Hello Parents,

Welcome back! I hope that each of you enjoyed your holiday and that it was time well spent with your loved ones. We only have a few short weeks until Christmas, and time always seems to fly by when we are having fun! Let's go ahead and look at all the activities and events coming up over the next couple of weeks.

First, this Friday (November 30) the varsity boys and girls basketball team, as well as, the cheerleaders will be selling Krispy Kreme Donuts. The girls basketball team will be located in the Eagles Nest, the cheerleaders will be in the middle school lobby, and the boys basketball team will be in the high school commons area. So come on out and get your breakfast at school on Friday. We have ordered a ton of donuts! Thank you in advance for helping support our basketball program!

 

Our next event is the Book Fair. Online purchasing is available at the following website:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/ehcs. It will be available starting 11/25 – 12/15. The book fair itself will be open next week at 7:30 a.m. On Wednesday, it will stay open until 5:00 p.m., and on Friday it closes early at 10:00 a.m. We still need volunteers, so please click the link if you can sign up to help: 2012 EHCS Book Fair Volunteer Spreadsheet.

** Also, this year’s theme is "All-Star" book fair. In order to get everyone excited about the upcoming fair, we are going to have a dress up day. On Friday, November 30, students may wear their favorite sports team jersey or shirt with jeans. Of course, EHCS attire can be a favorite sports team, as well!

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Here are some dates to put on your calendar:

ü  Sunday, December 2, we will have our Holiday Piano Recital at 2:00 p.m. in the Eagles Nest.

ü  Friday, December 7, our Fine Arts Academy is performing A Christmas Carol. Please come out and support our sweet friends at 7:00 p.m.

ü  Saturday, December 8, we will have our LAST Parents Night Out.

ü  Monday, December 17, we will have our annual movie and PJ day! More information to come. It will be an exciting day!

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The last thing I want to make mention of is our holiday break schedule.

o   We have 1/2 days on December 14, 17, 18, & 19. Dismissal is at 11:00 a.m. (Extended care will be available.)

o   We are out of school December 20 – January 6. Classes resume on January 7.

o   Christmas Camp is available on December 20, 21, 27, & 28 and January 2, 3, & 4.

 

We hope this helps you in preparing for the upcoming Christmas holiday!

Thanksgiving is almost here...

Hello Parents,

 

Before you head off on your Thanksgiving break, I would like to share with you a few thoughts of mine. Each and every one of you are special to me, and I am grateful you are here and a part of the EHCS family. There is nothing like a community that sticks together and shows the loving-kindness that you all show each day. What a tremendous blessing God has given us in allowing us to attend, work, and be in a Christian school. In saying all that, here are my Thanksgiving sentiments; take them for what they are worth! I love and appreciate you all!

 

A week from today, millions of Americans from every type of background will come together with family and friends to eat and count their many blessings. I have heard it said many times that to receive a gift and say, “thank you,” is one of the noblest things we can do. There is nothing small or trivial about it. To say “Thank you” is to acknowledge that we have been given something we did not earn and do not deserve. Happy is the person who understands that all of life is a gift from God and that life itself is the ultimate gift. This is why the Bible says, “In everything give thanks.” (I Thessalonians 5:18) When we can’t do anything else, we can always be grateful.

As one of the church songs says, “Count your many blessings; name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” The surprise is not just in the outward material blessings of the past year. It is also in the times of pain and suffering, which seemed to be for no good purpose but turned out to be blessings in disguise. That, too, is the goodness and grace of God.

Thanksgiving is only seven days away, and we ought to be the most thankful people on the face of the earth. May our days be marked with humility, simplicity, and integrity. Let us be thankful not only for the things we have, but also for the things we no longer need to have. Let the people of God hope in the Lord, both now and forever. Have a blessed time off with friends and family. Don't forget what the holiday is all about, and make sure you thank the good Lord for his many blessings! I will miss you! HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FRIENDS!

 Can you all find me??

Now I would like to thank you for all that you brought in for the "Bare Necessities" drive! In the elementary, we had 5,667 articles of clothing, 2,328 cans of food, and three tents! Those numbers added up to a grand total of 8,348 items that will go to those in need in our community. We are teaching our children that they can also be a light to this community and make a difference in the lives of others. Thank you for cleaning out your closets and pantry for this very important service project. It's like I stated above, "There is nothing like a community that sticks together and shows the loving-kindness that you all show each day." You rock!!

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Today our 2^nd – grade friends led us in chapel! They did an outstanding job, and truly, there is nothing sweeter than seeing God work through them as they shared God's word to us this morning! Please check out the pictures under the "2nd - 4th" tab!

A Message from Mrs. Bebout:

 

Dear Parents,

Book Fair time is just around the corner. (December 3-7, with set up on November 30) As we begin making preparations, we know we will be able to count on many of you to lend us a helping hand. If you are willing to volunteer your time to work at the Book Fair, please click the link 2012 EHCS Book Fair Volunteer Spreadsheet and sign up for a time slot. I would appreciate parents of any student Pre-K3 through Seniors helping us! Books for children through adults will be available at the Book Fair. Even if you can't volunteer to help, we would love to see you shop at the fair that will be located in the elementary library. All profits will benefit the campus libraries!

 

Sincerely,

Peggy Bebout

Campus Librarian

 

P.S. This year’s theme is "All-Star" book fair. In order to get everyone excited about the upcoming fair, we are going to have a dress up day. On Friday, November 30, students may wear their favorite sports team jersey or shirt with jeans. Of course, EHCS attire can be a favorite sports team as well!

Kindergarten teachers would like share about their field trips:

Pow-Wow Write-Up:

Celebrating brotherhood, heritage, song and dance, the three kindergarten classes circled and danced and sang songs Tuesday during their annual Pow-Wow.

The children wore headbands, necklaces, and paper vests they made and also carried drums and tomahawks. With the drums they built themselves, the students added their own music to the pow wow. A great time was had by all.

Mansker’s Station Write Up:

Wednesday, November 14, Kindergarten visited Mansker's Fort, which is an authentic reconstruction of a 1779 frontier forted station. While at the fort, we experienced the lifestyles of early settlers through living history demonstrations.

Some more dates to keep in mind...

·        On December 7, our Fine Arts friends will put on the play a Christmas Carol.

·        On December 11, we will be having an annual Santa Sale in the Eagles Nest.

Hello Parents,

The 3rd grade students presented the play "America the Beautiful" on Friday, November 2. The students got to choose different U.S. Presidents and other famous Americans to share stories and sing songs about. They got all dressed-up in their fancy clothes – the costumes were amazing – and sang wonderful, fun songs about America. Congratulations, 3rd grade students, on a great performance. Parents, we have impressive, talented young students, and I am very proud of each and every one of them. Please be sure to check out the pictures under the "2nd-4th" tab. 

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I would like to invite you all to our first "Throwback" Alumni Basketball Game!

It will be this Saturday, November 10...

Chili dinner begins @ 5:00 p.m.

Girls Game starts @ 6: 30 p.m.  (Current players vs. Alumni - Coach Spann will be here!)

Guys game to follow (Alumni vs. Alumni)

All the proceeds of this event will go towards the basketball programs.

$3 Admission to games only

$10 for dinner and games

$10 for Alumni Basketball T-shirt

Thank you for your support of our basketball teams!

We are very excited about the upcoming season!

Hope to see you all there (I might even play a little J)! GO EAGLES!

I mentioned this in last week's blog, but I am reminding you all again what is going on with our service project that ends this Friday, November 9.

Our REALLY BIG, IMPORTANT service project has started this week. "Bare Necessities" is the project's name, and bringing in CAN GOODS, CLOTHES, and SHELTERs/TENTS is the game! We want our elementary friends to grasp the concept of giving to others. I am challenging each student to bring in 25 cans or articles of clothing by November 9! This is a great opportunity to watch our children bless those in the community around us. Margaret Meed once said, “Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have.” Change starts with letting our little friends know they can make a difference. Our goal is to help them understand that the canned food they bring in will help feed a hungry family. Also, that the clothes they donate will be clothing someone in need. Deuteronomy 15:7 states, "When you happen on someone who’s in trouble or needs help among your people with whom you live in this land that God, your God, is giving you, don’t look the other way pretending you don’t see him." Surely God has blessed us, and with Him all things are possible! Thank you for your support in our service project effort!

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We have open house this Sunday, November 11. Please help us by inviting friends and family to come be a part of our EHCS family or at least just come check it out!

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Extended Care users, we have an update about Thanksgiving break. Mrs. Freudenthal will have a camp on November 19 and 20. She needs you all to register by November 14. The time is 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. and the cost is $45 per day.

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Here are a few more things to put on your Calendar:

November 15 = Cherrydale fundraiser ends
December 3-7 = Book Fair (Volunteers needed)
December 11 = Santa (Spirit) Sale from 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Before I sign off this week, I would like to share with you what I shared with my staff this week. I think we can all use a reminder that no matter what happens, God is in control...

God is in Control…
When a person is able to face terrifying obstacles with the assurance that God is truly in control, an awesome sense of power, strength, assurance, and confidence begins to well up inside their hearts. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were able to face terrifying obstacles to worship their God. They were willing to go into the fiery furnace and lose their lives, because they knew God was in control, and they weren’t going to worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Remember, church, God is still in control.

The psalmist David learned this lesson through a life of ups and downs, successes, and fierce challenges. In Psalm 103:19-22, David praises God for his dominion, crying out, “the Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom ruleth over all. Here, David -- Israel’s most beloved King -- recognizes his humble submission to the One who sits on the heavenly throne, the Lord of all creation.

David also introduces us to a vital aspect of God’s character, His complete sovereignty. What do we mean by sovereignty? This is a word that denotes God’s supreme and absolute rule, control, and authority over this entire universe and every single human being. In this, He is all-powerful, all knowing, and all-present.

Hello Parents,

I hope this week's blog post finds you all doing well. Can you believe it's November 1? Wow! Time has flown by, as it usually does when things get very busy. We've had an exciting couple of weeks! Last Friday, we had a wonderful vocabulary costume parade. Our students were so creative and inventive with their choices of vocabulary words. The costumes were spectacular, and I believe everyone who came and participated had a great time. Thank you for supporting your children as they took reading and word meaning to a whole new level. It is always a blessing to have our parents on campus! Be sure to check out pictures under the "Eagle Happenings" tab. **Please donate any unwanted costumes to the Fine Arts department**

 

Fall Festival, this past Saturday, was an amazing event which brought lots of family and friends to our campus. On Monday, the students could not stop talking about laser tag, the haunted house, the games, and the bounce houses. The setup was perfect! Thank you, PTO, and all the parent and teacher volunteers who helped make this event a very successful one. You are appreciated. It is always great to see friends and spend time together while playing games! I personally attempted to throw a baseball very fast, and I believe I came up short with only 39 mph J. No major league for me, and maybe no pee wee, either!

Our REALLY BIG, IMPORTANT service project has started this week. "Bare Necessities" is the project's name, and bringing in CAN GOODS, CLOTHES, and SHELTER/TENTS is the game! We want our elementary friends to grasp the concept of giving to others. I am challenging each student to bring in 25 cans or articles of clothing (ends Nov. 9)! This is a great opportunity to watch our children bless those in the community around us. Margaret Meed once said, “Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have.” It starts with letting our little friends know they can make a difference. Our goal is to help them understand that the canned food they bring in will help feed a hungry family. Also, that the clothes they donate will be clothing someone in need. In Deuteronomy 15:7 it states, "When you happen on someone who’s in trouble or needs help among your people with whom you live in this land that God, your God, is giving you, don’t look the other way pretending you don’t see him." Surely God has blessed us, and with Him all things are possible! Thank you for your support in our service project effort!

The EHCS third grade presents:
“America the Beautiful”
Friday, November 2nd
6:00 p.m. High School Gym
Free admission

Join the third grade as they present and interpret stories that inspired some of America’s most well-known and beloved patriotic songs, such as “Yankee Doodle” and “The Star Spangled Banner.”  Special appearances by several U.S. Presidents make this a program you will not want to miss!

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For all those who attended Fall Festival, we will have our dress down day next Wednesday, November 7. Ice cream sandwiches for these students will be this Friday, November 2.

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There will be no school and no extended care on Monday, November 5.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who sent in box tops for this first turn-in day! We had a grand total of 11,635! That is more than we had last year at this time! Thank you friends for helping raise money for our school!! 

Our Prek and kindergarten teachers said: “On October 29, the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes traveled to Walden Farm Pumpkin Patch for a day of outdoor learning and fun!  Students enjoyed the beautiful (cool) weather, as well as the sights, sounds, and smells of the various farm animals.  Students learned about pumpkins, petted the goats, and enjoyed a trip through the corn maze. Each class went on a hayrack ride, and every student chose their very own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch! " Pictures are under the "kindergarten & 1st"  and "Prek" tab!