Attention all parents!  If you ordered a package for your child, they are now in the office.  Please stop by to pick them as soon as possible.  If for any reason you will need a re-take, please notify the school office as soon as possible.  We will be scheduling another picture day very soon.  Class pictures will also arrive shortly.

Last Wednesday marked our special Thanksgiving chapel.  Each class came up and sang a song which spoke of our need to be thankful for the things God has blessed us with.  After this program, Pastor Laitres spoke to us from Luke 17 concerning the 10 lepers who were healed and the one who came back to thank Christ for what He had done.  They all needed help, they all were healed, yet only one was thankful and only one was cleansed spiritually.

The Thankful One (mp3)
Pastor Peter Laitres
Luke 17:11-19

Just a little Reminder:

NO SHOOL TODAY

Have fun shopping!

South Shore Christian School would like to wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving.  We have so many of God’s blessings to be thankful for, including the opportunity you have given us to help educate your children.  We thank you for the privilege and honor.

We again would like to extend to you our invitation to our special Thanksgiving Chapel tomorrow, November 22, at 10:30am.  The children have been working hard on their songs and we know you will greatly enjoy it! 

Remember:  No School on Thursday or Friday
No Kidz Club on Wednesday

• This Wednesday, November 22, ALL STUDENTS will be dismissed at 12:30 PM, as this is the day before Thanksgiving.  There will be aftercare available till 6:00pm that evening.  The cost is $5.00 per hour.
• All our invited to come out Wednesday morning to our special Thanksgiving Chapel.  The students have been working hard on songs to sing just for you.  Chapel begins at 10:30am. We would love for everyone to come out.
• Thursday and Friday (November 23-24) there will be NO SCHOOL in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.  Both school and church offices will also be closed these days.
• There will be NO KIDZ CLUB on Wednesday of this week because of Thanksgiving.
• Since we are in the beginning months of the cold/flu season, we would like to remind you a few things.  If your child has symptoms of a cold, please make sure he has plenty of tissues with him at school.  Also, keep in mind that if your child has any signs of a fever, he cannot be sent to school as this will spread the germs even faster.

This week saw a special, additional Thursday chapel.  Pastor Thompson spoke form Galatians 3:24-25.  The Old Testament law was used as a teacher, to show us how sinful and helpless we are.  This helplessnes led us to embrace the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and trust in His finished work on Calvary for our salvation.  Once we are saved, the law has served its purpose.  Using this as his basis, Pastor Thompson explained that our discipline system here at SSCS has a similar purpose.  Once a demerit has been given, that shows us there is a problem, and that we need help to solve it.  If we can learn from our mistake, the demerit has worked.  If we do not, we will continue to receive the same demerits over and over again till the lesson has been learned. 

Our Teacher, the Law (mp3)
Pastor Thompson
Galatians 3:24-25

After the message, Pastor Thompson gave out awards that were not able to be presented during Wednesday’s chapel.

Mr. Jacobs spoke in our special awards chapel today.  With the thought of awards on his mind, Mr. Jacobs spoke on 5 Crowns of Eternal Reward - The crown of life (to those who love God), the crown of incorruption (to those living a disciplined life), the crown of rejoicing (to those who point others to Jesus), the crown of righteousness (to those who give everything to the Lord) and the crown of glory.

5 Crowns of Eternal Reward (mp3)
Mr. Joseph Jacobs
Various Scriptures

After the message, Pastor Thompson awarded certificates to students who made the honor roll (all A’s and B’s), the high honor roll (all A’s and one B) and the highest honor roll (all A’s). 

Dear K-4 Parents,

 Wow, it is hard to believe that we are through one quarter of school already.  Your children are doing very well.  We will be sending out report cards soon in the mail.  I hope if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s report card you will e-mail or call the school office to set up an appointment.

 The children have been working hard.  We have learned all of the vowels and are starting on the consonants.  Ask your child what a blend is because that is something else we are working very hard to learn.  We have also been practicing a special song for our “Thanksgiving” chapel which will be next Wednesday, November 22nd.  If you are able to come out we would love to have you hear to take a part.  Chapel will start at 10:30 AM.

 Also, on Wednesday, November 22nd I would like to have a special day for the children.  I will be calling it “Thank God for Our Friends”.  The children will be able to bring a stuffed animal friend to school with them to enjoy some games and food with their school friends.  I will be sending out a more detailed note about this very soon.

 I hope and pray each one of you have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving.  I want to thank all of you for the privilege you have given me to teach your children.  I am enjoying them immensely.

Your Child’s Teacher,
Miss Laughman
K4teacher@nbc-sscs.org

Today we had the folks from Life Touch Studios come in for our picture day.  It was delightful to see all the bright and smiling faces and the shouts of “Cheese!” echoing through the auditorium.  For those who ordered packets, they should arrive within 2-3 weeks.  For those who were not able to order pictures today, who were absent or who are unhappy with the pictures taken today -  there will be another opportunity next month during retakes. 

For those of you who have been asking, we all had a great time at the Teacher’s Convention last Thursday and Friday.  We all sat in informative workshops and were inspired during the general sessions.  Our two main speakers were Dr. John Vaughn (President of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship and the founder of Hidden Treasure Christian School) and Dr. Larry Oats (President of Maranatha Baptist Bible College).  We even ran into some of our old friends, Evangelist Dan Souza and his wife Faith.