SHELDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Monthly Newsletter-May 2008
“Sheldon Christian School prepares God’s children for a lifetime
of Kingdom service by providing God-centered education.”
Eighth Grade Graduation 2008
The 2008 eighth grade graduation ceremony will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, May 23, at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. This year the graduates selected the verse “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” This is based on Proverbs 16:3. Mrs. Lori Dykstra will be the graduation speaker.
The 2008 graduates include: (front) Kyle Hoekstra, Jessica Gurtler, Karissa De Jong, Trisha Wood, Jenna Van Bruggen. (Back) Jake Vander Pol, Cody Kreykes, Joe De Jong, Eric Geels, Matt Bootsma, Dallas Granstra, Evan Geels.
Library Books
All library books should have been turned back in to school last week. If any student has lost a book, he or she will be asked to replace it.
Game Day
Game Day will be held on Wednesday, May 21. We will be playing team games at school. The events will begin at 1:00 P.M.
Society Meeting Update
The Sheldon Christian school Board held their annual society meeting last week. The following people were elected to the School Board: Jackie De Jong, Wade Heemskerk, and Kim Hengeveld. Junior Gesink was elected to the Foundation Board. We want to thank everyone who was willing to be nominated. The 2008-2009 budget was passed and the annual reports were given. We want to thank everyone who attended the meeting.
Auxiliary Bedding Plants & Flower Certificate Sales
Thank you to all who purchased bedding plant certificates from the Sheldon Christian School Auxiliary. We made $1,110. We appreciate your support of Sheldon Christian School. We also want to thank Chad Visser, from Midwest Garden Center, for his wonderful donation as sponsor of this fundraiser! The plants and flowers look great again this year!
Fifth Annual Golf Outing
The Sheldon Christian School fifth annual Golf Outing will be held on Friday, June 13, at the Sheldon Country Club. A shot gun start will begin at 1:00 P.M. Be thinking about getting a four person team together to enter this fun event to raise funds for Sheldon Christian School. You can pick up a registration form at the school office. If you have any questions, please call Rachel at 324-3697 or Joan Hoekstra at 324-4786. Reservations need to be made by Saturday, June 7. If you are not a golfer, you are welcome to come to the meal of roasted pork, baked beans, salads, and desserts which will be served at 6:30 P.M. Watch the church bulletins for more details on this fun event!
D.A.R.E. Graduation
The fifth graders of Sheldon Christian School held their D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony on Friday, May 16. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education certificates were presented by Officer Dave Dykstra. The following students participated in the D.A.R.E. program: (1st row) Kassidy De Jong, Anna Christians, Samantha Hoekstra, Sean Kleinwolterink, Jacob De Jong.(2nd row) Haley Gurtler, Avery Kats, Sarah Vander Pol, Seth Vander Pol, Treyton Schemper. (3rd row) Mariah Kleinwolterink, Kenzie Bousema, Amanda Klyn, Nicholas Geels, Trevor Wiekamp. Not pictured is: Courtney Bolkema. As part of the D.A.R.E. program the students were asked to write an essay about what they had learned. Kassidy De Jong and Haley Gurtler’s essays were chosen to be read at the graduation ceremony.
Preschool Teacher
We want to welcome Miss Leah Alons to our teaching staff. Miss Alons will be our preschool teacher next year. She is a recent graduate of Dordt College. Miss alons attended Sanborn Christian and Western Christian High School. We look forward to having her join our staff.
Bus Service
Bus service will be provided on Monday, May 19, Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21. There will not be bus service Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23.
Local Kiwanis
The local Kiwanis Clubs of Northwest Iowa are participating in a drive to collect new and used crayons to ship to Haiti. There are thousands of children attending school in Haiti, and the Kiwanis Club needs even more help meeting the needs of the children. Would you please consider donating your used crayons or buying new crayons for these children in Haiti? There will be donation containers in the hall at Sheldon Christian. Please consider this worthwhile project. Thanks for your help.
Last Chapel
The last chapel for this school year will be held on Friday, May 23, at 1:00 P.M. Students will be dismissed after chapel is over.
GOOD FOR YOU! WOW! YOU’VE DONE IT!
TAKE A BOW! BRAVO!
EXCELLENT! SUPER! OUTSTANDING! WELL DONE!
We can’t thank you enough for the time and effort you make as volunteers to help our school run smoothly. Thanks for making a difference!
Thanks to all who have helped in the kitchen in the past year. We also really appreciate all the society members who willingly volunteered their time. We look forward to seeing you next year.
Deanna & Brenda
Theme for May
Our theme for the school year is Building Christian Character. In May our theme is “Be diligent”. The verse for the month of May is: ”Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Through our devotions, songs, and chapel in the month of May we are reminded to “Be diligent”.
Auxiliary Meeting Update
The final Auxiliary Meeting was held at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 15. At that meeting, vice-officers and fundraiser projects for the 2008-2009 school year were voted on. The following people were elected: Sandy Kamphoff, Vice-President; Lori Dykstra, Vice-Treasurer and Shantel Oostra, Vice-Secretary. The Auxiliary thanks all ladies who were willing to have their names on the ballot. For fundraisers, in addition to the Winter Auction, the Auxiliary voted in Taco John’s Supper, Baked Potato Supper, Frozen Pizza Sales, Tour of Homes, and Basketball Tournament. The Auxiliary has met and exceeded its pledge of $35,000 to the Board for the current school year, and for that we give thanks to everyone who participated in and donated to the many successful projects. The extra money earned this year will be given to the school board to use for the fire code updates. Special thanks to this year’s office bearers: Donna Schoonhoven, Ruth Kleinwolterink and Julie Hengeveld.
Report Cards
Report cards will be ready on Monday, June 2. You can pick them up in the office from 8:00-noon. A supply list for next fall, sport physical information, and the results of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills will also be handed out.
Registration
Registration for the 2008-2009 school year (preschool-eighth graders) will be held on Monday, August 4, from 6:30-8:00 P.M.
Sports Physicals
Sports physicals will be given again at the Miedema Chiropractic Clinic. All money collected will be donated to Sheldon Christian School. Physicals can be scheduled anytime during regular office hours. Call 324-9930 to schedule an appointment. The cost will be $25.
A schedule of when sports physicals are scheduled at Sanford Clinics will be handed out with report cards.
The girl’s 2008 soccer team consisted of 6th-8th graders. This year again we had a team made up of Sheldon Christian and Sanborn Christian girls. Member of the team are: (front) Alexa Schut, Summer Jansen, Trisha Wood, Karissa De Jong, Bethany Muyskens, Jessica Gurtler and Tamara Nelson. (Middle row) Nichelle Carney, Kerri Kamphoff, Camille Visser, Grace Bootsma, Shea Driesen, Jaiden Miedema. (Back) Bekah Porter – Coach, Katie Knobloch, Emily Postma, Kayla Zylstra, Allyson Moser, MaryBeth Horstman.
The 2008 Sheldon Christian School boys soccer team consisted of 6th-8th graders which included: (front ) Nathan Tatsumi, Kyle Fykstra, Austin Schut, Nathan De Groot, , Adam Heynen, Logan Schoonhoven, Drew Hoekstra. (Back ) Eric Geels, Evan Geels, Jeffrey Granstra, Matt Bootsma, Joe De Jong, Dallas Granstra, Kyle Hoekstra, Connor Hoekstra, Cody Kreykes, Micah Schreurs – Coach.
Campbell’s Soup Labels
Box Tops for Education
Everyone is asked to turn in their Campbell’s Soup labels and Box Tops. All labels can be dropped off in the white box on the west side of school by Thursday, May 22. Thank you.
Pizza Ranch “Wagon” Saving Program
We are collecting the wagons that are located on the flaps of the pizza and chicken boxes from Pizza Ranch. You can drop them off at the school office. Pizza Ranch will give the school $.25 for each wagon turned in. We received a check for $262.50 for the wagon wheels. Thanks for helping our school. We want to thank Pizza Ranch for their support of Sheldon Christian School.
Next Newsletter
The Sheldon Christian School newsletter will not be published during the month of June! Watch for the next issue in July. Have a great summer!
SCRIP News
SCRIP: The following is the schedule for ordering, pick-up, and runners:
Order Dates Pick-up Dates_after 2:00 P.M.__ SCRIP Runners________
Monday, May 19 Wednesday, May 21 May 19-Missy Schut
The dates for the summer SCRIP ordering have been determined. Please remember that all SCRIP orders must be in school no later than 9:00 A.M. on Monday of the ordering week. All order forms can be dropped off in the church drop boxes at FCRC or Immanuel CRC by Sunday evenings as well. All orders can be picked up at the Lyle Bolkema’s residence, located at 1330 6th Street, in Sheldon, on Thursdays from 7:00-10:00 A.M. Please let Michelle or Shelly know if you need other arrangements made. All orders will be left at the Bolkema’s for pick-up unless special arrangements are made.
Monday, June 9 Thursday, June 12
Monday, June 23 Thursday, June 26
Monday, July 7 Thursday, July 10
Monday, July 21 Thursday, July 24
Monday, Aug. 4 Thursday, Aug. 7
Monday, Aug. 18 Thursday, Aug. 20-handed
out at school
Aug. 18-Roz Geels
NICSTO Report
Most of you have heard about NICSTO by now. Below is a short report on how it has been beneficial to Sheldon Christian School.
· $14,724.00 total amount distributed in ’06-’07 school year
· 24 participating families, for an average of $613.50 a family
· $933.70 was the highest distribution
· $368.70 was the lowest distribution
· 43 participating students for an average of $343.42 a student
· $27,381 total amount distributed in ’07-’08 school year
· 22 participating families, for an average of $1,244.59 a student
· $2,011.86 was the highest distribution
· $511.86 was the lowest distribution
· 43.4 participating students for an average of $639.90 a student
For the 2008-2009 school year, we will be allowed to collect and distribute approximately $40,000.00. If you are interested in participating next year and want to get close to $.90 back in taxes for every $1.00 donated, contact Junior Gesink. Each year it is easier to raise the money since more individuals realize the terrific tax break they receive. We have already received money for next year, so please do not wait until the last minute.
1425 East Ninth Street, Sheldon, Iowa 51201
Telephone: 712-324-2429
Fax: 712-324-8444
Website: sheldonchristianschool.org
