Mixing Things Up a Bit

So you'll see me hobbling to our finish line next week on crutches. I broke my tibia last night. Whoopsie! I couldn't quite get that hip swing in our electric slide quite right apparently! 😅

New footwear for a while

Tuesday

On May 31 the bus will pick you up at forest school at 11am (Ron, please be to the beach pond by 11:15)
              *Please have students eat an early lunch before departure and bring their water bottle along
 
Each class will be separated into TWO GROUPS- please have this list made before the day.  Each of our 8 groups will have a teacher OR aide plus one parent volunteer that will guide each group through the stations. Please see the list below to see which parents from your class have volunteered (thinking they would want to be with their child).
Kristie Sluiter (Harig)
Joanna Bolt (Harig)
Beth Bull (Wierenga)
Liz Lesperance (Wierenga)
Janelle Janssen (VanVliet)
Danielle Murphy (VanVliet)
Lauren/ Brandon Dekker (Smith)
Andrea Volkema (Smith)
 
 
All our field day activities will be around the beach pond at Sassafras Ridge.  We will be doing group game stations rotating around the pond.  Upon arrival you will find your “home base” to leave water bottles and items brought along. Please bring your megaphone and first aid kits along. We will greet you with fun music, say a welcome and prayer and then head to the first station! Each station will have a parent volunteer organizing the activity with your group.  (attached is a schedule for the day)
 
Our activities are:
-corn hole, sponge toss, tug of war, parachute, long jump/javelin throw, fishing and capture the flag!
 
Please let us know if you have any questions leading up to the event!
 
Recap of what we need you to do!
*students eat lunch BEFORE 11am, bring water along
*separate your class into TWO GROUPS
*bring first aide kit and megaphone

Wednesday

Final chapel will be held on Wednesday at 2:30 to share a blessing over our second graders! 

Friday

Dismissal is at 11:30. Shall we think about staggering pick up time? I believe our last half day was a bit jammy? 

June 6 

Teachers and Teacher Assistants, please, from 8:00-3:00. We'll be meeting at the high school. 

June 7 Half Day

Everyone please at 8:00 at the high school for a half day of closing ceremonies! 

End of Year MAP Scores

...are being prepared and will be sent to our parents by the district on or around June 10. 

From Generation to Generation

Oh my heart! Once our grandparents navigated the parking lot past our seniors celebrating their final day, everything about this morning was so special! Thank you for planning, accommodating and implementing an AMAZING Grandparents Day celebration! I can't wait for the kindergarten Mother's Day Spectacular tomorrow!!! What a beautiful closing to our school year! 

Ordering Details from Carla:

Here are some ordering details for the 2022-23 school year.   As a reminder, we use the estimate of around $15 per student in your all day K-5 classroom.  (In the past it was $10 for misc. supplies, and $5 for literacy items.  We are generalizing and saying $15)

                    

Supply Orders

We are going to change things up a bit.  We will continue to use School Specialty, but also have the option of ordering from Amazon. Do a little research on items you will need.  We can get great pricing on School Specialty items, but sometimes Amazon can beat it.  You pick which works best for you!

School Specialty

Please check your log in.  School Specialty changed their website.  Make sure your log in works, before trying to click "submit" on an order

School Specialty orders need to be submitted by June 17. Please put in a SHIPPING DATE of July 22. Please put your LAST NAME as your PO

Amazon

If you have items you prefer to order from Amazon, please create a 2022-23 WISHLIST, and SHARE that list with me.  Let's aim for the same date to keep it simple - June 17.

Miscellaneous Orders - Please add your numbers to this document (notice the 2022-2023 tab on the bottom)

Scholastic News Magazines have been ordered for those who wanted it

K-2 - I will place your Math Expressions student workbooks.

Field Day

On May 31 the bus will pick you up at forest school at 11am (Ron, please be to the beach pond by 11:15)

              *Please have students eat an early lunch before departure and bring their water bottle along

 

Each class will be separated into TWO GROUPS- please have this list made before the day.  Each of our 8 groups will have a teacher OR aide plus one parent volunteer that will guide each group through the stations. Please see the list below to see which parents from your class have volunteered (thinking they would want to be with their child).

Kristie Sluiter (Harig)

Joanna Bolt (Harig)

Beth Bull (Wierenga)

Liz Lesperance (Wierenga)

Janelle Janssen (VanVliet)

Danielle Murphy (VanVliet)

Lauren/ Brandon Dekker (Smith)

Andrea Volkema (Smith)

 

 

All our field day activities will be around the beach pond at Sassafras Ridge.  We will be doing group game stations rotating around the pond.  Upon arrival you will find your “home base” to leave water bottles and items brought along. Please bring your megaphone and first aid kits along. We will greet you with fun music, say a welcome and prayer and then head to the first station! Each station will have a parent volunteer organizing the activity with your group.  (attached is a schedule for the day)

 

Our activities are:

-corn hole, sponge toss, tug of war, parachute, long jump/javelin throw, fishing and capture the flag!

 

Please let us know if you have any questions leading up to the event!

 

Recap of what we need you to do!

*students eat lunch BEFORE 11am, bring water along

*separate your class into TWO GROUPS

*bring first aide kit and megaphone

Final Chapel 

We will hold our final chapel together on Wednesday, June 1 at 2:30. This will be our send off/blessing over our dear second graders! See you there! 

June 6 We will have a full day of learning for teaching staff at Rose Park on Monday. Paraprofessionals, teacher assistants and aides are not required. 

June 7 EVERYONE is invited to a year-end celebration at the high school. Breakfast will be served to your heart's desire! 

We Did It!

To those of you who helped pull off Tulip Time and keep our children safe and comfortable (in the 90 degree heat!) THANK YOU!!! And a very special thank you to Julie Raak, Nona Westfall and Danielle Snoeyink for ALL the extra effort and behind the scenes work! Fweew! I'm grateful to have the opportunity to do the parade again and equally grateful it's all done! :) 

Maroon and White Pop Up Shop 

Our Maroon and White Shop will be set up along the pond for our parent community on May 20.  

Chapel on the 25

There is no convocation this year and I am in training all day at the ISD again (Adaptive Schools learning) therefore there will be no chapel on the 25th. We'll hold our FINAL chapel to send off our second graders on Wednesday, June 1 at 2:30. 

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Football Fun

All current 2nd - 7th graders are invited to a Football Family Fun night on Thursday, May 26 from 6:30-8pm at the HC Stadium.  This is a free event for anybody interested in playing football next fall with Holland Christian.  Whether you are just curious or all-in, come on out for a fun night of knockerball, dodgeball, air force football and ice cream sundaes.  Parents are encouraged to attend.  Kids will be split by age group. Varsity HCHS football players will facilitate the games.  Find out more info and sign up for the event on our facebook group. You don't need to sign up to attend, but we appreciate it if you do so we can properly plan. 

We Did It!

To those of you who helped pull off Tulip Time and keep our children safe and comfortable (in the 90 degree heat!) THANK YOU!!! And a very special thank you to Julie Raak, Nona Westfall and Danielle Snoeyink for ALL the extra effort and behind the scenes work! Fweew! I'm grateful to have the opportunity to do the parade again and equally grateful it's all done! :) 

End of Year Chapel

We'll meet for chapel 10:45 on the last day of school! If the weather is cooperative, we'll meet outside on the west side of the building similar to last year (for those of you who were here last year). More details coming. 

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The Scholastic Book Fair is coming up! Here are the details:

• Tuesday May 17: Students will make a wishlist to bring home.
• Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (May 18, 19, 20): Book fair will be open from 11am-4pm! Location TBD!
• Cash or Card will be accepted.  ALL proceeds go towards the purchase of new books for our Rose Park Library!!

******The book fair is in need of 1 person to help for an 11am-1:30 shift and 1:30-4:00 shift. Only 1 person per shift is needed. *****

Football Fun

All current 2nd - 7th graders are invited to a Football Family Fun night on Thursday, May 26 from 6:30-8pm at the HC Stadium.  This is a free event for anybody interested in playing football next fall with Holland Christian.  Whether you are just curious or all-in, come on out for a fun night of knockerball, dodgeball, air force football and ice cream sundaes.  Parents are encouraged to attend.  Kids will be split by age group. Varsity HCHS football players will facilitate the games.  Find out more info and sign up for the event on our facebook group. You don't need to sign up to attend, but we appreciate it if you do so we can properly plan. 

Tulip Time Details

 

Tulip Time! 

• Students will be dismissed at 11:30 on Wednesday and Thursday morning. 
• Parade walkers stay at school Thursday! 
• Lunch is NOT provided from school.
• Make sure your students have costumes or their Rooted t-shirt on Thursday morning! 
• 11:30 dismissal. Bus will depart from Pine Ridge at 12:45. Does this give enough time for lunch, costume change, collective potty breaks? 

Parade supplies will be brought to the parade sight at 12:00

Students DEPART from buildings: (students/staff)

• Pine Ridge - 12:45 PM - 2 buses (92/5)

Our school district is in the SECOND DIVISION.

Our street line up doc will be sent to you to input your child's name in placement asap!

There will also be HC vehicles located just past the fire station to return banners, supplies, etc. to their respective school buildings. You’ll be required to bring supplies PAST the fire station, per the police department. 

At the end of the parade, we will provide one bus to bring staff members back to PR & SS. It will be parked near the fire station.  Parents are expected to pick up their children at the end of the parade route. 

Field Trips or Special Events

If you have a field trip or special event planned for the end of this year, please notify Carla or Laura so we can note this accordingly. It's wonderful but we have people flocking hither and yon. We're just looking to support you with awareness! Thank you!

Convocation 

....ran into scheduling snags so the year end closer will be cancelled this year. We'll rock this important event next year! 

June 6 We will have a full day of learning for teaching staff at Rose Park on Monday. Paraprofessionals, teacher assistants and aides are not required. 

June 7 EVERYONE is invited to a year-end celebration at the high school. Breakfast will be served to your heart's desire!