Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Matthew 9:37-38 NKJV
ELEMENTARY FALL CONVOCATION
OCTOBER 21-23 – 9 A.M.
Students are to dress in chapel clothes Wednesday, October 21st and Thursday, October 22nd.
On Wednesday, the third grade will be leading with prayers and memorization.
On Thursday, the second grade will be leading with prayers and memorization.
On Friday, the first grade will be leading with prayers and memorization.
On Friday, October 23rd, the Biblical costume presentation will be part of the convocation. There will be a combined chapel with the entire student body. Winners of the costume presentation will be announced in chapel on this day.
Please keep the convocation in your prayers as these services have been life-changing times in the lives of many of our students.
UP-COMING SPECIAL ELEMENTARY CHAPELS: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – VETERAN’S DAY CHAPEL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH – THANKSGIVING CHAPEL – ALL GRADES
SCHOOL PICTURES – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH. You do not need to prepay. You will receive a proof in the coming weeks from which to order.
SCHOOL MAKE-UP PICTURES – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
FIRST QUARTER ENDS – OCTOBER 19, 2026
REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED – OCTOBER 26, 2026
RADA CUTLERS ORDERS: We are sending a Rada Cutlery catalog today. If you would like to place an order, the order form along with amount due, will be due on Monday, October 26th. These make great Christmas gifts! The school will make some profit on these orders.
UPDATED INFORMATION CONCERNING OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
We are collecting items to pack 50 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Each grade has been assigned items to bring to fill the boxes. Each box takes $10.00 for shipping. If each student can send in $3.00 each, we can also supply the shipping. All items must be new and light weight for shipping. Please send all items by November 10th.
Make this a project your child participates in. Let them earn the money to buy it or help pick it out.
PRE-SCHOOL: Small stuffed animals (must fit in a shoebox)
KINDERGARTEN – Toothbrushes and hairbrushes
FIRST GRADE – Small toys (little dolls, balls, fidgets) NO LIQUIDS – must fit in shoebox
SECOND GRADE – Small toys (little dolls, balls, fidgets) NO LIQUIDS – must fit in shoebox
THIRD GRADE – socks and crayons
FOURTH GRADE – Crayons and toothbrushes
FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES – Washcloths and ponchos
SEVENTH THROUGH NINTH GRADES – gloves and mechanical pencils
TENTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES – Small calculators and little notebooks
Any additional items would be appreciated.
COOKIE DOUGH WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Cookie Dough Fundraiser was a great success! The sales totaled over $10,000.00, which includes monetary donations. Thank you very much for all the support you gave to this very important fundraiser!
The top seller for the school was PEYTON BARTON (FIRST GRADE) WITH 51 ITEMS SOLD!
The following students, who sold 12 or more items had their names put into a drawing and won $50.00 in cash.
Aubree Burns – First Grade Raelynn Carter – Kindergarten Emma Stover – Third Grade Twila Walton – Kindergarten
The first grade class sold the most items and won a pizza party! They will have a one hour play time, along with pizza lunch. Congratulations, first grade!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE WINNERS AND ALL WHO HELPED!
EARLY DISMISSAL – COOKIE DOUGH DISTRIBUTION DAY! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH. –
Students who sold cookie dough and their siblings will be dismissed at noon to be able to distribute cookie dough orders. We have no place to store cookie dough at the school. If you cannot be here that day by noon, please send someone in your place.
The students who did not sell cookie dough will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. This should allow time for the ones who sold to have it loaded in their cars. This will help to avoid traffic congestion.
THERE WILL BE NO AFTERNOON EXTENDED CARE ON THIS DAY.
VOLLEYBALL GAMES FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 19-24
St. Francis De Sales – Away – Tuesday, October 20th – 5:30 p.m.
BANNER SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
Mountain View Christian School would like to invite you to participate in this program. The sponsorship helps to provide a valuable service to our athletic department by helping to supply equipment to each program to keep our athletes safe and competitive, and much more.
The fee for the Banner Sponsorship Program is $200.00 and covers the cost of (1) 3×6 banner with your company name, logo, and other pertinent information regarding your organization. The banner will be displayed in the gymnasium for a period of one year and is renewable the second year for a reduced fee of $100. All gifts are tax-deductible.
If you own a business and/or know someone who does, who may be interested, there is a form you can pick up at the school to complete and return.
As always, we appreciate your support of Mountain View Christian School.