Something new I’m trying
If your student at Rockford Christian School would like to make a project at home to share, I will take a photo of it and I will put it on the RCS monitors. The other choice is for you to take the picture and send it to me at DWorst@grcs.org. Please make all projects snow-related.
Winter Weather Reminders
Just a reminder that we do go outside for recess during the winter months. Please be sure that your child arrives to school prepared with adequate outdoor dress (coats, boots, snowpants, mittens/gloves, hats, etc.). Thank you!
Please be sure to wash your hands, and keep your kids home if they are sick.
Winter Fest, is a school-wide event sponsored by RCS PTO. It will be held from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the RCS Gym and outside. Check out the Home Bulletin for more details.
Attention Middle School Students
You are invited to attend the GRCHS Varsity boys swim meet vs. Northview at Calvin College on January 27 at 6:30 pm free of charge. Parents will still need to pay the low price of $5 to attend.
Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual Fun Run
Planning is underway for the annual fun run taking place on Friday, May 15. We are excited to have this school fundraiser again and are looking for a few financial sponsors to help make this event even more successful. If you are interested please contact Carrie Clark.
Ski & Board Club
They will meet every Tuesday (through the end of February) at Cannonsburg 5:00-8:00 pm. Look for our school's sign and free Gatorade. Any questions please contact Jodi Leja.
Learning Commons News
NWEA MAPS testing begins on Wednesday, January 21 and will continue for the next few weeks. Please make sure your students are well-rested and have a good breakfast before coming to school on their testing dates. Also, please try to avoid scheduled absences during the MAPS testing window.
RNS News for This Week
iXplore Forms
The students received forms and explanations about iXplore this morning. iXplore will take place the week following spring break. This year, students in 5th-8th grade will be participating in iXplore week. Please look for a white paper (that has a letter on it) and a blue paper (that contains explanations of the choices). Students need to hand in a completed paper by Thursday of this week; completed papers include parent signatures. We’re looking forward to this exciting week!
6th Grade Environmental Classroom News for This Week
Last week the 6th grade EC students assisted the Frederik Meijer Gardens staff with some winter clean-up duties. It was a great service-learning opportunity for us to see and experience all the details of FMG and to be able to get behine the scenes and see things that the general public don’t see.
This week the students will be going to Camp Roger and writing a letter to themselves. They will put the letter in an envelope and seal it. The letters will be opened by each student later in May.
Annual Ozark Delight Lollipop Sale Has Ended!!
Thanks to the efforts of all the 6th grade Environmental students, we have raised (as of last Friday) a profit of $630.00. This amount went up a bit today when more money was turned in. THANK YOU to all who helped. The money raised is going to offset the cost of our environmental BLTs during the second semester.
Family Time News
Ask your student about today’s Family Time. Melanie Veldman talked to us about how our feet are important for doing God’s kingdom work and how we can make our feet more effective.
A Week at a Glance
One more week in January
Monday January 26
Preschool and Transitions - Camp Roger a.m.
3rd Grade MAPS Math Test
4th Grade MAPS Reading Test
7th Grade MAPS Reading Test
Tuesday January 27
1st Grade MAPS Math Test
5th Grade MAPS Math Test
NOTE: No AM RPS busing; parent drop-off; GRCS buses regular schedule. RPS has a late start.
Wednesday January 28
We welcome back Mrs. Zokoe. A big thank you to Mrs. Kralt and Miss Knoester for filling in!
1st Grade MAPS Math Test (continued)
2nd Grade MAPS Math Test
6th Grade MAPS Math Test
Friday January 30
4th Grade Math MAPS Test
MAPS Make-up Tests
Winter Fest, a school-wide event sponsored by RCS PTO. It will be held from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the RCS Gym. Check out the Home Bulletin for more details.
Parents In Touch
Praying together provides hope and strength to parents who carry heavy burdens for their children. Join us while we pray for our children and our school.
We meet every Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. at Rockford Christian School. If you have questions, please contact Julie DeGraaf or Jen Cool.
I will put prayer requests up on the RCS Monitors. I would love to pray for you and your family!!
You can email ME DWorst@GRCS.ORG
I’m thankful for your kids and for all your prayers and expressions of support.
Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave
