Blog Update Monday, November 11, 2013

I hope that you had a good week

We had a great week. The Worst family got one more family member -Leo Geremia Worst

Weight-8lbs. 2 oz.

21 ½” long

Rockford Christian had a surprise visit by Mr. Burgess on November 7.  We turned the surprise back on him by having all the students line the driveway waving banners when he arrived! 

For the video on YouTube go to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgA0OHBYWfk

Here is the link on Wood TV news from Thursday: http://www.woodtv.com/news/local/kent-county/rockford-christian-students-welcome-principal-eric-burgess 

8th Grade Sub Sale

Our 8th grade students have completed their sub sale, and the subs will be available for pickup at the end of the day this Friday, November 15.   Your subs can be picked up at the front of school (if you ordered from the front office), or from the student you ordered with. 

 Thanks for your support.

Scholastic Book Fair

The book fair officially ended last Friday and was a great success! Thanks for all your support! The students loved shopping at school and were so excited about all the books. If you didn’t get a chance to make a purchase, you may still order books online today and tomorrow (through November 12). The website is: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/rcs. All the items purchased online will be added to our total sales and will be delivered to school in a week, with no shipping fees.

Operation Christmas Child

List of Each Classes Items:

Pre-K – Stuffed Animals/Baby Dolls

K – Markers, Crayons, and Small Coloring Books

(NO SCISSORS or GLUE please)

1^st – Small Dolls or Boyish Figurines, Small Toys, Toy Jewelry

2^nd – Toothbrushes and toothpaste (Lots of these!)

3^rd – Hard Candy, Gum, Suckers (No tootsie rolls/tootsie pops)

4^th  – Small Toys (for older children) and Flashlights

*please include extra batteries if needed*

5^th – Combs, Brushes, Hair Ties

6^th – Socks, Underwear, T-shirts (Don’t forget the contest!)

7^th – Washcloths, Bars of Soap (Lots of these!)

8^th - Pencils, Sharpeners, Erasers, Small Pads of Paper

***Please do not include these items:

Used items

Liquids: shampoo, liquid soap, lotion, bubbles, etc.

War-related items: toy guns, knives, etc.

Chocolate or perishable food items

Medicines: vitamins, cough drops, ointment, etc.

Breakable items: mirrors, china dolls, snowglobes, etc.

If you would like to make a box on your own, please stop by the office for a brochure!  *Also, don’t forget to have your child bring $3 (or more) for shipping!

6th Grade Environmental Classroom News

The salmon have arrived!!  The 6^th grade Environmental Classroom students  received 200 fertilized Chinook salmon eggs from the Michigan DNR LAST WEEK. The 6^th grade EC students along with the 7^th grade science will be raising these salmon over the next 5 months and then releasing them into the Rogue River next May.

The EC students are also working hard on building their winter survival shelters at Camp Roger.

A week at a glance

Monday November 11, 2013

Family Time

Thank you to the Kindergarteners for leading the k-5 Family Time. 

Mrs. B. asked the students to think about what they are thankful for today.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Camp Roger

Kindergarten - A.M.

2^nd Grade - P.M.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Camp Roger

4^th Grade – A.M.

5^th Grade – P.M.

Sub sandwiches are available for pick-up.

Next week Monday, November 18, 2013

Camp Roger

8^th grade – A.M.

7^th grade – P.M.

Thanks for all you do for God’s Kingdom!

Mr. Dave