LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #15
General Christmas Program Reminders: The Logos Christmas program will take place this Friday, December 13 at 7:00 PM at the Nazarene Church. Please see details below. Rehearsal: Please drop your child off at the Nazarene Church between 8:15-8:30 AM Friday, December 13 (all preschool-6th graders and 7th-11th grade students who are in choir). This is earlier than usual but the same location for our preschool and kindergarten families. Secondary students who are not in choir will have class as usual. We will bus the students back to school afterward. Preschool Families: If your child does not have school that morning, please remain at the Nazarene Church until the rehearsal is over so that you can bring your child home-thank you! Performance: Please bring your child to the Nazarene Church that Friday night (6:30-Secondary Students, 6:45-Elementary Students). The program will take place between 7-8 PM. The preschool-1st graders will exit to the foyer after they perform to meet their parents and sit with them for the remainder of the program. After the program please find your child and keep him/her with you. As our school grows, we are focusing on being good guests in these situations, and so we ask that you do not allow your children to play in the sanctuary or lobby before or after the event. Attire for Performers Elementary: Logos dress uniform (young ladies may wear a special Christmas dress if desired, and young men are welcome to wear blazers). Secondary: Logos dress uniform only. Blazers for young men and women are welcome. Friday School Attire: During the school day this Friday we will be in regular school uniform to keep our dress uniforms clean for the Christmas program that evening. Elementary Saturday Hoops: If your son is registered for Saturday Hoops the second session is this Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9-11 AM. Secondary Final Exam Schedule: The week before Christmas is finals week for our secondary students. Please see the attached special schedule. Merry Christmas! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #12
Elementary Midterms: Elementary midterms will be coming home this week. Please complete and return these by November 20. Secondary Dialectic Speech Meet 7th-9th: November 15 is the dialectic speech meet. There will be an awards assembly for all 7th-12th graders in which some of the superior speeches will be delivered at 2:30 in the gym. All are welcome to attend. High School Boys Basketball: The boys begin this Friday from 3:30-5:30 in the gym. There will be a parent meeting that night in the weight room at 5:15. Extracurricular Calendars: For those of you who would like to have Logos extracurricular calendars on your phone, tablet, or computer, please use the following links (Some phones will automatically ask if you would like to add the calendar when you click on the link. Here are instructions for manually copying the links to your device.): Mock Trial Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_dttocmkcqr5hd9oiovtrh2106c%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics JH Boys Basketball Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_1t47uv80hm3or6fgapqnkkis2s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics HS Boys Basketball Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_1v8be3rebqv9corvrca9sukass%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics HS Girls Basketball Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_gfplmod2cjhmnpddrom9djv638%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics Guidelines for Keeping Sick Children Home Colds: Please keep your child at home if he has a fever over 100 degrees or is experiencing discomfort that would interfere with his ability to perform in school (i.e. uncontrollable coughing, severe lack of energy). Conjunctivitis (pink-eye): Follow your doctor’s advice for returning to school. Diarrhea/Vomiting: A child with diarrhea and / or vomiting should stay at home and return to school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours. Fever: The child should remain at home with a fever greater than 100 degrees. The child can return to school after he has been fever free for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol or Motrin). *Please do not send your child into the classroom to get missed work if they are sick. We are trying not to share the love if we can help it! Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #11
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #11 General Curriculum ½ Day: December 20 we will have an early dismissal at 12:30 so that teachers can meet and work on improving the Logos curriculum. The secondary students will have final exams that morning, elementary students will wrap up the second quarter, and then we’ll send the students home early for Christmas break. Elementary 6th Grade Play: This Friday Mrs. Kappmeyer and Mrs. Anderson’s class will be performing in the gym. The show will open with a recitation by Mrs. Calene and Miss Wilson’s 4th grade class at 8:35. All are welcome! Secondary Choir Festival: The high school choir is headed to Spokane to participate in the ACCS Northwest Choral Festival at the Oaks Classical Christian Academy this Friday, November 8. Almost every student in our high school is in the choir this year, so there will not be high school classes that day, except for Greek. Dialectic Speech Meet 7th-9th: November 15 is the dialectic speech meet. There will be an awards assembly for all 7th-12th graders in which some of the superior speeches will be delivered at 2:30 in the gym. All are welcome to attend. High School Boys Basketball: The boys begin on 11/15. All 9th and 11th graders coming out for basketball need to have a physical on file with the school before the first day of practice. All 10th and 12th graders coming out for basketball need to have an Interim Questionnaire Form on file with the school before the first day of practice. These forms can be found on the school website under the Athletics tab. The participation fee for High school basketball is $90 per athlete. Students must have earned a 2.5 GPA or higher the previous quarter in order to play. Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #10
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #10 General Fight’n Knight Day: This Friday is a Fight’n Knight Day to support our high school cross country teams as they compete at state this weekend (nice jeans and your navy Logos T-shirt)! Elementary Homework-0-Meter Results: Homework surveys are in, and we’ve crunched the numbers below (averaged between the double classes). Parents, thank you for taking the time to complete the surveys! Grade / Actual Numbers / Guideline Targets (per night/5 days a week): 1st = 12 min. (15 min.) 2nd = 26 min. (30 min.) 3rd = 14 min. (45 min.) 4th = 33 min. (45 min.) 5th = 31 min. (45 min.) 6th = 29 min. (60 min.) Secondary Secondary Assembly: We will have an assembly tomorrow morning from 8:25-9:15 in the gym. Pastor Kirk Brower will be speaking on What is a Christian Worldview? Parents are welcome to attend. Dialectic Speech Meet 7th-9th: November 15 is the dialectic speech meet. There will be an awards assembly for all 7th-12th graders in which some of the superior speeches will be delivered at 2:30 in the gym. All are welcome to attend. High School Boys and Girls Basketball: Girls begin on 11/4 and boys on 11/15. All 9th and 11th graders coming out for basketball need to have a physical on file with the school before the first day of practice. All 10th and 12th graders coming out for basketball need to have an Interim Questionnaire Form on file with the school before the first day of practice. These forms can be found on the school website under the Athletics tab. The participation fee for High school basketball is $90 per athlete. Students must have earned a 2.5 GPA or higher the previous quarter in order to play. Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #8
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #8 General Early Winter: Elementary and secondary students are welcome to wear snow boots throughout the winter season. Teacher Workday: This week is the last week of the quarter. Encourage your child to finish strong! Friday, October 18, is a teacher workday (no school for students and the front office will be closed). Teachers will be wrapping up the first quarter (grades and report cards) and preparing for the second quarter. There will be no dress uniform day this week. Elementary Speech Meet: Wednesday, October 16. Parents are welcome to attend. No pictures, videos, or younger siblings please. Parent/Teacher Conferences: Almost all of the scheduling is complete. A reminder email will be sent out the Monday before conferences. If you have not scheduled yet, please visit this site to do so: http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Logos . Secondary Dress Shoes: Logos allows for a lot of flexibility in our uniform guidelines. We are thankful for this freedom, but it does require work and tending as fashions change and more options become available. This year we are seeing a need to communicate more clearly as to what we are looking for in the area of secondary dress shoes. The following shoes do not count as dress shoes in the secondary: conservative tennis shoes, Vans, or Vans classic slip-ons (picture attached), Sambas, or skater shoes (regardless of brand, material, or heel height). If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me. PSAT: The 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT the morning of October 16 in the gym. Math Counts: Beginning this Thursday, 7th and 8th grade students are invited to join the Logos Math Counts Team! We will be meeting weekly during lunch from 12:05 - 12:30 in the Science room where we will be practicing for competitions that begin in January. Mr. Chris Owsley and Dr. Tim Nadreau will be the coaches. Bring your lunches. Junior High Boys Basketball: Here are a few details about the season: Depending on numbers, sixth graders may be able to play. The start date is October 22nd and the season will run through the second week of December. The cost to participate is $60 per athlete. There is no additional paperwork that needs to be completed by families. Practice will generally be from 7:30-9:00pm in the evening after the first two weeks. Throughout the season, practices and games combined will take up, on average, 4 nights a week. Students must have earned a 2.5 GPA or higher the previous quarter in order to play. High School Boys and Girls Basketball: Girls begin on 11/4 and boys on 11/15. All 9th and 11th graders coming out for basketball need to have a physical on file with the school before the first day of practice. All 10th and 12th graders coming out for basketball need to have an Interim Questionnaire Form on file with the school before the first day of practice. These forms can be found on the school website under the Athletics tab. The participation fee for High school basketball is $90 per athlete. Students must have earned a 2.5 GPA or higher the previous quarter in order to play. Study Tip for the Week Plan ahead. Sit down with your child on Saturday and read over the HAS (elementary) or the Weekly Test Schedule (secondary) together. Talk about the tests and assignments with your child so that he is prepared before the week begins. A few minutes of discussion and study Saturday morning can help take the pressure off in the middle of the week when the circus is in full swing. One elementary example is having your child learn the first 7 Latin and spelling words on Saturday. This puts them in the position of starting the following week ahead of the game. If your child is in 2nd-12th grade, their grades are available on RenWeb. Many families use the weekend to check on academic progress so that they can help emphasize areas that may need extra attention. Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #7
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #7 General Fight’n Knight Day: This Friday students are welcome to wear nice jeans and their Fight’n Knight shirts to support our drama cast and crew as they put on Much Ado. Much Ado About Nothing: Come one, come all! Logos Varsity Drama is proud to present Much Ado About Nothing. You won't want to miss this Western take on Shakespeare's most beloved comedy! Thurs, Oct 10th and Fri, Oct 11th at 7pm, and Sat, Oct 12th at 1:00 (JV) and 4:30. Secondary students get one free show! Tickets at the door: $10 adult, $5 student/senior, $30 family max. Free Piano: If your family is interested in an upright piano, we have a donor who would love to pass it along. Please contact Debbie Hulbert at Debbie.hulbert7@gmail.com. Two Weeks Left: There are only two weeks left in the first quarter. This is a good time to check grades on Renweb (grades 2-12) and make sure that your student is ready to finish the quarter strong! Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences: Almost all of the scheduling is complete. A reminder email will be sent out the Monday before conferences. If you have not scheduled yet, please visit this site to do so: http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Logos . Study Tip for the Week Flashcards are a super way to commit material to memory. Whether it is multiplication facts in the elementary or the periodic table for a secondary science class, using flashcards can be a huge help, if they are used wisely. Here are a few tips: 1. Have the student make the flashcards himself. This is a valuable part of studying. Write the question on one side (5 + 6) and the answer on the back (=11). Make sure that the material is written correctly (spelling and neatness) so that the student is not studying incorrect or confusing material. Also, make sure that the answer is written lightly enough so that you cannot see it through the card. 2. Have the student go through the stack of cards. Every card that he gets right should go on the ‘right’ stack and the ones he gets wrong go on the ‘wrong’ stack. Study the ‘wrong’ stack a few times and then go through it again dividing it into two stacks. This will allow him to focus on the information that needs the most attention. Eventually, remix the cards and test on all of them, repeating the process until he has it down. 3. Break study time into small bites. It’s usually best to focus on two or three intense fifteen-minute sessions rather than a solid hour with the attendant distractions and bathroom breaks. Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #6
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #6 General Much Ado About Nothing: Come one, come all! Logos Varsity Drama is proud to present "Much Ado About Nothing." You won't want to miss this Western take on Shakespeare's most beloved comedy! Thurs, Oct 10th and Fri, Oct 11th at 7pm, and Sat, Oct 12th at 1:00 (JV) and 4:30. Secondary students get one free show! Tickets at the door: $10 adult, $5 student/senior, $30 family max. Elementary Mrs. Anita Merkle: Many of you are aware that Mrs. Merkle (our beloved kindergarten teacher) has been ill over the last few weeks. She thought she was making progress and then needed to head home to recover more last week. At this point, it looks like she is going to need a significant period of rest before she is back to 100% and she has asked to retire from teaching mid-year. While we will miss her greatly, we are very thankful for the way that her colleagues at the Nazarene campus have stepped in to sub for her and we are grateful to report that Mrs. Amy Snell has been hired to teach Mrs. Merkle’s kindergarten class and Mrs. Lauren McMurray has been hired to teach Mrs. Snell’s M/W/F Preschool class (as well as keeping her own T/Th class) for the duration of the year. Please accept our apologies for the disruption, and as always, don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Families will be conducting Parent/Teacher Conferences with their child’s “new” teacher during the last week of October. Parent/Teacher Conferences: Families with three or more students in the elementary should have received an email last week with details on how to sign up. If you fit this category, and didn’t receive an email, please contact the front office. All other families will receive an opportunity to sign up this Friday. 5th Grade Play: This Friday morning Mr. Kohl’s 5th graders will be performing a play. The show will open in the gym at 8:35 with a short recitation by Mrs. Wilson’s 2nd grade class. All are welcome! Elementary Romance Each year I make a point of speaking to the 2nd - 6th grade students about a fascinating and sometimes delicate oxymoron - elementary romance. I am very pleased to say that this has not been an issue that Logos elementary students have struggled with in recent memory, nor do I have grave concerns this year. My primary goal is that we maintain a positive school culture in which students do not feel pressure to “grow up” too fast in this area. This week I’ve been stopping in for this year’s installment, and I thought it would be good for you all to know what I had to say to the students and what my expectations are in this area. First of all, the school policy for the elementary and secondary reads, “Public displays of romantic affection are not permitted at school or school activities.” My interpretation of a public display of romantic affection is very narrow. Any singling out of a person of the opposite sex, and anything that you could do to earn yourself the title of “an item” fall into this category. The discussion with the 2nd - 6th graders usually begins with me asking how old they are, and then following up by asking how old they think they will be when they get married. After clarifying, for the sake of the boys, that most people do not wait until they are 37 to marry, we move on to the application. The short form is that these students are a lifetime or more away from getting married, and any preliminary negotiations are absolutely inappropriate in the elementary. I am strongly against silly talk about who likes whom, and I am thoroughly opposed to premature pairing up (in the elementary and secondary). There is far too much fun and hard work for us to keep ourselves occupied with to give attention to cheap soap operas. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #5
General Drop Off and Pick Up Times (Logos Campus): Please drop your child off between 8:00-8:25 AM and pick them up between 3:10-3:30 PM (unless they are participating in an extracurricular activity) as there is no supervision beyond those times. Thank you! Class Pictures: This Friday the 1st-12th graders will have their class pictures taken. This is a dress uniform day. Elementary Preschool-1st Grade Midterms: Midterms came home last Wednesday. Please sign the bottom of the form and return it by this Wednesday, September 25. 2nd-6th Grade Midterms: A midterm form came home last Wednesday. Please log on to Renweb and help your child complete it. Our goal is to encourage families to check out Renweb and to help students use the midterm to plan for improvement in any areas that may need work. Please return these forms by Wednesday, September 25. Speech Meet: Selections need to be memorized by October 2. Secondary Renweb: Now that we are halfway through the quarter, this is a great time to sit down with your secondary student, log on to Renweb, and check progress in each class. Study Tip of the Week One helpful way to teach your kids not to procrastinate is to ingrain in them the need to study at least Two Days Out. Two Days Out means studying for Friday’s test on Wednesday and Thursday instead of simply the night before. Studying for predictable subjects like spelling and Latin should be spread over the course of the entire week, but for other quizzes and small tests, especially in the secondary, Two Days Out helps form a pattern of planned investment rather than last-minute gambling. Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #4
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #4 General Smart Watches: Smart watches, fit bits, and any other tool that looks like it can store information or communicate with a phone or computer are not allowed in class. Scoreboard Controller: We have an electrical problem with our scoreboard controller in the gym. We have ordered a new one, but if anyone has expertise in this area, we’d love to repair the old one to save as a back up. Please contact Patrick Lopez if you are interested in taking a look at it. Elementary 5th Grade Play: This Friday morning Mrs. Krammer’s 5th graders will be performing a play. The show will open in the gym at 8:35 with a short recitation by Mrs. Loyd’s 3rd grade class. All are welcome! Speech Meet: Selections need to be memorized by October 2. Secondary National Merit Semifinalists: Congratulations to seniors Judah Rauch, Cameron Vis, and Rory Wilson on being named semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit® Scholarship Program, based upon scores from the PSAT qualifying test. The 16,000 semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of the nation’s high school seniors. Ninety percent of these semifinalists will qualify as finalists, to compete for National Merit® Scholarships. They join the 71 other Logos alumni who achieved National Merit Honors. Guidelines for Keeping Sick Children Home Colds: Please keep your child at home if he has a fever over 100 degrees or is experiencing discomfort that would interfere with his ability to perform in school (i.e. uncontrollable coughing, severe lack of energy). Conjunctivitis (pink-eye): Follow your doctor’s advice for returning to school. Diarrhea/Vomiting: A child with diarrhea and / or vomiting should stay at home and return to school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours. Fever: The child should remain at home with a fever greater than 100 degrees. The child can return to school after he has been fever free for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol or Motrin). Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #3
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #3
General
Individual Pictures @ Nazarene Campus: Preschool and Kindergarten individual pictures will be taken this Wednesday morning. Families may choose between having their child wear his or her uniform or dressing up in a special outfit of your choice. Modesty standards still apply. This is not a day to dress down (professional sports jerseys, jeans, etc.).
Fight’n Knight Day!: This Friday students are welcome to wear their school shirts and nice blue jeans as we support our cross-country teams as they run in the Seaport Invitational on Saturday (Beachview Park, Chestnut St, Clarkston, WA). Come out and cheer for our cross-country teams!
Elementary
Assembly Accompaniment Tryouts: 4th – 6th grade students are welcome to tryout to accompany singing at elementary assemblies. Tryouts will take place this Thursday, September 12 @ 12:00 in the lunchroom. Student accompanists receive one free hot lunch for every assembly they accompany. Music was distributed last week.
Speech Meet: Speech Meet information packets will be coming home with your students this week. All students in 1st-6th grade participate. Selections are due September 16.
Secondary
Secondary Assembly: Our first secondary assembly will take place this Thursday during first period (no electives that day). We will all meet at 8:25 in the gym. Students should bring paper and a pencil to take notes as there are follow-up quizzes in each Bible class later in the week. Our speaker this week is Pastor Toby Sumpter, and his topic is: What is the Gospel? Parents are always welcome!
Absences/Tardies for secondary students: If your child will be absent or tardy from school for any reason (illness, planned, funeral, Dr. appointment, etc.) please notify the front office along with having the student contact each teacher to get assignments. If we don't hear from you then we record it as an unexcused absence and follow up with an office visit.
Extracurricular Calendars: For those of you who would like to have Logos extracurricular calendars on your phone, tablet, or computer, please use the following links (Some phones will automatically ask if you would like to add the calendar when you click on the link. Here are instructions for manually copying the links to your device.):
HS Drama Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_838g6c302ic0h2unlceuobhq9c%40group.calendar.google.com/private-e6a5f8224a9889b9285fc7c27f6533f9/basic.ics
HS Volleyball Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_5u4l7daes9tr5cupeij6g5t8dk%40group.calendar.google.com/private-8f59dd5d5222e487dec5b1c5b589c05e/basic.ics
HS Cross-Country Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_i2cpfekq2nh6hotrhq4c7h37qc%40group.calendar.google.com/private-be856e91eaa4c453e61820cf0048f6b9/basic.ics
JH Volleyball Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_04fc4ca92fbuh0bhhdhcd0vq80%40group.calendar.google.com/private-eaa414e317b8245cbbb64154d4533c1e/basic.ics
JH Cross-Country Practice: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/logosschool.com_03mh54jp7ou9ch8g9lsd8rq878%40group.calendar.google.com/private-06e3a948125db69ec6a8f7881643dbde/basic.ics
JH Football Practice:
Logos Events (games, productions, etc.): https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/twhitling%40gmail.com/private-55e49937b168c2a43be7b8b69ad98d0d/basic.ics
Study Tip for the Week
Busy dads need to have a system for staying in touch with how their kids are doing in school. Don’t wait for the midterm progress report to come home and get your attention. One suggestion is to require your child to drop off all graded and returned schoolwork at your spot at the dinner table right when he gets home (or some other convenient spot). Before dinner you can look through the stack to check progress. This will also give you the information required to ask intelligent questions during dinner about the topics that are being covered in school.
Cheers!
Matt Whitling