College Heights Christian School

Check out these awesome “Life of Christ” Dioramas that the 4th graders created!  Sorry, the picture quality is not great, but they are beautiful in person.  Good job 4th Graders!

Eating With Eagles     

Del Taco Night was great!  Not only did we make $200, but it was wonderful just hanging out together!  It was like a party that we didn’t have to clean up after! 

Our next Eating with Eagles will be at the Carl’s Jr. on Victoria in Ventura on Nov. 12th.  The event lasts all day and we make 20%.  We will be sending home fliers for you to use and plenty of extras available in the office to pass out to everyone you know!  Don’t forget to purchase Carl’s Jr. SCRIP for double benefits. 

Visual Arts

Mrs. Cooper has had our students busy with some fantastic visual art projects.  If you get a chance to stop by the courtyard you will find mosaics of all sorts, prayer flags, and colorful  hand prints on the pillars!  Now it’s time to turn our attention to the performing arts as we prepare for the Christmas program.

Today in Chapel we kicked off our annual Math-a-thon community service activity for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. 

Students were given permission slips for parents to sign and bring back by this Friday.  The “Fun Books” have been ordered and we should received them this week as well.  As soon as we do, the students will:

• Take pledge envelopes home and get as many sponsors as they can.
• Participate in the All School Mathathon Event.
• Collect pledges and return them to school.

After that, prizes will be ordered and the money will be sent to St. Jude’s.  We consider it a priveldge to participate in an event that helps us think about others who are struggling with difficult illnesses and helps fund research and treatment for these illnesses.  Please encourage your children to participate. If you would like to learn more about the St. Judes’s Math-a-thon, please go to www.mathathon.org.

Thank-you!

Eating With Eagles at Subway!

 In the Von’s Shopping Center, Corner of Telephone Rd. and Victoria Ave.

All Day – October 15^th

Show this flyer when you order.  You can also call ahead with your order.

477-9989(ph)  477-9994(fax)

Subway will donate 10% of purchases back to the school!

October 17^th, 8:00-Noon

I hope lots of you are planning on coming out for our Beautification Day!  It’s going to be fun and productive.  First, we will meet for coffee and snacks at 8:00 AM.  At 8:15, we will be conducting a “New Heights: Approach” mini-tour for anyone who hasn’t attended a tour yet.  We are doing this to give all parents and church members a chance to see what the New Heights program is all about.   The mini-tour will be about 20 minutes, and then we can get to work!  We will have lists posted on the church windows for workers to pick their projects.  There are gardening projects, carpentry and wood work, seasonal cleaning, etc. 

Best of all, it’s a time for us to be together and get to know one another better!  Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Final Note:  Starting tomorrow, I (Mrs. Alderson) will be gone for a few (9) days.  I will be leaving the office in the capable hands of Mrs. Blomquist, Mrs. Wooff and Mrs. Annette, with support and backup from Pastor David.  So, no more blogging for a while.   I will keep you all in prayer while I’m gone and ask that you do the same for me.  See you soon!

Thanks everyone, for coming out to our first “Eating with Eagles” night at Chuck E. Cheese’s.  Looks like everyone had a fun time, and it was great to spend a little recreational time with you all.  We’ll keep you posted as we get notification from the restaurants about how much was credited back to the school. 

The question has been asked, “Why Thursday?  Why not a weekend night?”  Good question, and I know that it would be a little less stressful, but the restaurants we have been in contact with so far do not offer the fundraising option on weekend nights.  So for now, it’s every other Thursday.  We will try to keep the homework down on Eating With Eagles nights. 

The next event is on Thursday, October 1st, at Rubios, in the Ralph’s shopping center on Victoria.  Flyers will be coming home on Friday.  If you want extra flyers to give to friends and family, just let us know, we can get you more.  Customers who mention CHCS when they order will be helping the school.

Art: Our new art classes have begun!   Mrs. Cooper is helping the students with some wonderful projects.  It’s fun and exciting to watch!

Camp: Middle School “Camp Whatever” was a great success, despite the wind and the dirt.  We got to know one another better, learned more about our awesome God, and had  a lot of  fun too!  It was a nice start to what I think is going to be a fantastic year!  Thanks to Grandma Betty for preparing all of our food, Mr.  Fitts and Mr. Alderson for overnight chaperoning, Pastors Bobby and Kirk for their words of wisdom, Mrs. Bang for leading us in worship, and the amazing Middle School staff for their 24/7 supervision, activity preparation and TLC.  Thanks parents for allowing your kids to learn from this awesome experience outside of their confort zones.

Fund-raising: Please keep encouraging your children to present the Abundant Funds merchandise catalog to friends and family.  There are lots of cool items that people can kick start their Christmas shopping with! And the kids can win some very nice prizes while helping the school.

CHCS is off to a great start.  What an awesome bunch of kids! It’s a joy reconnect with parents and get to know the new faces as well!  There is an atmosphere of excitement in the air!  If you have any questions or concerns, give us a call (658-2900) , send an email (chcseagles@sbcglobal.net)  or stop by the office.  I know that as we work together, this is going to be a fantastic year!

Friday, Sept. 4:  On-the-Go Food Packs  Last day to order On-the-Go Emergency food packs.  They’re an easy way to be prepared for any emergency.  Keep one in your car “just in case”.  $20.  Profits will help 4^th and 5^th grade attend their Sacramento Historic Tour. 

Monday, Sept. 7:  Labor Day Holiday

Wednesday, Sept. 9: Middle School “Camp Whatever”  Be sure to get your permission slip and camp fee ($30) in this week. 

A.M. Parking Lot Safety:  Please be sure to stay in the drive zone.  If you need to park, please find a space in an area which is not coned-off.  Thanks!

Important Calendar Change!  Fall Beautification Day has been rescheduled to October 10^th from 8:00-12:00.  Morning snacks and coffee provided!

What a great Orientation night!  It was wonderful reconnecting with all our retuning families and welcoming so many new ones too!  I could feel the excitement as the courtyard was filled with happy sounds again.  (Kudo’s to all the dads who stood vigilantly around the wood chips keeping an eye on all those little ones!)

Reminder: We will be sending in the “Emergency Food Pack” order on Friday, 9/4.   If you wish to purchase one or more food packs, please send $20/3 day pack to the scho0l office with your child.   37% of sales will be used to help send our 4th and 5th graders to Sacramento in the spring!

I hope everyone has a restful final weekend!  We’re lookig forward to seeing lots of smiling faces on Monday morning.

Another year has come to a close.  Thanks, everyone for a great 2008-09!  We wish you all a wonderful  summer.  Keep these dates in mind:

August 5th  Uniform Sale at School  3:00-7:00 PM

August 27th  All School Orientation  6:30 PM.

August 31st  School Starts 8:00 AM