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.

Don't forget to purchase scrip in the school office! If you have any questions about the Scrip Fundraiser, please email Mrs. Swales.

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Re-Enrollment Information

"I found [the re-enrollment email] in my inbox this morning and couldn’t click faster to re-enroll. We are blessed to have WVCS for our children. Thank you for everything you do to make it what it is." -Jeff and Salome Fox

Arctic Animals

Kindergarten with Ms. Downs

This past week, Kindergarten has been focusing on the world of Arctic animals. They have explored why blubber keeps polar bears warm, and experienced it for themselves with a fun science experiment! They traveled to the Arctic to see the Northern lights, icebergs, and igloos. They worked hard on a multiple process art project that involved drawing a polar bear and creating the Northern lights through blending colors and using different brush strokes. They practiced their number sense and letter recognition through writing letters in the "snow" on their desks. They had a snowball fight with different numbers to practice mastery of quick number recognition. They created igloos out of marshmallows and toothpicks as a fun STEM activity. They did a "Write the Room" activity with Arctic animals and tens frames to practice counting, matching, and number writing. Lastly, they created a 'Polar Bear Flip Book' with interesting facts, vocabulary, and drawing to practice their spelling, writing, and memory skills. They had such a fun week learning about the cool world of Arctic animals!

Making Geometric 3D Shapes

2nd Grade is Crushing it in Geometry

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.

Elementary Work Samples:

Middle School Work Samples:

Wonka Jr. Has Been Casted!

Drama with Mrs. Lampechkun

Click Here to View the Wonka Jr. Cast!

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...

This week in STEM, our TK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade students learned about friction and designed inclined planes that could let their bottle cap sleds race down their hills. Our 2nd through 4th graders worked with the robot Dot. Some grades were exposed to sequence and loop programs and saw those programs run while playing games with Dot. Other grades began to control the functions of Dot directly. Next week, these students will get to create their own sequence programs with Dot. Our 5th graders took turns giving spatial directions and using their listening skills with a goal of communicating their three-dimensional designs to their classmates. Our 7th graders started the week competing in an extension of last week's mini building challenge. Then they switched gears to learn about greenhouses and designed their own. Their greenhouse was created and now sits outside the middle school area with some potted plants inside it that they are trying to grow. Our control group of plants sit outside the greenhouse, and we will watch the plant growth over the next couple of months.

The Chosen: Shabbat

Interview with Sherwin Sagadam 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

Amy Fiske, 2nd Grade

Athlete of the Week

Coach Kvinsland would like to recognize second grader Amy Fiske for the athletic distinction this week! "Amy is always giving her best, asking great questions, and playing with a smile. It doesn’t matter what’s on the agenda for the day, Amy always has an amazing attitude and is a pleasure to have in class." Keep up the great work Amy!

Middle School Boys Basketball

Game Schedule

WVCS Beats NoHo Christian Academy 56-10

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