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The mission of Sioux Center Christian School is to disciple God’s children by equipping them with a knowledge and understanding of Christ and His creation so that they can obediently serve God and others as they work and play.

Every Student TREASURED, Every Student TRAINED, Every Student TRANSFORMED

• Please check the online calendar for upcoming events (http://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/calendar.cfm)
• Because of Parent Teacher Conferences on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 13 and 14 there will be no school on Friday, Nov. 15.
  
• The TRIP office and the school office will be closed on Friday, Nov. 15.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday Nov. 13, from 2:30-6:00 pm and Thursday, Nov. 14, from 4:00-8:00 pm. Please sign up for a conference time by Friday, Nov. 8 with your child's homeroom teacher here. Please type your name next to the time slot of your choosing. If you would like to schedule a time with one of the co-curricular teachers or learning center teachers, please email them directly, giving some possible time options. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the office (sccsoffice@siouxcenterchristian.com). We request all families participate in these conferences.

At the end of the 2024-2025 school year, Greg Van Dyke, Renae Calkhoven, and Joe Bakker will be completing their terms on Sioux Center Christian Board of Trustees. We thank them for their generous service. The board is seeking to fill 3 open positions!

The process starts with our constituents making nominations. Any member of the SCCS society (supporters, parents, grandparents, employees, etc.) can make nominations. (Nominations Process). You are encouraged to submit nominations by November 30, 2024!

Trustees must meet all requirements (Board of Trustee Requirements), be committed to the philosophy and mission of the school, provide needed talents and gifts on the board, and be ready to be a trustee under the mission-directed governance model.

The board has identified the following skills, knowledge, and/or experience needed in the next trustees. The nominee does NOT need to have all of the qualifications in order to be considered.

Construction/building/engineering | Finance/Accounting | Legal/Connections with State Government | Admissions

Thank you for nominating someone to potentially fill the important role of being a trustee on the Sioux Center Christian School Board of Trustees.

CLICK to SUBMIT NOMINATION

Thank you for your participation!

SCCS Nominations Committee,

Renae Calkhoven, Jay Dekkers, Mary Beth Pollema, Greg Van Dyke, Mr. Paul Brenner, Mr. Brandon Haan, and Lori Walstra

SCCS is looking for 7th boys & girls basketball coaches for the 2024-2025 basketball season. The season will run from mid-November until the end of January with games starting at the beginning of December. Typically, there will be three days of commitment each week on Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays. If you or someone you know are interested in the position, contact SCCS Athletic Director Cody Groskreutz at cgroskreutz@siouxcenterchristian.com or 952-693-3599.

You are invited to the Sioux Center Christian School Fall Choral Concert on Monday, November 18 (originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19) at 7:00pm at Centerpoint Church. This concert will feature our 5th-8th grade choirs, who will be singing lovely sacred Christmas songs as well as other worshipful music plus a mass choir piece to conclude the concert. A freewill offering will be received for our music dept.

Students in grades 3-8 took the ISASP assessment last spring. The results are in and have been reviewed by board, administration, and teachers. If you would like to receive your child's report, please contact the office at sccsoffice@siouxcenterchristian.com. Thank you!

The company that installed our playground turf created a video of the installation. If you would like to see the process and a flying view of our kids enjoying the playground, go here: https://youtu.be/UvY8Rg_2Hzo

If you have any clothes from the nurse, could you please return them? If you have any extra kids clothes (size 4T to size 12) you want to get rid of, Nurse Jenny will gladly accept those items as well. Just drop them off in the office. Thank you!

THANK YOU to the Sioux Center Kiwanis for the NEW dictionaries they gave to our 3rd graders! Kiwanis members visited our 3rd grade classrooms and shared how Kiwanis works to help kids in our community - one way is to give a dictionary to every 3rd grade student in Sioux Center! Students were challenged to look up the word "volunteer" in their new dictionaries and they showered the visitors with their excitement and heartfelt "thank you's". They were very eager to dig into their dictionaries! In addition to word definitions, they found sign language, roman numerals, and the longest word in the English language.

One way you can support Kiwanis is to bring pop cans and bottles to their trailer on the Walmart parking lot. Funds received from pop cans and their other fundraisers are used to purchase these dictionaries, give reading books to all first graders in the community, and help our 5th graders take an educational trip to our state capital, and more! THANK YOU, Kiwanis!

On Saturday, October 19, eight of our 7th/8th grade band members traveled to Storm Lake to audition for the Northwest Iowa District Honor Band. Students spent months preparing two excerpts and memorizing scales. This music challenges students beyond the middle school level, and it is wonderful to see so many pursuing music.

Congratulations to all who auditioned and to the four (Abby, Ben, Colin, and Miles) who were selected for the Honor Band! They will perform at the BJ Haan Auditorium on Saturday, November 9 at 4:30pm.

Due to the public school having an early dismissal on some Fridays, we will be running the alternate bus route in the afternoon on the following Fridays during this school year: Nov. 22, Jan. 10, Feb. 28, Apr. 4, May 16.

Storyline chapels are the first Wednesday of each month at 1:35pm in the gym. Students are expected to wear their Storyline shirts! Parents and guests are WELCOME to attend! You can also watch the livestream/recording here (siouxcenterchristian.com > Current Families > Livestream Links)...

We value the partnership between our parents and school! We want to invite you into the school so you can experience what’s happening in the classroom. Each grade level will be hosting a Parent Visit Day again this year. You are invited to join us for some time in the classroom and a pizza lunch on us! Below are the dates for the Parent Visit Days this school year. Dates are subject to change depending on circumstances. More information will be sent out later.

• December 6 - 8th grade
• December 13 - 1st grade
• January 24 - 6th grade
• January 31 - 5th grade
• February 20 - TK
• February 28 - 7th grade
• March 7 - 3rd grade
• March 14 - 2nd grade
• March 28 - 4th grade
• April 3 - Kindergarten

• Thanks to everyone who signed up to help with dishwashing this year! If you would like to help out you can sign up here. If you have questions, contact Ashley Keith (akeith@siouxcenterchristian.com).
  
• You can find the lunch and dishwashing schedule here.
• If you would like to eat lunch with your child, please contact the school 24 hours in advance of when you would like to eat. The cost for a lunch is $5.00 and can be charged to your family's lunch account as you go through the line. Thank you!

We believe all our faculty and staff are amazing and encourage you to take the time to nominate one (or more) of your children’s teachers!

Complete the nomination form (printed copies are available by the TRIP window) and return to our school office or mail to/drop off at Pella Corp. by the 25th of each month during the school year.

Each month a winner is chosen from our local schools and receives a $500 gift from Sioux Center Pella Corp, which can be used in their classroom to impact learning!

Last year five of our faculty/staff received the award (Angela Veenstra, Becky Postma, Marcy Holwerda, Anmarie Stuit, and Becky Vander Werf) and our students are receiving the benefits of the $2,500 in classroom purchases made possible by their awards from Pella Corp!

We are extremely grateful to Pella Corp for this program that serves to encourage and bless our faculty and staff!

Did you know that First CRC makes delicious pigs in the blanket for their Christian education fund and sells them year-round at Casey’s Bakery? Look for them in the Casey’s Bakery freezer section. A dozen is just $16. An easy meal – they bake from frozen in 45-55 minutes!

You're invited to our fall showcase, Explore Western, on Tuesday, November 19, at 7:00 PM. Families with students of all ages are welcome to attend the hour-long event. Our goal is to share an authentic, relational, and enjoyable experience for prospective WC families as they learn about “Who We Are” and “What We Do” at Western Christian High School. If you plan to attend Explore Western or have any questions, please email or contact Brad Vis - brad.vis@westernchristianhs.com or 605-359-5704.

All middle school students and their parents are invited to our Middle School Open house on Monday, Nov. 25 from 7:00-8:30pm to learn more about Unity Christian High School. We will all meet in the Knight Center form 7:00-7:30pm and then break out into sections. If you have questions you can call 712-737-4114.

• Community Events & Forms (https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/currentfamilies/officehandouts.cfm) is the place to check regularly for camp information, registration forms, and more! Currently there is information for:
• Sioux Center Art Club (Grades 2-3)
• Turkey Shoot Registration
• Lone Wolf Wrestling
• Jr. Wolfpack Wrestling
• Jr. Knights Boys Basketball Registration (Grades 3-8)
• Jr. Wolfpack Registration Link
• American State Bank Sports Youth Mascot and Walkout Video
• Unity Christian Boys Basketball Camp Registration (Grades 3-8)
• Clover Kids Program

Email: sccsoffice@siouxcenterchristian.com
Website: siouxcenterchristian.com
Location: 630 1st Ave. SE, Sioux Center, IA
Phone: 712-722-0777
Facebook: facebook.com/siouxcenterchristian