Christmas Around the World:
We're excited to delve into our Christmas Around the World study over the next week! We will be studying the country of Brazil and their Christmas traditions. Each class in the school is studying a different country and during December we will have our learning on display for all to learn from. We're looking forward to this experience!
Christmas Giving:
In the intersection at Rose Park, for the month of December, we will have a display set up representing the work of Tent Schools International. They are formerly known as World Wide Christian Schools. Tent Schools International identifies needs of school-aged children throughout the world and works to set up temporary schools, often in refugee camps, to meet the academic, emotional and spiritual needs of children. What a beautiful example of doing Kingdom work this side of heaven! You can learn a bit about them here . While touring Rose Park and learning all about Jesus birth celebrated around the world, students will also learn about the pursuit of Christian education around the world through the eyes of this organization. Do you think we could help collect funds to purchase part of a tent Christian school? We will put a tent frame in the intersection and grow the tent based on the dollars contributed for the school tent purchase. Please read over the note and pledge form that came home today and return it by Tuesday, December 1. You can either pay for every 30 minutes for all 17 students OR give an upfront donation. Either way thank you for considering. Thank you!
Classroom Christmas Party:
For those of you who like to plan ahead.....this year our classroom Christmas celebration will look a bit different since no visitors are allowed in the building. I will devote the day to Christmas activities that I do with the students in our classroom. In the afternoon, we will enjoy watching a Christmas movie together. (We do not do a gift exchange between the students in 4th grade, so no need to purchase anything for that.) We would love to have some snacks to enjoy with our movie, being mindful that these need to be individually packaged from the store. A sign-up genius link will come out sometime in early December for you to sign up to supply something if you wish to do so.
Little Maroons Basketball Update
Due to the current safety protocols, our kindergarten through sixth grade Little Maroons basketball programing will be postponed till after Christmas break. Current registrations will be automatically registered for the new dates. City of Holland Recreation will also be postponing our 5/6er programing as well, but more specific information will be coming from them as well. The dates we are planning on at this point for our grade levels are the following:
K-2: Skill Sessions on 1/9, 1/16 and 1/23.
(10:30-12pm: Girls at Pine Ridge & Boys at High School)
3-4: Skill Sessions on 1/9, 1/16 and 1/23 & League Play 1/30, 2/6, 2/13 and 2/20.
(8:30-10am: Girls at Pine Ridge & Boys at High School)
5-6: Skill Sessions on 1/9, 1/16 and 1/23 & City of Holland Dates Coming.
(12:30-2pm: Girls at Pine Ridge & Boys at High School)
More information about specific safety protocols may be communicated as we get closer to January, but the plan is to continue with our current practice of wearing face masks, 1 spectator per participant, distancing, and washing of hands and equipment.
Celebrating our writing work with our 4th grade classmates!
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