March 18th , 2024
Principal Corner
I was reading the book of Samuel, chapter 27, where David is fleeing Saul and decides to go to the land of the Philistines. The king gave him and all the people with him a town to live in. David goes out with his men and raids towns of people that are friends of the Philistines, but David tells the king he is raiding towns in the Negev of Judah. Based on this misinformation the king thinks wrongly that David has become “odious” to his people and will be his servant forever. I had the thought that most leaders probably become odious to some of the people under them. Well after I looked up odious, I realized that it is a very strong word meaning extremely unpleasant or repulsive so maybe not odious, but as a leader you will ruffle some feathers of those under you. My father was a pastor and I have been aware of this to some extent as a child and in the 38 years of ministry I have experienced it firsthand. We are human and we will have conflict with others, you get this when people are very passionate about ministry. But we must put that aside and realize we are all in ministry together. We may not agree with someone else’s opinion or ideas, but we should be open to listening and hearing them out. We should pray to God for guidance and for wisdom so that we can make the right decision, even if it means that we need to agree with the person who we disagreed with. Working together is what ministry is all about, and working together solves many more problems than fighting amongst ourselves will ever do. We may not always agree in the church, but we need to agree that God comes first and we are His servants, do His will on this earth.
FRIENDLY REMINDERS:
Arriving at school before 8:10 am, please go through the gym unless you are a Preschool parent.
At the end of the day, please remain outside and wait for your student. They are released at 3:05 pm.
When a child is going to be absent, please send a message via Procare (it gets to both the teacher AND the office) OR make sure you are sending a message to both the teacher and the office if not using Procare.
Children cannot be in the school without an adult present. If they are, it is defaulted that they are signed into SAC. There are many different circumstances and we will accommodate whenever necessary.
We will see you all on Tuesday, April 2nd, where we being our final quarter of the school year!
3rd Quarter Report cards will go home Wednesday, April 3rd.
NOTE: The school office will not be open during Spring Break. Please email Jacqie if you need anything. She will be checking emails.
Click the photo above to sign up for the Taco Bar so they can plan accordingly !
Empty your change drawer, change cup….or where ever you stash your extra change and let’s fatten this pig up for the LIVE Auction! Send along any change (or cash) for your kids to add to the piggy bank!
April Choir Dates
Sun, April 14th: K-2 Choir @ 10:15 am Service
Wed, April 17th: 6-8 Choir @ 6:30 pm Service
Fri, April 26th: 3-5 Grade Musical 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm
CHAPEL OFFERING
In February we collected offering for Hearts for Jesus and we will continue that for MARCH - where we have a specific mission we work to raise money through collections. This year we are helping raise money for school furniture in Garuna, Cambodia so that children can go to school and hear the word of God. (see flier below for examples). So far we have raised enough money for a book case and a wooden desk and bench set! What else can we get for their school? AND GREAT NEWS! We have been challenged by the Board of Outreach! They will MATCH our offering for March to give to the school! Let’s see how much we can raise! We have raised in March a total of $169.30 so far and between March & February $320..68!
REGISTRATION for SUMMER CARE is OPEN! A link is available on our website or click the photo below and it’ll take you to www.myprocare.com. Login, and register for the Summer 2024 Session.
SAVE THE DATE
VBS will be JULY 22 - 26th.
More information to come!
If you want to help, contact Tina Schoenfeld or Angela Winter.
You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
CHURCH & COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
Payments in PROCARE IS NOW LIVE! You now have the option to pay by card within the Procare App for SAC or WAC! Paying by card will have an added processing fee. You also are able to pay via the MyProcare.com where you all registered for school. Auto payment via ACH is now also an option for SAC or WAC payments. More information sent via email to all the current SAC or WAC families. We will expand it for tuition and lunch for next school year.
All End of Year Statements for taxes for SAC or WAC charges in 2023 have been mailed out. Please watch your mail for those. All tax information regarding tuition will be sent from the church in the month of January, so keep an eye out for those as well.