| ~ PLEASE READ ~ ~ VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ~ *LOST & FOUND ~ Please check the Lost & Found bin and recover your child's clothes, or other valuables. Please note: **Clothing and other items found in the lost and found bin on Friday, June 2, 2017 - will either be tossed or donated to a local charity. *STUDENT MEDICINES IN THE OFFICE ~ Parents, Please do not forget to pick up your child's medicine in the school office. All medicines must be picked up no later than Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Medicines that are not picked up by May 31st will be tossed out appropriately. | "CLEAN UP AT CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL" (This is a great opportunity for those still needing to complete their PPP hours!) Some of our teachers are planning on working Saturday, May 27, 2017, cleaning out their classroom. What does this mean? Teachers need your help boxing up books, personal items, lifting boxes, cleaning, and so much needs to be done before June 1st. If you are able to help and/or you still need PPP hours, please contact the school secretary at (510) 278-2598, or speak to your student's teacher and she if they will need your help. There is an additional need for a parent or two to go through the lost and found bin and separate the clothes before the end of the school year. Please contact the school secretary, Mrs. Nancy, or CFA President, Rachel Scott. Thank you so much for continuing to support the CCS teachers. | Thursday, June 1, 2017 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ** EVERYONE MUST SIGN-UP OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND! ** (Sign up sheets are in the classroom) CFA is inviting all Calvary Christian School students, faculty and staff to join CFA for a day of fun in the sun to celebrate another wonderful school year at CCS. Free lunch and admission provided for (active) CCS students and staff only. All parents and other family members must pay $8.00 each (children under 2, free) Note: Payment must be made in the office no later than Friday, May 19, 2017! Please bring exact change into the office. Thank you! Lifeguards are in the swimming pool area. *All students must be accompanied and supervised by an adult * Note: School, School Office and Calvary Club are Closed! Take Hwy. 580-East towards Livermore "First Street/Springtown Blvd" (No. 54) - EXIT RIGHT onto "First Street" RIGHT on "East Avenue" | | 14 - Mother's Day 19 - Teacher's In-Service. Half-day (Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.), Calvary Club is open 19 - 8th Grade Banquet (6:00 p.m.) 19 - 8th Grade Graduation (7:15 p.m.) 24 - Last (combined) Chapel at CCS (8:30 a.m.) 29 - Memorial Day - (No school, Office Closed, No Calvary Club) 31 - Preschool Celebration (9:00 a.m.) 31 - Kindergarten Graduation (11:00 a.m.) 31 - Last day of Calvary Club June 2017 1 - Picnic at Robert Livermore Center (11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) No School, No Calvary Club today or after this day 18- Father's Day _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * Calvary Club (K-8th Grade; before and after school care) is available $5.25/hour; after 6:00 p.m., $4.00/minute. | | | | | | | "The Service of Motherhood" Children are a blessing from the Lord (Ps. 127:3-5). Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves. Sometimes this constant serving can be exhausting and even discouraging--particularly for a first-time mother. But you can take real encouragement from Jesus. One of the best examples of gracious servanthood is found in John 13:3-16. By kneeling to wash His disciples' feet, the Lord showed that the key to true leadership is humility. And it is humility that leads to eternal reward. Unless you are willing to stoop down and get your hands dirty, you will miss the real riches of motherhood. By dying to your own desires and pouring your life into someone else, you become like Christ and create a godly legacy that will carry on for generations to come. What greater blessing could one hope for? Of course, the motivation for serving others is not to reap benefits, but when we follow God's plan for our life, that's what happens. In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake--to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled. Please continue to keep Calvary Christian School - the faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and parents in your prayers throughout the school year. (Borrowed from Charles Stanley &In Touch Ministries, Inc. 2016) | | |