Monday, October 28, 2013

Blog Update Monday, October 28, 2013

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




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