We could not do 'school' without you! Thanks for assisting with class trips,
sports, driving, committee work, Board work, organizing, praying and all the many many ways you support Woodstock
Christian School. We thank God for you!
Class & teaching assignments: In previous issues of the Parentlink, we have published teaching assignments for next year.
Those are based on spring projections for the new school year. Recently, we have received a number of inquiries about
enrolment for September and anticipate that this will continue into the summer. Depending on numbers and class sizes, changes
in may happen to initial plans. Look for your "Welcome to School" or "Back to School" letter at the beginning of August. This
letter will introduce you to your new grade and outline what you will need for the new school year.
Buses: A reminder that this week WCS buses will leave school at 3:40 pm as we do not need to wait for the high school bus.
Bus Cancellations: We currently are running our bus fleet without a spare bus as some of our older buses are not operating
well. This means that due to some extended days and field trips/grad trip, there will be several route cancellations again this
week. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for assisting with transporting your children to and from
school on those days. There will be REMIND messages sent re these changes. See below for the cancellations for this week.
Wednesday, June 19 afternoon - Route #4 (Melissa)
Thursday, June 20 morning - Route #3 (Adrienne)
Thursday, June 20 afternoon - Route #5 (Renee)
Friday, June 21 morning - Route #1 (Gerry)
Friday, June 21 afternoon - Route #2 (Judy)
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From the Transportation Team: With the WCS transportation team planning for a new year ... due to enrolment changes and
families graduating, bus routes may change significantly for the 2019-2020 school year. We strive to be accommodating to as
many families as possible, but with limited bus times and a large geographical area, it is a challenge to reach everyone. Thank
you to all families for getting your children to school, to bus stops, for communicating with drivers and bus captains, for all that
you've done to make school happen for our students. Thank-you to families who assisted us this past year by driving to a bus
stop and allowing us to save time. You will receive notice in August re pickup and drop-off times / locations for the new school
year.
Learning Support - Mrs. Bulthuis: How the year hasflown by, and what a great year it has been! Thank you forreading with your children, helping with homeworkassignments, praying for us, and for all yourencouragement and support. Please return all LearningPlace books this week; there are still a few book bags athome. Learning support achievement reports and end ofyear assessment summaries will be sent home with reportcards on Friday. I will also resend information for how tolog on to Raz-Kids and suggestions for activities yourchildren can do over the summer so their reading skills donot regress. Please take time to celebrate the hard workyour children have put in this year and for the wonderfulgains that have been made. I pray you will all have a safe,refreshing, and fun-filled summer!
J.K.1 - Mrs. Westerveld: Welcome to the last week ofJunior Kindergarten. The year has flown by. Today wewill be enjoying our day together at StoryBook Gardens.Thanks to ALL of you who are coming along. OnWednesday we will have a cleaning day. On Thursday wewill have a year end celebration in the afternoon. Yourchild may bring a treat to share if they wish. Thanks foryour support this year. I pray that you all have a safe andblessed summer.Wednesday - Cleaning DayThursday - Last day of JK
- Class celebration
S.K.1 - Mrs. Poort: Welcome to the last week of school.This school year seems to have gone by so quickly. Eachstudent has grown in many ways this year. It will be sad tosay goodbye.Monday - Storybook GardensWednesday - return library booksThursday - end of year class party and ice cream
JK2/SK2 - Miss Body: Welcome to our last week ofschool Can you believe it? It has been a great year. Thankyou for all your support and prayers.Monday - Field trip to Storybook GardensWednesday - Wrap up funThursday - Devotions in class with our buddy class
- Watching the grade 4 play- Last day of school.- Report cards go home
Grade 1 - Mrs. Schuster: Wow! It's hard to believe thatit is already the end of the school year! This week will beall different theme days. Thursday is our end of the yearclass party, if you are willing to donate a tub of vanilla icecream or any ice cream sundae toppings, please let meknow. Please do NOT send in any other food for our classparty as we will be celebrating with ice cream sundaes.Happy Birthday to Reid, Jon, Zakara and Tapanga who allcelebrate their birthdays over the summer! We hope andpray that God will continue to bless and keep you all! Areyou able to help wash toys at all this week? Please let meknow time and day that works in your schedule - a coupleof hours would be a great help!Monday - Bubble Theme DayTuesday - Graduate Tribute Assembly
- Beach Theme DayWednesday - Pizza Theme DayThursday - Ice Cream Theme Day
- End of Year Class PartyFriday - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!! 1:00pm
Dismissal- Report Cards Go Home
Grade 2A - Mrs. VanderPloeg: Welcome to the finalweek of the school year! Thank you for your love, prayersand encouragement this year - it has been a blessing! Wehave an exciting week ahead of us. Over the weekend, Isent an email with some notes about our week.Monday - Class Trip day! Pack snacks & lunch & be
ready for outdoor play!Tuesday - Library treat day!!
- Graduation Assembly - you're invited tocelebrate our Graduates!- Phys. Ed. {outdoors!}
Wednesday - Memory Work sharing- Class Party! {send in healthy treats for fruitsalad!}- Phys. Ed. {outdoors!}
Thursday - Read & Relax morning! Pack 3 favouritebooks, a stuffy, slippers & a blanket, if you'dlike!
Friday - LAST DAY! Dismissal at 1:00pm- Report Cards
Grade 2B/3B - Mrs. Horinga: Wow - what an amazingyear we have had! I have truly enjoyed this wonderful
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group of students. I wish you all a blessed summer anGod's protection in all you do. Here is our weekTuesday - Gr 3 splash pad - bring towel, bathing suit
and sunscreen.Wednesday - movie dayThursday - game day ( bring in your favorite board
games)Friday - Report cards come home
- Early 1:00 dismissal
Grade 3A - Mr. G. Hiemstra: Monies will be returnedin the report card envelope later this week for our trip.Remember swim suits, sun screen, and towel tomorrowfor our field trip. We will be leaving after 1 recess.st
Students may bring ball gloves along for playing at thepark. We will have no access to a microwave. Have ablessed summer holiday, grade 3!Tuesday - Know our song for the gr. 8 assemblyFriday - Watching a video of the book we are
reading: Mr. Hiemstra will bring popcorn anddrinks for our celebration of the year- We will receive our report card
Grade 4 - Mrs. VanAndel: Welcome to the last week ofgrade 4! I pray that you will all have a safe and funsummer!Monday - Music
- Service learning in the library- 5 Bible stories- Dress rehearsal of play for grade 8
Tuesday - Graduation Assembly 8:30- 5 Bible stories- Celebrate William's summer birthday!!!
Wednesday - A Midsummer Night's Dream performanceat 12:00- Music: bring recorders- 4 Bible stories
Thursday - A Midsummer Night's Dream performanceat 9:00- Celebrate Keaghan's summer birthday!!!- 3 Bible stories
Friday - Fun Day Activities- Early Dismissal at 1:00- Have a great summer!
Grade 5 - Mr. A. Hiemstra: Welcome to the very lastweek of school! I hope your child(ren) have had a greatyear! Stay tuned for an email regarding our end of yeartrip happening on Wednesday. Also, would you be willingto send your child to school with a snack or drink inThursday for our class party?Tuesday - Physical Education: bring gym clothes.Thursday - class party, please bring a snack.
- Physical Education: bring gym clothes.
Grade 6 - Mrs. Hickey: Welcome to the last week ofschool! Test envelopes will be sent home Tuesday. Returnany library books you still have.Tuesday - Grade 8 Tribute assembly (8:30)Wednesday - Phys. Ed. (gym strip)Thursday - Bring probability games for Math
(dice/spinners)- Pool party at Verkuyl's (12:15 - 3:30)
Friday - Report Cards
Grade 7 - Mrs. Racicot: Monday - bible test rewriteTuesday - Grade 8 Tribute Assembly hosts @ 8:30 amWednesday - visit to Vandendool farmThursday - visit to Renkema farm
- BBQ at Racicot homeFriday - Play Day
- early dismissal for SUMMER BREAK!
Grade 8 - Mr. Schaafsma: Welcome to the last few daysof your WCS journey. It seems like it was just yesterdaythat I welcomed you all to Grade 8 in September, and herewe are at the week of your graduation. I hope you will feelblessed by our school community over the next couple ofdays and I am looking forward to heading to camp withyou all later this week. Tuesday - Tribute Assembly
- Graduation Banquet/Ceremony be at schoolat 5 pm
Wed.-Fri. - Camp Mini Yo We
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: June 18 Tribute to Grade 8 Assembly - 8:30 am
Graduation Ceremonies - 8 pm19 Prayer Group - 8:30 am
Board of Directors Meeting19-21 Gr. 8 Camp Trip21 Report Cards
Last Day of School- 1pm dismissal22 WCS Golf Tournament24 Staff Meeting25-26 Staff Work Days