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I am so grateful and excited to be able to announce that Danielle
Snoeyink will serve as our new second grade teacher at South Side. She will
join the team currently in place: Jenna Ritsema, Sheri Hunderman and Michelle
Dreyer. If you have a moment, please introduce yourself to Danielle. She
bubbles over with love for children, exudes excitement for learning and, best
of all, has a deep and abiding love for our Lord. Welcome, Danielle!
A gift card has been found near the front doors of South Side. If you realized that you have lost a gift card, please come to the office for details.
On that note...our lost and found table is full of cast-off winter gear. I believe I speak for everyone when I say that no one is looking to match another mitten this year! However, we will need to bundle our kids once again next year. If you are able in the next few weeks, please take a look at our lost and found to claim lost items.
Second Grade Parents
Our little second graders are not so little
anymore. They have nearly outgrown all of the learning experiences we have to
offer them at South Side. Moving Up Day will take place at the end of May.
Parents of our South Side second graders, we would like to offer you the
opportunity to meet Mr. Howell, principal, and our third grade teachers, Mrs.
DeZwaan and Mrs. Stielstra. You are invited to come to the Pine Ridge library
on Wednesday, April 27 from 8:45-9:30 for a casual meet and greet. Feel free to
ask questions, tour the building and get to know several of the the loving Pine
Ridge staff who are eager to get to know you.
Pine Ridge ~ A Celebration of Fine Arts
Thursday,
April 28 2016 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM we will be celebrating Fine Arts
night where students share their many talents.
- Artwork
- Forensics
- Choir
solos
- Piano
solos
- Orchestra
Performances
- Musical
Instrument solos and ensembles
Please come join us!
WELCOME Wednesdays
Curious about what happens at Holland Christian? Come take a
tour, meet our staff, visit classrooms and see our students as they explore,
create, and discover. Welcome Wednesdays will be held at all five Holland Christian
buildings, preschool-12th grade, on the following Wednesday, May 25 from
8:30-10:00 AM If you are interested, Please contact our Admissions
Director, Courtney Lampen, at clampen@hollandchristian.org or (616) 820-2804.
to save your spot!
Tulip Time
Yes, it will be here soon. Please plan ahead for your
1st through 4th grader’s dutch costume for the Kinder Parade on Thursday, May
12. Now is the time to be sure costumes are complete or looking to
purchase/borrow one for the festival. If you have a costume at home you
would like to donate or loan, Please email Pat pmeiste@hollandchristian.org or
Laura lnorman@hollandchristian.org, and let them know the size, style and is it
a boy/girls costume. Click this link to view more Tulip Time information www.tuliptime.com
Volunteers Needed:
Pine Ridge-
Piano
Players for Chapel:
We
are in need of Piano Players for Chapel on Wednesday Afternoons from 12:30 -
1:15PM. If you are available, and would like to sign up for May 18 &
25 and June 1. Please Contact Laura in the office. 616.820.3505
or lnorman@hollandchristian.org.
Volunteers Needed
Ditto needs your help. Ditto has open work bee’s on Monday Nights
in April for Pine Ridge and South Side from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Please Sign up to
support Christian education. High School students... Do you need service
hours?? Think of Ditto. Also, think of us when cleaning out your closet ditto
always needs donations. We are hoping for 20 - 25 Volunteers. Ditto’s Resale
Shop is located on 8th St. and U.S. 31. Pine Ridge and SouthSide Work Bee
Sign-up - APRIL http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c48a5a82ea75-ditto
Middle School Mashup: May 2, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
To our 6th grade parents & students: School life after
spring break always feels like a race to the finish line, doesn't it? While you
are busy wrapping up the end of 6th grade, we are already working on details
for the 16-17 school year and are already eagerly anticipating the arrival of
your incoming 7th grader next fall! We are planning a special introduction to
the middle school for 6th grade students and parents so you can learn more
about life at HCMS. Please join us at the middle school on May 2, from 7:00 - 8:30
pm for what we're calling the Middle School Mashup! It’s a little bit open
house, a little bit of an information night. Take a tour, listen to current
middle school students talk about life at HCMS, and find how to to dive in to
all the opportunities available to students both during and after school. It's
going to be a great night; please join us! For questions please contact me at
(616) 820-3205 or dhollebeek@hollandchristian.org or our Admissions Director,
Courtney Lampen, at (616) 820-2804 or clampen@hollandchristian.org.
Host Families Needed
Holland Christian is blessed to have incredibly dedicated
families who are passionate about raising their children with a Christian
education. There are international parents who dream of providing the best
education in the world for their children and are willing to sacrifice
enormously for that. Holland Christian can provide teenagers around the world
with a quality life-impacting Christian education. If you would like more
information about being a host family and making a significant and lasting
impact, please contact Karen DeRoo at kderoo@hollandchristian.org
Hot Lunch News from Nancy!
Thank you to all our wonderful families we have had
the opportunity to serve lunch to over the last school year. It is
that time of year when we focus on students who have negative
lunch accounts.
We need your help in correcting negative balances. We
appreciate you taking the responsibility to pay any past due accounts.
Our current Holland Christian negative balance total is $(3350.00).
My hope is in the next few weeks we could have this negative
amount to zero! You may send a check to your child’s school for payment
or go to sendmoneytoschool.com to
make a payment by credit card. If you don’t know your child’s student id
number, please email Sue Lambers slambers@hollandchristian.org. New USDA,
child nutrition regulations, state that we are not able to have negative
balances at the end of the school year. Thank you in advanced for saving
us time of collecting balances over the summer.
All positive lunch accounts roll over to the next year. If you
have multiple students at Holland Christian, we can help you
transfer money in between accounts. If you have questions about your account, please call Sue Lambers at 820-2934 or email her slambers@hollandchristian.org.
Calendar of Events
April 22
No HPS transportation
April 23
Playscape Event at South Side begins at 9:00am
April 23
Coffee & Canvas Event
April 27
2nd Grade Moving Up Day, Visits at Pine Ridge
April 27
3rd Grade Field Trip to Outdoor Discovery Center
April 28
Pine Ridge’s Fine Arts Night
May 2
Middle School Mash Up Event 7:00pm - 8:30pm
May 6
5th Grade Field trip to Windmill Island
May 11
No HCHS pm transportation
May 11-12
Half Days: Tulip Time
May 14
Saturday, Tulip Time Parade, Marching Bands
May 16
6th Grade Camp Geneva Trip
May 24
6th Grade Fredrick Mejier Gardens Trip
May 25
Welcome Wednesday Event 8:30am - 10:00am
May 30
Memorial Day
June 3
Half Day: Last day of Classes
June 3
GOtR ~ The 5K Run!!
Summer Camp links for 2016
