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We had a great Christian Education Week. The children looked forward to the activities of each day. I was concerned about the Crazy Head Day, because I didn't know what I would see. What would these children do to their heads? I expected a lot of colored hair in all varieties of the rainbow. That is exactly what I got. Some of the children waited until they got to school before spraying the colored "dye" on their heads. The putrid smell of the hair spray wafted in the air. It drowned out the smell of the orange blossoms, which was a nice smell. It was so nice to see the children back to normal on Friday. What was really amazing was seeing what some of the teachers did to their hair. They were more bizarre than the children!
Occupation Dress Up Day was also an interesting day. The sumo wrestlers were quite the hit as were the plumbers. I especially enjoyed the two boys who dressed as a principal. Flattery isn't always bad. The problem with one of the "principal's" was that he started giving the teachers the day off. I did the only think I could do. I fired him.
Now that the official Christian Education Week is over, the rest of the Christian Education Weeks continue. And our task as parents, students and educators continue. It is a task with great joys and great responsibilities. "Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us." 2 Timothy 1:13-14.
One of those tasks is to attend the society meeting on Thursday night. This meeting is open to all parents who have children enrolled at Hanford Christian School. I hope to see you there.
Mr. CooksonPlease be advised, if you bring your child to school in the morning, arrival time is 8:15 a.m.
Hanford Christian is in need of a Secretary for next school year. Applications will be closing on April 27th for this position.
Remember, if you have children currently enrolled at Hanford Christian School, you are eligible to come to the annual society meeting to vote and be informed on what is being planned at Hanford Christian School. Absentee ballots for board voting are available in the office. You must sign your ballot before returning it for the meeting.
The Hanford Christian School Mothers' Club is raising funds by ordering prepaid pizza cards from Papa Murphy's Pizza. Our goal is to order 500 cards. The class that orders the most cards will be awarded a pizza party. Once our goal of 500 cards is achieved, we will have a special surprise for each class. If you have any questions, or for more information, please feel free to contact Jennifer Fernandes at cjto1@sbcglobal.net. As always, your support is greatly appreciated!
We are in need of Lunch Servers and Information Booth Helpers for our Fine Arts Festival on May 4. If you can help, please call Mrs. Noland.
We were so thankful to have a good day on Friday for our Hanford Christian Invitational Track Meet. Rain was not a problem and the cooler weather was nice for all our competitors.
Congratulations to the Hanford Christian School girls for winning the first place trophy and to the Hanford Christian School guys for placing second.
Overall results:Also a tremendous thanks to all our helpers! There were fifty adult helpers. We appreciate Mr. Kerry Udell for being our official starter and Mr. Michael Noland for his fine work as the announcer. And then there were so many parents, alumni, and the entire HCS staff who did a great job making it all work smoothly. It was an encouraging day.
On May 8 our 5th - 8th grade students will be performing at the Spring Concert. The concert will be held at the Hanford Christian Reformed Church. Our 5th grade band will be performing, as well as the 6th - 8th grade band. One of the handbell groups will also be performing. We will also have our Fine Arts music groups and speech entries (participants not yet determined) participate in the concert. Please plan to attend and support our students.
Please have your orders turned in by 12:00 p.m. on Monday and I should have your completed order back to you by Friday. Scrip can be used for most of your day-to-day purchases. I have many of our local restaurants, gas stations, fast food restaurants, and grocery stores in stock.
Do you have an extra couple of hours each week? If so, why not become our Scrip Director for which there is an immediate opening. This fundraiser is a vital part of our money raising events, and we would all like to see this program continue and succeed. Please carefully consider if this is something in which you could be involved. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact me.
Valerie Vandersteen