Friday, Feb. 9

Winter Break - Remember, no school on Friday the 14th and Monday the 17th.  Enjoy the long weekend!

VALENTINES DAY Celebration next week Thursday - We will celebrate together by making a small craft, exchanging valentines, and enjoying a treat at the end of the day.  A class list (pink sheet) came home on Friday - thanks for including everyone in the giving/receiving of Valentines.  

NO WORD WORK - Since we have a couple of short weeks we will take a bit of a break from our word work routines.  We will spend some time practicing high frequency words for fourth and fifth grade.

MARKET DAY - At this point, all the students should have been approved for their products, and most have determined their price as well.  You are now free to spend the next couple weeks making the products.  The next "due date" is February 18 (the day we return from Winter Break) when the kids have to have their advertising campaign planned out on pgs. 11-13 in their business journal.  On February 20 students have to bring one sample of their product to school for their commercial.

MARKET DAY HELP - We're currently welcoming any willing parents/grandparents who can help with the events of this fun day.  Please sign up here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49aaa828a6fa7-market

Tulip Time Choices

In 2018, Tulip Time reframed their mission statement to read "Mission Statement: To celebrate Holland’s tulips, Dutch heritage and community." To better align ourselves with their mission statement as well as with the goals here at Holland Christian, our Rose Park and Forest School first through fourth grade students will be given two options for dressing up and walking in the the 2020 Kinderparade. Our students from Rose Park and Forest School will be given the option of walking in either our new "tulip" section of the parade or our "Dutch heritage" section. The whole of our two groups walking together will be a celebration of our "community".

• If your first through fourth grade student chooses to opt into the "tulip" section of our parade, your child will design and construct his or her own tulip to carry and then dress as a gardener based around our Living Testimony t-shirt. This gardener costume might include gardening boots and gloves, overalls, a wide-brimmed hat, etc. Anything you have handy at home that helps your child look like a busy gardener tilling the tulips will fit the part perfectly!
• Students who opt into the "Dutch heritage" portion of our student body will wear their own dutch costume and carry the parade props our Rose Park students have carried in the past.

All of our students from Rose Park and Forest School will be walking together as one big community in the aforementioned subsets. ONLY IF your child is in first, second, third or fourth grade, please use THIS FORM to indicate your choice for your child this year. Don't hesitate to email Miska with questions or wonderings at mrynsburger@hollandchristian.org

Summer Camps
It may seem crazy to think about summer sports camps already, but Holland Christian Summer Sports Camps are ready for registration!  From basketball to volleyball and kindergarteners to seniors, there are a variety of Christ centered sports offerings for all ages.  We invite you to click on this blog post for more information about summer sports camps and how to register!  (www.hollandchristian.org/summer-sports-camp-registration/)

Lost and Found

Our lost and found treasures are overflowing!  Please take a moment and peek to see if your child has something on the table.  ALL ITEMS left on the lost and found table will be brought to Ditto on during our Winter Break, Friday, February 14. 

Boys Lacrosse Club 3rd-8th grade

The Holland Christian Boys Lacrosse Club is for Zeeland Christian and Holland Christian students in grades 3 through 8.  The season runs from March 16 - May 16 with practices and games at Holland Christian MS.  The 3rd/4th team generally practices on M/W with games on Saturdays.  The 5th/6th team and 7th/8th team generally practice on Tu/Th with games on M/W.  Early bird registration runs from now through February 26th.  There is an informational meeting about the club and upcoming season for parents on Monday, February 24th at 7pm in the HC HS Lecture Hall.  Whether lacrosse is a new sport for your family or not, please attend the informational meeting and you will still have a couple days to register at the early bird rate.  Athletes already registered will be able to pick up their uniform on the night of the 24th as well.  You will find registration for each of the 3 club teams at the following link: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/HollandChristianSchool?orglink=camps-registration