I hope you’re having a good week with your friends and family! Today’s the last day of summer and my sister’s birthday!
Highlights from the home bulletin
Transportation Information - September 27
Tuesday, September 27 is a "late start" for Rockford Public Schools. Parents of students who normally ride RPS buses will need to drop off their children at RCS that morning. (GRCS buses will be running their normal routes, both in the morning and in the afternoon.) RPS afternoon transportation will run as normal.
Come see how fun it is to be a part of RCS PTO!
Sarah Mokma will be hosting this fun get together so that you can come meet the current PTO members and learn more about all the fun things we do throughout the year.
Join us for food and drinks at her home: 4900 Meandering Creek (just a mile east of Cannonsburg Ski Area near Cannonsburg and Sunfish Lake) on Thursday, September 22, 6:30 PM. We would love to have you join us!
Parent/Teacher Conferences
will be held on Thursday, October 13 and Tuesday, October 18. Sign-up forms are being sent home with students. Please return this form to the school office by Monday, September 26. Scheduled 15 minute conferences will be held for grades K-6; drop-ins will be held for grades 7-8 from 4-8 p.m. both evenings in the Worship Center.
See You At The Pole
Parents, staff, and students are invited on Wednesday, September 28, 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!
RCS Fall Art Club!
Who: 4th-8th grade students
What: After school ceramics art club
When: Wednesdays, 3:20-4:30, Sept 14th - Nov 16th
Where: The Art Room, Rm 109.
Cost: $50.00
4th-8th grade students have the opportunity to participate in an after school, extracurricular ceramics (clay) class with Mrs. Garrod. Art Club students will create a variety of art using pinch pot, slab, and coil hand building techniques. All Art Club sessions will take place in the art room and students can be picked up at the front of the building promptly at 4:30pm. The cost is $50.00 with checks made out to Mary Garrod. Students are expected to arrive on time, be prepared to think creatively, and follow school wide behavior expectations.
Change the Date!! RCS Auction 2017
We have moved the date of the RCS Auction from March 4 to April 22, 2017.
Please direct any communication about the auction to:
Do You Use Outdoor Lighting?
The 20th Anniversary Planning Committee would like to borrow your strands of "bistro lighting" for the October 27th event. You may drop them off at the school office or email Katie Underwood at katieann.underwood@gmail.com if you have a strand or more that could be borrowed.
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
Family Time is one of my favorite things at R.C.S. We have guests come in to help us!!
Please pray for this time!
Monday’s Family Time was led by me, assisted by Mr. Kuiper and Mr. Burgess. We also learned about the Change Challenge and how we can help families in Africa have clean water. I’ve attached a link to a video about this.
Upcoming Family Times
Date
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Special Guest
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Grade
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Sep, 26, 2016
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Introduction to Small Groups (Mr. Phil and Mr. Burgess
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K-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
Wednesday, Sept. 21
1 Baseball lunch: hot dog on bun, popcorn, fresh carrots, watermelon, mini ice cream sandwich
2 Turkey sub bag
Thursday, Sept. 22
1 Cheesy bread with marinara sauce, fresh broccoli and carrots with hummus, fresh melon
2 Warm pretzel and cheese
Friday, Sept. 23
1 Bacon cheeseburger on bun, served with leaf lettuce, fun-size pretzels, carrot munchers, fresh fruit
2 Banana split cereal bag
Monday, Sept. 26
1 Meatball mozzarella marinara sub, fresh green & red peppers, applesauce, peach slices
2 Nacho bag
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Pancake sausage on stick with potato triangle, bananas, oranges, juice cup
2 Trix for kids
Wednesday, Sept. 28
1 Chicken tenders, corn muffin, sugar peas with hummus, fresh strawberries
2 Turkey sub bag
Thursday, Sept. 29
1 Rotini Pasta with meat sauce, garlic bread, garden salad, Italian ice
2 Warm pretzel & cheese
Friday, Sept. 30
1 BBQ pork on bun, pickles, crinkle fries, carrot stick, fresh apples
2 Banana split cereal bag
5th Grade Update
5th Grade headed to the Grand Rapids Recycling Center on Wednesday afternoon. This afternoon will be a great time of learning as part of our current science unit covering recycling.
Friday Morning
The 5th Graders are spending Friday morning at Calvin College. Students should be dressed for the weather and be prepared to spend time outside for most of the morning. They need to wear comfortable walking shoes. We will leave at the start of the day and be back just before lunch; students may order hot lunch on Friday. There will be a brief snack break during our time at Calvin, provided by Ms. Barrett.
6th Grade Updates
This week the the 6th grade environmental students will be taking a journey when they travel to their GGA (God’s Green Acre) while at Camp Roger. Their journey will not be a long one, however. It will be about 5 feet. Each student will be given a piece of string to lay on the ground. Each student will then record all the things that they observe along that piece of string. They will use magnifying glasses to assist them in their observations.
On Friday the Environmental Program students will be tagging autumn olive plants that are invading the RCS property. Autumn olive is a very invasive tree/bush that grows rapidly and competes for space in an ecosystem.
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.
Upcoming dates for September
Wed, September 21,
5th Graders are going to the Recycling Center for a tour afternoon
Thu, September 22,
PTO Kick-off,
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Fri, September 23,
5th Graders Calvin College visit
7/8 graders going to ArtPrize afternoon
Mon, September 26 – Tue, September 27
School Picture Days
Wed, September 28,
5/6 graders going to ArtPrize afternoon
Fri, September 30,
Adopt-A-Highway 6th grade
10am – 12pm
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
