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February 6, 2020

Growing His kingdom… one student at a time Trinity Christian School

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run

and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)

Kindergarten - 8th

Grade Calendar:

Feb. 6-14

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Feb. 7

Spirit Gear Day

Middle School Late Night

Feb. 10

Girls’ Basketball HOME

Games EL 4:15 p.m.

JH 5:15 p.m.

Feb. 12

Chapel 8:35 a.m.

Girls’ Basketball AWAY Game

JH only, 4:15 p.m.

Feb. 14

$1 Dress-Down Day

Hot Lunch Orders Due

K-5th Valentine’s Parties

Girls’ Basketball HOME Game

JH only, 4:15 p.m.

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Important Dates:

February 17

Presidents’ Day

No School

February 18

Board Meeting

February 24-28

Spiritual Emphasis Week

SPIRIT GEAR DAY TOMORROW! SPIRIT GEAR DAY TOMORROW!

TRINITY EXPLORES BLENDED LEARNING

HIGH SCHOOL Members of the board and administration have done research on blended learning programs and are exploring how a program like this would offer us the opportunity to add a high school to Trinity Christian School. Watch a short video about blended learning at Trinity’s website by clicking on the quick link at the bottom of the page.

Gauging the interest of our current families is the next step in the process. If you have not done so already, please take a moment to fill out the interest survey. Check all that apply and fill out the bottom portion, as we would like to collect one survey from every family, kindergarten through 8th grade.

More information about Alpha Omega Academy’s online curriculum is available at their website, www.aoacademy.com/christian-schools/.

STUDENT COUNCIL CANDY

GRAM SALE

$0.50 EACH

February 5-11 Time to send a sweet treat! Candy Grams will be sold to students

before school, Feb. 5-11. They are also available for parents to

purchase in the front office during the week. Each Candy Gram

costs $0.50. All Candy Grams need to be turned in to Student

Council by Wednesday, Feb. 12. Student Council will attach candy

to each Candy Gram and then deliver them to the classrooms

Friday, Feb. 14. We hope you participate in this fun way to

spread love and encouragement around TCS!

BOOK FAIR STARTS FEBRUARY 18 We are hosting a Follett Book Fair at Trinity Christian School Feb. 18-21. It will also be open

during Parent/Teacher conferences Friday, Feb. 21, 12-4 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22 during

Date Night with Dad. Students will preview the Book Fair Tuesday, Feb. 18 and complete an

individual wish list. Kindergarten-5th grade students may purchase books during their

scheduled class time that week. Middle school students may purchase books during their

recess Wednesday and Thursday. There will also be wish baskets for our teachers if you

would like to bless a teacher with a book or two. Please remember, tax is added on all

purchases. All profits earned from this book fair will go towards purchasing new books for

our school!

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MIDDLE SCHOOL LATE NIGHT TOMORROW! This year our Late Night is Friday, Feb. 7, 3:30 p.m. – 1 a.m. and will be filled with food, fun, and fellowship! Our

night will include these fabulous activities…. *Open Gym—basketball, volleyball, etc.

*GAMES, GAMES, and more GAMES *Capture the Flag and Scavenger Hunts

*Talent Shows *A room full of Inflatables

*Photo Booth *Bible Study/Praise & Worship Time

*LOTS of BREAKFAST FOODS: Breakfast for dinner featuring eggs, bacon, cereal bar, pancakes, donuts and ice-cream!

STUDENTS MARK 100th DAY OF SCHOOL Did you know that Feb. 4 was the 100th day of school? It was! Students in first and second grade marked

the 100th day of school by dressing as centenarians. The sign outside the first grade classrooms read “100

Days Smarter.” Indeed! The top photo shows Mrs. Kunde and Miss Taylor’s students, dressed as

centenarians to mark the 100th day of school. The bottom photo similarly shows Mrs. Behnke and her

students.

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Chapel Notes, by Camden B., Guest Contributor to the Son Times Guest Speaker: Pastor Kevin Lynch

Wednesday in chapel, Pastor Kevin Lynch spoke about how we need to have desire to worship the Lord. David is a great

example of that. In Psalm 100, he praised the Lord in everything he did. Pastor Lynch said David had a childlike faith. We

need to trust in him in everything we do just like David did.

Volunteer Nation

Everyone should be receiving monthly emails from the Volunteer Coordinator, Mrs. Janine McDavitt, with an update on their family volunteer hours. If you haven’t seen this message, please email Mrs. McDavitt at jmcdavitt@trinitychristian.info to ask for the current status of your family’s volunteer hours.

A friendly reminder: if you haven’t begun earning volunteer hours for this school year, please be advised that you should begin now. The last half of the school year will go by quickly. We would rather have you serve here than pay $25/unfulfilled volunteer hour at the end of the school year. If you need to brainstorm ways to meet your family’s volunteer hour quota, please feel free to email Mrs. McDavitt at the above email.

CURRENT NEEDS

LOADS of February Daily Needs for morning greeter, recess and lunch help

Graduation Gown Prep, TBD in February: unwrap, organize and steam graduation gowns

Girls’ Basketball Admissions and Concessions, ongoing: take admissions and/or work concessions during home games. Please see the schedule here .

Spring Book Fair, Tuesday, Feb. 18-Friday, Feb. 21, various times: set up, cashier, monitor the floor, help younger children, restock and clean up

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 8:30-9:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 20, 8:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 22, 5:30-8 p.m.

Date Night with Dad, Saturday, Feb. 22, 4:30-9 p.m.: decorate the day before; day of event finish any last-minute setup, monitor and replenish dessert and drink tables, work the book fair, bus tables and clean up

TEXT REMINDERS

Please join the “Remind” app for our volunteer group (TCSVolunteers), and get a reminder the day before, via your choice of text or email, for your daily volunteer service. You will also be notified of last-minute needs. Instructions on how to sign up are available here.

Find volunteer opportunities at the TCS website homepage. Hover over “Parents,” then over “About Volunteer Opportunities.” Then click on “Volunteer Needs” or simply click here. Please contact Mrs. Janine McDavitt, Volunteer Coordinator, at jmcdavitt@trinitychristian.info or 815-577-9310, ext. 66, to sign up or for information.

ORDER PI DAY SHIRTS BY FEBRUARY 14 Order forms for Pi Day T-Shirts went home a few weeks ago and are due Friday, Feb. 14. If

you need an extra copy, please stop by the front office. Payment for Pi Day shirts is through

SmartTuition. Please log into your account, click on the Pi Day t-shirt, put it in your cart, and

pay for it. We will not be able to order t-shirts without the payment so please complete both

steps of handing in the order form and paying online. We are excited for a great Pi Day

celebration, March 12!

ORDER MARCH HOT LUNCH BY FEBRUARY 14 Order March hot lunch through Feb. 14. All orders must be placed and paid for by the end of the day. The menu is available online. You can find hot lunch information here.

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CONTRIBUTE A SILENT AUCTION DONATION

One of the highlights of this year’s Benefit Event is the Silent

Auction. Thank you to all our TCS families who have been

extremely generous contributing to this auction in the past. Once

again, we would like to extend the opportunity for your business

and surrounding local businesses to donate. We will accept items

or packages worth a minimum value of $25 that represents your

organization. If you would like to make a donation or know of a

business that would give generously or provide a service for us,

p l e a s e c o n t a c t M r s . T o y a T h o m a s a t

tthomas@trinitychristian.info, or by phone at 815-577-9310, ext.

54, to get more information and find out how your donation can

be a blessing to TCS! Items to consider donating are a time share,

sporting event or concert tickets, gift basket or certificates.

Please let Mrs. Thomas know if you would like to be included, by

Friday, Feb. 7.

ENJOY DATE NIGHT WITH DAD IN FEBRUARY 22 Calling all dads! Saturday, Feb. 22, 6-8:30 p.m. is Date Night with Dad! We’re going to have a red-carpet-themed

night to enjoy with your daughter(s). You and your daughter will have the opportunity to walk the runway in our

TCS fashion show as well! We’d like to really bring out the red carpet theme, so we are in need of some moms/

grandparents to volunteer to do flash photography for the girls and dads as they enter the event that evening. We

also need volunteers to help out before, during, and after the event, 5-9 p.m. Please contact Mrs. Heather Frakes

at hfrakes@trinitychristian.info if you can volunteer that night. Forms to R.S.V.P. for the evening were sent home

already. Additional forms are available in the front office. Please R.S.V.P. by Feb. 13 to participate.

BUILDING ENTRY: If you arrive at school during

half-day kindergarten dismissal or preschool arrival

or dismissal, when the doors are open for students to

arrive or depart, please use the buzzer to the left of the doors to be let into the building. We ask that you please

not enter through the doors open for students at that time as it is disruptive to the process. Staff will stop

anyone trying to enter this way, as it is a safety issue. Any time you enter the school, please stop by the front

office to check in. There are rare exceptions to this, such as Wednesday mornings for chapel attendance.

Thank you very much for your attention to these important matters.

BENEFIT EVENT INVITATIONS Benefit Event invitations were distributed at the Mandatory parent meeting Tuesday. If you were not able to attend and have not received one yet, please check your youngest child’s backpack or folder, as your invitation was sent home Wednesday. If it hasn’t reached you yet, please email Mrs. Toya Thomas at tthomas@trinitychristian.info and she will get one to you, as soon as possible. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you there!

New Will County Courthouse Dedication Project

To mark the dedication of the new courthouse in Will County, the Chief Justice, along with the

Daughters of the American Revolution, are creating a time capsule to be placed on the grounds of

the courthouse.

Your child has an opportunity to submit a project that may be chosen to be placed in the time

capsule.

Guidelines:

Students must use an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper to submit all artwork or written submissions.

Each school has been asked to submit 5 entries with a minimum of 2 to be placed in the time

capsule.

All entries will be copied onto archival paper, using special ink, to ensure they are preserved

for 25 years.

Include your child’s s name, grade, school, and town on the back of the submission.

The themes for the submissions include:

Grades K-2 Draw a picture of the American flag, and tell what it means to you.

Grade 3 Pick one U.S. State you would like to live in, and explain why.

Grades 4-6 If you could be someone from American history, explain who and why.

Grades 7-12 If you could make an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, what would it be and

why is it needed.

*Submissions need to be turned in to your child’s teacher by Wednesday, February 25, 2020.*

TCS Administration will choose 5 projects to be sent in for the time capsule.

All other submissions will be displayed at TCS for all to see.