5/31/24

Last Blog Post! 

Happy Summer vacation! You all have been such a blessing and we are so blessed by each one of you! Anna and I are sad to be wrapping up such a great year! I hope you have a relaxing summer vacation! 

Summer Work: Keep up reading, writing, and doing math over the summer. Kids loose a lot over the Summer months so it is so important to keep things fresh!!! Let me know how I can help, I am more than willing to send ideas if you need more to work on! A few ideas.. 

- Summer math packet 

- Reading A-Z / any book, I included their level on their report card. 

- Writing in journals. Work on blends, punctuation, spaces, etc. 

Last Day Info: 

School is out at 11:30. Please WALK UP to get your child! We have a lot of kids who want pictures and it seems to work best if we have all parents walk up to get their child! You may feel free to come any time between 11:00-11:30! We will be playing in our back playscape! You do not need to send a backpack, just a snack and water is great!! 

Report Cards: 

Report cards are being sent home today! 

Summer Play dates: 

We are planning to spend some Friday mornings at the HC Forest School campus and at Saugatuck this summer. I'd love to extend an invite to any KG or 1st grade families (1st or 2nd during 24/25 academic year) so that Gus and Clayton can see some friends over the summer! Would you be willing to include this in your blogs or weekly email updates and pass along to the other Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers as well?

Contact information: Megan Stephenson, 616-283-0520

Please RSVP if possible so I can have a head count for snacks :) Siblings welcome!

Time: 9:30am-11:30am

Friday, June 14 - HC Forest School campus

Friday, Jun 21 - Saugatuck State Park 

Friday, July 12 - HC Forest School campus

Friday, July 26 - Saugatuck State Park 

5/24/24

 Upcoming Dates and Reminders: 

Week at a glance: 

Monday: NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday: Music 9:25-10:15 Sassafrass 10:30-1:00 DUNE RIDE 1:00-2:00 

Wednesday: 10:30-2:00 Sanctuary Woods 

Thursday: Gym 1:10-2:00 GRADUATION 5:30 in Middle School 

Friday: Oval Beach 10:30-2:00 

No more Books/Math: 

We will not be sending home any more weekly math packets or books after this week! It is important to keep reading over the summer though! We will be sending a summer math packet home as well! 

Tutoring: 

I am going to see if there is interest in tutoring a day a week this summer. Below is a sign up if you are interested! 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UZoTd7rhlrX59RznPMpKYswOLAy86EVOnpnAivCmC80/edit?usp=sharing

Psalm 23: 

You will see what line number your child gets stuck on with the document attached to the email

Red Words: 

We changed the red words to a percentage based on how many out of 62 your child can spell. The goal is to spell all 62 by first grade. Please keep spelling over the summer to keep these fresh for 1st grade! 

5/20/24

 Upcoming Dates and Reminders: 

Week at a glance: 

Monday: art 1:10-2:00

Tuesday: Music 9:25-10:15  Saugatuck 10:30-2:00 Special friend reading 12:30-1:30

Wednesday: Pilgrims Haven 

Thursday Gym 1:10-2:00 

Friday: Music 9:25-10:15 Field Day 11:45-2:00 

Just a reminder graduation is May 30 in the middle school auditorium 

Special Friend Reading: 

We are offering parents or friends to join us Tuesday the 21st at Saugatuck beach to read with your child! This will be from 12:30-1:30 and you are welcome to stay at the beach longer or take your child home with you! 

Tutoring: 

I am going to see if there is interest in tutoring a day a week this summer. Below is a sign up if you are interested! 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UZoTd7rhlrX59RznPMpKYswOLAy86EVOnpnAivCmC80/edit?usp=sharing

5/13

 

Upcoming Dates and Reminders: 

We have Chicks!! We are so excited to have 7 little friends in our room! Take a peek at our google photo album for more photos! 

Running Records: 

We will be doing reading running records next week! We are excited to listen to your kids read! Keep up the good work reading with your kids! 

Red Words: 

Keep reading and writing red words! The more practice the better reader your child will be! 

Week at a glance: 

Monday: Art 1:10-2:00

Tuesday: Music 9:25-10:15 Saugatuck 10:30-2:00 

Wednesday: Rosy Mound 10:30-2:00

Thursday: Gym 1:10-2:00

Friday: Sanctuary Woods 10:30-2:00 

Other dates to keep track on your radar.. 

May 27- No school!

May 28- Dune ride! 

May 30- Graduation! 

Holland Christian Schools has  two scholarships that we would love to have you take a look at if your family qualifies, for this upcoming year: 

• The Hendershot Family Fund Scholarship was established to assist families who demonstrate financial need through completing a Tuition Grant Fund application and also have a child who qualifies for Educational Support Services (ESS) at Holland Christian Schools. If your family meets these two requirements, you can apply to be considered for this scholarship through the Hendershot Family Fund application form until May 17.

  The Dave Slenk Memorial Scholarship was established to assist families who currently work in law enforcement and are enrolled at HC in K-12th grade. If your family meets these requirements, you can apply to be considered for this scholarship through the Dave Slenk Memorial Scholarship application form until May 17.

  
  

  Dear Parent or Guardian:

  To maintain the aesthetic quality of the buildings and grounds of Holland Christian, it has become necessary to apply an herbicide to the grounds at your child’s school. Please understand that applications will not be occurring every day. The dates are given because factors such as wind, rain, and site usage will effect the exact date and time of the application. You will be able to tell that the application has been applied by the lawn signs that will be posted.

  The products that are being used are Nature-Cide Granular for tick control. The application will be performed by a State Certified Applicator.

  School: Holland Forest School

  Date of application: May 12th, 13th weather permitting

  Area to be treated: Play ground perimeter

  Description of treatment: Granular application of Nature-Cide Granular    

  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the District's Operations Office at 616-494-2961. If you want more information on pesticides, you may call the National Pesticide Information Center at (800) 858-7378 or the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at (800) 292-3939. Information may also be found on the web at www.npic.orst.edu

  • Sincerely,
  • Vince Brower
  • Operations Director
  • Holland Christian

Your kids are a BLESSING I am so glad to be back spending time with them! Let's finish the year with lots of beach days, smiles, and hugs! 

"And into the Forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul." -John Muir

Grandparents Day was beautiful! A few sprinkles, sweet singing, adventure, quality time and many smiles! Photos are uploaded in our google photo album! (Thank you, Mrs. DeWitt)

We celebrated Mrs. Isanhart's birthday today! So grateful for all of her help the past weeks! She will be continuing with us on Fridays!

Week at a Glance

Monday:     Mrs. DeWitt is back!    NWEA testing    We may have chicks!    Art 1:10-2:00

Tuesday:     Music 9:25-10:15    Saugatuck 10:30-2:00    Mac's Birthday!

Wednesday: Wau-ke-na 10:30-2:00

Thursday:    Gym 9:25-10:15    11:30 Dismissal (no bussing/no school lunch) 

Friday:         Van Buren Street Dunes 10:30-2:00    Will's Birthday!

UPCOMING: One highlight for the kids at the end of the school year is field day!!  We have an awesome day planned for our K-2 Forest students, and the only way it's possible is for parents to volunteer! Please follow the link below to sign up to help make this fun day a success! Field day is Friday May 24, 10:45-2pm and takes place at the beach pond out at the beautiful Sassafras Ridge. THANK YOU!!!! -Parent Board Team https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A49AFAB22A5FA7-49422472-forest

UPCOMING: No School Monday, May 27th---Graduation Thursday, May 30th 5:30pm

Laugh out loud moment this week... As we hike along we find so many amazing playscape that it can be difficult to choose where to camp out. We will often take votes, both for playscapes as well as paths to follow. As we ate lunch Wednesday, one budding politician decided to call a vote for playing by a stream we had passed. "Raise a stick if your vote is to play by the stream!" He then collected and handed out sticks to every available hand that would accept it. We did have a campaign and brave canidate for an alternative vote, but very few Forest Kids can turn down accepting a stick when offered one! Love adventuring with your kids!

 

Welcome Back, Mrs. DeWitt

                                             Monday, May 6

Week at a Glance

Monday: Art 1:10-2:00

Tuesday: Music 9:25-10:15 Saugatuck 10:30-2:00

Wednesday: Chapel 8:30 (Joel Schoon-Tanis) Hemlock Crossing 10:30-2:00

Thursday: Gym Class 1:10-2:00

Friday: Grandparent's Day 11:00-12:00 (in our playscape) Mrs. Isanhart's birthday

*Another thank you to all of the parents that have come to read in the woods with us! Due to scheduling we are done with weekly visits for this year. I am looking for some opportunities that would allow parents come read still, if they are able. It will be a specific time rather than a weekly time.*

Coming Up

Thursday, May 9 11:30 dismissal (no bus, no school lunches)

Monday, May 27 no school

Wednesday, June 5 11:30 dismissal for summer!

 

 

Our eggs are named and incubating. We have an amazing video that helps us see the daily development. So fun!

Week at a Glance

• Mon: Earth Day Art 1:10-2:00
• Tues: Music 9:25-10:15   Saugatuck
• Wed: Chapel (led by Ms. Mac) Sanctuary Woods
• Thurs: Gym Class 1:10-2:00
• Fri: Music 9:25-10:15 Mount Baldhead

May 3rd is Grand Parent's Day 11:00-12:00

• Thank you for sending in a picture of your child with their grandparent(s)!

Dune Ride May 28th

• Thank you for sending in signed permission slips!

Kindergarten Graduation May 30th @ 5:30pm

• located in the middle school auditorium.

• We have been learning Psalm 23. Please work on this at home with your child as well. I have attached the version we are learning to the email.

Ticks

• Please continue to do tick checks at the end of the day.