December 19, 2017 PCA Eagle’s Nest News 21890 US Hwy 34 Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-2933 princetonchristianacademy@yahoo.com

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December

19 - Jack Nickelsen 3rd grade

22 - Gabriella Hollars Preschool

22 - Claudia Nordstrom 8th grade

22 - Braxton Bickett Kindergarten

26 - Miss Neff Lunch/Study Hall Monitor

30 - Evan Wilson 3rd grade

30 - Titus Cook 6th grade

30 - Paul Hart 8th grade

30 - Mrs. House P.E. teacher

January 2018

08 - Mrs. Kiser Vice Principal, English teacher

09 - Noelle Richey Kindergarten

10 - Carter Grey 1st grade

Celebrating the Season of Christmas - Jesus Birthday!

PCA Christmas 6th - 8th Gr. Open House/Band & Choir Concert

Great Job to the PCA Jr. High Band and Choir! Such talented students you are! And Mrs. Holmes also thanks you! The program was enjoyed by all! Thank you for your hard work and thank you to directors Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Holmes for their giving of their talents also!

Lost and Found

Please check out the Lost and Found table set up in the foyer. Our cupboard grows to overflowing and with the holiday break, you student may need their belongings! :) Thanks for your attention to this!

Spelling Bee Contestants announced

On January 19th at Trinity Oaks, IN, ACSI will once again have their annual Spelling Bee. Those stu-dents chosen to participate are: 1st grade - Isabella van den Berg, 2nd grade - Alice Scruggs, 3rd grade - Evan Wilson, 5th grade - Arthur van den Berg, 6th grade - Natalie Richey, 7th grade - Leah Wilson, 8th grade - Andrea Imsland. Congratulations to you in your abilities and as you represent our school! Stu-dents have their lists to study, so please continue to do so over Christmas break. January 19th will come quickly!

For Girls grades 4- 8!

Coach Tony wants to meet for a volleyball meeting to-

day at 3:15 p.m. Any questions, see Mr. Clausen.

A Concern

We are noticing that some students signed for hot

lunches are not eating their lunches at all. We would like to

let you parents be aware as you are paying $2.75 per lunch.

Our main concern is that students are not eating anything

and returning to the classroom with empty stomachs. Let

us know if you have any questions/concerns. Thank you!

Christmas Break info

We dismiss at 2 p.m. this Friday for our Christmas

holiday. The bus will pick up students on Friday.

We resume classes on Monday, January 8th, 2018. Please

note that there will be no bus service on that day.

Enjoy your family time!

PCA ACTIVITY CALENDAR for December

Fri, 22 2:00 p.m. dismissal for Christmas Break

January 2018

Mon, 08 8:00 a.m. Classes resume

Tues, 09 5:30 p.m. Boys BB HOME game vs Deer Park A,B,C

Thurs, 11 5:30 p.m. Boys BB game @ Deer Park A,B, C

Fri, 12 End of 2nd 9 weeks with noon dismissal

Sat, 13, Tues, 16, Thurs, 18, Fri, 19th - Prairie Conference Boys Bball Tournament

TEACHER’S NOTES FOR YOU!

From Mr. Odell’s desk: (God’s Word given to teachers each week and we want to share with you, also!)

Music Notes – Mrs. Marshall

1Corinthians 1:20-23:

20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made

foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom

did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those

who believe. 22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ

crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to Greeks foolishness.

1 Peter 1:18-21:

18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct

received by tradition from you fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish

and without spot. 20 He was indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in

these last times for you 21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory,

so that your faith and hope are in God.

The Word of God is very clear that where Jesus is not acknowledged as God incarnate, crucified, risen, reigning

and returning, there is no Christianity. Only through genuine belief in the truth of who Jesus is will there be

regeneration, a newness of life which begets a new loyalty, a new love and a new life. Put simply it involves

both the head and the heart.

Dear ones, we must be faithful to proclaim the true Gospel even though many to whom we speak are unwilling to

listen or respond to the Truth.

J.I. Packer puts it very well: “The man in the street, as we like to say, sees Christianity as a moral code rather than

as good news of salvation, and Jesus as a dead teacher rather than a living Savior, and spiritual life as New Age-

type meditation for self-improvement, and religious commitment as a hobby for those who care about that sort of

thing. That we all live in God’s presence and under His eye, and that we must one day answer to him for the lives

we have lived, and that our humanity is so out of shape through sin that we need Savior as urgently as persons

with brain tumors need a surgeon, are truths that never enter most people’s minds.”

Regardless of response may we continue to be bold warriors and proclaimers of the Gospel.

We had a wonderful time listening to Christmas music and creating musical snowmen in K-5

music this week! Ask your musician to see their snowman and tell you about the music sym-

bols they used to dress them. I pray your Christmas break is blessed and full of music!

Sonshine Preschool Note ~ Miss Elisha

Theme: Christmas

Bible topic: The Wise Men

Bible verse: Matthew 2:2: “We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”

Letter: Pp Number: 15 Fifteen

Color: Green Shape: Triangle

PARENTS REMINDER: Our Preschool Christmas Program is Friday at 10:30!

Christmas break begins! School resumes on Monday, January 8th.

ABC Bag/Snack

Wed: Miss Elisha

Fri: School

Band Beats – Mrs. Marshall

Kindergarten Tidbit ~ Mrs. Whitlock

Thank you to Cara Murray and Deanna Oliver for the Mexican snack of avocado, rice and beans with nachos and salsa.

We had our pictures taken in our sombreros. Elizabeth Zawistowski brought a piñata and we had a real “fiesta”.

We head to Peru, South America this week. We will have our Christmas Party on Friday so we will not have a taste of

Peru. Meredith Benson and Laura Richey are planning our Christmas Celebration in the classroom.

This week we will continue addition up to the Four Family in Numbers. We will review the dime, pennies and count by

tens. The double addition facts will be introduced. The students will continue to practice all their numbers with flashcard

recognition.

There will be an evaluation in Numbers.

In Phonics letters, blends, sounds and words will be reviewed with a mix of flashcards for all four. We will identify begin-

ning letters, blends and make words from the blends. We will review spelling words and write a sentence. We will be in

reading groups this week so please continue to return the Readers. Most of the students are reading at home and bringing

their Readers back for stickers. We will make sentences and read our blend books. The sight words to, do, of and for will

be reviewed.

There will be an Oral Evaluation in Phonics.

The Christmas Story and lessons will be taught in Bible time with our memory verse in Luke 2:11

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord”

Jesus’ birth was a gift that God gave because He loves all people.

This Christmas we can say yes to Jesus who brought peace and salvation to all people.

I wish you a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy your families.

The sanctuary was indeed filled with joyous instrumental and vocal music Friday night! What a joy to play and sing

for all of you, and to join together in song rejoicing about Jesus.

I am so proud of our PCA musicians! They not only did their best onstage, but also went

above and beyond off stage. The junior high choir sat very respectfully while the band played. The band worked quickly

to clear the stage before the choir sang. Kudos, students!

Encourage your musicians to continue playing during our Christmas break. Advanced band students have

brand new music in their folders. Lesson students have exercises and music to work on in their books. All in-

struments need to go home after school this Thursday!

Parents and friends for your support and encouragement!

Mr. Luft for attentively running our sound!

Mrs. Allen for your lovely piano accompaniment!

Mr. and Mrs. Thompson for taking beautiful pictures!

Mr. Bullington and Mr. Odell for your truth filled words!

1st grade ~ Mrs. Wilson

3rd grade ~ Mrs. Cleary

4th grade ~ Mrs. Odell

2nd grade ~ Mrs. Bickett

In Bible, we will be learning about the Christmas story. Our memory verse is “For to us a child is born, to us a

son is given. And the government will be on his shoulders. And his name will be called Wonderful Counselor,

Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

The students are looking forward to the class Christmas Party on Friday afternoon. Thank you to Heather

Heaton and Jamie Taylor for planning the party! Thank you to Maddox and Jennifer Searl for providing the treats!

This week we are making lots of Christmas crafts, including a special craft with help from Mr. Clausen’s fifth grade

class. Thank you, Carin van den Berg for your help with this project!

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you next year!

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Won-

derful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6. We will recite this verse on Thursday,

December 21st. Students will not be tested over spelling list 14.

Students have picked their pieces for the speech contest. Please work on helping them memorize their poem, fable, or

Bible passage over break. Our in house speech competition will be here before we know it.

Have a wonderful Christmas break celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!!

Also a BIG THANK YOU to the moms who are planning and helping with our Christmas party!!!! I

know we will have a wonderful time!!!

Blessed and holy time this Christmas. We remember how important because of Christ Jesus born into this world to save us.

This week will be very busy as we bring to close topics in each subject for the Christmas break. We will have test in Bible,

Math and Language. No worries as we will prepare in class. Most of these are simple. These dear 3rd graders work hard!

We will get there.

Animal Notebooks are coming along great. Thursday we will review them together and make sure all I on track. The are

due the last day of the quarter, January 12th, 2018.

We will begin to work on book reports for Squanto or All Kinds of Animals. How amazing it is! We have learned so

much.

Friday afternoon will be our Christmas party. Blessings to all of you this Christmas and a promising New

Year! In Christ’s love, Mrs. Cleary

We are reviewing the year’s verses this week.

Thank you to Mrs. Towne-Peldonia for driving us last Thursday for our fieldtrip. We had over 15 items

for the mitten tree and it was such a nice time at Country Comfort. The Lord has gifted us in so many ways and it is such

a privilege to share with others.

We will test on spelling list 16 Wednesday and then begin list 17. We are learning dry measurements and

fractional equivalents in math. We are writing a book review on “Saved at Sea”. We are beginning a chapter on

“Energy” in science and we are beginning to learn of our nations growth in history. We are choosing speeches this week

so the children can have theirs to begin memorizing during Christmas break. They might need help/counsel from you in

making their decision.

Mrs. Cook’s Jr. High News:

5th grade ~ Mr. Clausen

6th grade Science ~ Mr. Cornman

8TH Grade Language Arts-----Mrs. Kiser

Jr. High Choir - Mrs. Holmes

CHRIST is the heart and soul of Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!

4th grade continued

Our class Christmas party will begin at 12:30 on Friday under the direction of Mrs. Hardy so you may direct any inquiries

toward her, and school dismisses at 2:00.

I pray that your family will have an incredible time together focusing on Christ and the beauty of His magnificent

plan for us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Oral report for Science will be assigned this week. Reports will be due approximately 2 1/2 weeks after Christmas break.

Reports will be 1-2 minutes in length and will include 5 facts. Reports should be memorized, but note cards may be used.

Topics may include: planets, stars, meteors, the sun, the moon, moon landings, space probes, space shuttle, etc.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful time with family celebrating the birth of our Savior.

6th grade: God’s Universe: space and what it compose of.

7th grade: Carnivores and Big Beasts: bears, wolves, tigers, lions.

8th grade: The Atmosphere: layers, magnetic field, greenhouse effect.

6th History: Test Chapter 9 tomorrow, study rivers and falls

7th History: We are studying Martin Luther

8th History: Merry Christmas! We are completing Chapter 8 this week. Quiz Thur.

All work will be graded.

6th Language Arts: Review Spelling test lessons 10-12 Thursday

7th Language Arts: Poetry writing and daily Doctor Doolittle reading

7th grade Spanish: reviewing

8th Spanish: reviewing and daily work

Jr High Notice about Friday’s

party! 7th grade home room will

be doing a suggested soup can or

vegetable can donation and a white

elephant gift exchange. New,

homemade, or gently used items

that you might like to have, but

nothing embarrassing. We want to

keep this inexpensive and in the

spirit of giving. This will be on our

party day. ALL Junior High will

brings snacks for the fabulous feast

on party day. Girls bring food

snacks and boys bring a beverage.

Girls should bring enough for 40.

The original stories are due THIS WEEK! Students will have typing time today and tomorrow, but any other typ-

ing will have to be done at home. I will still accept the stories on Friday even though it is party day!

Christmas blessings to all of you as you relax together with family and friends, and worship the Savior who came

to give us life. Jesus is truly the reason for the season!

Junior High Choir group pictures were taken last Friday before their concert by Mr. & Mrs. Thompson. Order forms are

available in the office if you would like to order a picture. Please order before this Friday. Your pictures will be ready to

pick up after the Christmas break.