Week of March 13 to 17

 What We Learned This Week:

Bible: This week, we talked about the end of David's reign as king. We learned that his son Solomon was next in line to the throne. Our next unit of study will be about Solomon. The David Test is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21. I sent the students home with a hard copy of the study guide. I have also emailed the parents an electronic copy of the study guide in addition to Blooket links that the kids can use to review and prepare for the upcoming test. 

Math: This week, we studied number patterns and completed sequence of numbers given a certain rule. The students also used their detective skills to write rules given a sequence of numbers. 

Reading: This week, the students thought about characters from different books and compared and contrasted them. This is a good practice that strong readers engage in.

Writing: The students are working on their personal narrative expertise essays. They are adding elements of non-fiction to their essays and will work on polishing up their drafts soon.

Social Studies: This week we studied the question, "Why is government needed?" We talked about what life would be like without rules and laws, and we talked about the importance of the U.S. Constitution- "We the People..." We also talked about what kinds of power the federal and state governments have in addition to the ones they share. 

4th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences:

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for March 20 and 27, and they will be student-led. This means that the students must be present during the conferences. In addition, both of these dates (March 20 and 27) will be in-person. There is no virtual option. 

Parents, there will be a part of the conference in which your student will ask you to name one thing you think they are good at. Please think of a response to that question before the conference.

From the Spanish Immersion Department:

If you are interested in having your child attend Spanish Immersion camp this summer, please click here to view more information. We do have enough kids to run the camp. The more the MERRIER! Come join us. :)

Lansing Trip:

Please check your emails for information on the upcoming Lansing trip scheduled for Wednesday, March 22. I will also include a link to the information here. 

From the Office:

Spring Program

  • The spring program is nearly upon us, friends. We hope you are able to attend as our children lead us in worship Thursday evening. We ask that your child wear his/her Streams of Living Water t-shirt for the program. Please meet your child's teacher in the narthex of Christ Memorial Church at 6:10. Our program will begin at 6:30 and we anticipate will commence around 7:30. Our preschool friends will sit with their families and be called up front to lead in singing midway through the program. We've got singers, percussionists, dancers, and what elementary program would be complete without recorders! We can't wait to see you there. 
  • Please note we do not have staff available to open the nursery. Nursery will be closed. 
  • We will be taking a collection midway through the program to help offset the cost of the venue. Thank you, as always, for all of your support! 

Kids Food Basket Week

Kids Food Basket Week begins on Monday. We're so grateful for this opportunity allowing us to step into the call of servant living. We’re approaching Holy Week soon, friends, during which Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as an act of service and love. One act of service and love to our neighbors can be to help offer relief from food insecurities. We anticipate special learning experiences and what we pray will be impactful discussions each day with your child. Thank you, friends, for passionately growing Christ followers by leading and modeling with your heart!

Kids Food Basket held a listening session with children who struggle with food insecurities. They learned the food preferences from the children right in our own neighborhood! The following is food from their wish list. If you're willing, please bring any of these food items between Monday, March 20-Friday, March 24. 

• Nutri-Grain bars

• Fruit cups

• Cheerios

• Raisin boxes

• Cheez-It crackers 

• Goldfish crackers 


Friday, March 24

Is Go Orange Day to raise awareness and pubicly offer support to the continued work done by Kids Food Basket. 

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


BAND EXTRAVAGANZA - Come one, come all to the Holland Christian Schools Band Extravaganza for a wonderful night of music on Tuesday, March 21. HC’s 5th grade, 6th grade, Middle School, and High School Bands will perform at the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts on Hope College’s campus at 7pm. Hear a wide variety of musical styles and sounds and you won’t want to miss the closer, featuring over 200 musicians combined!

 

SWINGIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY - The HCHS music department and jazz ensembles invite you to Swingin’ the Night Away on Friday, March 24, 6:45-9:30pm in the HS Cafeteria. Free dance instructions from 6:45 pm-7:30pm. Enjoy intergenerational fun, dancing, desserts and beverages from 7:30-9:30pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. Enjoy Afro-Cuban influenced music, funk tunes, the blues, and a vocal soloist!












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