September 2018

Terry Fox National School Run

 

What a privilege it is to be able to participate in the Terry Fox Run. This is a way that we can show others we care and that giving is a way to show God’s love to those around us. It is a great example of “Walking with God.” Students in grades 2-8 will be joining approximately 4,300 schools across Canada in the Terry Fox National School Run. To date an outstanding $750 million has been raised for cancer research - a sum that has transformed the lives of people living with cancer today. We are inspired to continue the Marathon of Hope that started 38 years ago at St. John's, Nfld. on a cold April 12 day. 

This is our 10th year of participating in the Terry Fox Run. We have raised a total of $16,829 for cancer research! Everyone knows someone who has had to deal with cancer. There is hope! Students will once again be thinking of someone touched by cancer to write on their "I'm Running For..." sticker. WCS will be raising funds again this year and we will participate in the run on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Your continued support ensures that research teams are able to explore innovative approaches that result in improved outcomes for patients with cancer. Students in grades 3-8 have taken a pledge sheet home with them last week. Here is the link for online fundraising: http://www.terryfox.ca/WoodstockCSWoodstock.

If you have any questions just contact me.

Mrs. Hickey

Why?

 

If you have a preschooler, or if you know about or remember that stage, you will know that one of the more frequent questions asked during this period of development is 'why'? With their intense curiosity and increased awareness of the world around them, it is a natural question to ask to help them frame and understand the world. From time to time, it is good for all of us to step back, reflect, and ask 'why' questions. As part of our strategic planning process last year, we reviewed the mission and vision statements for Woodstock Christian School. Going through this process caused us to ask some big and fundamental questions. "Why are we here?" "What is it that we, as a school, seek to do?" "As an organization/institution, what is God calling us to do?" Various groups of people explored these questions, examined our founding documents, reflected, and came forward with a number of statements. Out of those ideas, the mission statement was produced.

Woodstock Christian School exists to nurture faith, engage learning and grow in community … to the glory of God. 

It is good to consider the big questions and to reflect on the 'why'. From this point, we can move to the 'what' and the 'how'. As we go through this school year together, may we at WCS bring God glory as we grow together in faith, learning, and community.

C. Verbeek

On October 8, we will be rolling out the Forward Drive. This year, our focus is on the theme of prayer. Our key passage is from Colossians 4:3a, "Pray for us too... that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ." We will pray together through a 5 day prayer booklet. Each day will focus on a different part of our community - local, global, classrooms, parent and our school body itself.

As you enter the school in October you will see our prayer tree. Take a moment to write a prayer for our school, or a prayer that is on your heart and add it to our tree. Please pray with us as we go through this school year.

 

Joleen Mulder

Director of Advancement and Communications

It’s a brand new year! Welcome to our new students and staff. Welcome back previous students, teachers and support staff and drivers. A special welcome to parents, relatives, friends, neighbours. We are happy to have your support and share your excitement for another school year. We are welcoming many new students and several new educational assistants this year. Welcome to Mrs. Megan Dawson, Mrs. Wendy deVries, Mrs. Bonnie Bohner, Mrs. Cara Renkema, and Mrs. Janet Scheele. At our opening assembly this morning, we welcomed 22 new families to Woodstock Christian School! This is so amazing. We hope you will soon feel ‘at home’ in this community.

This summer, due to an abundant increase in enrolment, we converted the computer lab to a classroom. Take a stroll through the school and check out it out, along with the other classrooms. We are so blessed to have three kindergarten classes this year. The excitement and energy in our kindergarten/primary wing is tremendous! We praise God for a new year and new beginnings! I am excited to explore our new theme: WALK WITH GOD. TALK WITH GOD. Stay tuned for future chapels, assemblies, and editorials exploring how  we can live for God and respond to his great love for us. Blessings for the new school year.

 

Carol Verbeek