tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46598331137255106742024-03-13T08:56:34.780-07:00Rock Community Christian SchoolRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-59622807796015334352011-09-19T19:57:00.001-07:002011-09-19T20:35:00.668-07:00September Happenings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvejMw1RqyHeNbRkvp6WqvSD0khV-qD7JbQ8MomjMqbHjrpKv1vhxxXCDWw9DFU5QdcbUNSUykIcT6H41NdLY08ojn7lDQScN4UB7EZylALg9K38pIo6xZrRAQwJNxGxyOJF9ES4Ra1w/s1600/welcome+back+to+school+clip+art_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvejMw1RqyHeNbRkvp6WqvSD0khV-qD7JbQ8MomjMqbHjrpKv1vhxxXCDWw9DFU5QdcbUNSUykIcT6H41NdLY08ojn7lDQScN4UB7EZylALg9K38pIo6xZrRAQwJNxGxyOJF9ES4Ra1w/s200/welcome+back+to+school+clip+art_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654275857799279634" /></a>What a whirlwind of a month it's already been with the first two weeks and our first field trip already behind us! Praise be to God who is so ever faithful in providing over and abundantly beyond all that we ask or think.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Albion Hills Orchard Trip - What a Blast!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGgz5ezFW0o5RLvzosC80PaDnhyphenhyphentYOOEkaOysfDY6FtZuoPKkTks-kYTKQZ33I43bbLEOWqqXPA8Z2rYgexVktqZWbFFMwy85n-O23gaOAuFDo5JTu94-yPU_SG0IJg0_aw1p3QPEOrA/s1600/apples_albion+orchard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGgz5ezFW0o5RLvzosC80PaDnhyphenhyphentYOOEkaOysfDY6FtZuoPKkTks-kYTKQZ33I43bbLEOWqqXPA8Z2rYgexVktqZWbFFMwy85n-O23gaOAuFDo5JTu94-yPU_SG0IJg0_aw1p3QPEOrA/s200/apples_albion+orchard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654278148624945506" /></a>I have to say that last Thursday's filed trip to Albion Hills Orchard was my favourite field trip we've had so far! The orchard staff came up to Janette and I repeatedly to thank us for coming and told us that our kids were the nicest kids they'd ever had on a tour! What a blessing! For all of you parents who took photos on Thursday, please select your best ones and e-mail them to me at: speedqueenjean@gmail.com so I can save them for our Yearbook at the end of the year!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cold and Flu Season</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeZ81LSCZQ3SEanORbnlrIRvgGboZLXkGVSJVFxTvlIJKS-DhQFYE8BCFrSz_IA9VM2JQxX8Xd_ZZM7vh5IedNhAA9lG3fZM_fsxQM3Fy1RenjSbRk80P0DVf3KKYkdnYbx42L4WXb84/s1600/flu-season.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeZ81LSCZQ3SEanORbnlrIRvgGboZLXkGVSJVFxTvlIJKS-DhQFYE8BCFrSz_IA9VM2JQxX8Xd_ZZM7vh5IedNhAA9lG3fZM_fsxQM3Fy1RenjSbRk80P0DVf3KKYkdnYbx42L4WXb84/s200/flu-season.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654279283393330738" /></a>As we have already noticed, cold and flu season is already upon us and this is just a reminder to educate your children on frequent hand-washing, proper sneezing and coughing methods, refraining from sharing food, and of course to keep your child at home with the presence of fever or other flu-like symptoms. We will begin enforcing a new school policy that children with fever or illness will rest under adult supervision at all times until parents can come to take them home.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Picture Day Coming Up! - Thursday September 29, 2011</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmP-s0ubaN3um8jjjaYv0aVZQoWvZ5IUuJee_3DPf5tmChDdk4Chyphenhyphen2RZBcLtq9ZOhuTe071E19TK1_X2MVIRZmv00vCnxmXJ0nbcOb_nZRuhvTfGHRlJLKPJ5KvjcCbQKnoJEBTzt9Fg/s1600/say_cheese_card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmP-s0ubaN3um8jjjaYv0aVZQoWvZ5IUuJee_3DPf5tmChDdk4Chyphenhyphen2RZBcLtq9ZOhuTe071E19TK1_X2MVIRZmv00vCnxmXJ0nbcOb_nZRuhvTfGHRlJLKPJ5KvjcCbQKnoJEBTzt9Fg/s200/say_cheese_card.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654280117722055234" /></a>Just a reminder that all individual shots and class photos will be taken on Thursday September 29, 2011. Choose solid colours or simple patterns to complement the blue background of the photo. <br /><br />God bless everyone, as we embark on a new school year together!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Teacher JeanRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-36871952539527322882011-05-18T04:43:00.001-07:002011-05-18T04:54:16.264-07:00Rock School Information Session - Sunday May 22, 2011<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23745090?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br />Dear Parents, <br /><br />Praise the Lord for a truly amazing 2010-2011 school year! We are happy to announce that as of September 2011, the Rock School will now be offering full-time JK/SK classes (Monday to Friday) as well as school grades 1 to 7. For details about scheduling changes tuition fees, and registration deadlines please join us for a school information session immediately following service in the main chapel on Sunday May 22, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. See you there!<br /><br />Teachers Jen and JeanRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-49030944288175457272010-12-21T23:30:00.000-08:002010-12-22T06:58:59.254-08:002010 RCCS Christmas Play VideoDear Parents,<br /><br />Praise God for blessing us with a fantastic Christmas performance by all of our children! We are so very humbled and blessed by the Lord's smiling face shining upon us through this wonderful memory. Enjoy this little video presentation we have prepared for you. God bless you all and Merry Christmas!<br /><br />Love, Teacher Jen and Teacher Jean<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18068699" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/18068699">2010 RCCS Christmas Play</a> <br /><br /><iframe align="center" src="http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?group_id=&user_id=42246184@N06&set_id=72157625524409967&text=2010+RCCS+Christmas+Play" frameBorder="0" width="400" height="500" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-6961861228721659282010-10-18T19:22:00.000-07:002010-10-18T19:33:08.068-07:00Picture Day this Thursday October 21st!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.liquid-design.com/Samples/Resources/saycheese.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="http://www.liquid-design.com/Samples/Resources/saycheese.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Dear Parents and Teachers,<div><br /></div><div>Just a reminder that this coming Thursday October 21st will be our school picture day! Please make sure to comb your child's hair and dress him/her neatly, preferably with bright, solid colors. John Christianson will be taking photos of all the kids in all of our classes, including Preschool, JK, SK-Grade 1, and Grades 2 to 5. Thank you!</div><div><br /></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br /></div><div>Teacher Jean</div>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-78254031239507774162010-09-20T21:51:00.001-07:002010-09-20T21:59:21.802-07:00Fall Field Trip to Whittamore's Farm (Steeles and Markham Rd.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDBC0ne8xWKE-aBagv82hdVzB3X_kIJ5tkO8H5ktoU3_CPJEWW0Gm7wrEfFG5WWUedvHUOYSCUsZIfacQR32u-OUSDp49UyzW5CPIrJ1aRbLH7Cc5180In6-bH1ESxte5W0WFMA97vz8/s1600/farm_clipart.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 162px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519226901254909650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDBC0ne8xWKE-aBagv82hdVzB3X_kIJ5tkO8H5ktoU3_CPJEWW0Gm7wrEfFG5WWUedvHUOYSCUsZIfacQR32u-OUSDp49UyzW5CPIrJ1aRbLH7Cc5180In6-bH1ESxte5W0WFMA97vz8/s200/farm_clipart.gif" /></a> Dear Parents,<br /><div></div><br /><div>We are delighted to report that all of our students are settling in nicely to a new school year and arrive at school bright-eyed and enthusiastic, ready to learn! We are pleased to announce our first school field trip will take place on Friday October 1st from 10am to noon at Whittamore's Farm (Steeles and Markham Rd.) All students at RCCS from Preschool to School-aged children are all welcome to attend. Parents and Grandparents are also more than welcome to join us for a day of fun on the farm. A visit with the farm animals, a wagon ride through the forest, and a cornstalk maze are among the fun activities you have to look forward to. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The cost per person is $7.50, taxes included. Please provide payment to your child's teacher no later than Friday September 24, 2010. Please also pray for a beautiful, sunny day! (Last year we had fun in the rain but we'd love for some fun in the sun this year.)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>God Bless You All,</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Teacher Jean</div><br /><div></div>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-72354677077060021822010-04-29T19:15:00.000-07:002010-05-03T19:15:40.078-07:00Rock School 2010 Video PresentationThank you to all the parents who attended our information night this evening. For those of you who were unable to make it, we will be holding another information night before our July 1 registration deadline. To obtain all the information that was covered, including a copy of the brochure outlining all of the fees and staffing for 2010, please speak to either one of us. Also, for your enjoyment, here is the video presentation that we prepared for you all to celebrate our first year as a school. Praise the Lord for blessing us far beyond all that we could ask or think! <br /><br />Teachers Jen and Jean<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11324361&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11324361&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-82313250886771913342010-04-16T10:28:00.000-07:002010-04-18T20:50:48.957-07:00Fall 2010 Enrolment and Information Night - Thursday April 29, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11031297&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=c9ff23&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11031297&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=c9ff23&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><br />Dear Parents,<br /><br />Our first year of Rock Community Christian School has been more blessed than we could have imagined. The students' outstanding academic achievement is truly only the beginning. We've enjoyed the privilege of studying God's Word together and watching the children hide countless life-giving verses in their hearts. Beginning each day with praise and worship puts us in the right mind set and seeing the children seek God's presence throughout the day makes everything we're doing worthwhile. The Lord's Spirit is undeniably present among us both in and out of the classroom. Even our field trips and our Christmas play were so blessed in ways that we couldn't have prepared on our own.<br /><br /><strong>Preschool for 2-3 year olds</strong>, will continue in September. It will continue to be twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.<br /><br /><strong>Junior Kindergarten</strong> will also be twice a week, all day Tuesday and Thursday.<br /><br /><strong>Senior Kindergarten and Grade One</strong> will be four days a week, Tuesday to Friday.<br /><br />Information regarding curriculum, fees, schedule, staff, and extra-curricular activities will all be available at our first information session on Thursday April 29th at 7:30-8:30 p.m.<br /><br />If you are interested in sending your child, or just want to hear what we're planning, please do come and hear/see what we have to share. Feel free to pass along the message to any friends or family who might be interested in attending our information session as well.<br /><br />God bless,<br /><br />Teacher JenRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-67633171565998170202010-03-12T10:27:00.001-08:002010-03-12T10:36:32.635-08:00Spring News!Dear Parents,<br /><br />We hope you are enjoying the surprisingly warm weather that we've been granted this first week of our March Break! As we gear up for our final term of school we are happy to announce that our JK's have already met their end-of-year grade-level expectations in both language and mathematics. We will be spending the last couple of months of school re-inforcing those rapidly developing reading skills and pushing forward with some new concepts in mathematics.<br /><br />Our SK's are also right on track with their reading, writing, and math skills. We have assigned several pages of math homework for the SK's to practice all the addition skills that they have been learning over the last several months.<br /><br />Ever since the New Year, all the kids have become somewhat rusty with their weekly memory verses...especially the French ones! We encourage you to continue to practice these with your little ones...even just once a day for 2 to 3 minutes will really help them hide these words in their hearts forever.<br /><br />Last but not least, we are pleased to announce that Rock Community Christian School will be moving forward with a new school year in the fall! We will be accepting enrolment in the near future for JK to Grade 1. Grade 1 and SK will be four days a week (Tuesday-Friday) while the JK class will continue twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our Preschool will also continue to operate in the fall as well. Stay tuned for a school information session that will be held early this spring where you can ask all of your questions.<br /><br />God Bless you all and see you all next week at March in Motion!<br /><br />In Christ,<br />Teachers Jen and JeanRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-62809793091919694702010-01-19T18:21:00.000-08:002010-01-19T18:39:19.218-08:00Notre Pere - The Lord's Prayer in French<a href="http://www.sbarnabas.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/praying-hands.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.sbarnabas.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/praying-hands.jpg" /></a> Dear Parents,<br /><br />As of this week, our children will now be learning the Lord's prayer in both English and French as part of their daily recitations. They will be learning the English version in the King James Version, which may sound a little challenging at first, but we are going through the prayer line by line and explaining the meaning of each verse one at a time. We will be sending handouts of the English version home in the homework folder on Thursday. In the mean time, if you wish to view the full words to the Lord's Prayer, click here: <a href="http://www.namesandthingszone.com/user/The%20Lord%27s%20Prayer.bmp">The Lord's Prayer</a>.<br /><br />The French version will seem quite long and difficult at first, but as in all of the other French memory verses, we are confident that the children will learn it in due time with just a little bit of practice.<br /><br />The French version of the Lord's prayer is available to hear on the audio player on the right margin of this site where it says, "Notre Pere". Please refer to this often to help your child hear the correct pronunciation.<br /><br />As in all of our other memory verses, we are planting seeds now that will bear fruit for the rest of their lives. It's okay if your child does not fully understand the prayer now. If they can commit it to memory now, the words will minister to them for the rest of their lives.<br /><br />What a blessing and privilege it is to see our children being planted and growing in His Word.<br /><br />God Bless,<br /><br />Teachers Jen and JeanRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-26220764709119178202010-01-11T11:42:00.000-08:002010-01-11T12:04:40.620-08:00Field Trip to Reptilia - Friday January 15, 2010Hello Parents,<br /><br />Just a final reminder that our Winter Field Trip to Reptilia will take place this coming Friday January 15 at 10:00 a.m. The class and zoo tour will last a total of one hour and a half so that we should be finished by 11:30 a.m. Please check Reptilia's website at <a href="http://www.reptilia.org/">http://www.reptilia.org/</a> for location details.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://eightpawsclipart.3lmt.com/images/peterpan/crocodile1.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 155px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://eightpawsclipart.3lmt.com/images/peterpan/crocodile1.gif" /></a> Our trip will begin with a one-hour interactive class where a zoo keeper will provide a fun and interactive lesson about different kinds of reptiles and the students will have a chance to ask questions and touch live snakes, alligators, and other live animals. The class will be followed by a guided tour of the Reptile Zoo and an opportunity for all the students and parents to explore the zoo and check out their favorite animals including 2 live Nile Crocodiles and a White Alligator!<br /><br />Just a reminder that the cost per person is $9. For those parents who have not yet done so, please remember to bring your cash payment for the field trip to school no later than this Tuesday. Parents and younger siblings are welcome to join us. Children 3 years and under are free. </p><p>Also, Parent-Teacher interviews continue this week right after school at 2:30 p.m. This is our opportunity as teachers, to provide some more detailed feedback on your child's progress and to give you an opportunity to ask us any questions you wish.</p><p><br />Looking forward to more great interviews and a wonderful field trip!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Teachers Jen and Jean</p>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-15664338525814089542010-01-11T10:15:00.000-08:002010-01-11T15:04:50.533-08:00Praise the Lord for an amazing Christmas Play!Dear Parents,<br /><br />Welcome back and Happy New Year! As we look forward to another wonderful year of learning and memories with our children, we just want to take a moment to praise the Lord for blessing us so abundantly with such an awesome first semester of school and by topping it off with such a wonderful Christmas Play! How can we move forward without first celebrating such a memorable event with some pictures? Here are just a few to bring a smile to your face as we remember how adorably everybody looked and performed that night...Thank you, Lord for continuously bringing smiles to our faces through our blessed school!<br /><br />Gratefully looking forward to a blessed New Year,<br /><br />Teachers Jen and Jean<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frockcommunitychurch%2Falbumid%2F5425550759241356625%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-30530708758579196722009-10-29T14:30:00.001-07:002009-10-29T14:51:52.536-07:00Extra-Curricular Drama Program and MOPS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cpfpei.pe.ca/ESW/Images/Drama.png?2467"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://cpfpei.pe.ca/ESW/Images/Drama.png?2467" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dear Parents,<br /><br />Christmas is just around the corner and as you already know, our children are bursting at the seams with the desire to perform! We are planning a wonderful Christmas play for them to prepare, but due to the lack of class time available to practice, we are setting up the drama program as an extra-curricular activity that will take place on 4 Fridays in November and December. The dates have been marked on our school calendar here on our website. They are November 6 and 20, and December 4, and 11. All of our kids who are currently attending public school should be available on those dates. This program will run in conjunction with MOPS so that those of you with younger children that are preschool age can also come out and have fun preparing a fun Christmas performance. The cost per person will be $30 and will be payable on the first date of the class. The class will run from 10 am to 12 pm followed by lunch time. For the purpose of planning, please indicate as soon as possible whether your child will be participating in this program. Let the show begin!<br /><br />Teachers Jen and Jean<br /><br />One special note: The school calendar has also been updated with dates for our upcoming Christmas and March Breaks, as well as our next school field trip in January. Thank you!Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-5631718270166093232009-10-23T06:02:00.000-07:002009-10-23T06:04:39.865-07:00Memory Verses Now Available to Hear!Dear Parents,<div><br /></div><div>As you can see on the side margin, the audio versions of all of our children's memory verses in both English and French are now available to help you practice with your children. Just click on the beginning letter of the verse of your choice to hear it recited. You can scroll down the list for the latter verses of the alphabet. Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Teachers Jen and Jean</div>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-26103463229520531312009-10-22T12:09:00.000-07:002009-10-24T06:36:07.177-07:00Homework Reminder for Parents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://bearspace.baylor.edu/Keith_Meyer/www/Images/homework.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 163px;" src="https://bearspace.baylor.edu/Keith_Meyer/www/Images/homework.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Dear Parents,<div><br /></div><div>We had a very adorable Picture Day today...thank you for dressing up your little ones in such adorable little outfits. Each one of them was very excited and happy to be photographed. Our photographer, John Christianson was getting quite creative with the individual and group shots and will be preparing the photos for the parents to view over the course of the next couple of weeks. Once photos are ready, we will update you with details on how to order pictures.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just a reminder to parents that the purpose of homework assignments is so that parents can assist their children on perfecting and reinforcing the handwriting and math skills that they are learning in class. <b>Please ensure that you sit with your child and encourage them to use proper formation, particularly with handwriting homework.</b> We noticed in the past couple of weeks that homework has been coming back to school obviously done by the children alone. We do encourage you to encourage your children to do the homework independently (where they hold the pencil themselves) but that you are still there to supervise in case of sloppiness or error in letter formation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please also continue practicing memory verses with your children on a daily basis. This week's memory verse, John 3:16, is a particularly long one in both English and French and will require a little bit of extra time. The French memory verses are just about ready to become available here on our web site within the next couple of days so please stay tuned for that resource as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you very much and God bless you all,</div><div><br /></div><div>Teachers Jen and Jean</div><div> </div>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-75246097833350906012009-10-14T14:28:00.000-07:002009-10-22T12:32:19.524-07:00Picture Day - Thursday October 22 @ 9:30 am.!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNf6M84iPcXAR5cLODIK9dzBU_0ZfPcSa9WM7EOfVGaGnhMN96ZMW3D9J-m1ZZGDDbggDQlYRE0qA1a6m2XvG1_Mf_jZQxEPS8EFaOj4l6vlAcSYqZHj9ZnHbw1tCLMwjQQ4carwZQuc/s400/Say+Cheese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNf6M84iPcXAR5cLODIK9dzBU_0ZfPcSa9WM7EOfVGaGnhMN96ZMW3D9J-m1ZZGDDbggDQlYRE0qA1a6m2XvG1_Mf_jZQxEPS8EFaOj4l6vlAcSYqZHj9ZnHbw1tCLMwjQQ4carwZQuc/s400/Say+Cheese.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hello Parents,<br /><br />We will be having our school picture day next week on Thursday October 22 @ 9:30 a.m. sharp! Please come to school a little bit early on that day so we can get ready for photos. We are planning on taking outdoor photos (weather permitting) so please dress your kids appropriately. Looking forward to capturing even more memories!<br /><br />God bless you all this week,<br /><br />Teachers Jen and JeanRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-9680830773117177622009-10-09T15:06:00.000-07:002009-10-09T19:06:39.044-07:00The most fun you can have in the rain!!!Hi Everyone,<br /><br />I don't know about you, but that was the most fun I've ever had in the rain! At first I was so disappointed when I woke up this morning that the weather was so wet and there was no sign of letting up, but the Lord showed us all that his Spirit can shine through "whether it rains or pours". Praise be to God for giving us such a fun-filled day of feeding farm animals climbing through obstacle courses, picking our own pumpkins, and of course a bumpy wagon ride...all in the rain! Thank you to all the parents for being such sports and thank you to our awesome God for making our first school trip such a memorable one!<br /><br />-Teacher Jean<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6991152&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6991152&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6991152">RCCS Farm Field Trip 2009</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user400347">Rock Community Church</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Rock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659833113725510674.post-54486566664153626572009-10-07T08:41:00.001-07:002009-10-07T09:52:29.389-07:00What an Awesome First Month of School!Hello Parents!<br /><br />We wanted to thank you all for your support in what's been an amazing first month of school! The kids have already progressed so much, learning how to properly write almost ten letters, memorized 4 bible verses in both English and French, and are now already learning how to put letter sounds together to make blends. We have felt the Lord smiling down upon us with each child in the class so enthusiastic and ready to learn and all of us having had so much fun teaching them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhzdX-lBXKgun2b-fDYcc9eGENqcoxqugXRKgikJ3j37aKOAIWOHeWewxIvE-CQtIlLEVL-iBjA6lOhIqD43A2iQqIF_UKpmTppSzZ9NXzobRZbMHZ-k8E0nyL9gBRgUASmRJdFe2GLE/s1600-h/pumpkins2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhzdX-lBXKgun2b-fDYcc9eGENqcoxqugXRKgikJ3j37aKOAIWOHeWewxIvE-CQtIlLEVL-iBjA6lOhIqD43A2iQqIF_UKpmTppSzZ9NXzobRZbMHZ-k8E0nyL9gBRgUASmRJdFe2GLE/s200/pumpkins2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389893995586493554" border="0" /></a>As a reminder, we will be going on our first field trip to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Forsythe Family Farm</span> located on Kennedy Road just north of Major Mackenzie Drive this coming <span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday October 9, 2009. </span> Click on the following link for a full map and directions: <a href="http://www.forsythefamilyfarms.ca/">http://www.forsythefamilyfarms.ca/</a><br /><br />Our guided school tour will begin promptly at <span style="font-weight: bold;">10 a.m.</span> so please arrive no later than <span style="font-weight: bold;">9:45 a.m.</span> so that we can get organized before the tour starts. The tour will last until <span style="font-weight: bold;">1 p.m. </span>including lunch time. Please dress yourselves and your children warmly with abundant layers since we will be outside the entire time. A special note that the farm has asked that we all pack <span style="font-weight: bold;">litterless lunches</span> that we can take back home with us when we are done.<br /><br />Thank you very much and see you all at the farm!<br /><br />God Bless,<br /><br />Teachers Jen, Jean, and HannahRock Community Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385545913388113621noreply@blogger.com0