Congratulations to this week's Heroes Sara and Mindy. We hope you enjoy your up-close parking spot.
A Note to Sara Lunsford, Performing Arts Director:
You have made such a tremendous impact on the MCS middle school in a very short time! We are blessed and grateful that God brought you here! Can't wait to see how God continues to use you to grow our students in awesome ways!
Sara Lunsford is a fabulous addition to the MCS team! She is creative and has a heart and vision for introducing students to all aspects of theater and performance. Sara has included students in costume and set making, sound and lighting, and more, makeup and hair design, and more! She has ensured students are involved in every aspect of the production by providing these new opportunities. Sara is a hero!
Your Middle School Team
Mindy Gatchell, Kindergarten Teacher:
Mindy, You are the essence of this school. Your passion for teaching with excellence, and your commitment to giving every child a love for Christ, is an inspiration to all of us. Your joy and laughter make this such a fun place to work. Your humility and willingness to learn from your mistakes is such a great example to all of us. You are the type of teacher and leader we all aspire to be. Love, Kim W.
Mindy! Where do I begin? You have been so instrumental in my first year at MCS. You are always here to answer all my questions [even the 'dumb dumb' ones :)], give me resources, encouragement, affirmations, 'LAUGHTER', and (although I'm holding strong at keeping it away) you're inspiring my okie accent to make a come-back. You are Jesus' hands, feet, words, and actions to all of us around you. I am blessed to call you friend. I love you! Brandi
Teacher Blessing Fund
PTF has had a long tradition of honoring our full and part time faculty and aides through the PTF Teacher Blessing Fund. This is a collective monetary gift given voluntarily by MCS parents and then equally distributed.
Parents can give any amount, and it is presented to the teachers and aides by the room mom during the individual class Character Awards
in June.
Contributions to the
Blessing Fund can be given through May 30th on-line, or by cash or check. Please see the attached document for more specific information regarding The PTF Teacher Blessing Fund or simply give online at: http://marinerscs.org/mcsblessingfund.
Thanks for all your support for the MCS faculty in whatever way you choose to show your appreciation!
JoyFULLY,
The 2017-2018 PTF Board
Upcoming Events & Activities
Pilot Cup Registration for 3rd-6th | Closes TONIGHT May 11th
Middle School Deadline for TOT | May 12th
Middle School Share2Wear | May 15th
TICKETS ON SALE NOW The Lion King, Jr.| May 17th, 18th, & 19th
MCS Alumni Reunion | May 18th
Fifth Grade Parent Meeting | May 22nd
Auction Teacher of the Day | May 23rd
Middle School Shalimar Gathering | May 25th
Middle School & Alumni Night of Worship | June 1st
Family Movie Night | June 8th
8th Grade Blessing & Graduation| June 11th & 12th
Galileo Innovation Summer Program | Begins in June
Pilot Cup Registration Closes Tonight - Friday, May 11
Alumni Reunion Friday (5/18) Tell Your Family & Friends
Classes of 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017
We look forward to seeing our 2014-2017 MCS Alumni on campus this Friday for our biennial reunion. Feel free to
Forward the invitation to your 2014-2017 alumni friends and family.
5th Grade Parent Meeting May 22nd at 8:30AM
Transition to Middle School
You are invited to a 5th Grade Parent Meeting on Tuesday (5/22), from 8:30-9:30AM in the auditorium. The discussion will provide parents with important information regarding the transition from 5th grade to middle school.
A thorough presentation from Mrs. Harrison and some of our amazing middle school teachers will be provided followed by an opportunity to have all of your questions answered.
Please contact Robin Walker in the middle school office at
[email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you!
Auction Teacher of the Day - Wednesday, May 23rd
For Families of Students who will be "Teacher of the Day"
On Wednesday, May 23, please have your students arrive at school by 8:45AM. Students will enjoy donuts and refreshments with their teacher at the circle tables outside. Parents are invited to stay and don't forget to bring your camera for priceless memories. Reminder, teacher of the day ends before lunch so please make sure and provide lunch for your child(ren). If you have further questions, please contact the teacher your child will be with for Teacher of the Day
If your child has medication on file in the Health Office from the 2017-2018 school year, you must pick it up before the last day of school. Due to state and federal regulations, Mariners Christian School is not permitted to store medication over the summer months. Any medication must be picked up by you, the parent or a responsible adult of your designation. Please come to the Health Office on or before the last day of school,
Wednesday June 13th. All medications not picked up will be will be disposed of at the end of the day.
If your child has epinephrine on file, you may donate it for training purposes.
Please do not ask your child to pick their medication up as we cannot allow them to take their medications home.
If you have any further questions, please contact the Health Office. Thank you very much for your cooperation
Choice Lunch
Please remember to order Choice Lunch for your student(s) for May. Thanks so much!
www.choicelunch.com.
Lost & Found Donated to Wear & Share Monthly
Lost and Found will be donated to Wear and Share the last school day of every month at 3:30PM. Please have your students check for their belongings before that time.
MCS Stories
Look for the following stories/photos in next week's E-Newsletter:
TK Safari Day
Open House/Difference Maker Expo
Elementary Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Summer at MCS
Summer Program - Galileo Innovation
MCS NEW SUMMER PROGRAM
now AVAILABLE for Enrollment
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!
School Year 2018-2019
Enclosed is the 2018-2019 calendar which was sent to families in January. All future updates will be added to the website calendar. Look for more details about 2018-2019 coming soon.
TK-4th Grade Parents: 2018-2019 Class Placement
If you have not yet had a chance to read the class placement letter from Mrs. Biancalani that was sent home this week, please view it here.
Happy Birthday & Spirit Rock Fun
Happy Birthday!
May
Terri Rodriguez 5/5
Christina Vanian 5/8
Polly Ernst 5/14
Brian Jones 5/20
Julie Hellriegel 5/26
Pax Pulido 5/28
Reggie Biancalani 5/29
Talene Campbell 5/31
Desiree Alford 5/31
June
Judy Bagby 6/3
Chris Spurgin 6/7
Katie Niles 6/8
Ali Bray 6/15
Amanda Tabb 6/16
Chelsea Dogterom 6/22
Eric Choi 6/26
Jason Sebastian 6/26
Kristine McCarty 6/29
This list is provided to you by our Parent Teacher Fellowship.
Spirit Rock - Celebrating the MCS Family
Happy 11th Birthday Skyler! Wishing you everything good on your special day. I see a future Eagle Scout! God bless you!
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 2017-2018.
Please email a photo of your special rock design and person to: [email protected] so that we can feature them weekly.
Ed Tech Corner
In this week's MCS Ed Tech Corner, we look at how Mrs. Knight's 6th grade Science classes used digital age learning skills to demonstrate their knowledge of their recent unit on weather.
As a culminating project for their weather unit, 6th grade students created a weather forecast video Students were able to apply their knowledge of predicting the weather, weather fronts, symbols, and more to create their own forecast for a city of their choice. Students worked hard to research common weather in that city, created a script, designed their own weather map to match the forecast provided and recorded their forecast using a green screen to get the full meteorologist experience.
Students were able to conduct research, write scripts, design weather maps and record their simulated weather forecasts through the various digital age learning skills they have learned throughout the MCS 1:1 program. Mrs. Knight add's "The full experience was fun to see from start to finish as students were able to present their understanding in an engaging and creative way." The videos below highlight a couple of the groups' weather forecast videos. Enjoy!
6th Grade Science Weather Forecast Group
6th grade Science Weather Forecast Group
Check back for weekly tips from our Digital Learning Coaches, Mr. Rahm and Mrs. Dogterom.
Middle School E-Newsletter
JoyFULL
"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
Psalm 16:11 ESV
E-Newsletter: 05.11.18
Middle School
Lion King, Jr. May 17th & 18th at 7PM and 19th at 2PM
Look for the following stories/photos in next week's E-Newsletter:
7th Grade Spanish Field Trip to Pinata District and Olvera Street
Middle School Talent Show
Alumni Reunion Friday (5/18) Tell Your Family & Friends
Classes of 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017
We look forward to seeing our 2014-2017 MCS Alumni on campus this Friday for our biennial reunion. Feel free to
Forward the invitation to your 2014-2017 alumni friends and family.
Middle School Take Out Tuesday Shaved Ice May 15th
Deadline: TOMORROW Saturday, May 12th, at 11:45PM
Our final Takeout Tuesday of the year is taking place on Tuesday, 5/15, and the vendor is Bahama Bucks! Students bring their lunch, and we'll provide the dessert! All orders cost $6 and consist of a dessert which is half ice cream/half shave ice, with a selection of 2 flavors. For a sneak peek at the flavors, see the photo attached. All orders must be in before Saturday at 11:45 pm. Your child will thank you!
Note: The deadline to order is Saturday, May 12th, at 11:45pm.
May Share2Wear: Patriotic Day Tuesday, May 15th
Our final Share2Wear is taking place this Tuesday, 5/15! We are continuing to help the Shalimar Surf Ministry this month with our share items.On Tuesday students will "share" any one of the following items: a small bottle of sunscreen, a tube of chapstick, or a gently used beach towel. (You may share more than one of these if you'd like, but you must bring at least one of these to participate.)
The "wear" theme for the dress day...Patriotic Day! With Memorial Day coming up, we want to deck out in red, white, and blue!
In order to participate, students must have all 3 colors represented in your outfit, and very clearly be participating in the theme. We want to see red, white, and blue...everywhere!!!
Basically, students should look like the 4th of July exploded on them! All accessories that represent the theme are welcome, but remember that hats may only be worn outdoors. Blue jeans or uniform bottoms may be worn if a student does not have red, white, or blue bottoms.
Shalimar Gathering Friday, May 25th
Save the date for our last Shalimar visit of the year!! What an awesome time we've had being able to enter into the Shalimar community. MCS students have so beautifully and humbly shared the love of Jesus, experienced His love and joy through the community there, learned from, and simply have gotten to know our neighbors just 5 miles away. We've built bridges across cultures and have connected over crafts, Bible studies, games (aka street soccer), and more! It's been amazing to see God at work in everyone's hearts! To come join this last visit, fill out the
permission slip and turn it in to Miss Seaman or Miss Peña on or before Wednesday, May 23rd.
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 6pm. 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!
PAUSE: A Night of Worship & Reflection for Middle School & Alumni Families - June 1st
Please save the date for a special evening led by our current 8th graders. All the proceeds will go directly to funding the new cross for the new auditorium. Stay tuned for more details, and mark your calendars for this spectacular evening.
Congratulations on the upcoming graduation of your son/daughter from Mariners Christian School. We're excited to celebrate this milestone with you and your family and want to provide you with details to assist you in your planning. Click for the continuation.
Learning Center - Tutoring Hours
The Learning Center is now offering homework help during lunch Tuesday-Friday and after school Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Our goal is to support students and their academic goals in organization, time management, test preparation, and homework help. 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. Below are the available times. No need to sign up in advance.
Monday: After school from 3:00-3:30
Tuesday: Bring your lunch and meet us in the Learning Center at lunch.
Wednesday: Bring your lunch and meet us in the Learning Center at lunch or after school from 3:00-3:30.
Thursday: Bring your lunch and meet us in the Learning Center at lunch or after school from 3:00-3:30.
Friday: Bring your lunch and meet us in the Learning Center at lunch.
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.
YWAM Host Homes Needed
Host homes are needed this summer for YWAM (Youth With A Mission) students. If you are interested, please contact Carrie Olson at [email protected]
Accommodations don't need to be fancy - floors, couches, or air mattresses are great! Hosting begins July 1 and ends July 21. 21 Project staff and participants will be kept very busy so you won't need to entertain or provide any transportation. For more information please visit www.21project.com and scroll to the very bottom of the page to find our easy host home application.
This summer YWAM is holding a missionary training school at Vanguard University called 21 Project. Participants will mostly be college students from around the country who are wanting to be trained to be campus missionaries back to their school. They are coming eager to be trained in how to live more like Jesus and to reach the lost and hurting at their university. Most staff are current full-time missionaries with YWAM. Your guests will bring amazing stories of salvations and healings as they share what God is doing in our nation and the countries of the earth. They will be sure to fill you with faith and hope for who God is!
High School Information
Crean Lutheran High School invited you to check out their Summer Youth Camps at this link. For more information about Crean Lutheran, visit: https://www.clshs.org/
Newport Harbor High School: Contact Diana Long at 949.646.1556, ext. 1.
You are invited to a 5th Grade Parent Meeting on Tuesday (5/22), from 8:30-9:30AM in the auditorium. The discussion will provide parents with important information regarding the transition from 5th grade to middle school.
Judy Bagby 6/3
Our final Share2Wear is taking place this Tuesday, 5/15! We are continuing to help the Shalimar Surf Ministry this month with our share items.On Tuesday students will "share" any one of the following items: a small bottle of sunscreen, a tube of chapstick, or a gently used beach towel. (You may share more than one of these if you'd like, but you must bring at least one of these to participate.)
