Teachers Met, New Classrooms Discovered
Wednesday,
September 8, 2004
Officially, Rhema Christian School doesn’t
start until Tuesday, September 7, but
if you were driving by the school this
past Wednesday night, you’d have
thought the students, teachers and parents
got a head start on the year. The school
was holding its annual “Meet the
Teacher” night; a well attended
evening each and every year. Amidst
hot dogs, the dunk tank and recounted
summer stories the event was a success.
Each year, Rhema Christian School’s
Promotion Committee plans the event
for the benefit of the entire school
population. “Meet the Teacher
night is important to building a sense
of community within the school”,
says Irene Belsey, Board Rep for the
committee. “In most cases, it
has been several months since many
families have seen one another and
this night helps people to catch up
and socialize outside of the normally
busy first day of school. Students
as well as their parents have an opportunity
to see their new class, renew friendships
with classmates and meet their new
teacher.”
This year, Meet the Teacher night
was essential. With one new teacher,
three teachers returning from maternity
leave, two new classrooms as well
as moving a number of the classes
within the school buildings, it was
beneficial to see the event occur
once again. “There were a great
number of the Promotion Committee
members onsite to ensure a smooth
and well planned evening.” Mrs.
Belsey offered. “Katharina Eagleson
(Promotion Committee Chair), Charlotte
Baker, Irene Rennick, Bonnie Elgeti,
Kathryn Dykstra (Staff Rep), Judy
Ufkes, Michelle Rozema and Julie Huschlitt
all participated in the planning and
implementation of the event.”
“The Promotion Committee will
spend some time reviewing the evening,
then move onto the next occasion,”
stated Belsey. “This is only
one of a number of social affairs
Promotion handles each year. Each
is designed to enhance a spirit of
community among our families while
promoting the school outside of the
membership. Two of the other events
we conduct annually are the Fellowship
Dinner and Grandparent’s Day.
We are also responsible for providing
refreshments for Society Membership
meetings twice a year. Additionally,
we invite local Pastors to the school
for a Pastor’s Lunch once every
two years.”
Review of past events has shown a
change in event scheduling for the
Promotion Committee this year. “We’ve
moved the Fellowship Dinner from the
normal January, February slot to November,”
explained Irene. “Twice in the
last few years, inclement weather
forced a rescheduling of this event
and created conflicts with some of
our supporting churches’ calendar
of events. November seems to be a
relatively quiet time for our community.
We’ve moved this popular social
event to a more predictable time period
in terms of the weather.”
“This year’s Promotion
Committee is short at least one member,”
Irene shared. “We are interested
in someone that likes to work with
a team, plan and implement social
occasions and has some time to invest
into our school community.”
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