CBCS Newsletter November 2016

A Message From Our Principal

Another season is upon us, and we are looking for-ward to (somewhat) cooler weather, fall festivals, and the season of Thanksgiving. The power of our God is shown by passages such as Daniel 2:21, which says: “And he changes the times and the seasons; he re-

moves kings and raises up kings; he gives wisdom to

the wise and knowledge to those who have under-

standing.”

The next big event on the school calendar is Grand-parents’ Day on November 18. We hope all grand-parents can be in attendance as we honor you for the work you have done and are doing in the lives of the students. Parents, we also need your help in many areas to make that day a success - so if you are willing to offer your gifts, please notify the office staff.

Thank you again for entrusting us to edify your chil-dren, both academically and spiritually.

In Christ, Mr. Martin

Nov. Activity & Lunch

Calendars - View online: cbcslions.com

Grandparents’ Day Nov. 18 Parents Needed to Help

with refreshments & set-up

Thanksgiving Break

November 21-25

(School & Daycare Closed)

Veterans’ Day

Friday, November 11

(School & Daycare Closed)

Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Ministry:

“Operation Christmas Child”

We are excited about our students being able to share with children around the world by filling “Operation Christmas Child” shoeboxes. This is a great family missions project. Involve your child as you purchase items to be included in the boxes that we will put together here at a Packing Party or as you fill a whole box on your own at home. Please pray with your children for each child who will be receiv-ing them. A check for $7/box (payable to Samaritan’s Purse) is needed to help cover the cost of delivery. We hope that many parents will help in this way. Also, we need 10 parents from each class (fewer for smaller classes) to donate plastic shoebox-size boxes. The plastic boxes can be used for so many purposes. The box itself becomes a “gift” for the parents of the child receiving it! For the boxes we will fill together at the Packing Party on Wed., Nov. 15, each grade is asked to bring certain items:

K4/K5 - Individually wrapped hard candy (not chocolate) and socks for their size feet 1st & 2nd - Toys for ages 2-9 (nothing war-related) 3rd - Toiletries and lower-elementary-sized socks 4th - Coloring and activity books and crayons 5th - Toiletries and upper-elementary-sized socks 6th - Toys for ages 9-12 (nothing war-related) 7th - Middle-school-sized socks 8th - School supplies HS - Toys, sunglasses, ball caps, watches, and flashlights with AA batteries

For those bringing toiletries, suggested items are toothbrushes, tooth-

paste, mild bar soap (in plastic bag), comb, washcloth, hair clips, de-

odorant...BUT NOT liquids, lotions, or aerosol cans.

At the Packing Party the boxes will be filled with all the donated supplies. Our collection of items begins now and

will continue through Tues., Nov. 14. We would like to fill over 200 boxes. For those filling a box yourself at home, we need those boxes turned in by Fri., Nov. 18. Please ask your child’s teacher for a pamphlet or go online:

Operation-Christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/

Thank you to Pastor and Mrs. West for heading up this ministry. We feel very blessed with the opportunity to bless children all around the world in this way.

Grandparents’ Day - Fri., Nov. 18, 9-11am

Our students look forward to this event every year. The program will be in the gym, & there will also be class-room visits & refreshments. In addition, grandparents

will have a chance to have photos taken in the gym with their grandchildren. (Remember: It’s a half-day.)

If we meet our

Walk-A-Thon

goal, School &

Daycare will also

be closed Monday,

Nov. 28.

“Now, our God, we give you thanks,

and praise your glorious name."

I Chronicles 29:13

Way to Go, CBCS Lions . . .

Congratulations to our JV Volleyball Team on placing

2nd in the TBCAL Championship Tournament. Thank

you to Coach Maddox, shown with team at left. Above,

Melody Martin & Austin Osborne are all smiles as they

stay afterwards to watch the high school game.

Photo by Mr. Newell

Seniors:

Shown with

bouquets

of flowers:

Above:

Hannah

Rudd

Left:

Neysha

Miter

Far Left:

Katharine

Feliu

Team members give high-fives in a huddle

before their game with Genesis Prep

on September 27th. Coach Stevens

invited the families of our three Senior

members of the team for a special time of

recognition & celebration before the

game began. Thank you to Mrs. Stevens for

her dedication to the sport of Volleyball

at CBCS. She even held clinics during the

summer months! The season ends

with a Tournament Oct. 28 & 29.

Our CBCS High School Volleyball Team is shown above with

Coach Stevens (back right) & Coach Assistant Osborne (back left).

Let’s “Think Scrip”

As We Plan for Thanksgiving Grandparents’ Day is on Friday, November 18. Scrip will be available that morning at the Scrip Store and then will be moved to the gym for any grandparents who would like to make a purchase that day.

We are so thankful for our grandparents here at CBCS. We have several grandparents who support our Scrip pro-gram. One of our supporting grandparents is Mr. Antosh. He has been purchasing Scrip for a few years now. Mr. Antosh got sick, and we didn’t see him for a while; but as soon as he recovered, he was right back in the office buy-ing Scrip. Thank you, Mr. Antosh!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! As we prepare for it, whether we are traveling or staying home, let’s keep Scrip in mind.

Scrip offers Walmart which includes Sam’s Club. Also, check out our Publix and Winn-Dixie cards. If you are looking for a readymade Thanksgiving meal, we have Honey Baked Ham Scrip, too.

Are you going to be on the road for the holiday? Why not purchase gas cards from Scrip. WaWa and Shell are our most popular, but we also have Speedway, Walmart,

and Circle K.

Some of you will be eating out on Thanksgiving. Cracker Barrel makes a great Thanksgiving meal, I hear. Cracker Barrel Scrip comes in $10 and $25 increments.

Whatever your plans are, I pray you all have a blessed Thanksgiving! As always, think Scrip! Ms. Tuvell

Scrip Coordinator

Thank you for your support of our 25th Annual Walk/Run-A-Thon. All funds are designated for stairwell repair and new fencing. If we meet our school-wide goal of $10,000.00, we will get an extra day off from school on Mon., Nov. 28 (which is the Monday after Thanksgiving Break). We are in the process now of recording the dona-tions & collected pledges.

Every student who collected at least $50 from their flat donations and pledges by Oct. 28 will receive our annual Walk-A-Thon T-shirt. With at least $75 collected, they will also qualify for the CiCi’s Pizza Party. With $100 collected, they will enjoy Lunch & Bowling with Mr. Martin & Pastor West. The Grand Prize is a crisp $100 bill (actually two of them...one for the student collecting most in Elementary and one for most in Secondary). The

money must be collected and turned in by Oct. 28 to

qualify for the individual and class prizes. The class with the highest percentage of money collected by then will enjoy “PICNIC & GAMES” at the park! Also, the teacher of the very top class will receive a $25 Scrip gift card & a half day off, with Mr. Martin or Pastor West teaching the class!

Parents, we again thank you for your prayers and your continued support of Kingdom education.

Thank You to Our Business Sponsors:

We are most grateful to the following businesses that sponsored our Walk-A-Thon T-shirts:

A+ Brakes & Suspension

A&A Alarm Systems, Inc.

Brandon Dental Care

Christopher F. Waite, DMD

Causeway Baptist Church

Danahy Murray

Dynamark Systems

Fearnow Ins., Inc. - Anthony Perry

Runnels Insurance

SCM Roofing of Florida

State Farm: Stanley A. White Ins. Agency

www.TAMPABOUNCE.com

Thanksgiving Donations Welcome

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, our minds are drawn to those who will not have abundance on their tables. Each year we band together to bless fami-lies with non-perishable food & also turkeys (or funds to purchase them). We as a Central family would like to provide food boxes to help those in our own community who are struggling at Thanksgiving. And we always need canned goods to re-stock our on-campus “Love Out Loud” food pantry. If you attend Central’s Harvest Festi-val on Nov. 5th, please bring a canned good for entry. If you have any questions, please call or email Pastor West: administrator@cbcslions.com.

You may send in turkey money or donations of turkeys at any time. We have plenty of freezer space to store them. Let’s help be His hands and feet as we stay committed to being “service-minded.”

Walk-A-Thon Fun

It was a fun day for all. After the weather delay the previous week, our CBCS Lions were more than

ready to walk/run their laps! Thanks to all the parents & grand-

parents who turned out to cheer them on & help mark lap cards.

10/14/16

Thank you to Mrs. Stephens for

sharing these event photos.

“Doughnuts With Dad” Dads get their kids off to a happy start with

doughnuts together before school begins.

10/19/16

See additional

photos on office

bulletin board.

Next Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

November 14

November Activity Calendar

On Our Website

CBCS Soccer Season Begins . . .

Tayden Clark

Carlos Fernandez

Tylor Formont

Trinity Heine

Frankie Hernandez

Jeremy Johnson

Branden Kerzan

Emma Kerzan

Cross Country Season Ends With Exciting Championship Meets

Mr. Keith Johnson, our Cross Country coach, reports a strong finish for both our Girls’ and our Boys’ 3rd grade & up team members at their championship meet at Holloway Park in Lakeland. It was a very challenging terrain for their 3-K race, with a steep starting slope. In the Girls’ race there were 60 runners, and we would like to congratulate Adriana Ellis, who placed 9th; Clarke Johnson, 31st; and Leah Tiemann, 44th. In the Boys’ 3-K race, there were 107 runners - and our CBCS Lions ran well, with Kendall Johnson, 23rd; Nathan Lawrence, 49th; and Frankie Hernan-dez, 73rd. Special congratulations to these six students and to all the other team members on a great season. At the High School level, our CBCS team ran well also. In their championship meet, the team came home with two medals. LeeJhai Wells won the 4th place medal. (He is pictured at right running in a previous meet at Bell Shoals.) Congratulations also to Josh

Lefranc, who won the 5th place championship medal. Way to go, CBCS Runners!

Congratulations . . .

CBCS Contestants

In Hillsborough

County State Fair

Art Show

Mark your calendars for our next Chick-fil-

A Spirit Night on Mon., Nov. 14. Thank you to Mrs. Young for organizing our Spirit Nights all year. Please mark your calendars now for these future dates: Jan. 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 20, & Apr. 24 All are held at the Valrico location. For each event, the class with the best partici-pation will receive an ice cream treat (provided by Chick-fil-A later on campus). Congratulations to Mrs. Petit’s K5 on be-ing the class winner in October. Be sure to participate on Mon., Nov. 14, and give your child’s class a chance to win. Your participation also helps our school finan-cially. Chick-fil-A gives us 15% of the pre-tax sales. In September, we received a check for $124.32 - & in October, for $125.10.

Thank you to our Art Director, Mrs. Alford, for guiding our students in submitting

entries to the Art Show at the Hillsborough County State Fair. The amazing drawing of

the eye (above) by 9th grader, Jenna Scymanky, won a first-place blue ribbon.

Bethany Martin (at right) in our 1st grade, received a third place ribbon in her division,

with a lovely painting of flowers. Congratulations to all our artistically

gifted students who entered.

See next newsletter for more photos.

Parents, please remember that the monthly Activity Calendars are now on our new website, cbcslions.com. Click the small icon for “Calendar”

at the top right corner of the home page. It will be updated as changes occur during the month. For now, the Lunch Calendar is being sent home in paper form. It is also posted on the website. (Click Spoon & Fork icon.)

As Volleyball and Cross Country seasons wind down, we are gearing up now for an exciting Soccer season. We are pleased to have Mrs. Newell coaching our team. Thank you to all who tried out, and congratulations to our following 2016 Soccer team members:

Nathan Lawrence

Melody Martin

Ethan Newell

Austin Osborne

Kiera Ortiz

Shemiah Wells

Tyler Young

Come out, enjoy the beautiful fall weather, & watch our team play! (Next Home Games: 10/28 & 11/1)

Student Corner - Featuring Our Juniors & Seniors

Showing Appreciation Through “10-24 Project”

We want to thank Mrs. Patten for coaching in our Mini Soccer program this year. She is shown here with her players celebrating the end of the season with a yummy

Pizza Party!

Mini-Soccer Is Lots of Fun!

Students Get Creative With Science . . .

At Left:

Jenna Zotz with her animal cell project. Looks like a delicious

pizza, doesn’t it? Below you can see the markers

for chromosomes, nucleus, etc.

Above:

Jake Fondren & classmates

in Biology - using microscopes to view

slides they made. Cheek cells are cool!

Our 11th & 12th graders participated in the Spirit FM “10-24 Project” by taking notes of apprecia-

tion, as well as coloring pages prepared by our Elementary students, to the station. The sheriff’s code

for send help is 10-24; so for the second year, Spirit FM launched its 10-24 Project, asking listeners to

bring thank-you notes & cards to be distributed to our law enforcement officers. Here are some of

our students putting into practice the “Service Minded” part of our CBCS mission statement:

Front row: Neysha Mitir, Katharine Feliu, Hannah Rudd, & Bre Earnhart

Back row: Cassie Batchelder, Andrew Coleman, & Daniel Levasseur