McAlder Blog

Hello, all you amazing McAlder families. While we’ve been experiencing some fickle weather, it hasn’t stopped us from keeping on! At the beginning of the month, we wrapped up the second quarter with our awards assembly to celebrate excellence in Christian education, leadership, and relationships. It was so nice to have families join us to celebrate our students. Can you believe the readers at McAlder? We gave 123 AR certificates to students who reached their second quarter goals. WOW!

Other highlights of the quarter…

• Conferences
• The Night of Generosity trophy
• Bookfair (All classroom wish lists were filled, and we got new books for the library!)
• Christmas programs
• The Christmas store (Thank you, PfC!)
• Christmas chapel
• Open House (We gave 41 families tours!)
• Miss Tevelde celebrated her one-year anniversary of her stem cell replacement. Woo-hoo!
• 62% of MELM K–6 students scored in the 61st percentile or higher in math, and 64% scored in the 61st percentile or higher in reading. Did you know that falling within the 41st to 60th percentiles is considered grade level? This means that many of our students are above grade level. That is excellent!

We look forward to hosting our McAlder Q&A this Sunday, February 23, in the gymnasium at 6:00 p.m., with YOU, Dr. Friesen, and me. It is my JOY and PRIVILEGE to lead at McAlder! Thank you for your partnership!

“Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.”

(Psalm 95:1, NIV)