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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.
Operation Christmas Child: Thursday, November 18th, is the last day to turn in shoeboxes.
Thanksgiving Break: November 22- November 26
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Tickets on sale now in the school office. Limit of 4 tickets per family, per night. Click the button below for more information. 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 coming to WVCS next week, 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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Biography Presentations
Google Slide Presentations
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Our 4th graders are learning how to put together a Google Slide Presentation during computer class. They recently read a biography and then wrote an essay about a famous person. They proceeded to pull key information about their person to present to the class in the form of Google Slides. They learned how to do backgrounds, add bullet points, add images, and use animation to make their presentation more effective and interesting to the listener. The students are excited to present their finished product to the class! |
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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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A God of Wonders
5th Grade Art with Mrs. Kim
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"I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth." -Genesis 9:13 Continuing in the Color and Design quarter, the 5th grade students have learned to see beyond the gamut of color this week as they work creatively in a freestyle abstract piece and as color scientists with their wheel of color. They have learned tertiary colors and how different they look next to their analogous neighbors on the color wheel. God is truly a God of wonders as we know there are colors out there that we have yet to see and create!
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Theater Arts
Meet Mrs. Lampechkun, Theater Arts Director
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Middle School students started the week building robots with Cubelets that think, act, and sense! They then got a lesson and practiced with Roman Numerals into the 1000s. They ended the week with an intro to their next hands-on project: building a Ziggurat (from Ancient Mesopotamia) marble run where the longest working track will be the winner! We were able to tie this lesson in with the story from Genesis of "The Tower of Babel." In Elementary school, TK, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade learned about turkey enclosures and prepared for the "Turkey Hideout" that they will be making in their class next week. Our 2nd and 3rd graders learned about the Mayflower and started making blueprints for their own Mayflower challenge that will take place next week. Our 4th Grade made a Turkey Transporter and raced their turkeys down a zipline. They had a great reflection session afterwards about what elements of their transporter helped to reduce friction and increase speed. Our 5th graders started an epic marble run along all four walls of the classroom using many of the paper towel and TP rolls that families have been generously collecting and donating. It was certainly a full week of STEM, with another fun Thanksgiving-themed week to come! |
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10,000 Reasons
Hayden Cory Leads Worship
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God Loves Me Dance
1st Grade Performs at Chapel
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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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Evan Doop, Transitional Kindergarten
Athlete of the Week
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Correction! Last week, we got Evan's name wrong and called her by her sister's name, Ryan. Great work, Evan! |
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Operation Gratitude
Thank you to everyone who donated candy for the Operation Gratitude Candy Drive. Ryan Corr and Caden Allen dropped off over 30 pounds of candy on Monday. The candy will be sent to active military and veterans. Great job, CJSF, for putting this fundraiser together!
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Veteran's Day Chapel
Proud To Be an American
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Last Wednesday, we had our Veteran’s Day Chapel. Our students had the privilege of listening to our guest speaker, Gunny, who gave a phenomenal speech about those who laid down their lives to protect and serve us. The children were touched and his words impacted everyone who attended. The motorcycle group ‘Rolling Thunder’ came and the kids had so much fun checking out their bikes and reading the patriotic patches on their vests. We also had the privilege of having several representatives from the Wings Over Wendy's in attendance as well. Together, our school sang ‘Proud To Be an American’ and raised a new American Flag on the school flag pole. We watched as Gunny folded the flag, honoring all of the symbolism behind each fold. It is so important that we remember that our freedom is not free and how it comes with such a heavy cost. On this day, we say thank you to all of those who have given us this right and remember all of those who have fallen in defending this right. In a world that is constantly trying to turn us against each other, we must come together and remember how fortunate we are to live in America, the land of the free. Thank you to all of our veterans. On this day, we celebrate you. |
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Thank you for your service. |
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Huge shout out to our special friend, Mrs. Sussie Emslie, for putting together such a beautiful Veteran's Day Chapel!!! |
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Operation Christmas Child
It's Shoebox Time!
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Once again, we have the chance to bless very needy children around the world with the shoeboxes we pack for Operation Christmas Child. Each shoebox is a wonderful way to share the love of Jesus and spread the Good News of the Gospel.
Elementary:
A form went home with your child this weekend. Please fill it out and return it if you would like to participate in Operation Christmas Child. After submitting the required form, you can pick up your shoeboxes in the school office. Filled shoeboxes must be returned no later than November 18.
Middle School:
Here's how middle school will be packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child
- We will be collecting items for 12-14 year old boys and girls
- Item drop off in Ms. Beck's room
- 6th grade will bring accessories and school supplies
- 7th grade will bring personal care items and toys
- 8th grade will bring wow items (A "wow" item is supposed to be the main item of the shoebox. It could be a soccer ball with a pump, a doll, a stuffed animal, or even shoes. It's usually (but not necessarily) the most expensive item in the box.)
- CJSF will pack the boxes and bring in any items we are lacking
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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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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 Weekend Falcons! |
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