Internet Safety

Here is a letter that went out today to all of our parents from our computer/technology teacher.

Dear Parents,                                                                                   

I would like to welcome you to U.R.C.S.  My name is Ms. Wenzel and I am your child’s computer teacher this year.  As their teacher, I feel it is my responsibility to make sure every child is aware of the need to practice internet safety at school, as well as at home. In your child’s class, we have been discussing the importance of practicing safety on the internet. With today’s technology you could never be too careful. Our children are being placed at risk every day to a world full of strangers. Many of the games they play online are open to the outside world.  Anyone is able to log into these games at any time and start talking and building a relationship with your child. Plus, many of the online games they play seem to have violence laced in them. Games that look so innocent are not! Please ask your child what their user name is, and make sure they are not giving to much information about themselves. It is also important to know your child’s passwords, the sites they visit and who they play with. Limit their time online! They need to understand they have a responsibility to themselves in keeping safe.

It is through a further study on this topic that I was introduced to a free parent webinar. It is only 23 minutes long and I’m quite sure you will find it most informative. The website for this parent webinar is: http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety .

Also, I will be integrating fun and exciting lessons that reinforce the lessons already being taught within your child’s classes. Your child will be learning at their own pace, as well as corporately on the Smart board to help with their weaknesses and enhance their strengths. In order to make computer class more enjoyable, I’m requesting for each child to have earbuds or a headset to be able to hear any instructions given on the websites.

 In His Service,

 Ms. Wenzel

Raising Our Children For Christ

All of us have heard at one time or another familiar words, “you can’t take it with you” or “you came into this world with nothing, and you’ll leave with nothing” or how about this one, “I’ve never seen a Brinks truck following a hearse.” We laugh or at least smile at these statements, but as Christ followers we know that all our earthly treasures will be left behind when the Lord calls us home.

Some time ago though I heard a very insightful and profound statement that indicated that we can indeed take something to heaven with us. . . Our children! When I thought further about that statement I realized that parents have the supreme opportunity (and responsibility) of leading their children into a relationship with Jesus Christ, ensuring that they will have the promise of eternal life.

Upper Room Christian School is a place where the opportunity of accepting Christ as Savior is not only given to students, but is a foundational value that is central to the mission of a Christian school education. Through godly teachers and a curriculum that integrates the truth of scripture, the Christian school serves not only as a place where students are educated to be totally devoted disciples, but they are given the opportunity to make that all important decision of beginning their spiritual journey by accepting through faith, Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Upper Room believes that “we can’t take it with us” but, parents can (in a manner of speaking) take their children to heaven with them. It’s a core value - it’s part of the Christian education fabric. Why would Christian parents want their children anywhere else?

Prov 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Eph 6:4 says, "ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
The Holy Bible : King James Version 1611 Authorized Version.

Grace and Peace,

Ed

Upper Room Christian School

722 Deer Park Road

Dix Hills, NY 11746

631-242-5359

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Children are God's Heritage

The King James Bible uses the word "children" over 1,500 times! God is concerned with our children! The Bible says, " Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." The Holy Bible : King James Version Ps 127:3-5.

Isaac was the son of promise, yet God instructed Abraham to place him on the altar. When Abraham took the knife to kill Isaac, he was demonstrating complete trust in God by not withholding even his beloved son from the Lord. (See Genesis 22:1–18.) In a similar way, God wants every father and mother to hold back nothing from Him, including their children.

Historians agree that John Wesley was one of the eighteenth century’s most influential religious leaders in England and colonial America. When he was asked what had influenced his dedication to God, John explained that as a boy he was almost killed in a house fire. Following this event, his mother impressed upon him the fact that God had an important work for him to do and had spared his life as “a brand plucked from the burning fire” for this very purpose. It is this sense of spiritual duty, affirmed and blessed by parents, that God wants every child to have.

Parents should instill in their children a desire to serve the Lord and then send them out with blessings to do it. There is no greater joy than to see the blessing and anointing that God has placed on your children be used to bless others and bring glory to God! We must remember that most of the exploits recorded in the Bible were done by people under 30. In fact, many were under 20 years old! That doesn't leave the over 30 crowd out! We are to add our wisdom and experience to their energy and vision to together fulfill the purpose and plan of God for our generation.

Grace and Peace,

Ed