Beach Day

Thank you! I am so thankful for your love and support during this year! Your encouragement has blessed me so much...thank you. Thanks too, for entrusting your children under my care...they have been a joy to teach!

Fun Day at the beach! Y5-2nd

This will be the last blog update for the school year! I might just post some end of the year pictures on the last day! We had fun at Dutch Village and Windmill Island Tuesday and the beach on Wednesday, check out the pictures at the end of the blog. 

Homework:

We are all done for the year!

Keep using Galatians 5 for a devotion this month!

I have a summer packet that will be coming home that last week of school. Feel free to use it to keep up on skills your child may need to practice. Consider a tutor if your child has struggled in math or reading this year, or if they need to keep up on skills! When I have a link for available tutors I will send it out!

Make sure all library books are returned! We need to have them inventoried and then ready to pack for the big move!

Students should bring a large shopping bag by June 1, as we will clean out our desks and lockers and send home a lot of our stuff. We will keep a pencil box and a couple of things for the day on Tuesday June 2.

Moving Up Day:

Monday, June 1 will be a special day in 2nd grade. It's MOVING UP DAY! This means that your child will get an opportunity to visit Pine Ridge, meet next year's 3rd grade teacher, and go on a school tour. This has always been a great experience in the past, and it helps settle the nervous butterflies that students may have about the changes to a new building. I'm sure you'll hear lots of great stories about the students' visit!

End of Year Chapel and Groundbreaking:

Save the date! We will have a special end of the year Chapel to send off our 2nd graders on the last day of school,  and celebrate the groundbreaking of the South Side Renovation Wednesday, June 3. Come gather with us from 10:15-11:15am for a time of worship together. We’ll be out on the playground, so bring a lawn chair if you’d like (if there’s rain we’ll move it to the gym).  After chapel, all students will be dismissed and there will be a time for refreshments on the playground.

Bring a helmet!

With the weather turning nice, we are adding some balance bikes to our playground for a few days. These will be supervised and will only be available to students who bring a helmet. If your child would like to take a turn on our balance bikes, please send them with a helmet on one or more of the following dates. You must have their name or your family last name written clearly on the helmet so we don't get them mixed up.

Thursday May 28

Friday May 29

Tuesday June 2

Renovation, Next Year, and Help Needed

We are getting so excited for our renovation project next year at South Side. In preparation, we are packing up the building and getting ready to move to a temporary location during construction. Read all about the renovation and our temporary location here.

Many families have asked how they can help. We will need a lot of volunteers to make this transition successful. Please check out our Moving South Side Sign Up for opportunities to help! 

End of the Year Chapel and Groundbreaking Ceremony

Come join us! We will have a special end-of-the-year chapel on Wednesday June 3 from 10:15-11:15. We will be sending off our 2nd graders and celebrating/praying for the soon to start construction project at South Side. We’ll be out on the playground, so bring a lawn chair if you’d like (if there’s rain we’ll move it to the gym). After chapel, students will be dismissed and there will be refreshments on the playground your family can stay to enjoy.

Check out some community opportunities

These organizations are not affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.

Lost and Found

The office is continuing to update our South Side Lost and Found Album as items come into the gray tub in the office. Please check it out to see if any of these items belong to your child. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child’s backpack.

IMORTANT DATES:

June 1: Move up Day, bring a large shopping bag

June 3: Last Day- Chapel and Groundbreaking Ceremony

 

Swimming

A great week in 2nd grade! We continue to wrap up some things and continue to learn new things each day! The students can feel summer break is close! Thanks for sharing your child each day! We have had a great time with swimming lessons! The kids keep growing and improving their swimming skills!  Some pics from our fun day at the end.

Homework:

We are all done for the year!

Keep using Galatians 5 for a devotion this month!

I have a summer packet that will be coming home that last week of school. Feel free to use it to keep up on skills your child may need to practice. Consider a tutor if your child has struggled in math or reading this year, or if they need to keep up on skills! When I have a link for available tutors I will send it out!

Make sure all library books are returned! We need to have them inventoried and then ready to pack for the big move!

Students should bring a large shopping bag by June 1, as we will clean out our desks and lockers and send home a lot of our stuff. We will keep a pencil box and a couple of things for the day on Tuesday June 2.

Moving Up Day:

Monday, June 1 will be a special day in 2nd grade. It's MOVING UP DAY! This means that your child will get an opportunity to visit Pine Ridge, meet next year's 3rd grade teacher, and go on a school tour. This has always been a great experience in the past, and it helps settle the nervous butterflies that students may have about the changes to a new building. I'm sure you'll hear lots of great stories about the students' visit!

End of Year Field Trip:

Our class will be going to Dutch Village and Windmill Island as a part of our Social Studies Unit on Holland history and as our end of year field trip. We will head to Dutch Village for a tour, Dutch dancing, and some free time in the park. Students should wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather. Students will need a sack/home lunch as well. We could use a few parents to go along on our trip. Parents will have to pay the park fee of $13 to go along. Sign up below if you are able to come with us! Turn in your money ASAP if you have not done so! I could use 1 more parent to go along if you are able!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA9AB22AAFDC52-64014155-endofyear

Beach Day:

Y5-2nd graders are going to be gathering together at Tunnel park on Wednesday, May 27. Your child will need a sack lunch and a beach bucket for sand castle making for this day. We are planning to stop at Captain Sundae on the way back. (I'm so excited for this!). The kids can choose between chocolate, vanilla, or twist soft serve in a cup. I will mark down their choice here at school. If you have not sent in your money please send it in ASAP!

FIELD DAY:

Field day this year is going to be held on the afternoon of May 29. Please send along a water bottle for your child, dress for the weather, slather on sunscreen, and pray for a nice day!

End of Year Chapel and Groundbreaking:

Save the date! We will have a special end of the year Chapel to send off our 2nd graders on the last day of school,  and celebrate the groundbreaking of the South Side Renovation Wednesday, June 3. Come gather with us from 10:15-11:15am for a time of worship together. We’ll be out on the playground, so bring a lawn chair if you’d like (if there’s rain we’ll move it to the gym).  After chapel, all students will be dismissed and there will be a time for refreshments on the playground.

Bring a helmet!

With the weather turning nice, we are adding some balance bikes to our playground for a few days. These will be supervised and will only be available to students who bring a helmet. If your child would like to take a turn on our balance bikes, please send them with a helmet on one or more of the following dates. You must have their name or your family last name written clearly on the helmet so we don't get them mixed up.

Thursday May 28

Friday May 29

Tuesday June 2

Renovation, Next Year, and Help Needed

We are getting so excited for our renovation project next year at South Side. In preparation, we are packing up the building and getting ready to move to a temporary location during construction. Read all about the renovation and our temporary location here.

Many families have asked how they can help. We will need a lot of volunteers to make this transition successful. Please check out our Moving South Side Sign Up for opportunities to help! 

End of the Year Chapel and Groundbreaking Ceremony

Come join us! We will have a special end-of-the-year chapel on Wednesday June 3 from 10:15-11:15. We will be sending off our 2nd graders and celebrating/praying for the soon to start construction project at South Side. We’ll be out on the playground, so bring a lawn chair if you’d like (if there’s rain we’ll move it to the gym). After chapel, students will be dismissed and there will be refreshments on the playground your family can stay to enjoy.

Check out some community opportunities

These organizations are not affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.

Lost and Found

The office is continuing to update our South Side Lost and Found Album as items come into the gray tub in the office. Please check it out to see if any of these items belong to your child. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child’s backpack.

IMORTANT DATES:

May 25: Memorial Day- no school

May 26: Dutch Village and Windmill Island Field Trip

May 27: Beach Trip with the Y5-2nd grades

May 29: Field Day

June 1: Move up Day, bring a large shopping bag

June 3: Last Day- Chapel and Groundbreaking Ceremony

Happy Friday! How are we in the final stretch of school, approaching our last 12 days together? We still have lots of fun things to pack into our time together. God is SO good--we have SO much to celebrate! We have lots of fun end of year things going on in the next couple of weeks!

Homework:

We are all done for the year!

Keep using Galatians 5 for a devotion this month!

I have a summer packet that will be coming home that last week of school. Feel free to use it to keep up on skills your child may need to practice. Consider a tutor if your child has struggled in math or reading this year, or if they need to keep up on skills! When I have a link for available tutors i will send it out!

Make sure all library books are returned! We need to have them inventoried and then ready to pack for the big move!

Students should bring a large shopping bag by June 1, as we will clean out our desks and lockers and send home a lot of our stuff. We will keep a pencil box and a couple of things for the day on Tuesday June 2.

Moving Up Day:

Monday, June 1 will be a special day in 2nd grade. It's MOVING UP DAY! This means that your child will get an opportunity to visit Pine Ridge, meet next year's 3rd grade teacher, and go on a school tour. This has always been a great experience in the past, and it helps settle the nervous butterflies that students may have about the changes to a new building. I'm sure you'll hear lots of great stories about the students' visit!

End of Year Field Trip:

Our class will be going to Dutch Village as a part of our Social Studies Unit on Holland history and as our end of year field trip. We will head to Dutch Village for a tour, Dutch dancing, and some free time in the park. Students should wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather. Students will need a sack/home lunch as well. We could use a few parents to go along on our trip. Parents will have to pay the park fee of $13 to go along. Sign up below if you are able to come with us! Turn in your money by May 20!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA9AB22AAFDC52-64014155-endofyear

Beach Day:

Y5-2nd graders are going to be gathering together at Tunnel park on Wednesday, May 27. Your child will need a sack lunch and a beach bucket for sand castle making for this day. We are planning to stop at Captain Sundae on the way back. (I'm so excited for this!). The kids can choose between chocolate, vanilla, or twist soft serve in a cup. I will mark down their choice here at school. It costs $3. Please send this money to school by Wednesday, May 20.

FIELD DAY:

Field day this year is going to be held on the afternoon of May 29. Please send along a water bottle for your child, dress for the weather, slather on sunscreen, and pray for a nice day!

End of Year Chapel and Groundbreaking:

Save the date! We will have a special end of the year Chapel to send off our 2nd graders on the last day of school,  and celebrate the groundbreaking of the South Side Renovation Wednesday, June 3. Come gather with us from 10:15-11:15am for a time of worship together. We’ll be out on the playground, so bring a lawn chair if you’d like (if there’s rain we’ll move it to the gym).  After chapel, all students will be dismissed and there will be a time for refreshments on the playground.

Renovation, Next Year, and Help Needed

We are getting so excited for our renovation project next year at South Side. In preparation, we are packing up the building and getting ready to move to a temporary location during construction. Read all about the renovation and our temporary location here.

Many families have asked how they can help. We will need a lot of volunteers to make this transition successful. Please check out our Moving South Side Sign Up for opportunities to help! 

End of the Year Chapel and Groundbreaking Ceremony

Come join us! We will have a special end-of-the-year chapel on Wednesday June 3 from 10:15-11:15. We will be sending off our 2nd graders and celebrating/praying for the soon to start construction project at South Side. We’ll be out on the playground, so bring a lawn chair if you’d like (if there’s rain we’ll move it to the gym). After chapel, students will be dismissed and there will be refreshments on the playground your family can stay to enjoy.

Check out some community opportunities

These organizations are not affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.

Lost and Found

The office is continuing to update our South Side Lost and Found Album as items come into the gray tub in the office. Please check it out to see if any of these items belong to your child. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child’s backpack.

IMORTANT DATES:

May 18: Math and Reading Homework due

May 11-22: Swimming lessons

May 25: Memorial Day- no school

May 26: Dutch Village Trip

May 27: Beach Trip with the Y5-2nd grades

May 29: Field Day

June 1: Move up Day, bring a large shopping bag

June 3: Last Day- Chapel and Groundbreaking Ceremony

Kinder Parade

We had lots of fun marching together as a class in the Tulip Time parade! Thanks for helping us get your kiddos ready to go...they did a great job! What gorgeous weather! So much fun to celebrate part of our dutch heritage and to celebrate community! The kids did such a fabulous job! Check out pictures at the end of the blog!

Homework:

Reading slips and math pages are coming home on Monday May 11. They will be due Monday, May 18. This will be our last set of homework for the year!

New Bible Memory came home on Monday- Galatians

-If you have extra time around the house some great things to practice are: Writing numbers up to 100 (watch for letter/number reversals!), double digit addition/subtraction problems, names of coins and amounts, and counting piles of spare change!

Holland Christian Baseball/Softball Youth Community Day

Cheer on the varsity teams against West Ottawa High School.  Hot dogs and chips for lunch, meet the players, signed posters of the softball team and fun day at the ball fields!

Saturday May 2, 2026

10am-2pm

Holland Christian Baseball/Softball Fields

40th street

Library notice:

The week of May 4-8 is the last week for students to borrow books from South Side Library. 

All student library materials are due by May 15.

End of Year Field Trip:

Our class will be going to Dutch Village as a part of our Social Studies Unit on Holland history and as our end of year field trip. We will head to Dutch Village for a tour, Dutch dancing, and some free time in the park. Students should wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather. Students will need a sack/home lunch as well. We could use a few parents to go along on our trip. Parents will have to pay the park fee of $13 to go along. Sign up below if you are able to come with us! Turn in your money by May 20!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA9AB22AAFDC52-64014155-endofyear

Beach Day:

Y5-2nd graders are going to be gathering together at Tunnel park on Wednesday, May 27. Your child will need a sack lunch and a beach bucket for sand castle making for this day. We are planning to stop at Captain Sundae on the way back. (I'm so excited for this!). The kids can choose between chocolate, vanilla, or twist soft serve in a cup. I will mark down their choice here at school. It costs $3. Please send this money to school by Wednesday, May 20.

FIELD DAY:

Field day this year is going to be held on the afternoon of May 29. Please send along a water bottle for your child, dress for the weather, slather on sunscreen, and pray for a nice day!

Lost and Found

The office is continuing to update our South Side Lost and Found Album as items come into the gray tub in the office. Please check it out to see if any of these items belong to your child. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child’s backpack.

IMORTANT DATES:

May 11: Math and Reading Homework due

May 11-22: Swimming lessons

May 25: Memorial Day- no school

May 26: Dutch Village Trip

May 27: Beach Trip with the Y5-2nd grades

May 29: Field Day

June 1: Move up Day for 2nd grade

June 3: Last Day- half day