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Thanksgiving Break: November 22- November 26
Car Line Etiquette: Students should have their shoes on, be done with breakfast, and have all of their materials inside their backpacks prior to entering the car line. Please help us facilitate a quick and efficient car line by doing your part!
Masks: Please send your child(ren) with a couple extra masks in their backpacks in case theirs gets wet, dirty, or lost. We appreciate your support in keeping our kids safe!
Cold and Flu Season: Please do not send your child to school if he or she is sick. Students must be fever free for at least 24 hours without fever reducing medication before returning to school.
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Tickets on sale now in the school office. Limit of 4 tickets per family, per night. Tickets are $5.
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After School Programs: Contact Raquel Kropacek to sign up for the 2nd round of after school programs. Last week was the last week of Worship Team. Intramural Sports and Lego Club are offered at no additional charge to our standard daycare rate of $6/hr.
If you would like to sign your child up for the 2nd round of Academic Chess or Hula Dancing, the cost for each of these programs is $40 for the full 8 weeks. Payments can be made in the school office, cash or check only please.
Homework Club takes place Monday-Thursday from 3:30-4:30 and is $350 for the full 6 week program.
The Dance Conservatory is offering Dance to TK-6th grade after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays! This program is being offered by Samantha Melo, a fellow Falcon parent, owner of The Dance Conservatory of Los Angeles! Click the button below for more information!
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Raquel Kropacek:
rkropacek@westvalleychristianschool.com
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Ratios, Rate, and Porportion
Math with Ms. Majdi
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In 7th and 8th grade math, students are taking what they have learned in class and are now applying it to the real world. After learning about ratios, rate, and proportion, they have come up with "Thanksgiving Meals" and are now trying to find the rate to determine cost per ounce, cost per unit, and cost per serving.
Being on a fixed income can sometimes have it's challenges. In this project, they will creativly come up with a menu that they would prepare, learning how to be savvy shoppers by determining the best prices based on rate, and then trying to come up with a meal that ultimately costs $5, or less, per person.
In 6th grade math, after learning about multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers, students are learning how this applies to the real world. Perhaps your grandmother has given you an amazing family recipe, but it serves 10, and you need to make it for only 4 people, or perhaps you have a cookie recipe for 12, but want to make enough for your whole class of 25. Learning how to manipulate real recipes to accommodate various scenarios can help individuals learn how much of each ingredient to purchase, or how much to make, so that there is enough (or not too much) of a given batch!
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American History
2nd Grade with Mrs. Chavez
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Our 2nd graders have been learning about 'America's Past'. They began by discovering that our country's history started with the Native American Indians, who they learned were the first people in America. They studied four tribes and learned about how they depended on natural resources. They learned about Native American culture and everyday life. They had the chance to play a popular game called 'Stick Dice', painted rocks, and created sand paintings! They also sewed a pouch and decorated it with beads and Native American symbols. They finished up their fun day with a Readers Theater play about Thanksgiving. Our 2nd graders love learning about American history! |
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Native American Centers
3rd Grade with Mrs. Stalboerger
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The 3rd grade completed their Native American Unit, creating sand art and weaving blankets! The students selected Native American pictographs to create sand art images, after learning about the Navajo Medicine Men. They also learned to weave blankets using yarn and a handmade loom. It was so interesting learning about the different tribes and way of life of our country's original peoples. Students were even able to identify where each tribe resided by coloring the locations on their maps. Our 3rd graders have become so knowledgeable about Native American customs and traditions through their fun, hands-on learning experiences that have been taking place all week long! |
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Monochromatic Portrait
Art with Mrs. Kim
“I will praise You because I have been fearfully and wonderfully made.” -Psalms 139:14
Students have begun their pop art portraits. The original photo image is posterized, then transferred to a canvas, then painted using a monochromatic 4 step value technique. Students are learning to create and isolate paint color while bringing their fearfully and wonderfully made faces to life. Look for their completed projects in the upcoming news letters or at the Art Gallery display on Open House Night!
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Piano Lessons
Atsuyo Jeen teaches piano at WVCS. She offers lessons after school to every age group. She is an incredibly gifted teacher and the students simply adore her! For more information about piano lessons, email Atsuyo at jeenatsuyo@gmail.com.
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Our turkey-themed activities continued in STEM this week! TK, kindergarten, and 1st grade made "Turkey Hideouts" for the turkeys they made last week. They have hand and body motions for the words "conceal" and "shelter," the two vocabulary words we focused on during this project. The 2nd and 3rd grade built Mayflower ships out of foil and styrofoam and then counted how many pilgrims (aka pennies) their ships could hold. The average boat held 50-100 pennies, but the record was above 180! The 4th graders learned about the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and created their own parade course on a paper grid. Then they constructed their own balloon floats that moved through their parade on a magnet! Our 5th graders and Middle School students had their hands busy with their own versions of marble runs. 5th grade finished their wall mounted, multiple feet long marble runs around the classroom that many of the other elementary grades enjoyed seeing and testing after their completion! Middle School built curved runs that went in, out, and around their Ziggurat (shoebox) towers. For 5th through 8th grade, success was learned through (many) failed attempts, but there was constant improvement and problem solving to get those marbles running smoothly! |
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Quinn Oliver Sings with 4th and 5th Grade
Music with Mrs. Ortiz
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WVCS News: Shining Stars Awards
Gladys Canby and her Co-Host, Justine Time, Announce This Month's Winners
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Evan Doop
Transitional Kindergarten
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Samantha Mapile
5th Grade
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Jackson Clifford
3rd Grade
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'Bee-attitude' of the Month: Kindness
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." -Ephesians 4:32
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Bee-attitude Winners of the Month: |
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Kenzie McKean
Transitional Kindergarten
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Joshua Gaona
Kindergarten
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Scarlett Curtis
1st Grade
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Parents, We Need Coaches!
Middle School Boys Basketball Team
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If you are interested in coaching, please contact Athletic Director Pete Matthews at: pmatthews44@yahoo.com.
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Mikey Molina, 8th Grade
Middle School Athlete of the Week
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Coach Pete selected Mike Molina as this week's Athlete of the Week! He was chosen because "he shows athletic excellence in every sport he participates in. He’s a great team player who consistently works hard, making him a great example to his teammates." Mikey will be attending El Camino Real High School in the fall and has a passion for both football and soccer. After Mikey goes on to high school, he plans to primarily focus on soccer for the next four years! |
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Coach Kvinsland would like to recognize Logan Lindsey for his sportsmanship and awesome attitude every week in PE! Logan is always smiling, encouraging, and giving his best, which is always so appreciated. |
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World Kindness Day
Elementary Canned Food Drive
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Operation Christmas Child |
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We pray that these Christmas Shoeboxes are a blessing to the children who receive them, bringing them hope and joy this Christmas season. Thank you to all who participated in Operation Christmas Child! |
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Congratulations to This Week's Winners! |
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It's Fri-YAY!
Friday Morning Flag Salute
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Academic Support Team
Meet Mrs. Villatoro
West Valley Christian School has proudly implemented a new Individual Academic Support Team. The team is being led by Mrs. Cristina Villatoro, who is highly experienced in the field of education and very knowledgeable about IEPs. The Academic Support Team aims to leave no child behind by meeting each child's unique educational needs.
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Join the Falcon Family!
Preschool Teacher Position - Full Time and Part Time Opportunities Available
Email Karleen Kroeker, Preschool Director, for more information:
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Have a Great Thanks Falcons! |
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