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Grace Christian School

Dr. Don Pettinger 4545 Myra Avenue 714/761-5200

Superintendent Cypress, Ca 90630 www.gcsrr.org

Newsflash

See ya in August!

…but put these dates on your calendar!

Preschool Orientation

Sunday, August 28 2:00-3:00pm

Parents and students will be able to see their classroom, and meet their teacher and

classmates.

Junior High First Look

Friday, August 26 9:00-11:00

Junior High students will get their schedules and lockers, and be able to purchase their PE clothes

and a planner.

Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Orientation

Friday, August 26 10:00-11:00am

Parents and students will be able to see their classroom, and meet their teacher and classmates.

Statements with the amount

of your rebate will be sent

out the first week of July.

At that time, you will be

able to choose to have your

rebate applied to your

tuition payment or have a

check sent to you for the

amount of the rebate.

The ladies who faithfully give their time at the

SCRIP table will continue to do so throughout

the summer.

SCRIP will be available on

Tuesdays from 9:00 to 11:00am

beginning June 14th.

This will be the only day during the week when you can purchase SCRIP so plan accordingly.

Grace Christian School June 2016

The school office will be open during the summer

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

9:00am to 12:00pm.

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Job Opportunity

There are 2 part time positions open in the Cafeteria for the

2016-2017 school year.

If you are interested, please contact the school office.

What will your kids being doing this summer?

Camp Oasis is definitely the place to be…days will be full of games, swimming, cooking, crafts, Chapel, field trips and so much more!

It is not too late to sign up!!

Registration forms can be found on the website or picked up in the school office…where you will also find the dates and locations for each

of the field trips. Remember, your student can be signed up to attend all summer long, a week or two at a time, or even just on specific days…

whatever works best for you.


Mr. Nishimoto began his teaching career 43 years ago. Over the years

he has claimed Luke 2:42, which describes the way in which Jesus grew

as a child, as a model for his teaching. His quiet, compassionate ways

have inspired young people as he guided, taught, prayed for and walked

alongside students in kindergarten, first, second and fourth grades.

Students have not only learned skills such as reading and writing,

adding and subtracting, but even more precious, they have had a daily

example of one who walks closely with the Lord and joyfully serves.

This man has been a blessing not only to his students, but to their

families, as well as to those who have had the privilege of working in

collaboration with him. Although he will no longer be teaching, he will

continue his service to the Lord through ministry at Magnolia Baptist

Church…and is ready and willing to go where he is called.

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom should I send? And

who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8

With a special Retirement Celebration

where students and friends came to wish

Mr. Nishimoto well and share a hug or two!

I want to thank my GCS friends,

colleagues, current and past

school families, and former and

current students for making my

retirement celebration memorable!

Thank you for the cards, letters,

gifts, and especially for the

words of encouragement as God

moves me into His next plans for

me! I am sad to leave GCS, but I

am excited to see where the Lord is

leading! THANK YOU ALL!

Duane Nishimoto

The best way to celebrate the end of a fabulous school year is

with family, friends and

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Kindergarten is an eventful year full of firsts!

To celebrate this year, the kindergarteners

invited their families to celebrate at the

Kindergarten Tea…

with a little help from PST. Students sang the

Grace Christian School song…all about how

GCS has been a place where they have learned

to live, give, share, and care! Families were

spoiled with all kinds of delicious treats and had

some good ol’ silly fun at the photo booth!


Cub Scout Pack 611 would like to extend a great big thank you to all of you who supported

the scouts by participating in the BBQ dinner fundraiser! And we would like to thank

you…Cub Scout Pack 611 for preparing and cooking such delicious meals, and giving families

a night off from cooking and an opportunity to eat and visit with the school family.

What an amazing evening…to celebrate a

fantastic year! Our student’s talents were

showcased and they were able to share,

with family and friends, their classrooms

filled with projects they had worked on

throughout the year. There were also

performances from our Instrumental and

Choir groups, as well as some truly

spectacular items up for auction.


A Note from the Business Office Information was emailed to all families with information regarding adjustments that have been made

to tuition payment for the 2016-2017 school year. The adjustment has been made as a result of

changes to the school calendar/start of school. However there has been no change to the tuition

amount. As stated in our original mailing regarding next school year, tuition is as follows:

TK-5th = $5,797.00, 6th = $6,534.00, 7th and 8th = $6,864.00

Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, you may choose to pay your tuition 3 different ways.

Option #1: Annual Discount Payment, paying the full amount of the annual tuition by August 1, 2016

Annual Discount Payment is: TK-5th = $5,697.00 6th = $6,434.00 7th and 8th = $6,764.00

Option #2: 10 monthly payments AUGUST 1, 2016 through MAY 1, 2017 10 monthly payments equal:

TK-5th = $579.00, 6th = $653.00, 7th and 8th = $686.00

Option #3: 11 monthly payments from JULY 1, 2015 through MAY 1, 2017 11 monthly payments

equal: TK-5th = $527.00, 6th = $594.00, 7th and 8th = $624.00

If you did not make your choice known to the Business Office before the last day of school, June 8,

2016, you will automatically be billed according to the 10 month plan.

At GCS, safety is of the utmost importance to us. We strive to do all we can to ensure that our students are

not only safe on campus, but that we do what we can to equip them with the tools they need to be safe off

campus as well. We were blessed with the opportunity to be able to invite our parents on campus to

participate in an Internet Technology and Security Meeting, and then offer a second age appropriate class

to our Junior High students. Our parent meeting was conducted by Investigator Sandy Longnecker of the

Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force and Special Agent

Monica Abend from Homeland Security Investigations, Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force.

The Junior High presentation was conducted by Special Agents Ron Perez and Dave Asbury of Homeland

Security Investigations, Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force. Topics of discussion included

cyber-bullying, online predators and prevention, as well as being aware of who and what is on the internet

and social media. Eyewitness News Channel 7 was also present at the meetings gathering information to

include in their news report Orange County Task Force Battles Cyber Predators, Child Pornography.

If you would like to see the story, the link is

http://abc7.com/news/oc-task-force-battles-cyber-predators-child-porn/1347061/

http://abc7.com/news/oc-task-force-battles-cyber-predators-child-porn/1347061/


What a comfy day at school…GCS kids showing off their spirit sporting their jammies!

The GCS teachers and staff would like to send out a Great Big Thank You to the

PST members for spoiling us during Teacher Appreciation Week.

You were so generous with your time and talents. Lunch was enjoyed by all…as were the snacks,

baked goods and gift cards. We have all been blessed and will continue to be reminded of how you

showered us with kindness and love as we sip from our personalized coffee mugs and watch our flowers bloom in the amazing hand crafted pots!

One more Prize Day…

the top prize for those who brought in at

least $200 in Race For Grace donations.

We had over 100 students earn this prize!

They took an afternoon away from class

and got to have a pizza lunch, play laser

tag, hang out at the game truck, and

participate in booger wars!

Race for Grace


All of our students at GCS are unique and have been gifted by God with amazing talents. Each year, we take the time to recognize each student for a particular character trait that is evident in his or her

everyday behavior and interactions. This month we recognized students whose last names begin with the letters N – Z. Thanks to all of you who were able to come out and make it a special day!

We were blessed to have the Valley Christian High School

Choir under the direction of Mr. O in Chapel this month. There was no doubt that these young people are filled with the Spirit and find pure joy in worshipping the Lord…and that feeling was

contagious! They had GCS students raising their hands, clapping, and singing right along.

Mr. O encouraged students to continue to worship the Lord in such a way that they do not worry about what anyone is

thinking….but rather live the life He has planned out!

We had the team from SeaCoast Church’s Children’s Ministry in Chapel sharing from the Bible the story of Ahab and Jezebel…and about

being content. However, you have not likely ever heard this story presented in quite the way it was presented in Chapel! They incorporated storytelling with singing songs using melodies from popular songs to bring the Bible to life in

an amazing way that had students worshipping the Lord while they giggled, clapped, danced, and

sang along.

“I have learned the secret of being content no matter what happens. I am content weather I am well fed or hungry. I am content weather I have more than enough or not enough.” Phil. 4:12b

Mr. Nishimoto has spent the whole year plating seeds in the hearts of his students. In Chapel, they sang songs and recited scripture about the truths of His Word and the foundation on which these children will continue to grow. Some of those precious nuggets

included, “Do right…since you love the Lord.” “Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe,” “Jesus has prepared a place for us and the countdown is getting closer everyday,” and “He forgave my sin and cleansed my soul.” And you could hear Mr. Nishimoto

sing right along with his students at his very last Chapel!


Out and About

As a culmination of the Science units and the study

of Living Things, students visited

the and

so they

could observe some of God’s amazing creations!

students visited the

as an extension to their Social Studies/Science

units and learned more about the

Farm and Living Things.


Out and About

students visited

to

further their studies of the

ancient civilizations of

China and Egypt.

As an extension of the Social

Studies unit on the Revolutionary

War, students

visited the


BOOMERS!


Final 8th grade chapel

Celebrating

Graduation

Commencement

Ceremony

June 8, 2016

Cypress Church

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