September 26 - October 7
In this newsletter:
  • Follow God - Matthew 4:19 a Devotion from Mr. Castaneda, MSHS Assistant Principal
  • Fab Learning As Reported by Our Teachers
  • Athlete of the Week - Danielle Harrell, Varsity Tennis
  • Middle School Leadership Participates in #InternationalCoastalCleanupDay
  • RCS Students Gather to Unite at See You at the Pole
  • MSHS Check the Lost and Found
  • No School 9/27 - 9/28/18
  • 6th Grade Students - Outdoor Ed NEXT WEEK 10/1 - 10/4/18
  • Yearbook Sale Info - LAST CHANCE for Discounted Price 10/2/18
  • Late Start/Minimum Day Wednesday 10/3/18
  • Last Day for Quarter 1 Late Work/Make-Up Work/Test Retakes is 10/5/18
  • A Helpful Note: What are the Upcoming DRP & WrAP Assessments?
  • Gymnasium Sign Installed
  • Athletics Upcoming Events
  • How Can I Support RCS?
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Follow God

In writing this short devotion, I did a Google search for “Redefining Life” books. The results were staggering, even if some were repeated results … 10.7 million results. Truthfully, as human beings, we have an insatiable taste for life to be different and better. Good News! The God of the universe walked into the realm of humanity 2000 years ago, to redefine life for us. It was what He had decided would eventually have to happen for humanity to enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus says in verse 17, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” This is the redefining of life – turn to Jesus only.

Peter and Andrew were in the middle of their job, throwing out a net when Jesus called them to redefine their lives as His disciples. They listened to the call of repentance to turn to Jesus and to follow Him to become “fishers of men.” They left everything and followed Jesus, immediately. They left the physical fishing duties to others to have their lives redefined and redeemed by Christ. They would forever be known as the disciples of Jesus and apostles. How are you defined by your children, family, friends, and co-workers? When people ask you what do you do, what will you tell them? May the Gospel of Jesus Christ redefine our lives.

Albert Castaneda, MSHS Assistant Principal
Fab Learning as Reported by
Our Teachers
Students had fun coming up with and performing skits to show how to be Responsible and Respectful Students.
Mrs. Bibby
6th Grade
Second grade students are learning about the properties of solid objects in science. They built towers out of materials, figuring out what materials worked best.
Mrs. Haserot
2nd Grade
Learning about different cultures: International students in US History class gave presentations of Native American culture. Domestic students in Mandarin 1 gave presentations of Mid-Autumn Festival, learning about Chinese culture.
Mrs. Vincent
High School
In the STEM elective, we learned about things that slow down movement, such as friction and lack of force. We made marble runs to see which one allowed the marble to move the slowest.
Mrs. Francis
5th Grade
The AP U.S. History class had some great discussions about the U.S. Constitution!
Mr. Russell
High School
Students were able to not only create their very own telegraph using their knowledge of electromagnetism, but they were also able to send messages to each other using Morse code. Students connected their telegraphs using a telegraph line.
Miss Perry
4th Grade
The Varsity Tennis team's #2 singles player was out of town and missed her match against Fremont Christian and Bentley. This forced everyone to move up the ladder and Danielle was pushed to #4 singles. She has only played doubles until then, so her match up against FCHS was her first singles match ever played in league competition. Danielle played so well against her FCHS opponent that she dominated her match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. Against BHS, after a losing the first set, she gathered her composure, got to a “green light” mode and won the second set plus a 10-point tie breaker. Way to go, Danielle! She is now 2-0 as a singles player. We celebrate her hard work and determination! #GoEagles
Middle School Leadership
Participates in
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Nine members of the MS Leadership Team partnered with other volunteers at the Hayward Shoreline on September 15th for #InternationalCoastalCleanupDay. The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 30 years ago when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. Volunteers from states and territories throughout the U.S. and more than 100 countries come together each year and participate in a cleanup event near them.
RCS Students Gather to Unite at
See You at the Pole
When asked how to start a revival, a popular British evangelist said, “Go home. Lock yourself in your room. Kneel down in the middle of the floor, and with a piece of chalk, draw a circle around yourself. There on your knees, pray fervently and brokenly that God would start a revival within that chalk circle.”

On Wednesday, September 26th, MSHS students prayed for a revival . They gathered in a circle in the quad to pray as a community for our Nation, President, City, County, Teachers, Students, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, EMt’s, for the lost and to unite with students around the world, to announce their love for Jesus.

The SYATP movement began in 1990 by a group of Texas students looking for a simple way to express their faith together, and since then, SYATP has been marked as a day where students gather to unite around the world in prayer.

#syatp #seeyouatthepole   

MSHS Campus:
Check the Lost and Found!

Our Lost and Found is full! Come by the campus office to claim any missing items. As a reminder, please label all outerwear, lunch boxes, water bottles, etc. so we can return them!


All unclaimed items in the Lost and Found will be donated to charity
on September 28th.
No School September 27 - 28
ACSI Teacher Professional Development Forum
RCS teachers will attend the ACSI PD Forum for two great days of training, inspiration, and encouragement.

EC is open for students grades TK - 6th.

6th Grade Outdoor Education
October 1 - October 4
Outdoor Ed for 6th grade students is Monday, October 1 - Thursday, October 4 (no school for 6th grade students on Friday, October 5).

Meet at the MSHS at 7:45am on Monday with your one piece of luggage and sleeping bag.


We are looking forward to a fabulous week!
Yearbook Sale Information
LAST CHANCE for Discounted Price
October 2nd
RCE:
Redwood Christian
Elementary School
Yearbook Orders
Cost: $30 before October 2.
After October 2: $40

To Purchase :
 and return to the RCE Office
MS:
Redwood Christian
Middle School
Yearbook Orders
Cost: $40 before October 2.
After October 2: $45
Add Personalization: $6

To Purchase:
(click here)
HS:
Redwood Christian
High School
Yearbook Orders
Cost: $55 before October 2.
After October 2: $60.
Add Personalization: $6

Late Start/Minimum Day
Wednesday, October 3rd
Late Start/Minimum Day Wednesday coming up 10/3/18.
EC is available (free) for elementary students from 7:45am - 8:45am.
Quarter 1 is coming to an end!
Absent work to turn in?
Quiz to make up?
Friday, October 5th
is the last day of the quarter to turn in any late, missing,
and/or absent work to improve grades for quarter 1.

Contact your teacher(s) with any questions or concerns today!
On Thursday (9/20) and Friday (9/21) Middle School and High School students grades 6 - 11 took the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) and on Monday (9/24) and Tuesday (9/25) Grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 took the Writing A Program (WrAP) Assessments during school.

What are these assessments?

The DRP helps us track students' reading comprehension growth over time and identify both strengths and areas needing specific instruction in the classroom. Students take the DRP in both the fall and spring semesters each year.

The WrAP tests a students' ability to use stimulus-based writing prompts to develop analytical writing in the genres Narrative, Informative, and Argument/Opinion writing, ultimately helping RCS students grow in their ability to respond to a prompt, organize thoughts, and effectively communicate in writing.
Gymnasium Update
Gymnasium Sign Installed
Wednesday morning, a crane placed the "Bruce D. Johnson Gymnasium" sign above the entrance to the gym.

Construction continues as the floor is acclimating, the restrooms are working, and the bleachers are being delivered.

Exciting times for everyone in the RCS Community!

Visit our RCS Athletics page for game scores and more!

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Score Box

HS Volleyball:
9/19 at Valley Christian
Varsity Girls won 3-0
9/25 at College Prep
JV Girls lost 2-0
Varsity Girls won 3-0

HS Soccer:
9/19 at Athenian
JV Boys lost 1-0
9/19 vs. Athenian @ HOME
Varsity Boys lost 4-2
9/21 at Bentley
Varsity Boys won 3-0
9/25 at College Prep (played at Tom Bates Sports Complex)
Varsity Boys lost 6-1
9/25 vs. Making Waves @ HOME
JV Boys lost 3-0

HS Tennis:
9/19 at. St. Joseph (played at College of Alameda)
Varsity Girls won 4-3
9/25 at Head-Royce
Varsity Girls lost 7-0

MS Softball:
9/19 vs. San Ramon Valley @ HOME (played at Castro Valley Community Center)
Girls won 14-13
9/20 vs. Fremont Christian @ HOME (played at Castro Valley Community Center)
Girls won 18-5

MS Baseball:
9/20 vs. TBA at HOME
Boys A Team won 6-3
9/25 vs. TBA at HOME
Boys A Team won 3-1


Upcoming Games
HS Volleyball:
9/26 at Head-Royce
4:00pm JV Girls
5:15pm Varsity Girls
10/2 at St. Joseph
4:00pm JV Girls
5:15pm Varsity Girls
10/5 vs. Valley Christian
4:30pm Varsity Girls

HS Soccer:
9/26 vs. Gateway @ HOME
4:00pm Varsity Boys
10/2 vs. Head-Royce @ HOME
4:00pm JV Boys
10/2 at Head-Royce
4:00pm Varsity Boys
10/5 vs. Bentley @ HOME
4:00pm Varsity Boys
10/5 vs. Bay @ HOME
5:30pm JV Boys
10/6 vs. Alumni @ HOME
11:00am Varsity Boys

HS Tennis:
9/26 vs. International @ HOME
4:00pm Varsity Girls
10/4 vs. Bentley @ HOME
4:00pm Varsity Girls

MS Softball:
10/4 vs. Prince of Peace @ HOME
3:30pm Girls

MS Baseball:
9/26 vs. TBA at San Lorenzo Little League Field #1
5:00pm Boys B Team
10/1 at Fremont Christian
4:00pm Boys A Team
10/3 vs. Elite (played at Burrell Field)
5:30pm A Team
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