Tiger Tracks San Jose Christian School | December 8, 2014 This Week at SJCS See Sports Section for Practice & Game Schedule
Monday No Events
Tuesday No Events
Wednesday
12/8 12/9 12/10
Girls & Boys Basketball Game (see sports section for details) PS - Holly Jolly Christmas | 6pm
Thursday No Events
Friday
12/11
Attendance Line (408) 371-4815
Tiger Stripes Reflections on Who We Are by: Bart Den Boer Strategic Initiatives Part 2 This is the third article in a series reporting on some strategic objectives identified by Board, staff, and community members at our fall strategic planning sessions. I welcome your comments at bdenboer@sjchristian.org. Strategic Objective #1: Increasing Enrollment To Capacity At Each Grade Level, continued from last week…If increasing enrollment to capacity is critical for both missional and financial reasons, how do we go about reaching that goal? A team of board, staff and community members has identified five focus areas: 1) retaining current families, 2) establishing a parent ambassador program, 3) implementing tuition structures to meet enrollment goals for each specific grade level, 4) optimizing our website and web presence for promotional purposes, and 5) developing/enhancing partnerships with local churches. The SJCS Board has set an enrollment goal of “215 for 2015.” An increase of 30 students distributed strategically throughout the different grade levels would enable us to operate at or near capacity for 2015-16.
Upcoming Events at SJCS 12/12
SJCS Christmas Staff Luncheon
Boys Basketball (see sports section)
Advanced Dates December 18 JK/K Christmas Program and Chapel
December 19 SJCS Geography Bee
December 22-January 4 Christmas Break
January 5 School Resumes
January 24 Prospective Family Open House at SJCS 10am - 1pm
If you are a parent who is interested in coaching boys soccer this upcoming season, please contact Mr. Bost.
December 10 - A Holly Jolly Christmas | 6pm in the SJCS Auditorium- Program by the SJCS Preschool. Program performed by our Preschoolers. All SJCS families welcome. December 11 - Tim Zimmerman and The King's Brass | 7pm - Church of the Chimes. SJCS is hosting this group and we encourage you to experience their music. December 12 - Parents host the Annual Staff Holiday Luncheon - Contact Emily Rios at emilyrios@comcast.net to volunteer. December 18 - Christmas Chapel hosted by the JK & K students. Our JK & K students will host our all school chapel for students and staff at 8:45am. The parents, friends and family program will be held at 10:30am in the SJCS Auditorium. December 19 - SJCS Geography Bee - 5th - 8th grade students will participate in the first round of the National Geography Bee. December 30 - Special Campus Work Day | 8:30am - Contact Mary Schrotenboer at mary@schrotenboer.com to volunteer.
Travel To the Holy Land in June? Are you interested in traveling to the Holy Land with SJCS faculty in June? You are welcome to join a 15-day biblical study tour led by Interim Superintendent Bart Den Boer, a veteran Bible teacher and Holy Land tour leader. Sponsored by the Reformed Church In America, the tour will be the last two weeks in June and cost about $3800. Contact Bart at bdenboer@sjchristian.org for more information.
Tiger Tracks Extended Care Rate Increase Effective January 5, 2015 Effective January 5, the first day of extended care after the New Year, the hourly fee for extended care will increase from $5.00 to $6.00 per hour. This first increase in several years is necessary to cover wages and fixed costs associated with this valuable program. Thank you for your understanding. If you have questions related to the changes please feel free to contact Bart Den Boer, Interim Superintendent at bdenboer@sjchristian.org or through the school office.
Holiday Scrip Last Order Before Christmas - Due this Thursday 12/11 This Christmas Season, use Scrip to shop for the ones you love. Many retailers offer special holiday donation rates, and the list of companies is always growing. Check out Amazon, See’s Candy, and more of the 700+ retailers at www.shopwithscrip.com. The SJCS enrollment code is available by emailing jhendricks@sjchristian.org.
December 30 - Special Work Day Between the holidays, are you free from work? Have a little time? High school students need volunteer hours? We are planning to touch up doors, door frames, cupboards, and more as needed. This cannot be done on a weekend or during the school week, so this is our opportunity to improve your school. We hope you can spare an hour or two or three! Experience the community of SJCS! Contact Mary Schrotenboer, (mary@schrotenboer.com) or Bart Den Boer (bdenboer@sjchristian.org) to sign up
New logo wear is now available. New logo wear is now available. SJCS wearables, bags, hats and umbrellas make wonderful gifts! Stop by Mondays and Fridays outside the office to make your selections.
Tiger Cubs|Preschool News! Please join us this Wednesday for A Holly Jolly Preschool Christmas! The show starts at 6 p.m. in the auditorium and all are welcome! Details for Preschool families: Students should wear dressier, holiday festive clothing and should arrive to school by 5:30 p.m. in order to get ready for the program. Please speak to your child's teacher if you have any additional questions. See you then!.
Teacher Tales| from Mrs. Phillips This past weekend the SJCS Choir and Student Chapel Band led worship at the San Jose Christian Reformed Church. So many awesome things happened during the 1 ½ hour time frame. Students arrived looking wonderful, warming the hearts of those in attendance and reminding me, “Love Does”. As the congregation of both SJCS families and loyal parishioners gathered, the sanctuary filled with warm welcomes and introductions. New and old friends assembled, reminding me, “Love Does.” Four middle school students lead over 150 Christ followers in songs of praise and thanksgiving, reminding me, “Love Does.” The SJCS choir lifted their voices and glorified a mighty God through song reminding me “Love Does.” Students, parents, grandparents and friends united during communion, confirming that the Body of Christ is the tie that binds believers together, young and old, student and parent, men and women. And this is what Love Does!
Sports this week
Girls Basketball: The girls defeated Los Gatos Christian in their season opener by a score of 27-19. The girls showed great teamwork and toughness in a game that pushed them to the edge. Off to a great 1-0 start, the girls will travel to Santa Cruz Bible Church on Wednesday for a 3:30 game to face Baymonte. Practice: Mon. Tues. Thurs. Boys Basketball: The boys basketball team started the season with a great team win over Los Gatos Christian School by a score of 39-24. The Tigers played tough defense pressing and trapping their opponent leading to quick scores in transition. Dylan led the defense pulling down the most rebounds and scoring 8 points, which earned him the game ball. Calvin had a strong all-around game running the offense and leading all scorers with 12 points. Josh played tough in the post scoring 6 points; Ryan C. had 7 points, Joe 4 points, and Tyler 2 points. Coach Fung (aka Dr. J) was proud of how the team played for God and for each other. The boys will travel to Santa Cruz Bible Church on Wednesday to face Baymonte at 4:45. The boys will then look to finish the week on a high note as they face Legacy on Friday at Campbell Christian at 4:30. Practice: Mon. & Tues.