Things to Know This Week | July 20th
RCS Families,
July 20th, 2023
RCS Families,
I hope you are enjoying this summer so far. We are busy preparing for the upcoming school year and are praying for each student and family God entrusts to our care. Our facility team is amazing! We have already completed several projects around campus including adding new carpet in some classrooms, constructing a new classroom, and touch-up paint throughout the campus. We also secured outside funding to add new smart boards in every classroom and they are already installed! (See below for more info) We can’t wait to see you back on campus soon!
Here are a couple of things to know:
RCS High School Update
September 17th is going to be a significant date! The land we desire to purchase for the RCS High School is owned by a church. The church board has approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The last step is for the congregation to approve the PSA. The congregation is scheduled to vote on September 17th. Please pray that the congregation would be unified to approve the sale. We are excited to begin the next phase of land feasibility, entitlement, site design, and funding. We have already selected an architectural firm, general contractor, and entitlement development team to help us with this next phase. We are ready to run, but it all starts with the land! Please pray for continued wisdom and favor as we take these next steps. For more information about the RCS High School, go to: www.rentonchristian.org/highschool.
NEW! Smartboards Installed in Every Classroom
Recently, we were able to secure outside funding to acquire and install a Promethean smart board in every classroom! The installation is complete! These boards will provide our teachers with significant opportunities to enhance classroom learning. CLICK HERE to watch a video about these smart boards.
RCS Mariners Game: Pack the Park | Friday, September 29th
We have already sold almost 500 tickets for the Seattle Mariners Game on Friday, September 29th. We reserved some additional tickets near our current block. We would like to invite all RCS and SLC parents, students, and grandparents to join us at T-Mobile Park to cheer on the Mariners. This game is a Mariners Fireworks night as well as Fan Appreciation Night. Tickets are only $15 and $5 from each ticket will go to strengthen our school security. CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets for this incredible RCS Family Event to begin next school year! If you have any questions, email: packthepark@rentonchristian.org. The deadline to purchase tickets is August 21st or until tickets sell out.
NEW! Secure Visitor Check-in
We are launching a new visitor check-in system this fall. Instead of signing in and out on paper, visitors will scan their ID. The system will conduct a real-time background check against sex-offender registries and print a custom visitor badge with their picture. This will help us enhance the safety of our students and help us know who is on campus at any point in time. We will send additional information about this new check-in system leading up to the school year.
Summer Play Dates @ Renton Christian
Throughout the summer, we are hosting playdates on campus to stay connected with current families and meet new friends this summer. The first several have been a huge success. Join us at the bark playground during one of our remaining Play Around the Playground days! These playdates are designed for parents and students so please stay with your students as they play. For more information contact the school office (425) 226-0820. Here are the remaining dates:
KP & Kinder: August 1, 9-10am
1st & 2nd Grade: August 8, 10-11am
3rd & 5th Grade: August 15, 10-11am
Class Placement & Supply Lists
We work on class placements over the summer and will send a mailer to all families in mid-August with class placement, supply lists, and other school logistics. However, if you want to take advantage of summer school supply sales, CLICK HERE to see grade specific supply lists.
Encouragement and Prayer:
This Summer one of the books I read was, Faith for Exiles by David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock. Incredible book! In it, based on research from the Barna Group, the authors identify five practices that contribute to a resilient faith for this emerging generation of digitally emersed students. Great read to help you guide your students in their faith development.
Our culture continues to shift away from a biblical worldview. We are headed toward or are already in a post-Christian culture. A culture centered on self rather than oriented toward God. A culture that says truth is found from within rather than objectively found within Scripture. The authors suggest it is appropriate for us to view ourselves in “Exile” rather than in the “Promised Land” of Jerusalem. Our efforts are better served building a personally resilient faith that can thrive in exile rather than fighting to protect or search for a “Jerusalem” where our faith is not challenged. Throughout scripture, you find examples of the people of God thriving while in exile and influencing the culture around them for good. Exile doesn’t mean our faith is snuffed out; however, it does require a different level of resiliency.
This book personally challenged me to strengthen my faith and continued to highlight the need to develop a resilient faith in every student, staff, and parent at Renton Christian. We are adding more intentionality to The Profile of a Student framework. We believe this framework, in partnership with parents and their church, will develop a resilient faith in our students.
My prayer this summer is that God will provide His wisdom to each student at RCS. I pray that God would help them identify each idea that comes their way as either aligned or misaligned with the Bible. I pray God would strengthen their character to be more like Christ. I pray that their actions would demonstrate God’s love to everyone they interact with. I pray that the peace of God would guard their heart and mind in Christ Jesus. I pray that each student would have a fully devoted relationship with Jesus Christ. Let’s personally exemplify the faith we want to see in our students.
I appreciate each of you. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Thanks,
Randy McMillan
RCS | Head of School
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