Partners in Parenting!
Winning the Prize!
On Saturday, I had a chance to see the 5th and 6th Grade Volleyball team play for the championship of the tournament. With each point scored, the tension grew. With every serve, the crowd became silent. With each great play, the crowd cheered in appreciation. And in the end, our team won 1st place! The team was jumping up and down, hugging, and squealing like I've not seen in a long time. The team and parents were all happy and excited because of what they had accomplished. All that enthusiastic tension got released in an instant when the final point was scored. I was reminded afterward of how much rejoicing there is in heaven when a sinner repents and is forgiven; when a believer enters eternity with God; when a person who was "lost" comes to faith... The volleyball rejoicing was based upon what the team had accomplished - 1st place! The heavenly rejoicing is based upon what Jesus has accomplished for us - eternal life! In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:10 Congratulations, volleyball team!
School Day Extended - Beginning November 1st!
On Monday, November 1st, we will end school at 3:15pm instead of 3:00pm. This will continue for the remainder of the school year. I discussed this at the last Coffee with the Principal, and the feedback I received was to add minutes to the end of the day instead of the beginning. We (the faculty and I) pledge to be outside for dismissal by 3:20pm every day. This will allow us to meet the required number of hours of instruction for the school year. We will still end half days at 11:30am as before. On occasion, athletic teams may need to leave at 3pm to arrive at games on time, but that will be rare.
No More Lunch Tickets - Beginning November 1st!
Beginning November 1st, we will only utilize our Fast Direct system to process our hot lunch accounting. We will automatically deduct from each family account what the child actually purchased during lunch. We will be able to utilize this for extra pizza, bagels on Thursday, and other lunchtime "extras." This will be helpful with cutting down time in the morning for teachers and keeping your hot lunch account known to you through Fast Direct at any time. I will explain this more next week.
This is directly from the school newsletter today.
In Christ,
Julian
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