Combined Chapel Fall 2015

Today was the annual fall combined chapel, when the students from Edgerton visit our school in Doon for the day. Here are a few videos from the chapel service...

Doon's Kindergarten & 1st Grades
Carly, Alex, Abigail, Kara, Michael, Calvin, & Kate

Doon Grades 2-4
Alyce, Katelyn, Evan, Wyatt, Jacob, Kyle, Jenna
Collin, Levi, Matthew, Lanae, Luke, & Joanna

Doon Grades 7 & 8
Darren, Andrew, Ellie, Jerron, Jenna, Erica, & Sarah

Both Doon & Edgerton schools singing a beautiful closing number.
(First verse only... I had to sneak out to get ready to serve cookies ;)

The Birthday Boy

Happy 8th Birthday to Luke today!
We celebrated on Saturday evening with family & friends
and  a “hunting” themed birthday cake.

 

Jenna added a special hat to Luke’s picture in honor of his birthday. : )

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Here’s a look back at the past 7 years…

He was a little sad on his 1st birthday, but he’s been full of smiles since then. ; )

 

Happy Birthday #2

 

#3

 

#4

 

#5

 

#6

 

and #7!

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Luke has brought us many smiles over the years, too,
and we thank the Lord for the blessing he is to our family.
Happy 8th Birthday, Luke! We love you very much!

The Red Horse Rides Again

Those of you who use the NWIPR School Birthday/Anniversary calendar will recognize this photo from our school’s early days and the poem from last month’s page…

Song of the Red Horse
Once children climbed on me to ride,
Bell’s sound summoned me to glide,
The rocking stilled, no ponies as before,
As horses pass and I shall sing no more.

Our school’s insurance policy required that we no longer have the horses on the swingset at school, so they were taken down.
In November of 2013, we bought them at the annual fall fundraising auction.

 

It was a bit of a process getting the right swingset, and having the brackets cut down at school and re-welded onto our swingset. (Just getting the swingset tipped up was quite a feat… as you can see here. : )

 

We are happy to report that the red horse rides again,
much to the delight of our children and any who come to visit us! : )
These horses have been around for almost 50 years…
wonder how many kids have enjoyed riding on them during that time?!!