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Friday, November 7, 2008 A.D. The Most Excellent Way The many activities on campus give evidence that QCS continues to move forward! Most visible are efforts to redo the basketball courts -- the Katie Broecker Basketball Court looks good! Lights are being installed on the soccer field -- the goals and bleachers are being painted, and there have been a number of hotly contested soccer matches against other schools. But much solid, less visible work goes on every day: Grade 6 students learning cartography, making maps of Haiti; Grade 4 students writing stories, filling them with sensory details; Creative Writing students publishing a literary journal; Seniors grappling with British Literature; and students at all levels solving equations, memorizing Scripture, crafting essays. Another important way that QCS moves forward is through professional development. QCS staff commit to growing in order to increase student achievement and to impact the world of learning for Christ. This year, as part of our professional development plan, QCS is pleased to welcome Bruce Lockerbie (see attached flier for more information) to campus on November 10 - 12. He will challenge the staff, board, and administration to work hard for excellence. Dr. Lockerbie founded Paideia, Inc., an institutional consulting firm that is dedicated to excellence in all areas of leadership, development, education, and higher learning. Parents are invited to join with the staff to hear Dr. Lockerbie on Monday at 4:00 in the Chapel, where he will give a talk on “The Unity of All Truth Under God.” You won’t want to miss this, and I hope to see you there! Everyday, every activity, every program, QCS works for excellence -- thanks for joining us on that journey

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.

Proverbs 3:5,6 The writer of Proverbs tells us of the most excellent way. Enjoy each and every moment of school life - it will go very fast and many great memories and friends will be made. Keep your eyes on God through all the ups and downs and remember David’s words in Psalm 37:3,4 Trust in the Lord and do good . . . . Delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Whether you intend it or not - everything you say, do and even wear, is telling something about you. Know what your message is. You can be a star shining out in the darkness You can be a fire blazing into the cold You can be a voice calling in the darkness You can be as bright as the morning sun You can be the blue sky after the gray You can drive the clouds of fear away You can bring healing to a world that’s come undone Don’t you know you can be the one You know that you can be the one.

Words from a song by the group Jake

BE THE ONE GOD WANTS YOU TO BE. May God bless you as you go in His Way.

Bruce Lockerbie Chairman of Paideia, Inc

Lecturing on “The Unity of All

Truth Under God” When: Monday, November 10th at 4 PM Where: Quisqueya Christian School This is an open invitation to all parents, board members, committee members and supporters of QCS.

See the Flyer attached.

Introducing . . . Jean Graham

My Name is Jean Graham. My family and I arrived in Haiti in May 2006. We work with CSI ministries here in Port-au-Prince. Before coming to Haiti, I was an elementary teacher in the same school district where I grew up. I lived in this rural farming community my entire life. My husband, Jeff and I have four children. Our oldest son is married. He and his wife live in Indiana, and have our two precious grandchildren, Clara who is two and a half, and Carter who has just turned one. Our only daughter is married and lives with her husband in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our middle son is a senior at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Eli is our youngest child and he is here with us in Haiti. I decided to go to college after I was married and the mother of three of our children. I graduated from Manchester College in Indiana about one month before Eli was born. I earned my masters degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2001. I have taught in three different school districts, including Quisqueya. I enjoy spending my days with elementary age children. They are a blessing to me and I am always learning from them. When not teaching, I enjoy gardening, reading, baking, and spending time with family and friends. I feel blessed to be here at this stage in my life and look forward to what the Lord has in store for me in the future. I strive to be a faithful follower of His, blooming wherever He chooses to plant me! Getting To Know the Library and How to Use It In order to help make the library an integral part of the educational program and as an extension of the classroom, the following information will be covered in Primary grades:

learning about books parts of a book how the library is organized using the library finding what you want

School Calendar Mon/Wed - soccer practice for boys 14+ Tues - soccer practice for boys 11 – 13 The senior class continues to sell ice cream at the snack shop on Fridays after school for $15 HT. First come first served☺ The Food Drive is coming up - the dates are November 17- 26. Watch for announcements Friday, Nov 7th - bake sale by the 7th grade - movie night from 3:30 – 5:00PM Saturday, Nov 8th - Soccer Tournament – ES/MS Mon – Fri, Nov 10/14 - Teen Read Week – Go for the Gold Monday, Nov 10th - Dr. Lockerbie addresses the staff - no school for the students - Dr Lockerbie addresses the parents and staff at 3:30 PM Tuesday, Nov 11th - Dr. Lockerbie addresses the Board Thurs/Fri, Nov 27th /28th - Days of Thanksgiving Saturday, Dec 6th - Christmas Bazaar

The senior class will be selling Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake for the next few months. These cheesecakes are plain cheesecake and are 9 in and 4 lb each. They will be flown in from the US on Thursdays and need to be picked up by 4 pm on these days unless further arrangements are made. Cost is $30 USD and an ordered must be placed through a senior on the Monday of the week you want one.

Movie Night Featuring: Robots Brought to you by the Senior Class.

It will begin at 3:30, Friday, November 7

Entrance: $3 US or $25 HT (comes with a drink and popcorn) Yummy desserts sold separately so bring spare change!

All money will go to the Senior Service trip fund

Open it. Step into a whole new world;

let your imagination take control. Slay the dragon! Fight the battle! Save your

queen! And when the adventure is done,

shut the book and quickly find a new one, and . . . open it.

Kali Gieben

Quisqueya Christian School

Presents

Bruce Lockerbie Chairman of Paideia, Inc

Lecturing on “The Unity of All Truth Under God”

On Monday, November 10th at 4 pm at Quisqueya Christian School D. Bruce Lockerbie: After 35 years of teaching and administering, ending in 1991, D. Bruce Lockerbie now leads a team of consultants called PAIDEIA, Inc. [ pie-day-ah], working with schools, colleges/universities/ seminaries, as well as churches, helping agencies, and other institutions. Lockerbie is also a director of OLYMPVS INTERNATIONAL AG, providing facility and event planning for sports organizations at scholastic, collegiate, international, and Olympic levels.

Bruce Lockerbie received degrees in English and American Studies from New York University. He has been awarded honorary degrees by Eastern University [ 1985 ] and Taylor University [ 1993 ]. After a year as English instructor and track coach at Wheaton College, Lockerbie served on the faculty of The Stony Brook School, 1957-1991, as chairman of the English and Fine Arts departments, then as Dean of Faculty. Upon leaving The Stony Brook School, he held the appointment of Thomas F. Staley Foundation Scholar-in-Residence.

Lockerbie is author, co-author, or editor of forty books whose topics range broadly: aesthetics, biography, literary and social criticism, history, education, family living, popular theology, as well as textbooks. A frequent lecturer at schools, college, universities, and seminaries, Lockerbie has also held endowed lectureships at the Chautauqua Institution. As a consultant, Lockerbie has worked across the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Switzerland, Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, and Uzbekistan.

November 4, 2008 Dear Quisqueya Christian School Parents, Your QCS Parent Action Committee is planning now for the annual Christmas Bazaar to be on Saturday, December 6th from 1-6 p.m. We hope you will make plans to attend! The Christmas Bazaar will be open to the public. Our security committee is very serious and is committed to keeping a safe atmosphere on campus. However, we do ask that children NOT be left unattended at this event. The purpose of the Christmas Bazaar is to spread some holiday cheer, and for PAC and QCS high school classes to raise money. For PAC, monies raised will come from gate entry fees and food sold and will be used for the fall and spring QCS family picnics and other PAC sponsored events during the year. The QCS Senior class will receive the proceeds of the vendor booths and from the sales of the dessert table which will help to pay for their year end trip. Other QCS classes are encouraged to rent booth space to raise money on items sold for their class projects. PAC still needs plenty of help for this event. Specifically, we need parents who are willing to fill a one or two hour post the day of the Bazaar for any of the following committees: tickets, security and/or food. If you would like to participate and have not yet been contacted, please notify a PAC member or give your name at the QCS front office. Another need is vendors who would like to come and sell their items. Booth prices this year are $50 USD for a 3x3 meter booth space, or $30 for a half space (see more details on the attached applications). It is our desire to give shoppers lots of exciting things to shop for, so if you or someone you know is interested in participating, please fill out the attached application and return it to the QCS front office. Please join us in our excitement for this year’s Christmas Bazaar. If you need any assistance or information, please contact one of us! Sincerely, Toby Banks, Beth Charles, Miquette Denie, Tony DeKoter, Ann Farquharson, Jeanette Felix, Youri Hadad, Samar Jiha, Ruth Van Dam and Julie White.

Plan now to attend the QSC annual Christmas Bazaar!

Saturday, December 6th, 1 - 6 pm

The QCS Senior class will benefit from the sale of vendor tables this year. Do you or someone you know desire to have a booth to sell items? For applications, contact a senior or a member of PAC,

go to the QCS front office or log onto our website at www.quisqueya.org

PAC is looking for volunteers to work a 1 or 2 hour shift the day of the event. If you would like to help and have not yet been contacted, please leave your name at the QCS front desk or ask for a

PAC member.