WVCS Newsletter

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Friendly Reminders:

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!

Martin Luther King Day: No School on Monday, January 17th.

GoogleSlide Presentations

American History

Mrs. Stalboerger's 3rd grade class studied America’s early explorers and the establishment of a new democracy. Dylan Martin, She’li Deh Gratzia, and Lisa Fox chose to do an extra credit presentation to the class after researching various topics they learned about in this American History Unit. Their presentations included a GoogleSlide with pictures, videos, and text about what they had discovered. These students were so excited to share what they had learned with the class. Their parents were so impressed by their ability to create their own GoogleSlide Presentations. Great work!

Mexican Amate Bird Project

Cultural Art with Mrs. Kim

Amate is a paper made out of fig or mulberry trees. The bark is boiled and pounded, then made into sheets of paper and allowed to sundry. Amate originated with the ancient Mayans and Aztecs, and the paper was believed to hold mystical powers. The paper was used to record the people’s history, discoveries and religious rites. Although the creation and use of the paper has dwindled, in the mid-20th century, craftsmen began using the paper to paint on. The art created on the paper is also known as amate. The most common motifs are village life, flowers and birds. Childlike paintings in vivid colors gives amate a unique, folksy look. Today, amate is one of the most common Mexican crafts which are sold worldwide. This Amate Painting Project helps students discover the beauty and joy found in these cultural paintings.

If I lived in a Snow Globe

2nd Grade Writing Assignment

Happy New Year

2nd Grade Has Goals!

Wonka Jr. Auditions

Monday January 10th and Wednesday January 12th

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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.

STEM with Mrs. Fiske

This week in STEM class...

Our 7th graders jumped into STEM this week learning about the engineering process, and using that process in their first mini-challenge. They brainstormed and then constructed a tower made out of only index cards, with the goal of making the tallest one in the class. Next week they will improve their designs while navigating through a similar challenge with two extra twists. 3rd graders were introduced to Dot, our cute robot friend. Students saw and used a couple sequence programs so we could play a couple games with this robot. TK and Kindergarten got to play with the ID Blocks, a geometric building kit full of color and imagination.

The Chosen: I Have Called You by Name

Riley Herget Interview on This Week's Chapel

'Bee-attitude' of the Month: Self-Control

"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." -James 1:19

Athlete of the Week

Gizzelle Hooper, 8th Grade

Coach Pete nominated Gizzelle Hooper as this week's Athlete of the Week. Her favorite sport is basketball, but she is also a great soccer player, and well rounded athlete overall. She will be attending Heritage Christian High School next year. Gizzelle shows great athletic ability week in and week out in PE. Her ability to make her classmates better shows in every sport she participates in. Keep up the great work Gizzelle, you have a bright future ahead of you!!!

Middle School Boys Basketball

Game Schedule

After School Programs

Homework Club Update:

Elementary Homework Club will now only take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm. The price has been cut in half and will now be $150 for the 8 week program. Middle School Homework Club will still be meeting Monday-Thursday from 3:30-4:30 pm. Please email Mrs. Villatoro (cvillatoro@westvalleychristianschool.com) if you are interested in signing up for Elementary Homework Club and Ms. Majdi (jmajdi@westvalleychristianschool.com) if you are interested in signing up for Middle School Homework Club.

Dance Conservatory Update:

Due to popular demand we have decided to add another day of dance after school! Starting January 6th, we will be offering classes on Thursdays now as well (see schedule below). Miss Samantha will be teaching different material each day so your children will be learning something new each time!

Dance Conservatory Schedule

TK-Kindergarten Tuesdays 3:30-4pm

1st-3rd Grade Tuesdays 4-5pm

4th-6th Grade Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm

TK-1st Grade Thursdays 3:30-4:00pm

2nd-5th Grade Thursdays 4:00-5pm