Crusader Chronicles

UPCOMING EVENTS

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May 24, 2019OSKALOOSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

726 North E Street Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577

REMINDERS

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May 24 Last day of school 3:15 dismissal WITH Osky buses (change in original schedule)makes up 6.67 hrs 8th Grade Graduation, 7:00 p.m.May 28 Teacher InserviceMay 29 Report cards emailed to parentsMay 30-June 1 School CleaningJune 11 School Board MeetingJune 24 Annual School Society Meeting at Gateway Church of the NazareneJune 25 1st Summer National TRIP OrderJuly 30 2nd National TRIP OrderAugust 1 & 5 Registration for 2019-2020August 23 First Day of SchoolSeptember 2 2nd Annual Grace RaceSeptember 11 & 12 School Picture Days

Rummage Sale

•Parents, please take care of all tuition, hot lunch payments, library, and any other fees that you may still owe. Thank you! •Parents, if your child had medication at school this year, it was sent home with them today.•The list of school supplies for next year was emailed to parents last week. •Report cards will be emailed to parents next Tuesday, May 29. Report cards for Kinder Kids can be picked up during school clean-ing.•SOCIETY MEETING: Mark your calendars for Monday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Gateway Church of the Nazarene for our school’s annual society meeting. Please attend, as we value your input in the governing of our school. You will be able to approve a budget and tuition schedule, and elect new Board members for the 2019-2020 school year. See you there!•The May Highlights was printed this week. The summer issue of Highlights will be e-mailed to all school families in June, and will include information on the annual Society meeting, and registration for the 2019-2020 school year.

Parents: Do you want to help your children maintain what they’ve learned this year over the summer? This summer: Mrs. Kaisand is again offering private one-on-one or small group tutoring sessions at her home in Reading and/or Math for students currently in grades Pre K - 4th grade. Two sessions available: June 3-28 and/or August 5-1645 minutes/session, 2-3 times/week, limited spots available Please contact Mrs. Kaisand to reserve your spot today! Serious inquiries only! I would like to have the schedule secured before the end of the school year. Email: kaisandj@oskaloosachristian.net Phone: 641.891.0802

A reminder of our job openings to fill for next year for a full-time teacher for Kinder Kids and part-time choir teacher for 5th-8th. For anyone who is interested in either of these positions, application forms are available at www.oskaloosachristian.net and also from the school office. Please direct any questions to Mr. Mitchell (641-672-2174 or mitchelld@oskaloosachristian.net).

The Willing Workers Executive Committee along with the teachers & staff would like to express a HUGE thank you to EVERYONE who took a flower(s) off the Giving Tree. The teachers and staff are feeling blessed & loved by your generosity. As a reminder, we ask that if you haven’t already brought the wish list items to school, that you do so next Tuesday. Again, thank you so much for being a blessing to our teachers & staff!

--THANK YOU--We sincerely

SAVE THE DATE: Our second annual Grace Race will be held on September 2, 2019 Labor Day. There will be a 5K/1mile. In the coming weeks online registration will be live.h t t p s : / / r u n s i g n u p . c o m / R a c e / I A / O s k a l o o s a /OskaloosaChristianSchoolGraceRace20185k1milewalkrun

NEW THIS YEAR. We are hoping to have official timing of the race. Unfortunately there is a large cost to do this. Our goal is to raise in the next few weeks $500 to cover part of the cost so we can reserve the timing company. All business sponsors over $100 will get their business on the back of the t-shirt. We take individual donations as well! We will have three level sponsors. GOLD $250, Silver $150 and Bronze $100. Donations can be dropped off in the office, or contact Leah Bruxvoort for pick up 641-295-6190. Donations can also be taken online at the race website. Thank you!!

The annual school cleaning is sched-uled for May 30 from 3:00-8:00 p.m., May 31 from 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and on June 1 from 8:00 a.m.-noon. Each school family is responsible to clean part of the school during these times. The complete schedule indicating the cleaning

job that your family has been assigned was emailed to parents last Friday. If you are unable to do your assigned job, you must make arrangements for someone to do it for you. Thank you for your cooperation in helping to maintain our school! If you have any questions, please call Rich De Bruin of the Maintenance Commit-tee at 641-660-9820.

SCHOOL CLEANING!

“I CARE” Award WinnerEvery year the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa sponsors the “I Care Award.” This award is given to a student who dem-onstrates a spirit of volunteerism, commu-nity interest, and acts of kindness toward others. We are happy to announce this year’s recipient, 8th grader Ezra Groenen-boom. Ezra is the son of Joel and Laura

Groenenboom of Oskaloosa. Ezra received a plaque and a $200 U.S. Savings Bond in recognition of his award.

Congratulations to Ezra and his family!

MON: Chicken Patty on a WG bun, French Fries, Fruit, BarTUES: Hot Dog on a WG Bun, Carrots, Apple Slices, Chips, Ice Cream Bar

WED: Mandarin Orange Chicken, Rice, Broccoli, Mixed Fruit, RollTHURS: Sack lunch from Home

The Vendor Event Committee has a couple spots open for any home based businesses or crafters for December 1st from 8am to 1pm. You may purchase a designated spot to sell your goods. Spots will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. Spots are being reserved to Oskaloosa Christian School parents until October 1st. After October 1st we will advertise the open spots with the community. Please contact Crystal Roberts at mandcroberts@gmail.com or 641-660-2214 or Mary Beth Jackson at mbjacksonfavjewellady@yahoo.com or 641-777-4635 to reserve your spot or for more info.

Rummage SaleOur school is again collecting Boxtops for Education coupons! We will receive 10 cents for each one turned in, so with everyone saving, it adds up fast. They can be sent to school along with students, or brought to the school office during school hours. We appreciate all those

CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE! We are excited for our Willing Workers Vendor and Bake Sale which will be Saturday, December 1. We are asking that each school family donates a favorite Christmas goodie to sell

at this event. If you did not get a chance to sign up during Parent/Teacher Conferences, please call Crystal Fawcett at 641-660-9833. We also welcome donations from grandparents and other friends of our school. All donations are greatly appreciated!

HAPPY BIRTHDAYAngela Spoelstra May 26Megan Veenstra May 27Mrs. Carol De Ronde May 30

Teaching Positions

Available 2019-2020

Oskaloosa Christian School is actively seeking an additional full-time Kinder Kids teacher, and a part-time teacher for choir and general music in grades 6-8 for the 2019-2020 school year. All candidates should be passionate about building relationships with students and the integration of a Biblical worldview into all areas of teaching and learning. Interested candidates should complete

Parents: Do you want to help your children maintain what they’ve learned this year over the summer? This summer: Mrs. Kaisand is again offering private one-on-one or small group tutoring sessions at her home in Reading and/or Math for students currently in grades Pre K - 4th grade. Two sessions available: June 3-28 and/or August 5-1645 minutes/session, 2-3 times/week, limited spots available Please contact Mrs. Kaisand to reserve your spot today! Serious inquiries only! I would like to have the schedule secured before the end of the school year. Email: kaisandj@oskaloosachristian.net Phone: 641.891.0802

TRIP (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program)Cash and Carry is still available in the school office today while supplies last.There will be no TRIP orders or Cash & Carry received from May 25 - June 24.

SUMMER TRIP SCHEDULE: Cash & Carry will be available for sale in the office of First Christian Reformed Church on TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 9-11:30, beginning June 25. Summer Order Dates: June 25, July 30 (due by 10:00 a.m. to the church office)

A big “THANK YOU” to Mary Beth Jackson and Donna Terpstra for being our runners this year and to Mrs. Patti for manning Cash & Carry in the office. Your help was, and is, greatly appreciated!

TRIP Questions? Call Ruth Veenstra at 641-660-4470.

STUDENTS SERVING! Being a part of God’s Story includes following God’s command to love and serve our neighbors. Our students worked as ‘community builders’ on Thursday with the following service projects:•1st, 4th, and 7th served at the Ecumenical Cupboard•3rd and 6th handed out goodie bags around the town square•2nd and 8th cleaned at the fairgrounds •Kinder Kids and 5th planted flowers and delivered them to school neighbors

There are several families in our school who will not be return-ing this fall because their children are graduating. Farewell to the families of Joe and Kim Albright, Brent and Kari Edel, Valerie Edel, Jim and Shelli Eveland, Joel and Laura Groenenboom, and Steph-anie Groenendyk. We thank these families for their time spent on Willing Workers’ Committees, School Board, and many other ways they have been a blessing. We so much appreciate all you have done for our school. And if there are families who will not be return-ing for other reasons, we thank you too! We will miss all of you!!

This year we are saying goodbye to several staff members who will not be returning next year:Kari Edel, 1st grade teacherAimee Higgins, student aideKendra Briggs, student aide Abbie Vander Molen, student aide and classroom aide While we will certainly miss these wonderful faculty and staff mem-bers, we are grateful for the time they have spent with us and wish them the best in the future as well.

The Joe Gray Award has been given to students in Oskaloosa in recognition of im-proved and exemplary penmanship for many years. Mr. Joe Gray, an Oskaloosa resident who thought his own handwriting was poor, wanted to encourage students to improve their own penmanship skills. He began the

Joe Gray Foundation, and every year, he donated money to the Oskaloosa schools to use in a way to encourage students. After the passing of both Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Oskaloosa Christian has continued this tradition of awarding students the honor.Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Joe Gray Pen-manship Awards:2nd Grade: Asher Edel, Aubrey Kaisand, Josie Hessing, Cayden Plate4th Grade: Rachel Hoksbergen, Taylor Hol, Ayden Plumb, Haiden Spray6th Grade: Erica De Bruin, Lilly Hite, Madi Hol

THEME VERSE:“So then, just as you received

Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened into the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”

Colossians 2:6-7

THEME ACTIVITY: Our students participated in activities on Friday afternoon in their chapel groups to review the throughlines that they learned this year. They sang worship songs to remember that a God Worshiper offers thanks, praise, and honor to God by the way they live. They created encouraging notes for each other to review that a Community Builder builds communities in our classroom, city, and world that are a blessing to all. They were Beauty Creators by using art to make a thank you card to give away. A Beauty Creator creates beauty as a way of praising God and enriching our world. Another activity that they participated in was working on puzzles to be an Order Discoverer. They were reminded that God creates order out of chaos so that we find harmony and order in God’s creation. The final activity was to make a bird feeder. This activity reminded them that they need to be an Earth Keeper who takes care of and protects God’s creation. Our hope is that as the students are away from school this summer, they will remember these throughlines and continue to live them out to show how they have a part in God’s story! -Mrs. Kristin Van Zee

God Bless You!

Mrs. De Bruin and the students from the Intro to Publishing elective took on the challenge of writing, assembling, editing and publishing a book in 4 class periods. The result: "Absolutely Random Stories for Random People" has been published. Now available on Amazon!