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Important Dates | |
12/3--3rd Grade Olympic Day
12/3--ECCS Piano/Voice Recital
12/4--L&R Christmas Masquerade
12/9--Christmas PTF at 6:30p.m.
12/16-- L&R to Dismiss at 12:50.
12/17--L&R to Dismiss at 12:50.
12/17-- NO AFTER CARE
12/17--Christmas Attire Spirit Day
12/20-1/3-- Christmas Break
1/3--Teacher Work Day
1/4--School/MDO Reconvenes
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Christmas PTF Program
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You and your family is invited to join us at 6:30 on December 9th for the ECCS Christmas program "An Evening of Celebration: Songs and Symbols of the Season." Grammar and L&R students will join together and present a wonderful and beautiful evening of scripture, symbols, celebration, and songs of the Christmas season.
Our "Socks for Soldiers" which we encourage in leiu of student gift exchaning, will culminate in this evening. Collection bins will be located at the sanctuary entrance.
We hope everyone can join us for this special event. We wish each family a very Merry Christmas.
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Announcing the Release of The Oracle | |
 Mrs. Karin Ballstadt Introduces the Second in The Gateway Chronicles Series: The Oracle
The story of Darcy Pennington and her five friends continue in the summer before their freshman year as they head back to Cedar Cove Family Camp to embark upon the adventure that comes to them. A return to Cedar Cove also means a return to Alitheia for "the six"; however, this year the challenges are greater, the stakes higher, and Darcy will learn what sacrifice really means.
We know that many of Mrs. Ballstadt's readers have been anxiously awaiting the sequel to last year's The Six, and we are pleased to announce that it is now available for purchase. You can order it on Amazon, or we have copies available for purchase at the school. The books are $14.00 each. We have a limited supply of both The Oracle and The Six (with its new cover designed by ECCS students). Mrs. Ballstadt will be available from 5:00-6:45 in the lobby before the December 9th Christmas PTF program to sign copies. Books will be sold on a first come, first serve basis, and are available at both school offices. Checks should be made out to ECCS.
As she did last year, Mrs. Ballstadt will be donating a portion of the proceeds of book sales through the school to the Capital Campaign. The Oracle has gotten rave reviews thus far, and we are so thrilled and thankful to have such a talented author on our faculty!
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General Updates
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ECCS SNOWBALL RUN
ECCS is proud to announce our first ever 5K, 10K, and Family Fun Run to support the mission and vision of our school on January 22nd, 2011. Registration will begin at 7 AM and the race will start at 8 AM. We encourage all families at ECCS to participate. Each participant receives a prize packet which includes a race t-shirt. Registration is $25 per person for the 5K & 10K and $15 for the 1-mile Family Fun Run. We have flyers available at the school for our families to distribute in the community. Please contact Mark Gainey in order to receive a few. For more information or to register, visit our official Snowball Run website. FREE SCRIP DRAWING Deadline for ordering SCRIP cards before our Christmas break is Monday, December 13. Holiday shopping is here, so purchase your gift cards now! Email the Scrip Coordinator with any questions. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TO SUPPORT ECCSAre you planning to shop for Christmas online? Here's a another great way to benefit ECCS and NOT spend one penny extra. Go to www.SchoolMall.com and enter Evangel Classical Christian School when it asks for your school name. Then just click on "Merchants" to see which retailers are available. iTunes gives us 5%; Barnes and Noble give us 6%; Target gives us 7%; Wal-mart gives us 4%; The Children's Place gives us 5%; The North Face gives us 5%...this list goes on and on. And the best part is YOU CAN USE YOUR SCRIP TO SHOP AT SchoolMall.com!! Visit schoolmall.com and check it out. For more information, contact Kristi Blackwell at kblackwell@evangelclassical.org. GOD'S CREATION CALENDARSECCS will not sell the 2011 Calendars as we have in years past, but if you or someone you know are interested in purchasing one, two, or a few you may contact Lynn Ray at lynn@bticonnect.com with the number requested along with a contact phone number.
GOLF FOR SPRING 2011?
Any students grades 2-12 interested in group Golf lessons at Timberline Golf Club for the sping will need to contact Sheri Garrett at the school for more information. It will require a minimum of ten students.
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Grammar Updates | | Please plan to join us at the ECCS Christmas PTF program at 6:30 on Thursday evening, December 9th. All Grammar classes will be performing, so they will need to arrive by 6:15. They may wear Christmas attire--no jeans. We know this will be a special night for them and for all who attend to enjoy the performance as well as be reminded of the songs and symbols of this beautiful Christmas holiday. We hope to see you there! |
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Logic & Rhetoric School Updates |
Andrew Parker in BCT's Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Our very own Andrew Parker is playing Ralph Herdman in the Birmingham Children's Theater's production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and we are so excited that our seventh graders are going to be able to attend to see their classmate perform. We know that many more of you would also like to attend, so we wanted to alert you to the following weekend performances:
Sunday, December 5th at 2:00 and Saturday, December 11 at 2:00 and 6:00.
Christmas Masquerade December 4
On Saturday, December 4, ECCS will hold the second annual Christmas Masquerade. The Logic School dance will be held from 5:00-7:00, and the Rhetoric School dance from 7:30-10:00. These dances are sponsored by the Logic and Rhetoric School SGA's respectively. The Logic School SGA is responsible for setting up and decorating, and the Rhetoric School is responsible for providing refreshments and clean up after the dance. The officers and representatives will be coordinating the effort, and they will be assembling teams from the student body. All proceeds will go toward expenses associated with the upcoming Cotillion and Protocol dances in the spring. Dress for the Logic School Masquerade is " church dressy," which means girls will wear dressy dresses and boys should wear slacks and a collared shirt, tie optional. Dress for the Rhetoric School Masquerade is "church dressy" to semi-formal. Dress code is simple: Modesty first. Any strapless or sleeveless dresses must be accompanied by a jacket, shawl, etc. No clothing should be form fitting or skin tight, tops should not be low enough to expose visible cleavage, and all skirts must be at least one inch above the knee. We will be happy to preview any dress you have questions about; however, if you're in doubt, it's usually best to just wear something else. Tickets for both dances are $5.00, along with a pack of "socks for soldiers," and both dances are designed to be times for group fun and fellowship, not romantic date evenings. Masks are encouraged, but optional. We will show the students examples of masks they can make and wear to the dance. If you have any questions about the masquerade, or if you would like to volunteer to chaperone one of the dances, please contact Kim Parks at kparks@evangelclassical.org. |
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Evangel Mother's Day Out & Preschool Updates | |
The MDO Christmas Shoppe continues through this Friday in the MDO hallway. Thank you to all who are helping this week! Logic and Rhetoric students will have the opportunity to shop on Friday along with Grammar students who missed their shopping opportunity on Wed. or Thurs. and/or who might might want to shop for more! Thanks to the wonderful and helpful volunteers who work with the students to help them shop and to those who have already wrapped hundreds of gifts! Thanks also to all the students and parents who shop! We hope this is a blessing to you and your family and that it in a small way of teaches the children the value of giving to others as God our Father so lovingly and willingly gave us His Son. Merry Christmas to all.
The 4K Christmas Program will be held on Friday, December 10th at 9:00 a.m. in the Choir Suite. Be sure to bring your cameras and plan to stay for the reception immediately following the presentation. |
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Thank you for your support and encouragement. Please remember to keep the school in your prayers.
The Faculty and Staff of
Evangel Classical Christian School & Evangel MDO
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