Please remember that you will be given an opportunity at the Parent's meeting to order T-shirts with a new Grace Christian Logo on them. The T-shirts will be only $7.00 for a red or white one.

I spoke yesterday with the company making them and you can also order, at the same time, sweat shirts in the same colors. Some of our children are always cold and others are always hot, so this gives you some flexibility. These will be $10.00 and they are the crew type, pull over. There are many other options. I hope to have them at the Parent meeting. Perhaps some students would like fleece jackets with hoods, for example. They can be purchased. The important thing to remember, however, is that I have to order them in lots of 50. So, you should be thinking for the whole school year, because if you want more shirts later, they are likely to cost you much more unless we get another order in for 50. There will be examples of T-shirts and crew neck Fleece for you to see when you come.

If you have further ideas for school clothing we might order, let me know.

Pastor Bob

gracechristianschools@earthlink.net

We are excited to announce a new addition to our electives this year at Grace. We will be adding a new Spanish class that I believe our students will really like. There will be one class for grades 1-6 and another for grades 7-12. These classes are very different from the computerized AOP Spanish classes that some of the students have taken. They are very traditional and grammar based, but also very difficult if one does not have an aptitude for learning languages.

These classes will be book based. They will be included in your current curriculum fee. They are conversational Spanish that should be very easy for the students to grasp quickly. Pastor Bob will teach the classes. He has experimented with them with his two children, Elizabeth (5) and Zack (13). They both found the classes to be easy and fun. In fact, they didn't want to stop the lessons!

Because these classes are necessary for high school and Jr. High, we will make them mandatory. Each high school student needs 20 credits of language, drama or speech. For most students, they will need 15 credits of Spanish and 5 of Speech. We will discuss this more at the Parent's meeting on Aug. 27.

Good News!

The school has ordered T-shirts with our new logo on them. You will be able to see them at the parent meeting on Aug. 27th. They will cost just $7.00. They will come in either Red or White for students and Navy blue for Teachers. This is an "Official" alternative to the polo shirts that some students do not like to wear, but will still be considered "in uniform".

So, if you haven't purchased your school clothing yet, you may wish to wait and order these. If we order them at the Parent Meeting, they should be ready by the 1st day of school. So, please bring your checkbook if you think this will be of interest to you. It will cost MUCH more if you don't order them together. We get a break if we get an order of 50 in at one time. SO, I would think ahead for the entire school year, if I were you.

Have a great rest of the summer.

Pastor Bob