THE FRIDAY @ 5:00
9/15/23
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The Friday @ 5:00 Breakdown:
The Friday @ 5:00 Breakdown:
NEW:
NEW:
Big Valley Christian School has over 900 preschool through 12th-grade students on campus! That’s 900 students nurtured and equipped by over 120 educators during the 2023-2024 school year. One of the things I look forward to the most is sharing the great updates and highlights with you! Let’s take a look at the first month of school!
Christ-Centered: We were able to take our high schoolers to Hume Lake Christian Camp for a three-day retreat! It was a fantastic way to kick off our year, dedicating it to the Lord. Also, we kicked off the year with an amazing All School Chapel, where we shared our theme for the year: Love Like Jesus.
Security: BVCS has hired an outside, armed security guard to be on campus during the school day. Additionally, we desire to add the Raptor security check-in system. If you're interested in helping with these (or any projects), you can see a complete list of BVCS dream projects here.
Staff: Investing in our teachers is imperative as we strive to achieve the highest level of Christian education! We’ve started the year with training in robust instructional strategies:
Elementary is going through in-depth training with their new curriculum adoption.
Junior High and High School went through cooperative learning instructional strategies (Kagan).
Athletics & Theatre Arts: Football, volleyball, cheer, and cross country are all up and running, under the mentor/discipleship of our fantastic coaching team.
BVCS now has an Endowment Fund! The newly launched Legacy Fund is an endowment fund that will provide long-term support for BVCS independent of tuition income. You can learn more about the Legacy Fund here.
August Recap Video: Please watch this video to see more of the great things happening at BVCS!
Financial Partnership: Tuition alone does not cover our annual expenses. Through fundraising (Golf, Do-a-Thon, and Auction) as well as ongoing gifts to the IMPACT Fund, BVCS is able to provide excellence in Christian education. I’d like to ask you to prayerfully consider supporting BVCS during the 2023-2024 school year by financial participating in our upcoming fundraisers, as well as giving to the BVCS IMPACT Fund. You can give your tax-deductible gift by clicking this link or by heading to bvcs.org/impact. Because of your gifts to the IMPACT Fund, you’re helping make it possible for us to live out our mission to nurture and equip students to impact the world for Christ!
Blessings,
Michelle Mott,
Superintendent, BVCS
SEPTEMBER'S PARENT & STUDENT INFO SESSION
Be sure to attend upcoming information session about the dangers of vaping on Wednesday, September 27 starting at 6 p.m. in the Fireside Room.
INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
VOLUNTEER
We need you! Volunteer by going to our Helper Helper app. Check back regularly for updated opportunities.
GET CONNECTED
We believe that the Christian life is best lived in the context of community. In a Life Group, you will find a place to connect with other Christians, study God’s Word, and encourage one another as you pray, care, and share life together.
The purpose of Life Groups at Big Valley Grace is to connect believers together in small communities where they will grow in their relationship with God and each other as they walk through life together. Life Groups offer opportunities to support one another and to serve and reach their world for Christ.
SERVE
There's an exciting serve opportunity for anyone 13 years old and up! The Miracle League of Stanislaus County is looking for Buddies for their special athletes. Their field is located on our property right next to the Pelandale slip-ramp onto our campus. Opening Day is just around the corner and they need your help. Sign up to be a part of this special ministry for those with special needs in our community.
COMING SOON - COMING OUT AGAIN: ONE DAY CONFERENCE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 @ CALVARY CHAPEL
Kris Olsen, founder of Coming Out Again Ministries, along with Kevin Whitt and Chloe Cole, will share their testimonies of how God rescued them from same-sex attraction and transgenderism. They will also provide a biblical model for reaching the LGBTQ community with the Gospel message, speaking the truth in love without compromising truth.
Erin Friday, an attorney, and advocate for parents rights, will share her experience walking her own teenage daughter out of the trap of transgenderism. Erin will also provide parents with the information needed to protect their own children from the hostile agenda of Sacramento legislators who are pushing the LGBTQ agenda.
In our closing session we will provide a biblical apologetic to equip attendees with the foundation to lovingly engage those who oppose the biblical truth regarding God’s design for human gender and sexuality.
Cost is $20 per person, which includes the conference and lunch.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
We shared a staffing update that will take place starting the 2024-2025 school year. You can read the email/letter here:
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Sept 19 PS School Photos
Sept 20 PS School Photos
Sept 27 See You at the Pole
Sept 27 Dangers Kids Face - Vaping
Sept 28 Booster Fundraiser Dinner
Sept 29 1st - 6th Progress Reports
Sept 29 HS Powderpuff Game
Oct 2-6 6th Grade Outdoor Education
Oct 6 HS Homecoming
Oct 9 PS - 6th Photo Makeup Day
Oct 17 - 20 Book Fair
Oct 18 JH/HS Testing Day
Oct 18 JH/HS Minimum Day
Oct 19 TK - 6th Reading Under the Stars
Oct 19 & 20 PS Grandparents’ Day
Oct 20 TK - 6th Grandparents’ Day
Oct 20 TK - 6th Minimum Day
Oct 25 6:00 Dangers Kids Face - Drugs
Oct 27 TK - 6th End of 1st Trimester
Oct 30 No School - PS - 12th
Oct 30 Golf Tournament
Oct 30 PS - 12th Parent-Teacher Conferences
Oct 31 No School - PS - 12th
Oct 31 PS - 12th Parent-Teacher Conferences
There are so many awesome September High School events that all phases of school can enjoy!
Volleyball and Football (FNL = Friday Night Lights) Games and the Powder Puff Championship (9/29).
And mark your calendar for October 6 for our BIG Homecoming Game!!
NEW! 2023 Chapel Shirts now available! Click the link below to shop now.
RIGHTNOW MEDIA:
RightNow Media has something for everyone! Every person in our school can access Biblically-based videos on topics like marriage, parenting, youth, recovery, leadership, finances and much more.
BIG VALLEY GRACE OPPORTUNITIES:
BIG VALLEY GRACE OPPORTUNITIES:
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