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Welcome Back! We are so thankful for God's provision for all of us over Spring Break! It's been so fun to hear about all the different adventures that we had over break! God is good! Happy Easter to all of you! Our God is so amazing and we have spent time this week looking at how much Jesus loved us and we have finished up our Easter stories. Our Field trip to Hand2Hand was a huge success! The kids were great listeners and workers. We heard about how Hand2Hand helps students who don't have enough food over the weekend and they help 10,500 students each week! What a blessing they are to the schools, the students, and their families! Our kids worked on packing the snack packs that are handed out each week to kids. They packed 1152 packs! The volunteers at Hand2Hand were impressed with how well they worked! I was very proud of the 2nd graders and the heart they had to help! They were a great example of Servant Living and they learned they can make a difference for God's ki...
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It was a so great to see some of the students last night for conferences! They did an amazing job! Nothing to be nervous about! We are continuing to dig into our Holy Week stories. We saw how Jesus showed his disciples how to serve one another and to take care of each other, we saw how he changed the passover to the Lord's Supper, and how he gave his disciples promises of the Holy Spirit and that he prepares a place for us in heaven. Amazing! Homework: Current math and reading slips are due on Monday, Mar. 30! No Math or Reading Homework next week! We will resume after spring break. *Matthew 28. Keep practicing this beautiful passage as a family! Kid Town: There is a green sheet in your child's Friday Folder with some of the first information about Kid Town!   Tulip Time As signs of spring are appearing, we are looking ahead to Tulip Time! First and second grade students will be marching with our school. Students have two options of groups to participate in. Please  fill ...
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Rock Your Socks

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What a great week in 2nd grade! We have been working hard on our Conference packets and getting ready for meeting with our parents. What a blessing to see the students grow this year and it was so fun to see them share in the celebration of learning!   We had fun with our Rock Your Socks and Star poster reward party! Homework: Monday  a new reading slip and math homework page will come home on Mar. 23 and be due- March 30.  *Matthew 28 was sent home. Please practice this beautiful passage as a family! *Look for the blue paper in your child's Homework Folder   with our sight words!   Library books due on Wednesday! Bake Sale The first graders at South Side are excited to be hosting a Rainforest Bake Sale. The bake sale will start on Monday March 23rd and will run each day of that week during the lunch hour. Each baked good will cost .25. All funds raised will be donated to supporting mission work happening in Brazil.   Start saving your quarte...
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Spring Program

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What a beautiful program last night! I got chills as the kids sang! What a great night of praise and worship!! The kids did a fantastic job! We have begun our lessons on Holy Week.  So far it's been a special experience learning and studying the Holy Week stories with your child. The conversations we are having are so meaningful. Ask your son/daughter what they've learned about our stories so far: Jesus Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem,  Jesus Cleansing the Temple, and Jesus' teachings in the Temple. We will learn some deep things together, and I look forward to these teachable moments to share God's awesome gift of love for us, and what it means as we learn how Jesus fulfilled God's plan of salvation! We serve such a loving Savior!     Homework: Tuesday, Mar. 17 a new reading slip and math homework page will come home and be due- March 23.  *Matthew 28 was sent home, please practice this beautiful passage as a family! *Look for the blue paper in your child's Hom...
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The 2nd graders are excited about our reading unit! We have been reading informational books and we talked about how we can read about the world God created and learn information about his amazing world, the people from our past, and those in other parts of the world. We have discussed how we are Wisdom Seekers and can find wisdom and knowledge about God in reading. Homework: Monday  a new reading slip and math homework page will come home on Mar. 9 and be due- March 17 because of no school on Mar. 16.  *Matthew 28 came home this past Monday. Please practice this beautiful passage as a family! *Look for the blue paper in your child's Homework Folder   with our sight words!   Library books due on Wednesday! Hand2Hand: For the past several years, South Side has partnered with Hand2Hand to help provide food for children facing hunger in West Michigan. Last year, we collected over 200 food items, and we’re excited to support this effort again! From  Monday, Mar...
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Lots of Sunshine!

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We had a fabulous time at our Reading Blizzard! We enjoyed lots of fun things and read a lot of books! Mrs. Dykstra was our mystery reader and we had pizza and cupcakes as treats! Look for pictures at the end of the blog. We had a fun time at the ODC this morning! The sunshine was amazing! We had fun enjoying God's creation! A few pictures at the end of the blog. Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your child's life each day. It is a joy seeing them grow and change, and I find it hard to believe we are almost three fourths of the way through the year!       HOMEWORK: New homework will be sent home on Monday, Mar. 2 and is due back March 9th. I am sending home a double digit subtraction with regrouping paper. The kids have been working really hard on learning how to do this and could use a little more practice at home. Break it apart and do 3-4 problems a night or all at once. Whatever works best for your child. New Memory work will be coming home on Monday. It wil...
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