Grade 5 Elections 2011

This year's grade five election was an historic election. For the first time the grade 5 political parties had to develop a party platform based on a actual budget they would receive from student council. This year's "budget" was $250.00. It represented about $1 per student in the school. This represented "tax" collected from each of the student "citizens".

The political parties had to come up with 2 ideas for their platforms. One initiative had to have some benefit or service for the school community. The other idea or initiative had to have a benefit for the community outside of the school. Political parties were encouraged to develop their platforms around two of the following through lines: How would the ideas help the student "citizens" of SCS become better creation enjoyers, order discoverers, community builders, servant workers, image reflectors, justice seekers, earth keepers, idolatry discerners, or beauty creators.

The political parties came up with many different ideas and developed a campaign based around their leaders. The leaders presented their platforms to the student citizens at chapel on Thursday December 8. Afterwards each student, teacher and parents who attended voted.

It was a very close election this year. The leaders presented their ideas and in the end David of the Foundation Builders Party won. His party will be using the money to invest in a series of hot chocolate sales at the middle campus. The money raised will be used to support students at our sister school in Honduras. Congratulations to grade five Prime Minister David and the rest of the members of the Foundation Builders Party.

The Community Builders Party

The New Education Party

The Foundation Builders Party

The New Christian Party

The Justice Party

The Servant Workers Party

The Peoples Party

Basic Paragraph Structure

This slideshow shows you how to write a very basic paragraph.

Chalkdust 3b tested on Thursday, Dec.8

ISSUE 3:b
This issue will be tested on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011

Geography:
1. Alaska 2. Washington 3. Oregon 4. California 5. Idaho

Memory Work: Who sins? Romans 3:23
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”


ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Thank you- a huge thank you to all the grade 4 and 5 students and the parents who helped with our Christmas concert. It was a huge success.

Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, Dec. 9. Please take time to look them over with your child.

Elections 2011- for Grade 5 Prime Minister will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8. Come and hear Peter, David, Emma, Charlotte, Noella, Mackenzie and Ryan’s speeches during Chapel (8:45-9:15) and vote for the next PM.

Gingerbread Houses- we will be making and decorating gingerbread houses on Friday, Dec. 9. Each student is asked to bring ½- 1 cup of candy to use for decorating, we will provide the icing.