Week of January 26 to 30

What We Learned this Week:

Bible: We started our unit by learning that God offered to give Solomon anything he desired. Wanting to rule God's people well, Solomon asked for wisdom. Pleased with his decision, God blessed Solomon with both wisdom and riches. We also spent some time studying the intricacy and beauty of Solomon's design for God's temple. The construction of the temple only took seven years, while construction for King Solomon's palace lasted for thirteen years. It was during this time period that Solomon made Israel a great trading nation and gained a reputation for being the world's richest and wisest man. 

We will be finishing up this unit within the next week. In an effort to provide ample study and review time, I am sharing the resources for the upcoming Unit 9 Bible Test on King Solomon. The test is tentatively scheduled for Friday, February 6.

To help your student prepare, please find the study materials and review games linked below:

Study Guides

Blooket Review

I hope these resources are helpful for your family as we wrap up our study of King Solomon. Happy studying!

Math: This week, we continued working on solving word problems by writing equations with multi-steps. We also learned how to identify factor pairs and how to use that information to determine if a given number is prime or composite. 

Reading: We determined the similarities and differences between types of non-fiction: narrative non-fiction, hybrid non-fiction, and informative non-fiction. The students categorized four book titles into these groups and provided evidence as to how they knew to which group each title belonged to. 

Writing: We talked about three types of writing strategies the students could include in their writing: cause and effect, pros and cons, and compare and contrast. The students should incorporate at least one of these strategies into their non-fiction writing. 

Social Studies: This week, the students completed a small project on a human characteristic found within the United States of America (Statue of Liberty, the White House, Mall of America, to name a few examples). We worked on our map reading and interpreting skills as we looked at several special purposes maps, and we ended the week by talking about different ways to group the states into different regions depending on what those states had in common.

Spelling: Here is the link to next week's spelling test!


From the Office:

  • Upcoming Dates:

    • February 13 & 16: No School


  • Check your spam or junk mail! - we have heard from a few people in the Rose Park office that they have had e-mails from school go straight to their spam/junk mail. If you notice you’re missing things you typically receive check out your spam to see if your missing messages may be there!


  • If you typically pick up your child(ren) via the Peace Lutheran’s parking lot please allow the buses to have the right of way, and give them plenty of space to operate as they have afternoon routes to accomplish safely. Please do not to walk in between buses and  stay on the Rose Park sidewalk to the very end (by the standing stone) before you “cross over” to the walkway as you walk together to the church. Thanks!



  • Kirk Cousins Football Camp: June 24 + 25, 2026: 9am-3pm: Holland Christian High School → Sign Up Here // OUR FOOTBALL CAMP is designed to help young men grow in their understanding of the game while helping them to grow in leadership, faith and integrity. Competition is a great way to develop perseverance and confidence. Through team activities, drills and scrimmages, we help the campers develop their skills and their character. And we make sure they have fun!”– Kirk Cousins  


  • Community Opportunities: 

    • The below list of organizations are not necessarily affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.


SmugMug Link


Hemlock Crossing Park Field Trip Information (Thursday, February 12):

We are SO excited for our upcoming field trip to Hemlock Crossing Park on Thursday, February 12. We are leaving school immediately after our lunch time. Please make sure to send your child to school with their full winter gear on this day! We will spend the afternoon outside, and it could certainly be a bit chilly. 

Please check out this link which contains a parent letter from the Ottawa County Parks and Recreation program supervisor. Note: The students won't need to bring a snack with them on the field trip as we will arrive back to school on time to eat our afternoon snacks.

Additionally, we are still looking for a few more parents to chaperone this field trip. If this interests you, please check out this link. Thank you for considering! If you have signed up to chaperone this field trip, I will be reaching out via email really soon with some information.


Friendship Day Celebration (February 11):

With February just around the corner, I wanted to share our plans for Friendship Day (Valentine's Day)! We will be celebrating together on Wednesday, February 11, during the final period of our school day.

Participation Details

If your child would like to bring in cards or small treats/candies to share with their classmates, they are more than welcome to do so!

  • Class Set: If you choose to participate, please ensure there is an item for every student in the class so that everyone feels included.

  • Storage: Students are encouraged to bring a small box or a decorated bag to hold the goodies they receive. If you don't have one at home, don't worry—I have plenty of plastic shopping bags available in the classroom for students to use!

Our Class List

To help with card preparation, here is the list of students in our class:

  1. Grace

  2. Cora

  3. Henry

  4. Chase

  5. Cecily

  6. Skylar

  7. Cristopher

  8. Benjamin

  9. Luke

  10. Max

  11. Nemo

  12. Samuel

  13. Millie

We are looking forward to a wonderful afternoon celebrating our classroom community and friendships!


January Progress Update:

I will be sending the January Progress Update home with the students on Monday, February 2. Please take a look at it when you are able, sign it, and return it to school with your student by Monday, February 9. Thank you so much for your continued partnership in our students' learning!


 Scholastic News February 2, 2026 Spanish Edition


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