Blog update March. 26

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend

“Live By the Spirit”
The fruit of the Spirit is
“joy" this month.
Galatians
5:22-25

Earth Day Challenge – March 1 – April 13
All RCS K-8 students are participating in the 2012 Earth Day Challenge sponsored by the Kent County Recycling Center. From March 1 -April 13, students are asked to bring "paperboard" boxes to school. These boxes would include cereal, cracker, granola bar, etc. type boxes. Please break these boxes down and flatten them out, then place your donation in the large box in the RCS lobby. No cardboard juice or ice cream boxes since those items are not recyclable. Our school's goal is 3,000 boxes!!! Thanks for your help!!! As of today's date, RCS has collected over 2,600 boxes!!! Let's keep it going!!!!!

PE. News
Don’t forget about gym shoes for P.E days
We are finishing floor hockey this week

Congratulations to Nick Rosendall! Nick won second place in the 7-9 grade level category in the 2012 Michigan Statistics Poster Competition. The top five posters in each grade level category are sent on to the national competition, the judging for which takes place in early May. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place state winners in each grade level category will be on display on Saturday, March 24 at the Field House on the Allendale campus of Grand Valley State University. Way to go Nick!

This week at a glance:
RCS Spirit Week”

During the week prior to Spring Break, we have declared an “RCS Spirit Week.” This week will consist of four “special” days where students can dress according to the following schedule as part of class competition:

Today March 26
it was School Spirit Day
(wear RCS theme t- shirts, other RCS logo
wear, or blue or black)

Tomorrow March 27
Favorite Literary or Historical Character "Dress up" Day

the 6th graders will be going to the American Legion (Rockford Post) Food Pantry in order to help them distribute food to those in need. Please pray that the 6th graders may be Christ's hands and feet (and voice) to those that they help tomorrow morning.

Wednesday March 28
Wacky Hair Wednesday

Thursday March 29
THIS GOING BE ONE Crazy DAY!!!
Backwards/Inside-Out/Crazy Sock Day


Lost & Found
Please check the Lost & Found table. Any items left at Spring Break will be donated to New 2 You

Friday March 30
We look forward to a final break in the school year before the last two months of school from April 9 – June 7.

No School – 1st Day of Spring Break
I hope that all of you enjoy a most restful and well-deserved break!!!


Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave

Blog update March. 18

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

“Live By the Spirit”
The fruit of the Spirit is
“JOY" this month.
Galatians 5:22-25

Family Time

Thanks to Mwendas and Redfields for sharing at Family Time on Monday morning about their trip to Africa last summer.

P.E. News

Don’t forget about gym shoes for P.E. days.
The next unit is hockey.

This week at a glance:

Weds., March 21 -- "iParent – Your Children & Technology," 7:00-8:30 p.m
Thursday, March 22 -- K - 4th Spring Program, 7:00 p.m., RCS Worship Center

RCMS Winter Sports Pictures

If you have any photos of RCMS students playing in games, e-mail them to Mr. Dave at dworst@grcs.org and he will get them put up on the monitors and/or in the yearbook.

Earth Day Challenge – March 1 – April 13
All RCS K-8 students are participating in the 2012 Earth Day Challenge sponsored by the Kent County Recycling Center. From March 1 -April 13, students are asked to bring "paperboard" boxes to school. These boxes would include cereal, cracker, or granola bar-type boxes. Please break these boxes down and flatten them out, then place your donation in the large bin in the RCS lobby. No cardboard juice or ice cream boxes since those items are not recyclable.

Our school's goal is 3,000 boxes!!! As of 3/19/12 we have collected 1, 420 boxes!!
Thanks for your help!!!

Home Bulletin
Transition to a Digitally-Delivered Home Bulletin
During the month of March, you will receive both an e-mail with the weekly Home Bulletin linked in it, as well as a paper copy. After Spring Break, we will discontinue the hard copies; however, if you would still like to request a hard copy to be sent home, please contact the office.


If you have any Prayer Requests, I would love to pray for you and your family!! I will put it up on the monitors so others can pray, too (or I don’t have to put it on the monitors).

E-mail me at dworst@grcs.org

Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave

Blog update March. 13

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

“Live By the Spirit”
The fruit of the Spirit is
“JOY" this month.
Galatians
5:22-25

Thanks to the 1st Graders (elementary) and Mr. Ryan Waalkes (middle school) for leading Family Times yesterday morning!

PE. News
Don’t forget about gym shoes for P.E. days.
This is the last week of volleyball.
The younger kids will be working on underhand and overhand skills like rolling, throwing, and volleyball serving.

This week at a glance:

Camp Roger
Wednesday March 14
2nd and 3rd
6th Grade Environmental Classroom in the afternoon

Thursday March 15
4th and 5th

The Sooper Yooper is Coming!!!
On March 27, author Mark Newman, will be coming to RCS and sharing his environmental book with grades K-8. He will also be spending time with the 6th grade Environmental Classroom students. The Sooper Yooper is a story of how invasive species came into the Great Lakes and how Billy Cooper helped get rid of them. The students at RCS may also order his book and have it autographed by Mr. Newman.

RMS Winter Sports Pictures
If you have any RMS students playing in games, e-mail them to Mr. Dave at dworst@grcs.org and he will get them put up on the monitors and/or share with the yearbook staff.

If you have any Prayer Requests, I would love to pray for you and your family!! I will put it up on the monitors so others can pray too, or I don’t have to put on the monitors Email me at dworst@grcs.org

Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave

Blog update March. 5

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

Family Time
Thanks to Mr. Jeremy Simpson, worship leader from Sunshine Community Church, for leading our K - 8th Family Time this morning!

Welcome back
Ocean Andre-Pearson, a third grader, who has been away for a few months.

“Live By the Spirit”

The fruit of the Spirit is
“Joy" this month.
Galatians 5:22-25

P.E. News

Don’t forget about gym shoes for P.E days.
We have two more weeks of volleyball
The younger kids will be working on underhand and overhand skills like rolling, throwing and volleyball serving.

The 6th grade Environmental Classroom would like to thank all the women who participated in the Scrapbooking Extravaganza--Women's Time-out this past weekend at Rockford Christian. A total of $508 was raised through this fundraising effort. Thank you for helping us raise these funds for our environmental learning opportunities to AuSable Institute, GVSU water research, and Sleeping Bear!!!

Earth Day Challenge
All RCS K-8 students are participating in the 2012 Earth Day Challenge sponsored by the Kent County Recycling Center. From March 1 -April 13, students are asked to bring "paperboard" boxes to school. These boxes would include cereal, cracker, granola bar, etc. type boxes. Please break these boxes down and flatten them out then place your donation in the large box in the RCS lobby. Please no cardboard juice or ice cream boxes since those items are not recyclable. Our school's goal is 3,000 boxes!!! Thanks for your help!!!

This week at a glance:

Camp Roger
Tuesday March 6 (Transitions )
Tuesday March 6 1st Afternoons
Wednesday March 7 Kindergarten
6th grade Environmental Classroom in the afternoon

NO SCHOOL

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 9. This is a professional development day for teachers.

If you have any Prayer Requests, I would love to pray for you and your family!! I will put it up on the monitors so others can pray too, or I don’t have to put on the monitors Email me at dworst@grcs.org

Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave