MCS 8th Grade Student Visit Morning - November 14th
at Pacifica Christian High School
MCS Middle School students had the pleasure of hearing from Pacifica Christian High School students during lunch yesterday. They were also treated with with homemade brownies.
On Monday, November 14, Pacifica Christian High School is hosting an MCS 8th Grade Student Visit Day. Eighth grade students are invited to meet with Pacifica's Principal and Head of School to learn more and ask questions. If you're interested, RSVP here.
Questions? Contact Sarah Parsons, Director of Admissions, at [email protected] or call (949) 735-3804.
MCS alumni Joey McGuinness, Jacob Hallman, Kathryn Spoolstra, Sydney Penticuff, Ali Morehouse, Luke Spicer and Emma Hammond thriving in the arts, athletics and student life.
Learn more about the opportunities awaiting you at Pacifica.
All-School Weekly E-Newsletter
November 11, 2016
"Building a firm foundation through Christ-centered education"
God Bless Our Veterans & Grandparents
Close to 200 veterans and grandparents were honored at today's MCS Salute to Veterans with a Red White and Blue Breakfast followed by a
special program with our student body. Our guest speaker was Jack Linscott, U.S. Navy, WWII Veteran. We were joined by Toni Bradley from Freedom Dogs and special guest Walter's Honor. Presentation of our proceeds from the Pancake Breakfast was made to the Lyon Air Museum.
For more details about the day, visit our website at this link. Thank you for sharing your student's Grandparents and Veterans with us. It is always an honor for us to spend the morning with them.
The video of today's program may be viewed at this link:
Video Link
Washington, D.C. Video
Photography by our Eighth Grade Students
Please enjoy this Washington, D.C. Video - A View of our Memorials (Photography by our Eighth Grade Students; iMovie created by Pax Pulido, Tecnical Arts Director)
MCS Dad Dwight Hanson Receives
Dr. Ben Friedman Leadership Award
During today's Salute to Veterans, Mariners Christian School honored MCS Dad and U.S. Marine Corps, Ret. Dwight Hanson with the Dr. Ben Friedman Leadership Award.
Mr. Hanson has been an enthusiastic and faithful contributor to our Veterans Day celebrations over the years and has introduced MCS to many amazing veterans from our local area. Dwight
has lovingly set an example to our students of how to greet and show appreciation to veterans or active duty military.
Enjoy this collage of photos of Mr. Hanson from past and present MCS Veterans Day events.
Thank You for Supporting our Veterans
at the Pancake Breakfast
Our 7th annual pancake breakfast raised more for veterans than any prior year - thank you to all who made it a success! We appreciate those who loaned or donated kitchen items, those who came to help serve that morning, and those who came to enjoy breakfast.
Through generous donations from our MCS families on Wednesday morning, we raised $2,230 for our veterans. The check was given to Lyon Air Museum during our Veterans Day Assembly this morning. With that money, MCS will adopt one of Lyon Air Museum's war planes call the "Willa Dean", and will keep this war plane in good flying condition so that she can provide flights for WWII and Korean War vets.
Thank you for helping us bless those who have sacrificed for our freedom.
Annual Fund 2016: Made to Glorify
This week, our Annual Fund 2016: MADE TO GLORIFY kicked off! We hope your children hand-delivered a brochure to you. Thank you for prayerfully considering your help in reaching our goal of 100% family participation before December 31. In the coming weeks, watch for news and updates about progress toward this school-wide goal!
We're grateful for our amazing parent support in all ways, especially in this essential source of support for MCS academic and spiritual programs. Thank you for investing in the mission of MCS, helping to keep our program at its highest level of excellence.
To view our student video (the PEP TALK!) or the brochure online,
CLICK HERE.
A huge THANK YOU to all who were at our spirit wear launch at Fall-A-Palooza on Sunday, it was a great success. We really enjoyed seeing the students showing their MCS pride in all their new spirit wear on black and teal School Spirit Dress day!
Attached you will find the
Spirit Wear Guidelines as well as the
Order Form for future purchases. If you have any further questions, please contact our Spirit Wear Coordinator Irene Yonkers at
[email protected].
Volunteers Needed: We are looking for volunteers to help on Mondays from 7:20-8:45 a.m. selling Spirit Wear and on Fridays from 8:30-10:30 a.m. to help fill and deliver Spirit Wear orders to the classrooms. Please contact our Spirit Wear Coordinator, Irene Yonkers if you'd like to help at [email protected].
GULU Love In Action: Wednesday, November 16th
Dine Out @ Mendocino Farms
Take a night off from making dinner for your family while helping our
GULUFAMILY at the same time!
On Wednesday, November 16th, we will have a FUNdraiser to benefit Gulu! You can dine in (or order take out) anytime between 3:00 p.m.and 9:00 p.m. at either the Irvine location (4187 Campus Dr, Irvine) or the Costa Mesa location (450 E. 17th St, Costa Mesa).
Feel free to coordinate with other families to dine in together. Let's make Wednesday night an
"MCS Take-Over" at both locations! Take out is always an option if you can't dine in.
Please remember to
take the flyer with you, so we can receive 20% back for Gulu!
**Students will bring flyers home from schoolon Wednesday (11/16)!**
Parent Teacher Conference Week & Daily Schedule
Monday - Thursday, November 14th - 17th
Please take a moment to read through the below schedule for November 14th-17th. There are two half days, 11/16 and 11/17, and WEDNESDAY, November 16th, is NOT A LATE START DAY. Please see below. Thank you!
Monday November 14th -
Regular Full Day of School
Regular Full Day of School
Parent Teacher Conferences
(ASP available at no charge during conference. Details to follow)
Tuesday, November 15th - Regular Full Day of School
Regular Full Day of School
Middle School TOT, $ Dress Day, & Lunch Rally
Men's Event to Benefit Black & Teal in the Afternoon
Parent Teacher Conferences
(ASP available at no charge during conference. Details to follow)
Wednesday, November 16(NOT A Late Start Day) - *
Half Day of School
Start Time for Wed (11/16): TK-5th 8:10AM; 6th-8th 7:55AM (same as M, Tu, Th, F)
Parent Teacher Conferences
(ASP available at no charge during conference. Details to follow.)
Friday, November 18th - No School (Professional Development Day)
*Half Day Dismissal Carpool Entrance/Dismissal Times
TK-K cars line up 11:45/cars dismissed 12:10
1st-3rd cars line up 11:50/cars dismissed 12:10
4th-8th cars line up 12:15/cars dismissed 12:40
(*For half day dismissals, ALL afternoon carpools (including TK) drive through the field area.)
New Elementary Report Cards
Dear TK-5th Grade Parents,
Enclosed is a copy of the letter that was sent this week from Mrs. Biancalani explaining the new elementary report card templates. Click here to view the letter.
Cold and Flu season are in full swing. As a reminder please review the MCS health and wellness policy. The full policy may be found in the parent student handbook at this
LINK.
Following are the guidelines for when your child should be kept home or will be sent home:
Strep Throat: Student must remain at home for 36 hours after beginning taking antibiotics before returning to school. Report illness to Health Office. Student can return to school after 24 hours (fever free without medication).
Fever: If your child registers a temperature higher than normal (normal being 98.6 - 99.4), we will consider this to be a fever which can be contagious.
Vomiting or Diarrhea: When there has been vomiting or diarrhea the child must be free from these symptoms for 24 hours before returning to school.
Respiratory Illness: If your child as significant symptoms of respiratory illness (thick colored mucus from eyes or nose, serious cough, wheezing, runny eyes or crusty eyes, sore throat, or earache) we will expect you to keep your child home.
If you have any questions feel free to Mrs. Matus at
[email protected]. Thank you!
Fall-A-Palooza - A Great Success!
Thank you to all the MCS families and staff for making Fall-A-Palooza a day of family fun and fellowship! PTF thanks you for your support in making this event such a great success!
Spirit Wear Dress Day - FUN!
Parents in Prayer Meets Weekly on Monday
All Parents Are Invited to Pray
-click flyer to view-
Please contact Carrie Olson at
[email protected] if you have questions.
November Family CommUNITY Connection
Happy November, MCS Families!
This month will hopefully bring us changing leaves, crisp Autumn air, and time gathered around the Thanksgiving table with family and friends.
Recent research reveals the following:
Question: How often do we ouch our phones?
Answer: Oh, only about 2, 617 times a day.
A pretty staggering number, right? Here is the reality check - although we were made by God with peace in mind, there are many forces that war against that. Digital noise is just one of them. And, although peace is defined as a noun, it seems it will take ACTION to cultivate it. See the attached newsletter for a suggested tool to help foster connection and create a bit of space for gratitude and prayer, which Philippians 4 says is the precursor to peace that guards our hearts.
Professional Development Day - Friday, November 18th: No School
There is no school on Friday, November 18th, due to a Professional Development Day for faculty and staff.
November 21-25 is our Thanksgiving Break. School Resumes on Monday, November 28th.
All MCS Moms & Dads are invited to join us for our first Legacy Morning of the 2016-17 school year. Join us for a panel discussion and Q & A with alumni students and parents, current parents, and voices from the church community on the topic of parenting in the present with the end in mind. RSVP on or before Monday, December 12th, by
clicking here.
Legacy Events seek to provide the space for conversations and connection between alumni parents & students and current MCS parents. We recognize that one of our greatest strengths is our alumni parent community that has the gift of being one step ahead of where our current families are in the process of raising their children. It is an absolute gift to be able to hear from alumni parents whose children are now in high school, college, or even beyond the college years. Their insight and perspective is rich and offers courage to parents in the trenches of the elementary and middle school years. These events promote connection, authenticity, transparency and provide morsels of wisdom.
On Monday, middle school students were recognized for Christ-like character during the first Lion Pride Award ceremony of the year. 6th grade students are recognized for their character through respect, 7th grade students for displaying the beatitudes, and 8th grade students for displaying leadership. Congratulations to first quarter's recipients!
Top Row: 8th Graders Karsyn Cook, Reilly Davis, Jon Kratzberg, Will McGuinness; Middle Row: 7th Graders Leo Boyle, Skylar Wilkison, Kaitlin Unkrich, Abigail Tsai; Bottom Row: 6th Graders Amelia Trautman, Tyler Kelly, Hudson Wooton, Ashby Kannwischer
Fall Progress Reports & Conference Letters
Be on the lookout for fall progress reports and conference letters.
It's hard to believe it but we have completed the first quarter of the year! It's been an amazing, fun filled, memory making start to the year. We are proud of all middle school students have done so far! First quarter progress reports and fall conference letters were sent home last Friday with middle school students. A signed copy of both is to be returned to the homeroom teacher. Celebrate the success and accomplishments your child has achieved!
Each meal will cost $8.00 and will include 2 tacos (chicken or steak and choice of flour or corn tortillas) with a side of chips and salsa and bottle of water. Please print your receipt and send it with your child the day of Take Out Tuesday in order to expedite the process of receiving their meal!
Boys Flag Football - Fall
It was a great season for all of our Flag Football Teams. Eighth grade made it all the way to the championship game (look for a photo in next week's e-News). Congratulations to our 6th and 7th Grade Flag Football Team on their championship wins! Great job to the teams and coaches.
In Jesus' Name we play!
Girls Basketball - Fall
Congratulations on a great season to our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls basketball teams. Please look for photos of our 7th grade girls in next week's E-Newsletter. Sixth and 8th grade made it all the way to their championship game. We are proud of all you girls!
Go Lions!
Student Success Center
Did you know the middle school has a Student Success Center? The goal of SSC is to support students in achieving academic goals by providing homework help and strengthening skills in organization, time management, and test preparation. We want to teach students strategies that will help them achieve success in both their academic careers and for the rest of their lives beyond MCS. Students who want to take advantage of this tremendous resource can stop by the SSC located upstairs next to the administration office to meet Mrs. Willis, receive more information, and sign up for the after school help. The SSC is open to students during the following times:
Monday: 3:00-3:30
Tuesday: 3:00-3:30
Thursday-3:00-3:30
To provide the best support, it is imperative students sign up prior to attending. We are excited to provide this great resource to our students and are thrilled to work with students throughout the year!
Middle School Auditions - January 31, 2017
Auditions will be held January 31st, 2017. Ms. Katelyn Spurgin will provided information to interested parties when they sign up with Mrs. Harding in the Music Wing (Room 308).
During today's Salute to Veterans, Mariners Christian School honored MCS Dad and U.S. Marine Corps, Ret. Dwight Hanson with the Dr. Ben Friedman Leadership Award.
Our 7th annual pancake breakfast raised more for veterans than any prior year - thank you to all who made it a success! We appreciate those who loaned or donated kitchen items, those who came to help serve that morning, and those who came to enjoy breakfast. 
This week, our Annual Fund 2016: MADE TO GLORIFY kicked off! We hope your children hand-delivered a brochure to you. Thank you for prayerfully considering your help in reaching our goal of 100% family participation before December 31. In the coming weeks, watch for news and updates about progress toward this school-wide goal! 
Take a night off from making dinner for your family while helping our
Please take a moment to read through the below schedule for November 14th-17th. There are two half days, 11/16 and 11/17, and WEDNESDAY, November 16th, is NOT A LATE START DAY. Please see below. Thank you!
Happy November, MCS Families!
The MCS Book Fair is coming soon! Get a head start on your Christmas shopping.
Auditions will be held January 31st, 2017. Ms. Katelyn Spurgin will provided information to interested parties when they sign up with Mrs. Harding in the Music Wing (Room 308).
