Christine R.
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Thinking about Faith as our new name, we all
need to keep the faith especially at this time of year. II Timothy 6:12, I
Timothy 1:5, II Timothy4:7. We choose a
different lifestyle when we home school. It’s hard and a sacrifice but one that
comes with many benefits. It is so
important to attend moms’ time, so that you may be encouraged that you aren’t
alone in your struggles, and can persevere.
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Enrollment and re-enrollment for PSP for the
2013-2014 school year will close on June 15.
Tell your friends.
Advancement Night
Char M.
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Char displayed the graduation gift, which was a
lovely frame picture collage of all the 6th, 8th, and 12th
grade graduates. The cost of this gift is $15.
This gift is presented to the graduate on advancement night from his/her
parents. Please pay Char this week or
next, $15 per graduate in your family.
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Also, for everyone, there will be notes
available to write to the graduates. If
you know a graduate, ever were their cubbie leader, awana, Sunday School
teacher, etc. please consider jotting
down a note of encouragement on one of the papers on the moms’ table, near the
mailboxes. Let’s fill their bags with fun!
Christine R.
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Advancement night is not only for the graduates.
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All students will participate in advancement
night. Students in every grade will be
receiving a certificate and in the slide show. Many kids’ work will be
exhibited and everyone will get to eat!
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Moms need to be here at 9 a.m. on the morning of
advancement night to help set up.
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If you have not yet paid Lisa Aghishian for
advancement night food, please do so ASAP.
Field Trips—Susan O.
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Next week is the last week to sign up for
Descanso Gardens. This field trip is free and will be Tuesday, May 14. (Note:
Susan said Tuesday, May 16, and wanted to clarify the date of that Tuesday is
actually May 14.)
Used Curriculum Sale—Christine R.
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There is no charge for PSP families who wish to
sell curriculum at the sale, but you must register in order to be able to sell.
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PSP families will have registration priority
until May 10. After that, PSP families will fall in line with other families
waiting to sell at the fair. Once it is
full, there will be no more sellers.
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You should have received a form to register as a
seller in your mailbox. If you are interested in registering, place your
registration in Christine’s mailbox.
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Sellers will set up at 8 a.m. the morning of the
sale.
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Sellers will need to purchase removable, white
labels to put in the upper right hand corner of your sale items.
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If you would like to volunteer to work the sale,
you will get first dibs on the purchase of curriculum. You will have 45 minutes
to purchase before the sale opens.
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If you do work the sale, you cannot have your children
with you. For 7th grade and
older students, it may be possible to have some of them serve. However, any
students who work the sale should be responsible and hard-working. See
Christine for details.
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If you commit to serve, you will need to here on
Friday, 6/14 (you may bring your children) from 5-8 and on Saturday, 6/15 from
8-4 (without your children at any time before, during or after the sale). There
will be a sign up sheet next week. If you sign up, remember you will need to
stay until 4 on Saturday and may not leave early. You must have permission from
your husband and child care arranged before signing up to help.
Class Schedule for next year—Christine R.
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We discussed a tentative class schedule for next year. This can always change. Classes
are listed in no particular order:
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K/1
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2/3
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4-6
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7-8
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Library
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History
Pockets
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IEW
Writing
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IEW
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50 states
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Pre-Writing
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Missions/Latin
Roots
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Worldview
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PE
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PE
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Literature
Co-op
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Photography
(1 sem.)
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(Sibling
Class)
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Apologia
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Gracious
Girls
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Gracious
Girls
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Other
(TBD)
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Other (TBD)
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Other (TBD)
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Older grades still really want PE, and we are
brainstorming a way to possibly do this.
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Cory G.’s husband is a computer professor and is
willing to teach a computer class after lunch. This class would be offered
opposite Gracious Girls. Ideally, everyone would have a laptop for this class. Surveys will be mailed out this week to see
if there is interest.
Other Announcements
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Congratulations to the Laura E and family, who is
expecting a new little one! Laura Elias
is requesting maternity clothes. Please let her know if you can help in this
way.
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Lorraine Z. is offering a free microwave. See
her for details.
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HSLDA—The PSP will be registering as a new group
for HSLDA, in order for everyone to get a discount on her membership. There were
forms in your mailbox to tag yourself as a member of this new group, so that
Kristen can start the process and get the new ID number for Faith Christian
School. Please turn your forms into Kristen’s box this week. There is no fee to transfer your membership
to FCS, and no charge now, just the form.
Choosing Gratitude,
chapter 8—Lisa A.
Chapter 8 was full of stories about trials. As Christians,
what is the difference in our lives about how we are responding to trials?
Lisa A. shared from John Piper’s Don’t Waste Your Cancer. There is a list of ten ways to test and
see if you are using your trial to glorify God.
1.
You will waste your trial if you do not believe
it is designed for you by God.
2.
You will waste your trial if you believe it is a
curse and not a gift.
3.
You will waste your trial if you seek comfort
from your odds rather than from God.
4.
You will waste your trial if you refuse to think
about death.
5.
You will waste your suffering if you think that
“beating” the trial means staying alive rather than cherishing Christ.
6.
You will waste your trial if you spend too much
time reading about your trial and not enough time reading about God.
7.
You will waste your trial if you let it drive
you into solitude instead of deepen your relationships with manifest affection.
8.
You will waste your trial if you grieve as those
who have no hope.
9.
You will waste your trial if you treat sin as
casually as before.
10. You
will waste your cancer if you fail to use it as a means of witness to the truth
and glory of Christ.
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