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Leaflets

March 3, 2025

LeafletsMarch 3, 2025

General

  • Lunch Time Beat Brigade (NS): Wednesday @ lunch and optional drop-in for extra help on Friday at Lunch. ‘Pirates’ is coming along well! New music: ‘Let My People Go’
  • This coming Friday is the next Middle School Pizza Lunch!
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 13 from 3:30 - 8:00 PM & Friday, March 14 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. This means there are no regular classes on Friday, March 14th. Appointment booking opens today at noon; an email was sent to parents with information and instructions this past Thursday. Please contact the office (admin@credoces.org) if you have any questions or concerns.
  • March 17-28 | Spring Break | No School
  • Monday, March 31 | Classes Resume!
  • Thursday, April 17 | Easter Assembly @ 2:00 PM | LCRC
  • Friday, April 18 | Good Friday | No School
  • Monday, April 21 | Easter Monday | No School

Upcoming Field Trips

Credo's Middle School Drama Club Presents "The Grunch!"

  • After months of hard work, the Middle School Drama Club is excited to bring you their musical, The Grunch! Directed by Natalie Hoogstra, this production follows a drama group as they discover what it truly means to say, "The show must go on!"
  • Join us in the CCES gym on Saturday, March 8, at 8:00 PM for the performance.
  • 📢 Please note the time change! 📢 Due to a shift in some of the students' hockey schedules, the show will now begin at 8:00 PM. Doors open at 7:45 PM, and admission is free.
We can't wait to see you there!

Grade 6/7 Girls Volleyball Development Camp

When: March 17-20 (Spring Break)

Where: CCHS Gym

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bring: Knee Pads & Waterbottle

Cost: $25.00

Coach: Renee Leffers

*24 Girls Max

To Register: Email rbleffers@gmail.com

Payment: Etransfer rbleffers@gmail.com (password: volleyball)

Grade 6/7 Boys Volleyball Camp

When: March 24-26 (Spring Break)

Where: CCHS Gym

Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Bring: Knee Pads (optional) & Waterbottle

Cost: $20.00

Coach: Jason Togeretz

*24 Boys Max

To Register: Email aprilh10@hotmail.com

Payment: Etransfer to jason.togeretz@hotmail.com

Credo Aid

Cedar Rim/Devan nursery gift cards

  • Plan ahead for spring, Mother's Day and Father's Day, etc.! Order your Cedar Rim and Devan nursery gift cards (available in $25, $50, and $100 amounts) now through March 5!
  • Remember, Credo profits 20% on your Cedar Rim gift card purchases, and 15% on Devan gift cards!
  • Please submit your order to Georgene VanDelft (778-549-7538 or georgenebouwman@gmail.com).
  • Payment options are cash, cheque (to Credo Aid, earmarked "nursery"), or e-transfer (subject line "nursery") to credoaidpac@gmail.com.
  • Order pick-up will be March 12th and 13th, 2:30-3 PM at the elementary school, or arrange with Georgene VanDelft.

ShopEasy - Gift Cards

Reps:

Kindergarten - Mrs. Van Dyke (KA) & Mrs. Stebbing (KB)

  • KA - Monday & Wednesday
  • KB - Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
  • Captains this Week:
    • KA: Mon - Samantha, Wed - Seth
      • Please email a picture of a family trip you went on (a holiday or a day trip) and Show N' Tell
    • KB: Tues - Callen, Thurs - Emma, Fri - Jack
      • Please bring a picture book (or email a book title) that you enjoyed reading and Show N' Tell
  • LA: t is for tiptoes, u is for umbrella, v is for vase
  • Math: patterns
  • Social Studies: families unit
  • Bible: Miracles of Jesus, start Easter unit
  • Author Study: Berenstain Bears

Grade 1 - Ms. Scholtens

  • Welcome to March! How did we get to March already? The school year is flying by! We have already had over 100 wonderful days in grade one!
  • Look for a March calendar coming home today.
  • Memory work: Hymn 34:1
  • What we are busy with this week:
  • Math: addition subtraction and intro to measurement
  • Bible: David stories
  • Socials: Community
  • PE: Gymnastics

Grade 2 - Mrs. Onderwater (A) & Ms. Wu (B)

  • Memory Work: Psalm 42 verse 1, audio version here: Psalm 42:1.
  • Bible: Easter week
  • Math: Double-digit addition and subtraction
  • Socials: Community needs and wants
  • Show and Tell every Tuesday and Thursday. Feel free to send pictures through email for show and tell!

Grade 3 - Ms. Visscher

  • Memory Work: Hymn 12:1, due Friday, March 7.
  • Bible: We are learning about God’s provision, guidance and the giving of the Ten Commandments to His people.
  • Writing: In writing, students are answering some questions in preparation for Parent/Teacher interviews next week. As well, students are finishing their final copy of their hamburger paragraph.
  • Reading: Continuing to read Stone Fox and focusing on understanding new vocabulary, identifying important details and writing complete sentences.
  • Math: Sorting and Data management - pictographs and bar graphs!
  • Socials: Students are researching their provinces' economy, tourism, and symbols for their big provincial projects!
  • Art: Finishing our concentric hands.
  • PE: Gymnastics

Grade 4A - Mr. Vandergugten

  • Bible: Kings of Israel – Ahab’s demise
  • Memory work: Hymn 81:5 Thursday March 6
  • ELA Reading: Snow Treasure novel study review
  • ELA Writing: Sentence Fluency; building and rearranging sentences
  • Math: Division
  • PE: Badminton
  • Social Studies: The Age of Exploration: Artifacts of Exploration; Cause and Effect of Exploration
  • Science: How animals sense and respond to the environment
  • Art: Vanishing point perspective drawing
  • Spelling – Unit 6 – double letter words
  • Music (NS): Learning about Scottish music (Yes! St. Patrick was Scottish) and learning 'Spring Sings' by Ellie Holcomb

Grade 4B - Ms. Vantil

  • Welcome back to another great week at Credo! We have a lot of exciting things in store for this week. This morning our new classroom pet, a beta fish, arrived and later this week (Friday) we go on a class field trip to the Vancouver Aquarium! There is a lot to look forward to as well as lots to do as Spring Break is coming fast.
  • Memory Work: Psalm 7:1 due this week Friday, March 7
  • Bible: This week in Bible brings with it the end of our stories about the Kingdom of Israel. We will therefore also be working this week on our Kingdom of Israel timelines as well as a new Bible Character Card for this newest unit.
  • Math: With our Financial Literary (ie. Money) unit in full swing, this week we will be learning all about Estimating Money, Adding and Subtracting Money, Comparing Decimals, and how to differentiate between Spending, Saving, and Donating.
  • Social Studies: Now that we have learned about the different Fur Trading Companies, this week we will be taking a closer look at the wars between them. We will also be practicing our perspective-taking skills as we look at and discuss the Fur Trade from the perspective of all the major groups involved.
  • Science: This week in Science we will be reviewing all we have learned about the 5 human senses and how they work, by working our way through a mystery investigation!
  • ELA: In Reading we carry on this week reading our newest novel study: Snow Treasure. We also continue to write our articles in Writing, this week all about event writing! Reading Ninja Logs were due this week! We will be filling in one more log before the break that will be due next week Thursday given Parent/Teacher conferences next week. Thank you again and as always with your support filling these reading logs in!
  • Music (NS): Learning about Scottish music (Yes! St. Patrick was Scottish) and learning 'Spring Sings' by Ellie Holcomb
  • Gym: We have been practicing our Gymnastics routines, this week it is time to perform them.

Grade 5 - Mrs. VanSpronsen & Mrs. Vanrhee

  • Bible: Jesus tells parables: The Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, The Prodigal Son, The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward
  • Memory Work: Hymn 51:1
  • Reading: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. This novel study will focus on reading comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. We have already listened to chapters 1-8. This week we hope to complete chapter 11. We will have a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday on ch 5-8. It will be multiple choice.
  • Math – Number Sense (LSVS): Fractions – equivalent fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions
  • Science: The Digestive System. The intestines and their role in digestion!
  • Art: Emily Carr ~ our 2nd painting in her same style. Art is on Wednesday and we will be painting.
  • Church History: Slide project assignment focusing on saints of the early Christian Church
  • Writing: Paragraph development and organization
  • Careers: Preparations are happening for the March conference. Students are engaging in personal progress activities
  • Math (NV): Test return and a start on a new unit working through Data Management starting Friday
  • Socials: Immigration considering residential schools and reconciliation
  • PE: Badminton: singles and doubles focus with a ladder tournament

  • French 5 (SP): We are continuing to work on our French calendars this week!

  • Music (NS): Beginning music preparation for the Easter Assembly!

Grade 6A - Ms. Krikke

  • This week, we are excited to showcase our Genius Hour projects! A reminder that the Open House is Friday, March 7th from 1:30-2:40 in the gym. You are invited to come check out the hard work!
  • Memory Work: Psalm 91:1 due on Friday, March 7th and Hymn 64:1 for Thursday, March 13th.
  • Bible: We begin our unit in Leviticus this week.
  • ELA: We are working on a final project for The Cay this week.
  • Math (DJ): We will continue learning how to solve for our variables, beginning to look at 2 step equations by the end of the week.
  • Socials: We continue our discussions on poverty, looking specifically at Gapminder Tools and Dollar Street this week.
  • Science (KN): We are reviewing Newton’s 3 laws of motion this week and will be doing some stations that involve identifying which law of motion is being applied. I would like to bring in a few games to demonstrate and work with these laws. If you have a jenga game, plastic bowling pins, mini basketball hoop and ball or marbles that we could borrow in the classroom for a few days, could you send it along with your child?
  • French: We review for our test this week. The test is scheduled for Monday, March 10. There are review materials on Google Classroom.
  • ADST: Genius Hour is Friday! Keep working hard on your projects - make sure you have something to present/ display on your table for our Open House. Parents and grandparents are invited to come view grade 6A and 6B’s projects from 1:30-2:40 on Friday, March 7th in their respective classrooms.
  • Art: We continue work on our Bird Mosaics this week.
  • Music (NS): Fun with rhythms, learning how to read notes & body percussion fun.
  • PE (SP): This week we will play some badminton!

Grade 6B - Mrs. Noort & Ms. Snyder


  • This week, we are excited to showcase our Genius Hour projects! A reminder that the Open House is Friday, March 7th from 1:30-2:40 in the gym. You are invited to come check out the hard work!
  • Memory Work: Psalm 91:1 due on Friday, March 7th and Hymn 64:1 for Thursday, March 13th.
  • Bible: We begin our unit in Leviticus this week.
  • ELA: Starting our final projects on ‘The Cay’ - students are making dioramas.
  • Math (DJ): We will continue learning how to solve for our variables, beginning to look at 2 step equations by the end of the week.
  • Socials (NK): We continue our discussions on poverty, looking specifically at Gapminder Tools and Dollar Street this week.
  • Science (KN): We are reviewing Newton’s 3 laws of motion this week and will be doing some stations that involve identifying which law of motion is being applied. I would like to bring in a few games to demonstrate and work with these laws. If you have a jenga game, plastic bowling pins, mini basketball hoop and ball or marbles that we could borrow in the classroom for a few days, could you send it along with your child?
  • French (NK): We review for our test this week. The test is scheduled for Monday, March 10. There are review materials on Google Classroom.
  • Art: Bird Mosaics
  • ADST: Genius hour presentations
  • Music (NS): Fun with rhythms, learning how to read notes & body percussion fun.
  • PE (SP): This week we will play some badminton!

Grade 7 - Mr. Pruim

  • Memory Work: Psalm 16:1 due for Friday, March 7.
  • Bible: We are working through the stories of the Kings of Israel.
  • English: The class has been independently reading and then meeting in literary circle groups to share and discuss their novels. We have our fourth meeting on Monday and then our fifth and final one on Wednesday.
  • Math: We continue to work with circle graphs and critical thinking problems this week.
  • Science (NS): We are reviewing for our Chemistry Test on Friday, March 7! Students are learning how to use the memory palace.
  • Socials: We have finished learning about and presenting on the leaders of ancient civilizations. This week the focus will shift to the social hierarchies of ancient civilizations.
  • Art: Students will research an artist and choose a piece of their artwork to recreate in a similar or completely different medium.
  • Music (NS): Polishing ‘Primitivo’ - instrument sections will be quizzed! Any part of ‘Primitivo’ is fair game!
    • Due Tuesday March 4: #83 SOE (ungraded).
    • Due Tuesday March 11: Sawmill Creek m.1-15 at SLOW tempo.
    • Due Wednesday March 12: Skygazer Fanfare m.1-15 @ 84 BPM.
  • PE (SS): Handball

Grade 8 - Mrs. Jackson

  • Memory Work: Amos 9:11 - 12 (Due Friday, March 7)
  • Current Events: Gavin (Tuesday); Tanner (Thursday)
  • Bible: Continuing our study of Acts.
  • English (NK): We are reading chapters 12-18 of The Giver this week and continue to work on our Powerful Quotes assignment.
  • Math: Our Apartment Floor Plan group project is due Wednesday.
  • Science: We will be working through a research project on past earthquakes and volcanoes.
  • Socials (KN): This week we begin our new unit on the Late Middle ages. We will begin by observing the structure of medieval towns, and exploring some causes that led to the rise of towns,
  • ADST: Foods assignment is due Friday!
  • Music (NS): Skedaddle m.1-27 was DUE Friday. The assignment has been extended until tomorrow evening. Please complete it! Music is a team sport and the majority of students have done their part.
    • Due Friday March 7: Skedaddle! Each instrument has certain assigned measures.
    • Due March 11: SOE #106 & Skedaddle m.1-54 ready for Wednesday’s class.
  • PE (SS): Handball

Athletics

Grade 7 Girls Basketball

  • Tuesday, Mar 4 | Game @ Peter Ewert | Dismissal 2:40 PM

Grade 7 Boys Basketball

  • Tuesday, Mar 4 | Game @ CCES | 3:15 PM

Grade 8 Track and Field

  • Sign-ups this week. First practice - Monday, Mar 31. More info will be sent to parents soon.

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