School is closed and buses are cancelled for the day.

Sorry for the delay in announcing the internet has been effected at the school.

Enjoy your day.

On Wednesday February 12 Woodstock Christian School held it's first annual  Poetry Meet.  20 students from grades 1-4 recited poetry in front of an audience of judges, parents and students.  The poetry was silly, thoughtful, exciting and serious!  Most of all the poetry celebrated the relationships we have with one another and God's awesome creation.  Praise God for a successful and rewarding gathering!

Enjoy this (very) short clip from 3 of our presentations!

And the winners are.....

 

On or around Valentine's Day, the JK class always makes a point of delivering cookies to area businesses that care for people. We visit places like the fire station, the police department, the hospital, nursing homes and other social service providers. The class takes the time the day before to bake up around 15 dozen (!!!) sugar cookies, decorate them and make special Valentines for accompanying the cookies. We do so because we want to say "thank you" to those peope who make Woodstock such a great place to live!

 Thank you to all the parents who helped out with our adventure this year! It was a blast- and a little extra fun was had by those who got to hop up into the fire trucks at the fire station!

We are blessed to be a blessing. 

 

 

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Grade one has now finished the first (of many) MILK MAT!  It will be a blessing to many! 

Thank you for your hard work Grade One!  And a special thank you to Karen Mitchell!

Snow days: Today was another snow day…for some parents these days are welcomed and enjoyed, a day of taking life easy, relaxing at home and enjoying activities with their children for which they otherwise have no time. For other parents it is a frustrating day of trying to quickly arrange childcare so they can still go to their jobs, or a disruption of other plans, or wishing to see their children learning at school (where they ought to be). Both are very understandable.

So what do teachers do on snow days? Yes, all of us would have loved to teach today- there were so many things we had planned to do and were looking forward to in our classes. However, we altered our plans and instead met together at WCS for an additional PD day.  We continued our work which began last week Friday, in developing a new report card which will better reflect the growth of students during each term and which will be more ‘parent friendly’. We were also led by Tracy Bulthuis in a session understanding learning difficulties many of our students encounter. In order to do our tasks as educators better (teaching for excellence is one of our teaching goals!), we value extra time like today to work together.

Another day of learning ..and teaching at WCS!

We are a week into our MS Read-A-Thon, and this snow day provides lots of opportunity to get some extra minutes in. What is on your reading list today or this week? 

Because of the Environment Canada forecast for today calling for winter storm conditions, buses are cancelled and the school will be closed. Electives for today are also cancelled. There is no bus travelling to LDCSS. Please check the LDCSS website for further information.

Mrs. Racicots grade one class has been working together on the "Milk Bag Project".  Below is a description of how this program works and a few pictures of our students working together for this great cause!

 

Recently I was introduced the "Milk Bag Project". Here is a short explanation of how it works. When you purchase milk (set of 3 bags) from the grocery store, the outer bag is what is used. These bags are cut into strips and are interlocked together like a chain. Then they are then woven into mats. These mats are distributed in mission fields to families that need beds for themselves and their children as well as to hospitals for sick patients. Milk Bags are already Antibacterial, therefore the plastic mats reduce the incidence of insect borne illnesses, they are easy to clean, and provide a comfortable and safe place for adults and children to sleep.

 One of the reasons this idea hit home for me and drew me to get involved is that I learned my Opa (before he passed away) helped my Oma by cutting the bags so she could make mats. I was so inspired by them working together, and realized ANYONE can help in someway!!

 There is somewhat of an assembly line that is already happening in our communities, which is how it makes it possible for each and every person to contribute! We demonstrated this very thing in the Grade 1 class, some children cut the bags while others linked the chains and we finished the process by weaving them together on the loom that was so generously built and donated by Mr. Mabbott. The children loved the experience and remarkably they were all very good at it! Thank you to everyone who has been sending milk bags in for this project! Please continue to send them as we plan to make many mats to bless many people!  ~Karen Mitchell

 

 

GOD LOVES ME SO MUCH!!

This morning, students & staff began the week with a chapel based on the school theme: ROOTED IN LOVE. Ben Gillen from Innerkip Presbyterian Church with his musicians Gop and Lauren led us in music and message. We were reminded that our AMAZING, GREAT, AWESOME God wants to make His home in our hearts. We can trust Him, rely on Him always.
God invites us to have a direct personal relationship with Him, not a relationship through our parents, grandparents, teachers, pastors. They show us Christ's love, they walk alongside us in our walk, but we personally are welcomed into His arms. He LOVES us so much- His love is so wide, so deep, so high and so long!
We are challenged to encounter God's love in a fresh way today! In our living at school, at home, with our friends, our family and our community, we respond by showing others our love which mirrors Christ's love to us. God loves you and me!

Mrs. Huinink-Buiter

Hooray! It is ELECTIVES’ Time!    There are many ways to learn about God’s amazing world and enjoy His wonders at WCS!  Wednesday afternoons through February and March, students from Grade 4-8 are taking a break from their ‘normal’ school routines and participating in various special interest activities.  Today they begin and they are very excited!  The electives that are taking place are….. Mad Scientist, Baking, Crocheting, Black Lights/Creative Movement, Nature, Fitness, Bowling, Hockey, Badminton, Skiing, and Once Again Thrift Store.  We pray for safety and fun for all the students!!! Thanks to all the volunteers who are helping us run this program.