I hope you’re having a good week!
Highlights from the home bulletin
20th Anniversary Celebration - Thursday, October 27th
On Thursday evening, October 27, we will have a special 20th anniversary celebration that we want ALL of our families-those new to school and those who were part of the beginning-to attend as we reflect on the past and look forward to the future. We will hear testimonies from RCS alum Lucas Balk and from current RCS parent Penny Lloyd-Jones about the foundation of faith that God has used our school to help build.
You can get more details and register for this special event at www.grcs.org/RCS20. You may also stop in the RCS office to get a formal invitation for your family or to share with someone else. We hope to see everyone there for a night of fellowship and worship as we celebrate what God has done in the first 20 years of our school and look forward to what is to come.
PUMPKINS FOR SALE!
All students will be able to purchase an RCS homegrown pumpkin starting this week Friday, Grandfriend's Day.
Small: $1.00
Medium for $3.00
Large for $4.00
2nd graders will be available to sell pumpkins outside our classroom during morning break from 10:30-10:45am to both students and parents! All profits will be donated to Kid's Food Basket.
Grandfriends' Day is a busy and exciting day at Rockford Christian that is a highlight of the year for our school community. The kids get to share with grandparents and other grandfriends the wonderful things they are learning at RCS. The following schedule is what we will follow for when guests should plan to visit in classrooms and enjoy our program and luncheon:
9:00
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11:20
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Visiting in Classrooms (K - 8th grades)
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10:00
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11:15
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Visiting in PK Classrooms
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11:20
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12:15
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Program in Worship Center (K - 8th grades)
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12:15
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1:00
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Luncheon in the Gym (served by the 8th graders)
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Please Note:
If you have any pictures of your children/grandchildren who go to RCS, please send them to me and I’ll be happy to put those pictures up on the monitors in the front lobby. You may email those to me at dworst@grcs.org i ask if all photos can be sent to me by Wednesday October 6 2”00pm
Yearbook Order Forms will be handed out to all students this week! Order one today online (link on RCS website!) or by filling out an order form and return it to the office. If you have any questions, please email Kim Wierenga (kwierenga@grcs.org)
Yearbook Cover Contest
Yearbook cover contest is here. All kindergarten through 8th grade ORIGINAL, non-computer aided, parent aided, or relative aided work will be eligible.
Cover entries must contain the following:
- Our school theme "Building on a Solid Foundation
- Our theme verse, Matthew 7: 24-25 (Whole verse must be written out)
- Rockford Christian School
- 2016-2017
- Your name and grade in pencil ON THE BACK only!
All entries must be submitted with marker, no crayon or colored pencil entries will be accepted. Paper size must be 8 ½ X 11 and white, although you can color it however you would like. Mr. Burgess will be selecting 2 winners, one for the front cover and one for the back cover. All entries will be displayed after the winners are chosen. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kim Wierenga at kwierenga@grcs.org. Entries should be turned in to the school office. Entries are due by Friday, October 14.
Family Time
On Monday, Mrs. Still talked to the middle schoolers about practicing tolerating others’ differences and supporting each other. Mrs. Broersma and Mr. Kuiper led the elementary grades in singing. We combined to hear about Marketplace, a fundraiser for Ethiopa, Ghana, and a local charity to be held here at RCS in December.
pcoming Family Times
Date
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Special Guest
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Grade
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October 10, 2016
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Second Small Group Family Time
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K-8
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October 17, 2016
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R. Iveson
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K – 4
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October 17, 2016
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Mr.VerMerris
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5 – 8
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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
Thursday, October 6
1 Hot dog with bun, crinkle cut fries, baked beans, watermelon
2 Warm pretzel & cheese
Friday, October 7
1 Domino’s pizza: Pepperoni/Cheese pizza, garden salad, apple slices, surprise treat
2 Banana split cereal bag
Monday, October 10
1 Cheesy lasagna rollup with marinara, garden salad with croutons & cheese, apple slices, grapes
2 Nacho bag
Tuesday, October 11
1 Chips and Nacho cheese sauce, taco meat, black beans, corn, lettuce, cheese, salsa, diced peaches
2 Trix for kids
Wednesday, October 12
1 Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes, gravy, biscuit with honey, apple slices, grapes
2 Turkey sub bag
Learning Commons
MarkerSpace is open for all middle schoolers at lunchtime Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. We would love to add LEGOs to our MakerSpace. Please consider donating LEGOs if you have any extras lying around or happen to see them at a thrift shop or garage sale.
Thank you to the Meemic Foundation and Quill.com for giving us a $100 grant toward supplies for our Makerspace. We were able to purchase many rolls of duct tape, six pairs of special non-stick scissors for cutting tape, and a lot of origami paper. We have some great projects in mind for using these supplies.
Preschool news for this week
6th Grade Environmental
This Wednesday the 6th grade environmental students will be going to Camp Roger and measuring the circumference of their trees on their God’s Green Acre (GGA). They will be using that data in order to find out each tree’s diameter. On Friday the students will be on campus since it is Grand Friends’ Day.
6th Grade Environmental Class is in need of three items from your home that are usually thrown away: dryer lint, cardboard toilet paper tubes, and/or used crayons. If you are throwing any of those items away, please place the item(s) in a baggie and bring to RCS. There will be a box outside the 6th grade classroom for these items. Thank you!
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. As the weather starts to change middle school PE please make sure to bring appropriate shoes and clothes to go outside.
Sports News for the week
Winter sport sign-ups have been emailed out. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, October 19.
Upcoming dates for October
Tue, October 4
2nd Grade to Camp Roger
8:45am – 12:00pm
1st Grade to Camp Roger
12:00pm – 2:45pm
Wed, October 5,
6th Grade to Camp Roger
12pm – 3pm
Thu, October 6,
Kindergarten to Camp Roger
8:45am – 12:45pm
3rd Grade to Camp Roger
12:00pm – 2:45pm
Fri, October 7,
Grandfriends' Day
9am – 1pm
Thu, October 13,
Parent Teachers Conference
4pm – 8pm
Tue, October 18,
Parent Teacher Conferences
When
4pm – 8pm
Wed, October 19
No School (Professional Day, for teachers)
Thu, October 27,
20th Anniversary Event
7pm – 9pm
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
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