Blog Update Monday, Sep 16, 2013

The 1st full week of school is over!! September 16-20 is the second full week!

Thank you for coming Friday night to the GRCS event deck to celebrate with other RCS Families.  It was a great time.  Thank you GRCS for sponsoring this event!!!!

Why do I update my blog?

So you can pray for all the things that are happening at Rockford Christian School. 

 

Family Time

Thank you, Second Graders, for leading Family Time this morning.

LEARNING COMMONS

All classes have started checking out books. Please remind students on their library day to return books they’ve finished reading. Hint: It’s a good idea to have a special shelf or box in the home to store library books so they are easy to locate.

Miss DeVries

Some of you know she used to work here, and now is at South Christian HS. Some of her students are coming here to volunteer Sept. 19 from 8:40 – 11.  They LOVE to work with our students.

Have you wondered…

Who puts the information on the monitors?  Well, the secret is out!  It’s me, Mr. Dave!  If you have any prayer requests or announcements, feel free to email me at dworst@grcs.org.

 

Noon Recess Volunteers Needed

We still need noon recess volunteers to supervise the playground from 12:10 to 12:30.

We need 4 parents per day. Wednesday and Friday have many slots still open.

To offer your help visit "Sign up Genius“.

Logo—Ephesians 3:17-19

Ms. Barrett’s brother created this years theme logo!

Mr. Burgess: Please continue to hold Mr. Burgess and his family in prayer as he continues to recover.  Check the Rockford Christian School Facebook page for updates.

Mrs. Wierenga’s Dad was just diagnosed with a non-cancerous disease that will be treated with chemo.  It will be a long road to recovery.  Please keep their family in your prayers as they care for him.

Mrs. Wierenga’s aunt has been waiting for a heart transplant for 3.5 years.  She finally received the call on Sept. 5 to get the transplant.  We rejoice in this news, but also pray for the donor family that is grieving.

Pray for 

United States and Syria with all of the issues.

 

Friends from PAWS with a Cause

are coming to visit the preschool classes on September 30 to teach us how a dog is trained to help Mr. Dave. We thought it would exciting to have the entire school involved in collecting items or money that PAWS staff needs to accomplish their training.  Please consider adding to our collection by bringing in items from the list and placing them in the boxes by the entries until September 30. We can’t wait to see a Foster Puppy Thank you.

Mr. Dave will make a Donation to Paws With A Cause - you can help him by buying some of his note cards.  Look for them on the TRIP table, or ask the RCS office!

Peanut Free

Just a reminder that we continue to be a “peanut free” school. No peanut products are allowed at school.  Any questions, contact the school office

Mrs. Bruining will be joining Mrs. Werdon’s 3rd graders in the afternoon for Language Arts.  Mrs. Bruining taught 2nd grade at Rockford Christian from 2000-2004 before staying home with her kids who are now in 4th and 1st grade at Ada Christian.  Welcome back, Mrs. Bruining!

Curriculum Night - September 17, 7-8 p.m.

This Tuesday night, September 17, is our annual RCS Curriculum Night, which is an opportunity for you to hear from your children's teacher(s) about the school year and to meet other parents at RCS. Teachers will run two sessions of approximately 20-25 minutes each, at 7:00 and 7:30, and there will also be computer lab presentations for 5th grade and new middle school parents about the 1:1 laptop program at 7:30-8:00 and from 8:00 - 8:30. Hope to see you there!

  

Curriculum Night Babysitting 

Parents, do you need someone to watch your children while you attend Curriculum Night  If so, you have a fun and friendly option to choose right here at school!  8th graders will be offering their babysitting services, complete with activities planned, from 6:45-8:30 on Curriculum Night in order to raise money for their class trip to Mackinaw City in May.   Take advantage of this convenient and entertaining (or educational if your child needs to get some homework done!) opportunity, and help to support the 8th graders with a donation.  Sign in/out will be in the band/music room.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Oren.  Thanks!

Sports News

Our fall sports games have begun! This past Saturday our 5/6 volleyball and soccer teams won!  The boys 7/8 soccer team lost by 1.  Please check the GRACEAC.com website to get the current schedule.

Games this week:

SEPT 16

5/6 Soccer vs. GR Christian-5:00 at RCS

7/8 Soccer vs. GR Christian-6:15 at RCS

5/6 Volleyball vs. IHM-7:00 at IHM2

SEPT 19
5/6 Volleyball vs. Holy Trinity-7:00 at Corpus Christi

SEPT 21

5/6 Volleyball vs. Ada Christian-11:00 at RCS

6th Grade Environmental Classroom News

This week the EC students continue to learn about the importance of recycling.  They will conclude the week by going to the Kent County Recycling Plant on Wealthy NW.  On Wednesday they will be going to their new God’s Green Acre (GGA) at Camp Roger.

 

A week at a glance

 

Tue 9/17

Camp: 3rd Grade AM

Curriculum Night 7:00 PM

 

Fri 9/20

AM Camp: 4th Grade

PM Camp: 5th Grade

Make sure that you watch the weather report on camp days!

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

Mr. Dave