Blog Update January 29,

I hope that you had a great weekend and a good day off yesterday.

TRIP news

Keep up on TRIP news in the school home bulletin!!!

Learning Commons News

2^nd and 3^rd graders continue to look at Caldecott Award books. Yesterday the 2013 awards were announced by the ALA so we are looking at the winners for this year.

5^th graders are enthusiastically delving into the genre of mystery books.

 

6th Grade Environmental News

Know someone who might be interested in finding out more about GRCS 6th Grade Environmental Program at Rockford Christian?

We'd love it if you could spread the word that our annual Open House/Informational Meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. Parents and students are welcome to attend to learn more about this unique learning opportunity. Questions? Email

EnvironmentalEd@grcs.org

 

Box Tops for Education

Please turn in any Box Tops you have by Friday, February 1 so we can get them ready to send in. Thank you!

 

8th Grade News:

Attention Rockford Christian School Family and Friends:

Make sure that you have the 8th Grade Class Play penciled in on your calendar for this Friday, February 8! The play starts at 7:00 p.m., and this year the play will be “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which is adapted from the fantasy written by Roald Dahl. Your evening at the play will guarantee many laughs, since a comical spin is put on this unique story.  This is a very family fun oriented play, and is a great idea for a night out!  Willy Wonka concessions will be available.  Hope to see you there!

A week at a glance:

Today January 29

No PM RPS busing; Parent pick-up

GRCS buses operate on normal schedule

Watch for a conference sign-up form to come home. 

I’m praying that you have a great week!

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

Mr. Dave

Blog Update: January 21, 2013

Blog Update: January 21, 2013

I hope that you had a great weekend!

Amara Jean, my new niece, was baptized yesterday and both she and the worship service were beautiful.  God is good! !!

Open House

Please share this link for the RCS Preschool and Kindergarten Open House on Thursday night, January 24, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. http://www.grcs.org/NetCommunity/grcs-open-houss. Thanks!

TRIP news

Keep up on TRIP news in the school home bulletin!!!

Cameron Blake

The 17th annual concert event is scheduled for January 26, 2013 in the Rockford High School Fine Arts Center and will feature Rockford’s own Cameron Blake. He will be joined by his wife, Jill Collier Warne (cello), as well as Baltimore musicians Dave Hadley (pedal steel) and Chris Pierorazio (drums). Local songwriter Ralston Bowles will be playing an opening set. The talent of Cameron Blake is refreshingly honest and rare in an age of predictable music. A graduate of the Peabody Institute of Music, Cameron first began his career as a classical violinist. After a near mental breakdown at the conservatory in 2006, he began paving a new path as a performing songwriter by teaching himself to play the piano and guitar. Cameron has since released four records of original music and has performed in many of the great folk and rock venues throughout the United States, as well as in Europe. His nuanced vocals and soulful lyrics have garnered praise from The Washington Times, Baltimore City Paper, Revue Magazine and Maryland’s NPR station where his songs have been described as “refreshingly poetic,” “evocative” and “profound.” Cameron was recently honored for his contributions to culture and the performing arts as an inductee into the 2012 Rockford Public Schools Hall of Fame. REF is a non-profit organization, created in 1991, to raise money and award grants for creative and innovative ideas in education within the Rockford community. Since the beginning, the REF has awarded more than $1 million in grants to the community. Reserved seating is available for $28 per ticket. For information regarding REF or the annual event please contact REF at 616-863-6317 or www.rockfordschools.org/ref

Learning Commons News

MAPS testing for 2nd through 8th graders will begin in the lab this Wednesday, January 23, and will continue through Friday, February 8. First graders finished their tests last week.

Second and third graders are enjoying wonderfully illustrated books which have won the Caldecott Award in past years. We’re looking forward to the announcement of this year’s Caldecott winner!

Fifth graders are exploring the genre of mystery books as they play Mystery BINGO and work toward discovering the secret puzzle in the library

6th Grade Environmental News

Ozark Delight Lollipops

Students are selling the delicious Ozark Delight Lollipops until February 1.  If you would like to buy one or more, see any 6^th grade Environmental Classroom student.

Ladies Time Out Weekend will be happening on March 1 and 2.  All women are encouraged to come and enjoy a time of working on family photos, crafts, or anything else that you need quiet time for in early-March.  Please invite friends to join you.  Information and sign-up  will be sent out this week.

On Friday, the Environmental Classroom students will going to help at Frederik Meijer Gardens.  They will be working behind the scenes in getting FMG ready for their spring displays.

8th Grade News:

The 8th Grade is starting to paint backdrops this week for the play in art. Please do not touch!

Attention Rockford Christian School Family and Friends:

Make sure that you have the 8^th Grade Class Play penciled in on your calendar for Friday, February 8! The play starts at 7:00 p.m., and this year the play will be “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which is adapted from the fantasy written by Roald Dahl. Your evening at the play will guarantee many laughs, since a comical spin is put on this unique story.  This is a very family fun oriented play, and is a great idea for a night out!  Willy Wonka concessions will be available.  Hope to see you there!

A week at a glance:

Family Time

Thanks 3rd grade and Mrs. Werdon for leading Family Time today!  It was a wonderful reflection on the life of Dr. King.   Be sure to ask your child to tell you about this great Family Time.

Tuesday, January 22

GRCHS Night at RCS - 8th Grade Parents & Students with GRCHS Counselor, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 24 

Report cards (K-8) - Posted on Net Community

Preschool/Kindergarten Open House for Fall 2013, 6:30 p.m.

Preschool/Kindergarten Pre-enrollment begins for new families

I’m praying that you have a great week!

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

Mr. Dave

Blog Update: January 14, 2013

I hope that you had a great weekend!

Winter Weather Reminders:

·         Make sure students come to school prepared to go outside for recess.

·         Two Hour Delay means: Before School Care is canceled; Preschool is canceled;  AM Kindergarten is canceled.

·         School Cancellations will be posted on WOOD TV8, WZZM13 and on our website at grcs.org.

·         If Rockford Public Schools are delayed or closed, so is RCS.

Tissue Donations Needed

The "cold and flu" season has arrived and we are in need of tissues for the classrooms. We are asking that each family bring in a box of tissues to help supply our classrooms. Please drop them off in the office. Our noses know to say, "thank you"!

Please share this link for the RCS Preschool and Kindergarten Open House on Thursday night, January 24, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. http://www.grcs.org/NetCommunity/grcs-open-houses. Thanks!

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee school champion, Taylor Plekker, and runner-up, Jordan Falk!  They will both be representing our school at the next level of the Spelling Bee on February 12.  A round of applause is also needed for all of the 36 4^th-8^th graders that participated in our Bee last Friday.  Well done!

Sports news this past Saturday:

6th grade boys won their basketball game against OLC.

It was a winning sort of day for the Eagles! Both 5/6 girls teams won, too!!!

Go Eagles!

                                                                                        

P.E. NEWS

P.E. in January means basketball time.  1st-2nd graders will work on individual skills.  3rd-8th graders will practice the individual skills, but will also have opportunities for additional skill contests, as well as basketball games.

A Yearbook reminder

If you haven't already done so, please get your yearbooks ordered.  The price is $20 until Spring Break; after that, the price goes up to $23.  It will be $25 if you wait to see if we have extras in late May.

If you would like to order or have any questions, ask in the office.

Story Telling Visit

from GRCHS Winterim Class _ Tuesday morning, Jan. 15, at 9:00 a.m.

Learning Commons News

Keyboarding is a lifelong skill.   The third and fourth graders are busy learning and practicing their keyboarding skills using an online tool called Typing Web.  http://www.typingweb.com/   The students have their own personal accounts.  They are working hard in the computer lab and some are also logging in at home and practicing.

6th Grade Environmental News

Students are selling the delicious Ozark Delight Lollipops until February 1.  If you would like to buy one or more, see any 6^th grade Environmental Classroom student.

A week at a glance:

Family Time

Thanks, Miss Barrett, for sharing about your Nov. trip to Haiti!

Be sure to ask your child to tell you about this great Family Time.

8th Grade News:

The 8th Grade is starting to paint backdrops this week for the play in art. Please do not touch!

January 16-- Middle School News

The middle school students(6-8) will be going to the Pando Winter Sports Park on Wednesday afternoon to go TUBING!!!.  Pray for snow!!

January 17

Hearing/Vision Re-screen Thursday Morning

RCS End of Marking Period is Thursday, Jan. 17

January 18

RCS No School -- Staff Work Day

I’m praying that you have a great week!

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

Mr. Dave

Blog Update: January 8, 2013

I hope that you had a great Christmas break with family and friends!!

Thank you very much for all of your gifts!

 Winter Weather Reminders:

1- Make sure students come to school prepared to go outside for recess.

2- Two Hour Delay means: Before School Care is canceled; Preschool is canceled; AM

Kindergarten is canceled.  Kids’ Club will run beginning at 11:45 on 2-hour delay days.

3- School Cancellations will be posted on WOOD TV8, WZZM13 and on our website at

grcs.org.

4- If Rockford Public Schools are delayed or closed, so is RCS.

Tissue Donations Needed

The "cold and flu" season has arrived and we are in need of tissues for the classrooms. We are asking that each family bring in a box of tissues to help supply our classrooms. Please drop them off in the office. Our noses "thank you"! 

 

Spelling Bee

We will be holding the Spelling Bee (4th-8th grade) this Friday, January 11, in the Worship

Center from 1:45 – 3:15 p.m.

There is an optional practice session for the Bee on tomorrow January 9, from 8:00-8:25 a.m.

in Mrs. Oren's room..

PE NEWS

P.E. in January means basketball time.  1st-2nd graders will work on individual skills.  3rd-8th graders will practice the individual skills, but will also have opportunities for additional skill contests, as well as basketball games.

Learning Commons News

Elementary grades will be looking at Caldecott Award books from the past and also at some new books published in 2012 that may be possible Award winners this year.

6th Grade Environmental News

This week Wednesday the 6^th Grade Environmental Classroom students will be in the woods constructing a compass rose on their GGAs along with doing some writing.  We are also happy to have Miss Claire Siegfried, an 11^th grader from Grand Rapids Christian High, who will be working with Miss Barrett and with Mrs. Werdon in 3rd grade  for the next two weeks.

 

A week at a glance:

Family Time

We heard from Mr. Ned Welder, an RCS grandparent, about a mission trip to Nicaragua with Living Water Ministries.  Be sure to ask your child to tell you about this great Family Time!!!!

Who is going to Camp this week?

1^st Grade        Monday January 7 Afternoon

4^th Grade        Wednesday January 9  Morning

5^th Grade        Wednesday January 9 Afternoon

2^nd Grade       Thursday  January 10 Morning

3^rd Grade        Thursday  January 10  Afternoon

Make sure students dress for the weather on Camp days!!

Spelling Bee on Friday, January 11 at 1:45 p.m.

I’m praying that you have a great week!

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

Mr. Dave