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Note from the Principal...

It was reported to me that in one of our elementary classrooms, the young student related a tragic event in his life. To that, the teacher responded that she knew and was praying for him. Following her remark another child spoke that his family was praying also, as did several other students.

It really touched my heart to hear such a sweet expression of God’s love so clearly expressed by his children. That is just one of the reasons Grove City Christian is such a great place for children to grow and learn together.

“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

John 13:35

ATTENTION PARENTS
Please be sure to read the new updated “Elementary K-4 Handbook” and the “Intermediate Handbook” located on our website, www.gccsk12.org. Also please sign and return the policy agreement on page 26 of the elementary handbook and page 30 of the intermediate handbook.

Please also note the policy regarding student illness. Your child must not be sent to school with a fever, and you must keep him home for 24 hours after the fever is gone. If your child becomes ill while at school, you will be called to pick him up. Please take time to read the letter from our school nurse regarding important information during this flu season.

RENWEB
RenWeb is the convenient on-line way of accessing your child’s grades, homework assignments, as well as our important weekly newsletter, “The Friday Flash”. New Parents: Please give your email address to the office if it was not provided on your student’s enrollment application. Once that is done, go to our school website (www.gccsk12.org.) and click on the RenWeb logo. Click on first time users. Type your email address and hit new parent login. RenWeb will email you your new password.

Existing parents: If you are unable to access RenWeb, please provide the office with your new email address. Once that is done you can log on as a first time user to receive your new password. In the event you have no access to email or you do not have an email address, please contact Mrs. Jordan at 875-3000 ext. 332 or sjordan@gccsk12.org. Provide your student’s name and grade, and the school will continue to provide you updates via paper.

SCHOOL PICTURES
K – 6th grade school pictures will be taken on September 16th, 17th, and 18th. The picture form along with payment will need to be sent with your student on their picture day. Additional forms are in the elementary office. Please see following schedule:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Thursday, September 17, 2009 3rd, 4th, 5th
Friday, September 18, 2009 6th, 7th, 8th

Students may wear dress up attire or their school uniforms, in compliance with the GCCS elementary and intermediate handbooks on their scheduled picture day. Please note: Orders for Memory Books will be taken in January 2010. Look for more information closer to time in the Friday Flash and Eagle’s Nest.

BOXTOP FOR EDUCATION
Welcome all new and returning students to a great year at GCCS! Our school currently participates in the Box Tops for Education, Campbell’s labels, and the Tyson A+ program. Last year the school earned $3155.00 from Box Tops for Education. The school is currently ranked 45 out of 4,377 schools within Ohio and 1,032 out of 100,178 schools within the United States. Our school also collects pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House and has also collected over 313 lbs of pop tabs over the past two years.

There are two Box Tops contests held throughout the school year between K – 6th grade. The first contest is currently underway. The winning class from each contest will earn a pizza party for the whole class and the teacher will receive a $30.00 gift certificate. For each trimmed Box Tops the class will earn 1 ½ points and the untrimmed will only receive 1 point. These programs would not be this successful without your help. Please feel free to contact Patrick Allen at psfallen0210@sbcglobal.net with any questions or comments.

GCCS PTO
Market Day: Lots of great new items this month!!!! Deli sliced ham & turkey, Mini chicken cheese & macaroni bites and Uno's pepperoni tastefulls to name a few. Orders due by September 17th at midnight at Marketday.com or just return your order form to school. Order pick up is September 22nd at 6:15 in the main hallway. Have questions, email GCCSPTO@yahoo.com for answers. Winners of the $25 gift cards for the Market Day drawing during the Ice Cream social were Sherri Damron and Denise Lillico. Congratulations!

Back To School Skating Party: Mark Your Calendars - September 12th from 4:30pm - 7:00pm at Skate America. This is PTO sponsored event, $2 for skate rental and $3.50 for inline skates. Prizes given to the class with the most in attendance. Hope to see you all there!!!

Eagle Spirit 3rd Annual Run/Walk: The Grove City Christian School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is planning its 3nd annual 5 Mile Eagle Spirit Run/Walk on Saturday October 3, 2009. We are excited to be adding a 1.5 Family Fun Walk so that everyone can participate. Bring your entire family out to this community event that will benefit our school library. Last year we had over 150 participants and raised over $5,000.

Race details can be found on http://www.premierraces.com/2009Races/EagleSpirit.html and enter EAGLE as your discount code. The first increase in price will take effect on September 15th and the second increase will take effect on October 3. If you and/or your family would like to volunteer (and you’re not already participating as a runner or walker) please e-mail Monica Paugh at paughmonica@yahoo.com or 614-205-8014.

LITTLE EAGLE’S CLUB
Little Eagle’s Club is looking for K-6th graders who would like to be part of a mentoring program. Fee is $35 and includes, Varsity Football player mentor, shirt that gets your child into the home games free, autographed picture, and fellowship days and food. Email
jeanetteelwell@aol.com for application or call 614-560-4434.

GCCS YARD SALE
The 8th graders are having a Yard Sale to raise money for their 2010 Washington DC Trip. The Yard Sale is Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 9:00 to 4:00 at 6816 Hoover Road (1 mile south of Hoover Road and 665). We will have crafts, clothes, toys, sports equipment, furniture, jewelry, shoes and household décor. If you have items you would like to donate to this Yard Sale, please contact Tracy Ashby at (614)506-5827 or dashby1@columbus.rr.com. (Rain date is Saturday, October 10, 2009)

GCCS 2nd SCRAPBOOKING CROP
The 8th graders are hosting their 2nd Scrapbooking Crop to raise money for their 2010 Washington DC Trip. We would like the opportunity to serve you with bag carriers and dinner. The Crop with be on Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Red Letter Journals (4086 Broadway, Grove City) from 6 pm - 12 am. The cost is $12.00. There are limited seats so call and purchase your tickets today. Please call Tracy Ashby at (614)506-5827 or (614)305-3256 or dashby1@columbus.rr.com. (Due to limited seating we will not be able to offer Refunds.)

Help the 8th grade Eagles EARN their wings so they can SOAR to Washington DC in 2010. They are eager to help you with small jobs around the house. They can rake leaves, pull weeds, etc. No job is too small. Donations are welcomed. Please contact Tracy Ashby to arrange someone to work for you. You can contact Tracy Ashby at (614)506-5827 or (614)305-3256 or dashby1@columbus.rr.com.

CHEER CLINIC
Cheer Clinic for ages 5-12, held October 3, 2009 from noon to 4pm in the Activities Center. The cheers and dance taught to your students will be perform at the home football game held on Oct. 24th. Look for the Cheer Clinic form in this week’s Friday Folder. Registration Deadline is September 28th by 3:00PM. Questions please call Kim Habegger at 875-2551 ext. 344

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL INTRAMURALS
This week was the kick-off of intermediate intramurals. We are off to a great start! Our first unit is soccer, and it will run through October. The results for this week’s soccer matches - on Monday, we had a grueling match with Team A winning over Team B. Tuesday, we had a milder game with Team C and Team D ending their game in a tie. Wednesday, there was an upset with Team E winning over Team F. Finally, on Thursday, we had Team H with a win over Team G. Here’s to another great week!

Please see Lunch Menu on school website:
http://www.gccsk12.org/lunch/

FROM THE NURSE

Parents/Guardians,

I hope you are having a very healthy start to the new school year. As the nurse here at GCCS, I feel it is my responsibility to attempt to keep all the students healthy and safe. With the beginning of fall and winter upon us, I am very alert to the threat of illness, especially influenza, and the H1N1 virus. State and Federal Health officials predict a rise of the H1N1 virus in the coming months. So I wanted to send this reminder to parents in an attempt to protect all the students.

If your child is displaying any flu-like symptoms such as fever, vomiting, cough, sore throat, congestion, body aches, and fatigue, please do not send them to school. I know at times this may be difficult; however it is very important that this school policy is followed by everyone. Also, students who have been sent home with any illness may not return to school until they have been symptom free for 24 hours. Students with fever should be fever free without the use of medication before returning to school.

While at school, students are being reminded frequently to practice good hand washing, and teachers are doing a great job, watching for any signs of illness in the classroom, and disinfecting frequently. When we all work together, we have a greater chance of keeping our school safe and healthy for all. I appreciate your help and cooperation in this matter.

Again please remember:
Do not send your child to school if they have had flu-like symptoms any time in the past 24 hours. Also, if your child is sent home, keep them home until they have been symptom free for the full 24hours.

Thank you so much.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me at 875-3000.

Kathy Whitaker RN
School Nurse GCCS

Student photos are coming back to the site.

Soon we'll be enabling parents to come to the site, and log in (with your email address and a self-selected password) to gain access to the event photos from the year. We'll be using the email address that you (as a GCCS parent) use to register with RenWeb.

We'll start with 2009-2010 photos, and after the bugs get worked out, we'll make every effort to load in the previous years photos.

Why are we doing this?

We're always cognizant of the safety of our students. When you realize that in a 10 mile radius of the school, we have 90 registered sex offenders (source: www.eSORN.ag.state.oh.us), it becomes important to take every step possible to prevent someone from easily stalking our children. As if that weren't enough reason, there are many cases in which there may be discord in non-custodial parents, and again, our role should be to protect the privacy of our student body.

We do hope that you support our motives, and look forward to rolling out this new functionality to the site.