Don’t Forget! No School on Tuesday for Teacher In-Service.

Last night, families had a great opportunity to connect with the Shiloh faculty and community.  We saw smiling faces, familiar faces, new faces, and yes, sticky faces.  Thanks for taking the time to come out for ice cream! You can see a few pictures from last night here.

Homeroom Mom Meeting in the Atrium at 8:15 on September 10th--I have emailed at least one mom from each class.  If you volunteered, but I didn’t contact you, please come anyway.  We have lots of opportunities to serve.  I’ll have sign-up sheets for coordinating different elementary events throughout the year.

Dads&Donuts is our next family event.  Dads, we encourage you to bring your children to school on September 3rd between 7:00-8:00 @ Fellowship Gym.  We will have donuts, coffee, milk, and juice.  After breakfast, you can drop your children off at early care (Hope Hall).  We will have a sign-up sheet for Watch Dog Dads as well as volunteer bus drivers.

Cookie Dough Funraiser—Cookie dough orders are due on September 9^th.  Each child is encouraged to sell 10 boxes.  All proceeds will go toward fieldtrips and improving our playgrounds.  We are looking forward to a great sale this year.

Chapel—Most chapels are in the Kidz Theatre on Thursdays @ 8:30.  You are always welcome.  Simply, sign in at the elementary office and walk over using the Hope Hallway.  Our theme this year is “He is the Potter; I am the clay”.  Your children may have come home yesterday, telling you about a puppet named Clay.  Clay will help the younger students understand the concept that God is our Maker and Creator.  For the older children, Power Points are used to help them visualize the main ideas.   We will be studying some of the major and minor prophets this year.  I can’t wait to see what God will teach us through His Word.

August 30th – Face tattoos for $1 in the morning at early drop-off.

The summer of 2010 was extremely busy and all the hours have been worth it just to see the children's faces as they entered school on Monday. Of course the children are all talking about the sports court and the flat screen TVs. As I walk from class to class I see teachers implementing what we learned and talked about over the summer. We've added Shurley English texts in 3rd through 5th grades, with increased usage of Shurley in grades one and two. As parents, I hope you will see "no-excuse" spelling lists as well as "high frequency" words. In math, we are striving to use more manipulatives in instruction. Foundations and Frameworks will continue to be our reading strategy for reading.

Finally, we are blessed you have chosen Christian Education. It will be my joy to share with your children what I have learned this summer about the Potter.

Important Dates

• Sub Meeting-8/24/10 @8:30 in the library
• Ice Cream Social-8/26/10@6:00 near Kidz Theatre
• Cookie Dough Kick-Off-8/26/10
• Teacher Inservice-8/31/10- No School

New Sport's Court under constructed for elementary students. There will be 4 new basketball goals, 2 Four Square boxes, and an AWANA's game circle.

Important Dates

August 12 @ 5:30 In L173, parents of three-year-old students will meet with teachers for important details about the PK3 program.

August 12 @ 6:30pm Parent Meeting in Worship Center, followed by Parent/Teacher Meetings in individual classrooms.  This is the most important meeting of the school year.  It is best if children do not come.  If you have to choose between coming  or not, bring your children and come to the meeting.

August 13 @ 9:00-10:00 Bring your children (especially new families) and meet your teacher.  This is a drop -in event meant to ease children into a new setting.

August 16 First Day of School for PK3, PK4/5, K-5^th

August 18 First Day of School for PK4/3

We’re Busy!  And looking forward to an exciting 2010!

The summer brings tremendous opportunities!  Many teachers are changing grade level assignments in order to help with the growth in our school.  Classes will be moved.  We are looking at changes on the playground.  There will be new tables in the lunchroom.  Our teachers are giving one week of their summer to update their teaching techniques.  Many teachers are spending hours looking for and reading novels to supplement our growing selections in Foundations and Frameworks. Everything we do during the summer points to the beginning of an exciting new year.   Continue to pray for us and we will pray for you.

Birth Certificates and Immunizations

Many of you received letters or phone calls reminding you to bring documents to the office for your child’s permanent files.  Please help us.  If you need to order the birth certificate, call us and let us know.

New Faculty

When you see Mrs. Kim Eads (5th)  and Mrs. Becky Lowe (3rd), please welcome them to our teaching staff.  Mr. Bowerman will be teaching Spanish for PK4-5 grades.  Miss Mandi Pray will join our team as a fourth grade teacher.  Mrs. Heather Russell and Mrs. Brunton will work together in teaching the PK3s.

Chapel Shirts will be available on August 12^th.  At this time you may order additional short or long-sleeved chapel shirts.

Bibles-New students plus first graders will need our prescribed Bible.  You may pick it up on Aug 12^th.

Boxtops—Please continue to save these through the summer.  Ask your neighbors and relatives to help!