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San Jose Christian School A love for God. A desire to learn. A commitment to serve.
Monday, December 17, 2012
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RISE UP!
From the Office Christmas Greetings Advent is meant to be a time in which we place ourselves in a posture of eager anticipation for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He came to redeem this world from the effects of sin and to begin making all things new once again. Friday’s events in Newtown, Connecticut make that yearning for renewal even more acute. Things are broken, and we want them fixed. Yet despite the acts of sinful people, the Bible tells us that God is in control and working His purposes out. The victory over sin and death has been won, and nothing can change that. That is the good news of the gospel, and that is the gift we celebrate in Christ. Remember that truth during the Advent season, and be ready to share its joy with others. Merry Christmas from all of us at SJCS!
with the ways you can give, please visit http://www.sjchristian.org/current/support_ drive.htm. On the web page, you will find a drive brochure and the official Fan the Flame video.
Recommend One On Saturday January 26, SJCS will host a School Preview Event for prospective families of all grade levels. In a program we are calling “Recommend One,” we’d like to challenge you, our current families, to invite another family to the event to experience all that our school has to offer. Think of people in your church, in your neighborhood, or in your circle of friends who would be a good fit for SJCS. If the family you invite attends the Preview Event, you will receive a gift from the school. And remember, if that family enrolls at SJCS, you receive $500 in Tiger Bucks!
Take the weeks ahead to think of people you know who would benefit by being at The entire staff of SJCS would like to thank SJCS, and tell them our story. Let them the CPTA for the wonderful Christmas know what makes this community special, luncheon provided last Friday. We enjoyed and invite them to our School Preview the great food, shining decorations, and gift Event in January. Recommend One, and card presents. The event gave us all a help us grow our school! Watch for more chance to fellowship together and reflect details in the January Tiger Tracks. on the blessing of being part of this great school community. We appreciate all who Principal Candidate Visiting this participated and hosted the event.
Thank You, CPTA
Fan the Flame The SJCS Annual Financial Drive is underway, and this year’s theme is Fan the Flame. We have been blessed by your gifts already, and we encourage you to consider a generous contribution as part of your end-of-year giving. To learn about the goals and targeted areas of support for the drive, along
about the quality of the people we have found, and we know the Lord will lead us to the right choice. Thank you all for your prayers in this matter.
Don’t Miss the January Series! Once again, SJCS is serving as a remote location for the Calvin College January Series of lectures. Broadcasts will begin on Thursday, January 3—even though school will not be back in session yet. You can come experience the 15 lectures with refreshments and fellowship in the SJCS auditorium at 9:30am each weekday morning. For the first three days, the speakers are: 1/3 – Jeremy Courtney, “Restoring Hearts in Iraq” | Courtney is the Executive Director of Preemptive Love Coalition, an organization dedicated to eradicating the backlog of 30,000 children waiting for life-saving heart surgery in Iraq. 1/4 – Sheryl WuDunn, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” | WuDunn is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of 3 bestselling books. Her book, Half the Sky, was made into a 4-hour PBS special about the challenges facing women around the globe.
1/7 – Roberta Green Ahmanson, “Dreams Become Reality” | Ahmanson is a writer Week and philanthropist focused on the vital role Last week’s visit with our first finalist for the arts play in shaping human experience the Principal position went very well, and and the critical role of religion in public we are looking forward to another great life. She is excited to share her passion for visit this week. Our second finalist will be the world of art. on campus on Wednesday and in the We look forward to seeing you at the Janumorning on Thursday. If you meet him, ary Series! For a complete list of speakers please introduce yourself and make him and topics, visit feel at home. The Board of Trustees and the Principal Search Committee are excited http://www.calvin.edu/january.
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SJCS Dine Out Event - January 17 Chevy’s - 2 Locations
The CPTA has coordinated a Dine Out LunchMasters, our hot lunch provider, has Event to help raise funds for future school made a small change. Starting with the wide events. The CPTA has partnered with January menu, there will be 3 items that are the Chevy’s on Almaden Expressway and always available for the days we have hot the Chevy’s on Saratoga Avenue. Watch lunch. Always available will be Annie's for more information after the Christmas Organic Mac & Cheese, Sushi, and Bagel holiday. with Cream Cheese and a Hard Boiled Egg. There will still be 8 other items available too. You can visit their website,www.thelunchmaster.com, for more information.
Extended Care & Preschool Schedule
2nd Semester Pizza and Milk Orders Watch your email later this week for new online forms for 2nd semester pizza and milk orders.
Lost & Found The Lost and Found closet is overflowing with an abundance of clothing! Please check to see if any of the items belong to your students. Unclaimed articles of clothing, lunch boxes, water bottles, serving items, etc. will be donated to the textile recycle bin on Thursday, December 20. Once you find your missing clothing, please label it for future reference.
Upcoming Events Parent Education Night - January 10 Internet Safety
Extended Care & Preschool will be open December 21, January 3, and January 4 from 7am - 6pm.
Boys Basketball Update SJCS vs. Legacy Christian | 32-22 The Tigers beat Legacy for the second time this season in another great team win. The pace was upbeat all game despite missing three starters. Alfred anchored the defense and chipped in with 18 points. Calvin was the next highest scorer with 8 points, most coming from Isaiah spotting him on fast breaks. Dylan and Michael also had a couple of big buckets, that broke the backs of Legacy. You can really tell these guys are giving everything they have to give.
This Week at SJCS Tuesday, December 18
4th Grade Service Project Trip | San Jose Family Shelter | Depart 8:30am
For Extended Care, please help us plan our staffing and reserve a spot by signing up in Wednesday, December 19 the auditorium or sending an email to SJCS Christmas Chapel (Hosted by JK/K) tmcelhone@sjchristian.org. 8:40am | Auditorium On Friday, Dec. 21 there will be an optional off campus field trip to Pizza My Heart and then to a movie. The cost for this field trip will be $5.00 per student. If you have any questions, please contact Tracy McElhone, Extended Care Director.
Tiger Basketball Girls Basketball Update
Two weeks ago, the girls had a busy week and played three games: 2 against The CPTA will be hosting a Parent EducaAchiever and 1 against Liberty. On Tuestion Night on January 10, from 6:30pm day against Achiever, we played great and 8:00pm. The evening topic will be internet ended up winning by six points. On safety. Our goal is to help parents underWednesday, we had a hard loss against stand what to look for with their children’s Liberty. We played hard but could not internet use, including but not limited to catch up. Friday’s game against Achiever email, internet gaming, Instagram, texting, was very exciting. The girls played amazGoogle and much more. Frank Rivas, a ing and ended up narrowly losing in overSJCS Parent, and specialist in internet safety time. will present and answer questions. Please note that this evening is geared toward par- Last week, we played Baymonte on ents. If you are interested in Child Care for Wednesday and then Legacy on Friday. the evening we will include a sign up in the The girls had some great shots and steals Tiger Tracks on January 8. but could not pull out the win against The CPTA and Administration have also coordinated a student program for Friday, December 11. Students in grades 5-8 will attend. Please contact Betsy Phillips if you have questions about either event.
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Baymonte. On Friday, the team played incredible together. With amazing passing, shooting, and stealing, we ended up winning by over 10 points.
JK/K Christmas Program for Parents 10:00am | Auditorium Basketball vs. Los Gatos Christian Camden Community Center Girls at 3:30pm | Boys at 4:45pm
Thursday, December 20
Geography Bee | 9:00am | Auditorium 5th - 8th Grade Student Finalists Middle School Ice Skating Event | Depart 12:30pm for Shark’s Ice
Friday, December 21
No Classes - Christmas Break Extended Care Open Preschool Open
Advance Dates December 21 - January 6 Christmas Break - No Classes Dec. 21 - Extended Care | PreschoolOpen Dec. 24 - Jan. 2 - Extended Care Closed Jan. 3-4 - Extended Care | Preschool Open
January 10 Parent Education Night - Internet Safety Hosted by the CPTA | 6:30pm
January 11 | End of Quarter 2 January 17 | SJCS Dine Out at Chevy’s
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