"Building a firm foundation through Christ-centered education"
The Light Has Come
It was so beautiful to see and hear our 2nd and 3rd graders sharing about the true meaning of the season in song during this week's Christmas Choral Program. The auditorium was packed with Parents, Grandparents, and Friends. It is such a privilege to be able honor the Lord at school!
Safe and Secure School Environment
Please take a moment to read the important security measures we are taking for the safety or all.
School Entrance:You may have noticed some of the new equipment around the front entrance. We've added some features to our lobby security system, including an entry camera and buzzer system. As a next step in school safety, we can now keep our main entrance doors locked throughout the school day, an additional layer of student security.
Beginning Monday, January 9th, our exterior lobby doors will remain locked at all times.When you come to school, please plan to use the intercom pad located to the right of the main doors. Visitors will be buzzed in by either the receptionist or front office staff. All other existing visitor and carpool procedures will remain unchanged. Thank you for your cooperation as we seek to provide a safe and secure school environment.
THANK YOU:
Annual Fund Progress Towards 100% Family Participation
We are moving quickly towards 25% Family Participation, and our entire faculty and staff is truly thankful! With just 125 more families pledging their support before Christmas break, our first benchmark will be reached, and Mr. Moore will fulfill his (crazy yet dedicated!) promise to be duct-taped on the playground for some student fun at recess (Now that is commitment!).
Enjoy this video featuring our Annual Fund Parent Ambassadors, created by one of our Alumni Asher Segelken (currently a freshman studying Entrepreneurship at Loyola Marymount): CLICK for video.
Honoring the Lord with Drums! The chapel ended with a joyful worship experience with Mr. Lucas leading "Little Drummer Boy" with a full student body chopstick drum corp!
In chapel this week, the 1st-5th grade students heard the personal narratives of Mary, Joseph, a shepherd, Simeon, and Anna from the Luke account of the Christmas story, with a little help from Mrs. Biancalani, Coach Thompson, Mr. Moore, Mr. Perkins, Mrs. Wolford and Mrs. Celek.
Before it was written down, this miraculous story spread, one voice to one voice!
The chapel ended with a joyful worship experience with Mr. Lucas leading "Little Drummer Boy" with a full student body chopstick drum corp!
You should try this at home as a family for your Christmas celebration!
What is "success" and how do we help our children develop into "successful people"?
Take this time to intentionally consider how our parenting today impacts our children for the rest of their lives. Moms & Dads - you do not want to miss this powerful morning!
All MCS Moms & Dads are invited to join us for our first Legacy Morning of the 2016-17 school year. Join us for a panel discussion and Q & A with alumni students and parents, and current parents who are in the trenches working with youth in education, high school administration, youth ministry and marriage & family therapy. Panel participants will include: current and alumni parents David O'Neil, Tim Bahadoor, Tami Thurston; alumni students Sarah (Mull) Parsons, Trevor Lawrence, and Robbie Boyer. We will also be welcoming back Matt Heim, from the Center for Individual and Family Therapy (CIFT).
RSVP on or before Monday, December 12th, by
clicking here.
MCS Legacy Events seek to provide the space for conversations and connection between alumni parents & students and current MCS parents. We recognize that one of our greatest strengths is our alumni parent community that has the gift of being one step ahead of where our current families are in the process of raising their children. It is an absolute gift to be able to hear from alumni parents whose children are now in high school, college, or even beyond the college years. Their insight and perspective is rich and offers courage to parents in the trenches of the elementary and middle school years. These events promote connection, authenticity, transparency and provide morsels of wisdom.
All MCS families are invited to celebrate Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Gulu Gathering: Donuts With Dad - Thank You!
What an amazing turnout we had on Wednesday morning for our most recent Gulu Gathering: Donuts with Dad! It was a pleasure to see so many fathers, uncles, and brothers who came to enjoy a donut and some coffee with their MCS students, and even participate in some of our favorite playground activities! This was a donations only event, and our dads were beyond generous. Our Donuts with Dad event brought in $1,830.56!
A massive thank you goes out to all the men who came to Donuts with Dad and helped contribute to our Gulu Goal of raising $5,000 before Christmas! This event pulled us well within reach of our goal! Thank you dads!
Gulu: Giving By Grade Challenge
Continues through December 15th
The
All-School Gulu: Giving By Grade Challenge continues! Students have until
December 15th to bring in change for their homeroom class jar. This is a grade level competition so all of the homerooms will be cooperating with other homerooms in their same grade level.(TK will participate with the Kindergarten classes.)
Students are being encouraged to get creative with raising money to contribute (lemonade stands, recycling, selling water at games, hot cocoa stands, etc.). We can't wait to see how God stirs up compassion in the heart of our students!
The GRADE LEVEL in Elementary and the GRADE LEVEL in Middle School who raise the most money for GULU will earn a Free Dress Day on Wednesday, 12/21!
Thank You for Supporting the Book Fair
Thank you to the many volunteers and families who came out to support the Book Fair this year. It was a great success because of you. Speaking of books, have you seen the Read Read Read video? If not, view it here:
Elementary Can't Stop Reading
Thank You For the 557 Shoeboxes!
We collected 557 shoe box gifts this year. Many children will be blessed because of your generosity. Thank you to everyone who participated. A special THANK YOU to the Creamer family for packing and delivering the shoe boxes to the distribution center in Irvine. We appreciate you and pray that God will bless you for your hard work and time.
News from the Admissions Office!
Greetings MCS families!
I hope your holiday season is a blessed time for your family to anticipate and celebrate Jesus' birth.
Remember, tuition is not drafted in January, in order to accommodate re-enrollment fees. Watch for an email from Mr. Moore the first week of January for re-enrollment information.
If you have a child that does not currently attend MCS, but you would like them to attend in the 2017/18 school year, please go to the school website and CLICK on the Apply Now button to complete their application.
Finally, "Go Tell it on the Mountain!" Remember, you have an opportunity to win an up front parking spot for January and February if you share #ourmcsstory on Twitter or Facebook! Please enjoy some of the stories that have been shared below.
Please call me at 714.437.1700, ext 146 or email me at acowell@marinerscs.org if you have any questions.
Financial aid applications for the 2017/18 school year will be accepted from now through March 1st, 2017. Go to www.factstuitionaid.com to complete an application and to submit supporting documents.
If you have questions, feel free to contact the MCS business office.
This month our Family CommUNITY Connection newsletter is centered around
"Preparing Him Room." There are so many "good things" to be enjoyed and celebrated over this holiday season. But, the saying "good is the enemy of best" might be most true for the month of December as all of these good things can leave very little space for the very best thing our souls need.
A belated Happy Birthday to Mr. Perkins and Sage Nelson who share a November 28th Birthday. Wishing you both a wonderful year in the Lord!
December
Kim Rasmussen 12/1
Leilen Shelton 12/8
Christopher Lucas 12/10
Sady Amend 12/28
Crystal Willis 12/30
January
Robin Walker 1/1
Sue Celek 1/2
Troy Moore
1/5
Lynelle Harding 1/6
Jennifer Crowell 1/12
Kristin Knecht 1/12
Dianne McVay 1/16
Melissa Pena 1/18
Lynda Lynch 1/21
Gina Hanson 1/26
Trang Nguyen 1/31
This list is provided to you by our Parent Teacher Fellowship.
Attention Moms of Kindergarten Girls
If you are interested in co-leading a future Kindergarten Girl Scout troop, please contact Mrs. Barnhill at katyKbarnhill@gmail.com or call/text her at 949.400.6428.
Middle School E-Newsletter
December 9, 2016
Thank You ASB
Thank you to our Middle School ASB for putting together the Gulu Outreach: Donuts with Dad event. You are always there to make it happen, along with our wonderful Ms. Seaman. And a special Thank You to Buze' Harrison for taking photos at this event. Your photos are being featured throughout this week's E-Newsletter! Thank you!
Middle School $ Dress Day - Monday, December 12
Our December $ Dress Day coincides with our Christmas Skate Party! On Monday, 12/12, participating students can bring in at least $1 and wear Tacky Christmas attire! We hope to see everything from tacky Christmas sweaters to reindeer antler hats, and everything in between! This is not to be confused with red/green dress day on 12/22/16, when students simply wear a red or green t-shirt and jeans.
Students participating in Tacky Christmas Dress Day should be decked out in Christmas attire and accessories, very clearly participating in the theme.
Students will wear that same Tacky Christmas attire to our Middle School Christmas Party at Fountain Valley Skate Center later that afternoon to continue to festivities!
Let's see which homeroom will have the most participation this month, and take the trophy from our reigning champion, Miss Green's class?
Monday Afternoon Traffic:Please account for Monday afternoon traffic in your commute time from MCS or home.
Location: The Fountain Valley Skate Center: 9105 Recreation Cir., Fountain Valley, 92708
Cost: The cost is $10 per student
Attire: "Tacky Christmas Attire" continued from our Dollar Dress Day theme on 12/12 at school (MCS Dress Code guidelines apply)
Other Details:
The FVSC Snack Bar will be available (food items ranging from $1-$5)
Parents may drop off any time after 4:00 pm and pick-up promptly by 6:00 pm
MCS Staff will chaperone
Light refreshments provided
Must bring socks for rented skates, or students may bring their own skates
No need to RSVP, students just show up!
If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact Paulette Seaman at
pseaman@marinerscs.org.
Announcing Winter Sports Tryouts!!
Girls Volleyball (6th,7th & 8th graders)
3:00-4:30: Tuesday, December 13th 3:00-4:30: Wednesday, December 14th 3:00-4:30: Thursday, December 15th
Boys Basketball (6th, 7th & 8th graders)
3:00-4:30: Monday, December 19th 3:00-4:30: Tuesday, December 20th 3:00-4:30: Wednesday, December 21st
Tryouts will be held in the gym. Please attend all 3 days of tryouts. If you did not play a fall sport, a signed player health form (attached) must be turned in to the PE office.
GO MCS LIONS!
Private School Entrance Exam Review Sessions
We are offering four review sessions to help our MCS students prepare for private school entrance exams, specifically the High School Placement Test (HSPT) and the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Math and English will be reviewed in each session. All four sessions will be different, so we recommend you attend all four. Students are encouraged to purchase the HSPT or ISEE test books available at Barnes and Nobel or online. Any version of the HSPT or ISEE test book is fine. This book is recommended, not required.
Students may attend any or all of the following sessions:
Tuesday, December 13th (3:00 - 4:30)
Tuesday, December 20th (3:00 - 4:30)
Tuesday, January 10th (3:00 - 4:30)
Tuesday, January 17th (3:00 - 4:30)
Location: Meet in Mrs. Thurston's room at the start of each session
The sessions are long, but are designed to allow review of both Math and English. We will also provide a short snack break. These sessions should provide a good stretching of our students' "test endurance." Generally, entrance exam testing periods are three to fours hours in length. Most middle school students are not used to sitting and testing for so long!
All four sessions are included in the $40 fee. Your FACTS account will be billed after the first session you attend.
Did you know the middle school has a Student Success Center? The goal of SSC is to support students in achieving academic goals by providing homework help and strengthening skills in organization, time management, and test preparation. We want to teach students strategies that will help them achieve success in both their academic careers and for the rest of their lives beyond MCS. Students who want to take advantage of this tremendous resource can stop by the SSC located upstairs next to the administration office to meet Mrs. Willis, receive more information, and sign up for the after school help. The SSC is open to students during the following times:
Monday: 3:00-3:30
Tuesday: 3:00-3:30
Thursday-3:00-3:30
To provide the best support, it is imperative students sign up prior to attending. We are excited to provide this great resource to our students and are thrilled to work with students throughout the year!
Middle School Auditions - January 31, 2017
Auditions will be held January 31st, 2017. Ms. Katelyn Spurgin will provided information to interested parties when they sign up with Mrs. Harding in the Music Wing (Room 308).
2017 Middle School Musical Announcement from Ms. Spurgin.
NHHS & CDM Information
Newport Harbor High School will host 8th Grade/Parent Tours on December 14, 2016 at 10AM and January 19, 2017 at 10AM. Questions, please contact Diana Long at 949.646.1556, ext. 1.
Corona del Mar Middle/High School will be having a Prospective Parent Night on Monday, December 12, at 6:30pm in the School Lecture Hall.
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What an amazing turnout we had on Wednesday morning for our most recent Gulu Gathering: Donuts with Dad! It was a pleasure to see so many fathers, uncles, and brothers who came to enjoy a donut and some coffee with their MCS students, and even participate in some of our favorite playground activities! This was a donations only event, and our dads were beyond generous. Our Donuts with Dad event brought in $1,830.56! 
The
All-School Gulu: Giving By Grade Challenge continues! Students have until
Greetings MCS families! 
We are offering four review sessions to help our MCS students prepare for private school entrance exams, specifically the High School Placement Test (HSPT) and the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Math and English will be reviewed in each session. All four sessions will be different, so we recommend you attend all four. Students are encouraged to purchase the HSPT or ISEE test books available at Barnes and Nobel or online. Any version of the HSPT or ISEE test book is fine. This book is recommended, not required.
Auditions will be held January 31st, 2017. Ms. Katelyn Spurgin will provided information to interested parties when they sign up with Mrs. Harding in the Music Wing (Room 308).
