Blog update May 29

I hope that all of you had a great Memorial Day!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Mrs. Oren on a baby boy!  His name is Noam Raphael Oren.

Mrs. Broersma came back last Monday.  Please continue to keep her in your prayers.  She is taking it one day at a time.

ALL library books were due May 25. Library staff will be doing inventory and other end of the year tasks the final two weeks of school. Many students currently have overdue books. Please help your student locate and return their overdue books. Look for Summer Reading lists which will be distributed this week. These lists will be helpful for finding great books for your student, encouraging them to be readers all summer!

 Kids Club/Before & After Care
Before Care will be available through the morning of Thursday, June 7; there will NOT be PM After Care on Thursday, June 7.
The last day for Kids Club After Care (11:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.) will be Wednesday, June 6.


 Last Day Thursday, June 7
Dismissal on Thursday, June 7 will be at 11:35  a.m.  in order to access RPS buses. The GRCS buses will be available for those who ride the GRCS
bus on a regular schedule.

A week at a glance:

The 5th graders went to the Whitecaps Game today.

Tomorrow
The 6th grade will be going to Sleeping Bear Dunes until Friday.

PE. News
We are working on base games to finish the year.  We play games like kick ball, German Bat Ball and 3 Ball.  Please ask your kids about these games.

Family Time Fast Forward
Monday, June 4
8th Grade Reflections

Thursday, June 7
8:40-9:20
Everyone is invited to attend our final Family Time on Thursday, June 7.  It will be a special time of worship and reflection.  We hope to see you there!

Hot Lunch Reminder
The last day hot lunch will be served is this Friday, June 1. Students will need to bring sack lunches June 4-6.

Thank you to all that brought in balls for the
Kenya Sports Ball Drive!

CONGRATULATIONS TO:
7/8 Grade Boys Baseball Team--won their League Championship Tournament.
7/8 Grade Girls Softball--took 2nd place in their League Championship Tournament.
5/6 Grade Boys Baseball--with a 6 win and 2 loss year end record.
5/6 Grade Girls Softball--with a 4 win, 2 loss, 2 ties record.

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

Blog update May 22

 I hope you had a nice and enjoyable weekend was beautiful!!

Update on Mrs. Boersma

Mrs. Boersma came back yesterday  Please continue to keep her in your prayers.  She is taking it one day at a time

New2You Thank You!

Thank you to all of you who have offered the New2You store support this year.  Because of  wonderful donations and excellent parent volunteers the store is thriving!  The only problem with growth is that there is a continuing need for more product to sell. Please remember us this summer when you have your garage sales, clean your basements or garages or buy new clothing.  We especially need gently used clot
hing and good used furniture.  Items can be dropped off at the store at 2929 29th St SE or you can schedule pickup of larger items by calling 942-2929.

 Kenya Sport's Ball Drive Continues!

Just a reminder that the RCS Eagles are partnering with the Mutuuma Eagles in Meru, Kenya to help build community through physical activity.  We are collecting new or gently used balls, hand pumps and pins as well as monetary donations until Friday, May 25th.  The balls will be sent to Mutuuma Primary School this summer to be used on their newly built basketball court!!  Thanks so much for supporting this effort to bring the joy of physical activities to these kids and their community!  Questions? Contact Tami Redfield at 616-696-2227 or Redfields@icsworldmail.com

  The 6th grade Environmental Classroom students along with Mr. Dave went to the NASA Lab located at the Airport last Thursday.  I also had the opportunity to fly a plane on the flight simulator.  The takeoff was wonderful but I have  to work on  my landings.

A week at a glance

Family time

RCS Art Show – Tonight , May 22, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Come and view works of art created by local RCS artists and displayed in our hallway “galleries.”

PE. News

We are working on base games to finish the year.  We play games like kick ball, German Bat Ball and 3 Ball.  Please ask you kids about these games.  Finally, they did a great job on the mile run.

The sixth grade Environmental Classroom News

Library Books Due May 25!

ALL library books will be due this week Friday, May 25. Library staff will be doing inventory and other end of the year tasks the final two weeks of school. Many students currently have overdue books. Please help your student locate and return their overdue books. Look for Summer Reading lists which will be distributed this week. These lists will be helpful for finding great books for your student, encouraging them to be readers

This Friday, May 25

Just a reminder that RCS is in session on Friday, May 25; Rockford Public Schools are not.

TRIP NEWS

No TRIP at Rockford Christian on Tuesday, May 29. Watch the bulletin for information on the summer schedule at RCS.

Hot Lunch Reminder

The last day hot lunch will be served is Friday, June 1. Students will need to bring sack lunches June 4-6.

  Last Day Thursday, June 7
Dismissal on Thursday, June 7 will be at 11:35  a.m.  In order to access RPS buses. The GRCS buses will be available for those who ride the GRCS buses on a regular schedule.

Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!

Mr. Dave

Blog update May 14

I hope you had a nice and enjoyable Mother’s Day!!

Update on Mrs. Boersma
Mr. Burgess spoke to Mrs. B over the weekend, and she is continuing to recover but still not back to full strength.  She and Mr. Burgess are currently planning that she will return next Monday, May 21st.  Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

We want to say “Thank You” to Camp Roger for letting us come to visit this year.

If you see any camp Staff say thank you!!

Art Show Set-Up
Parents are needed to help set-up for the Art Show! If you are available to help put up background paper/decorate bulletin boards at the end of this week, through the middle of next week, please email Miss Wesseling at hwesseling@grcs.org.

 Kenya Sport's Ball Drive Continues!

Just a reminder that the RCS Eagles are partnering with the Mutuuma Eagles in Meru, Kenya to help build community through physical activity.  We are collecting new or gently used balls, hand pumps and pins as well as monetary donations until Friday, May 25th.  The balls will be sent to Mutuuma Primary School this summer to be used on their newly built basketball court!!  Thanks so much for supporting this effort to bring the joy of physical activities to these kids and their community!  Questions? Contact Tami Redfield at 616-696-2227 or Redfields@icsworldmail.com

A week at a glance
We have one more fitness test to go: the mile run/walk.  We will complete this when the weather outside is appropriate.  In the meantime we will start the base games unit. It  Looks like a dry week.

The sixth grade Environmental Classroom News

They are going to the NASA Lab located at the Airport this Thursday, May 17

The 6th Grade Environmental Classroom Celebration Night is this Thursday evening beginning at 7:00 PM

Hot Lunch Reminder

The last day hot lunch will be served is Friday, June 1. Students will need to bring sack lunches June 4-6.

 Last Day Thursday, June 7
Dismissal on Thursday, June 7 will be at 12 noon. There will be no PM RPS buses that day, so parent pick-up of students who use RPS busing will be necessary. The GRCS buses will be available for those who ride the GRCS buses on a regular schedule.

Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!

Mr. Dave

Blog Update _ May 7

I hope you had a nice and enjoyable weekend!!!

Mrs. Broersma, 4th grade teacher, is home now and certainly doing much better. She was released from the hospital on Saturday afternoon and is slowly regaining her strength. Please continue to pray for a full
r\recovery for her.

We want to say “Thank You” to Camp Roger for letting us come to visit again this year.
If you see any Camp Roger Staff, say "Thank you!!"

"Family Time"
Thanks to the two Kindergarten classes for leading Family Time today!  Mr. Dave and Pastor Jon from River Rock Church will be leading on May 14th.

"Vending Machine"
The vending machine in the RCS lobby is the newest addition to the campus and something that we are housing on a trial basis to see how it impacts school life and how much it gets used. 
The students have been given the following parameters for its use: (1) teachers may establish what food items are or are not allowed in their classrooms; (2) students should only use the machine at break, noon recess/lunch, or after school.  The machine is there as a resource (since we no longer have a middle school “store”), but if it becomes too much of a distraction, we will consider discontinuing its availability.
If you have questions about it, don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Burgess.

Friendship Festival on Wednesday, May 9

On Wednesday a few students will be going to Ada Christian School to participate in this year's Friendship Festival.  Many school's will be sending students to celebrate our diversity but oneness in Jesus.  We hope that they have a wonderful day together!!!

Congratulations
 to Matthew Blanker, 7th grader, who was the highest RCS scorer at the Trinity Math Triathlon held two weeks ago in Grand Rapids

"Box Tops for Education"
The total collection for this school year resulted in a check for $509.00 from General Mills. This will be used by our 5th grade for their end-of-the-school-year activities. Thank you for being faithful box top collectors. Keep on collecting over the summer months!

Hot Lunch Reminder
The last day hot lunch will be served is Friday, June 1. Students will need to brink sack lunches June 4-6.

"Last Day of School – Thursday, June 7"

Dismissal on Thursday, June 7 will be at 12 noon. There will be no PM RPS busses that day, so parent pick-up of students who use RPS bussing will be necessary. The GRCS busses will be available.

The sixth grade Environmental Classroom will be going to Camp Roger and their GGAs on Wednesday.  On Friday they will be going to the Plainfield Township Water Department  and the Plainfield Waste Water Treatment Facilities.  They are learning about the importance of clean water and protecting the Great Lakes.

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