Update for July 15, 2022

God's Richest Blessings on your week!

Built on the Rock: We had two meetings this week related to Built on the Rock. Before I provide an update, let me just share some insight based on my previous experience. There there will be noise, there will be distractions, there may be dust, and there may be delays. Jared, Jean, & Rachel will have 2 months of competing against backhoes and dump trucks for the students attention. And all of us will have to be on our toes for "wanderers" who are drawn in by fencing and construction equipment. But in the end we will have a wonderful new addition and some much needed upgrades to our current space. I am so thankful to our congregation for recognizing the need to move forward with this project to support our mission and ministry efforts. There are four important updates that I want to share with you at this time: 

• First, after groundbreaking we will need to wait for finalization of financing and permits before construction begins. 
• Second, the existing Activity Center/Gym will become unusable for us at some point as this will be an active construction zone. 
• Third, we will have a new "temporary" driveway put in closer to Mason. This means that pickup will remain relatively unchanged. The biggest change will be the need to exit with students on the Clay St. side of the building.
• Fourth, the playground will be moved very shortly after the new driveway is put in. The existing equipment will be moved and at this time, cedar wood chips are being planned for. 

Eagle Summer Shorts: There is no expectation that you provide content for the summer shorts. However, if you wish to add content, please just let me know by the Wednesday of the week that you would like to add something.

Building Maintenance: Gym Bleacher inspection will take place on Tuesday, July 19

Water will be off in the building for a period of time on Wednesday, July 27 to perform some plumbing updates. Please plan accordingly.

Art and I are in communication regarding the list that was developed on May 31 (and prior) as well as new items that have come up. If you notice building items that need to be attended to, please bring them to me. I am currently adding them to this document.

enVision: Most of you should now have your enVision math materials. If you are missing anything, please let Brittany know. I am excited that we were able to use EANS funds to purchase a series that will allow us to help our students meet the standards in the curriculum set forth by FVL. If you do not plan to use the enVision math materials, please schedule a meeting with me so we can discuss how we can best meet the standards in the curriculum.

Social Studies: I was alerted to the fact that we did not receive Research Companions for grades K-5. After some fact-finding I discovered that it was "possible" to use the resource without the paper copies of the Research Companion, but that this may be challenging for the younger grades. Lisa and I are working with the vendor to try to get our order "modified" so that we can get classroom sets of the paper copies for you to use when you need them. Our first course of action will be to get an updated quote and see if that would make it through the EANS process.

Registration Folders: These are now ready for pickup.

Upcoming Dates
July 17 Built on the Rock Groundbreaking Ceremony (9:15)
July 25 Early Registration for Hispanic Families
July 25-29 Vacation Bible School (9:00 - 11:30)

July 26-28 Various FVL Trainings

August 3 Registration & Open House

In His Grace,