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TUITION PAYING PARENTS/DONORS: We will notify you once the tax receipts are completed. We are currently waiting for the cost per student figures in order to print the receipts. PLEASE NOTE there is no requirement for the donation receipts to be issued by February 28th, but we will do our best to ensure that you receive them before that time.

Science Fair and Kindergarten Information Night: Please make note of February 17th on your calendar!! We hope that there will be a huge turnout for this evening. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to invite some friends along to view the school. This evening is for our whole community, not just parents, we hope relatives and friends will come too. There will be the Kindergarten Information seminar from 7pm to 8pm. The Science Fair and Open House will run from 6:30pm. - 8:30pm. Please come and see the Science Fair exhibits from all grades and bring a friend for a free tour of the school. We look forward to a great evening! A note to say thank you to those who volunteered to judge for us, if you come by the office you can pick up the question sheet so that you can peruse the questions and criteria before Feb. 17th. Otherwise you can have time to look at it Thursday, Feb. 17th before the judging begins.

Student Council - Valentine Bake Sale: Please note that we are having a Valentine's Day cookie sale on Monday, Feb. 14th. Cookies will be fifty cents each. Money raised will go to Student Council funds for Graduation. Please support us with your purchases. Also please remember to bring a Valentine for all your classmates, so that no one will be left out. You can also put a valentine in the box in the foyer for friends in other classes. All boxes will be placed in the foyer in the morning and students can come down and drop off their mail then - the filled boxes will be delivered to your classroom by second lunch. Thank you.

SAVE THE DATE: On Saturday, June 18^th, 2011 Brantford Christian School will be hosting their fourteenth Annual Golf Tournament at Brant Valley Golf. Mark your calendars with this important date! For more information email us at bcsgolftournament@gmail.com or contact a committee member: Mary Ann Benjamins 519-770-0824, Jantina Ellens 519-304-4206, Dave Guichelaar 519-753-8827.

Who do you know? Exciting plans are underway for this year’s Golf Tournament! In fact, soon we will send letters to local businesses requesting sponsorship. Please forward the names of any companies that you would suggest we contact to Mary Ann Benjamins at bcsgolftournament@gmail.com so that they will not be missed. It would be great if you put in a good word for BCS with any of your suppliers and business associates and let them know that we will be contacting them soon. Thanks!

Phonics: Our letter for this week is "f". Keep reviewing the name of the letters and the sound each one makes.

Theme: On Tuesday we talked about veterinarians. On Thursday, we will talk about librarians.

Trip: On Thursday, February 24th, we are planning to go to the fire station. Please let me know if you are able to drive and if so, how many car seats you can take.

Valentine's Day: We will celebrate on Tuesday, February 15th. A note went home on Tuesday. Wear red, pink or purple on Tuesday.

List 1: I assessed this on Monday and Wednesday. I'll send home a copy of the assessment or a certificate if your child could read all of the words. Keep reviewing them. I'll re-assess in two weeks.

Math: Keep working on reading number words and double digit numbers to 70, and printing double digit numbers.

Bake Sale: Cookies will be sold on Monday, February 14th, for 50¢ each. These are large cookies.

Monday, February 14th: Integrated day - love and friendship. We will be doing activities that are related to this theme and students may bring valentines and non-peanut snacks to share.

Word Wall Words: We are doing a review of 25 words this week. Please help our child go over them at home.

Bible: We are beginning a new unit in Bible called Jesus' Early Ministry. We will be learning about the miracles of Jesus, his baptism and temptation.

Cursive Writing: Yeah! It's finally time to begin our cursive writing booklet! The children have been waiting for this. We will be working our way through the alphabet for a few months. SB

Creation Studies: We are about half way through our "God Speaks Through Liquids, Solids, and Gases" unit. We are keeping our work at school so that we can display it at the Science Fair on Feb. 17.

Math: We are beginning Unit 7 on Addition and Subtraction without grouping. A letter will be sent home on Friday.

Spelling Dictation: List #18 - there are no challenge words this week. The test is on Friday.

We have finished our unit on mapping and tomorrow we will be starting a unit on magnets. A letter about the unit will go home tomorrow.

Math: Timetables, timetables, timetables! Grade 4 continues to work very hard on memorizing those timetables during this Multiplication unit. Any help you could give your child at home in memorizing the timetables (1-12) would be greatly appreciated.

Memory Work:

Friday, Feb. 12 - Spelling: Spelling test list #18. Special words: oxygen, microscope

Reading Record Sheets: Another month has gone by. The February reading sheets will be handed out today and I will be collecting the January sheets. Please return them to BCS as soon as possible.

Creation Studies: A study and review package on our Habitats and Communities unit will go home next week Wednesday, February 9, to prepare the students for their test on Friday, February 17. Please help your child review this unit by using the Review sheet on the back of the package.

Scholastic: A new scholastic book order form has been handed out to the students. Thank you for your continued support in this matter. Our class library has been growing and I have been replacing old worn copies of books with new ones when possible. Our prize box for the Reading auction in June is filling up thanks to your previous Scholastic orders.

Due date for this book order is Friday, February 12, 2011.

Grade 7 Lang. Arts: We are continuing our study of the novel "I Am David" - We are reading Chapter Two this week.

Grade 8 Lang. Arts: We are continuing our study of the novel "The Bronze Bow" - We will be reading Chapter One this week, now that we have completed our background information and research.

Grade 5 Math: We are studying number theory and will be having quizzes throughout the unit. Please make sure homework is complete.

Math - We have started our unit on measurement. We have learned about perimeter and circumference. For the rest of the week we will be concentrating on area.

Science - Projects are due on Friday. The students have worked really hard. They can't wait to show you what they've accomplished at the Science Fair. We will begin working on our oral presentations at the end of the week.

Socials - We will be going to the Safety Village on Friday afternoon. This is a great experience that gives our students an opportunity to connect with the community. If you would like to join us, contact the school.

Bible - We are beginning our study of the Gospels. Memory work is Matthew 5:1-12. Due at the end of February.

In Grade 5 Science, we have been working in class on the Science Fair project each student is required to complete. As all projects are due on February 15th, it is important for you to help your child as necessary. This Wednesday and Thursday (Feb. 9 & 10), Grade 5 students will devote their energy in fine tuning and printing all completed and saved work for their display board and written report. Some students have not completed all the required sections of the project and may need your help at home. All students have a timeline outline of Science Fair project requirements. On Monday, Grade 5 will be assembling their experiments in class as well as stapling all information, photos, pictures, etc. on their display boards (provided). We are completing the study of Isaiah and understanding how this prophet helps tie the Old Testament to the New Testament through his many prophesies. We also had a guest speaker that spoke about fish, aquariums and scuba diving. Reminder to all parents to read and sign Grade 5 agenda books each school day. In addition, all school work including agenda books should go back to school with your child each day. Thank you. Mr. Hensen

Please refer to Notes from Mr. Hartholt on the website. You will find it under "Student Corner". Click on Notes from Mr. H. All important dates are listed on my web page. Please check it out!!!!!!!

Parents, I apologize for any confusion regarding the sketch schedule from the past number of weeks. I have now updated each sketch schedule for the remainder of this school year and have distributed them to the students. I will post reminders in the Link each week that will match the new schedule. If we have any further snow days or unexpected changes to the schedule due to sports events or class trips, I will post a note in the Link. As before, I will continue to write the assignments on the classroom homework boards and encourage the students to write the assignment and due date in their agenda. Thank you for your understanding and supporting your child in completing their assignments on time.

We are continuing to learn the recorder. Please encourage your children to try out for their Karate Belts in recorder!

There is only one way to get better at guitar...practice at home!!! 10 minutes a day will make a huge difference.

Continue to learn "open the eyes of my heart" and "mighty to save" to practice strumming.

We are going to be competing on Friday April 1, 2011 at 10:30AM for Kiwanis! Mark your calendars to come and see and help drive!!!

Please refer to Sports on the website for all the latest results of our athletic competitions/event.

Basketball - Both the Girls and Boys Basketball teams will be playing 2 exhibition games against Braemar House School. The first game will be here at BCS on Thursday February the 3rd. The girls will start at 4:00 p.m. and the boys will follow. The second game will be the following week on Thursday February the 10th. This game will be played at Braemar School.

Hockey - We have been invited to the Niagara District Hockey Tournament in Grimsby. The only information that I have at this point is that it will be on Thursday, February 17th. I will send info home with the kids as soon as I get it. We still have 1 practice which I will try to schedule for the Tuesday the 15th.

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Upcoming Events	Grade 4
General Information	Mrs. Murray
	Mrs. Roth
Junior Kindergarten	Mrs. Vandersar Mr. Hensen
Senior Kindergarten	Mr. Summerhays
Grade 1	Mrs. Dreise
Grade 2	Mrs. Van Hoffen
Grade 3	Mr. Hartholt

Thurs.	Feb. 17	Kindergarten Info., evening 7-8 Open House 6:30-8:30 pm Science Fair 6:30-8:30 pm
Fri.	Feb.18	PA Day**
Mon.	Feb. 21	Family Day**
Thurs.	Feb. 22	Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs.	Feb. 24	Basketball Tournament, Dundas
Tues.	Mar. 1	Comm. Relations Mtg. 7 p.m.
F-M	Mar.11-21	Spring Break, Incl.**
Tues.	Mar. 22	Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Sat.	Jun. 18	BCS Golf Tournament


	Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119: 89