Blog Update: October 1

I hope that you had a great weekend!!
I will try to let all of you know when each class will be going on field trips.

P.E. News

We will be doing fitness testing during October.  The 5 tests are the mile run, sit & reach, sit-ups, pull-ups and the shuttle run.

 

 Learning Commons News
 Many students already have overdue books. The checkout period is two weeks and, if students do not return their books within that time, they will receive an overdue notice to remind them. Please check with your students to make sure they are remembering to return their library books.

Mark your calendars for the Scholastic Book Fair here at Rockford Christian the week of November 26! Books make great Christmas presents! We could also use a few volunteers to help out.

Reminder: Students in grades 6-8 need to charge their Netbooks every night if they take them home.

Family Time
Thank you to Rev. Amy Schenkel for her Family Time entitled “Revealing God’s Glory.”
Be sure to ask your child to tell you about this Family Time. 

Since school now begins at 8:35 AM, we will plan on Family Time beginning at 8:45 till about 9:05 or 9:10 each week (depending on what is planned).
 

Everyone is invited to attend our Family Time on Monday mornings at 8:45 AM.
We hope to see you there whenever you can make it!

A week at a glance:
We had the 2nd Fire Drill of the year today; the kids have been very safe and efficient with these.

Friends from PAWS with a Cause are coming to visit the preschool classes on Oct. 3 to teach us how a dog is trained to help me, I am waiting for a new dog and we thought it would be exciting to have the entire school involved in collecting items or money that PAWS staff needs to accomplish their training.  Please consider adding to our collection by bringing in items from the list and placing them in the boxes by the entries until Oct. 3.  We can’t wait to show you my new dog!  Thank you.
www.paws.org

Thursday, October 4: Middle School (6th – 8th graders) ArtPrize Trip – Gone all day.  M.S. Students will return between 2:45 and 3:00 (closer to 3:00) and will be with their homeroom teachers until the end of the day.

Grandfriends’

 Day is this Friday, October 5
I am looking forward to a great day with our grandfriends!
It is always a special day not only for the students but for everyone who's involved.
10:30 – 11:30 – friends are scheduled to be with your students’ classrooms… friends may be here earlier, too
11:30 - 12:15 is the Program in the Worship Center
12:15 - Lunch in the Gym for our Guests  (served by the 8th graders)

 

Camp Roger Next week
Monday, October 8 the 7th  graders are going in the morning; 8th grade gone all day
Tuesday, October 9 the 8th graders are going in the afternoon

Did you know I do the monitors?
Grandfriends day is this week Friday, October 5. If you email me a picture of your student with their grandparents I will put it on the monitors for that day.  You can email me a dworst@grcs.org

If you have any Prayer Requests,  you can email me.  I would love to pray for you and your family!! Please specify if you would like everyone to know and I will put it on the monitors. 

 
“He has shown you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).
I’m praying for you  to walk humbly with your God.

Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave

Blog update September 24, 2012

I hope that you had a great weekend!!

Thank you for your understanding for last Tuesday  with holding students in class while waiting for the helicopter to leave.  

I will try to do the best I can to let all of you know when each class will be going on field trips.

 School Theme for 2012-2013

“Citizens of God’s Kingdom” is our theme for the year.   We will focus on both understanding the breadth of God’s Kingdom and what it means to be a citizen of it.  Our theme verse will be Micah 6:8 – “He has shown you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Family Time 
Thank you to Mr. Kuiper for leading us in family time this morning.
For the middle school family time, Mr. Burgess spoke to the ms students about what makes a person’s identity.  He challenged the ms students, based on Micah 6:8, to find their identity as a citizen of the kingdom of God.
Everyone is invited to attend our Family Time on Monday mornings at 8:45 AM
We hope to see you there whenever you can make it!

See You At The Pole
Parents are invited this Wednesday, September 26, to join us in an 8th grade led time of worship and prayer around the flagpole at the front of school from 8:40-8:50.  SYATP is a national, student-led event that centers around the fellowship of school communities coming together to pray for not only the local community, but also for our nation and world.  See YOU at the pole!

Learning Commons News
Overdue notices will be handed out on Thursdays. Please check with your student to make sure their books are returned on time. Several students have books checked out from last year and even though they are very late, we would still welcome them back!

Each class has a scheduled library time to hear a story, check out books, and read. Make sure to ask them what they checked out and share some reading time with them!

Fifth graders are enjoying realistic fiction from the Real Reads book list, sixth graders are focusing on informational books, seventh graders are discussing themes in short tories, and eighth graders are exploring books about Lewis and Clark.

MAP testing continues this week for grades 2-8.  The testing will conclude on Wednesday, Sept. 26.  Check with your child’s teacher for exact times.

Eighth graders are working on their spiritual journey presentations.
 
T.R.I.P. NEWS
NEW NAME: On July 1, we re-organized and we are now called Eagle-TRIP!  If you haven't already, please complete a NEW Registration form at the TRIP office, or here: http://www.grtrip.org/html/sign-up.html .  Remember to make checks payable now to Eagle-TRIP.

6th grade Environmental Classroom New
The 6th grade Environmental Classroom students will be going to their GGA (God’s Green Acre) on Wednesday to measure and record the circumference of trees.  On Friday the EC students will be cleaning of Belding Road for the fall Adopt-A-Highway.

We had the first fire drill Friday
A week at a glance:

Hot Lunch
Starts today: September 24.

School Pictures
Monday, September 24
- Grades K-3
-  M/W/F PreK & M/W/Th PreK’s
Tuesday, September 25
-Grades 6t-8
– T/Th PreK AM; Absentees
Monday, October 1
-Grades 4-5

 4th and 5th grade at JB Zoo

The 4th and 5th graders will not be at school all week.
They are leaving school at 8:30 and returning at 3:00 each day.

Mrs. Bardolph’s class is heading to Robinette’s Apple Orchard on Thursday, September 27. They are leaving school at 9 am for our trip from 9:30-10:30.

Camp Roger this week
This week is a week off.
   
The First Graders will be going on a field trip to Calvin College!  They are learning about trees and will be investigating and identifying trees in the nature preserve there.  The field trip is on Monday, October 1st.  Senora Burgess’ class will go in the morning, and Mrs. Underwood and Mrs. Faber’s group will go in the afternoon!

Safety & Security Precautions
For the safety and protection of our students and staff, everyone (parents, vendors, River Rock Church guests, etc.) entering RCS during school hours is required to sign in at the school office and obtain a “Visitor’s Badge.” Anyone desiring to enter the school hallways will be required to wear the badge. All RCS staff and River Rock staff will be wearing ID which will identify them as staff. As part of the security safety plan, only one main front door will remain unlocked between 8:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on school days. Thank you for your willingness to help us keep our students and staff safe.

Peanut Free
Just a reminder that we continue to be a “peanut free” school. No peanut products are allowed at school.  Any questions, contact the school office.

Did you know I do the monitors?
Grandfriends day is next week Friday, October 5. If you email me a picture of your student with their grandparents I will put it on the monitors for that day.  You can email me a dworst@grcs.org  If you have any Prayer Request,  you can email me.  I would love to pray for you and your family!! Please specify if you would like everyone to know and I will put it on the monitors.

 Thanks for all that you do for God’s kingdom!
Mr. Dave