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May 2013

Upcoming Events:

Thursday, May 23—last

day for Kindergarten

Thursday, May 23—last

day for Preschool

Friday, May 24—Senior

graduation

Friday May 24, 7am—

Strategic Planning Com-

mittee meeting

Monday, May 27— NO

SCHOOL—Memorial Day

Friday, May 31 6:15am –

BCS Board of Directors

Meeting

Friday, May 31 – 1st

through 11th grades dis-

missed at 10am

Have a glorious summer!!

Warrior News Congratulations

Graduates !!!!!

Go & serve our

Lord!

Kindergarten Graduation is Thursday, May 23rd.

Inside this issue:

Mrs. Wall’s Retirement 2

Summer Office Hours 2

Volunteer Opportunities 2

Like us on Facebook! 2

Strategic Planning 3

School Enrollment 3

High School Service Day

4

God’s timing for a gym? 4

Elementary students at Community Garden

4

Senior Graduation is

Friday, May 24th 7pm at

Cornerstone Community Church

Landon—”When I grow up I would like to be a fighter guy. Kind of like a power ranger. They wear red metal suits and helmets. I would like a red metal suit.”

Myranda—”I want to be a veterinarian. They help the animals when they are sick or hurt.”

Natalie S.—”I think I would like to be an artist. I would paint pretty pictures of flowers.”

Damon—”I used to think I wanted to be a clown—the “Amazing Bending Damon.” (He can bend his hand & foot in a truly amazing way.)”

Jack—”I want to be a fireman. I was born to be a fireman. The best thing is squirting out fires.”

Gavin—”I will be an airport fireman. I will work at the airport and keep the planes from burning up.”

Grace—”I will be an artist when I grow up. I would like to use paints and do pictures of girls.”

Myriah—”I would like to be a Cooker. My favorite dish would be tortillas with apples & sauce. I would work in a big restaurant.”

Haven—”I want to be a mom. I will take good care of my children. I will feed them and take them to school. I will help them when they are hurt.”

Connor—”I want to be an electrical engineer like my dad. I would connect circuits. I will make special projects.”

Claire—”Maybe a nurse like my Mom. I will work in a hospital and take care of babies.”

Natalie R.—”I want to be a cowgirl. I will drive a 4-wheeler and take care of cows.”

Savannah—”I want to be a chef & a baker. I already know how to make chocolate chip cookies.”

God has big plans for these precious children!

Senior Trip to Denver

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the

plans I have for

you,” declares the

Lord, “plans to

prosper you and

not to harm you,

plans to give you

hope and a future.

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Lunch service (11am to 12:30pm)

2 volunteers needed

Elementary Reading Tutor (10am to 11am)

Booster Club Organizer (your schedule)

Booster Club Volunteer (during games)

Parent’s Prayer Group Organizer (your schedule)

Library Assistant (once/week during school hours)

Morning Traffic Controller (30 min/day)

Afternoon Traffic Controller (30 min/day)

Thank you for considering any of

these opportunities to serve.

Call Diann Floth at 656-9484.

Volunteer Opportunities for 2013-14

Billings

Christian

School

See our kids in action!

After 34 years of teaching, Joyce Wall will retire at the end of this school year. She has served Billings Christian School families as the 1st Grade teacher for 9 years. She also serves as our elementary lead teacher. She has blessed us in so many ways. Here’s what her students say:

Adeia—”She’s nice!” Mikel-Shea—”She lets us do art.” Siara—”She gives us free time.” Elaine—”She is a good teacher.” Jailyn—”She lets us draw in the morning and color in the afternoon.” Mili—”Sometimes she gives us candy.” Sara—”When I got in trouble and had 10 minutes, she gave me only 5 minutes.”

Isaac—”She’s very, very, very sweet!” Alliah—”She lets us do art.” Madisyn—”She gave us a slinky.” Karla—”She lets us do art.” Andrew—”She lets us play with her toys.”

You will be missed!! Thank you for sharing God’s love with our students.

Our office will be open

during the

summer from

8am-2pm Monday-Friday.

Mrs. Wall’s Retirement

Alumni coordinator

Satellite campus

Bussing from outlying areas

Gymnasium

Expanded before/after school pro-

grams

Additional classrooms as we grow

Mission trips

Added athletic options

Etc., etc., etc.

It was wonderful to see so many par-

ents, teachers, and board members

passionate about the future of Billings

Christian School!

From here our Strategic Planning

Committee in conjunction with our

Board of Directors and Foundation

Board, will continue to meet over the

summer in formulating a plan to en-

compass all of these areas. In addi-

tion to looking at growth opportunities,

Thank you to everyone who was

able to attend our Strategic Planning

meeting last month. Your input is

valuable as we move Billings Chris-

tian School forward according to

God’s design.

Many ideas were contributed con-

cerning the future direction of

Billings Christian School. Here were

the main topics discussed:

Expanded preschool hours

Improved traffic flow to and

from Grand Avenue

Added electives to High School

curriculum

Expanded Bible classes in the

High School

More community service oppor-

tunities for students

Strategic Planning

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May 2013

Check us out at:

www.billingschristianschool.org

we will also be defining what makes

Billings Christian School unique.

We have been told again and again that

God is working to expand Billings Chris-

tian School. While God’s blessings on

us are many, what we want more than

anything is to glorify God in everything

we do at Billings Christian School.

We ask for your prayers for wisdom and

discernment as we contin-

ue this Strategic Planning

process. Our goal is to

serve our students, our

families, and our commu-

nity in a way that brings

honor to God.

The outcome of this process will be

to have a clear vision of our future

and a clear path to take us there.

Thank you to all of our families who were able to take

advantage of our early enrollment.

God has been so faithful in sending us students who want to learn His word and families who support a Christ-centered education. We will continue to see through the summer new students who God has guided to Billings Christian School.

Thank you to our many families who have told friends and family about Billings Christian School. We are blessed when a new family visits who have already been told what we are all about.

Those are the families we most want to add to our school . . . families just like you!

Here is a list of the class sizes at this date. If you know of any families with students in the grades where room is available, please tell them about us.

Kindergarten (half day or full day): 17 enrolled +5 in process– maximum 32 (2 classrooms) 1st grade: 15 enrolled + 2 in process– maximum 20 2nd grade: 12 enrolled + 2 in process– maximum 20 3rd grade: 8 enrolled + 3 in process– maximum 20

4th grade: 10 enrolled + 1 in process– maximum 20 5th grade: 7 enrolled + 1 in process– maximum 12 6th grade: 5 enrolled + 3 in process– maximum 12 7th grade: 5 enrolled + 7 in process– maximum 20 8th grade: 7 enrolled + 1 in process– maximum 20 9th grade: 6 enrolled + 7 in process– maximum 20 10th grade: 15 enrolled + 4 in process– maximum 20 11th grade: 10 enrolled + 3 in process– maximum 20 12th grade: 6 enrolled + 1 in process– maximum 20

We are excited to see what

God has planned for Billings Christian School

in 2013-14!!

Phone: 656-9484

E-mail for Paul Waggoner, Principal:

[email protected]

E-mail for Diann Floth, Director of Operations:

[email protected]

Billings Christian School

4519 Grand Avenue

Billings, MT 59106

Preschool

Elementary

Junior High

High School

High School students

helping at Special Olympics

Elementary students

planting potatoes at the

Community Garden

Our own gym - is this God’s time?

Prayers have been sent out for over

ten years.

Is this God’s time?

If you know someone who could make this

dream a reality, please call Mr. Waggoner,

Mrs. Floth, or any board member.

Please have a blessed summer enjoying Please have a blessed summer enjoying Please have a blessed summer enjoying

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