Don't be left out in the cold!  Visit our DMCS Scholastic Book Fair!  This year's theme is "It's a Reading Celebration!" with an Hawaiian flavor.  The book fair will be held on Tuesday, February 7th, 1:30-4:30 p.m. and 5:30-8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, February 8th, 1:30-4:00 p.m.; and Thursday, February 9th, 1:30-4:30 p.m. and 5:30-8:00 p.m. in our Elementary Library.  All proceeds from our fair will go towards buying more books for our library.  Students will have a chance to preview the book fair on Monday, February 6th, and will be bringing home a "wish list."  Teachers will be filling out a list of books they would like for their classroom libraries, so please consider buying a book for your child's classroom. Scholastic books are fairly inexpensive and tax-free - don't miss this tremendous opportunity!  

February 3rd is "Fun in the Sun, Dress Like a Hawaiian Day"! In light of our Hawaiian book fair theme, the Elementary students and staff are encouraged to "dress like an Hawaiian" on Friday, February 3rd.  Wear a loud and colorful shirt, a funny hat, and a lei!  Let's think tropical in the middle of winter!

The BIG BLUE BASH is coming!!!  Save the date: Saturday, February 18, 4:30-7:30 p.m.!  This year's Bash will be a BLAST!!  Tickets go on sale soon, and more information will follow, so please plan on attending this annual event sponsored by your Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF)!  We will need MANY volunteers to make this year's BBB a success!  Please turn in the volunteer sheet coming home in the School-Home-School today OR sign up on the website. See you at the BASH!

Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF) will be hosting our Chapel Wear Thrift Store during conferences.  You can purchase used chapel and spirit wear at low prices!  We will have our table set up in the Multi-Purpose Roomj on Tuesday, February 7th, 1:30-4:30 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m.  We will also set up on Thursday, February 9 (same times), if enough product still remains.  Chapel shirts are $2 each, and fleeces are $5 each.  If you have chapel/spirit items you would like to donate, please put them in the bin marked "Chapel Wear" in the Multi-Purpose Room.  Thank you!

Please join us for We Love Our Pastors Day on Wednesday, February 15th to honor our Pastors! Elementary Chapel will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room from 8:45-9:10 a.m. Secondary Chapel will be held in the Gymnasium from 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Elementary students will receive a postcard to take home, so they can personally invite their Pastors to attend the day's festivities.  Extra invitations will be available in the office for secondary students to use to invite their pastors.

In February, The Great Relationship Experience will be highlighting the Character Key of Perseverance. During the month, be sure to encourage your students to embrace a "can-do" attitude and remind them that God can do mighty things through a willing heart, just like He did through Nehemiah! Please visit our website below to find all of the wonderful resources which are available to you:

First Federated Church Director of Children's Ministry Sherri Stufflebeam brought two very special guests to Elementary Chapel on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. If you would like to read my summary of Mrs. Stufflebeam's chapel message, "Love and Obey," please click here.

Upcoming Chapels:

Pre-School registration for returning families will be February 1st. New families wishing to register for Pre-School may do so on February 2nd.

I, Dr. Bob, just received another 50 copies of my book, Light or Darkness: Reclaiming the Light in Sports (2011). If you would like a copy, the price is $15, or you can try to sweet-talk me, if your pitch means that we can multiply the influence of this call to a more honorable model of athletics in our culture!