September Newsletter 2014.pmd

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S C W T A S T R O SP FALL

WCS SOCCER WCS VARSITY BOYS Date Opponent Location 9/5 9/6 9/9 9/11 9/16 9/19 9/22 9/26 9/27 9/30 10/4** 10/6 10/7 10/9 10/14 10/16

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Sodus Sodus WCS Kent Park Charlotte WCS Kent Park Bishop Kearney WCS Kent Park SOTA SOTA Edison WCS Kent Park Franklin WCS Basket Road WCS Lima WCS Finney/Northstar SOTA WCS Basket Road Charlotte Charlotte Lima WCS Kent Park WCS Bishop Kearney World of Inquiry WCS Kent Park Franklin Franklin TBD Finney/Northstar

Time 4:30 PM 3/7 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 2:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM

WCS VARSITY GIRLS Date Opponent Location Time 9/5 9/9 9/11 9/12 9/18 9/22 9/23 9/24 9/27 9/30 10/2 10/4** 10/7 10/9 10/14

Mt. Morris Northstar World of Inquiry Finney Bishop Kearney Mt. Morris Northstar SOTA Lima Red Creek World of Inquiry SOTA Finney Bishop Kearney Lima

** HOMECOMING!

Away 4:45 PM Away 4:30 PM Sahlen Stadium 4:00 PM HOME Basket Rd 4:30 PM HOME Kent Park 4:30 PM HOME TBD 4:45 PM HOME Kent Park 4:30 PM Away Sch#46 4:00 PM Away 11:00 AM HOME Basket Rd 4:30 PM Away Basket Rd 4:00 PM HOME 12:00 PM Away 4:30 PM Away 5:00 PM HOME Kent Par k 4:30 PM

APPLE

Please be sure to join us this Fall at our Home and Away games to cheer on our Sports Teams! Our coaches and team members appreciate your prayers and support throughout the season as they seek to honor God on and off the field.

August-September‘14

The Warriors’ Chronicle Welcome Back Students!

WCS VARSITY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Date Opponent

Location

9/3 9/9 9/11 9/16 9/19 9/22 9/25 9/26 10/1 10/3** 10/6 10/7 10/10 10/14 10/17 10/20

Away HOME HOME Away HOME HOME

Avon Finney Bishop Kearney World of Inquiry Oakfield RSD Kendall Wheatland Bishop Kearney

SOTA World of Inquiry Finney Kendall Wheatland Oakfield RSD

HOME

HOME Away HOME

HOME Away Away Away Away Away

Time 5:00 PM 4:15 PM 4:30 PM 4:15 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 5:30 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM

** HOMECOMING!

SAVE THE DATE!!! Monday, October 20 7:00 PM SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB For 6-12th Informational Meeting WCS Cafeteria For more information contact: Dan Fee, WCS Ski & Snowboard Club Advisor 585-872-4209

Thank you for your support of Webster Christian School! We look forward to a rewarding school year! 675 Holt Road, Webster, NY 14580 . Ph: 585-872-5150, x223 . webstercs.org

From TheAdministrator’s Desk: Once again the summer has flown by and the start of a new school year is knocking at the door. I trust you have had a great summer time with family and friends. Everyone here has been very busy getting ready for opening day and I am very thankful for the many returning and new families who have selected WCS as their academic home. We live in an uncertain economic environment, which has a strong impact on us, but God is on the throne and has provided us what we need to support our programs. As you receive this newsletter, the fall sports programs will be underway. Pastor Jay Riggleman will again be leading the Section V Champion Boys Varsity Soccer Team. The girls Varsity Soccer team will be led by both Mike Belles and his very capable son Zachary. Zach is a graduate of WCS and is going to be a great leader and teacher of soccer for the school. We are also pleased to announce Miss Heather Lagoe will be taking on the coaching responsibilities for the girls Varstiy Volleyball program. Heather has been a great supporter of the school. Her daughter has been attending the past 3 years and Heather has much experience in the playing and coaching of girls volleyball. When you enter the school you will see the building has again been updated, cleaned and painted. The textbooks arrive each day and even though the building is undergoing changes, we can be sure of God’s never changing character, His presence, and His love for His people. We are excited about a new program being evaluated in the high school. We have been praying for a teacher to handle the Physics program for the year, but God saw fit to direct us in a different direction for this coming year. Physics for our incoming 11th grade has been moved back to the 12th grade and we will be instituting a new Life Science Course, for this year, through the Answers in Genesis Organization. This program will have 4 sections covering more scientific study in Biology, Geology, Astronomy and Theology from a Christian Worldview perspective and will include training from an apologetics perspective to help the students defend their faith in these and other areas. Dr. Joe Butler, our HS Bible teacher will be leading this study, facilitating this on-line instruction. Also, after a one year absence, Pastor Dan Mantz will again be engaged in the school by teaching the High School Consumer Math class and leading a revised MS/HS chorus program. So, as we begin year 38 of WCS, please keep us in prayer. As always, our desire is to support your needs as best we can and honor the Lord in our labors. We continue to pray that we will see the students grow in their relationship with Christ and that many students will also come to give their lives to Christ for this is our greatest desire. Thank you all again for your support and we look forward to what the Lord will do in every life that enters the halls.

MR. KEITH BELL Upcoming E vent Ev entss September 3 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! 8 Parent Orientation, 7 pm Church Sanctuary 14-21 Scholastic Book Fair 24 “See You at the Pole”

October 1-3 3 9 10 13 15 21

Spiritual Emphasis Week - Gr 6-12 1st Quarter Mid-term Grades Close 1st Q Mid-term Grades Mailed Home No School - Teachers’ In-Service No School - Columbus Day PSAT Testing(11th Grade) College Fair - 9-12

Student Drop-Off BE CAREFUL!! Loading and unloading of students should only be done at the front of the building in the flagpole loop. Please do not leave your car unattended in the flagpole loop. Also, please do not let your child off at the school office entrance before 8:05 AM. It is dangerous because of the volume of traffic and lack of school supervision. PARENT-STUDENT HANDBOOK Please look for the parent-student handbook to be posted to our website September 8th.

Elementary Corner

The Kindergarten class could use the following items (slightly used is fine):

- Washable markers - Small sized Lego sets - Crayons

Tuesday, September 2nd is “Bring Your Stuff Day”. Elementary students may bring in school supplies before school begins, if they wish. You may not see the teachers as they are often at meetings, however the classroom doors will be open. Just leave your bag of supplies labeled with your name on it.

Internships and/or Career Observation Opportunities.... Are being requested for our 12th grade high school students. Seeing a professin first hand can convince or persuade a student in their life’s calling and the earlier this is established the better for the student and family alike. If you, or your firm, offer opportunities for individual students to observe or shadow specific professions of interest, please contact the school administrator. Areas of interest include: business, retail, engineering, health professions, accounting, trades, physical therapy, sports training, sales, law, graphic design, just to name a few. Possibly one or two visits could direct a student to an area of interest for college and career selection. Our desire would be to match a student’s interests with local businesses and then coordinate time for the student to visit. So if this is an area you might help with please let us know.

SAT Test Information Test Date 10/11/14 11/8/14 12/6/14 1/24/15 3/14/15 5/2/15 6/6/15

Register By: 9/12/14 10/9/14 11/6/14 12/29/14 2/13/15 4/6/15 5/8/15

Late Fee 9/30/14 10/28/14 11/24/14 1/13/15 3/3/15 4/21/15 5/27/15

Check out sat.collegeboard.com

ACT Test Information Test Date 10/25/14 12/13/14 4/18/15 6/13/15

Regular 9/19/14 11/7/14 3/13/15 5/8/15

Late Fee 9/20-10/3 11/8-11/21 3/14-3/27 5/9-5/22

Check out www.act student.org

CELL PHONE PHONE CELL REMINDER REMINDER Cell phones of students must be off and stored away when entering school. Parents, no texting or calling your child at any time during the school day. Urgent messages can be forwarded to students through the main office. Students may check phones during lunch and with permission go to the office to make needed calls.Phones will be taken away from students who use them inappropriately and placed in the office. Student may pick the phone up at the end of the day, but must turn the phone back in for the next 5 days. A $20 fine will also be levied and paid before the 5 days are complete.

TUITION PAYMENTS Please remember that we are dependent on the

TIMELY and FAITHFUL TUITION PAYMENTS from our families. Our ability to accomplish

school goals and meet our obligations requires each family to remain current with their monetary commitments. Thank you for your understanding and helping us each month.

From the School Nurse

Immunizations: Students must meet NYS immunizations requirements. Exemptions are allowed for religious (not philisophical) or documented medical reasons only. Students whose health records are not in compliance will not be permitted in school. Monroe County Health Department has a walk-in immunization clinic open to Wednesdays, 12:00 to 7:00 pm. Last check-in is 6:30 pm. Immunizations are free of cost for children under the Vaccines for Children Program. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian; bring your imminuzation record with you. If you have Child Health Plus insurance, you must bring your insurance card. Call 585-753-5150 for details. Immunizations are required as follows: • DPT - 3 to 5 doses • Hepatitis B vaccine - 3 doses • MMR - 2 doses; first dose on/after 1st birthday; second dose by age 7. A first dose given prior to the 1st birthday cannot be counted and an additional dose must be given. • Polio - 3 to 5 doses • T dap booster dose entering 6th gradeand born on/ after 1/1/94. New entrants 7th grade-10th grade must also receive 1 dose. NOTE: Tdap is NOT the same as DPT, DT, DTaP, or Td. Tdap may be given to children 7 years and older. • Varicella(Chicken Pox) - 1 dose on/after first birthday. NOTE: physician documentation of disease or immune blood titer confirming immunity is the only acceptable substitution for this vaccine. Allergy Protocol: Food, latex and environmental allergies are increasing among the childhood population. No food may be consumed on the bus. Parents are notified if their child is in a classroom where exposure must be reduced due to food allergies as those students have snack time within the classroom. Let your Bus District know if your child has life-threatening allergies.

Physicals and Dental Exams: Physicals and dental exams are required for: 1. Every new student registering in the Webster School District for the first time. School physicals must be dated on or after 9/1/2013. 2. Every student entering grades 2, 4, 7 and 10. 3. Students in grades 7-11 participating in Section V sports should have a physical by their own doctor. Physicals for sports are valid for one calendar year only. Required Screenings: School Nurses will notify parents/guardian of any significant findings made during screenings they are required to perform for Scoliosis for spine deformity (grades 5-9) and vision and hearing (new entrants and grades K-3, 5, and 10). Communicable and Infectious Diseases: School nurses may exclude any student from school upon suspicion of a communicable disease until a physician confirmed diagnosis is provided in writing. SEPTEMBER: Just a reminder that most everything we learned about preventing infectious diseases we learned from our moms & dads. Wash Your Hands, Cover Your Mouth & Nose When You Sneeze, Throw Away Your Tissues Promptly and then Wash Your Hands. Influenza(the flu) is usually in season from October through March. Remember it is easily transmitted through the air(ie sneezing) & close personal contact. Cold & Flu viruses can linger on doorknobs, telephone receivers and other surfaces. It is important to wash your hands frequently & try to avoid rubbing your eyes & nose or putting your hands around your mouth. Regarding colds/flu here are some guidelines to use in determining whether your child should stay at home: - Fever greater than 100.4 orally. - Child is too ill, sleepy or lethargic to sit all day in school. - Severe headache, especially if accompanied by a fever(contact your health care provider) - Severe sore throat, with fever or lethargy, lasting longer than 48 hrs. REMINDER: If your child has had a throat culture for strep, he may NOT be in school until the resutls are known. If your child is diagnosed with strep, he MUST be on antibiotics 48 hours before returning to school.