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Canterbury Tales January 29, 2015

to Mrs. Siu (Jeremy, 2nd and Matthew, K) for the new Braun electronic forehead thermometer recently donated to the school office! What a wonderful new “tool” to help care for Canterbury’s young patients! Your generosity is deeply appreciated!

O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in

wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is

full of thy riches… Thou sendest forth thy

spirit, they are created: and thou renewest

the face of the earth. The glory of the Lord

shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in

his works. He looketh on the earth, and it

trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they

smoke. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I

live: I will sing praise to my God while I have

my being. My meditation of him shall be

sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

Psalm 104: 24, 30-34

to Mrs. Waibel (Joshua, 2nd) for the wonderfully delicious Honey Castella Cake which recently found its way into the Canterbury Teachers’ Workroom! The Staff enjoyed every last piece of the lovely, fluffy, treat!

From the 2014 Montreal International Mosaicultures

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to Mrs. Huang (Joseph, 6th and Grace, 4th) for participating as Canterbury’s guest speaker last Saturday in this year’s Parent Information Day! Her carefully prepared remarks were from the heart and well-received by all guests present! We thank God for the fine students – and parents –He continues to send Canterbury!

to all of the Canterbury

Students whose second quarter accomplishments were recognized during last Friday’s awards Chapel service. But grow in grace, wrote St. Peter (II Peter 3:18). And St. Paul added, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14).

to the 3rd, 5th, and 6th Grade Classes for recently returning their communiqué folders back to school on the very next day! Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men (Proverbs 22:29).

Leah

Nicole

Eliana

Grace

Ivette Joseph

Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Second Quarter GOLDEN RULE award!

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Paul Tough authored his carefully-researched

book entitled “How Children Succeed” in 2012.

He is a husband, father, and delightful writer

who has distributed acclaimed articles

concerning character and childhood through

such outlets as the New York Times magazine,

The New Yorker, and This American Life. If

we are wise, we will take to heart the important

message he has for parents and educators!

Please see the quote (on the left) from page xv

of his introduction to “How Children Succeed.”

“…a disparate congregation of

economists, educators, psychologists,

and neuroscientists have begun to

produce evidence that calls into

question many of the assumptions

behind the cognitive hypothesis (i.e.,

the dominant view that the most

important element in child development

is measurable intelligence – editor).

What matters most in a child’s

development, they say… is a very

different set of qualities, a list that

includes persistence, self-control,

curiosity, conscientiousness, grit, and

self-confidence. Economists refer to

these as non-cognitive skills,

psychologists call them personality

traits, and the rest of us sometimes

think of them as character!”

[underlining is mine – editor].

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Having just recently marked the 42nd year since Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion-on-demand in

America, we do well to pause and pray for a better day – when God’s gift of life in such a precious form

will be held in loving hands rather than violently destroyed. Children are also made in His Image!

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Canterbury’s OPEN HOUSE is scheduled for January 22nd and PARENT INFORMATION DAY for January 24th. Parents are free to attend and

support the school in both events! Thank You for your support. The Office.

LOWER GRADE SPEECH MEET

Tomorrow

12:30 PM

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11

Please remember to support your children and the Lower

Grade classes in their speech meet tomorrow afternoon!!

February monthly tuition

payments are due this next

week. Since February the 1st

Falls on Sunday, payments

will be due on Monday the

2nd of February. The

“grace period” for February

payments extends through

February the 5th.

Respectfully, The Office

Monthly Payment Schedule Calendar

Payment Number Due Date

1 August 8

2 September 1

3 October 1

4 November 1

5 December 1

6 January 1

7 February 1

8 March 1

9 April 1

10 May 1

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This charming story told by Bruce Hiscock, a

lover of trees, concerning a sugar maple in

Upstate New York, is a real gem! Told from the

vantage point of the tree, children learn about

seed germination, photosynthesis, root hairs,

tree tapping, sap flows, and the production of

syrup. It also tells of farms, families, and the

growth of our United States of America! Enjoy!!

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Here is an opportunity to evaluate your effectiveness as a parent. Remember that discipline is not punishment! To discipline your children is to train them into an orderly way of life that

becomes second-nature to them – benefiting them for a lifetime!

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the

heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:13 (KJV)

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the

heaven… A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a

time to dance…

Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 (KJV)

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it

on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring

hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this

my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they

began to be merry. St. Luke 15:22-24 (KJV)

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Parents and family members are cordially invited to attend

daily Chapel services. Next week’s Chapel lessons are as follows:

Monday (2-2) St. John 11:29-44 Lazarus, Come Forth!

Tuesday (2-3) Exodus 19, 20, 24 God Talks to His People

Wednesday (2-4) St. John 11:45-57 The Plan to “Take Him”

Thursday (2-5) Exodus 32, 33, 34 The Golden Calf

Friday (2-6) Chime & Handbell Presentations

I am defeated, and know it, if I meet any

human being from whom I find myself

unable to learn anything.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning, and a

man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.

Proverbs 1:5 KJV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,

peace… againt such there is no law…

Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

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CALENDAR_______________________________

January 30 Chapel – Hands of Hope (Zimbabwe)

Lower Grades Speech Meet (12:30 PM)

February 6 Chapel – Chime & Handbell Presentations

Upper Grades Speech Meet

February 16-20 President Washington’s Birthday (No School)

February 23 School Resumes

February 26 Hearing Tests

February 27 Lower Grades Spelling Bee

March 6 Upper Grades Spelling Bee

March 16-20 Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)

March 26 Hayward Bell Festival

A LITTLE HUMOR!

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hodomt6bBOw

Upward and Onward

for the King!

The Administration

For a 4:49 long entertaining and inspirational collage revealing the brilliance and wisdom of our Creator, click on the blue link positioned below.