Charger News: SCS Weekly Announcements

February 28, 2018

SCS Game Night Join us Friday, March 23rd for an Upper School game night!    High schoolers, middle schoolers, their parents and teachers are invited to join Mr. Bratt and Mr. Fox for a casual night of board, card, and dice games in the South Wing of the Secondary building. One disclaimer up front: this will be a no screen/no phone zone -- leave 'em at home or in the car.   Mad Dawgz Jr (the same great tasting dogs from a hot plate instead of a cart) and drinks will be available for a reasonable price. Feel free to also bring snacks or drinks to share, but it isn’t required. The fun and games will begin at 7:00 pm and wrap up by 10:00 pm. And, did we mention? It’s FREE! An RSVP is always appreciated. When: March 23rd, 7pm-10pm Who: 6-12th graders and parents. Parental attendance is not required. Please, no siblings younger than 6th grade. Why: Games are fun, to be together, and to turn off our screens! Where: South Wing of Secondary Building Whalso: We might even convince Peter Boersma and Aidan Bakker to beta test their Passion Project skirmish game with us! One More Thing: This will be a no screen/no phone zone (parents included) RSVP to jfox@shorelinechristian.org

ITBS Testing - Next Week Next week (March 5-9) our 3rd through 8th graders will be taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills test. Our students take the test every year as part of tracking their learning.

March 16 - No School There will be no class on March 16th due to a teacher work day. Childcare will be open for those who pre-register. Email Amy Hart to sign up.

Grandparents and Special Friends Day Invites Grandparents and Special Friends Day is coming! On April 27th our guests will join Elementary through 8th grade for an afternoon together. But before they arrive we need to send out invites! We'll collect addresses from you, and then work with students to decorate and send their invites. Click here to add names and addresses for any grandparents and special friends that you want invited. You will need to complete the form separately for each invite you want sent.

New Director Positions Appointed Yesterday we sent out an email announcing a restructuring of our senior staff positions. Below is the announcement from our Board President, Andrea DeYoung. "The Shoreline Christian School Board is responsible for selecting an administrator and a teaching staff qualified to carry out the policies and programs of the school according to our Articles of Incorporation. With the announced departure of Tim Visser (our current administrator and thirty-year servant leader), we have carefully reviewed the current organizational structure and have determined that some revision of that structure is in order. This restructuring will help us with our search for a new administrator, with the transition of any new administrator, and with the execution of our school’s educational vision and mission. To that end, in addition to the two existing directors (Tassie DeMoney, Director of Marketing and Development and Amy Hart, Director of Preschool and Childcare) the School Board has established three new Director roles: Director of Elementary Education, Director of Middle School Education, and Director of High School Education. The School Board has appointed the following staff to these new positions: Char DeKoekkoek, Director of Elementary Education; Kori Tjoelker, Director of Middle School Education; and Joel Bratt, Director of High School Education." Read more here...

Jog-a-thon Tshirt Orders It's that time again! We're taking tshirt sizes for all students K - 5th for this year's Jog-a-thon in May. Be sure to fill out the form for each elementary child in your family. Click here to complete the form .

Summercare Registration Summercare registration is now open for 2018. We run a full program during the summer in our preschool facility, including field trips! Contact Amy Hart if you have any questions. The form can be downloaded here, and returned to the office.

Chargers Basketball Spring Clinics You are invited to join us at the "LAB"! (3rd-8th grade Boys and Girls) The "LAB" is where you go to Learn About Basketball. It is a collaboration of our high school girls and boys coaching staffs. It is designed to give Shoreline Christian students and their friends an opportunity to learn the game of basketball thru skill development and small game play. WHEN: Beginning March 6th - May 31st Tuesdays (3:00PM-4:30PM) - For 3rd through 5th grade Thursdays (3:00PM-4:30PM) - For 6th through 8th grade For more information and to register, click here.

2018-19 School Calendar Here's a snapshot of next year's school calendar. A more detailed calendar will be included in the back to school email this summer. First Day of School 8/27/18  Labor Day Weekend 8/31/18 -9/3/18 No School Teacher’s Convention 10/4/18 -10/5/18 No School Professional Development Day 11/9/18 No School Veteran’s Day 11/12/18 No School Parent Teacher Conferences 11/19/18-11/20/18 No School Thanksgiving Break 11/21/18 -11/23/18 No School Christmas Break 12/20/18 -1/1/19 No School MLK Holiday 1/21/19 No School End of Semester 2/1/19 No School President’s Holiday 2/18/19 No school Professional Development Day/Winter Break 3/6/19 -3/8/19 No school Spring Break 4/8/19 -4/12/19 No School Snow Day 5/24/19 No School if no Snow Days are used during the year Memorial Day Holiday 5/27/19 No School Graduation 6/10/19 Last Day for Elementary Students 6/12/19 Last Day for HS Students 6/14/19

Summer Projects at SCS We are planning some building projects this summer and are looking for any qualified subcontractors. If you have any good referrals or you have experience in construction, HVAC, electrical, concrete or roofing then we would love to hear from you.  We are putting together bid proposals so if you are interested then please email Paul Hopkins. We will also be looking for any volunteers who can help out this summer. Let us know if you can help!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Charger Parent Club For the first time we are recognizing March as a dedicated month of service in our community and including an exciting challenge! Join us each Thursday morning from 8:30AM - 10:30AM to help with much needed projects around our school. Throughout the month we will be tracking the number of hours completed and submitted in the month and have a goal of families completing 65 hours in celebration of our school's 65th year! We'll kick off the challenge this Thursday, 3/1 at our Charger Parent Gathering and tackle our first project - the Elementary Library. This will be the first of our five service projects. Bring a friend and we'll bring the cleaning supplies, coffee and treats! Click on our link -  March - Month of Service   for all the details.

Cleaning Help! While we look for a new janitor, we are in need of volunteers willing to roll up their sleeves to help create a clean environment at school. If you love to clean this is an easy way to gain volunteer hours. We're looking for parents to vacuum and sweep floors, clean bathrooms, and wipe down desks. Time commitment and hours are flexible. Please contact Paul Hopkins - phopkins@shorelinechristian.org.

Submit Your Volunteer Hours Thank you to all our fabulous parents who have supported our school by completed service hours for this school year.  The deadline for service hours is Friday, April 6th .  Please remember to submit your volunteer hours if you haven't already by emailing volunteer@shorelinechristian.org . Still need hours? Contact Michelle for suggestions or upcoming service opportunities.

Charger Sports News

Charger Gear: Did you know you can order your very own Charger gear online? We have a shop set up at GTM with sweatshirts, jackets, tshirts and more! Check it out!

Upcoming Games - Spring sports begin soon. Schedules will be updated here.

Eligibility Check Dates Upcoming eligibility check dates: Mar. 14 Apr. 6 ( end of third quarter ) May 2 May 23 June 15 ( end of second semester ) Community Classifieds We have a small community classifieds section of our site where items for sale, job postings in the community, and private music lessons and tutoring are shared. You can find it by clicking here.

On The Horizon March 16 - No School; Teacher Work Day April 9-13 - Spring Break April 27 - Grandparents' Day See what else is on the calendar at  www.shorelinechristian.org/calendar

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