Dec. 15

 

Jingle all the way to Friday, Dec. 22!

Lost and Found - Take a peek! Everything will be donated over Christmas Break.

Updated Forms: On Monday, I placed some forms in your child's homework folder. The office is checking and updating student files in the office. There are a few files that are missing specific forms. Please make sure those forms are signed and sent back to the office! If you have any questions, please call the office (Katie VanFaasen or Suzanne VanderZee).

A Note from Maestra Vanden Berg: Parents, in Spanish class we have been learning about a New Year's Eve tradition in Spain of eating 12 green grapes at midnight to welcome in the new year. We are going to do our own countdown (and chow-down!) next week Wednesday. Students are invited to bring a baggie of 12 grapes (or blueberries or raspberries if grapes aren't a favorite) to Spanish class that day. 12 delicious golden raisins will be provided for anyone who does not choose to bring a baggie of fruit. Muchas gracias! -- Maestra Vanden Berg 

Tech Devices at School: As we’re entering gift-giving season, we’ve been noticing a few children showing off smart watches and devices that have connectivity outside of school. Your child’s safety and mental wellness is our priority. To that end, children are not permitted to bring devices that have connectivity outside of school. This policy is meant for your child’s well-being as well as that of classmates. Please note this policy that holds preschool through 12th grade at Holland Christian. Thank you for your mindfulness and partnership:

Personal Technology: Personal Technology is not necessary in a school setting and disrupts the learning environment. Personal Technology includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Cell Phones

• Smartwatches

• Headphones or Earbuds

• Personal Laptops

• MP3-Players

• Etc. (i.e. Any non-school issued personal technology)

If parents need to communicate with their student, they can send their student an email or call the office and get a note from the office.  Personal Technology items are not allowed to be used or visible during the time a student enters school until the final bell rings. If a student needs to use their phone, they must receive direct permission from a staff person to do so. 

Shoes for PE: As we enter the winter months and many of your kids are wearing boots to school, please remember to have tennis shoes in their locker or backpack for their PE days!

Hearing and Vision Screenings - coming in January! 

• Hearing screening January 11 for grades K, 2, and 4

• Vision screening January 12 for grades 1, 3, and 5

• Parents can opt out if desired, but you need to submit the following in writing: name of student, date of screening, which screening opting out of, and parent signature. 

• *Children with shunts or medically implanted devices cannot do the hearing screening.