CHCS News
OCTOBER 2015
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Learning to Listen to God’s Voice It’s so easy for our students to hear negative messages from the world today. It’s too easy for all of us. Our culture can certainly make some beautiful things, but often Satan can twist and use what might be good and beneficial to distract us. They can become our idols. A life of wealth and comfort is not an evil thing, but our world tells us it’s all we need to live for. Friendships and relationships are vitally important to our lives, but they can never fulfill our need for God. Some days it seems like there is an endless supply of messages and lies coming our way. And when there are so many things competing for our attention and our hearts, it’s important to ask ourselves this question: “How often do I listen to the voice of my heavenly father?” If there was one thing that I took from Spiritual Emphasis Week, it was a reminder that I need to listen to God’s voice. We all do. Jay St.Clair spent the week with our school helping us learn how we can be better listeners. He reminded us that God speaks love into our lives and wants his children to be comforted by the sound of his voice. He encouraged us to hurry to God’s
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word every day and hear what he tells us through the pages of Scripture. Our students even learned a practical lesson on how to listen in prayer and keep a journal of the things we feel God is showing us in our lives and through his word. It was a week filled with meaningful worship times and challenging reminders and I felt God’s pleasure with our school. I pray in this world of so many messages, that our school can reflect God’s love better because we hear his words more clearly.
Classroom Makeover Over the summer, there was quite a bit of excitement in the elementary hall, specifically, Mrs. Desiree Limkeman’s second grade classroom. Mrs. Limkeman was selected from hundreds of entries to receive a classroom makeover from the Velcro Brand company after winning their nation-wide contest, “Velcro Brand Products’ Classroom Makeover” with HGTV design expert Sabrino Soto. Mrs. Limkeman was nominated by Eddie Grundy, father of Hannah Grundy – a student of hers. Two days were spent painting, designing, and sprucing up the classroom, which featured some of Velcro’s most innovative products. The big reveal came July 15th as Mrs. Limkeman walked the hallway lined with friends, coworkers, and parents leading to her brand new room. She expressed her gratitude and appreciation to everyone for their hard work. She received laptops and tablets, new tables and chairs, and cubicles. Velcro was kind enough to give the other second grade classroom all the same materials and supplies so that all second graders could have the same learning experience. Thank you Velcro Brand Products!