and now... Spring Break

Issue 18 March 17, 2011

Spring Break

One more day and then Spring Break is here. The school will be closed from 1:00 tomorrow (Friday the 18^th) until Monday morning’s zero-hour Band class, March 28. Here are the numbers reporting: Seattle-5, Missoula-1, Montreal-2, Bluewood-6, Oregon Coast-3, Coeur d’Alene-4, Spokane-3, Los Angeles-1, Brazil, 1, Prescott-1, Sacramento-1, Las Vegas-1, Big White-2, Washington D.C.-1 Ford (WA)-8, Tucanan-2, Hawaii-2, Battleground-1, Enterprize-1 Death Valley-1, and White Pass-1.

Remember the puzzle in last week’s Dirt… If you have forgotten it, check out the last issue of The Dirt online and follow the links to the Archive Page. Mr. O says that he can’t wait to give stuff away.

Week of Prayer Wrap-up…

Tomorrow also marks the end of our Week of Prayer. Our students have really enjoyed having Myron Wareham here with us. We have been learning through games and stories that God really likes us and desires a friendship with us. As a culminating experience, Myron Wareham has planned a social activity for tomorrow morning, following his last Week of Prayer meeting. This will involve our 6^th through 10^th grade students.

Floor Hockey Intramurals…

Secondary Floor hockey intramurals is well under way and the students are having a wonderful time. The week that we return from Spring Break, the weather will be good for outdoor activities, so Mr. O will be starting up floor hockey intramurals for the elementary students who want to play. Games will be Monday through Thursday during the lunch period for three weeks.

Portable Computers available for sale…

Mr. Shearer has leads on a number of refurbished portable HP computers. They are decently priced in the $300 range and with the Intel Duo Core processor and a choice of Operating Systems, would make an excellent first student computer. For more information or for Mr. Shearer’s contact information, please contact the office.

Church Program at Riverview

April 2^nd… don’t forget to put it in your calendar. All grades (K through 10) are participating, and it works best if full classes can be there.

March

18 Social Activity… Grs 5-10 – 10:30am-11:30am

18 last day of 3^rd Quarter

21-25 Spring Break

28 Muffin Monday

April

2 Church Service at Riverview

4 Pre-K through 2^nd grade – Visitation Day

6-7 Parent Teacher Conferences (1:00 dismissal)

8 Best Registration Discount closes

8-11 Bells Mini-tour

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Student Feature - Mr. O’s pick

I would like to add a weekly feature to The Dirt, starting this week. Each week, the student featured can come in the following Monday for a free muffin, on us. I will be looking for random acts of selflessness.

This week’s student was one of the music leaders in the K-6 Week of Prayer meetings. I observed her catching the door and holding it for others, encouraging younger children to participate, smiling and positively encouraging her peers, and in general, really presenting a Christ-like attitude. Thank-you Gabriela Lopez-Samayoa.

Early Registration Discount

Register for 2011-2012 early for substantial savings… call the office for details.

Week of Prayer

Issue 17 March 10, 2011

Spring Break

Next Friday (the 18^th) our students will be wrapping up the third quarter and heading out to Spring Break. It might be fun to see what everyone is up to over the break. Students and teachers who are interested in participating can stop by the office to let us know where they are heading and we’ll put a full list in the 18^th issue of The Dirt.

Students can venture a guess at the cumulative number of land miles travelled by everyone who checks in. Then, during the first week of April, students can stop by the office to venture one guess at that number. I have a Wolfpack Hoodie to award the closest guess.

Looking for Sabbath Afternoon Opportunity…

The Kennewick church is running a form of Sunshine Band on the first and third Sabbaths of each month. They go over to the Tri-Cities Retirement Inns and share music, etc. with the residents during the afternoon. The group is seeking students who might be interested in providing special music of any kind or who may be able to play piano or guitar and accompany those singing. They also invite singers to join them.

For contact information, get in touch with the school office and we will pass on contact information.

Week of Prayer

Don’t forget that next week is our annual spring week of prayer. Come prepared to participate and draw closer to God during this time of spiritual emphasis.

We invite parents, grandparents or other supporters of TCJA to lift up our speaker, Myron Wareham, and our students & teachers in prayer each morning and evening this coming week – our desire is that the Holy Spirit will descend on our school and that our children will more fully understand the saving relationship that we are offered through Jesus Christ.

Visitation Day…

During the Public Schools’ Spring Break, we offer a one-day opportunity for potential Pre-K through 2^nd grade students and/or their parents to check out what we have to offer. Students join us for worship at 8:30 and stay with us through the lunch hour. This gives them the chance to see several aspects of our program, including the play activities. Current students who bring friends to school from families that are not currently attending will earn free registration for next year if the friends register.

March

11 Bells Bake sale (11:30-1:30)

12 Cherokee Pathfinder fundraising supper

13 ABC Sale (12:00-2:00pm)

13 9/10 fundraiser / Chili-dogs, fries, etc.

14 Muffin Monday

14-18 Spring Week of Prayer

18 last day of 3^rd Quarter

21-25 Spring Break

April

2 Church Service at Riverview

4 Pre-K through 2^nd grade – Visitation Day

6-7 Parent Teacher Conferences (1:00 dismissal)

8 Best Registration Discount closes

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Early Registration Discount

Register for 2011-2012 early for substantial savings… call the office for details.

ABC Sale Coming up…

March 13… at our gym. Great opportunity to stock up on reading material, missionary and outreach pamphlets and books and vegetarian food products. Gr 9/10 class will be running a fundraising supper that evening. Watch for updates.

Church Program at Riverview

April 2^nd… don’t forget to put it in your calendar. All grades (K through 10) are participating.

Spring...at Last!

Issue 16 March 3, 2011

Final Church Program for the Year

On April 2^nd our students will be descending on Riverview Church to share in the presentation of the worship service. Earlier this year we went to Kennewick and Richland and this is our last school-wide program of this sort for this school year. Each program has been somewhat different from the last and this one will be no exception. Please plan to come and worship with us on that day.

Floor Hockey Intramurals Begin…

This week we set up our floor hockey season and we will start intramural games on Tuesday, the 8^th. There are 4 teams and enthusiasm is running high. Of all the sports we do in intramurals, hockey seems to generate the greatest participation with 91% of our 7^th to 10^th graders signing up to be on a team.

Week of Prayer Schedule

Myron Wareham, a former electrician, middle school teacher, elementary and high school principal, and superintendent of schools has left the offices and gone back to the classroom so he could work with kids. Since he teaches in California, his spring break is not the same as ours. This allows him to take his break to come and lead in our worship. He will meet with our 7^th to 10^th graders first thing in the morning (8:30), our 1^st through 6^th graders at 9:30 and our Small World people at 10:15. Parents who are able to do so, and who would like to join us are more than welcome to do so. Also, we solicit all of your prayers as we come to this part of our school year – that God’s hand will be in the details and that children will make decisions to accept Jesus Christ into their hearts.

Band/Choir Trip Modified…

Though the band and choir were scheduled to leave today, that has been changed and they will be leaving on Friday (tomorrow) morning instead. They have a program scheduled for Grandview School followed by some leisure time activities. They will be nighting over at the All-Nations center in Wapato and presenting the worship service there on Sabbath. Saturday afternoon they will present a vespers program at Selah. After supper and some games, they will return home. The plan is to be back at the school by 9:00, Sabbath evening.

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March 4^th NO Tumbling… that’s an order. (pun intended)

…this allows students to prep better for the music trip.

March

3-5 Band/Choir Mini Tour

7 Muffin Monday

8 SWLC Family Night (6:00pm)

11 Bells Bake sale (11:30-1:30)

12 Cherokee Pathfinder fundraising supper

13 ABC Sale (12:00-2:00pm)

13 9/10 fundraiser / Chili-dogs, fries, etc.

14-18 Spring Week of Prayer

18 last day of 3^rd Quarter

21-25 Spring Break

April

2 Church Service at Riverview

4 Pre-K through 2^nd grade – Visitation Day

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Early Registration Discount

Register for 2011-2012 early for substantial savings… call the office for details.

ABC Sale Coming up…

March 13… at our gym. Great opportunity to stock up on reading material, missionary and outreach pamphlets and books and vegetarian food products. Gr 9/10 class will be running a fundraising supper that evening. Watch for updates.

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Giveaway…

This week I’m giving away small pieces of saltwater taffy to any students who take the time to recite (to me) an eight-line (or more lines) poem.