LOGOS 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
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #2
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #2
General
Fight’n Knight Day!: This Tuesday students are welcome to wear their school shirts and nice blue jeans as we support our volleyball team as they open their season that evening against Deary High School. This is the first home game of the season! Come out and cheer for the Lady Knights (5:30 JV, Varsity following).
New Applications: We are currently accepting applications for new students to Logos for the 2020-2021 school year (current students will re-register in the spring). If you would like to add your child to the new student enrollment pool, applications can be found on the school website. Preschool classes tend to fill up quickly-now is the time to apply. Remember that the preschool age cutoff is 4 years old by June 1. We will process those students who meet this requirement first, and then any age waiver requests after that.
Individual Pictures: Individual pictures will be taken this Friday morning. Families may choose between having their child wear his or her dress 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.).
Elementary
Assembly Accompaniment Tryouts: 4th – 6th grade students are welcome to tryout to accompany singing at elementary assemblies. Tryouts will take place 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
Mock Trial Coach: We are in need of a Mock Trial B team coach. If you are interested, please contact our AD, Patrick Lopez (ad@logosschool.com).
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council: There will be a meeting with Mayor Bill Lambert at lunch this Tuesday in room 4 for anyone interested in the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council. All 9th-12th grade students are invited to come and find out more about this leadership opportunity.
Book Covers: All secondary hardback books need to be covered tomorrow. Please encourage your child to cover these and bring them to class to show their teachers-Thanks!
Grievance / Improvement Policy
Logos is committed to making small improvements each year so that our school becomes better over time. If you have a suggestion that you think would help improve the school, or if you have a concern (or grievance) with someone involved with the school, please follow the Grievance / Improvement Policy listed in the Parent/Student Handbook. Here are a few basics to keep in mind:
- Always assume the best (the two greatest commandments are to love God and to love your neighbor).
- Go directly to the person responsible and graciously ask for their perspective. Explain your concern or idea. Do not pass your concern along to others as this can hurt the school, spread gossip, and possibly make the problem worse.
- If you still have a concern, go to the next level of authority. We want to hear from you and we want to use your perspective to help improve the school.
Cheers!
Matt Whitling
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – #1
General
New Applications: We are currently accepting applications for new students to Logos for the 2020-2021 school year (current students will re-register in the spring). If you would like to add your child to the new student enrollment pool, applications can be found on the school website. Preschool classes tend to fill up quickly-now is the time to apply. Remember that the preschool age cutoff is 4 years old by June 1. We will process those students who meet this requirement first, and then any age waiver requests after that.
Welcome Back Ball: The Student Council will be hosting the Welcome Back Ball on Friday, August 30th. The elementary dance will run from 6:00-7:30, with a secondary dance practice following from 7:30-8:00. After the dance practice, the secondary ball will run from 8:00-10:00. The cost will be $5 per student, no more than $15 per family. Parents are encouraged to attend and their admission is free. Please come; we would love to have you! Logos balls are for Logos students and their parents only. Attire for balls - Men: dress shirts, ties & slacks; Ladies: knee length dresses/skirts, modest necklines, no strapless tops, halter-tops, or spaghetti straps; Shoes: Clean athletic shoes on the floor only. No dress shoes or high heels.
Elementary
Assembly Accompaniment Tryouts: 4th – 6th grade students are welcome to tryout to accompany singing at elementary assemblies. Tryouts will take place Thursday, September 12 @ 12:00 in the lunchroom. Student accompanists receive one free hot lunch for every assembly they accompany. I will distribute music this week.
Secondary
Field Day is this Friday: Please consult the detailed emails from Mrs. Whitling. Secondary students will meet at Mountain View Park at 9:00 AM and they will be done and ready for pick up at 3:20. Please discuss your family expectations with your child regarding riding in other students’ cars, the back of trucks, etc.
Mock Trial Coach: We are in need of a Mock Trial B team coach. If you are interested, please contact our AD, Patrick Lopez (ad@logosschool.com).
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council: There will be a meeting with Mayor Bill Lambert at lunch next Tuesday in room 4 for anyone interested in the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council. All 9th-12th grade students are invited to come and find out more about this leadership opportunity.
Cheers!
Matt Whitling
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #6
General
2019-20 Information: Please check the school website for updated school supply lists, uniform guidelines, etc.
Back to School Night: Back to School Night for the elementary and secondary will take place the Friday before the first day of school: August 23 at 6:00 for Preschool and Kindergarten parents (at the Nazarene Church: we will be meeting in the education wing upstairs. Please park by the small grass yard in the front of the church and enter up the stairs at the far left of the building. We will not enter through the main sanctuary) and 7:00 for 1st-12th grade parents in the Logos gym. This is an opportunity for parents to hear from the administration and teachers so that we all get off to a strong start (parents only please). If you have children on both campuses, the schedule will allow you to start at the Nazarene Church and then head over to Logos to finish off the evening.
Dress Uniform: The first day of school (August 26) will be a dress uniform day (see the school website for details). Students will not need to wear their dress uniforms on Friday of the first week. Elementary students will wear their regular M-Th uniforms and secondary students will be in Field Day attire (more information coming) on Friday the 30th. Dress uniform days will occur only once a week due to laundering considerations.
School Hours: Here is a link with details about school hours. Please note that classroom doors open 15 minutes before school starts. There is not supervision provided for children before this time.
Welcome Back Ball: The Student Council will be hosting the Welcome Back Ball on Friday, August 30th. The elementary dance will run from 6:00-7:30, with a secondary dance practice following from 7:30-8:00. After the dance practice, the secondary ball will run from 8:00-10:00. The cost will be $5 per student, no more than $15 per family. Parents are encouraged to attend and their admission is free. Please come; we would love to have you! Logos balls are for Logos students and their parents only. Attire for balls - Men: dress shirts, ties & slacks; Ladies: knee length dresses/skirts, modest necklines, no strapless tops, halter-tops, or spaghetti straps; Shoes: Clean athletic shoes on the floor only. No dress shoes or high heels.
Elementary
Elementary Welcome Assembly: First day of school, August 26, from 9:00-9:30 AM in the gym. Parents are welcome to attend.
Secondary
New Secondary Student Orientation: All 7th graders and other new secondary students and their parents are welcome to come Friday, August 23 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in the lunchroom. This is a time to learn about life at Logos and get set for the new school year. Please visit RenWeb, print out your schedule, and bring it to orientation. If you have questions about RenWeb please contact Mr. Euhus (loreneuhus@logosschool.com). School uniforms are not required for this event.
Secondary Welcome Assembly: August 27 from 8:25-9:15 AM in the gym. Parents are welcome to attend. Since this will be Tuesday morning during our normal elective time, the first day of secondary electives will be Thursday.
Junior High Volleyball: If your daughter is interested in playing volleyball, the first practice will take place August 27. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Heather Wilson: hwilson@logosschool.com
Mock Trial Coach: We are in need of a Mock Trial B team coach. If you are interested, please contact our AD, Patrick Lopez (ad@logosschool.com).
Cheers!
Matt Whitling
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #6
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #6 General 2019-20 Information: Please check the school website for updated school supply lists, uniform guidelines, etc. Back to School Night: Back to School Night for the elementary and secondary will take place the Friday before the first day of school: August 23 at 6:00 for Preschool and Kindergarten parents (at the Nazarene Church) and 7:00 for 1st-12th grade parents in the gym. This is an opportunity for parents to hear from the administration and teachers so that we all get off to a strong start (parents only please). If you have children on both campuses, the schedule will allow you to start at the Nazarene Church and then head over to Logos to finish off the evening. Dress Uniform: The first day of school (August 26) will be a dress uniform day (see the school website for details). Students will not need to wear their dress uniforms on Friday of the first week. Elementary students will wear their regular M-Th uniforms and secondary students will be in Field Day attire (more information coming) on Friday the 30th. Dress uniform days will occur only once a week due to laundering considerations. School Hours: Here is a link with details about school hours. Please note that classroom doors open 15 minutes before school starts. There is not supervision provided for children before this time. Elementary Elementary Welcome Assembly: First day of school, August 26, from 9:00-9:30 AM in the gym. Parents are welcome to attend. Secondary New Secondary Student Orientation: All 7th graders and other new secondary students and their parents are welcome to come Friday, August 23 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in the lunchroom. This is a time to learn about life at Logos and get set for the new school year. Please visit RenWeb, print out your schedule, and bring it to orientation. If you have questions about RenWeb please contact Mr. Euhus (loreneuhus@logosschool.com). Secondary Welcome Assembly: August 27 from 8:25-9:15 AM in the gym. Parents are welcome to attend. Since this will be Tuesday morning during our normal elective time, the first day of secondary electives will be Thursday. Junior High Volleyball: If your daughter is interested in playing volleyball, the first practice will take place August 27. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Heather Wilson: hwilson@logosschool.com Junior High Cross-Country: If your son or daughter is interested in running cross-country this year, the first practice will take place August 19 for junior high. If you have questions about the season or if you want to receive information about preseason workouts and fun-runs please contact the appropriate coach: Josh Wright: jpaulwright@gmail.com Junior High Football: If your son is interested in playing football, the first practice will take place August 19. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Nick Holloway: hollowaynick@gmail.com Senior Course Options: 12th Graders who will be participating in senior course options (college/online courses and internships) should be thinking about their proposals for next year. These are due on August 12 to Mr. Whitling via email, or earlier if possible. See the school webpage for details. Cheers! Matt WhitlingLOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #5
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #5
General
2019-20 Information: Please check the school website for updated school supply lists, uniform guidelines, etc.
Back to School Night: Back to School Night for the elementary and secondary will take place the Friday before the first day of school: August 23 at 6:00 for Preschool and Kindergarten parents (at the Nazarene Church) and 7:00 for 1st-12th grade parents in the gym. This is an opportunity for parents to hear from the administration and teachers so that we all get off to a strong start (parents only please). We will have Fight’n Knight shirts for sale this evening in the lunchroom!
Dress Uniform: The first day of school (August 26) will be a dress uniform day (see the school website for details). Students will not need to wear their dress uniforms on Friday of the first week. Elementary students will wear their regular M-Th uniforms and secondary students will be in Field Day attire (more information coming) on Friday the 30th. Dress uniform days will occur only once a week due to laundering considerations.
Elementary
Elementary Welcome Assembly: First day of school, August 26, from 9:00-9:30 AM in the gym. Parents are welcome to attend.
Secondary
New Secondary Student Orientation: All 7th graders and other new secondary students and their parents are welcome to come Friday, August 23 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in the lunchroom. This is a time to learn about life at Logos and get set for the new school year. Please visit RenWeb, print out your schedule, and bring it to orientation. If you have questions about RenWeb please contact Mr. Euhus (loreneuhus@logosschool.com).
High School Volleyball: If your daughter is interested in playing volleyball, the first practice will take place August 12. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Jessica Evans: jevans@logosschool.com
Junior High Volleyball: If your daughter is interested in playing volleyball, the first practice will take place August 27. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Heather Wilson: hwilson@logosschool.com
Junior High and High School Cross-Country: If your son or daughter is interested in running cross-country this year, the first practice will take place August 12 for high school and August 19 for junior high. If you have questions about the season or if you want to receive information about preseason workouts and fun-runs please contact the appropriate coach: Junior High – Josh Wright: jpaulwright@gmail.com, High School – Paula Casebolt: paulacasebolt@yahoo.com
Junior High Football: If your son is interested in playing football, the first practice will take place August 19. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Nick Holloway: hollowaynick@gmail.com
Sports Physicals: If you have a 9th or 11th Grade student who is planning to participate in sports this coming year, he/she will need to have a physical before the season begins (especially time sensitive for volleyball and cross country). See the school webpage for the correct form to bring to your doctor.
Senior Course Options: 12th Graders who will be participating in senior course options (college/online courses and internships) should be thinking about their proposals for next year. These are due on August 12 to Mr. Whitling via email, or earlier if possible. See the school webpage for details.
Cheers!
Matt Whitling
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #4
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #4
General
2019-20 Information: Please check the school website for updated school supply lists, uniform guidelines, etc.
Elementary Rosters: We have completed the process of assigning students to double classes for the 2019-20 school year. The board has established a procedure by which we gather primary and secondary preferences from parents, set healthy guidelines for the number and composition of students per class, and then utilize a spreadsheet to grant as much parental preference as possible for each grade. Our registrar, Loren Euhus, has invested his time and expertise in gathering preferences and creating the spreadsheet that generates the final results. I’ve attached the rosters. The board has designated that these rosters remain fixed, other than amending clerical errors and/or a board designated adjustment. We are looking forward to serving your families again in the fall.
Secondary
Electives: We are looking to secure a few more volunteers to teach elective classes (Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:25-9:15). If you have an area of expertise that you would like to share with our secondary students please contact me. A few ideas to consider: Practical Christianity, Anatomy and Physiology, Botany, Poetry, Literature, French, Sculpting, Water Color, etc.
High School Volleyball: If your daughter is interested in playing volleyball, the first practice will take place August 12. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Jessica Evans: jessicaevansmoscow@gmail.com
Junior High Volleyball: If your daughter is interested in playing volleyball, the first practice will take place August 27. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Heather Wilson: hwilson@logosschool.com
Junior High and High School Cross-Country: If your son or daughter is interested in running cross-country this year, the first practice will take place August 12 for high school and August 19 for junior high. If you have questions about the season or if you want to receive information about preseason workouts and fun-runs please contact the appropriate coach: Junior High – Josh Wright: jpaulwright@gmail.com, High School – Paula Casebolt: paulacasebolt@yahoo.com
Junior High Football: If your son is interested in playing football, the first practice will take place August 19. If you have questions about the season, please contact Coach Nick Holloway: hollowaynick@gmail.com
Sports Physicals: If you have a 9th or 11th Grade student who is planning to participate in sports this coming year, he/she will need to have a physical before the season begins (especially time sensitive for volleyball and cross country). See the school webpage for the correct form to bring to your doctor.
Senior Course Options: 12th Graders who will be participating in senior course options (college/online courses and internships) should be thinking about their proposals for next year. These are due on August 12 to Mr. Whitling via email, or earlier if possible. See the school webpage for details.
Cheers!
Matt Whitling
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #3
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – 2019 – Summer #3
General
2019-20 Information: Please check the school website for updated school supply lists, uniform guidelines, etc.
School Ties:
Elementary Boys-These ties are available online here.
Elementary Girls-We have a few left for sale in the front office ($6). Once these are gone, they will be available online only online here.
Secondary
Michael Jones: We are pleased to announce that Mr. Jones has been hired to teach Rhetoric III and European Literature. He comes very highly recommended from NSA where he graduated last spring. He grew up in Barrington, Illinois where he attended Classical Consortium Academy. Please welcome Mr. Jones when you see him!
Electives: We are looking to secure a few more volunteers to teach elective classes (Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:25-9:15). If you have an area of expertise that you would like to share with our secondary students please contact me. A few ideas to consider: Typing, Practical Christianity, Anatomy and Physiology, Botany, Poetry, Literature, French, Sculpting, Water Color, etc.
Sports Physicals: If you have a 9th or 11th Grade student who is planning to participate in sports this coming year, he/she will need to have a physical before the season begins (especially time sensitive for volleyball and cross country). See the school webpage for the correct form to bring to your doctor.
Senior Course Options: 12th Graders who will be participating in senior course options (college/online courses and internships) should be thinking about their proposals for next year. These are due on August 12 to Mr. Whitling via email, or earlier if possible. See the school webpage for details.
Have a wonderful summer!
Cheers!
Matt Whitling