Knightly News

MCS Weekly Announcements
  • Nov. 18: Popcorn Day
  • Nov. 19: Thanksgiving Feast
  • Nov. 24-26: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
  • Dec. 1: Donut Day
  • Dec. 1: A Time to Give Campaign Begins
  • Dec. 9: Christmas Program
  • Dec. 10: Records Day - NO SCHOOL
THANKSGIVING FEAST

Friday, November 19th, we will hold our annual Thanksgiving Feast! Each student will be served a delicious meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, a vegetable and a tasty dessert. Due to ongoing restrictions, each plate will be individually packaged and served in the classrooms. We ask that parents provide $4.00 per student to help cover the cost of the meal.
 
Our thanks go to Sultan Red Apple, Sara Peterson, and other parent volunteers for their help and support with this wonderful event..
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Thanksgiving Feast
Friday, November 19th from 10:45am-1:00pm we need a couple people to help serve meals and clean up afterward.
We also need 8 volunteers to make the pumpkin dessert for the feast. Ingredients and recipe will be provided - the dessert will need to be baked Thursday, so it is ready for the feast on Friday.


Poinsettias
Monday, November 22nd our poinsettias will be arriving. It would be great if we can get several volunteers to help unload and organize the plants. We are expecting a morning delivery but do not have an exact delivery time. As soon as we have a confirmed time, we will make an announcement.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact the office at 360-794-8200.
NOTE TO PARENTS

We are seeing an increase of coughs and colds at the school. Thank you for your continued vigilance regarding your child’s health and well-being. We will continue to monitor the reported illnesses and will inform parents if there are any potential exposures or positive COVID cases in your child’s classrooms. We will also continue to do our part by making sure there is good airflow in the classrooms, desks are disinfected, and temperatures are taken prior to students entering the classroom.
TAPP’S Cozy Basket Raffle

TAPP is raising money to put on a Christmas party for our hard working teachers. Please come and support our fundraiser by purchasing raffle tickets for our Cozy Basket. Items in basket and cost of raffle tickets are below.

(All items were donated by TAPP Committee Members. Thank you!)

Items in our fabulous Cozy Basket:
Woven Basket, Warm Fuzzy Blanket, Winter Scarf, Beanie, Two Bottles of Wine, Wine Glass, Ferrero Collection of Chocolates, Lindt Gourmet Truffles, One Pound of Starbucks Coffee, Pumpkin Caramel Scone Coffee Flavor, Starbucks Hot Cocoa, Snowflake Marshmallows, Teavana Teas, Get Cozy Mug, Young Living Essential Oils, Scented Wax, Two DVD’s, Two Coloring Books with Colored Pencils, A Gratitude Journal, Décor Plant, Sand + Fog Candle, Three Pairs of Cozy Socks, Barr-Bath Salts, Homemade Body Scrub, Vanilla Mint Body Butter, Pure Romance Body Oil, Pure Romance Heart Massager, Four Face Masks and other goodies.

Cost:
1 ticket for $5
3 tickets for $10
6 tickets for $20

Stop by the office to check out the basket and pick up your tickets.
(Please pay with cash or check.)

Raffle ends November 30. Drawing will be December 1, 2021.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

The students and staff at Monroe Christian School are busy preparing for our Christmas program that we will be sharing with all of you on December 9th! Below is a link to a YouTube playlist with all the music in case your kids are wanting to listen and practice at home. The more they listen to the music, the better! (Sorry you may have these songs stuck in your head for the next month…they’re pretty catchy!)
CHANGE OF CLOTHES

We are seeing many of our students having a wonderful time playing outside at recess but then find themselves more than a little wet afterwards. If you'd like to send a change of clothes to school with your child, it could make their afternoons a little less soggy.
LOVE AND LOGIC

Have you ever noticed how strong-willed kids love to be told what to do? Yeah, they love it because it gives them a chance to get stubborn and to show us who's really the boss! All that's required for them to achieve their goal is to do the opposite of what we want, do it extremely slowly, or develop a severe case of temporary hearing loss.

It's often better not to run around telling children what to do because that usually invites rebellion. By using enforceable statements, you can turn your words into gold. Here are some examples of unenforceable statements with enforceable alternatives using Love and Logic.
Ineffective Technique
  • Please sit down. We're going to eat now.
  • Please be quiet. I can't listen to your brother when you are both talking at the same time.
  • Don't talk while I'm reading to you.

  • You can't go play until you have finished your homework.
  • Don't shout at me.

  • Pay attention.

  • Don't talk to me in that tone of voice!
  • You show some respect.
Love and Logic Technique
  • We will eat as soon as you are seated.
  • I'll be glad to listen to you as soon as your brother has finished talking to me.

  • I will start reading to you again as soon as you have finished talking.
  • Feel free to go play as soon as you have finished your homework.
  • I listen to people who do not yell at me.
  • I'll start again as soon as I know you are with me.
  • I'll listen as soon as your voice us as calm as mine.
  • I'll be glad to discuss this when respect is shown.
We understand that some kids and teens have a deeper, biological issue with defiance. To learn more about the brain types that include stubbornness and defiance, please join us for a LIVE webinar with Daniel Amen, MD, and Charles Fay, PhD.

Dr. Amen is a world-renown neuropsychiatrist and longtime partner of Love and Logic. He and his wife have used Love and Logic for raising their children for decades. Dr. Fay has presented the Love and Logic messages to thousands of parents and educators. He has also published numerous Love and Logic books designed to help parents raise responsible, respectful kids.

Join Dr. Amen and Dr. Fay as they go live in our monthly live event for our Amen University MAX community. Avoiding Power Struggles

To sign up for your free 14-day trial of AU MAX, please CLICK HERE. You’ll notice Amen University has many courses focused on topics like ADD, insomnia, depression, and anxiety which could be very helpful for your family’s wellness journey.

With gratitude,

The Love and Logic and Amen University Teams
Our scripture theme for this year is based on Galatians 5:22-23, 25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit
Monroe Christian School
www.monroechristian.com