City Christian Schools

January School Newsletter – Lions Pause

Christmas Windows at Miller’s Paint

It was another successful year of window painting for the CCHS art classes. Each year Miller Paint Co. hires the CCHS art class to paint their Christmas window decorations.

Ms. Gabrielle Smith took her students out in the sometimes chilly weather to earn money for special art projects.

It’s Christmas Around the World

With help from teacher Mrs. Tompkins and parent helpers, the 5th grade celebrated Christmas with food and party favors from many countries all over the world. There was fish from Scandinavia and special chocolates from England: lots of new tastes for students who had fun trying some of the new foods.

Worship Leadership Training
A Day of Service

On Friday, Dec 4th, we all met at the school at 6:15 and headed down to Portland Rescue Mission to serve breakfast to the homeless. Some students served, others greeted and filled coffee, still others took the used food trays, and two students even cooked the French toast on the grill.

In addition to serving breakfast, several students took down and put away the Thanksgiving decorations and hauled all of the Christmas decorations from storage so it could be set up.

After breakfast was over, we all jumped in and cleaned the kitchen/dinning area.

Next, we drove to Vancouver and had a big breakfast of our own at Mr. Mason’s house, hosted by Ms. Mason and her sister Christy.

Finally, we went to Columbia Heights on the Knoll and sang Christmas songs for the seniors’ Holiday Brunch. Caroline Smith sang a beautiful solo – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

The choir prepared two songs and then we and the seniors all joined together for several traditional Christmas carols. This is our second time singing at Columbia Heights, and they are hoping we make it into an annual Christmas tradition.

It was an eventful day of service, and we all had lots of fun!

CCS Staff Celebrates Christmas

The yearly creator of the staff feast, Mrs. Nancy Foster, with donations from the staff, again outdid herself. The food was fabulous, the décor peaceful and Christmassy and the fellowship unsurpassed.

Principal’s Party
An Afternoon at the Bowling Lanes

Students from 2nd through 8th grade enjoyed an afternoon of bowling with their friends. Students earned the outing with good grades in the 1st quarter of school.

No one seemed to care who beat who. Just being out of school and having fun with friends was enough.