I hope you had a
wonderful, long weekend. I did.
River Rock Student Space
River Rock has opened
the doors to the Student Space. On Tuesdays, during noon recess and lunch, RCS
middle school students can use that space to hang out in and eat their
lunches. Bobby and other River Rock staff will be there to meet with the
students and monitor that time. As in past years, grade levels will take
turns using the Student Space each Tuesday.
Focus on Your Future (6th-8th
Grade Students & Parents) November 18
"Focus on Your Future"
is an event being held at GR Christian High School specifically for Rockford
Christian 6th - 8th grade students and their parents. It will be held on Monday
evening, November 18, from 6:45-8:00 p.m. Pizza will be served and
information on GRCHS will be shared. This will be a great night to begin (or
continue) your exploration of the intentional faith community at GR Christian
High as a wonderful, opportunity-filled option for your children. More
information will be coming in upcoming Home Bulletins, but save the date and
call Lyndi Bell at Christian High if you have questions now: 616-574-5500.
2013 Theme T-Shirts for Sale!
Wishing you could have one of our
cool 2013 theme t-shirts? You can purchase one from the school office for $5.
Only adult sizes left.
8th Grade Sub Sale
Our 8th grade students have begun
their annual submarine sandwich sale to raise money for their Class Trip to
Mackinaw City. This is a wonderful opportunity to order delicious food
and to help out these students! You can order subs in two different ways:
the 8th graders will have order forms in hand OR obtain an order form from the
school office. All order forms will need to be turned into the front office/student
by this Friday, November 1, and the
subs will be available for pickup at the front of school (if you ordered from
the front office) or from the student you ordered with at the end of the day on
Friday, November 15. Thanks for your support, and don't let this sub
opportunity "float" on by!
Pumpkin Patch
We raised $293.87 from our
pumpkin patch sales this year. Thank you to all of you who contributed to the
2nd grade pumpkin patch this year! We will let you know soon the name of the
charity we will be donating our monies to.
School Pictures
School pictures were sent home
with students. Our re-take date is scheduled for Monday, November 11. Your
student(s) must return the original picture package on the re-take date at the
time of the picture. The class composites (if ordered) will arrive later.
The Scholastic Book Fair is
heading our way!
Visit the front entrance lobby
for all the fun! There are so many books for every kind of kid and adults, too.
Adventure, sci-fi, cookbooks, best-sellers, and “laugh-out-loud” stories. The
sale will be held November 4-8, hours 8:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Special evening hours on
Wednesday, November 6 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Come shop at our book fair and
get some early Christmas shopping done. Books make great Christmas presents!
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the library at RCS.
Start Your Book Fair Shopping
Early Online!
Our in-school Book Fair begins on
Monday, November 4, but you can begin your book shopping,
October 28, at the Online Book Fair. Visit the
Book Fair Homepage at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/rcs and
click on the Shop Now button. Online shopping is available through October 28 -
December 11, convenient 24 hour access, with an expanded selection for ALL
ages. You can search for books by category, grade, age and price.
You can create wish lists and
invite friends and family to shop with eCards. Best of all, purchases benefit
our school and will help us achieve our Book Fair goal. All online orders ship for FREE to the school, and will be delivered
to your child's classroom after the Online Fair has ended.
Parking/Drop-off
Parents, when
dropping off students before school you are asked to not leave your car parked
in the turn around and unattended. If you feel it necessary to walk in with
your student, please park in the parking lot.
Pre-Order
Yearbook Sales
You can now place your
order for a Rockford Christian yearbook. Order your yearbook for $20 today!
After December 1, the price will be going up. Additional order forms are
available in the office. Please email Kim Wierenga at kwierenga@grcs.org if
you have any questions.
6th Grade Environmental Classroom News
This Wednesday the
6th grade Environmental Classroom students will be going to Frederik
Meijer Gardens and helping them with their fall clean-up. This is our 8th year of helping at
FMG and they really appreciate our help each time. The students could be raking grass, cutting
tall grasses , or planting tulip bulbs.
On Friday the EC students will be going to Camp Roger and working on
their winter survival shelters.
A week at a glance
Mon 10/28/2013
K-8 Family Time
(Underwood/Faber Operation Christmas Child)
Ask your
children about Family Time today.
8th Grade Camp All
Day
PM Camp: 7th Grade
Tue 10/29/2013
Third Grade Camp
Roger AM
Thu 10/31/2013
Kindergarten camp AM
Second Grade camp
PM
Please
have your child dress properly when they are scheduled for Camp Roger.
Just a reminder that here at RCS, we focus
on Harvest rather than Halloween. We do have a handful of families
who carefully avoid all Halloween activities and appreciate us doing the same
at school.
Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave
