March 10

What are we learning...

Math - We are finishing up our unit on multi-step story problems and using order of operations to solve equations. 

Writing - We are finishing up our drafting of our personal expertise pieces.

Reading - Learning how to interpret and analyze different fictional texts. We are learning that we can compare themes, characters, and author's purpose of two books.

Bible - We are learning about who King Solomon was: his wisdom, wealth, and his relationship with God.

Social Studies - Wrapping up our current unit on the movement of people across the United States. Our next unit focuses on our government! We are getting ready for our visit on the State Capitol.

Parent Teacher Conference - Be sure you've signed up for a student-led parent/teacher conference here.  Conferences will be IN PERSON and are on Mondays - March 20 and 27. Your 4th grade kiddo will be leading the conference! So plan on them being PRESENT for our conference. :)

All School Spring Program - Mark your calendars! Our rehearsals are underway! We'll have solos, dancers and ALL of Rose Parkers, preschool through fifth grade, leading in praise at Christ Memorial Church on March 23 at 6:30. We're requesting arrival time of our preschool through fifth grade worship leaders arrive at Christ Memorial at 6:10. Please wear your Streams of Living Water t-shirts, kiddos!

Summer Tutoring: Hi, my name is Mandi Overbeek and I am offering tutoring sessions this summer for K-5! I would love to work alongside any kiddos who could use a little extra help this summer to catch up or avoid the summer slide. Sessions would take place here at school. You can send me an email (moverbeek@hollandchristian.org) or call me at (616) 795-3369.

Kids Food Basket: Our prayer, as your partners, is that the words we say, the behaviors we model and the experiences we plan would shape your children’s heart to look just a little more like Jesus’ heart every day. By embedding our Holland Christian Discipleship Practices in the learning activities and daily life of our community, we believe we help to prepare our children for a life lived closer to God’s call as Kingdom Bringers.

50 schools from throughout West Michigan will be jumping in to work together to help bring food to “nourish kids to be their best” thanks to the leadership of Kids Food Basket.

Guess what! Rose Park is invited to join in with this important effort. Every child knows the discomfort of hunger. Many of our children don’t understand the depth of struggle with food insecurities but we certainly can work together to help ease the pain children who are our neighbors are feeling. March 20-March 24 we will live into Kids Food Basket Week! Take a peek at this flyer to learn about some of the ways your family can also get involved if you choose: KFB Week 2023-School Flyer. You’ll find a wish list of food items children in our area have shared that they enjoy eating the most. There is a QR code your family can contribute to this dear organization if you’d like. And, finally, you can wear orange on Go Orange Day, March 24. Orange is the color of Childhood Hunger Awareness and we want to help make a difference. As we grow in our gardening skills, our dream is to one day raise fresh, organic treats for these yummy sack suppers.

Would you like to participate? We'll be collecting food from the wish list gathered from children close by right in our neighborhood! Here are some of their favorite foods for the sack suppers we'd like to collect:
• Nutri-Grain bars
• Fruit cups
• Cheerios
• Raisin boxes
• Cheez-It crackers 
• Goldfish crackers 

Additionally, if you'd like to contribute to the mission good work Kids Food Basket provides in our community, please feel free to use this QR code for a direct link

Parent/Teacher Conference Yummies: Parent Board is looking for donations to feed the teachers during conferences, Monday March 20. We are excited to provide our teachers a fun Charcuterie board to snack on after school! We need all kinds of meat, cheeses, treats and whatever you think we should throw on a board!! Please bring the items to school by Monday morning before lunch time so we can put it all together before school gets out at 3pm! You guys are amazing, I know our teachers love not having to worry about food or drink on conference day so they can focus on chatting with families!!

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