Blog Update May 11

I hope that you had a great weekend!

I hope you all had a great Mother's Day!

Learning Commons News

All library books will be due on Friday, May 22! The library will be closed for the last couple of weeks to do inventory and other end of the year projects. Please remind your student to return their books promptly!
MAPS Testing continues this week:

Our last scheduled MAPS test is 6th grade on Wednesday, May 13 at 11:20. Students who missed a test due to an absence or who still need to finish any tests will also be testing this week. The MAPS testing will all be complete by Friday, May 15.

TRIP news
Keep up on TRIP news in the school home bulletin!!!

Scholastic Book Fair here this week!

Stock up for summertime reading! The Scholastic Buy One/Get One Free sale will be held this week Tuesday through Thursday, May 12-14, in the front lobby of our school. All items will be BOGO (buy one, get one free).

For every purchase, your name will be entered into a raffle to win a prize basket. There will be one basket for elementary students and one for middle school students. The baskets will be displayed at the book fair.

Hot Lunch Entrees:

Monday: Chicken nuggets and broccoli or Nacho Bag

Tuesday: Pancakes, sausage, and tator tots or Fruit & Yogurt Muncher

Wednesday: Mini corn dogs, smiley potatoes, veggies or Turkey Sub Bag

Thursday: Cheese pizza and salad or Fruit & Yogurt Muncher

Friday: Hamburger and cheese crinkle fries or Cereal Bag

Next Monday: Chicken tenders and mashed potatoes or Nacho Bag

FUN RUN News

Fun Run volunteers are needed on Friday afternoon, May 15. Come out and help as you cheer on our runners!

Environmental Program News for This Week

5/6 Grade Celebration Evening tonight May 11

A wonderful night of celebrating our environmental year will be held tonight . This evening will include songs, EJ readings, poetry, and more. The capstone of the evening will be the 6th graders sharing their Environmental Action Projects (The evening will begin at 7:00 PM and conclude around 8:30 PM.)

The 6th grade environmental students will have another busy environmental wee!  On Wednesday morning they are taking the preschool buddies on a hike at Camp Roger where they will be on a spring scavenger hunt.  Please pray for nice weather.  In the afternoon, they go back out to Camp Roger to work on an assignment on their GGA.

friday morning, will be spent going to Luton Park to pull garlic mustard plants.  These invasive  plants are invading our forest floors in Michigan and much of the United States.  we want to break last years record of filling 60 trash bags.  We can do it!!!

Family Time:

Mrs. Bardolph’s class led the K-4 Family Time this morning in celebrating God’s wonderful creation with pictures they drew, verses, and songs.

Mr. Bierling, Mrs. Oren’s father, led the middle school Family Time.

Ask your student about Family Time this morning!

Coming up this week

Mon, May 11

5/6 Environmental program celebration 7:00 pm

Tue, May 12 – Thu, May 14

Scholastic Book Sale, BOGO all items

Tues, May 12

7th Grade/Spanish Chapel at Calvin 9am – 11am

Wed, May 13

5th graders to West Michigan White Caps Baseball Game (all day)

Thu, May 14

Fine Arts Evening, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Fri May 15

FUN RUN all afternoon

I’m praying that you have a great week!
Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave