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Things to Know this Week (Jan 5)

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Things to Know this Week (Jan 5)

RCS Families,

 

Happy New Year! As we begin 2024, I have a renewed confidence in the work God is doing through Renton Christian. As society’s culture continues to stray from a Biblical Worldview, we will stay anchored in Christ. We are committed to providing a rigorous academic experience in a welcoming, Christ-centered environment. Thank you for your continued partnership and encouragement.

 

Here are a few of things to know this week:

 

Special Purple & Gold Spirit Day | Monday, January 8

To celebrate the UW Huskies playing in the College Football National Championship, we are going to have a special Purple & Gold Spirit Day on Monday, January 8th. Students can wear their favorite UW Husky gear or RCS Spirit gear. Students not participating in Spirit Day should wear normal uniform attire.

 

Spiritual Emphasis Week | January 8-12

Next week is our January Spiritual Emphasis Week. Each day next week, we will have a chapel to develop each student’s faith. The theme for Kprep – 5th grade will be “Serving” rooted in the example of Christ. The theme for 6th – 8th grade will be God’s Great Love; taught through biblical examples of individuals who experienced God’s extravagant love. Parents are welcome to join us for any chapel (KP-2 at 8:45am; 3rd-5th at 9:30am; 6th-8th at 11:45am). Each chapel will also be streamed online here: https://rcs.online.church/.

 

Reenrollment is now open for 2024 – 2025!

Reenrollment is now open for the 2024-2025 school year! In the last two days, over 180 students have already been reenrolled! We expect multiple grades to fill up for the upcoming year. New families will be able to apply beginning January 23rd. Please take a moment to reenroll your students to reserve their spot for next year. CLICK HERE to begin the re-enrollment process. The online process should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Your information will be saved if you need to stop and complete it later. If you have questions about the re-enrollment process, please contact our Registrar, Charity Warren. To begin the new sibling application process: CLICK HERE. The reenrollment deadline for current families is January 31st.

 

Parent Enrichment Night | 7pm, January 16th | Main Auditorium

The Chaplin of the UW Huskies and Seattle Seahawks, Jonathan Rainey, will join us for our Parent Enrichment Night at 7pm on Tuesday, January 16th in the Main Auditorium. He will speak on developing resilience in our students. Jonathan Rainey is a gifted communicator and will help us grow as parents! You do not want to miss this night! CLICK HERE to see a special welcome from Chaplin Rainey.

 

RCS Musical Theatre | Wizard of Oz | Carco Theatre | January 25-27

Renton Christian School’s Royal Theatre Company presents Wizard of Oz. Our students will have four performances at Carco Theatre January 25th – 27th. CLICK HERE to buy your tickets today! You will not want to miss this amazing performance. Tickets are selling fast. Over 675 tickets have already been sold!  

 

New Family Open House | 7pm, Tuesday, January 23rd 

Help us spread the word about our New Family Open House on Tuesday, January 23rd at 7pm! Please like and share this event on Facebook and Instagram and leave a comment on what you love about Renton Christian. You can also receive a $500 referral bonus if you refer a new family who enrolls. For more details about the referral bonus, email fschubert@rentonchristian.org.

 

Winter Weather Communication Plan

Toward the end of next week there is a possibility of our first lowland snow of the season. We will monitor conditions as we get closer. Should there be the need to modify a school day or adjust afterschool activities, we will communicate through these methods:

  • FlashAlert.net – This is our first means of weather communication. FlashAlert is the primary means for schools and school districts in our region to alert local media of adjustments to normal school schedules or activities. You can sign up for email alerts or download the FlashAlert App and enable notifications on your phone.
  • Text & Email Message – Any weather-related modification will be sent via text and email to all parents.
  • Social Media – We will also post adjustments to our Instagram and Facebook accounts.

 

Security Project Update | Funded through 2023 Move-a-thon & Color Run

Over Christmas break we made progress on two security enhancements to our facility funded through our fall Move-a-thon & Color Run. We are committed to the safety of our students. Thank you for helping us fund the following enhancements.

  • Office Entrance – We are enhancing the physical security of our office entrance. We have added doors to secure classroom access. Once completed, during the school day, an individual will be remotely buzzed into the school office. After checking in, the office will remotely provide access to the necessary hallway.
  • Security Film – We are adding clear security film to the first–floor windows. This film holds shattered glass in place to prevent unauthorized entry. This film was already added to all doors at the end of last school year.

 

Encouragement and Prayer:

As we begin this year, I encourage you to self-assess your relationship with Christ. Do you feel full of hope & life or depleted & weak? There is a constant battle for our soul. Jesus came that we would have life and have it to the full. In contrast, the devil comes only to steal and kill and destroy (John 10:10). Jesus came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:9-10). He demonstrated His extravagant love in our worst state (Romans 5:8). Jesus is also our source of nourishment and strength. He described himself as the vine and we are the branches. He promised if we remain in Him, He will remain in us, and we will be fruitful (John 15:5).

 

If you feel depleted and week, have you fully surrendered your life to Christ and received His salvation? If not, I encourage you to begin this year with this important step. If you want to do this, I would love to have a personal conversation to start this new faith journey. If you have already done this but still feel depleted and weak, how connected are you to the vine? What intentional practices do you have to spend time with your heavenly Father? Whenever I feel depleted, I assess my faith practices and usually realize I have become sloppy with them. I encourage you to dial in your faith practices as we start this year. For me, I read two chapters in the Bible each morning at 5am in the same chair in our living room. If you want to be more connected with Jesus, I encourage you to pick a place, pick a plan, and pick a time. With these things in place, you intentionally create space to commune with your Creator.

 

My prayer is that we would start this year working on growing closer with Christ. I pray that we would be an example for our students and experience the full life that God designed for us.

 

Have a great weekend! 

 

Thanks,

 

Randy McMillan

RCS | Head of School

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Things to Know this Week (Jan 5)