MC News

McNews

May 25, 2020

Dear Parents,

One of my colleagues sent me a devotional recently authored by Reinhard Bonnke, a German evangelist, called Get Heaven’s Perspective . In this devotional, Bonnke quotes Isaiah 6:1-3:

Isaiah's Vision of the Lord

6 In the year that King Uzziah died

I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up;

and the train of his robe filled the temple.

² Above Him stood the seraphim.

Each had six wings: with two he covered his face,

and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

³ And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;

the whole earth is full of his glory!”

The angels flew above the fray of what earth dwellers can see, and from their lofty, Heavenly perspective they could see that “the whole earth is full of his glory!” Bonnke suggests that the angels do not lack understanding of the pain and suffering in the world, rather they are able to rise above it through their prayer and worship of God who sits on the throne and is HOLY, HOLY, HOLY and “the whole earth is full of his glory.” The angels recognize that God is Master and Lord of all and that the situation of the day, whatever the day is, is in His control - even Covid-19. Because we have been saved by grace and seated with him in the heavenly places, we also are invited to take this same perspective. Through prayer and worship we too can proclaim that ‘the whole earth is full of his glory.’

It is easy to feel fearful at this time when there are so many uncertainties in the world. We can rise above our fear and take a Heavenly perspective by entering into praise of the One who sits on the throne of the past, the present, and what is to come! We can’t allow our fear of the unknown to steal the joy that we have in Christ.

I am including the following link because I think it helps us to remember that God is on His throne and he is at work to heal the whole earth in this unique time ... and that gives me joy!

The video is called, The Great Realization !

Have a wonderful week!

What Does Back to School June 1st Look Like?

The government has indicated that grade 6-8 students will attend on-site classes 20% of the time OR one day per week. We have decided that we will be holding on-site learning Tuesday- Thursday. When we open our doors, June 2 ^nd things will look very different. Firstly, only ONE grade group will be in attendance on each of the 3 days that the MC will be hosting on-site learning. Thank you for completing the surveys as we were able to plan accurately knowing how many students would be returning in week one. We appreciate that there is nothing ideal about this whole season of time and we respect that everyone will make a decision about returning based on your own family situation. No one will lose out on learning as we will be continuing with the off-site learning menus in both environments.

When I surveyed the staff to ask what they were looking forward to about the restart of on-site learning, they unanimously agreed that connecting with students in ‘real’ time ranked #1. We have missed all of our wonderful students and though not everyone will return at this time, we are excited to engage face to face with those who are able to attend.

We also want to assure families that learning will continue off-site for everyone. The learning that happens on-site will be a continuation of the off- site learning menus. Students will have teachers and EA’s present on-site to help support the learning that they are doing off-site. We want to ensure that everyone has an equitable opportunity to continue with their learning.

We also want to assure you that we will be adhering stringently to the PHO’s requirement for Health and Safety standards. Next week I will be sending an email to all families outlining what the Health and Safety procedures and protocols will be at the Middle campus. This email will also include information about drop- off and pick up.

IF YOU DID NOT INDICATE THAT YOUR CHILD WOULD BE RETURNING FOR THE FIRST ON-SITE SESSION IN JUNE, YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL ON-SITE SESSIONS. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN ABOUT THE SIGN-UP PROCEDURE NEXT WEEK.

STUDENTS WHO ARE COMING FOR ON-SITE LEARNING MUST STAY FOR THE WHOLE DAY.

The following is the schedule of days for the return OF EACH GRADE GROUP FOR THE FIRST 2 weeks. REMEMBER THAT ONLY ONE GRADE GROUP WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE ON ANY GIVEN DAY.

Week One and Two

MONDAY - OFF-SITE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS

TUESDAY - GRADE 6 students ONLY + ESW children

WEDNESDAY - GRADE 8 students ONLY + ESW children

THURSDAY - GRADE 7 students ONLY + ESW children

FRIDAY - OFF-SITE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS

Week One Attendance

Grade 6 = 33 students

Grade 7 = 42 students

Grade 8 = 33 students

Week 3

As week three will be the final week of on-site and off-site learning, there will be a focus on each grade groups day to celebrate the end of the school year. We want to keep THURSDAY and FRIDAY as follow up days for missing assignments and touching base with students who were unable to return to the building. Therefore, we have made a slight change to the grade 7 ON-SITE day.

Week 3

MONDAY- GRADE 7 ON-SITE DAY + ESW children

TUESDAY- GRADE 6 students ONLY + ESW children

WEDNESDAY - GRADE 8 students ONLY + ESW children

THURSDAY- FOLLOW UP DAY WITH STUDENTS - NO NEW OFF-SITE LEARNING

FRIDAY- LAST CHAPEL VIDEO OF THE YEAR - NO NEW OFF-SITE LEARNING

Mr. Finch, Mrs. Krampitz and I will be at the school ALL three days that ON-SITE learning is occurring.

The students who are children of ESW workers will be supervised by teachers and/ or EA’s. I will be contacting ESW parents separately through email regarding scheduling.

Thank you again for the support that you have given us at the Middle campus. Thank you also for the amazing support that you have been giving your children.

Be well!

Ms. Bonnie Burton

Thanks!

The Specialist Teachers appreciate the support of all the parents ... and wanted to say 'Thank you!'