NOVEMBER 27, 2019

As for our week, our daily schedule is set and we are digging into our multiple units.

Social Studies: Finishing our US Geography Unit by creating a Google Slides presentation 
Reading: Reading different Historical Fiction units and focusing on the descriptive passages in the book
Writing: Wrapping up our realistic fiction writing unit
Math: Working on different methods to help solve long division
Bible: Starting unit on King David

Social Studies: Wrapping up our projects on the geography of the US.

Homework Folders:

On Monday, the students will need to bring their Homework folders back to school. At the end of the day, the folders will include...
- Spelling Words - Practice sorting the words throughout the week. Test on Friday
- Math Facts Minutes - Goal to accomplish 50 minutes, using the math links on the blog or playing math fact war (Due Mon.)
- Reading Minutes - Goal to read 150 minutes (Due Mon.)

CHRISTMAS GIVING:

This year for our Christmas service project, we are excited to give a gift that is out of the ordinary:  the gift of TIME.  We will be visiting three homes that are part of the My Brother's House and My Sister's House program organized by the Holland Deacon's Conference.  These homes house adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who still function at a level where they are able to get out and work in the community, but are not able to live alone.  A short description is provided on the Holland Deacon's Conference website if you would like to read more.

Our service to them will be bringing gifts of items they need in their homes on a daily basis (see the list below).  If you are able, please purchase what you wish from the list, and send it to school with your 4th grader.  We will collect these items in our classroom so we can take them along with us when we visit.

Most importantly, we plan to spend some TIME with the residents of the homes playing games and engaging in activities together while we are there.  We feel that one of the biggest gifts we can give them is our time and fellowship. We are certain that God will bless the residents through us, and that we may also leave there feeling blessed in return.

We plan to visit the homes on the afternoon (12:45-2:45) of Friday, December 13.  We will take a bus from school to the homes, and we welcome parent chaperones to join us.  If this sounds like something you would be willing/interested in doing, please send me an email.  Any donations of items from the list, should be at school in our classroom by Dec. 13.

Thanks in advance for your support of this mission!

Items most needed in the Homes:

Spaghetti Sauce
Spaghetti
Pasta sauce
Tomato sauce
Ketchup
Peanut Butter
Cooking spray
Canned chicken
Tuna (big cans)
Canned Fruit/ peaches/applesauce
Canned vegetables/corn, beans
Egg Noodles
Baked Beans
28 oz. cans of diced tomatoes
100% juice
Cream of mushroom soup
Juice boxes for lunches
Applesauce for lunches
Low sugar cereals (Chex, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, shredded wheat squares without
sugar, old fashioned oatmeal, etc.)
Rice-a-Roni
Mayonnaise
Dressing for salads: Ranch, French, Blue Cheese
Toilet Paper
Paper napkins
Kleenex
Paper towels
Laundry soap pods
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Shaving cream (men’s Houses)
Toothbrushes
Scrubbing bubbles- mega shower foamer
Gift cards for perishable

Cookie Sale / Venta de Galletas!

The kindergarten team is excited to announce that our annual Cookie Sale will be held on Thursday, December 5th at 10:15 in the Intersection. Cookies are 50 cents each. All money will go to World Vision to purchase animals for families living in poverty. Expect to see a flyer coming home soon. Thank you! Gracias!

Scholastic Book Fair AnnouncementsThe Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Rose Park just on time for Christmas!  Our class will be visiting the book fair on Tuesday, December 3, to create a wish list that your students will bring home to you.  Please look for it in your student’s backpack!  Then you can either:

 1.  Look over your child’s list and decide together which books to purchase. Send the list and cash or check made out to Holland Christian Schools back to school with your child who can visit the book fair during the school day to purchase the items agreed upon by you and your child. The Book Fair committee wants to be sure you know that all sales are final and no refunds will be issued. Also, be sure to include the 6% Michigan Sales Tax.

OR

 2.  Bring the wish list to school and purchase items yourself to keep the books a surprise for Christmas! (I’ll have my wish list there too in case you would like to bless our classroom with a book for Christmas…I’ve been told the Book Fair committee will even wrap it for you!)  Can’t make it into shop? You may also shop on-line at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/roseparkchristian and your purchases will still count towards our book fair totals.  There are many products on the website that are not at our fair, so if you are looking for a specific book, be sure to use the search feature.

If you would like to shop WITH your child here are the hours of the Book Fair or you can stop by school while we are making our lists. 

Tuesday, December 3 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm 

Wednesday, December 4 from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Thursday, December 5 from 7:45 am to 6:00 pm

Friday, December 6 from 7:45 am to 12:30pm

***The Maroon & White Shop will also be at Rose Park Thursday and Friday during the Scholastic Book Fair. And be sure to join us for a special Christmas sing-a-long in the Intersection Friday morning as well as a Holland Christian Cinnamon Roll sale!  Tis the Season! 

November 15, 2019

Our new recess duty helper!

As for our week, our daily schedule is set and we are digging into our multiple units.

Social Studies: Learning about questions that Geographers ask about the United States
Reading: Beginning our Historical fiction unit and book clubs
Writing: Nurturing our realistic fiction writing unit
Math: Starting our unit on Long Division - Learning different methods to help solve those tricky problems
Bible: Reviewing the life of King Saul, David, and Jonathan (TEST on THURSDAY, NOV. 21)

What came home today:

Sharing our bookmarks with our 4th grade classmates

- Math Note for parents
- Recorder note from Mrs. Rietman
- Misc. work from the week

Homework Folders:

On Monday, the students will need to bring their Homework folders back to school. At the end of the day, the folders will include...
- Spelling Words - Practice sorting the words throughout the week. Test on Friday
- Math Facts Minutes - Goal to accomplish 50 minutes, using the math links on the blog or playing math fact war (Due Mon.)
- Reading Minutes - Goal to read 150 minutes (Due Mon.)

Lunch Helpers:
I am in need of some lunch helpers on Wednesday. Please use this link to sign up. I appreciate your volunteering SO MUCH!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49aaa828a6fa7-wednesday 

Cold Days/Winter Wear:
When the temp is below 50 degrees, every student needs to wear a coat! If there is snow on the ground, the students need to have snow pants and boots at school. Everyone needs to be ready to tackle the Michigan winter weather! Thank you for providing these necessary items.

Hope College Youth Days

Saturday, Nov 16 --- Hope College Women's Basketball vs Hanover College
Saturday, Nov 23 --- Hope College Men's Basketball vs Anderson University
3 PM at the DeVos Fieldhouse
Stop in the office for a flyer to get into the game free! After the game, team posters will be handed out to all youth in attendance. Fans will have the opportunity to receive autographs from the Flying Dutch on the court! Questions - contact the Hope Collect ticket office or tickets@hope.edu Hope to see you there!

Important Dates:                   

Nov. 18 (Mon): Math Homework Due

                       Math Minutes Due

                       Reading Minutes Due

                       Return Homework Folders

Nov. 19 (Tues): Library Books Due 
Nov. 21 (Thurs): Bible Test

Nov. 22 (Fri): Spelling Test

Nov. 27 (Wed.): 1/2 Half Day - Dismissal at 11:30

Nov. 28 (Thurs./Fri.): NO SCHOOL

Pajama Day Twins!

Challenging our classmates with our Kahoot quizzes

Friday, October 18

As for our week, our daily schedule is set and we are digging into our multiple units.

Social Studies: Learning about the different social sciences like Geography, Historian, Economist, Politician.
Reading: Reading through our books with strong characters and analyzing those characters' emotions and actions
Writing: Nurturing our realistic fiction writing unit
Math: Learning different place value methods to help solve double digit times double digit problems.
Bible: Study the life of King Saul

What came home today:
- Bible Review paper
- Misc. work from the week

Homework Folders (NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK!)

Report Cards:
Just a reminder: Many of the standards are measured with the number scale of...
3 - Mastered (above) - They have mastered the skill and can perform if asked.
2 - Proficient (on track) - They are growing in the skill and their learning is on track for 4th grade. 
1 - Progressing (growth needed) - They are consistently struggling to preform the skill on their own and this skill is an area of growth.

Lunch Helpers:
I am in need of some lunch helpers on Wednesday. Please use this link to sign up. I appreciate your volunteering SO MUCH!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49aaa828a6fa7-wednesday 

Parent Teacher Conferences - SIGN UP INFORMATION:  

Just an update that P/T Conferences will be on Monday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22 from 4-8.
To make Parent/Teacher Conference reservations follow these steps:

- Go to HC Virtual Paragon - our conference reservation system.“Holland Christian’s Master Password” is gohc (all lowercase).

- Login with an account you created previously or create an account by clicking the “Create New User Name” button.

- Once logged in select "Making reservations."

- Select all of the teachers with whom you want conferences, by clicking the box next to each teacher's name. Be sure you have the correct teacher in the correct building since many of our teachers work in more than one building.

- Scroll to the bottom to click “Continue.”

- Reserve the times you want by clicking the box in the available time slots. The number of time slots you sign up for vary by grade level:

- Elementary; K-5th grade  – 15 minute reservations with teacher.  Conferences in art, PE, and music have 5 minute reservations.

- Press “SAVE/DONE” button when you are finished making all of your reservations.

- In the next window associate each reservation with a specific student by clicking “Edit.”

- You have now reserved your conferences!  If you have difficulty, you can

email vp_support@hollandchristian.org or you can call your school's office for assistance.

Delta Math:
We are excited this year to welcome Mandi Hulst as our Math Interventionist.  She will be using our Delta Math Screener to identify students who need a little additional help on some targeted skills.  These skills are identified as essential for your child to master their foundational math skills as they move throughout the grades. We have determined that if they are lacking mastery in these specific foundational skills it can impact their achievement in middle and high school courses as well as on their ACT/SAT. 

If your child falls into this category at some point during the school year, they will be pulled out of math for 10-15 minutes up to 2 times per week to work on a specific skill. As soon as they master the targeted skill, they will be moved out of the group. 

If you have further questions regarding this math intervention, please feel free to contact me

A Note from our Parent Team:
A note from our amazingly supportive parent team. Parent/Teacher conferences are next week. If you would like to help sustain our teachers with part of a dinner during conferences, please navigate to the list using this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094ea4ab29a7f58-parentTHANK YOU!

Job Posting:
Want to work while your kiddos are at school, be home during all school breaks, and when your kids get off the bus? Come be a part of the Holland Christian Food Service team at Rose Park! We are looking for a lead kitchen team member to work during each school day, generally five days a week, from 8:30 am-2:00 pm. We prefer some food service experience, and offer a competitive wage, generous paid sick time, holiday pay, and personal days. We need a capable person to lead a team of four fun staff preparing and serving lunch to 350 students each day. Please email nmichaels@hollandchristian.org your interest and resume.

West Ottawa Swim Club:

If you would like to familiarize yourself with a swim team oppourtunity for children, please find West Ottawa Swim Club information regarding the  West Ottawa Swim Club here. 

Important Dates:                   

Oct. 21 (Mon) & 22 (Tues): Parent-Teacher Conference (4-8pm)
Oct. 23 (Wed): 1/2 day of school
Oct. 24 & 25 (Thurs & Fri): NO SCHOOL

FRIDAY, October 11

As for our week, our daily schedule is set and we are digging into our multiple units.
Science: We finished learning about organism with Mrs. VanderZwaag.
Reading: Reading through our books with strong characters and analyzing those characters' emotions and actions
Writing: Beginning our realistic fiction writing unit
Math: Learning different place value methods to help solve single digit times double digit problems.
Bible: Beginning to study the life of King Saul


What came home today:
- Bible Review paper
- Misc. work from the week

Homework Folders:
On Monday, the students will need to bring their Homework folders back to school. At the end of the day, the folders will include...
- Spelling Words - Practice sorting the words throughout the week. Test on Friday
- Math Facts Minutes - Goal to accomplish 50 minutes, using the math links on the blog or playing math fact war (Due Mon.)
- Reading Minutes - Goal to read 150 minutes (Due Mon.)

Lunch Helpers:
I am in need of some lunch helpers on Wednesday. Please use this link to sign up. I appreciate your volunteering SO MUCH!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49aaa828a6fa7-wednesday 

Parent Teacher Conferences - SIGN UP INFORMATION:  

Just an update that P/T Conferences will be on Monday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22 from 4-8.
To make Parent/Teacher Conference reservations follow these steps:

- Go to HC Virtual Paragon - our conference reservation system.“Holland Christian’s Master Password” is gohc (all lowercase).

- Login with an account you created previously or create an account by clicking the “Create New User Name” button.

- Once logged in select "Making reservations."

- Select all of the teachers with whom you want conferences, by clicking the box next to each teacher's name. Be sure you have the correct teacher in the correct building since many of our teachers work in more than one building.

- Scroll to the bottom to click “Continue.”

- Reserve the times you want by clicking the box in the available time slots. The number of time slots you sign up for vary by grade level:

- Elementary; K-5th grade  – 15 minute reservations with teacher.  Conferences in art, PE, and music have 5 minute reservations.

- Press “SAVE/DONE” button when you are finished making all of your reservations.

- In the next window associate each reservation with a specific student by clicking “Edit.”

- You have now reserved your conferences!  If you have difficulty, you can

email vp_support@hollandchristian.org or you can call your school's office for assistance.

Important Dates: 

Oct. 14 (Mon): Math Homework Due

                       Math Minutes Due

                       Reading Minutes Due

                       Return Homework Folders

Oct. 15 (Tues): Library Books Due

                      Energy Worksheet DUE                   

Oct. 18 (Fri): Spelling Test

Oct. 21 (Mon) & 22 (Tues): Parent-Teacher Conference (4-8pm)
Oct. 23 (Wed): 1/2 day of school
Oct. 24 & 25 (Thurs & Fri): NO SCHOOL

FRIDAY, October 4

How Great Thou Art! Thursday was such a special day! There are no words to describe the glimpse of heaven that we all received when the children, grandparents, parents, and friends sang together, "Then I shall bow with humble adoration, And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art. Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee." Thank you for a great day....I went home thanking God for the love of grandparents and family friends. I watched as they different generations sat together and read through books. It was very obvious that all these special friends hold big places in the hearts of our students.

Take a peek at our pictures from special day with grandparents and friends!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FaWjrrg8z6CSZHhAk30kcu87t-L2V6Am?usp=sharing

Take a peek at our pictures from our DeGraaf Nature Center Field Trip

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16SMeV10L-KBvumA9XiViWR4ahOrixyIg?usp=sharing

As for our week, our daily schedule is set and we are digging into our multiple units.
Science: Learning about organism with Mrs. VanderZwaag
Reading: Choosing books with strong characters and analyzing those characters' emotions and actions
Writing: Beginning our realistic fiction writing unit
Math: Learning different place value methods to help solve single digit times double digit problems.
Bible: Learning about Samuel and how God calls Samuel to be his messenger

Sharing our personal narratives with our 4th grade classmates.

What came home today:
- Misc. work from the week

Homework Folders:
On Monday, the students will need to bring their Homework folders back to school. At the end of the day, the folders will include...
- Spelling Words - Practice sorting the words throughout the week. Test on Friday
- Math Homework - In 2 minutes, accomplish as many facts as you can (Due Mon.)
- Math Facts Minutes - Goal to accomplish 50 minutes, using the math links on the blog or playing math fact war (Due Mon.)
- Reading Minutes - Goal to read 150 minutes (Due Mon.)

THINK! ENERGY: DUE TUESDAY!
On Tuesday, your child came home with a THINK! ENERGY Take Action Kit.  This kit will ask you and your child to work on some energy related changes in your home.  There is a Student Guide included in the kit that will walk you through everything you can do with your kit.  Additionally, there was a white Home Energy Worksheet.  That worksheet is homework and will be due back to school by Tuesday, October 8.  (I do not need the Family Activity Guide book back.)  That gives you a couple weeks to read through and work through the guide and complete the experiments and installations provided.  Please note, if you are not interested in installing everything in the kit, you do not have to!  The white home energy sheet simply asks if you installed the products or not.  We still get credit toward the grant for the rest of the work you do, even if you do not install everything.

Lunch Helpers:
I am in need of some lunch helpers on Wednesday. Please use this link to sign up. I appreciate your volunteering SO MUCH!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49aaa828a6fa7-wednesday 

Parent Teacher Conferences - SIGN UP INFORMATION:  

Just an update that P/T Conferences will be on Monday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22 from 4-8.
To make Parent/Teacher Conference reservations follow these steps:

- Go to HC Virtual Paragon - our conference reservation system.“Holland Christian’s Master Password” is gohc (all lowercase).

- Login with an account you created previously or create an account by clicking the “Create New User Name” button.

- Once logged in select "Making reservations."

- Select all of the teachers with whom you want conferences, by clicking the box next to each teacher's name. Be sure you have the correct teacher in the correct building since many of our teachers work in more than one building.

- Scroll to the bottom to click “Continue.”

- Reserve the times you want by clicking the box in the available time slots. The number of time slots you sign up for vary by grade level:

- Elementary; K-5th grade  – 15 minute reservations with teacher.  Conferences in art, PE, and music have 5 minute reservations.

- Press “SAVE/DONE” button when you are finished making all of your reservations.

- In the next window associate each reservation with a specific student by clicking “Edit.”

- You have now reserved your conferences!  If you have difficulty, you can

email vp_support@hollandchristian.org or you can call your school's office for assistance.

Important Dates: 

Oct. 7 (Mon): Math Homework Due

                       Math Minutes Due

                       Reading Minutes Due

                       Return Homework Folders

Oct. 8 (Tues): Library Books Due

                      Energy Worksheet DUE                   

Oct. 4 (Fri): Spelling Test

Oct. 21 (Mon) & 22 (Tues): Parent-Teacher Conference (4-8pm)
Oct. 23 (Wed): 1/2 day of school
Oct. 24 & 25 (Thurs & Fri): NO SCHOOL

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

We are a LIVING TESTIMONY for Him!

As for our week, our daily schedule is set and we are digging into our multiple units.
Science: Learning about organism with Mrs. VanderZwaag
Reading: Choosing books with strong characters and analyzing those characters' emotions and actions
Writing: Editing our personal narratives
Math: Recognizing the place value patterns in multiplication (4x5, 4x50, 4x500, 4x5,000)
Bible: Finishing up our unit about Ruth, her decisions, and the connections to Jesus' life on earth

What came home today:
- Grandparent's Day Information Flier
- Little Maroons Basketball Flier
- Park Township Recreation Flier
- Misc. work from the week


Homework Folders:
On Monday, the students will need to bring their Homework folders back to school. At the end of the day, the folders will include... 
- Spelling Words - Practice sorting the words throughout the week. Test on Friday
- Math Homework - In 2 minutes, accomplish as many facts as you can (Due Mon.)
- Math Facts Minutes - Goal to accomplish 50 minutes, using the math links on the blog or playing math fact war (Due Mon.)
- Reading Minutes - Goal to read 150 minutes (Due Mon.)

THINK! ENERGY:
On Tuesday, your child came home with a THINK! ENERGY Take Action Kit.  This kit will ask you and your child to work on some energy related changes in your home.  There is a Student Guide included in the kit that will walk you through everything you can do with your kit.  Additionally, there was a white Home Energy Worksheet.  That worksheet is homework and will be due back to school by Tuesday, October 8.  (I do not need the Family Activity Guide book back.)  That gives you a couple weeks to read through and work through the guide and complete the experiments and installations provided.  Please note, if you are not interested in installing everything in the kit, you do not have to!  The white home energy sheet simply asks if you installed the products or not.  We still get credit toward the grant for the rest of the work you do, even if you do not install everything.

Lunch Helpers:
I am in need of some lunch helpers on Wednesday. Please use this link to sign up. I appreciate your volunteering SO MUCH!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49aaa828a6fa7-wednesday

Grandparents Day (Oct. 3):

We are busy planning and preparing a very special celebration for your parents on Grandparents/friends Day! Our celebration will be held on Thursday, October 3 from 9:30-11:15 (9:30-Program, 10:15-11:15-Visit classrooms). Today, an official invitation was sent home containing more details about the morning! We have a bit more practice to do to polish up our program but we think this is going to be such a special time celebrating intergenerational love and God's providence!

If you are willing and able, we could use help with an array of snacks at our grandparent aide station. Your parents are going to be kept BUSY during our open house style classroom/grandchild visits. They will be jetting from classroom to classroom and may need a cup of coffee and cookie to keep up the energy. If you are willing to provide a treat, here is a Sign Up Genius to take a peek at. As always, we appreciate your support and can't wait to welcome your parents to glimpse the joy and life at Rose Park. 

Parent/Teacher Conferences Date Update:
Parent/teacher conferences will be held from 4:00-8:00 on October 21 and 22. Sign up notification will be forthcoming. October 23 is a half-day of school. We will NOT hold parent/teacher conferences on the 23rd.

Important Dates: 

Sept. 30 (Mon): Math Homework Due

                       Math Minutes Due

                       Reading Minutes Due

                       Return Homework Folders

Oct. 1 (Tues): Library Books DueOct. 3 (Thurs): GRANDPARENTS DAY (9:30-11:15am)                     

Oct. 4 (Fri): Spelling Test

Oct. 8 (Tues): THINK Energy Worksheet Due
Oct. 21 (Mon) & 22 (Tues): Parent-Teacher Conference (4-8pm)
Oct. 23 (Wed): 1/2 day of school
Oct. 24 & 25 (Thurs & Fri): NO SCHOOL