Calendar of Events:

April 17: Local Interscholastics

April 18: UCHS Track Meet

April 19: Grandparent’s Day /

Spring Program @ 7:00 pm

April 24: Area Interscholastics

May 2: WCHS Track Meet

May 3: Auxiliary Bake Sale

May 7: Early Dismissal @ 1:15 pm

Curriculum Mapping

May 10: Kindergarten Field Trip Day!

May 11: Field Trip Day!

May 15: 5th Grade Math Bee @

Dordt

May 16: 7th/8th Grade Math Bee @

Dordt

May 16: Dordt Track Meet

May 22: 8th Grade’s Last Day

May 23: 8th Grade Graduation @ UCR

7:00 pm

May 25: Last Day of School – Dismiss

@ 11:30 / All-School Chapel

Sanborn Christian School

405 West 2nd Street

Sanborn, IA 51248

Ph: 712.729.3288

Fax: 712.729.3289

Email: sanchr@sanbornchristian.com

www.sanbornchristian.com

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Educating Under God’s Word for Serving God in His World The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 1:7

My nephew and nieces invited me to join them in filling out a National Hockey League Stanley Cup Bracket Challenge a few days before the NHL playoffs began on April 11. It’s similar to the NCAA b-ball tournament bracket…but with only 16 teams included…and it’s about hockey…and something that the Minderhoud Canadians get really excited about. Without much effort, I convinced my boys to fill one out too in order to compete with the rest of the clan. So, there we sat in the kitchen agonizing over which team will defeat which team, checking stats, guessing how many games each series will last, and how many goals will be scored in the finals. When we thought we were finished, we weren’t. We second guessed ourselves and proceeded to make more modifications. We wrestled with this for a while which was actually quite silly because it’s just hockey that ultimately has no major impact to our lives. But decisions about the future really can be agonizing - particularly if they are of great impact to your life. What high school do I attend next year? How will that decision impact the future?

April 2018

Principal’s Pen

Fairshare Support of Sanborn Christian School

2016-2017 Budgeted Received Balance

Sanborn CRC $ 60,167.50 $45,000.00 $15,167.50

Cornerstone URC $120,232.50 $88,976.50 $31,256.00

Our Mission:

“Educating under

God’s Word, for serving

God in His world”

Sanborn Christian School

SCHOOL BELL

Our Mission:

“Educating under

God’s Word, for serving

God in His world”

Sanborn Christian School

SCHOOL BELL

How will I fit in? What are we going to do about the CSI pension problems? How will that impact retirement? How will it impact the SCS budget and tuition? What if this doesn’t turn out as I had hoped? Is this what God has planned for me to do? An article I read recently spoke to the issue of desiring certain outcomes that we want to see in our life. What if those desires don’t materialize? How do I handle that disappointment? The author came to the realization that sometimes our predicted plans don’t materialize because God loves us enough to turn down our requests. Sometimes it would have been most unfortunate for us if the Lord had granted that request and, in His infinite wisdom, He knew that this would not be the right thing for us. He continues by saying that we don’t always understand God’s plans but we should be thankful that God does what is best for us whether it contradicts our wishes or not. We need to understand that even a reasonably good parent says “no” to a child’s demands sometimes and God is far more than just a reasonably good parent.

The reality of life is that we can come to expect confusing and disappointing experiences to occur during our lifetimes. We thought that we had things all figured out and lined up only to find out that we didn’t. The author encouraged us to welcome these times as opportunities to grow in our faith as difficult as that might actually be. Hold fast to that faith because to think that God has betrayed our best interests is one of Satan’s most effective tools against us. Press on. Remember to praise God in these times as did David. “Yours is the greatness, power, glory, victory, majesty, and the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you and you rule over all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name” (1 Chronicles 29:11-13). “God Makes Sense Even When He Doesn’t Make Sense, Part 4”. Dr. James Dobson

Building Committee will be looking into a different door lock system to use on the west door that is intended to make access for rentals a little simpler. Plans are being made to remove the old bus path and to seed it this early summer.

SCS is still looking for those interested in being a substitute bus driver. There will be some information in this School Bell regarding what it would take to obtain a bus driver license.

Finance Committee reported on their April 5 meeting.

Finance Committee reported on a checking account balance of $62,128.38. Sanborn Christian’s average monthly expenses total $58,865.57 for the 2017-2018 school year.

Motion to approve the

2018-2019 budget passed. This will be made available to the society prior to the June society meeting.

Building debt and loan information was reviewed.

Hot Lunch Committee continues to research what it might take to step away from the Federal Hot Lunch Program.

Hot Lunch Committee reported on different meals planned for every Tuesday and Thursday through April and May. Surveys are being sent to parents to obtain feedback.

Hot Lunch Committee is working on a kitchen usage policy.

The annual School Improvement Plan is due to CSI by April 15, 2018. Mr. Minderhoud reported that the report is basically complete and will be submitted on time.

School Board Highlights – April Meeting

April 10, 2018

President, Corey Rozenboom opened with devotions and prayer. Shawn Andringa was absent with notification.

Agenda for the meeting, and past minutes were approved.

Mr. Minderhoud gave the administrators report for information.

Education Committee reported on their April 6 meeting.

All current teachers have returned signed contracts to serve at SCS next year.

The advertised 5th grade / resource position has been filled by Amber Vande Weerd. She will be graduating from Northwestern College this spring.

Motion passed to give faculty / staff some Sanborn Chamber dollars for appreciation week.

Prayer lists of teachers/students were assigned to Board members for the new month.

Policy regarding the educational programs at Sanborn Christian were reviewed and updated as part of the monthly policy

review.

Board member nominations will be held next month. Outgoing members are: Shawn Andringa, Jeff Van Beek, and Corey Rozenboom.

April 18 is another CSI pension webinar.

Mr. Alan Visser closed the meeting in prayer.

Next regular scheduled meeting is planned for Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

Classroom Spotlight: Mr. De Groot

“It always goes to those who don’t deserve / it’s the opposite of how you feel / when the pain they caused is just too real / Takes everything you have to say the word / Forgiveness.” These lines in the first verse of our theme song for the month, “Forgiveness” by Matthew West, sum up the main theme for the Parable of Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18:21-35. Jesus has just finished explaining how important it is to have humility in the church. Jesus has just finished explaining how to (humbly) deal with sin in the church. Then Peter, bold as always, stands up and asks, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive

my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” (v. 21). Jesus answers with a parable of a man who has been forgiven an unimaginable amount, but who refuses to forgive a sizable (though much smaller) debt owed to him. The man is punished for his unforgiving spirit and his canceled debt is called back in. Jesus then ends with an astounding quote, “This is how my heavenly

Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

Forgiveness isn’t just a good option for the believer; it is one of the very fruits by which we are assured of our salvation.

We have been spending the month exploring this theme in devotions and doing some soul searching. Are we a forgiving people? We are called to be. And yet, it is so easy to hold onto something that someone else did to hurt us or wrong us. A word that has come up almost every month in Jr. High devotions is “Perspective.” That word continues to hold importance this month as we realize that the correct perspective allows us to see that because we have been forgiven an unimaginable amount, we can forgive even great offenses.

7th Grade News… In 7th grade, the most

exciting learning tool that we have been engage this year is a whole lab of new computers. The 7th grade students have latched on to the new technology and never cease to amaze me with how quickly they become adept users of new applications and media. We have also been digging into the themes and technique in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic Fantasy Novel The Hobbit in Literature class, and we just finished an intense unit on writing formal research papers in 7th grade English. The 7th graders tend to throw themselves into any topic at hand which is always exciting to watch as they create and discover in all their classes.

Bake Sale – Thursday, May 3

Spring is here and it is getting busy, practices and games are filling the afternoon hours; and planting is right around the corner. Let us help you prepare for the busyness by providing you with cookies, bars, and other tasty treats to feed your hungry crowds! On Thursday, May 3rd SCS moms will be selling homemade baked goods from 9:00 am-4:00 pm in the Society Room. Please use the west door, the sale will be located at the top of the stairs (an elevator is available if needed) **All (K-8th) moms are required to bring baked items (3 dozen bars/cookies or 2 large items) for the Bake Sale on Thursday, May 3rd. Preschool moms you are welcome to donate as well and we would love your baked goods, but you are not required. Items may be dropped off between 8:30 am-11:30 am, and please remember to label your items.

Grandparent’s Day – Thursday, April 19, 2018

Please Come Join Us!! Sanborn Christian School is hoping grandparents will join us for our Grandparent’s Day. We will be hosting this event on Thursday, April 19, 2018. If you would like to come and visit, we would like to have you come to

school at 10:30am to visit some classrooms and then eat lunch with us. We will have program practice at 1:30pm. For those who are unable to attend in the evening, it is your opportunity to watch your special SCS students perform. See you there!!

Class Trips

On Friday, May 11, 2018, the students of SCS will be enjoying their class trips. In the list below you can check out where each class will be going. Some of the plans are definite; some may change before the date arrives. But, no matter where the students go, they will enjoy a day of learning and relaxation with their fellow classmates.

Preschool: Van Ess Dairy

Kindergarten (Thursday, May 10): Sioux Falls Zoo

1st Grade: Sioux City - Launch Pad & Palmer Candy Company

2nd Grade: Sioux Falls - Sertoma Butterfly House/Outdoor Campus/KDLT

3rd Grade: Pizza Ranch, Art Museum, Blue Bunny

4th/5th Grade: Sioux City – Lewis & Clark Museum/Oak Grove Park

6th Grade: Camp Foster/Abbie Gardner Cabin

7th Grade: Sioux Falls - Police Station/Falls Park/Washington Pavilion

8th Grade: Des Moines

Girls & Boys Soccer Game Schedule

April 10 G/B vs. OCCS @ Miller Park – 4:00 pm April 26 G/B @ Inwood Christian – 4:00 pm April 27 G/B vs. Sheldon @ Miller Park – 4:00 pm April 30 G/B vs. SCCS @ Miller Park – 4:00 pm May 8 G/B @ Hull Christian – 4:00 pm May 10 G/B @ RVCH – 4:00 pm May 15 G/B @ Hull PR – 4:00 pm

Band Instruments

Sanborn Christian is on the hunt for band instruments. Do you have any gathering dust in a closet somewhere? If you would be willing to sell or donate an instrument, please contact the school or Mrs. Schreur. Thank You!

10th Annual SCS Golf Tournament & Steak Supper

START GETTING YOUR TEAMS TOGETHER! Sanborn Christian’s 10th Annual Golf Tournament and Steak Supper is scheduled for Saturday, June 9 at the Sanborn Golf & Country Club. Please mark this on your calendar!

Graduation 2018

Sanborn Christian School will be holding its graduation ceremony at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the

Cornerstone United Reformed Church. We will be graduating 6 students who are ready and excited to move to high

school. The class has chosen olive green, pink and cream for their class colors. Lyndsey Moser will be representing the

class as the class speaker, and Mrs. Jill Vander Werff has been asked to give the graduation address. Graduating from

Sanborn Christian this year are:

* Riely Andringa * Grace Hofman * Makenzie Iwema

* Lyndsey Moser * Levi Schreurs * Shayla Van Beek

The board, teachers, and staff of Sanborn Christian pray for God’s blessing on each of you as you leave this place to

begin your high school career.

Please join us anytime of the year! Christian education is ongoing and we need your help! The board would like to invite anyone to help promote Sanborn Christian School. For an annual fee of $25.00 or a lifetime membership of $500.00, you can become a Sanborn Christian School Foundation member. Please visit the school office or mail your foundation contribution to SCS! ALL proceeds will be placed in the Foundation fund which helps defray the cost of educational expenses through the year. The Foundation is able to contribute a significant amount of money each year to SCS simply from the interest that is raised from the money that accumulates in the Foundation fund!

Please support SCS by becoming a Foundation Member!!

NICSTO

For those who would like to send in an application for the NICSTO (Northwest Iowa Christian School Tuition Organization) program, the applications will be due to the office no later than Friday, June 1, 2018. These applications must be based upon 2017 tax information and must be accompanied with a copy of the 1040 – line 22 to be considered. Families who have children in grades K through 8th are eligible for NICSTO. If you qualify, please consider applying. The other NICSTO eligibility guidelines are located below. The application is inserted in this edition of the School Bell and will eventually be available on the SCS website (www.sanbornchristian.com) under the NICSTO link. If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Mr. Minderhoud. The funds that are available are due to the generous NICSTO donations that occurred over during the 2017 school year. Thanks again to all of those generous donations!!

Use this Graph No. In Federal PovertyNICSTO

GUIDELINES

to determine your Family Income GuidelinesHousehold

Income

Eligibility 1 $12,140 $36,420

2 $16,460 $49,380

3 $20,780 $62,340

4 $25,100 $75,300

5 $29,420 $88,260

6 $33,740 $101,220

7 $38,060 $114,180

8 $42,380 $127,140

For each additional member $4,320 $12,960

Federal Register Poverty Guidelines Jan 17, 2018

Building Debt Update We continue to keep in front of the society the financial end of this expansion. The numbers below we feel are all key as we work together to complete the last piece of this monumental task, which is paying for it. The total spent on the building is $3,335,935. Our intention throughout the project has also been to contribute $200,000 to the Foundation which brings the total amount needed to $3,535,935 (not including future interest accruals). Our unpaid balance is currently funded by debentures issued to society members, and some internally borrowed funds. We are very thankful for the financial support received at this point in the project, and we are very grateful that approximately half of the total is already paid for as we begin using the new building. We ask that you continue to watch these numbers as we report them monthly, and prayerfully consider opportunities to continue to help us reduce the debt and complete this project. Your annual pledges that are still coming in will be going towards paying off the debentures now that the bank loan has been paid off. As this happens, you might not see a lot of movement in the numbers below, because the debentures we are paying come in differing amounts. Some are $20,000, some are $25,000, and other various amounts too. We will be compiling your pledge fulfillments or extra gifts in order to pay off those debentures. So please keep on fulfilling those pledges even if you don’t see the numbers below change often. Once we pay off a debenture or two, you will see larger drops in the data.

Project Total: $3,535,935

% of Financial Contributions Received by Pledge and Actual Funds: 73.23% (was 73.19%)

Total Funds Borrowed: $1,053,000 (the same as last month) – through debentures, internal borrowing

$Daily Interest: $64.66 (the same as last month)

We are super excited to announce that the bank loan has already been paid off!! We are now prepared to

start paying back debentures!! Thank you VERY MUCH for your faithful fulfillment of your pledges!! We ask that

you continue in fulfilling your pledges so that we can start paying off the debentures that were generously given

to the school to use.

Please remember:

If you have made a past pledge, we continue to request your faithful fulfillment of that pledge so that we

can begin to reduce the amount that has been borrowed and thereby reduce the amount of interest

being paid.

Perhaps you have not yet made a contribution or a pledge towards this project. If not, we’d be glad to

speak with you about partnering in this endeavor. Please contact one of the Board members listed on

the back of the School Bell, and we’ll set up a time to visit.

Perhaps you are interested in taking your original pledge and extending it for a few more years. If so,

please contact Mr. Paul Anema who is heading up our Capital Campaign Committee.

Another way to assist would be to send contributions to our Foundation. Is that something that you

would consider?

Thank you very much for your support and commitment to Christian Education in Sanborn, IA!!

Eighth Grade Science Fair

Thursday, April 19 is the date for the annual Science Fair. Every year this event is held in conjunction with the spring program and Grandparent’s Day. The eighth grade class has been diligently working on their projects for the last several months. This is an excellent opportunity for the students to explore areas of science that are in line with their interests. The students are busy researching, investigating, putting the finishing touches on their display boards, and journaling. The students wrote a short description of their project to share with you.

Lyndsey Moser - The title of my science fair project is pHysics is pHun. I am researching the pH level of water to determine which water is better for you. I am determining which waters are acidic, alkaline, and neutral. I am testing ten different waters: Smart Water, Dasani, Ice Mountain, Lifewater, Fiji, Deja Blue, Tap Water, Reverse Osmosis water, school’s water, and well water.

Extreme Lengths!! Riely Andringa and Levi Schreurs enjoy being in the outdoors, they also enjoy shooting guns so they decided to do both of those with their project. These boys were wondering if the length of a barrel on a rifle will affect how far it can accurately shoot. Come and see their results on April 19, 2018.

Shayla Van Beek - Slime TIme- For my Science Fair Project, I am testing the amounts of borax in slime and the effect it has on slime. My hypothesis is that more borax in the water will make the slime thicker and tougher because the borax molecules will attach the glue molecules more tightly. To test this I will be making five batches of slime: one with the standard amount of borax, two with less borax, and two with more borax.

Makenzie Iwema - My science fair project is about mouthwash. The project is called Mouth Matters. I am testing 5 different kinds of mouthwash to see which one kills the most germs. I am testing Listerine, Crest Scope, Crest Pro-Health, Oil Pulling, and Thieves Essential Oil in Water. Come to the program on April 19, 2018 to see the results, so you can take better care of your mouth and understand why.

Grace Hofman - My project is titled Hyper Grass. For my experiment, I grew grass and watered it with beer, sugar water, coffee, and tap water. The purpose of my investigation was to find out how different liquids would affect the growth of grass.

Much effort goes into these projects so please come and allow them to share their findings with you on April 19. What an amazing way to use their talents to praise and glorify God.

Interscholastics

Each year, Sanborn Christian is invited to send out 2 art entries for each grade 3rd - 8th during NW IA Christian School Interscholastics. This artwork is judged and hung up for display in the Sioux Center Mall. This year, the following students' art was chosen to represent Sanborn Christian: 3rd grade: Kamrynn Visser & Dillon Van Ess 4th grade: Avery Rozenboom & Allison Scott 5th grade: Mariah Prins & Kaylen Koldenhoven 6th grade: Hailey Olson & Maggie Hofman 7th grade: Rianne Van Meeteren & Zachary Minderhoud 8th grade: Grade Hofman & Shayla Van Beek Congratulations to these students!

Sanborn Christian also sends Creative Writing entries to the NW IA Christian School Interscholastics. This creative writing is judged and displayed in Sioux Center Christian. This year, the following students’ writings were chosen to represent Sanborn Christian: 3rd Grade: Brady Olson 4th Grade: Olivia Spronk 5th Grade: Jenae Minderhoud 6th Grade: Cambrie Krikke 7th Grade: Lily Hofman & Rianne Van Meeteren

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Sanborn Christian is always looking for those who would be willing to become a substitute bus driver. Two things that tends to prevent interested parties from accomplishing this goal are: they do not know what it all entails and they are unsure of what the steps are needed in order to get the license. The following are the steps for hiring new school bus drivers:

Step 1 - Licensing – must have the CDL class A,B, or C with passenger (P) endorsement and school bus (S) endorsement Step 2 - Licensing – if driving a vehicle of 15 passengers or less, must have the Chauffer’s class D with the “3” endorsement (a CDL will also work, but class D3 is the minimum for 15 passenger or less vehicles) Step 3 - Must pass the DOT physical using a certified medical examiner found on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. Step 4 - If the driver is an insulin dependent diabetic, the driver must have a waiver signed by the certified medical examiner. The waiver can be found here: Insulin Dependent Driver Waiver Step 5 – Must have a pre-employment drug screening Step 6 – Must pass the criminal background check process as outlined in Iowa Code 321.375 Step 7 - Must be added to your school’s driver authorization list with the authorization printed out for the driver to carry at all times when transporting students (authorizations must be updated sometime between July 1 and August 15 each subsequent year) Step 8 - Must complete the 17-hour “New Driver STOP Training” (14 hours online with 3 hours of face-to-face training)

o Register and pay for classes with your local community college o The 14 hours of online training will be complete upon passing the certification test o The certification test must be proctored by someone at the school district o New drivers receive a 6-month grace period during which they can drive while completing the training o Training can continue for up to 12 months, but after the initial 6 months drivers are no longer allowed to drive o Authorization expiration dates will be six months after initial hiring date o Upon completion of training, the authorization expiration date will be 8/15 of the upcoming year

Step 9 - Optional – may take the “3-Hour Annual In-service” (not required of new drivers during the first school year in which they were hired)

If you are interested, please contact either Jeff Van Beek, Jim Iwema, Anthony Minderhoud or any of the other school board members.

Interested in Obtaining Your Bus Driver’s License?

NICSTO ELIGIBILITY APPLICATION 2018(Northwest Iowa Christian Schools Tuition Organization)

First Name Annual Income *

Last Name

Spouse Annual Income *

Address

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City, State

if you use Form 1040A line 15

Zip if you use Form 1040EZ line 4

* A copy of page 1 of the previous year's tax

form must accompany this application.

List Children Living in Household Age School Grade Annual Income

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TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

Eligibility Guidelines are printed on the back side of the application.

Please explain the circumstances that may be helpful for the committee.

Certification and Signature: I certify (promise) that all information on this application is true and

that all income is reported. I understand that I will be receiving tuition assistance based on the information

provided. I understand that NICSTO or school may verify or check the information provided. I understand

that if I purposely give false information I will not receive tuition aid and will not be eligible to reapply.

Signature of Adult Completing Form Printed Name of Adult Completing Form Date

Phone Number Social Security Number (Required)

For Administrative Use:Application Approved: Date:

Application Denied: Reason Denied:

Annual total income from your most recent tax forms.

if you use Form 1040 line 22

Scrip News

SCS Board Members

for 2017-2018

President:

Corey Rozenboom (2018)

Vice-President:

Shawn Andringa (2018)

Secretary:

Bob Oldenkamp (2019)

Treasurer:

Jeff Van Beek (2018)

Building Committee Chair:

Alan Visser (2019)

Bus Committee Chair:

Jeff Van Beek (2018)

Ben Reitsma (2020)

Chris Kuperus (2020)

Jim Iwema (2020)

Sanborn Christian School

405 W 2nd Street

Sanborn, Iowa 51248

(712) 729-3288

www.sanbornchristian.com

sanchr@sanbornchristian.com

Asbestos Information

In compliance with regulation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA, in June 2016 we performed inspections of our school building for asbestos-containing building materials. The findings of the inspection and asbestos plans are on file in the school office for your review.

Business Updates:

For a Limited Time Only: $25 Red Robin gift cards in the Cash & Carry Low denomination gift cards are available for a limited time. From now until May 25 or while supplies last you can order: $10 Amazon $10 Applebees $5 Barnes & Noble $10 Olive Garden $10 Home Depot $10 IHop $10 Outback $5 Panera Bread $10 Red Lobster $5 Starbucks $10 Target $10 Walmart Business Bonuses: Chili’s-16% instead of 11%, April 14-20

Order dates:

April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 14, 21 No Order May 28

Pre-School Round Up

Information

Sanborn Christian School

405 W. 2nd Street Sanborn, Iowa 51248

The Education and Finance committees of Sanborn Christian School are making decisions for the next school year. It is important that we have an accurate projection of the incoming Pre-school class for 2018-2019. If your child will be four years old by September 15, 2018, please check the appropriate blank and return this form to the school office by February 9, 2018. Pre-school Round Up will be held on March 27, 2018.

________ Yes, we plan to enroll our child in Pre-school at SCS next year (2018-2019) ________ Our child is old enough to attend Pre-school next year BUT we are still undecided. ________ No, we have decided to wait another year before enrolling our child in Pre-school. ________ We would like more information about Christian Education in general and Sanborn Christian in particular. Your Name: _________________________________________________________________________ Child’s Name: _________________________________ Birthdate: ______________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ______________________ Email: ___________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding this form or Sanborn Christian School, please feel free to call the school office (712) 729-3288 or speak to any member of our staff or board. Thank you for your input.

Kindergarten Round Up

Information

Sanborn Christian School

405 W. 2nd Street Sanborn, Iowa 51248

The Education and Finance committees of Sanborn Christian School are making decisions for the next school year. It is important that we have an accurate projection of the incoming Kindergarten class for 2018-2019. If your child will be five years old by September 15, 2018, please check the appropriate blank and return this form to the school office by February 9, 2018. Kindergarten Round Up will be held on March 20, 2018.

________ Yes, we plan to enroll our child in Kindergarten at SCS next year (2018-2019) ________ Our child is old enough to attend Kindergarten next year BUT we are still undecided. ________ No, we have decided to wait another year before enrolling our child in Kindergarten. ________ We would like more information about Christian Education in general and Sanborn Christian in particular. Your Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Child’s Name: ________________________________ Birthdate: ______________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _____________________ Email: __________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding this form or Sanborn Christian School, please feel free to call the school office (712) 729-3288 or speak to any member of our staff or board. Thank you for your input.

NICSTO Tax Credit (Northwest Iowa Christian School Tuition Organization)

Explanation for DONORS The state has recognized the need to support taxpayers who wish to support Christian education. Starting immediately, Iowa taxpayers can receive a tax credit up to 65% of their donation that supports families who need tuition assistance and deduct 100% of the gift on Federal Income Tax. How does it work?

1. You must owe Iowa state income tax. 2. You must make out a check to NICSTO (Northwest Iowa Christian School Tuition Organization)

and designate it to Sanborn Christian. 3. Complete the “Contribution Memo” and send it with the check to Sanborn Christian. 4. NICSTO will send you a letter of receipt for your Federal Tax information. 5. In early January, you will receive a tax credit certificate to attach to your Iowa tax form.

Your money will be used for families who qualify for NICSTO at Sanborn Christian School. Really? Yes! The NICSTO program has been around for years and has been a benefit to both the recipient (SCS) and the donor (you). This is a great tax benefit to those who will be paying taxes on their income. NO LIMIT on your contribution amount! When? All donated money will need to be sent to SCS by December 7, 2018. Please prayerfully consider donating to this fund! All donations are greatly appreciated! If you wish to donate, please fill out the donor sheet (included in the School Bell) and return it to SCS by December 7. Contact Anthony Minderhoud or one of the finance committee members (Jeff Van Beek, Jim Iwema or Chris Kuperus) if you have any questions. Thanks!

Example: If you contribute $1,000 to NICSTO, you will receive a 65% tax credit or $650 on your 2018 IA income tax. In addition, you may claim that $1,000 deduction on your federal income tax. If you are in the 25% tax bracket, you could benefit by $250. So in reality, $900 of you $1,000 gift will come back to you!!

Now is the time to make a contribution to NICSTO. Don’t wait until December to donate. If you wait too

long, our allotment will get filled up quickly once December comes.

NICSTO Northwest Iowa Christian School Tuition Organization

CONTRIBUTION FORM FOR DONORS

This completed memo must accompany your contribution A formal Iowa Tax Credit Certificate will be sent to you in late December or early January

_______________________________________ ____________________________________ Taxpayer Name Date of Contribution

_______________________________________ _____________________________________ Address Amount of Contribution

______________________________________ _____________________________________

City State Zip Code

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Taxpayer I.D. No. (Social Security No.)

Name the institution/school you wish to be the beneficiary of this donation _______________________ You contribution may be mailed or delivered to one of the following addresses: NICSTO One of the 16 Christian Schools Sanborn Christian School 204 Kentucky Ave. NW in NICSTO you identified as the 405 W. 2nd Street Orange City, IA 51041 beneficiary of your donation Sanborn, IA 51248