SHANNON FOREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER 9, 2015
HEADLINE NEWS

Congratulations To The Cast Of Seussical, Jr.!
*There will be an all-cast meeting on Monday, December 14, from
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in the West Campus (US) Cafeteria.
 
My Goodness! My Gracious!
They shouted a musical.
It's something brand new,
It's a fantussical, Seussical!
 
We're off and running and what a great start.
Click on the link below to see who got a part!
ALL SCHOOL NEWS
 Celebrating The Sights & Sounds Of The Season!

Our 6th Grade BRIDGES students recently shared Christmas cheer with their elder partners at the Gardens at Eastside.

 
Students in K5 - 2nd Grade had a blast portraying the townspeople of Snowy Gulch in the recent musical production of Christmas at the O.K. Corral!


Our Upper School Chamber Choir recently entertained at the 
Simpsonville Holiday Market.
   







A good time was had by all on Friday, December 4, at the annual Upper School Choir Christmas Tour!



 






Our Middle School Choir, Upper School Choir, Chamber Choir, Middle School Bucket Drummers, Middle School Drama students and Upper School Visual Arts students recently provided a beautiful evening to Celebrate the Season!


Crusader Of The Week
Meet Crusader Lily Cain. She is in 1st Grade and has attended Shannon Forest Christian School since PK3.  Her favorite part of school is climbing on the monkey bars at recess and using cubes in math to learn her addition and subtraction.  With Christmas approaching, Lily is excited to ice skate downtown, build gingerbread houses and eat candy canes (the fruit flavored ones).  Her grandpa, one of Greenville's weather men, is one of the most influential people in her life. She loves to watch him on TV and sometimes he gives her a shout out.  Check back next Wednesday to meet another Crusader from Shannon Forest Christian School!

Plan Ahead!
The Main school calendar and Important Dates calendar for 2016-2017 are available online.  Click on the link below for a listing of important events and vacation days for the next school year.
 

Support The Senior Mission Trip!
Help the seniors raise money for their mission trip to Costa Rica in the spring and buy an awesome Costa Rica t-shirt!  At $20 each, these soft and trendy shirts will make great Christmas gifts for others or purchase one for yourself to wear around town or at school.  Proceeds from e-blast sales will go to the senior trip as a whole; however, if you would like to support a particular senior, you may contact them directly to purchase a shirt.  
To place an order, complete the  Costa Rica T-Shirt Order Form or contact Ms. Becky Heiser at [email protected] or call 864.678.5142.

MIDDLE/UPPER SCHOOL NEWS
College Financial Aid Night Is Coming! 
Financial Aid Night will take place on Monday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the East Campus (LS) Multi-Purpose Room.  Forrest Stuart, Associate VP for Financial Aid at Furman University, will give the presentation.  Parents of both juniors and seniors are strongly encouraged to attend. 

Middle/Upper School 1st Semester Exams Are Just 
Around The Corner

Lost And Found Deadline
Upper school students and/or parents need to check the lost and found located in the West Campus (US) Cafeteria before the end of exam week (Friday, December 18).  Any items left will be donated to Goodwill.


Senior Christmas Crawl
Our Class of 2016 will enjoy a day of special treatment on Friday December 11, called the Senior Christmas Crawl!  The schedule is as follows:
7:30 a.m. - Senior/Faculty Coffee in the West Campus (US) Library
Morning Break - Hot Chocolate Station
Lunch - Senior Lunch Out (Students need to bring money)
Afternoon Break - Cookies in the West Campus (US) Library
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. - VIP Lounge opens for Varsity games
-Hang out in the SEN16RS ONLY VIP Lounge in the Cafeteria
-Cheer for the Crusaders in a special Senior Section of the bleachers during the Varsity games!
-Enjoy Wings & Things, drinks & sweets

It's Time For Middle School Model United Nations! 
The YMCA Middle School Model United Nations conference will take place on Thursday, April 7 & Friday, April 8, 2016.  The cost for the trip is $185.  Our first meeting will take place on Friday, January 22, during Activity Period.  Students will work together in groups of 2-5 to represent a country in a mock UN simulation. High school students are invited to participate as Resource Staffers.  Interested students should see Mrs. Taylor for more information. 

LOWER SCHOOL NEWS

3rd - 5th Grades Present 
The Christmas Shoe Tree
Join us on Thursday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the East Campus Sanctuary for a special production from our 3rd - 5th Grade students.

Sock and Mitten Tree
The Lower School will continue our annual tradition of decorating a "Sock and Mitten Tree" to benefit Miracle Hill Ministries.  Both the Lower School and the Lower School Annex Buildings have trees decorated with new or gently used socks, mittens, scarves, and coats.  We will be collecting items until Friday, December 18.
 
Lower School Christmas Parties
Classroom Christmas parties will be celebrated on Friday, December 18.  The room mom for your child's classroom or your child's teacher will be sending detailed information about your child's party soon!
 
Lost and Found
The lost and found is full of nice items.  It is currently located in the Multi-purpose Room.  The week of December 14, the items will be on tables in the front hall area of the Lower School Building.  Items that are not claimed by Friday, December 18, will be donated to Miracle Hill.
 
Upcoming Crusader Afterschool Network Classes
Register now for enrichment classes to be offered in January, February and March.  Offerings include:
-Pre-Robotics with Simple Machines for K5 - 1st Grade
-Chess Club for 1st - 5th Grade students
-Tae Kwon Do for Ages 5 & Older
-Flag Football for 3 - 5th Grade Boys & Girls


ATHLETICS NEWS



Lady Crusader Lily Reid celebrates her 1000th Career point with Shannon Forest coaches Daniel Thompson and Dustin Thompson.

2015 Sonic Shootout Scheduled
Our Varsity Basketball teams will be playing in the 2015 Sonic Shootout scheduled during Christmas break.  The tournament will be held on December 18 - 19, at Newberry Academy and December 21 - 22, at Newberry College.  Our Crusaders will play at the scheduled days and times below:
Friday, December 18; Newberry Academy
3:00 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Women vs. Wardlaw
5:00 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Men vs. Wardlaw
 
Saturday, December 19; Newberry Academy
11:00 a.m. - SFCS Varsity Men vs. Newberry Academy
 
Monday, December 21; Newberry College
3:00 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Women vs. King
4:30 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Men vs. King
GO CRUSADERS!

  

Shannon Forest Christian School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  SFCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its education policies, scholarship, athletic and school administered programs.



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