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Open Enrollment for the 2012-2013 School Year Begins February 1

 All Sports teams, please check Coach Burman's website for game and practice schedules.

Thursday, February 9, Prospective Parent Open House at 9 am (All schools)
This informative event is designed for prospective parents in all our schools. You will have an opportunity to see our classrooms during instructional time and to meet with our registrars and administration. Reservations are recommended. Please RSVP to La'Sha Heard at LaSha.Heard@lacs.com or (650)948-3738 ext 128.

Save the Dates:

  • Thursday, February 16, Open House in the Evening from 6 PM to 8 PM
    Please join us at 6 PM in the Sanctuary for a quick meeting on the gym improvements before heading into the classrooms to see your students' work.
  • Friday, February 17 Elementary Free Dress
  • February 20 - 24 Winter Break (NO SCHOOL) 
  • Friday, March 9, Teacher In-service NO SCHOOL

Events at Bridges Community Church this Week:

  • This Sunday: Praise Service at 9:00 AM; Modern Service at 10:45 AM.  
  •  MOPS: Meets every other Tuesday from 9:30am-11:30am with childcare open from 9:15am-11:45am. MOPS will not be meeting on February 21 and April 3.
  • Wednesday Women's Bible Study, Wednesday mornings starting at 9:15 am in the Family Center: Beth Moore's “Arming Yourselves in the Age of Seduction”, Women of Faith's ''Listening to the Voice of God, Growing in Faith Everyday''.  Childcare ''AdventureLand'' is provided for children 0 - 5 years of age.
  • AWANA has started back up on Wednesday evenings. Check out their homepage for more information.
  • Thursday Night Women's Bible Study, Thursday evenings starting at 6:15 pm in the Family Center: Beth Moore's “David-Seeking a Heart Like His''
  • International Mom's Bible Study: A time of fellowship and an international brunch.  The group has a wonderful time sharing things about God and what He means to them.  This is an active group who love to learn.  They do everything from cooking demos, to guest speakers, to creative projects.  From 9:30 am to 11:30 am in Room 522.  

BCC Family Minstry News and Events:

  • Family Ice Skating (2/11) All are welcome to join us at Winter Lodge in Palo Alto on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for ice skating, broom hockey, hot chocolate, and more.  Pay at the door ($10/individual or $25/family unit); no advance RSVPs necessary.  Invite some friends!  Contact katie.licari@connectbcc.org for more information. 
  • Family Camp Interest Meeting (2/12) Make plans now to join us this year at the Mount Hermon Labor Day Family Camp (Aug. 31-Sept. 3)!  This is known as one of the best Family Camps in the country, so space is limited and will not be here for long.  Pricing options will be coming your way very soon.  The Interest Meeting on Sunday, Feb. 12 from 5:45-7:15 in the Family Center will be led by a Mount Hermon staff member.  Only those who attend the Interest Meeting are eligible for a $100 family discount on the price of the Camp!  Come get your questions answered, connect with other parents, and enjoy a great discount.

You can check out all events and ministries, including services and office hours, at Bridges Community Church through their website.

 

Mrs. Goff's Window: A Weekly Newsletter from our Principal  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 

This past week brought me fun, caution, and information. Let me get the caution part out of the way first.  The big caution for me was going into the third grade classroom while the Reptile Man was there! Students with snakes draped around their necks were close to the door as I entered. So I did a quick in and out. Give me spiders any day, snakes scare me to pieces! As a school we practiced caution with having a code red drill. This drill prepares us in the event a gunman or terrorist should come on campus. We want the children to be as safe as possible. All the classes were quiet, barricaded in their rooms, and calm. I was proud of everyone.  We can pray that we will never have to perform code red in real life, but we are ready.
 
For fun I attended the boys’ basketball game against San Jose Christian School. We won!! I also enjoyed the fifth grade Walk Thru the Revolutionary War. The students had very authentic costumes and knew their parts well. The fourth grade parents fed the staff a wonderful luncheon on Thursday with soups, salads, and desserts. Parents, the staff appreciates the luncheons immensely. We all feel so privileged to work with such encouraging, supportive parents. The kindergarten has a new rug for the students. It has bright colored squares and makes the room look bright and happy. Thank you PTF for supplying that to the kindergarten.
 
For information I visited more math classes. In second grade math, the students worked on subtraction and the 2LAD were working with cubes on place value. In third grade they spent time on word problems with multiple operations. The class spent a lot of time on this difficult concept, working on their individual white boards. Mrs. Bryant’s fourth grade class used large dice to study probability. The Intro to Algebra class was solving percentage problems using equations. They discussed the “real-life” issues of commissions and royalties. Jeffrey Gottfurcht visited the first grade classrooms to inform them about the climb he is on right now. Jeff is in Argentina climbing Mt. Aconcagua.  I was thrilled when he gave the school the ice pick he used on Mt. Everest last year. Last night I attended the parent meeting on executive functioning with Dr. John Brentar, the executive director of Morrissey-Compton Educational Center. Thank you for the great turnout of parents. We learned what executive functioning is and how to help our students gain these important skills. This morning I observed the fifth grade in library. They were presenting their Dewey Decimal System projects. I learned that Mr. Dewey was only 21 years old when he invented the system.
 
Prayer:
--Pray for continued health concerns for some of our parents
--Pray for Jeffrey Gottfurcht as he climbs Mt. Aconcagua.
--Pray for Mrs. Swanson’s health and recovery.
 
Praises:
--I want to welcome a new student to LACS. Emma Sahbari is in the second grade and we are thrilled to have her and her family as part of our school family.
 
Chapel:
--Three middle school students presented a play on Psalm 23 in elementary chapel.
--Middle school finished watching “Soul Surfer” in chapel.
 
Out and About:
--Thursday evening I will be at a special PTF meeting to discuss the proposal for the gym upgrade.
--Friday evening I will at the Red Carpet Event for the middle school.