I hope you had a good weekend with your friends and family! It was beautiful out!
Highlights from the home bulletin
Mom's Night Out - Friday, April 29
Join us for a super fun Mom's Night Out at The Local Epicurean for a Truffle Making Class!!
Who: All RCS Mom's preschool through 8th grade as well as teachers & staff are invited - spots are limited to the first 48 moms that sign up.
What: Truffle Making Class -Classic Truffle Learn the art of chocolate truffle making from an Epicurean chocolatier. Use unique ingredients to create your own custom truffles. Take home and enjoy your creations!
When: Friday April 29th 7pm
Where: The Local Epicurean 1440 Wealthy St., Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Why: To create community with the awesome moms at our school
Cost: Let's give a hip, hop hooray for the PTO who have generously donated a portion of funds to offset the total cost of this event. Ticket price will range between $24-$29 (depending on total attendance).
RSVP via e-mail to Trudy Holtz at trudyholtz@gmail.com .Please feel free to call Trudy with any questions at 616-443-3246 RSVP deadline: April 19th
7th and 8th Graders . . .
Join us at the western-themed Middle School Dance to be held this Friday, April 29, in the Grand Rapids Christian Middle School gym. This dance is for 7th and 8th graders from Rockford Christian and Grand Rapids Christian Middle Schools. We realize this event is on the same day as a track meet, however, this cannot be avoided as neither can be changed due to DJ availability and the GRACEAC scheduling process. We have moved the dance time back to run from 7:30pm until 9:30pm and we encourage kids to come after the track meet. We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.
7th/8th grade parents, click here to sign up to help with the dance.
Attention ALL Orchestra Parents!
The Spring Orchestra concert (involving all RCS Orchestra students) Monday, May 16 at Grand Rapids Christian High School's Center of Arts and Worship. Students will be rehearsing at the CAW during the school day to prepare for the evening concert. Please have students arrive at the CAW by 7:00pm and the concert will begin at 7:30pm. The dress code "nice" clothes (please no jeans, athletic wear or shirts with logos). Please email Emily Drafta with questions.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Band and Orchestra students who performed in the Solo & Ensemble event on Saturday, April 16 at NorthPointe Christian. All students who participated received ratings high enough to receive a medal! Congratulations Jessica Axtman, Emily Groenenboom, Emma Johnson, Kara Korcek, Graham Kort, Eli Lewis, Zack Mulder, Bernadette Murdoch, Dylan Ogdahl, Olivia Rop, Henry Schenkel, Sophie Segard, Aaron Spengler and Abigail VanMeurs.
Yearbook
Order 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
Family Time
Thank you to Mr.Seinen and the 8th graders who led devotional groups. Afterward we had a time of praise and worship. Then the Fun Run committee kicked off this year’s Fun Run which will be on Friday, May 13.
Ask your student about this Family Time.
Hot Lunch this week
Wednesday, April 27
1 Cheesy bread with marinara sauce, hearty romaine garden salad with ranch, fruit choice
2 Turkey sub bag
Thursday, April 28
1 Chips & cheese with beef taco meat, lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, mandarin oranges
2 Turkey sub bag
Friday, April 29
1 Pizza Day: Pepperoni/cheese pizza, hearty romaine garden salad, carrots, cherry tomatoes, apples, oranges, grapes
2 Banana split cereal bag
Learning Commons
Fifth graders continue their exploration of the genre Historical Fiction. 3rd graders are earning bones with their reading minutes. This Friday we will have a bones celebration in the library, assembling skeletons, doing the Boney Pokey, and having bone cookies and milk. Kindergartners will begin their farm animal research. We’ve been discussing what “research” is and the difference between fiction and non-fiction (information) books.
Our Middle School Makerspace congratulates the winning team of Logan D., Luke F., Caleb G. and Will G. for building the tallest tower out of 100 index cards. Their tower reached 52 inches! Their photo is displayed on our “Makerspace Wall of Fame” bulletin board, just outside of the computer lab. The next challenge is to build a paper airplane that can carry a “cargo” of coins at least ten feet. This challenge ends next week Friday.
MAPS Testing continues this week.
Wednesday, April 27: 2nd grade at 9:00, 3rd grade at 11:20
Thursday, April 28: 5th grade at 8:50, 1st grade at 11:00
Monday, May 2: 7th grade at 9:30, 3rd grade at 11:00
Tuesday, May 3: 6th grade at 9:30, 5th grade at 11:20
Wednesday, May 4: 4th grade and Spanish Immersion at 9:30
Thursday, May 5: 5th grade at 8:50 and 1st grade at 11:00
Preschool news for this week
Mrs. Decker’s three-year-olds had a great hike around Pickeral Lake on Tuesday.
All of the preschool classes are looking forward to their butterflies hatching from their chrysalises. We are also growing grass “hair” in cups on our windowsills. Spring is here!
6th Environmental Classroom news for this week
SAVE THE DATE: The 6th grade students will be presenting their poem presentations on Monday, May 9th from 2:30-3:00 in the Worship Center. Everyone is invited to see/hear/experience this year’s poem recitations from Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman.
We plan to start promptly at 2:30 and will finish by 3:00.
Hope to see you there!
On Friday the students will be going to Luton Park and picking the invasive plant called garlic mustard. This plant is spreading across the United States and it is a big problem in Michigan forests as this plant prevents native plants from growing.
7th and 8th Graders: Save the date!
The Western-themed Middle School Dance to be held on Friday, April 29, at GR Christian Middle School. This dance is for 7th and 8th graders from RCS and GRCMS. This is a great opportunity for our 7th and 8th graders in GRCS to meet one another and have a great time together. More details to come, but we wanted to get the date on the calendar.
Upcoming dates for this week and May
Upcoming dates
April 25-29
Staff Appreciation Week
Friday, April 29
Mid-Mark Quarter 4
7th/8th Dance with GRCMS, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
2nd grade Last time to Camp Roger!
June 8 – August 22, 2016
Summer Break
Monday, August 29, 2016
First Day of School for 2016-2017 (Half Day)
I would love to continue to pray for you and your family. If you would like to let me know any prayer requests, I would be happy to pray.
I’m praying that you have a great week!
Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave
