KV-Dec 2011 - Abbotsford Christian School

W
e desire that our students will
discover and develop their
unique gifts and abilities; and
learn to be faithful, discerning, obedient and
creative. Though faith, obedience, and
creativity are not what you might think of
when you think of mathematics, the
connection to mathematics, especially at the
senior level, is quite evident.
As students develop in their ability in
mathematics the nature of the problems that
are posed to them begins to get more
challenging. The more they learn, the more
is asked of them (a scriptural principle).
Instead of problems with short solutions
they become longer and more involved - so
much so that a complete solution is unlikely
to present itself to their understanding.
Sometimes to progress towards a solution
the only possible step, is a creative start that
discerns the relationships involved though it
does not yet see far enough ahead to know
Steps in the Right Direction
By Mr. Sanders
for certain that it is a right direction.
Those who will progress and grow, must
take that first step, obeying the laws of
mathematics, not knowing where it will lead.
They need to step out in faith, in obedience,
trusting in the
math. Only once
that first step of
faith is taken and
carried through to
its logical end, does
the next step
present itself. The
successful student
will take each
successive step of
faith and so
proceed until he
arrives at the goal.
Looking back, the
solution can seem
much simpler and
easy to see, but in the midst of the trial all
that can be seen is the next step. So they
proceed one step of faith at a time, trusting
in what they know is right and true, with an
eye towards the goal.
Students find these
applications of learning
both challenging and
rewarding. They may
not always enjoy the
difficulties involved, but
neither do we when our
Teacher asks us to do
the same.
Who says math has
nothing to do with the
real world
Knights Ride to an Admirable Finish
Sr. Boys and Girls Volleyball Provincials – Update
O
ur senior volleyball teams finished well at AA
Provincials this past weekend. Our girls
were playing in Vancouver and finished
13 th in a tough field of competition. They were
close in all their matches and finished well with
two victories on Saturday. Jordyn Visser
received the team All-Star award for her
consistent play. We want to offer a big thank
you to Ms. Lammers, Mrs Stoker, and Mr. Visser for their
exceptional work with these girls over the past 3 months.
The boys‘ team travelled to Kelowna for the AA provincial
tournament. They were seeded 5 th and finished 5 th after a
tough quarter-final match against cross-town rival MEI. At
the end of the game, coach Anthonie Jansen gathered both
teams together on the court and had a time of prayer to
unify these teams around their common faith in our Lord
Jesus Christ. It was an emotional moment for
players and parents alike. It was a moving
testimony for our team to reach out to another
Christian school and gather around our common
faith in God.
ACS went on to win Most Sportsmanlike team, an
award chosen unanimously by the tournament
officials. MEI went on to win the championship match
against CHSS from Prince George. Trevor Dykshoorn
made the 2 nd all-star team, Wes de Waal and Dan Vaags
were honourable mentions. A special thanks to Mr. Jansen
for his many faithful years of coaching volleyball at ACS.
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