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Winter Days!02.04.20These are the days in a school year that can drag by slowly. The next big break is not until the end of March, so we are trying to keep the kids motivated. We took 17 students bowling this week as a reward for getting 18 PACEs done last quarter. As usual, they had lots of fun and showed the bowling alley what wonderful students come from Mount Clare! Next week is Spirit Week and we look forward to lots of fun. We will have a PJ Day, Twin Day, Crazy Clothes Day, "This-is-what-I-want-to-be-when-I-grow-up" Day, and will end the week with a Valentine's Day party. Of course we will be working too, but Spirit Week spices things up a bit. We will post pictures for all to see! Of course this is all contingent upon what the snow storm headed our way decides to do. We also plan to do some activities and assignments for Black History Month. More about that later. Happy Winter and Happy Snow Days to all! The Semester Ends!01.21.10We are at the end of the second quarter of the year and, as usual, everyone has been scrambling this past week to get PACEs finished and tests passed! Many of our students are doing very well. Please pray for those who are struggling to keep on course, that their second semester will go better. We are grateful to see improvements in our students who are working with the Title 1 teacher (see 11.11.09 post). We also thank God for hearing our prayers concerning the drug activity outside the school earlier in the year. It has simply moved away! It is still in the neighborhood and we still need your prayers for our students and this community, but we are grateful that we are not seeing it outside our doors. There are new pictures on the Media page. A Website Update01.08.10Videos and pictures can now be viewed by clicking the Media button at the top of this page. We are working on posting all of our past newsletters too, so be sure to check the Newsletter section also at the top of the page. Happy New Year!01.06.10We had a longer Christmas break than anticipated because of the snow, but everyone is back now and working hard to get on course for the end of 2nd quarter. We did have our Christmas program in spite of the weather and hope to be able to post pictures soon. There is one video posted on our Facebook page made by some of the middle school students and the high school boys. It was a great program and many parents showed up. Speaking of showing up, seven of our high school students showed up when school was closed to take tests and do an hour of school work before a Christmas cookie baking party. Such dedication! We were happy to have Russell Sapp back when we returned to school yesterday. He was thankful to be home from the hospital in time for Christmas. He is wearing a leg brace and will undergo physical therapy several times a week. Please continue to pray that he will have normal use of his leg. We are full of gratitude for the many people who have supported us in the past year. If you gave a financial donation, you will receive a statement soon. We cannot thank you enough for all the ways you have blessed us. May you receive double from the Lord, and may he heap blessings upon you throughout the year! Click Here to see the rap video from the Christmas Play Christmas Program12.14.09Our Christmas program will take place on Monday the 21st at 7:00pm. Come join us for a fun filled evening full of short skits. Everyone is welcome. Joy, Sorrow, and Hope12.11.09There is anticipation in the air at Mount Clare these days. Christmas is coming! We are doing crafts, preparing for our annual Christmas program, and looking forward to the Christmas break. We are working hard also, to get as much school work done as possible before the break. There is also a sadder spirit here. One of our high school students, Russell Sapp, had open heart surgery on December 4. Of course, we were very concerned, and prayed earnestly for him and his family. We were happy to hear that the surgery went well. But then complications set in. There was a problem with the circulation in his leg, connected somehow with the bypass machine that was needed during the surgery. As a result, they had to remove a muscle in Russell's leg. This has serious implications for his walking, running, playing sports, etc. in the future. But we talk daily with the God who "makes the lame to walk again." Our memory verses this month say, "By his wounds we are healed," Isaiah 53:5. Join us as we pray in hope and trust that Russell will be able to do more than the doctors predict. Join us in rejoicing in the presence of Jesus, who came into the world as a gift to us from God. He our hope and he is the hope for the world. A Thanksgiving Celebration11.30.09We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with the students and their parents before our holiday break, and also enjoyed some time off. May we every day "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! " Pictures from the Thanksgiving meal are now here for your viewing pleasure. First Quarter Report Cards Due!11.11.09We have come to the end of the first quarter of school already and are thankful for how well the students have done. Each quarter they must do a minimum of 12 PACES with the goal being 18 PACES per quarter. All but one did at least 12 PACES and many did 17 or 18. A few did more than 20 with the highest amount being 31 PACES this quarter! This is how a self-paced, individualized program works. We are very proud of each student who worked hard to finish as many PACES as they did. We are thankful also for the opportunity this year to have a certified teacher coming in to help some of our students who are struggling with the basics in reading and math. This is possible because we are working with many Title 1 students. These are children who come from low-income families. We hope to see these students improve in these areas and trust that will reflect in their PACE work. Continue praying for us. We still have prayer profiles to send out if you are interested in praying for an individual student. Send us an email if you would like to do this or would like to receive prayer updates for the school in general. We continue to trust God for the finances to pay our teachers each month. If you want to give to the teachers fund, you must state that specifically or the money will go to general operating expenses. Thank you once again for your interest and support! Class Pictures for the 2009-2010 school year are ready for your viewing. We Are On Facebook10.27.09MCCS now has a Facebook page. There are pictures from our school retreats on the page now. Don't forget to become our fan. If you are not on Facebook and would still like to see the pictures you can see pictures from the High School retreat, the Middle School retreat, the Elementry School retreat and the Pumpkin Farm trip. Answered Prayers and Prayers to be Answered10.23.09We came to school one day this week with news of arrests, drug dealers shooting at police, a stabbing in the bar around the corner, and plans for gang initiations. We pray a lot about our neighborhood and the things our students face in their daily lives. Although these things can be stressful, we're thankful that Mount Clare is a refuge and a haven from the craziness "out there." Our retreats were wonderful. It was a joy to see the kids interacting with each other in positive ways, working together, and just having fun. The middle school students were challenged with understanding the Lordship of Jesus and what that means in their daily lives. The high school students experienced the lavish grace of God. Both groups worked on rope course challenges - one so tough it brought our high school students to their knees in prayer. The camp staff worker said that was the first time he ever had a group of students pray for a solution to a challenge! As has happened many times over the years, we again experienced God's provision for this school as it came time for payroll this month. We were $500.00 short, but guess how much money was sitting in an account, undiscovered until two days before payroll! God again let us know that although we don't always know where the money is, he does, and he'll make sure we have what we need. We mailed out our newsletter this week. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to be, please let us know. And don't forget to keep praying for us! October Arrives10.5.09As we move into our second month of school we are getting ready for our yearly class retreats. The Middle School and Elementary classes will be spending time at Camp Andrews and the High School will be going to Woodcrest retreat again this year. All the retreats are in Pennsylvania. Pray for safety for the children and teachers involved in the trips and for a meaningful time getting to know each other and God better. We have one senior this year, Melinda Weaver, who is working towards graduating from the honors program. Pray for her continued hard work and dedication and for wisdom as she plans what to do about college next year. Thank you for your continued prayer and donations. Up and Running Again09.25.09We're off to a great start this school year! We have 44 students, including 5 new kindergarten students. We have one senior this year. Pray for a good year for her as she finishes here and makes plans for next year. As stated in the last update, Jeanie Miller is our new administrator. She is very glad that former administrator, Gwen Martin, is still at the school to help her learn the ropes! We also welcome Sadie Miller as our new Kindergarten teacher. We're so excited to see last year's graduates moving forward with their goals - two are in college, one is in the process of applying to the firefighter's academy, and one is still trying to decide what she wants to do next. Pray for their success! As always, we are in need of outside support through prayer and financial giving. We are so grateful for all the support we are receiving. We cannot exist without your help!! School's out for the Summer06.23.09Congratulations to all the kids who made it through the whole year and especially to the ones who graduated. We had six 8th graders graduate this year some of who will be going on to other schools next year and we wish them the best of luck. Extra congratulations go to the four high school kids who made it the whole way through. Good luck in whatever you decided to do and may God watch over you. Thank you to Gwen who has run our school for the last two years and will be stepping down as administrator. She will still be with us as a high school teacher. Remember to pray for our new school administrator, Jeanie Miller, who will be taking over this coming year. Don't forget to have a great summer! Go to the beach or the zoo see some otters or something! The End Is Near05.18.09Thank you to everyone who came and helped on May 9th with the ten year celebration. The weather was beautiful and everything went smoothly. We are almost finished with this school year but still need prayer for our graduates who are finishing up. There are also seven 8th graders moving up this year. The Graduation ceremony for the high school will be held on June 13th and the middle school ceremony will be on June 2. Anyone who wants to show support for the graduates is welcome to attend. We continue to need your prayers for some students who are struggling academically and for some of the situations outside of school. Pray for the 8th graders who will be going off to different high schools next year that they will remember God's love for them. 10 Year Celebration Day04.20.09Please join us on Saturday, May 9, between 2:30 and 7:30 to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Mount Clare Christian School. There will be games, face painting, volleyball, and free hot dogs for everyone who attends. We will be having two programs for your convenience: one starting at 2:30 and a later one starting at 6:30. At 5:00 there will be an appreciation dinner for donors. Come celebrate with us, tour the school, meet the teachers and students, and find out more about our program. We hope to see you there! Banquet a Success03.23.09Thanks to everyone who made our 10 year banquet a big success, we were able to raise over 3000 dollars. All the children that participated did a really excellent job and the program went smoothly. Thank you to everyone who helped with the food, cleanup, and setup. Keep praying that we will be around for another ten years. Thank you again for all your continuing prayer and donations. MCCS Celebrates 10 Years02.25.09We welcome our supporters and others who are interested in our ministry to the children of inner-city Baltimore to attend our 10 year anniversary celebration. The dinner and program will be held on Friday, March 13 at 6:30pm at Camp Andrews. After dinner, students from the school will be performing a short program. A voluntary offering will be taken. If you would like to attend or need directions to Camp Andrews please email Mount Clare at mtclarecs@gmail.com Board Member Promoted To Glory01.21.09On Thursday, January 15, 2009 we lost our dear friend, mentor, and brother in Christ, Harold Burkholder. Harold left his home on earth at 10:20 PM while surrounded by family, bound for his true home with Jesus. Harold was a faithful supporter of Mount Clare Christian School and served on the board from the time Mount Clare was founded in 1998. We will miss him very much. Harold's Grandson, Jason, is one of our High-School teachers. Please remember to pray for the Burkholder family at this time. Merry Christmas12.18.08A big Christmas thank you to our friends at Newberry Christian Academy in Newberry, South Carolina, who bought a
Christmas gift for every student and teacher at MCCS. Have a wonderful Christmas remembering Jesus, the most precious gift of all! Now Accepting PayPal11.25.08We are so thankful for those of you who pray for us and donate money to Mount Clare Christian school. Thank you so much. We are now accepting donations through PayPal. You can donate amounts as small as $1.00 through PayPal. It all goes to teaching kids in the inner-city about Jesus. HAPPY THANKSGIVING Newsletter Coming Soon10.27.08Our Fall Newsletter will soon be released. If you would like to receive the
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electronic copy, you can send us your email address. The 2008 School Year Has Started9.17.08The school year is off to a great start! Our 44 students are working very hard - eager to reach their goals. Four of our students (Michael, Sharnisha, Ciara & Tiffany) have graduation within their reach this year. It will be a lot of hard work, but if they are diligent, they can do it! Please join us in praying for them. We feel especially blessed to have each of our 8 staff members back this year, ready to teach and to serve in the name of Jesus. Take a tour around our website to learn more of our history and mission here
in Southwest Baltimore! July 2008 Newsletters Sent Out7.24.08This past week, we sent out the latest newsletter to our supporters. It recaps graduation and the 2007-08 school year. We'd also like to say goodbye to our two summer interns, Kaylyn Myers and Jon Bollinger--they were terrific! Congratulations to Our 2008 Graduates!6.21.08On Saturday night, we got to celebrate the graduation of our five 2008 graduates! Wendy Cash, Richard Stein, Wendy Taylor, Michael Weaver, and Manly Shore all successfully completed their work, so we did what came naturally: celebrated! If you see them, make sure to congratulate them--here's to another successful year starting this coming Fall! |
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