What are you thankful for today?

I hope that you not only take the time to reflect on what you are thankful to God for dur-

ing this Thanksgiving season but also during the entire year. 1 Corinthians 16:34 tells

us to “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good”.

Know that I am thankful for each one of you and count it a privilege to have you as part

of our school family. Here at PCA we very much value your support and prayers. As a

school staff, every Monday we also pray for you, our school families. Let us know if

there is anything specific that we can pray for your family.

You will notice later on in this newsletter that Music Makers starts on October 15. This

year we are extending it to include any Grade 3 students who may be interested in be-

ing a part of this afterschool music and drama activity. Please call the office if you

have any questions.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Blessings, Miss Lockhart

Thanksgiving

PCA Elementary O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4 N E W S L E T T E R

Thanksgiving was first established to give thanks for the things one has at the

close of the harvest season.

Principal Ponderings

PCA Elementary School Phone

#403-443-4210

School Cash On Line The school accounting system for the Golden Hills School Division has changed this year to

an online system called School Cash.

What Is School Cash Online?

School Cash Online is an easy to use and safe way to pay for your children’s school

fees. Now, with a few clicks, you can pay for your child’s yearbook, class trips and

so much more from your own home. All you have to do is register an account, at-

tach your children and in no time you will be able to make payments online. We

accept many different payment forms so come in and check us out!

Schoolcashonline.com

W H Y U S E S C H O O L C A S H

O N L I N E ?

Convenient Make secure payments

24/7 from the comfort of your home

Easy To Use Online shopping with

various payment methods

Safe Your child won't be carrying cash

or cheques to and from school

Saves Time Manage your school ex-

penses and view payment history in one

place

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October Birthdays

Abigail U. - Oct 7

Olivia B. - Oct 7

Daisy V. - Oct 10

Casey Z. - Oct 14

Christopher D. - Oct 28

Aubrayel B. - Oct 29

Thea F. - Oct 30

Children are NOT to be coming to school

before 8:30 AM as there is NO supervision

until then. If your child needs to be here sooner, please let the office know and we can make arrange-

ments.

Instead of celebrating Halloween at PCA Elementary, we cele-brate Reformation Day. Reformation Day commemorates Dr. Martin Luther's posting of his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. The Reformation was the great rediscovery of the good news of salvation by grace through faith for Christ's sake.

Curriculum Handbooks/Summaries

The 2014/2015 Curriculum Summaries for Kindergarten to Grade 9 and senior high school and the Curriculum Express for Parents, Kindergarten to Grade 3, are available in both digital and print format. They are available on the Alberta Edu-cation website at http://education.alberta.ca - click on ‘parents’ and you will find them under ‘resources for parents’

Subway Lunch/Dress Up Days This month, our subway lunch/dress up day fundraiser will be

on Thursday, October 30th. A sub sandwich order form for

October can be found at the end of this newsletter, on the

school website (under What’s Up at PCA), or can be picked up

in the elementary office. Orders include a 6” sub of your

choice (as well as the toppings of your choice) and a cookie for

$5.00. Payment must be included with your order. Due to the ASCI convention in

October, the sub orders are due on October 22nd.

Dress Up Days each month are on the same day as the Subway lunch days. The

theme for this dress up will be Bible Character.

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Your PCAS Board Members: Jason Ewert 443.2387 Angie Ferguson 259.6705 Coralie Koch 443.5873 Rob Munchinsky 443.5376 Lydia Nelson 443.7565 Bev Olver 443.7340 Jamie Pryor 443.2888 Brent Ramer 443.7033 Chad Reimer 443.3731 Liz Wiens 443.7721 Ex-officio members: Floyd Cotton 443.9549 Denise Lockhart 443.4210 Randy Wood 443.4220

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You are cordially invited to the 11th Annual PCA Sabres Athletics Banquet, to take place on Saturday, October 4th at Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church. Appetizers will be served beginning at 5:00 pm and dinner will commence at 6:00pm. Tickets are $50 and on sale at the PCA Elementary and Secondary offices. Our key speaker this year is Rodd Sawatzky. Rodd is on staff with Athletes in Action, the Chaplain to the Calgary Flames, Stampeders and Roughnecks and has coached and played bas-ketball in over 25 countries. Heath Brown, CTV Calgary sports anchor, will again fill the role of Master of Ceremonies at this year’s event and local auctioneer Jon Rad-cliffe will provide the skills needed to encourage generous bidding during our live auction. As in past years there will be both silent and live auctions available for your partici-pation, though it is not required. Funding from the Banquet helps underwrite the costs of putting our teams on the courts and in the football fields. Funding also helps cover transportation and pro-vides uniforms. Additionally, funds have been available to benefit all students at Prairie Christian Academy through the purchase and maintenance of a 24 passenger bus and three smaller vehicles that are used to meet the transportation needs for the various groups within our school, including Student Union, His Singers, dormito-ry and class field trips. We look forward to hosting many PCA alumni at this annual event. If you own a business and are interested in sponsoring the Sabres, please contact Chad Reimer at 443-3731.

And don’t forget the Sabres Alumni Games! Volleyball 9:30 a.m. Oct. 4th at the RDAC.......Contact Mike Callaway at 443.9418 for more info. Admission Free. Basketball 10:30 a.m. Oct. 4th at the RDAC.......Contact Mike Callaway at 443.9418 for more info. Admission Free. Hockey 1:00 p.m. Oct 5th at the Trochu Arena…….Contact Kevin Wiens 445.1814

Everyone welcome to all events!! Your support is appreciated.

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Prairie Christian Academy Society

Annual General Meeting

WIN A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO HARVEST HOUSE!!

Now that I have your attention, you are invited to Prairie Christian Academy Society 2014 Annual General Meeting on October 22nd at 7pm in the PCA Elementary Chapel Room. All parents are entitled to become members of the PCA Society at a cost of $10 for one year and vote for new PCAS Board members, approve the PCAS budget and so much more! All paid members in attendance will have their name entered for the $50 certificate, with the draw taking place at the end of the meeting. This year following items are to be covered (items may be added before the actual meeting): • Coffee, tea, and snacks provided by our international students (yum!) • Chairman report • Principal report • PCA Modernization Project report • Approval of annual PCA Society budget • Election of PCA Society Board members (4 positions to fill) The PCA Society nomination committee (Jason Ewert, Brent Ramer, Floyd Cotton) will bring forward nominees to fill vacant positions. Any two members in good standing are also entitled to nominate any member in good standing to run for election to the PCA Society Board. Deadline for submission is October 15, 2014. The nomination form is below. I hope to see you on the 22nd!

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Music Makers Once again we are excited to offer Music Makers as part of our after-school program. For those of you who are new to our school, we have a music and drama program that students can be involved in. This pro-gram is for anyone in Grades 3-6 who likes to sing and act. It will be held on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:45 and will begin on Wednesday, Oc-tober 15. Tiffany Dietz will be the leader of Music Makers and a letter has been included from her below. A $10 fee will be charged to cover

costs of the program. If you have any questions, please call the school. From Tiffany: Dear Parents and Music makers Supporters, I am so excited to be starting another year of Music Makers after my year off. I know that this is going to be a great year. This year our plans include teaming up with Mr. Sommer for the annu-al Christmas program and then doing a drama/musical in the winter/spring term. All students from grades 3 through 6 are welcome to be a part of this after school program. This program is not only for the students in Grades 3-6, but we will also be looking for support from parents who have a passion for music and drama. It is my firm belief that music is a vital part of learning, especially in elementary school. The love of music can be awakened in these young lives and I would love to be a part of unlocking it. That does involve a certain level of commitment from the students as well as myself and you as parents. In the winter/spring session we will need volunteer parents to help out with costumes, backdrops and even some parent supervision. If you are inter-ested in helping with that please let me know. I do not have talent in those areas but I know that some of you moms and dads do. It does mean a lot to me to have your cooperation. Thank you for your support. Tiffany Dietz (403)443-7042

October Memory Verses John 11: 21-27

21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”

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P C A E L E M E N T A R Y

Student Fees are now due. (not to

be confused with Society fees)

Please make cheques payable to

Prairie Christian Academy.

Resource Fee - Kindergarten $ 30.00

Resource Fee - Grades 1 to 6 $ 50.00

Music Makers $ 10.00

Gr 6 instrument rental - as applicable

Chapel Schedule

(Grades K-3 meet at 8:50 am; Grades 4-6 meet at 9:35 am)

This year’s theme: Be Like Jesus! Galatians 5:22-23

October 7 - Tammy Roberge October 14 - Chrisie Rector October 21 - Rachel Culp October 28 - Sheila Adkins

If there is someone you would recommend to speak in PCA Chapel (elementary or secondary), please con-tact our chapel coordinator, Mike Callaway.

Just a Reminder... Colder weather will soon be upon us. Please remember to dress appropriately.

Although we do run inside recesses when it is rainy or extremely cold, we try to

send out the students as often as possible. Toques, mitts, scarves, proper

jackets and shoes are a MUST!

There has been a challenge extended to all the students at PCA Elemen-tary above and beyond the monthly memory work. Any child who can quote all 9 passages orally at the end of the school year, with a 90% or above grade, will be given special recognition at the annual awards cere-mony. The 9 passages will be said during the second or third week in June, 2015.

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Thank you to everyone who has been collecting Campbell’s Soup Labels and bringing

them to the school. Please let your family and friends know that they can collect them

too! Above is a list of eligible products. Be sure to include the UPC and front label.

Labels for Education

Terry Fox Run - Sept 24

A total of $104.00 was raised by student donations for Cancer Research

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