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April 29, 2021
Volume 2・Issue 37
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Hope in the MisInformation Age (Part 1)
By Brian Fitzgerald, Discipleship Director
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Sometimes you read or hear something that strikes you and then doesn’t leave you. It comes to mind again and again, and it forces you to deal with it rather than just thinking it’s nice. I want to share, what was for me, one such quote. But first, some introduction.
How do you feel after reading the news, watching the news, or talking about the news? Overwhelmed? Discouraged? Infuriated? Betrayed? Do you feel as if things are politicized to the point of hurting relationships? Are you ever struck ....
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May 3-7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7 - PK-3rd Grandparents' Day; ES/MS HALF DAY (No After-School Care)
May 13 - Spring Concert
May 19 - HALF DAY ALL SCHOOL
May 21 - Summer Camp Sign-up Deadline
May 26 - HS Half Day
May 27 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! HALF DAY ALL-SCHOOL, End of 4th Quarter
May 29 - 2021 Graduation (Invitation-only)
Aug. 19 - FIRST DAY OF 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR
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Due to the IOWA testing schedule, middle school TAB (Take-A-Break) Time and Kindergarten recess overlapped, giving Owen (K) and Davis (8) some time to hang out together. |
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THANK A TEACHER!
Next week is teacher appreciation week. This has been one of the hardest years in education ever. If you have the opportunity to thank and encourage a teacher, please do so!
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Price - $35
New this year: Free e-yearbook access with the order of a hardbound book.
Deadline to order is the last day of May. After that, they must be ordered directly from the company for home delivery, and the cost is $48.
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Library Volunteer Needed
A large donation of library books has come our way, and we are in need of some help with them. If you are able to help clean up these books by removing barcodes and other identifiers, please reach out to GCS Librarian, Peggy Bell. Thank you! |
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Companies of all sizes match donations their employees make to nonprofits because it’s an easy, structured way for them to support good work in their communities. Will your employer match your gift to GCS? Click to find out! |
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Here is some information passed on to us from the local health department about a local free-vaccine clinic. |
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Deadline to sign up is May 21st. |
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This year we are offering summer camp for
rising 2nd-9th graders.
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Dates: Mondays-Thursdays, June 7-July 1 (No Fridays)
Apart from the 4-week Academic Bootcamp, choose to attend one, two, three, or all four weeks!
Time: 9:oo AM-3:00 PM (There will be AM and PM classes. You can choose to go to one or both.)
Sign-ups: OPEN NOW! Check out our website!
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- 4 weeks of Academic Boot Camp
- Weekly painting, crafting, dance, music, sports, and science classes
- Open to non-GCS students
- Lots of hands-on fun
- Limited scholarships available
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Elementary/Middle School News |
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Parking Lot Safety
We are all ready for summer and wish we could rush it in sooner than later! With this eagerness comes an increased need to be cautious. At drop off and pick up, please use extra caution as you enter and exit the parking lot. I’m recruiting all of our families to help us keep an eye out for children who are too eager to jump in their car or who decide to run across the parking lot to get something they forgot in the classroom. I greatly appreciate your help, and together we’ll see everyone head into summer safely.
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The End of the Year is in Sight!
*If your student has been working on the Honors Reading Program, please don't forget to send in their completed forms by May 14th.
*If you are interested in summer workbooks for your students, here are two options:
- Vacation Stations (rising 1st- rising 6th grade) - Students can sharpen their academic skills and prepare for the next grade by doing just two pages a day of math, language, and reading reviews, and parents have a fun way to help their children do meaningful, grade-appropriate practice. Daily work to include both math and language arts.
- Tri-C Summer Skills - Single-subject workbooks in which students can work 10-20 minutes a day, 4 times a week on math or language arts.
If you have questions about these books, please feel free to call the office. If you would like to order books, please fill out the form below and return it to the school by May 10th with a check for the appropriate amount.
*Please complete the form and send it to the office by May 10th.*
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LAST CHANCE!! Warmer weather is allowing us to put the contents of our OVERFLOWING lost and found bins on the sidewalk at dismissal. Please take a look and grab any of your missing items. Any items left after Friday will be donated. |
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April 30th - Pizza Day
Pizza Day is tomorrow. Please place your order by 8:00 AM. Click the button below for instructions.
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Junior and senior students who are enrolled in AP English will take the Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition exam on Wednesday, May 5 from 8 AM-12 PM.
In order to abide by spacing requirements and to conduct the exam in a distraction-free environment, the exam will be administered at the GCS Activities Center. Students should plan to arrive and be in their assigned seats no later than 7:45 AM.
Students should click this link to know what to bring and what not to bring to the exam.
Students who take the exam are not expected to participate in other classes on exam day.
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Mr. McNair and his freshmen students "took to the streets"; well, actually, our sidewalks, and drew various countries they are learning about in the Middle East unit. See some examples of their cartographic skills below. |
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Each senior's family will receive 8 tickets per senior to the Graduation Ceremony (Saturday, May 29) to be distributed among themselves (their GCS senior does not need a ticket) and their invited guests. Only GCS seniors, their invited guests, select HS faculty, staff, and administrators, along with the GCS Board of Trustees, will be able to attend this year's ceremony, unless COVID-19 indoor restrictions are loosened or lifted by the state of Virginia.
Additionally, each senior's family will receive 3 tickets to the Senior Garden Party (Friday, May 28 from 6:30-7:15 PM). Only GCS seniors and up to 3 guests may join them for this event, which will then be followed by the Senior Dinner hosted at Emilio's Italian Restaurant in Staunton.
Both sets of tickets along with details about the Senior Trip were distributed last Friday to the seniors during the school day.
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Teen Leadership Camps @ Patrick Henry College |
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Patrick Henry College is once again hosting their Teen Leadership Camps this summer on-campus and in-person! Each one of these week-long camps provides students ages 14-18 the opportunity to engage with like-minded peers and world-class professors in exploring an exciting subject of their choice. PHC's Teen Camps are a wonderful opportunity to meet new friends, learn new things, and spend the summer growing in your relationship with Christ.
If you have any questions, you can pass them along to [email protected], or give our Teen Camp Coordinator, Nathan Pipkin, a call at 540-441-8105. |
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Students now have an additional opportunity to receive assistance with math during the school day, including being able to work on assigned problems with a teacher who provides immediate feedback and additional instruction.
These labs are scheduled during 6th period on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:30-3:20 PM. If you have questions about this, please email Mrs. Leetun. |
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Our last day of testing is tomorrow, and all students are to arrive at school by 8:00 AM, as we will return to following a full-day bell schedule.
A special schedule has been generated for this week, so please download a .pdf version of it by clicking here. |
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Iowa Testing (9th & 10th Grades) |
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2nd-Semester Finals (Grades 9-11) |
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Early Dismissal (12:12 PM) |
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Last Day of School (Students)
Awards Ceremony (Invitation-Only | 11:12 AM)
Senior Reception (Invitation-Only | 6:30 PM)
Senior Dinner (Invitation-Only | 7:20 PM)
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Graduation Ceremony (Invitation-Only | 2:00 PM) |
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Varsity Baseball is off to a hot start with a 5-0 record, including four straight wins by the mercy rule. |
Varsity Girls Soccer is off to a solid start with a 2-0-1 start, with two consecutive wins.
Middle School Girls Soccer has begun a very competitive first four matches, the highlight being a home win over Smith Mountain Lake Academy and a tie vs. a very strong Blue Ridge Christian.
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Varsity Golf has won two home matches, defeating Timberlake Christian and Faith Christian Schools on April 19th and Fishburne Military on April 23rd. |
Click here to view upcoming games on the Warrior game calendar.
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Congratulations to the cast of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest on two successful performances!
~ This was the first GCS Drama Department production
in front of a live audience in over a year! ~
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Connect With Us: Grace Christian School | 19 S. Market Street, Staunton VA 24401 | 540.886.9109
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