Parent Update: 10-19-09

Dear parents, I hope you are having a fantastic week so far, and I hope that sickness has not rocked your house yet.  I’ve heard of many schools battling flus and colds, and in some cases, the dreaded H1N1. I just want to remind you that we will work our hardest to keep our group [...]

Parent Update 10:12:09

Dear parents, I hope you had a great weekend and are having a fantastic Columbus Day! I think students deserve a day off every now and then after being at the school as much as they are.  Anyways, I am attaching some weekly notes I wrote to them, and I am also providing the Real [...]

Parent Update: 10-05-09

Dear Parents, Happy Forreston Homecoming Week! I know it’s the week of football, dances, and when your kids leave your house dressed in weird ensembles.  I sort of miss wearing pajamas to school (or work).  Oh well, SWIFT has a few things to be aware of, so I figured I would share with you what [...]

Parent UPdate 09-28-09

Dear parents, I had an amazing time worshiping with your son/daughter last night at our community event out at Oakdale.  Students worshiped with several different songs, attended different prayer stations where they could pray to God, and then discussed their experience with other students. We all thought it was a great night!  My personal favorite [...]

Parent Update 09-08-09

Dear Parents, I hope and pray that you had a tremendous Labor Day weekend! I know we did, and I can’t wait to keep things going throughout the fall! This Sunday is Silver Creek’s “kickoff Sunday” as Sunday School and Pioneer Clubs (our children’s ministry) start their new year.  This is also when SWIFT starts [...]

Parent Update 07-13-09

Dear parents, I hope you had a tremendous weekend! Today is absolutely gorgeous outside, so I hope you can enjoy some summer fun.  We have a crazy schedule coming up for SWIFT, so I wanted to let you know a few things… This Saturday is decorating for VBS at noon at the grade school. Come [...]

Parent Update 05-06-09

Dear parent, I am sure you are going crazy with all of the end of the year stuff taking place every night this week and next. It’s a crazy time of the year, but it sure is nice to see all of the accomplishments all of your sons and daughters have taken on this past [...]

Parent Update 03-18-09

Dear parent, Hope your week is going well. This weather has been great so far this week, and spring sports are just now beginning. I am always reminded in spring that Paul calls us to be a new creation in Christ. New life is springing up all around us, and we have a new life [...]

Parent Update 03-11-09

Dear Parent, Hope you are having a great week and surviving the massive amounts of rain, wind, cold, and deceptive sunshine. I hope you didn’t have to experience a frozen locked door today as I did when I went to return home for an item I forgot to bring to the office. Don’t worry, I [...]

Parent Update 03-05-09

Dear parents, THANK YOU for the response earlier this week for stepping up and filling in for the help I asked for earlier. That was just simply AWESOME.  You are all tremendous parents!!! Just a quick reminder of some things! This Sunday we are continuing our sex/dating series, and we are talking about girls’ issues- [...]