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Pastor Paul Green from Hope Community Church spoke at our chapel this week. Pastor Green talked about the fact that Halloween is often associated with scary things and the works of darkness. He shared the verse in Ephesians 6:12, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."

Pastor Paul then opened a pumpkin and showed all the students the gunk inside the pumpkin. Without Christ, our lives are filled with sin and messy like the inside of the pumpkin. But the good news is that Jesus can clean up our lives on the inside. When we trust in Jesus and confess our sins, He will make us clean.

Then, Pastor Paul used a flashlight to shine inside the pumpkin. With Christ, we can shine and be a light in a dark world. Matthew 5:16 says, "In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."

Next week, Pastor Chris Motes from Northern Lakes Church will be speaking at our chapel. Chapel is at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday. You are invited and welcome to attend.

October 30, Ravioli

October 31, Tacos

October 31, Tacos - Gluten Free

November 1, Spaghetti Bake

November 2, Swedish Meatballs

November 3, Pizza

Please remember to order by 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning. If you need to order after that time or change your order, email us at office@ascensionarrows.org. We will not be able to provide a regular school lunch to your student if an email is not received should you add or change the lunch order after 8:00 a.m. on any day that a change is made or a lunch order is added.

We will have an Ascension Academy Spirit Week from October 30 - November 3.

(The picture is a look back to crazy hair day from last year.)

Let's show your school spirit and have fun!

The themes are as follows:

Monday, October 30, Career Day

Tuesday, October 31, Historical Person Day

Wednesday, November 1, Fancy Day (A day to dress up)

Thursday, November 2, Patriotic Day

Friday, November 3, School Spirit Day, Wear your Ascension Gear!

Over the past couple of weeks, our 4th and 5th graders have been planning a pizza party, including making pizza from scratch! First, they made root beer floats and learned how yeast naturally carbonates soda. Next, they made mozzarella cheese and learned all about rennet and how citric affects milk proteins. They also made their own pizza sauce and learned about different culinary herbs. Today, they stretched out the dough, added toppings, and enjoyed their pizza and root beer floats!

All of our students participated in Harvest Parties on Thursday. A huge thank you to our PTF for planning this event. Reanna Chaplain, who heads our PTF, brought in lots of pumpkins to decorate and be used for a variety of games. She also shared a devotional with the students. Ashley den Hoed made cookies for the students to decorate. Many other parents came to help lead at various game stations. We are grateful for the parental support! Between pumpkin bowling and pumpkin decorating, there was fall fun for everyone!

All classrooms will be taking next week as a time for review. Miss Bagley's class has a world map on her bulletin board, and students are placing a pin on the locations they pray for and learn about in Bible class.

We continue to pray for our pen pal school, Unity in Hope School System. This school is located in Pakistan, where 98% of the population identifies as members of the Islamic faith. Their website states that "due to economic deprivation, religious minorities, mostly Christian, are often forced to line in 'colonies' that are walled off from the adjacent neighborhoods. Disease, malnutrition, illiteracy, and poverty are rampant in these areas." You can join our students in praying for the students who attend the Unity in Hope School System.

October 30-November 3, Spirit Week

November 3, End of First Quarter

November 10, Veteran's Day Program, 11:25 a.m.

November 10, First Quarter Report Cards Available

November 20-24, Thanksgiving Break

December 14, Christmas Concert, 6 p.m.