Our first Parent Enrichment seminar will take place on Thursday, November 3rd. 

Every parent encounters moments that require helping our children navigate stressful or anxious situations. We are grateful to have CIFT as a resource in this area and are confident that this presentation will be informative, resourceful, and encouraging to any parents looking for strategies and resources.

If you plan on attending, please RSVP on or before November 1st HERE!  

This event is coordinated by our Community Connections Department.  Questions? Email Ali Bray at abray@marinerscs.org.

Please note that the Western Wear Dress day previously scheduled for 11/4 has been cancelled. 

We will instead have a School Spirit Dress Day scheduled for Monday (11/7). See deatils below.

As we approach the end of the first quarter, we want to remind families about the MCS Attendance Policy (click for Attendance Policy). 

Regular attendance and punctuality are vital to success and provide students the maximum benefit from their MCS education.  Some additional reminders:

Fun for the Whole Family!

Food Trucks, Laser Tag, Bubble Ball Soccer, DJ-run Field Games, Pony Derby Raceway, MCS Spirit Wear and so much more!!

You don't want to miss out on all the fun!!

TICKETS: TICKETS are $10 and cover all activities at the Fall-A-Palooza except food. PRE-SALE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD UNTIL 11/2. Tickets sold at the gate on the day of the event are $15. Purchase your tickets at: marinerscs.org/fallapalooza

TEAL WRISTBANDS ARE YOUR TICKETS: You MUST wear your teal wristbands to enter, otherwise you will need to repurchase tickets at the door.Wristbands will be handed out Friday 11/4 to the eldest child in the family.

FOOD OPTIONS: A fun selection of Food and Dessert Trucks will be available for food purchase.  You may bring in your own food/drinks if desired. (No Alcoholic Beverages)

BRAND NEW MCS SPIRIT WEAR will be available to purchase, including chairs and blankets. Bring your cash or checks! You may bring your own picnic seating items as well.

Click here for printable Fall-A-Palooza flyer.

To extend the Fall-A-Palooza celebration, all MCS students may dress in any fun color combinations of Teal, Black, and White on Monday, November 7th. If they attended the Fall-A-Palooza, they can use their teal wristbands as part of their dress attire. We will be selling some new SPIRIT WEAR items at Fall-A-Palooza, and they can also keep any face painting or MCS tattoos to wear on 11/7. All students can show their school spirit creatively, whether they attended the Fall-A-Palooza or not. 

Free Dress Guidelines Reminders:

• All students are to have a neat, clean and modest appearance at all times, including free dress days
• Girls' shorts or skirts must be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee
• If leggings are worn, tops must extend past the fingertips
• Shoes with heels higher than 1/2" may not be worn
• Tank tops must have width of three fingers
• Jeans are acceptable on free dress days
• Students are not to wear: torn clothes, pajamas, sweats or yoga pants, excessively tight-fitting clothes, spaghetti straps, tops that expose the midriff, clothing with cut-outs, or costume-type clothing

Dear MCS Families -

I hope you are off to a great start for the 2016/17 school year! My own children are settling in nicely and enjoying their new classrooms and routines. I continue to be thrilled to have my kids here, as they grow and develop spiritually, are challenged academically, and are enriched through their specialist classes. I have seen each one grow in their own unique ways through the years and am blown away by how each and every teacher has gotten to know them as individuals to meet them where they are at.

Our first Preview Night for the 2017/18 school year is coming up on November 3rd at 6:30 pm. 

I share that with you for two reasons: 

First , 

that means our applications for the 2017/18 school year will be opening November 3rd, as well. As current MCS Families, your child will receive  priority through the admissions process. If you have younger children that you would like to have attend Mariners Christian School next year, please complete their applications online as close to November 3rd as possible. We will be accepting applications for new students during this time, as well, so it is important that we know how many spots to hold for current families. Don't hesitate to come by my office or call if you have any questions!

Second , each year, the majority of our new families come through referrals from you. Thank you for championing our school! We know that, as a Christian School for Christian Families, we are not for everyone, but we know that you know those families that might be looking for a school that focuses on developing the whole child with excellent Spiritual Development, dynamic academics, and exceptional enrichment classes, all with the goal of bringing glory to God! Please consider who you might know that would benefit from our MCS community. Thank you for trusting your friends and family to us. I am committed to walking through the admissions process with them with great attention and care. 

Please review the invitation to our Preview Events and feel free to stop by the front desk or my office if you would like some copies to share with your friends or family members. You can also share an electronic version from our website at www.marinerschristianschool.com/admissions/preview-events/   

Thank you in advance,

Ashlee Cowell

Admissions Director

1. Share a quick video, tweet, post, or photo telling how you heard about MCS and something you love about MCS on Facebook or Twitter by December 20th, 2016.
    
2. #ourmcsstory your post and, on Facebook, make sure it's set to public and you've liked our page (so we can find your story and enter you into the drawing!)
    
3. OPTIONAL! Tag a fellow parent or teacher to share their story and keep the fun going! 

We will have a Gulu FUNdraiser Dine Out option for our families on Wednesday, November 16th, at Mendocino Farms (both the Irvine and Costa Mesa locations)!

SAVE THE DATE OF Wednesday, November 16th! This is a great way to support our friends at Christ the Center Ministries in Gulu, Uganda.

Click for flyer with restaurant locations and 20% coupon.

Present the flyer to the cashier.

Please take a moment to review the enclosed (click)  Community Connections 2016-2017 and save the dates as appropriate.  

All Moms and Dads will want to mark their calendar for the Thursday, December 15th, Legacy Morning "Raising Resilient & Successful Kids; parenting with the end in mind."

The PTF would like to thank our MCS community for your support of the Spirit Rock launch!  We are 100% sold out!  

You can check your date(s) at any time by visiting http://marinerscs.org/spiritrock and you will receive a reminder by email a couple of days prior to your paint date.

For any questions, please contact Tracy Porco at tracyporco@hotmail.com. 

By the way, Happy 7th Birthday Ford! 

We hope it was a great one!

This list is provided to you by our Parent Teacher Fellowship.

Click here for Morning & Afternoon Carpool Policy

Click here for Early Check-Out Policy

"I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14

MCS Families - Come out and support your LIONS at next week's games:

Mon (10/24) at 3:30: 6th Girls' Basketball @ Harbor Day vs. Harbor Day

Thu (10/27) at 3:15: 7th Girls' Basketball @ MCS vs. Grace Christian

Fri (10/28) at 3:30: 7th Boys' Football @ Calvary Costa Mesa vs. Calvary Costa Mesa

Thank you coaches and parents for supporting our Fall Athletics. For a complete schedule of practices and games, CLICK HERE.

Go MCS LIONS!

View the video above for a quick snapshot of the Technical Arts students at Disneyland.

Technical Arts students took a field trip to the Disneyland Resort to participate in a Technical Theatre Workshop! This 3-hour workshop allowed MCS Tech Arts students to sit and discuss with Award Winning scenic designer, technical director and draftsman, Joe Holbrook! The Disneyland Resort excels in Entertainment workshops and it's designed to provide students with the highest quality arts education experiences available anywhere.  They adhere to guidelines developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations for the National Standards for Arts Education. Our Premium Technical Theatre workshop reinforced many of the Achievement Standards which are part of our curriculum here at MCS! 

Students were able to construct imaginative set possibilities and collaborate with students to communicate and work together. Students analyzed story scenes and set design to discover, articulate, and justify creative choices and how they illicit emotional responses of people. Finally, they were able to constructively evaluate their own and other's collaborative efforts!

The Technical Arts III Leadership class took a trip to Segerstrom Center for the Arts! Students took a 90-minute tour that allowed them to discover and appreciate the intricacies of Segerstrom. 

Joined by MCS' very own Middle School Musical Director, Ms. Spurgin, students got to discover what a day at Segerstrom looks like. 

Do you have a passion for helping others? Do you have high school, ministry, or organization service hours to complete? Do you have a special place in your heart for MCS and middle school students? If you have a desire and heart for helping middle school studentsm you are invited to apply to be a MCS Tutor! 

MCS Middle School is launching an after school tutoring program, and MCS Alumni are warmly invited to apply as volunteer tutors. The program will offer after school tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00-4:00 on campus. 

We are looking for dedicated tutors, particularly in the subjects of Math, Science, History and English. If you are interested in applying, please click here for the application packet. 

If you are interested in finding out more, contact Mrs. Willis cwillis@marinerscs.org or 714-437-1700. MCS Middle School would love your partnership in creating this after school tutoring program for our amazing middle school students!