Training for Eternity V E N I C E C H R I S T I A N S C H OOL December 8, 2017 The Lion s Roar Dates to Remember Tonight, Dec. 8th at 6:30 pm - VCS Christmas program at Venice Church of the Nazarene Wed. Dec. 13th - Picture retakes - more info coming Wed. Dec. 14th-20th - Book Fair - page 2 Fri. Dec. 15th - Movie night at VCS sponsored by New Hope West Church - page 2 Fri. Dec. 22nd - noon dismissal - no aftercare Mon. Dec. 25th - Fri. Jan. 5th - Christmas break Mon. Jan. 8th - No school - Professional Day Basketball Schedule for games and practices - page 3 Jesus' Birth But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel. (Matthew 2:6; cp. Micah 5:2; John 7:42) Judgment Before the Great White Throne 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. (Rev. 20:11-12) There is great solace and rejoicing for Christians during this Christmas season. We rejoice in the birth of our Savior and also in escaping the Great White Throne Judgement. Jesus took on the form of a bond-servant and became obedient to the point of death. He made a way to have our names written in the Book of Life. Be blessed, Mr. Frimmel
Great News! The VCS Scholastic Book Fair is taking place right before Christmas! You have the opportunity to help your child and the VCS library at the same time. See below for opportunities to volunteer during the book fair. If you would like to serve, please email Mrs. Alkema at malkema@venicechristianschool.org. BOOK FAIR DATES: December 14-20, Thurs.- Weds. December 13th, Wednesday: Set up for the Book Fair is from 12:00-3 pm. Many hands makes light work. December 14th: Wish List Day! Parents needed to help the students create their own unique Wish Lists. AM or PM times available. December 15th, 18th,19th and 20th: Parents needed to run the cash register and help sell books from 7:45-9 am and 2-5:30 pm. December 20th at 5:30 pm - Help tear down the Book Fair so it can be picked up by Scholastic on December 21. Picture Day is Weds. Dec. 13th! Students will sit for Class Pictures, Senior Pictures and Retakes in the morning. Please send all students to school in their regular school uniform on Wednesday. If they have PE that day, they should bring their PE uniform to change into after pictures. Order forms will be going home with students Monday or Tuesday. If you are interested in purchasing pictures, please fill the order form out and send it in with your student on Weds. Pictures should be delivered to school in 4 weeks. Just a reminder to get your Schoolworx application in! The application is available on school website under the Lion s Roar tab. Just print the application, complete the information and drop it off in the school office. Approximately 7 days after your form is received, your account will be confirmed and information will be emailed to you with details for setting a password for your account. Welcome one and all for a trip on the Polar Express! VCS and New Hope West Church invite you and your family to join us as we climb aboard and venture toward a foundation of our Christian faith, BELIEVING! The fun starts at 6:30 pm on Friday, December 15th on the Venice Christian School Campus. There will be crafts, games, hot chocolate and other fun activities for children of all ages before the movie. Bring lawn chairs or blankets as we will be watching the movie outside under the stars by the pavilion near the soccer field. Parents - If you need time to do some last minute Christmas shopping or just want to go get a bite to eat without the children, feel free! Please note: Children 2nd grade and under must be accompanied by an adult. The movie will start around 7:30 PM and end just before 9:30 PM. (A short Biblical message will be given about believing.) We hope to see you all there! 2
Christmas High School Bake Sale! That s right; the VCS High School Bake Sale is back! Last time at the High School Bake Sale, you helped us earn over $600.00 which we used to finance the high school end of the year party as well as the Senior Trip! We, the Venice Christian High School students, cannot thank you enough for your support. Make sure to visit the bake sale table to see what treats we have whipped up this time just in time for Christmas! When: December 14 th and 15 th Time: 7:00am 7:45am 11:00am 11:25am 2:15pm 3:15pm Where: Under The Front Awning By The Main Offices *Please Note That This Fundraiser Is Cash Only* 3
VCS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE December December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat All practices after 12/5 are only if the teams qualify for the FGCL playoffs. 1 AWAY GAMES Girls 4:00 Boys 5:15 2 3 4 5 HOME GAMES Girls 4:00 Boys 5:00 Vs CCS 6 3:15 5:00 7 HOME GAME Boys 4:00 Vs. Inspiration 8 9 10 11 12 FGCL SEMIFINAL PLAYOFF GAMES (If we qualify) 14 FGCL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (If we qualify) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NOON DISMISSAL 23 24 25 CHRISTMAS 26 CHRISTMAS 27 CHRISTMAS 28 CHRISTMAS 29 CHRISTMAS 30 2017-18 Boys and Girls Basketball teams 4
VCS and New Hope West invite you to come take a ride with us on The Polar Express. Friday, December 15th 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm on VCS Campus (The movie starts at 7:30 pm) On this journey, we will learn that when we truly believe and properly seek we will find a treasure that is so beautiful you will want to share with all you know! There will be crafting fun, hot chocolate, and cookies! 5