HCS HERALD
A weekly newsletter of Heritage Christian School
P. O. Box 400 Jordan Station, Ontario L0R 1S0
905 562 7303 (office) 905 562 0020 (fax)
WEBSITE: www.hcsjordan.ca
heritage@hcsjordan.ca
May 24, 2013
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Thanks for the casual photos of your gr. 8 graduates. If you would still like to send some you could email them to me or bring in a USB
stick or CD. Thanks.
It has been noticed by some that pictures of school related activities are being posted on Facebook. There are some
who are concerned because they do not post pictures of their families on Facebook but find that they are being included
in other's people pictures, (group photos etc.) Some may not mind if these pictures are posted; however, with today's
society and social media there are others who would like to keep their life a little less public. If you’re posting on
social media, it’s polite to ask permission if your pictures include other people’s children. School policy for students is
that they are not to post pictures of school-related activities on social media.
ABH
HCS Calendar
May 24
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
May 31
Gr. 6 Hike
Gr. 10 Field Trip
Gr. 10 Art Trip
Tuition Reduction Drive
EdComm Mtgs
Gr. 9 Art Field Trip
Gr. 11 Art Field Trip
Gr. 8 Algonquin Meeting, 7 p.m.
BOD Meeting
Jr. Div. Book Fair
Gr. 3A to Lookout Point
NRCEA Membership Meeting
Kindergarten Train Trip
Gr. 1A Field Trip
Gr. 1B Canada Day
General School News
The Board of Directors of the
NRCEA is calling its annual Spring
Membership Meeting to be held on
Thurs., May 30, 2013 at Heritage
Christian School. Registration will
begin at 7:30 pm and the meeting will
begin at 8:00 pm. Please make the
effort to attend as quorum is
necessary. Thank you.
Heritage Christian School will be
having their annual Spring Tuition
Reduction Drive on Monday, May
27th. Please look for a notice and
envelope in your mailboxes or with
your child. We thank you for your
continued support. The Fundraising
Committee
Yearbooks are for sale Reserve a
full colour edition of the 2012/2013
yearbook. Send your name and $30. to
the office. Cheques can be made out to
NRCEA Yearbook. You will enjoy the
memories for years to come.
Anyone interested in some wood
chips? The mulch removed from the
June 3
Gr. 1B Field Trip
June 4
Gr. 2A to Albright Manor
June 4 – 7 Gr. 10 & 12 Trip Week
June 5
Gr. 3 to Toronto Zoo
June 6
Elem Pizza Day
June 7
Master Field Day
June 10 Fundraising Comm Mtg
June 11 Gr. 6B to United Menn. Home
June 12 Elem Baseball Tourn.
June 13 Gr. 5A Field Trip
June 14 Secondary Awards Assembly
Gr. 1A Field Trip
Gr. 1B Field Trip
Jr. Div Hawaiian Day
Secondary Picnic
June 17
June 18
playset area is available to anyone
who wishes to take it.
Heritage Update: Please send in
your pictures from Grandparents Day,
Field Day, Class Trips or any other
school event that you would like to
share with the school community to
the
Update
editor
at
amjbs@cogeco.ca. The deadline for
submissions is June 3rd.
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Your girls, especially in the
Grade 7 and 8 classes, are rolling their
shorts, and especially for service trips,
are wearing skirts that are not the least
bit modest.
Please discuss these
modesty issues with your daughter!
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Thanks for your attention to
the school uniform rules!
Grade
8
Algonquin
Trip
Information Meeting: All parents of
Grade 8 students and Grade 8 students
are invited to an information meeting
on Tuesday evening, May 28, at 7 PM
in the Heritage gym. We will be
covering itinerary, safety, equipment
and costs. The Trip will be held from
June 18-21. We look forward to seeing
you at the meeting. If you cannot
make the meeting, handout sheets will
be given to the missing students by
their teacher. From your trip leader –
Derek Slingerland.
LOST - Navy blue Heritage zip-up
sweater, with the HCS crest on it. It
has the name Cole written in black ink
on the inside (side) tag. Please check
your sweater(s) to see if you have
Cole's, and please return it to Cole
Elementary News
Parents, a few things that need your
attention: Please ensure that your
child has the proper gym clothes.
….Gym clothes consist of a plain
white T-shirt with or without the
school crest and plain navy shorts.
Students are starting to bring an array
of different pieces that are not
acceptable.
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Yes, it is almost the end of
the year, but, your child still needs to
come in a uniform that is mended, not
too faded, and modest in fit. Socks
also must be navy or white.
Gr. 8 Graduation
Gr. 1B to Shalom Manor
Spec Ed Field Trip
Maintenance Comm Mtg
June 18-20 Secondary Exams
June 20 Gr. 1A/1B Field Trip
June 21 Last Day
June 24 Golf Comm. Mtg
June 27 Secondary Graduation
Aug 29 Open House
Sept. 3
First Day of School
Sept 21 Golf Tournament
Slingerland in Mrs. Baartman's
class. Thanks, in advance!
Kindergarten A – Mrs. Emmanuel I
still need at least 2 more drivers for
our train trip next Friday! Please call
Mrs. Melinda Ybema at 905-935-1607
if you are able to drive for this trip. It
is an all day trip. The last calendar
and memory work for the year came
home today. Please continue to
practice memory work and the readers
that come home. It is very frustrating
for a child who is not prepared. Have
a great weekend.
Grade 1A – Miss Wierenga Thank
you parents, for responding to our
need for class trip drivers. We need
transportation for a few more
students. Anyone else able to help
out? Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents?
The trip is next week Friday. Please
call Mrs. G. VanVliet if you can
help. (905 892 2409) Parents, please
return gym clothes. Please ask your
children about Jairus, walking on
water, four things Jesus said He is,
"one thing needful", Jews and Gentiles
and eating crumbs from the table,
gems, different kinds of farms, and
contractions. Reminders for next
week: Bible stories # 104,105,
MON: gym clothes TUES: library
books and dues
WED:
gym
clothes THURS: spelling test on
Column G, memory work: Acts 5:
29. FRIDAY: Dairy Farm Class
Trip!! Details will be forthcoming
next week. Kind regards.
Grade 1B– Miss Boonstra Greetings,
Parents. Memory Work: Ps. 8:1-8
(Parents, may I request that your child
continue to review his Memory Work
at home in order to commit it to
memory? Thanks) Mon. library; Tues
& Thurs. gym Fri. Canada Day Come dressed in red & white. We are
still looking for one more Canadian
snack for Friday. If you are able to
help out, please send me a note or email. In Bible we are continuing to
learn that Christ is the light of the
world. (John 9, 11, Lk. 15) Has your
child told you about our new Novel
Study? Why not ask him about a very
mischievous little rabbit. We are
enjoying our unit on Canada. Ask
your child about the Arctic, Mr. Tilly
& Canadian symbols. Dates to keep
in mind. June 3 - Mountsburg Field
trip - We hope to leave the school at
8.45 AM - 3 pm. We will be doing
two programs - the Owl Prowl and
Splash. Your child is asked to bring a
well labeled lunch and two drink
boxes. June 14 - Westerveld Dairy
fieldtrip - We will leave the school at
9.30 AM and come back at 3
PM. Lunch will be provided. June 18
- Service Trip to Shalom Manor leave the school at 10 AM and be back
around 12 noon. Please call Mrs.
Amanda Ybema if you can drive this
week so all the plans can be
finalized. Thank you so much for
your help.
Grade 2A – Mrs. Geerlinks Dear
Parents, we enjoyed the cooler
weather in our classroom this week.
Though it was short, students were
able to accomplish much. Next week
in Bible we will be studying stories
79-81 (Great Supper, Lazarus,
Laborers in the Vineyard, Zacchaeus,
Parable of the Pounds). Students will
also be finishing up their good copy of
their animal report and diorama. This
project truly shows how much they
have grown since the start of the year:
they can be proud of their hard work!
Thanks again to all those who
volunteered for our class trips. Please
check your child’s bag for a bright
pink and yellow slip about our
upcoming class trips. Next week
Friday we will also be having a class
party to celebrate the students’ hard
work in filling our class’ marble jar.
You will receive a short note about
this next week. Reminders for next
week: Monday:
Library, Gym
Tuesday: Show & Tell Row 1, HOT
DOG LUNCH Wednesday: Gym
Thursday: Show & Tell Row 2
Friday: Spelling Test Unit 35,
Memory Work: Psalm 27: 1-3,
CLASS PARTY
Grade 2B – Miss Hultink Dear
parents, we’ve had another short, but
productive week! The students have
jumped, two feet in, to multiplication
and have enjoyed learning this new
concept of math. Quiz your child to
see if they know their 1s-5s and 10s
times tables. We’ve also started a new
gym unit on Soccer Baseball, which
the students are doing with as well.
We finished up Bible this week with a
test and will be continuing our stories
next week about Jesus’ triumphant
entry to Judas’ Plot and the Last
Supper (82-84). In writing, the
students have been working hard on
their book reports and will continue
them next week. Keep encouraging
your child to read even though the
reading incentive program is done! I
hope you all have a great weekend.
Reminders for next week: Tuesday:
Library, S&T (Row 3: Ciara’s row)
Wednesday: S&T (Row 4: Henry’s
row); Friday: Spelling Test: Unit 34,
Memory work: Psalm 103:1-2.
Grade 3A - Mr. Wensink Greetings.
In this short week, we began a fraction
unit in Math, and a new novel study,
"Treasure at Pelican Cove". In Bible
we move to Acts with our Bible
memory of Acts 5:29b and 11:26b.
We need 2 more drivers for our
service trip to Lookout Point on
Thursday morning. Students are
preparing to sing and share recorder
songs. Our Spelling is Unit 34. Our
Toronto Zoo trip is planned for Wed.
June 5. Did you receive the
information? Our Math facts are
addition and subtraction this coming
week. For the week of our Toronto
Zoo trip, I would like each student to
present a few interesting facts about a
zoo animal. Those animal names will
be our spelling words for that week.
Please assist your child with their
animal. Several students still need
practice at home with math facts and
division. Look for more information
and completed work on Monday.
Blessings.
Grade 3B – Miss Petersen Thanks
for all your help with the long
division, Parents. Most students are
doing quite well with the process at
this point, and even enjoying the
challenge! Monday we will have a
review, followed by a test on Tuesday.
Wednesday we start a new unit on
Fractions. That will be a nice change
of pace.
Today we spent time
discussing the “ins and outs” of
baseball. Weather permitting; we will
attempt baseball games on Tuesday
and Friday. If your child can bring a
baseball glove and a bat (both items
clearly labelled with name) on
Monday, and leave these items at
school for the rest of the week (we
will take very good care of them), that
would be great. If your child does not
have access to these items and can’t
borrow from someone, please don’t
worry about it, we can share. “Blue,
Grey, and Green” drawings were
finished up in art class. Ask your
child
about
the
new
words
(bewildered, befuddled, helter-skelter,
small-fry, rambunctious, etc.) they
learned as we enjoyed a leisurely read
through “Capyboppy”. Thanks for all
the volunteers for our class trip on
June 5th. I had more than enough!
Final info about this trip will come
home with your child, as we near the
date. Reminders: Monday: Library
books to be returned. Wednesday:
Show and Tell for Girls Thursday:
Show and Tell for Boys; Friday:
Recorder Test: Song # 33 “Morning”;
Memory Work:
II Peter 1:9;
General….Math Facts:
Please
practice times tables 0-10 at home.
From Mrs. Korevaar Here is look at
next week. Bible Stories-Ressurection
and Witnesses and Jesus' First three
Appearances.
We will review
this last unit thoroughly and the
students can expect a test on Friday.
Spelling will be Lesson 32. We
started Verbs in Language this
week. We will move on to learning
the difference between action verbs
and other verbs. We will also review
subjects. Our Science unit, Earth's
Surface, will be completed next
week. We will look at coastlines and
review. The students can expect a test
on Wednesday. We wrapped up our
Poetry Unit in Writer's Workshop
today with the last type of poem,
Idioms.
Grade 4A – Mrs. Baartman Dear
Parents, I would like to extend a
special thank-you to Mrs. Gritter, Mrs.
Heikoop, Mrs. Slingerland, Mrs.
VanVliet, Mrs. Vyn, and Mrs. Ybema
for driving and chaperoning on our
class trip yesterday to Dundurn Castle
and the Military Museum; it was a
great day! Next week the presentations
begin! Please work with your child on
their presentation, focusing especially
on incorporating their props and visual
aids (minimum of 3)! Please
remember that our feast is on June 4th
– if you’re not sure which food you’d
like to prepare with your child, please
let me know soon! Next week will
also be a busy one for tests: we will
have a Bible test on Friday, a Math
Test on Thursday (please practice
multi-digit multiplication with your
child!!), and a Novel Study test on
Anne of Green Gables on Friday. Next
week’s Memory Work: “Stand Up for
Jesus,” verse 3; Spelling Unit 35.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Grade 4/5 – Mrs. Zwiep Greetings,
Parents! What an exciting week-
between a holiday and our class trip
we managed to squeeze in three days
of actual school work! Our novel
study The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe is off to a good start. Grade
4 students have a very good grasp of
fractions so far; right now we are
working on adding and subtracting
with unlike denominators. They will
have their fractions unit test on
Tuesday, June 4. We have spent a lot
of time on our 12 times tables over the
past few months. Can your child rattle
them off with ease? Our trip to
Dundurn Castle was a very enjoyable
day. Thank you to all of our drivers;
your help was much appreciated. We
plan to start baseball in phys. ed. next
week. Can your child bring a glove to
school each Wednesday for the rest of
the year? Coming up next week:
Monday: library books due, Tuesday:
library, phys. ed. (inside), Grade 5
math unit test Wednesday: Phys. Ed.
(bring glove), Grade 5 math ps test
Friday: MW- Gr. 4- books of OT
written with correct spelling, Grade 5:
Jeremiah 1:5-6 (tested orally), spelling
test lesson 34
Grade 5A – Mr. Jansen We are
planning to go to St. Jacobs for a class
trip on Thursday, June 13.
An
information letter is coming home
today. Packages containing tests and
drills are coming home today; please
review them with you child and return
them on Monday with your signature.
As units conclude there are a number
of upcoming tests. A math test based
on Unit 12: Area, Perimeter, and
Volume will be done on Tuesday; the
students should be familiar with all of
the formulas and can prepare by doing
some practice questions. We didn’t
get around to the Reading test this
week; it will therefore be written on
Wednesday. We are concluding our
Rome unit with the test on Thursday.
The book talks and newscasts on
Tuesday will be done by Shauna T.,
Zachary V., Cole V., Coryn V., Alie
W., and James Z. The memory work
for next week will be Ephesians 5: 1821.
Grade 6B – Miss Nyhof We would
like to thank all the parents that
volunteered for the Grade Six Hike
and Mr. Stares for leading us.
Monday: Library, Tuesday: Adverb
Quiz, Phys. Ed. Wednesday: Math
Test. Thursday: Phys. Ed. Friday:
Spelling Test: Lesson 33, Memory
Work: Acts 17:24-25.
Grade 7A – Mr. Vander Deen Hello
parents! We have had quite a few
weeks in Gr. 7, and I’m glad that we
can return to “normal” next week.
Our Campfire trip was excellent. I
appreciated the enthusiasm of the
students; they were excited to be there
and behaved very well. Today we
also said our farewells to Miss
Nordeman, who was with us for 4
weeks. We wish her the best as she
takes up a teaching position at John
Calvin School in Smithville. Next
week, we will be learning Philippians
4:8-9 for Memory Work. This will be
our last assignment of the year, and
we will have our final Term 3 test on
June 7. In Church History, we have
just started studying Charlemagne. He
was the most influential person in 500
years of European history, the first
Holy Roman Emperor, and a distant
ancestor of Mr. Vander Deen (43
generations removed). In Math, we
have started a unit on 3 dimensional
geometry. We are continuing our look
at the atmosphere in science. Students
are asked to bring tall and narrow jars
(wine bottles, cooler bottles, or olive
oil bottles look a bit better than beer
bottles, but do what you can) so that
we can make our own thermometers in
the next week and start measuring the
conditions of the atmosphere. Music:
Many music logs have yet to be
submitted. Please ensure that your
child has this assignment completed.
Grade 7B – Mr. Slingerland We had
a great time in Campfire last week and
are thankful for a fun and safe
trip. We also appreciate all of the
parents that volunteered to come along
to Campfire and Mountsburg. We'll
be looking at life as an Upper
Canadian settler in History. In Church
History we will be looking at the life
of John Wycliffe. Our memory work
for next week is Psalm 16:89. Students will be presenting their
booktalks this week as well. Music:
Many music logs have yet to be
submitted. Please ensure that your
child has this assignment completed.
Grade 8A- Mr. Blokhuis Our next
memory work assignment is I Peter 2:
4-6. We are on lesson 28 for spelling.
No tests are set for the week ahead,
but a grammar test on parts of speech
and a math test on integers are on the
horizon. From Mr. Isaac Literature
– The Bronze Bow, chapters 10-13
reading
comprehension
and
vocabulary next week. Science –
Students wrote their “Fluids in
Motion” unit test this past week with
mixed results. While some students
did quite well, there were some who
appeared to have ‘forgotten’ about the
test and didn’t study. As a result,
students have been given the option to
write a make-up test that will be
weighted to determine their overall
unit mark. This will be administered
on Monday, May 27. After this, our
next science unit is focused on heat.
Music: Many music logs have yet to
be submitted. Please ensure that your
child has this assignment completed.
Grade 8B – Mr. Verburg Memory
work is Haggai 1:6. Art assignments
are due on Monday. A science test is
scheduled for Tuesday May 28 on
Heat. A reminder that the information
meeting for Algonquin is on Tuesday
night as well. Music:
Many music
logs have yet to be submitted. Please
ensure that your child has this
assignment completed.
Secondary News
Gr. 12 Students Please bring in your
cheques for the Quebec trip ASAP.
They were due last Friday.
Mrs. Bouwers
Art 9 We have begun our last unit on
Art History and on Tuesday we hope
to visit the Art Gallery in Jordan. We
will need the 8.5 x 11 pieces of
cardboard (cereal box type) for our
final art project. Sketchbook #14 is a
detailed drawing of a piece of
furniture (show texture in wood grain
and shading).
Mr. Huizenga
Biology 12
How do you store
information?
DNA, a humble
molecule comprised of atoms, is said
to store volumes of information. For
their last assignment, students will be
pondering God’s handiwork in
creating this blueprint for our cells.
Chemistry 11 The penultimate test
was written today. Through labs and
problems, we will be looking at the
ideal gas law.
As a law, this
expression relates four variables and
demonstrates how God upholds His
creation.
Mr. Isaac
World Religions 11 Students’ Jewish
holy days presentations will be
completed early next week before they
write a short test based on this subunit
of study. Once that has been
completed, we have only a couple
more lessons focused on key Jewish
beliefs before we end off our in-depth
study of Judaism.
Physical Education 12 The grade 12
students have been introduced to touch
rugby this past week. As a new game
to all of them, it has taken a couple of
classes to come to terms with some
key principles of the game, and we
will continue to work at making these
more intuitive as we move on next
week. Students have also been
provided with official rules for touch
rugby that they will need to be
familiar with in preparation for their
rules test at the end of the unit.
Students are also once again reminded
to be in proper phys. ed. attire as this
appears to be an ongoing issue for
some in this class.
Mr. Pols
PPL4O The grade 10 class has now
begun playing baseball. Please
remember to bring gloves this week.
CGW4U The students will continue to
look at the economics of countries and
how they are tied together.
CGC1D The students are looking at
Canadian industries and how they are
tied to the region of Canada. Their trip
across Canada is due Friday, May 31.
Mr. Stares
Biology 11 We finished our unit on
plants with a test today. An article
review is due next Friday. We will
take a look at genetics in the week to
come, and hope to open up some little
pigs. Exams are coming quickly.
Math 9P/D Equations of lines can be
a bit confusing, but we are giving it a
good shot. We will finish up this unit
next week and begin to wrap up and
review for exams. Encourage your
child to seek help when problems
arise.
Math 10P/D Applieds and Academics
have an assignment due next Tuesday
and a test scheduled for Wednesday.
We will cover a few more things and
begin our final review for exams.
Overdue assignments must be handed
in this week. Students should be
reviewing regularly and seeking help
when it is needed.
Miss teBokkel
English 9 We are continuing our
study of Huck Finn and students
should be staying up-to-date with their
reading questions. We hope to be
introduced to the unit assignment by
the end of next week. Students should
be preparing AND starting to study for
exams—reviewing terms and notes
from the beginning of the year is an
excellent step.
Canadian History 10 Because of
scheduling conflicts, our unit test has
been postponed until Tuesday, May
28. Students have received their unit
assignment (due Tuesday, May 28)
and should be setting time aside to
work on this at home. They also will
be writing a 1 page journal response
for their trip to the Holocaust centre.
Students should be preparing AND
starting to study for exams—
reviewing terms and notes from the
beginning of the year is an excellent
step.
Canadian Geography 9 We have
started our fourth and last unit, and
have been discussing Canada's
Economic and Resource Connections.
We will be continuing our discussion
of this next week with a look at
Canada's energy uses, the bottled
water
debate,
and
ecological
sustainability. Students should be
preparing AND starting to study for
exams—reviewing terms and notes
from the beginning of the year is an
excellent step.
Mr. Zylstra
English 12U We are well on our way
through our ISU presentations. At this
pace we should be having our final
test late next week. Keep doing your
best for the remainder of the semester!
English 9 Our reading of "The
Adventures of Huck Finn" is
proceeding very well. Students who
are absent are reminded to keep up the
materials missed when they are gone.
Speech As we begin looking forward
to the end of the year, students should
begin
planning
their
final
presentations. The final presentation
is worth 15% of their overall mark and
should be taken very seriously.