May 17

Band or Orchestra: There is a note from Mr. Nester and Mr. Veenstra is regardless to 5th grade band and orchestra. Your child will need to select their choice of band, orchestra, or music. Then they need to select their top 3 instrument choices. This form needs to be returned by Tuesday, May 28th. 

Upcoming Field Trip: On Thursday, May 23 your child will need a packed lunch for our field trip. Thank you.

Pizza Ranch Reading Program: Pizza Ranch has a year-round reading program.  All the kiddos have to do is read 5 books.  They can then head to Pizza Ranch and receive a free kids' buffet.  When one is redeemed, the cashier will give them a new blank card to start all over again. 

The fourth grade plant sale is coming to Rose Park on May 22 starting at 7:30am.  We will be selling tomatoes, peppers, basil, cilantro and rosemary.  All plants will be $2.00 per pot, cash or check only. I will let you know what shift your child is signed up for so you can come and support them as they work their first job :)

May 10

I love having a class of dutch costumes and gardeners :)

Turned out a little wetter and colder than we had hoped, but they all came back Friday morning warm and dry so I guess it's safe to say we're no worse for wear!  Thanks for all your help and cooperation making sure everyone was safely in the hands of a trustworthy adult at the conclusion of the parade!

"WHY IS IS RAINING?"

This teacher was grateful for her personal day on Friday!

We enjoyed exploring energy again this week with a presenter from the BPW.  The presentation was highly engaging and the kids even came home with a yellow energy efficiency gift bag for your household!

PLANT SALE: I'm sure you've heard - the PLANT SALE is coming soon!  We've been preparing at school and are excited to see you May 22 starting at 7:30.  Please spread the word to all your family, friends, neighbors, church people, etc. - we're hoping for a BIG crowd!

Each student will be assigned a "shift" to work, and I will need a few who can be to school early on that Wednesday morning (7:30).  If you are able to get your student dropped off at 7:30 on Friday, please let me know and I will plug them into that first shift slot.  Thank you!

Two other plant sale requests:

1.  Each child should bring a lawn chair or blanket to use that morning as their outdoor learning space while they are not "working" the plant sale.  

2.  If you have any boxes laying around that we could use to package up our customers' purchases, we will gladly accept those anytime next week.  Thank you!

A few final reminders:

• ALL library books are due back for the year on Friday, May 17.

• MAP testing next week.  Please try to limit unnecessary absences.  Thank you!

BAND/ORCHESTRA: On Friday the students will be hearing about band and orchestra options for next year. Watch for a handout to come home explaining the choices to you as well.  There will be information on that handout about how to indicate your child's desire for music in 5th grade.

Holland Christian Schools has  two scholarships that we would love to have you take a look at if your family qualifies, for this upcoming year: 

• The Hendershot Family Fund Scholarship was established to assist families who demonstrate financial need through completing a Tuition Grant Fund application and also have a child who qualifies for Educational Support Services (ESS) at Holland Christian Schools. If your family meets these two requirements, you can apply to be considered for this scholarship through the Hendershot Family Fund application form until May 17.
• The Dave Slenk Memorial Scholarship was established to assist families who currently work in law enforcement and are enrolled at HC in K-12th grade. If your family meets these requirements, you can apply to be considered for this scholarship through the Dave Slenk Memorial Scholarship application form until May 17. 

May 6

TULIP TIME INSTRUCTIONS - First of all, there is no hot lunch offered on Thursday, so please be sure your child has a lunch from home that day.  Remember that their back pack will be staying at school until Friday, so don't put anything in it that can't stay overnight.  Secondly, please plan to meet our class in the parking lot by Heinz where 14th street dead ends into Kollen Park Drive this year.  The students will need to first put their props in the trailer and then our class will gather as a group where you can meet your child.  Please make sure your child checks out with me and has their neon "ticket-to-go" from me before you take them away (that is the form you filled out and turned in to me about who is picking them up at the end of the parade).  That helps me know for sure that each child was handed off to a safe adult.  Thank you for your cooperation!

TULIP TIME INFORMATION If you’re wondering where your students will be marching in the parade, please see our parade marching plan listed below! This document may help you decide which side of the street you want to put your chairs on!  

LIBRARY BOOKS - All library books are due back by Friday, May 17, as the library staff needs time to reorganize and track down missing items.  Thanks so much!

April 26

What are we learning!

Math: We are tackling fractions and their excitement for this unit is AMAZING!

Bible: We are finishing our short unit on Elisha and will have a small quiz next week

Reading: We are digging deep in our reading skills. Learning how to analyze and interpret fiction texts.

Writing: We just finished our Informational writing unit. Next week, we will work on writing a Literary Essay.

Social Studies: We are learning about the different movements of people throughout our nation's history.

TULIP TIME INFORMATION 1st - 4th grade: Tulip time permissions slips should be returned to your teacher by Wednesday, May 1. Please fill out and return the neon page that was sent home to you!  Additionally, you may view a copy of the information here.

WRITING CELEBRATION - Your child is bringing home their published personal expertise book on Monday.  We worked long and hard on these and are quite proud of the finished product.  Be sure to take some time to let your child read their book to you and ask them what parts they're most proud of.  There's a lot to celebrate there!

PLANT SALE - Our plant sale is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22.  It will begin at 7:30am and plants will continue to be available until the end of the school day.  We will be selling tomato plants and a few herbs (basil, cilantro, rosemary).  Please spread the word to friends and family if they are interested in picking up a few plants for their garden!

Library Notice: The week of May 6-10 is the last week for students to borrow books from our Rose Park Library. All student library materials are due by May 17.

Check out the Rose Park Newsletter!

Checking up on our plants! So far...we have GROWTH!

Always enjoying the playscape!

Learning how much we need to find rest in God!

On Thursday, we buddied up with Ms. Scott's 2nd grade class! We played a few math games and enjoyed 20 minutes together.

April 19

The eclipse...what a cool experience for our first day back!

Let's plant some tomatoes!

Playing Castle Capture game in math

Drawing a comic about Elisha

Drawing plans for our dream house

"Take me out to the Ballgame...or lacrosse game" - This is the season of more sports! If you child has a sport event this spring season, I would love to come and watch. Please email me some times and I will do my best to fit it in to my calendar!

TULIP TIME INFORMATION 1st - 4th grade: Today, Tulip Time permissions slips will be coming home with your student on neon paper. Please fill out and return, you may view a copy of the information here.

Library Notice: The week of May 6-10 is the last week for students to borrow books from our Rose Park Library. All student library materials are due by May 17.

BOOK FAIR COMING SOON! Get ready! New books to encourage your student's love for reading are coming! Here's what you need to know about our upcoming Book Fair: Dates: April 24-26 from 11 am - 4 p.m. at the Intersection in Rose Park!
- Every dollar you spend will benefit our school library directly! This is our only fundraiser to add new books to the library. Last year our library gained 300 new books because of this fundraiser! 
- You can sign up for Book Fair eWallet on April 3 or later—a convenient digital payment account, so your child can shop the Fair cash-free. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute to the eWallet to help build your home library. To sign up, link to the Book Fair Homepage and scroll to the bottom of the page.  Sign up begins April 3.
- Book Fair Homepage: It's Book Fair Time!

We can’t wait to see your child at the Fair!

- Book Fair Team

Summer Learning Bash With Mrs. Brouwer: Here are some details:
* Pick either:

- 1/2 hr sessions -  twice a week (Tue and Thurs AM)

- 1 hr session - once a week (Wed. AM)
* Registration begins April 15
* Sessions will focus on either Language Arts (phonics, reading, and writing) or Math - only one subject area per session.  You may sign up for more sessions if you are interested in both subject areas.
* Meet at Rose Park

* Cost: $65 a week

* Begins the week of June 24 and ends the week of August 5

If this is something you are interested in please email me and I will send you the registration information after spring break.  Once you are registered I will be setting up a time prior to the end of the school year to do a mini assessment to see where your students strengths and areas of growth are before we begin.  

Please feel free to reach out for any additional questions or if you need clarification.