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Lions’ Sports Update August 12

Middle School
Sports Physicals and FHSAA Paperwork
All middle school athletics are required to have a FHSAA sports physical form signed by a physician, FHSAA consent form and a FHSAA concussion form. You can find all three forms on Renweb under Resource Documents. These forms are required prior to your first practice day of any middle school sport.

Volleyball
Practice is in the gym at 3:45-5:15 p.m. for all middle school teams.
Next practices:
8th grade
Tuesday, August 18 and Thursday, August 20
7th grade
Tuesday, August 18 and Friday, August 21
6th grade
Wednesday, August 19 and Friday, August 21

Cross Country
Next practice is Thursday, August 20, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Delaney Park.
Please check Renweb for paperwork and season information sheet.

Lower School
Please check Renweb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Soccer
Registration for the Fall 2015 soccer season is open.
Registration is online at www.acys.org.
Choose The Christ School as your team as say yes to a uniform.
First game is September 12.

Cheerleading
Registration form and information sheet can be found on Renweb.
Lions Squad is open to 3rd, 4th and 5th grades
Practice is every other Monday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting August 24 on the green space.
Cubs Squad is open to K, 1st and 2nd grades
Practice will be Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting August 25 on the green space.

Swimming
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb
First practice is August 28, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland.

Tennis
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb
Fall Session begins Tuesday, September 1, 4:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin

Volleyball
This is open to our 4th and 6th grade ladies.
Registration form and information sheet for the fall 2015 season can be found on Renweb.
First practice is Wednesday, August 19, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Soccer Shots
Open to K-2nd grades
Fall Session begins Thursday, September 3, 3:40-3:15 p.m. on the green space.
Register online at https://orlando.ssreg.org

Golf
Open to K-5th grades
Fall Session begins Wednesday, September 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space.
Registration is online at playtga.com/northorlando
Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information. For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Important Carpool Information

Now that school has begun, we would like to remind you of our morning and afternoon carpool procedures. Safety is our top priority, and timeliness is also important. Please be sure to follow these important carpool procedures to ensure our students’ safety as they arrive and leave school.

Morning carpool time is 7:50 – 8:10 a.m.

  • The Christ School will be open at 7:50 a.m. to welcome students (with the exception of enrolled early care students beginning at 7:00 a.m.). Enter campus for carpool from Jackson Street.
  • Please arrive in carpool by 8:10 a.m. Teachers bring their students to the sanctuary immediately following carpool, and all cars must be clear of the Angel Wing at that time. Staying on schedule is key to starting the day off right for the teachers and students.
  • Have your child packed and ready to exit the car.
  • Keep your eyes on the staff and safety patrols who are running carpool. Due to the glare on the windshields, it is often difficult to see the driver’s face. The staff and safety patrols will wave you forward or signal you to stop.
  • Wait until a patrol opens your car door before allowing your child to exit the car.
  • Drivers, please refrain from any cell phone or other technology usage (including ear pieces) once carpool has started. The children are at risk if you are using a device.
  • If you are walking your child onto campus, be sure to park in a legal parking spot and feed the meter.
  • Ensure that you have a direct line of sight with a TCS staff person prior to releasing your child from your care if you are walking your child onto campus. Please do not drop off your child in the street or from curbside areas around the campus.
  • Unless your child is enrolled in early care, please wait until 7:50 a.m. to drop your child off for school. Parental supervision is required until school opens at 7:50 a.m. If you wish to wait with your child under the Angel Wing, there are benches available.

Afternoon Carpool
Grades TK-5 carpool begins at 3:15 p.m.
Middle School carpool begins at 3:35 p.m.

If you are picking up more than one child, please arrive at the oldest child’s dismissal time. Younger children will be in a specific area awaiting your arrival at the oldest child’s dismissal time.

  • Every passenger in the vehicle must have a seat and a restraint.
  • Please be patient. At the beginning of each school year, the carpool line may move slowly. The length will improve once parents, teachers and students become more familiar with the system. The Christ School encourages families to carpool.
  • Please exercise care. Wait until all students in your carpool have entered or exited your car and the doors are securely closed before you pull forward. Watch for students walking in front of your car. Please remain in your car at all times during carpool and devote your full attention to driving and to the safety of all students and staff.
  • Remember to complete the Transportation Form on RenWeb listing the non-custodial individuals who are permitted to pick-up their child at TCS. If a person is not listed on this form or identified in a note or call from the parents to TCS office, the student will not be released until contact is made and permission given by custodial parent.
  • Keep in mind that we share this great campus with FPCO and may need to make adjustments to carpool based on significant events in their schedule.
  • Walk ups will enter The Christ School lobby through the front door and exit via the door on the south side near Clayton Life Center.
  • Students not registered in the after school REACH program and not picked up from school by 4:00 PM (carpool ends at 3:50 p.m.) will be sent to the appropriate REACH group to await pickup. A REACH drop-in fee of $25 will then be billed to the student’s account.

 

 

 

Lions’ Sports Update August 5

Lions’ Sports Connect
Please stop by the Lions’ Sports Connect table in the lobby of The Christ School during Meet Your Teacher on August 10 for all sports information and forms.  All middle and lower school sports information will be available.
Let’s Roar Lions!

Middle School
Sports Physicals and FHSAA Paperwork
All middle school athletics are required to have a FHSAA sports physical form signed by a physician, FHSAA consent form and a FHSAA concussion form. You can find all three forms on Renweb under Resource Documents. These forms are required prior to your first practice day of any middle school sport.

Volleyball
All paperwork for the 2015-2016 school year can be found on Renweb.
Fee and FHSAA paperwork is due August 11
The first practice date for 8th and 7th grade volleyball is Tuesday, August 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
The first practice date for 6th grade volleyball is Wednesday, August 12, 3:45-5:15 p.m.

Cross Country
First practice is Thursday, August 13, 5:00 p.m. at Delaney Park.
All paperwork must be turned prior to the first practice.
Please check Renweb for paperwork and season information sheet.

Lower School
Please check Renweb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Swimming
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb
First practice is August 28, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland.

Tennis
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb

Volleyball
Registration form and information sheet for the fall 2015 season can be found on Renweb.

Soccer
Registration for the fall 2015 soccer season is open and will close August 10.
Registration is online at www.acys.org.
Choose The Christ School as your team as say yes to a uniform.
First game is September 12.

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

Lions’ Sports Update June 17

Middle School
Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

MS Athletics
Please check RenWeb for the middle school sports overview information sheet.

Sports Physicals and FHSAA Paperwork

All middle school athletes are required to have an FHSAA sports physical form signed by a physician, FHSAA consent form and an FHSAA concussion form. You can find all three forms on RenWeb under Resource Documents. These forms are required prior to your first practice day of any middle school sport.

The Christ School will offer an opportunity for sports physicals during Meet Your Teacher. Look for details in August.

Volleyball
All paperwork for the 2015-2016 school year can be found on RenWeb.
The fee and FHSAA paperwork are due August 11.

Cross Country
First practice is Thursday, August 13, 5:00 p.m. at Delaney Park.
All paperwork must be turned prior to the first practice.
Please check RenWeb for paperwork and season information sheet.

Lower School
LS Athletics
Please check RenWeb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Volleyball
Registration form and information sheet for the fall 2015 season can be found on RenWeb.

Soccer
Registration for the fall 2015 soccer season is open and will close August 10.
Registration is online at www.acys.org.
Choose The Christ School as your team as say yes to a uniform.
First game is September 12.

Please check RenWeb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

 

A Message from the Garris Family

Humbled and grateful. These are two words that fall woefully short of expressing my thanks for The Christ School family we are privileged to call friends.  Your generosity, prayers, and donations of precious stuffed animals have far surpassed our goals and dreams of serving the Singita Village School in South Africa.  Your generous donations helped us reach our goal and we will be building a gate, planting trees, and purchasing cots for these sweet children.  We also have a little left over to be able to give a cash donation so they can purchase books they need.  And the stuffed animals?  Wow – what a gift!  We have suitcases full of wonderful stuffed animals that will bring joy to so many.  And the amazing thing is, the company that we work with has worked with the airlines to allow us to bring extra suitcases to bring all the animals to the children.  Every child will get at least 2 stuffed animals, and we will give them with love on your behalf.  We leave July 4th and ask that you keep us in prayer.  We look forward to coming back in the fall to share pictures and stories of the children you help so much. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Stephanie and Joel Garris, Nelson, Ethan and Connor

Summer Learning

We are pleased to announce that once again The Christ School will offer our students in grades K-7 the opportunity to avoid the summer “brain drain” by participating in the 2015 Summer Learning Program.  Summer is a wonderful time for children to relax and have fun, but it is also a time for parents and children to enjoy learning together. Reading over the summer is critical in helping students maintain good reading skills.  The purpose of this summer program is to provide our students with fun and engaging ways to maintain their reading and math skills.

Summer Learning packets will come home with students before the last day of school and will include a detailed letter with information on how the program works here at The Christ School. Students do receive recognition and awards as an incentive for participating in the Summer Learning Program. Please contact Jessi Davis in the Academic Office (407-849-1665) with any questions about the program.

Cashual Day This Friday

This Friday, May 22, students may dress in casual clothing for a minimum of a $1 donation. Students must adhere to the dress guidelines for Cashual Day.  Proceeds from Cashual Day will benefit the Singita Village School, a Christian pre-school in a remote village outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. Our donations will help to build a perimeter fence around the school to provide safety and freedom for the children as they play. If we raise $1500, the African Safari Company will give us $1000 to complete the project. The Garris family (sons Connor, Ethan, and Nelson), who has worked with the school since 2007, visit every other year to serve the children and teachers and to help provide much needed improvements.  In the past, The Christ School has generously donated to help carpet rooms in the school and replace rusting playground equipment.  Help us support the Singita Village School by bringing in your donation this Friday for our final Cashual Day of the year.

Lions’ Sports Update May 20

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Try-outs
Volleyball try-outs for the 2015 fall season will be held on Thursday, May 21, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Volleyball
Registration forms for the fall 2015 season can be found on Renweb.

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Mary Crimmins Earns Professional Honor

The Christ School congratulates Mary Crimmins, TCS middle school social studies teacher, on being selected as a presenter at the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) convention in November.  Out of 163 applicants, only 50 were chosen to be presenters. “I am thrilled to have been selected,” says Mary. Her presentation is entitled “The (Digital) Natives are Restless.” She will address the myths and realities of individuals born between 1995 – 2007, known as Generation Z.  This is the first generation to live their entire lives in the digital world.  Mary says, “I’ll be drawing from research, experience and interviews. Many of the 7th and 8th grade students at TCS have already provided me with valuable insights. I also hope to develop resources that will be helpful not only to me, but to other professional educators.” We applaud Mrs. Crimmins on this significant professional honor.

Lions’ Sports Update May 13

Spirit Day
Friday, May 15, 2:15 p.m.
Join us in the gym for the last Spirit Day of the year! This spirit day we will celebrate and recognize our President’s Physical Fitness Award recipients. Our Lions have done well!
Bring your Roar TCS!

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Thank you TCS for joining us and celebrating at our Lower School Sports Bash and Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A! We Roared!

Flag Football
Last game:
Saturday, May 14, 6:30 p.m. at Trotters Park

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Media Center News

There are less than two weeks left of book check-out for this school year. The last day of check-out will be Friday, May 15. All books are to be returned to the Media Center or placed in Ms. Hayes’s mailbox by Friday, May 29. It has been an exciting few weeks in the Media Center. Our 3rd-5th grade students, who read three Sunshine State books, cast their votes in the state election to help select the best book for grades 3-5 for Florida. Also, our K-2nd grade students voted in the Florida Reading Association election. They helped choose this year’s winner of the Children’s Book Award, Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein.

Strawberries and Learning

Transitional Kindergarten students studied strawberry plants and the book Cook-A-Doodle Doo by Janet Stevens. In the story, Brown Rooster, the great grandson of the Little Red Hen, makes a strawberry shortcake with his barnyard friends. The students compared a strawberry plant to blueberry plants. The lesson then introduced measurement, cooking terminology, recipes and various kitchen tools as the members of the class worked to bake a strawberry shortcake from scratch. The moms of our little bakers will be treated to this yummy dessert at an early Mother’s Day celebration.

Lions’ Sports Update May 6

Spirit Day
Friday, May 15, 2:15 p.m.
Join us in the gym for the last Spirit Day of the year! This spirit day we will celebrate and recognize our President’s Physical Fitness Award recipients.  Our Lions have done well! Bring your Roar TCS!

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Save the Date
“Lower School Sports Bash”
Please mark your calendar and join us on Tuesday, May 12, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the gym as we celebrate our year of lower school sports. This event is open to all TCS lower school athletes, coaches and their families. Awards, raffles, gifts and our Boosterthon friends will be a part of our celebration.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Tuesday, May 12
Come to Chick-fil-A on Orange Ave and support TCS athletics.
Buy dinner let them know you are with TCS and be sure to have a piece of celebration cake!

Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, May 9, 4:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Golf
Last class:
Wednesday, May 13, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Last class of Spring Session II
Thursday, May 7, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, May 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
Next Meet:
Monday, May 11, 6:00 p.m. at Lake Highland

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

5th Grade State Floats

Written by Frankie, 5th grade student
Recently, fifth grade students presented state float projects. It was a fun and creative process to learn more about the 50 states that comprise our great nation. We each chose a state to research and, over the course of three weeks, gathered important facts about our state and created a small float to reveal our findings about our chosen state.  We each gave a presentation to our class about our float. We improved in our public speaking skills and even had the opportunity to receive feedback from our friends. Now the floats are on display in the hall just outside the spiral staircase on the third floor, waiting for you to see them!

Lions’ Sports Update

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Save the Date
“Lower School Sports Bash”
Please mark your calendar and join us on Tuesday, May 12, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the gym as we celebrate our year of lower school sports.
This event is open to all TCS lower school athletes, coaches and their families.
Awards, raffles, gifts and our Boosterthon friends will be a part of our celebration.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Tuesday, May 12
Come to Chick-fil-A on Orange Ave and support TCS athletics.
Buy dinner let them know you are with TCS and be sure to have a piece of celebration cake!

Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, May 2, 3:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Golf
Next class:
Wednesday, May 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Next class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, May 5, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next class:
Thursday, April 30, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, May 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
Next Meet:
Monday, May 4, 6:00 p.m. at Lake Highland

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

 

5th Grade Visits the Capitol

Article by Peyton, 5th grade student
On April 16, TCS 5th grade students embarked on a field trip to Tallahassee to learn more about our state’s government. We started our trip on a peaceful boat ride through the waters of Wakulla Springs. We spotted a lot of interesting animals and plants, and we learned about the area’s history. Next, our group went to the Tallahassee Museum. We walked on their boardwalk, which led us around the property to see animal habitats. Then we headed to Big Bend Farm, where our group learned about living on a farm in the 1800’s. We had the opportunity to see, and sometimes pet, the animals living there. The Florida State fans were happy when we took a group picture in front of the Unconquered statue, with Chief Osceola riding the horse Renegade. That evening we went to see a 3-D iMax movie about the lemurs of Madagascar, and then headed to the hotel for some much needed rest. The next day we woke up early to head over to the new and old capitol buildings. We learned about the changes in the buildings and how they bring us to what we have today. We saw the differences in the two buildings and explored the old capitol building in a scavenger hunt. Then, we headed to tour the governor’s mansion. Our guide pointed out certain details like how some of the tableware came from the U.S.S. Florida submarine. We wrapped up our trip by stepping back in time when we visited Mission San Luis. We learned about the Spanish missionaries and Apalachee natives in the area, and we saw their traditional homes. We also learned how to shoot a cannon- don’t worry, we didn’t really shoot it. We were all sad to leave, but we were glad to have had the experience and to have shined the light of Christ unto others.

Kudos to Kelly

Why is Kelly George carrying so many backpacks? Is it to carry all of her middle school materials? No. Is it because she is a pack rat?  Not at all! After a discussion in 7th grade Citizenship class about how each person should do their part to contribute to their community, Kelly was inspired. She asked her classmates to donate gently used backpacks for children who she tutors at a local ministry. Kelly saw a need, and along with her classmates, was able to fill it. Kelly has demonstrated two important attributes of our Portrait of a Graduate: being devoted to glorifying God and committed to being others-oriented.  Congratulations Kelly for being both a volunteer and an activist.

Lions’ Sports Update April 22

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the gym.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return you’re washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, April 25, 2:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Soccer
Next game:
Saturday, April 25, 9:00 a.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Volleyball
Next Match:
Monday, April 27
4th grade – 5:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy
5th grade – 5:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy

Golf
No class on April 29
Next class:
Wednesday, May 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Next class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, April 28, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next class:
Thursday, April 23, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, April 27, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
No swim practice on Friday, April 24
Next Meet:
Monday, May 4, 6:00 p.m. at Trinity Prep

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

Learning About Homelessness

On March 30, Spencer Pfleiderer, Director of Compassion Corner, spoke to the second grade students about homelessness. He told them how people who are homeless often have no one to turn to for help. Mr. Pfleiderer explained that human beings have choices and used his life experience to show how easily one could become addicted to alcohol and drugs, and even become homeless due to their choices. “But,” he said, “The knowledge of Jesus and his love can help the lives of homeless people to change so they are no longer homeless.” He advised them to only approach homeless people with an adult. He thanked the children for their donations to the ministry and for the Hot Cross Buns that they made for them for Maundy Thursday.

Lions’ Sports News April 15

Middle School
Middle School Sports Celebration
“Sports Celebration”
Wednesday, April 15 in Lee Fellowship Hall
This event is open to our middle school athletes, coaches and their families.
Food trucks will be open for purchase at 5:00 p.m.
Awards Celebration will begin at 6:00 p.m
Let’s Celebrate Lions!

Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return you’re washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, April 18, 2:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Soccer
Next game:
Saturday, April 18, 9:00 a.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Volleyball
Next Match:
Monday, April 20
4th grade – 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy
5th grade – 6:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy

Golf
Next class:
Wednesday, April 22, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Next class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, April 21, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next class:
Thursday, April 16, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, April 20, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
Next Meet:
Monday, April 20, 6:00 p.m. at Trinity Prep
Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

 

Disney Dreamers and Doers

There is still time to apply for the Disney Dreamers and Doers Program!  All submissions must be returned to the Academic Office by Monday, April 20, to be considered for this award. Since 1984, Walt Disney World Resort has collaborated with local school districts to identify and recognize young people who have demonstrated excellence in their schools and communities. The Christ School is pleased to continue to recognize students for the many ways they are engaged in making their world, and our world, a better place.  In an effort to encourage students to personally express the pride they feel for their positive actions, we ask that students self-nominate, and select any teacher to champion their application.  Students selected as the Disney Dreamer and Doer at each school will be considered for selection as a Shining Star.  A Disney judging panel will select three exceptional Shining Stars by county (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Seminole), to represent elementary, middle and high school. Those selected will be announced May 8, 2015.

 

Apply for Disney Dreamers and Doers

It is time to apply for the Disney Dreamers and Doers Program! Since 1984, Walt Disney World Resort has collaborated with local school districts to identify and recognize young people who have demonstrated excellence in their schools and communities. The Christ School is pleased to continue to recognize students for the many ways they are engaged in making their world, and our world, a better place.  In an effort to encourage students to personally express the pride they feel for their positive actions, we ask that students self-nominate, and select any teacher to champion their application.  Students selected as the Disney Dreamer and Doer at each school will be considered for selection as a Shining Star.  A Disney judging panel will select three exceptional Shining Stars by county (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Seminole), to represent elementary, middle and high school. Those selected will be announced May 8, 2015.

The 2015 Disney Self-Nomination Form includes directions for submission of the information. Applications must be turned into the Academic Office by Monday, April 20, to be considered for this award.

Lions’ Sports News April 8

Middle School
Middle School Sports Celebration
Please mark your calendar for our Sports Celebration
Wednesday, April 15 in Lee Fellowship Hall
This event is open to our middle school athletes, coaches and their families.
Food trucks will be open for purchase at 5:00 p.m.
Awards Celebration will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Let’s Celebrate Lions!

Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return you’re washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, April 18, 2:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Soccer
Next game:
Saturday, April 18, 9:00 a.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Volleyball
Next Match:
Monday, April 13
4th grade – 6:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy
5th grade – 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy

Golf
Next class:
Wednesday, April 15, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Next class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, April 14, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next class:
Thursday, April 9, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, April 13, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
First Meet:
Monday, April 13, 5:30 p.m. at Winter Park Racquet Club

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

 

Soup for Science

What part of a plant are you eating when you enjoy a tasty carrot? Second grade students are studying botany and learning about plant identification. They are being introduced to the parts of plants and the functions of those parts. Vegetables were the key for a reading, math, health, and fabulous science lesson on the Parts of the Plant We Eat. They had a lot of fun preparing vegetables for soup and considering where each one grew on the plant. The vegetable soup they cooked was a tasty reminder of the gifts God provides and an exciting science lesson.

Middle School Science Fair

Congratulations to our Middle School Science Fair Winners! Many interesting and thoughtful projects were on display this year.  Seventh grade winners are: 1st place: Gabi Fatigati, 2nd place: Carrie Formella, 3rd place: Savannah Partlow, and 4th place Addie Marlett. Eighth grade winners are: 1st place: Karly Evans, 2nd place: Logan Kimble, 3rd place: Gracie Blastic, and 4th place: Nicholas Millard.  Kudos to Best in Show winner Ajay Brooks for his project, “Mighty Minerals,” in which he tested different soils to see if the higher mineral content produced more electrical conductivity.

Learning About Elections

Mrs. Lasseter’s K-2 students are learning about elections. They are practicing their lessons as they vote for their favorite Florida Reading Association picture book. During the year, they heard eight specially selected picture books. This week, they are voting in the state election for the Children’s Book Award, helping choose the winning book! As part of their lesson, they discussed how to vote and watched a short video about elections. For the election, they each receive a ballot with the eight “candidates” on it. They then choose their favorite story, and deposit their ballot it in the ballot box.

Lions’ Sports Update April 1

Middle School
Save the Date
Middle School Sports Celebration
Please mark your calendar for our “Sports Celebration”
Wednesday, April 15 in Lee Fellowship Hall
This event is open to our middle school athletes, coaches and their families.
Food trucks will be open at 5:00 p.m.
Awards Celebration will begin at 6:15 p.m.
Let’s Celebrate Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return you’re washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, April 11, 3:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Soccer
Next game:
Saturday, April 11, 8:00 a.m. at Trotters Park #6

Spring Volleyball
4th and 5th grade
First Match:
Monday, April 6, at  5:00 p.m. at The Masters Academy

Golf
First class of Spring Session
Wednesday, April 1, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
First class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, April 7, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next classes:
Thursday, April 2, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, April 13, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
First Meet:
Monday, April 13, 5:30 p.m. at Winter Park Racquet Club

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

 

Talking to Strangers

TCS 8th grade students recently discovered that sometimes its okay to talk to strangers. The students conducted Man-on-the-Street interviews with individuals they encountered downtown. Four civics questions were posed. This activity was a review of Social Studies content the students learned earlier in the year, as well as a unique way to sharpen their social skills and engage in our downtown community.

The questions and percentage of correct answers are listed below. As for the answers, you’ll have to ask a TCS 8th grade student.

1.   After the President and Vice-President who is next in the line of succession? In other words, if the President and Vice-President were to die at the same time, who would become president?   42% correct

2.   Who is the current Speaker of the House?   44% correct

3.    According to the Constitution, who has the power to declare war?     42% correct

4.     Name Florida’s two U.S. Senators.  41% correct

 

Lions’ Sports Update March 18

Middle School
Save the Date
Middle School Sports Celebration
Please mark your calendar for our “Sports Celebration”
Wednesday, April 15 in Lee Fellowship Hall
This event is open to our middle school athletes, coaches and their families.
Food trucks will be open at 5:00 p.m.
Awards Celebration will begin at 6:15 p.m.
Let’s Celebrate Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return you’re washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Flag Football
First games:
Saturday, March 21 and 28, 2:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Soccer
Next games:
Saturday, March 21 and 28, 9:00 a.m. at Trotters Park #6

Spring Volleyball
4th and 5th grade
Next Practice:
Wednesday, April 1, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Golf
Last class is Wednesday, March 18, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Last class of Spring Session I
Tuesday, March 31, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center
Spring Session II
First class is Tuesday, April 7, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin

Soccer Shots
Next classes:
Thursday, March 19 and April 2, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, March 30, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
Next practice will be Friday, April 10, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland Aquatic Center

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

 

 

Art, Symmetry, and History

Middle school art students are studying mandalas. Mandalas, used in many types of religious art, employ the use of radial symmetry, where all sides of a circular image are the same if it is divided along its axis. In Christian art, mandalas are often used in stained glass windows like the rose windows found in Gothic architecture. The students developed a design that would be 1/4 of their image. They then transferred it on to a linoleum block. Using carving tools, they carved a block print. The blocks were inked and used to print their complete mandalas.