Chris Spurgin

MCS Heroes of the Week

Sue Celek

 

Congratulations to this week's Heroes Chris and Sue! We hope you enjoy your up-close parking spot. 

 

A Note to Chris Spurgin, Middle School Math Teacher

Chris, you are so deserving of being recognized for the Hero Highlight. Your countless sacrifice and dedication to your students is both admirable and inspirational. You have given up many lunch breaks and afternoons to help students become amazing math Scholars and you're always doing it with a willing heart and attitude. In the future, when your students are in their high school and college math classes, they will definitely remember both the skills and content you taught them but more importantly the compassion and care you showed them.

Great Job Chris!

A Note to Sue Celek, Community Connector:

Sue Celek: You are one of the people I admire most in this world! You are a true servant leader. Your love for Jesus is evident in everything that you do! I am certain that my appreciation of everything you have done, and will do, for this school and our kiddos is shared by everyone. You are amazing! Love, Jen Crowell :)

Sue Celek: Humble Servant! The wisdom Sue brings into every situation is so vast. Yet, her disposition is always humble, always slow to speak. She is steadfast!

"We believe in camp-and innovation-for all kids. That's why we award thousands of weeks of specially priced summer camp through our financial assistance program every year.

In 2017, we awarded over 4,800 financial assistance scholarships to families and want to increase our impact in 2018."

Galileo - Camp For All 

HOW TO APPLY :

Please see details in the box below under "Summer at MCS" about the Galileo Summer program that will be held at MCS.

We LOVE showing our school spirit.

Be sure to stop by our MCS Spirit Wear pod and grab a new T-shirt, sweatshirt, hat or socks. We will be open on  Friday, April 13.

Check out our new spirit wear website:  marinerscs.org/mcsspiritwear

While our MCS students spend their day at school learning and playing, most children without clean, safe water spend their days searching for any available drinking water. This water is usually dirty and unsafe. Lack of safe water is responsible for up to 75% of deaths in remote villages in Africa.

OUR MCS STUDENTS HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BY PARTNERING WITH Walk4Water Orange County!

SIGN UP TO JOIN TEAM MARINERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL and we will Walk4Water TOGETHER!  REGISTER HERE! By registering to walk in solidarity with those who do not have access to clean drinking water, we will help PROVIDE clean water wells for villages in Africa! 

If you have questions, feel free to contact Ali Bray at  [email protected].   A special THANK YOU to our Middle School Difference Makers - Natalie Ferdi & Sydney Shelton - for introducing us to Walk4Water!

Our Pastors Chapel has become a special tradition here at Mariners Christian School. Each year we invite pastors from the churches our MCS families attend to come and enjoy a breakfast together, and then worship with our students in chapel... click for the continuation of the letter from Mrs. Celek.  A hard copy of this letter along with an invitation for your student to share with his/her pastor or leader was sent home today with each child.  Please look for it and pass the invitation along as appropriate. Thank you!

We have also sent a letter and invitation to our local pastors but we do encourage you to have your student hand-deliver the invitation that was sent home to their pastor or leader. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Celek at [email protected].

Choice Lunch

Please remember to order Choice Lunch for your student(s) for April. Thanks so much! www.choicelunch.com.

Lost & Found Donated to Wear & Share Monthly on the Last Day of Month

Don't forget to check Lost and Found this week by Thursday, March 29th, before clothing is donated to Wear and Share.

Lost and Found will be donated to Wear and Share the last day of every month at 3:30 beginning March 31st.  Please have your students check for their belongings before that time.

For safety reasons, the walk-in gate will be closed from 7:00-7:30AM during morning carpool. However, a staff member will be inside the gate and he/she will open the gate to greet your child. When dropping off your child(ren) between 7:00AM and 7:30AM, please wait for your child to be greeted by a staff member. Thank you!

Spiritual Emphasis Week kicked off for our elementary students in a chapel with Taylor Bedoya, Children's Pastor at Canopy Church, presenting the theme, "The Upside Down Kingdom." Using a king's crown and a crown of thorns, she contrasted the concept of an earthly king and the "upside down and opposite" reality of our King Jesus! Jesus came to serve, not to be served, and to pay a price for the people of His Kingdom.  

It was our goal to embrace  Hebrews 12:2 - For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross....  Each day the students  "studied how He did it"  through devotions created for the classroom exploring the attributes of "A Forgiving King" and "A Humble King." Our MPR space became a place for quiet reflection and response available to each elementary class.

 

A unique tradition for our fifth graders during SEW is the opportunity to hear "The Chair Talk,"  a truly challenging and impactful message from Mr. John Hellriegel, MCS Bible Teacher. He encourages the students to examine where they are in their faith journey, and where they would like to be, using the visual illustration of three chairs. If you have a fifth grader, have him or her explain the three chairs, and talk as a family about what this looks like.  

In honor of SEW, Mrs. Dogterom had her technology classes discuss what "The Upside Down Kingdom" looks like, and how we can live like citizens of the Upside Down Kingdom while here on earth. The students talked about ways we can serve others and what sets us apart from the rest of the world. The students also thought about what Easter means and how it connects with this year's SEW theme. As a result, the students used a design program on their Chromebooks to paint what Easter means to them. Click to view their designs. They also had the opportunity to take part in a whole elementary level poster project by answering the question, "How can we be citizens of the Upside Down Kingdom?" Click to view their answers.

SEW Worship Song: "How Can I Keep From Singing"

The Story of the Two Thieves Elementary SEW Week

SEW Family Question: What did you learn today about Jesus as King that was upside down or the opposite of what we might usually expect?

The fourth graders completed their informational writing unit. Each student became experts on a topic and created an informational book in order to present and teach the information that they learned through research.

Mrs. Gordon and her husband, Bret, are excited to announce the arrival of their son! George Herbert Gordon. He was born on March 10th and is a healthy, happy baby boy.

George is named after Bret's grandfather. His parents are so in love and beyond thankful for the wonderful blessing he is to their family. Thank you for your prayers as they embark on this journey of being a family of three!

Congratulations to the Gordon Family from your MCS Family!

Galileo mixes summer day camp fun with hands-on, STEAM-inspired projects in fields from science and engineering to the visual and culinary arts. Supported by the boundless energy of the best staff around, Galileo campers grow with us from TK through 8th grade, emerging as confident creators ready to express themselves fearlessly, lead boldly and turn their ideas into reality. We call them Galileo Innovators, and they will change the world.

Camp Galileo (TK-5th grades): Six sessions offered June 25th-August 3rd, Monday-Friday from 9AM-3PM with extended care offered from 8AM-6PM.

Galileo Summer Quest (entering 5th-8th grades): Campers choose a different subject every week, creating go-karts, gourmet confections, robot pets and more in one of 12 majors. 

Note: $100 off referral fee!

Optional extended care and healthy lunch. Learn more at www.galileo-camps.com or 800-854-3684.

If you have questions, please contact Barbara O'Brian at [email protected]. Thank you!

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

Our PTF wants to keep you connected to find ways to be involved in our community through their all new PTF NEWSLETTER. If you haven't seen the latest issue, click here. Look for their next issue coming your way in April.

We appreciate the service and professionalism of our Parent Teacher Fellowship and their hearts and hands of service to the MCS Community. Thank you!  

A belated  St. Patrick's Day Happy 9th Birthday to you Tristan!   Glad you and your family had so much fun decorating the spirit rock. Love your green-day outfit! Remember at the end of every rainbow is a pot of gold and inside are your dreams waiting to come true...

We wish you a very Happy 9th Birthday Brennan. May your day be filled with LOVE, JOY, AND PEACE and may all your dreams come true. Love the Happy Easter message for all to enjoy as well.  Thanks mom!

Please email a photo of your special rock design and person to  [email protected]  so that we can feature them weekly.

Thank you to our Parent Teacher Fellowship for providing this opportunity to celebrate milestones in the lives of the MCS Family. 

Sign ups are full for the 2017-2018 School Year.

Happy 7th Birthday Brady. We pray that your dream of becoming a paleontologist when you grow up will come true. With God's help, you can do it!

Stay tuned for full details about Spiritual Emphasis Week in our next e-news. Please visit our middle school Instagram page @MCS_middleschool_LYFE for daily recaps so far, as we embrace the coming of His Kingdom.

Save the date! Our fourth visit to Shalimar is almost here! Each visit, MCS students share the love of Jesus, learn from, and simply get to know our neighbors on Shalimar Drive just 5 miles away. We build bridges across cultures and connect over activities, Bible studies, games, and more! It has been simply beautiful to see God at work during this sweet time together. To come, fill out the permission slip and turn it in to Miss Seaman or Miss Peña on or before Wednesday, April 11th. We'll meet outside the MCS front office after school on Friday to head over to Shalimar at 3:15pm. We plan to be back at MCS at 6:45pm. We also utilize parent drivers, so if you are available to drive, please indicate how many students you can take on the permission slip.

Hope your child is able to take part in the amazing work God is doing through the MCS/Shalimar partnership!

Jeff Willis, Executive Arts Director

Steve Sandoval is a Multi-Camera Sitcom Producer, having produced multiple television situation comedies since the early 2000s. Steve has produced many high-profile shows shot in front of live studios audiences for major studios and networks. Steve has produced shows such as "Dream On", "Boston Common" and "Will & Grace". Along with more recent shows such as "Shake It Up", "A.N.T. Farm", "Lab Rats", "Austin & Ally","Girl Meets World" and KC Undercover". Steve came in to talk with Cinematic Arts students about how it is in the industry and his experiences in TV. Please enjoy a quick video recap of Steve Sandoval with Cinematic Arts students.

MCS Cinematic Arts II Storytellers Steve Sandoval 2018

For his full bio, click here .

It's springtime - flowers are growing, trees are growing, and your children are growing! Unfortunately, their uniforms can't grow with them, which means the uniform that fit your student at the beginning of the year may no longer fit appropriately now. Please take a few moments this week with your student to make sure their uniforms fit well and still follow middle school dress code guidelines. As a reminder, skirt hemlines should be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee, and pants must be full-length; no folded, shortened, or frayed pant legs. If you have any questions about uniform or dress code guidelines or how these policies are implemented, follow this link to the MS Uniform Guidelines page here, see our MS Uniform Reminders page here, or contact Mrs. Niles at [email protected].

Please note that there is no Lego Club this year (the blurb was accidentally added in the original 2-16 E-News) and these are the correct hours for the Learning Center. 

For safety reasons, the walk-in gate will be closed from 7:00-7:30AM during morning carpool. However, a staff member will be inside the gate and he/she will open the gate to greet your child. When dropping off your child(ren) between 7:00AM and 7:30AM, please wait for your child to be greeted by a staff member. Thank you!

Lost & Found Donated to Wear & Share Last Day of Month

Don't forget to check lost and found this week by Thursday (3/29) before items are donated. Thank you!

Lost and Found will be donated to Wear and Share the last day of every month at 3:30. Please have your students check for their belongings before that time.

Newport Harbor Freshman Orientation: Monday, April 9th, 6PM-8:30PM. NHHS Large Gym. Questions? Contact Diana Long at 949.646.1556, ext. 1.

Pacifica Christian High School:  www.pacificaoc.org.  Questions, email [email protected]

Crean Lutheran:   https://www.clshs.org/ 

Orange Lutheran High School: Fo r details about OLu Admissions, click here .

Corona Del Mar High School: Visit their website at:  http://cdm.nmusd.us/. 

Brethren Christian High School Preview: Preview Night for Brethren Christian High School is February 15th.  Click for details.