I hope you had a good snow day
What’s in the home bulletin?
Kleenex Donations Needed
Please consider donating a box or two of Kleenex to the school office. Our supply is getting low and the number of winter colds are up. Our noses thank you!
Welcome New Students
We welcomed two new students to our kindergarten classroom after the Christmas break: Alexis Pepper and Jackson Heaton (both students previously attended PK at RCS). Welcome to the RCS family!
Spelling Bee Congrats
Spelling Bee Congratulations to 1st place winner, Danielle Fedrigo (8th) and 2nd place winner, Lauren Brainard (8th) in our school Spelling Bee! They will be participating in the Regional Bee at Zion Christian School on February 23 at 4:30 p.m. Noah Solle (7th) was our 3rd place winner. We had 43 participants in grades 4-8; it was quite the competition!
MS Rollerskating Party - February 8
6:30-8:30, Woodland Skating Center; busing will be provided from and back to RCS
WinterFest - February 18
Get out your sleds and beat the winter blues by attending the 2nd Annual RCS WinterFest on Thursday, February 18th! This year WinterFest will take place at Camp Roger giving you, the parents, an opportunity to see where your kiddos go to learn once every month. Please click here to RSVP.
In order to make WinterFest a success, we need lots of teachers/parents to help by either bringing something for our dinner or volunteering 30 minutes of your time to either oversee an activity or help with setup/cleanup. Please click here to volunteer.
Fun Run - May 13
Hello Rockford Christian Families! We are just around the corner from our next annual Fun Run. Every year we look for sponsors to help us with this event. Do you own your own business and would like to be a sponsor? Do you have a family member or work for someone that would be willing to be a sponsor? If so, please contact Rachael Segard at (616)648-4380 or segiefamily@gmail.com. $500 will get the company's logo on the back of the Fun Run T-shirts and on a banner at the event. (This is a tax deduction.) Thank you for considering!
Emergency School Closings:
When inclement weather makes it necessary to cancel school, announcements are made over the following radio and television stations: WOOD AM 1300, and TV Channels 8 and 13, it will also be posted on the front page of the website www.grcs.org and also on our facebook page.
The decision to cancel school rests with the superintendent or his designee.
For our campus, if Rockford Public Schools are closed/delayed, we are also.The announcement will state that Rockford Christian School and/or Grand Rapids Christian Schools will be closed.
Mother-Son Event (PK-8) - March 13, 1:30-4;30 p.m.
3 Mile Project
Reball will be available for grades 5-8 only.
AMC 8 Congrats
In mid-November Rockford Christian students participated in the Mathematics Association of America’s AMC 8 exam. The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice, assessment covering middle school mathematics. It is designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills. The examination provides an opportunity for students to apply the concepts taught at the middle school level to problems which not only range from easy to difficult but also cover a wide range of applications. Many problems are designed to challenge students and to offer problem solving experiences beyond those provided in most middle school mathematics classes.
Forty-two students in seventh and eighth grade participated along with a handful of sixth graders. This past week the test results came back with the following students achieving school level honors.
Eighth Grade
First place
Drew Wurn
Second place
Graham Kort
Emily Groenenboom
Devin Meeuwsen
Third place
– Andrew Treizenberg
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Seventh Grade
First place
Jessica Axtman
Second place
Eli Lewis
Third place
Sam Bollman
Ainsley Leja
Noah Solle
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Sixth Grade
First place
Olivia Pastula
Second place
Ewan Jolliffe
Dylan Christophel
Third place
Ainsley Weeber
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The overall school winner was Drew Wurn.
Congratulations to all who participated!
Sports Pictures
Did your child play a sport at RCS last spring? Please send in pictures from the season to use in the yearbook! If your child is currently in a fall sport, make sure to take pictures during the game and send a few in for the yearbook! All pictures can be emailed to Kim Wierenga kwierenga@grcs.org
Yearbook
Start ordering your yearbook today. Order forms went home with your child(ren) yesterday. Please note that online ordering is also available this year!! http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01045598 If you have questions about ordering please contact Kim Wierenga kwierenga@grcs.org
Family Time
Thank you to Mr. Kuiper and his Winterim class for leading us in praise and worship songs. Mr. Kuiper talked about the students in his class who are ministering to those who live in subsidized housing. He showed how many of those around us are needful of love,attention, or just a listening ear, and how we can show God’s face to them.
Ask your student about this Family Time.
Hot Lunch
Please remind your children that, if they order hot lunch, they must pick up the item they ordered. We do not want to waste food, and we need to keep accurate counts so that what is ordered in the morning is available at lunch.
Hot Lunch this week
Tuesday, January 12,
1 Cinnamon french toast, sausage link, potato wedges, apple juice, orange wedges, bananas
2 Trix for kids
Wednesday, January 13,
1 Yogurt cup, warm pretzel, chicken noodle soup, celery & carrot sticks, mandarin oranges
2 Turkey sub bag
Thursday, January 14,
1 Chicken tenders, corn muffin, mixed vegetable, fun-size chip, fresh grapes
2 Warm pretzel and cheese
Friday January 15,
1 Domino’s cheese pizza, hearty romaine garden salad, carrots, cherry tomatoes, apples, oranges, grapes
2 Banana split cereal bag
Monday, January 18
1 Popcorn chicken bowl, whipped potatoes & gravy, carrots, dinner roll, fruit choices
Learning Commons News
Lunchtime games begin in the library this week! The game this month is “Spoons”, a fast moving card game. In addition, there is always a jigsaw puzzle going or detailed coloring pages to color. Grades 5-8 are welcome.
MAPS Testing begins next week, January 18. Stay tuned for your students’ schedules.
The Learning Commons is collecting large cardboard boxes and cardboard tubes (toilet paper/paper towel rolls) for a project that will be introduced on January 21. Please drop off your donations in the computer lab.
Environmental Classroom news for this week
Paper Gator
If you are looking for the Paper Gator dumpster to recycle those old papers and magazines, it is located near the bus garage in the staff parking lot. Please feel free to drop off papers whenever you have the opportunity, and thanks for being good stewards and for supporting RCS through your recycling efforts.
PE News news for this week
Reminder: All students must wear tennis shoes for PE. If they do not have their tennis shoes they are not able to participate as regular shoes make scuffs on the gym floor. for 5th-8th grade they will lose half their participation points for the day if they do not have their shoes.
Sports Pictures
Is your child playing a sport at RCS? Please send in pictures from the season to use in the yearbook! If your child is currently in a fall sport, make sure to take pictures during the game and send a few in for the yearbook! All pictures can be emailed to Kim Wierenga kwierenga@grcs.org
Yearbook
Start ordering your yearbook today. Please note that online ordering is also available this year!! http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01045598 If you have questions about ordering please contact Kim Wierenga kwierenga@grcs.org
A Week at a Glance
Wed, January 13,
6th Grade Environmental Classroom GGA with 5th Graders—Animal Tracks
I am continuing to pray for you and your family. If you would like to let me know any prayer requests, I would be happy to pray for you, please email me.
I’m praying that you have a great week!
Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave
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