Sioux Center Christian School

10/15/2026

Make plans to attend the annual Kiwanis Pancake Supper on Tuesday, October 20! Hot pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon will be served at the Centre Mall from 5-7pm. Freewill donations support school trips to the State Capital in Des Moines. Suggested freewill donation is $12 per person (2 & under free).

Our 5th graders went to Des Moines on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and we are grateful the Sioux Center Kiwanis helps make this important learning experience possible!
Our 5th graders do their part with this fundraiser by serving as pancake runners, serving drinks, and cleaning tables. We hope you can come!

10/12/2026

Our 5th graders are studying Iowa - our history, our government, our culture, our people - from when settlers first arrived to today. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, they had the opportunity to connect their classroom lessons to a field experience in Des Moines.

They visited Living History Farms, the Iowa State Capitol, and Desoto National Wildlife Refuge and Museum. One of the best parts of the trip was seeing students Seek God and Shine His Light through their actions. Students included others, let classmates go ahead of them in line, asked thoughtful questions, shared games, built relationships, and wrote thank-you cards for people who served them along the way.

Students connected their experiences to our school's discipleship characteristics:
“I was a Community Builder because I built relationships with people in my class.”
“I was a Servant Worker by giving a thank-you card to a Subway worker.”
“I was a Truth Finder by finding the truth about Iowa in 1876.”
“I was an Order Discoverer by discovering the design in the Capitol building.”

It was a wonderful trip filled with learning, laughter, service, and opportunities to reflect God’s love. We are so thankful to the Sioux Center Kiwanis for helping fund this trip! Three students gave a presentation at the Kiwanis meeting last week to share their experiences and thank them for their support.

Make plans to attend the Kiwanis Pancake Supper fundraiser on Tuesday, October 20, from 5-7pm at the Centre Mall. Our students will be there serving!

10/12/2026

Check out this article on how Capturing Kids Hearts works alongside and strengthens our Teaching for Transformation framework!

https://www.nwestiowa.com/scnews/capturing-kids-hearts-strengthens-teaching-for-transformation/article_0e2f27fe-d736-41f4-8fb3-455e20e3433a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

Sioux Center Christian School has implemented the Capturing Kids’ Hearts program to strengthen relationships, communication and student engagement across campus. School leaders say the initiative provides a shared framework for building trust and helping classrooms become high-performing, self-managing teams.

Read more in the comments ⬇

10/09/2026

Congratulations to Ms. Jenna Huisman, one of our 2nd grade teachers, who received the September Pella Staff Member of the Month award!

Mitch and Jackson from Sioux Center Pella Corporation surprised Ms. Huisman and her class with a BIG CHECK for $500!

The nomination letter shared, "Ms. Huisman has worked incredibly hard this first month of school plus she is fun and energetic. We have appreciated her communication and the time she has spent getting to know our daughter. We love hearing about the school day when our daughter gets home. She has been excited every single day, and that means the world to us!"

Ms. Huisman receives $500 to be used to enhance learning in her classroom, plus a special mug and certificate.

We are SO grateful to Sioux Center Pella Corporation for this wonderful program that honors and encourages our amazing local educators!! THANK YOU!

To nominate your favorite teacher, complete a nomination form and turn in to the school office or Pella Corp by the 25th of each month:

10/08/2026

We celebrated our second Storyline Chapel yesterday and saw how Our Awesome God revealed His power of transformation in Noah so he could be OBEDIENT!

As a few eighth graders gathered around a campfire to learn about Noah's obedience they were surprised when Noah (played by Mr. Justin Schrock) traveled through time to talk to them! He shared that God gave him an obedient heart so he could trust His promises and build the ark on dry land while people mocked him.
We also need God's power working in us so we can obey and trust Him, even when it isn't the popular thing to do.

Thank you to the skit team, Mr. Schrock, and the Praise Team for leading us in time of worship and in joyful singing!
"But if anyone OBEYS His Word, love for God is truly made complete in them." 1 John 2:5

You are welcome to watch the recording at https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/currentfamilies/livestream.cfm

10/06/2026

After a couple postponements due to weather, it was an absolutely beautiful morning for the 5th annual Lorna Moss Bike to School Day!

Loads of smiles... and A LOT of bikes!!

Thanks to the organizers for your work and the "bike bus" chaperones for helping kids take the best route to school! THANK YOU to the organizers, Bike Sioux Center and to Dave Moss for the gift of a reflective safety strap to the participants!

09/28/2026

Last Wednesday, we celebrated the first of six student-led chapels! A team of 5th–8th grade students led us in worship after weeks of planning, creating, and rehearsing during early Wednesday mornings with guidance from Dordt Worship Arts students.

Together, we lifted our voices in song, heard Scripture, prayed, and enjoyed interviews and collages created by the students, all pointing to God's faithfulness. What a blessing to see their creativity, faith, and leadership in action!

Thirty-six middle school students are participating in this exciting opportunity to grow as young disciples and learn how to thoughtfully plan and lead worship.

We are so grateful to the Dordt Worship students and Dr. Angela Perigo for the time, encouragement, and guidance they are investing in this meaningful experience!

09/23/2026

Our kindergarten students are studying apples, and what better way to learn than through hands-on experience!

Last week, they took a field trip in town to learn how apples can go from tree to juice! Mr. Ron Oostra shared the history of his apple press, explaining how it chops and squeezes apples to make fresh juice. Each student had the opportunity to add an apple to the chopper and watch the press turn it into delicious juice right before their eyes!

Mr. Oostra also told the story of Johnny Appleseed — a man who not only planted apple trees across the U.S. but also shared God’s love along the way.

A heartfelt thank-you to Mr. & Mrs. Oostra, Mr. Hibma, and Mr. Zwart for their help with the apple pressing demonstration, and to Mr. & Mrs. Postma for generously sharing their yard and apples.

It was a beautiful day of learning, discovery, and celebrating God’s creation together! Thank you also to our Kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Curiel, Mrs. Haan, and Mrs. Roelofs, who design each lesson and learning experience so students LOVE to Learn and LEARN to Love God, others, and His creation!

09/22/2026

At SCCS, we want our students to engage in opportunities that help them live God’s Story as growing disciples - meeting real needs of real people with real work.

Last Tuesday our 4th graders enjoyed a beautiful day and a great opportunity to serve and build community as they worked together to prepare Heritage Village, Sioux Center for the Harvest Festival last Friday and Saturday.

Students pulled many weeds, picked up chestnuts, moved benches, swept the barn, dusted and cleaned various areas, and created posters to be used for the weekend celebration.

Their work helped the HUNDREDS of students and visitors who came to the Harvest Festival enjoy the village as they experienced how things were done in the past.

Thank you to our 4th grade teachers, Ms. Hulstein, Mrs. Vander Kooi, Mrs. Van Ravenswaay, and Mrs. Van Zee, who design their classroom lessons to integrate with field experiences so that their learning is truly transformational!

09/21/2026

Check out all the smiling faces and stories about what's happening at Sioux Center Christian School in our just-released Connection newsletter!

https://indd.adobe.com/view/c37cdbc4-6c33-43fd-9f52-7233bd27458d