San Jose Christian School | September 23, 2013

Cardboard ChallengeFriday is the big day! From 11am - 3pm, SJCS students will team up to create cardboard arcade games that will be on display for playing at the Walk-a-Thon. Check out our link on the Imagination Foundation website for more information.

You can bring in boxes and supplies this week to room 21. If you’d like to be part of the fun on Friday, email Ms. Diephouse (rdiephouse@sjchristian.org), and she will be happy to find a place for you to volunteer.

Superintendent’s BlogThere’s a new blog for you to read. Check out Mr. Meester’s blog at sjcssupt.blogspot.com. The first entry is on Flourishing as a calling for us in Christian education.

Lost and FoundMissing clothing, PE uniforms, water bottles, books, or anything else? Check out the Lost and Found cabinet located inside the back door of the office (by the bookkeeper and the bathrooms). The shelves are already filling up.

Walk-a-Thon UpdateHere we go . . . The WAT is two weeks away!

Thanks to all the local businesses and friends who sponsored a booth!

If you haven’t had the chance, check out our easy to use online fundraising site at http://sjcswat.dojiggy.com.

Do you Facebook, Instagram or Tweet?  Invite your friends to WALK, PLAY and experience our students’ creativity at our 1st GLOBAL CARDBOARD CHALLENGE!

@SJCS_Tigers #SJCSWAT#CardboardChallenge

This year, as you collect pledges let's INVITE our neighbors to join the fun!

Invitation Flyers will be available in the office and online on Tuesday.

What: 10th Annual Walk-a-ThonWhen: Saturday, 10/5 (9am - 2pm)Where: SJCS Middle School Field

WAT OPPORTUNITY:  Do you have any gift cards lying around that you haven't used?  Please consider donating them to the WAT!  You can drop them off at the office.  Thank you!

Tiger TracksMon 9/23No events scheduled

Tues 9/24Middle School Chapel8:40am | Auditorium

Wed 9/25See You at the Pole7:50am | Auditorium

Thurs 9/26Moms in Prayer8:30am | Room 3

Elementary School Chapel2pm | Auditorium

Fri 9/27SJCS Cardboard Challenge11am - 3pm

Sat 10/510th Annual Walk-a-Thon9am - 2pm

Tues 10/8

HS Admissions Info Night6:30p | Auditorium

Sat 10/19SJCS Open House1pm - 3pm

Thurs - Fri 10/24-25No school - Teacher Retreat

Tues 10/29

Fall Town Hall6:30p | Auditorium

This Week at SJCS

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Over 150 learners at SJCS are now using RosettaStone to master 12 different languages! Listen for people practicing:

RosettaStone Launched

• Chinese• Dutch• French• German• Greek• Hindi

• Italian• Japanese• Latin• Portuguese• Russian• Spanish

IXL Challenge!Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The 7th Grade Class of SJCS challenges the 8th Grade Class to an IXL competition:

The class that accumulates the most points on IXL between 12:01 a.m. Tuesday 9/24 and 11:59 p.m. Friday 10/18 (end of Quarter 1), will be treated to an iTen-party (Ice cream plus 10 toppings) plus one day of no math homework. May the most studious class win!

Rules: 1. Only class members may accumulate points (i.e. parents/siblings may NOT help).

2. Students may work on skills no more than 1 level down, i.e. Gr.7 students may practice on Gr.6 skills and higher, while Gr. 8 students may practice on Gr.7 skills and higher.

SJCS Directory AdsIf you would like to advertise your business in the back of the directory, please submit the form attached to the Tiger Tracks and a soft copy of your business card-sized artwork to Beverly Singh in the school office. Prices:• $20 - business card size• $40 - larger size• $50 - largest size

Like and Follow SJCS!SJCS is taking to social media to get the word out about all of the great things happening in our school community. Include us in your Twitter feed by following @sjcs_tigers. Visit our homepage and click on the Facebook icon and like our page to get status updates, pictures, and posts from SJCS and share them with your friends. Instagram users can get to our page by clicking on the Instagram icon and follow us from there.

SCRIP: Everything You Need to KnowFamilies and supporters of San Jose Christian School have a chance to use SCRIP to raise funds for our school and their own families.

The wide variety of vendors who participate in SCRIP will give a percentage of each purchase back

to the school, and SJCS splits that amount with each family. Families can store up those credits for things like re-enrollment fees and tuition payments. It’s a win-win situation!

To learn more about the ordering process for SCRIP and anything else you’d want to know, click on this video from the online version of the Tiger Tracks.

Tiger TracksTeacher Tales

Check this section each week for exciting stories of teachers doing great things in the classrooms of San Jose Christian School.

Mrs. DenOuden’s third grade class is reading the book, Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown. In the book, Stanley gets crushed by a bulletin board in his room. He's fine, but now he's flat. Luckily for us, that means he can be folded into an envelope and sent anywhere in the world. This past week, the third graders each made their own Flat Stanley to put inside an envelope to mail to a friend or family member for a little adventure. We will be learning about geography and what life is like in different communities. We are hoping that Flat Stanley travels around the globe. For more information about Flat Stanley, try these websites: http://www.flatstanleybooks.com/  or  http://www.flatstanley.com/ This great project combines reading, geography, and communication skills.

We'll be posting pictures of Flat Stanley's adventures on our class Instagram, @docrew.

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SoftballThe softball team took its first loss last Tuesday, falling to Los Gatos 19-2. Even in the loss, there were some great defensive plays: Kathryn, at catcher, helped the Tigers stop a grand slam, and both Natasha and Leena showed some nice glove work.  “When we have a big loss, we need to evaluate what the key contributors are and adjust, and that’s exactly what the Tigers are going to do,” said coach Phillips.

On Thursday, the girls bounced back in a non-league scrimmage against Campbell Christian.  The game allowed our younger players to get some field time, and those rookies did a super job.  Natasha found her pitching groove and struck out 6 batters.  Sarah hit her way out of her slump and tallied two RBI’s in the 5th.  We look forward to facing Achiever Christian next week.

Flag FootballThe Tigers suffered their first losses last week. On Tuesday, the team went down 40-18 at the hands of Los Gatos Christian, and on Thursday, the boys were blanked 33-0 by a tough Legacy Christian squad. Our young players are learning the system and making better decisions each game. Coach Webb says, “Knowing all the boys better, we are designing specific plays that will work to our players’ strengths. As the season goes on, we know we will improve, and we can’t wait to play these teams again.”

Cross CountryThe Cross Country Tigers had their first meet last Tuesday at Montgomery Hill in San Jose. Dusty, hilly conditions marked the 9-school race, but despite the challenges, Dylan took 4th place out of 30 boys in his heat. Molly finished her race along the 2-mile course in just 18 minutes! Coach Reeves is pleased with the results and the continuous improvement out of our runners. Our runners get to tackle the same course again tomorrow in another meet at Montgomery Hill. If you’re in the area, come cheer them on!

Tiger Sports Spotlight

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Softball

Practice3:15 - 4:45pm

@ Achiever Christian3:30pm

Practice3:15 - 4:45pm

vs. Achiever ChristianHome | 3:30pm

Flag Football

Practice3:15 - 4:45pm

vs. Achiever ChristianHome | 3:30pm

Practice3:15 - 4:45pm

@ Baymonte Christian3:30pm

Cross Country

LG Creek Trail3:15 - 4:30pm

Race @ Montgomery Hill4:00pm

SJCS Loop3:15 - 4:30pm

Communication Hill3:15 - 4:30pm

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