Jr. Cougar Chronicles

Thursday, October 19, 2023

This week in our elementary chapel after being led in worship through song by our Jr. Cougar Worship Team, we were led in God's Word by Pastor Rick Taylor from Hopewell Church. (If that last name sounds familiar it's because he is married to our beloved fourth grade teacher Mrs. Justine Taylor! :) Pastor Rick's focus was on our current character trait of thankfulness. His grounding verse was Colossians 3:15:

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,

to which indeed you were called in one body.

And be thankful.

Pastor Rick explained that the word thankful is translated from the Greek word eucharistia which can be translated to "good grace". Using student examples, Pastor Rick challenged our Jr. Cougars to not only be thankful for stuff and things but to be thankful for the givers too. God is the giver of all good things by His good grace! (Jr. Cougars were able to express their thankfulness to Pastor Rick because he was the giver of our chapel lesson and our sweet treat of Life Savers candy too! :) We concluded chapel in our Jr. Cougar small groups creating thankful pennants that you will soon be able to enJOY on display in both of our elementary buildings.

With so much technology at the fingertips of our littles and bigs, CCS is committed to increasing awareness and understanding of how to be vigilant in protecting their hearts and minds while utilizing it for good. One of the ways we are doing this is by utilizing a digital platform, NEPTUNE NAVIGATE to support our Christlike Digital Citizenship curriculum being taught in our elementary, middle, and high school programs. Our faculty is currently undergoing training through this platform and our students will follow during the third trimester this year.

In addition to this, we long to help our families in this area as well. To that end, my hope and plan is to share new points of technology information in each blog that appears to have an impact on our Jr. Cougars. Most of the information I will be sharing will be coming from the website, PROTECT YOUNG EYES. Protect Young Eyes is a faith-based corporation on a mission to raise awareness about the many aspects of the world of technology impacting our littles and bigs in small, large, and innumerable ways.

The link below shares a plethora of valuable information about YouTube Kids including how to set up parental controls to best protect your child/ren.

YouTube Kids App Review

Coming Soon to a Classroom Near You!

Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up on

Monday, 11/20 (morning, afternoon, & evening slots available)

and Tuesday, 11/21 (morning and afternoon slots available).

Keep your eyes 👀 on your inbox for how to schedule

this special time with the teachers of your Jr. Cougars!.

Our Picture Retake Day is on

Tuesday, 11/14/2023.

Students who are retaking their pictures should present the photographer

their unwanted picture packages as "payment" for their retakes.

The new code for ordering retakes online is:

Retake Picture Day ID # EVT4MZJTT

For the Concerts and Festivities to Celebrate

the Birth of our Precious Savior

on Thursday, December 14th

Happening on our CCS Campus!

4:00-4:30 pm - Preschool through Grade 1 - "Follow the Star"

6:00-7:00 pm - Grades 2 through 5 - "Sheep Stuff - A Wooly Awesome Christmas"

7:30-8:30 pm - MS and HS - Concert

More information and details will be shared as we get closer to the Christmas Season!

Jr. Cougars have

💗💗💗hearts 💗💗💗

overflowing with

GA-GA Gratitude!

Our heartfelt thanks to the team of GA-GA gurus who took their time, resources, talents, strength, and care to reconstruct our GA-GA pit after the construction on campus had to deconstruct our original pit. Our GA-GA pit is once again bringing fun, healthy competition, and JOY to our Jr. Cougars at recess! Whoop! Whoop! This terrific and talented team included Mr. Yos, Mr. Vaughn, and Mr. Bittner. We also want to share our enthusiastic appreciation to Mr. Delbert Martin from Greencoast Construction and Mr. Linford Stoltzfus from Zook Masonry, for the cement foundation for our GaGa pit. Finally, we

"Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!"

Let the games begin!

We are just a few days away from the mouth-watering, nose-tickling, tummy-rumbling, finger-licking, yummy and delicious, fresh and hot chicken at the BBQ coming up this Friday, October 20th! What a tasty treat and easy Friday night feast for you and your loved ones to enJOY together while supporting our beloved CCS!

After feasting on your tasty foul and a "sweet sleep in Jesus" join us on Saturday morning to try your hand at bidding and winning during our live auction.

Among many unique treasures that you can bid on and win, a most special feature and highlight at our auction are our treasured class baskets!

An enormous THANK YOU to the parents who took the lead in grades 1 through 5 in communicating, organizing, collecting, and assembling this year's class baskets! Another gigantic THANK YOU to all of our super supportive Jr. Cougar families for your generous and creative contributions to the baskets! YOU and the baskets are blessings to our school! The final steps in the basket process are the eagerly anticipated moments of bidding, selling, and winning them at the Auction.

This year class baskets will be center stage at 9:30 am on Saturday 10/21. Your Jr. Cougars are invited to join with their teacher and class at about 9:20 am to present each basket and encourage bidders to raise their hands in support of our beloved CCS and all of our littles and bigs!

October

October 20-21 BBQ & Auction
October 27 No School – Teacher In-service

November

November 2 Height/Weight/Vision/Scoliosis
November 9-10 Fall Drama
November 14 Picture Retakes & Preschool Pictures
November 13-17 Book Fair
November 17 1st Trimester Ends
November 20-21 Parent Teacher Conferences – No Classes
November 22-27 Thanksgiving Break

Thank you for allowing CCS to partner with the Lord and you

to share in this part of your child's journey in growing

spiritually, academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.

Go Jr. Cougars!

WHOOP! WHOOP!

Monday, September 18, 2023

September JOY!

"Come Follow Me"

Last Wednesday, with the help of our elementary music teacher, Mrs.Draper, we launched our first elementary chapel of the new school year! Whoop! Whoop! And the Holy Spirit was definitely in the house and on the move! From the start of the first worship song with the sweet voices of the Jr. Cougars singing His praises behind me as I ran the lyric slides, I knew God had something special planned for chapel that morning and the whole year too. So much JOY as we explained our theme for the year and our plan for faculty and staff to share their testimonies throughout the year.

From there we focused on Mark 10:13-16 about Jesus wanting the children to come to Him, the importance of child-like faith, and Mrs. Draper shared her salvation experience when she was just four years old. At the end of the chapel, we invited students to pray the salvation prayer and there were eager hearts and voices throughout the gym that we get the gift and blessing of walking with and encouraging them in their own Jesus journeys all year!

Why am I sharing all this with you now? Well, that's easy! I am sharing this with you because it brings my heart overflowing JOY and because I/we would love to invite you to be a unique part of this special and intentional worship experience in the lives of our precious Jr. Cougars by joining us. Chapel dates, are all on Wednesdays this year.

9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 11/15, 11/29, 12/13,

1/3, 1/17, 1/31, 2/14, 2/28, 3/13, 4/3, 5/1, 5/29

Chapels are from about 8:15 -9:00 am in the gym. We usually open with prayer and sing praises to the Lord. After that, throughout this year, one of our faculty/staff will share about the time in their life they gave Jesus their heart. Then we have a 10-15 minute lesson. If your schedule does not afford you the opportunity to be present with us, we would be blessed and grateful for your prayers for our Jr. Cougars and all the Lord is going to do this year in our elementary chapels!

"And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them." Mark 10:13-16

Our CCS Picture Day is scheduled for

Monday, October 2nd.

Order forms should be coming home with your Jr. Cougar soon.

We are just a few weeks away from the mouth-watering, nose-tickling, tummy-rumbling, finger-licking, yummy and delicious, fresh and hot chicken at our annual CCS Chicken BBQ coming up on Friday, October 20th! What a tasty treat and easy Friday night feast for you and your loved ones to enJOY together while supporting our beloved CCS! Tickets are on sale now until October 11th!

CHICKEN BBQ Ticket Sales

October

October 2 Picture Day
October 13 PSAT 11
October 20-21 BBQ & Auction
October 27 No School – Teacher In-service

November

November 2 Height/Weight/Vision/Scoliosis
November 14 Picture Retakes & Preschool Pictures
November 13-17 Book Fair
November 17 1st Trimester Ends
November 20-21 Parent Teacher Conferences – No Classes
November 22-27 Thanksgiving Break

Thank you for allowing CCS to partner with the Lord and you

to share in this part of your child's journey in growing

spiritually, academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.

Go Jr. Cougars!

WHOOP! WHOOP!

Monday, September 4, 2023

And We're Off!

Cruisin' Through the Carline

To help us keep you cruisin' through the car line a little bit before three,

please be sure to post your neon yellow pick-up sign for all to see!

Getting to Know You Day!

This FriYAY, September 8th our Jr. Cougars will experience the JOY of some fun, games, and fellowship while getting to know each other a bit better. We will also have a picnic-style lunch outside on the playground that day with a frozen treat for dessert. Whoop! Whoop! Since we are picnicking outside on this day when packing lunch, please no heat-ups.

Science Rocks!!!

Our first session of “Science Explorers” is coming up quickly! Our CCS “Glad Scientist,” Mrs. Sunshine Smiley :) is eager for her new clubbers of Jr. Cougar scientists to join her on 9/27, 10/4, and 10/11, which are all Wednesdays, after school, from 2:45 - 3:45 pm. Together they will be having ooey, gooey "SlimeTime" fun!

SIGN UP your Jr. Cougar Scientist HERE!

New to Our Beloved Elementary Dream Team!

We are so excited and blessed to welcome to our beloved Elementary Dream Team a few new shining stars! We can't wait to see how the Lord is going to radiate in and through them and all they do to love, support, encourage, and teach our precious Jr. Cougars! We've already seen them in action and know they are twinkling bright additions to our team.

Miss Hoover - ES PE and Computers and MS PE too!

HI! My name is Bryanna Hoover. I graduated from Lancaster Bible College with a degree in Health and Physical Education. God has given me the opportunity to teach Elementary PE, Computer Technology, and coach Middle School Boys Soccer at CCS. Physical education, sports, and kids has always been a passion of mine and I am so excited to get to explore those passions at CCS. A few things I enjoy doing are playing soccer, going to the beach, and watching sunsets. I am so blessed that God has brought me to CCS and I cannot wait to see what He has in store this school year!

Mrs. Nefos - Grade 3B

As my husband Frank and I were looking for a place of peace for our children to learn and grow, He began to stir in my heart a deep desire to teach and to be a light at CCS. I am so grateful for the opportunity to teach third grade! I have always had a love for teaching and a heart for children. I taught for six years, went to Seminary, was on staff at our church for eleven years, and love all things nature, coffee, reading, swimming, and walks. I'm looking forward to serving and loving our CCS community!

Mrs. Justine Taylor - Grade 4

I grew up near Buffalo, NY in a home across from Lake Erie. I’ve been married for almost 38 years and have 4 grown children. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior 35 years ago at my best friend’s house. I’ve been attending Hopewell Church for 17 years. I love singing and spending time with my family. I also love nature and traveling to new places. This summer I visited Europe with my family. We went to Paris, then visited my youngest son who recently moved to England. In August I went back to Africa to see the friends I met last July, when I visited 3 orphanages in Kenya.