Kid Town

Happy Friday! What a fantastic week we have had in second grade! Kid Town has been a success and the students have enjoyed it immensely! We have seen wonderful examples of generous spirits and students who are polite and caring business boys/girls, and they have also been wonderful shoppers with a lot of patience. They have had a ton of fun learning about businesses and economics! Thanks so much to all the parent helpers who came in and glued items together, helped with ideas, ran stores, and helped us pack things up!! We could not have done it without all of you!! Your support is appreciated and we are so thankful for the wonderful, supportive community here at South Side! 

Homework:

Reading slips and math pages are coming home on Monday May 2 , 2022. They will be due Monday, May 9. 

* New Bible Memory will be coming home in the Homework Folder on Monday May 2!

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

Hot Lunch:

A paper copy of the Hot Lunch menu is coming home today in your child's Friday Folder. 

Words of the Week:

We have finished our words from our final set and we are ready for a quiz: really, understand, question, against, old, happen, several, someone, slowly, follow, better, since, answer, plan, wanted

Our test will be next Friday, May 6.

Tulip Time Pink Slip:

A pink half slip is coming home today in your child's Friday Folder. Please fill out this slip and return to school by Friday, May 6. This slip is for contact in case of an emergency the day of the Kinder Parade. More information will come later about our position for the parade and where to pick up your child at the end of the parade.

Ditto Store:

Ditto is in need of donations, and we want to make it easy for HC families to help! Next week the ditto truck will be parked at the High School accepting your donations during drop off and pick up hours. The greatest need at this time is for high quality clothing and household goods/decor. We will not be taking furniture at this drop off event. High School (near tennis courts): Wednesday, May 4 @ 7:45-9:15am and 2:30-4:00pm. This past year, ditto blessed all HC and ZCS students with a $325/student tuition reducing grant. Now's a great time to help support the resale store that supports each of our families. Thank you for your participation!

IMPORTANT DATES:

May 2: Math Homework, Reading Slips sent home

May 4: Ditto drop off at the HC High School

May 6: Sight Word Quiz, Library books due, Pink Half Slip due

May 9: Math Homework, Reading slips due

May 11: Tulip Time, ½ day

May 12: Tulip Time, ½ day Kinder Parade

May 30: Memorial Day, No school

June 1: Field Day

Thanks for coming to the Spring Program! It was exciting to be able to gather together and celebrate God’s love for us.  What a beautiful time of worship! The excitement continued with having our
grandparents visit today. It is so fun to celebrate learning with those who are so important to us. We are so blessed to have such amazing families and friends. 

It's here and it's in action! Kid Town "creating" has been a hit this week! It's been so fun to see the students use their God-given gifts and talents to make and create things. What imaginations they have! We've been working hard to create things for the "Trash for Cash" store, handing in homework to receive money, and today the students even had the opportunity to tithe from their own wallets! We are once again reminded why this is such a great couple of weeks in our Christ-centered school! It was such a neat teaching experience!

HOMEWORK:

A new packet of special Kid Town homework is coming home today. NOTE THAT ALL KID TOWN HOMEWORK IS OPTIONAL, but will be a big part of your child's "income." It will work the same as last week SO PLEASE SAVE THE BIBLE MEMORY PAGE (new verses are on the back). Bible memory verses will stop after Tuesday and your child will only need to hand in the reading/math half sheets.

KID TOWN:

The BIG week has arrived! Next week we will have our town set up in the gym! This town will come alive from 2:00-3:00 each day. Please know that even if you didn't sign up to help, you are all welcome any day during the week to stop by and check it out between 2:00-3:00pm! :) Kid Town comes alive on Tues. April 26 from 10:45-11:45.

We have a few slots left if anyone still has time to come and help out, thank you SO much to those who have come in already! Huge help! We are so grateful for your support!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48a4ab2ba4f58-kidtown

CLEAN UP!!:

We would ABSOLUTELY LOVE any and all help on the final Friday of Kid Town, April 29, right after school to help clean up Kid Town. Any parents that can come and lend a hand would be SO appreciated! This is such a big project, and by the end of the week we are so grateful for extra helping hands! Please mark your calendars! :)

Words of the Week:

Our words from our final set were: really, understand, question, against, old, happen, several, someone, slowly, follow, better, since

Our 3 new words this coming week are: answer, plan, wanted

Our test will be next Friday, May 6.

BOOK ORDER:

*Book orders came home last Friday. Please place your orders by Wednesday, April 27. You can place an online order (following the directions stapled to the flyers) and have access to ALL the books scholastic offers, or return the paper order form with checks made out to "Scholastic." Let me know if you'd like your order to be kept a secret from your child so you can use it as a gift, and I can set it aside.

IMPORTANT DATES:

April 25-29: Kid Town week in the gym

April 27: Book Orders Due

April 29: Library books due

May 2: Math Homework, Reading Slips sent home

May 6: Sight Word Quiz

May 11: Tulip Time, ½ day

May 12: Tulip Time, ½ day

May 30: Memorial Day, No school

He is Risen!

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! Our Bible stories have led us to the cross and this weekend we get to see how Jesus conquered the grave by rising on Sunday morning! What a Savior!
There are a lot of exciting things coming up in the next few weeks with Kid Town! We are getting back into the swing of things, and we look forward to the wonderful things to come yet this year. 

Grandparents Day:
April 22  8:15-9:45 for K-2nd grade at South Side. Grandparents can start joining kids in their rooms at 8:45.
We are excited to celebrate our learning with our grandparents/grandfriends.
Also please check out the link for information about parking for our special day next week!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1de1i-JnzaMkXCLj0l8S0tGPsx6fUAxb43N2MVRg62ag/edit?usp=sharing

Spring Program:
April 21 at 7:00 at Central Wesleyan Church 446 W. 40th Street, Holland, MI 49423 More details to follow.

Homework Reminders:
- *Current reading and math pages are due Monday, April 18, 2022. Along with your child's first pages of Kid Town Homework.
*Today in your child's Friday Folder, is your child's first set of Kid Town Homework. This packet contains your child's work for the week of April 18-22. It includes information about how Kid Town Homework goes. Kid Town Homework is for each day. Your child is responsible for returning a reading and math slip each day memorizing a Bible memory to say each day, to earn money for Kid Town. This Homework is optional but will make a difference in how much money they earn for each week. Reading slips must be signed by a parent to count towards their earnings. Next Friday we will send home the Homework Packet for the week of April 25-29.
* Keep working on our Bible Memory of Acts 2:1-4!

Book Order:
A Scholastic Book Order is coming home in your child's Friday Folder today. Check out the great selection they have and if you would like to place an order please do so by April 27! I have heard from other teachers that orders are coming much QUICKER than last Fall.

Words of the Week:
Our words from our final set were: really, understand, question, against, old, happen, several, someone, slowly
Our 3 new words this coming week are: follow, better, since

Kid Town:
Kid Town is right around the corner, at the end of April! It’s a fun Social Studies program where we create products and earn “money” for one week, and then the following week we get to work at various businesses (these will be set up in our school gym—a Pizza Parlor, Pet Store, Post Office, Recycling Shop, etc) and shop at the businesses.
     April 18-22 will be our creating week where we will design items to sell! The week after that, April 25-29 will be our Kid Town week where the gym is set up as stores. We are SO excited to make this happen for the 2nd graders!! We'll need your help from home, encouraging your child to be responsible and get his/her daily homework done in order to earn the money to spend at Kid Town! We will also need some help from parents who are able and the link for sign up genius in below in case you still want to join us!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48a4ab2ba4f58-kidtown

IMPORTANT DATES:
April 18: Math Homework and Reading Slips due, 1st set of Kid Town Homework
April 21: Spring Program
April 22: Grandparents/Friends Day
April 22: Library books due
April 27: Book Orders due
April 25-29: Kid Town week in the gym