Nov. 7

What are we learning?

Bible - Learning about the appointing and reign of King Saul

Math - Reviewing the different ways to solve 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication

Reading - Learning specific skills/tricks of how to pay attention to the characters in our book

Writing - Editing our Realistic Fiction stories!

Social Studies - Starting our unit about the history of Michigan!

Author Visit at Hope College - On Wednesday morning, we have the opportunity to listen to author, Matt De La Pena, speak at Hope College. We had a chance to read through his award winning book Last Stop on Market Street. 

HALF DAY - On Friday, the students will be dismissed at 11:30. All HC staff are participating in a faith training at Camp Geneva. 

Library Volunteers: Our wonderful librarian Mary is looking for a few helping hands. She has a few short term and long term library projects that can be worked on either at home or at school. If you have some time, and would like to help, PLEASE let Carla or Laura know in the office. Share in the 

Share in the Farming Fun: We’re so grateful to partner with you in loving your child and providing intentional experiences to grow every aspect of their development: spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual. Raising animals affords the whole child MANY benefits! Take a peek at this short article which scratches the surface in outlining the benefits for our child. Our staff has been researching and dreaming of innovative ways your child will be impacted by life in our mini-ranch! We’re so grateful to our generous community for supporting this dream and making it a reality! Your child will be trained in caring for our furry friends (we’ll call this doing the barn chores). If your family would like to participate in the barn chores during the evening and weekend, you’re invited to sign up to be a ‘farmer for a week’. I’ll send you our training video but truly this will be a leadership opportunity for your child to teach your family how to care for the animals and keep the chores tended to in the evening and weekend. If you’d like to sign up, the basic need is checking in on the animals on Saturday and even on Sunday to ensure their fed, have clean water and clean bedding. Any evening chores is a bonus! Once we have a rhythm with Rosie and Parker, we’ll add our three egg-laying hens!

If your family would like to sign up to be a farmer for a week we’d love to have you join us! (and, no worries, you will receive a simple training video from me prior to your chores!).

New Kids on our Block! One of the greatest joys of planning learning experiences for our children is witnessing their awe and wonder at the beauty God reveals throughout creation! We can't wait to introduce ranch life to your child's learning experiences this month! On November 10 you're invited to celebrate our HOOTENANNY with us (the corporate world would better know this as a ribbon cutting ceremony) as we thank our community in opening our barn! If the weather cooperates, we'll gather around the barn at 2:30 to kick up some fun and welcome our goats, Rosie and Parker, to their new home! Bring your own lawn chair and join us if you're able!