Live Nativity

The 2nd graders are excited about our new reading unit! We have started informational books and talked about how we can read about the world God created and learn about his 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: 

*Current reading and math pages are due Monday, March 13, 2023. 

*On Monday, a new reading slip and math page will come home, and they will be due Monday, March 20. 

-Continue to practice Matthew 28.

-Blue half sheet with the new words of the week. Quiz on Mar. 24.

WORDS OF THE WEEK:

Thanks for helping your child practice these words at home: while, themselves, without, probably, yourself, near, everything, wouldn't, need, kind, different, myself.  Our new words for next week are: everyone, few, begin. Look for the blue sheet in your child's Homework Folder. We will have a quiz on these 15 words on Mar. 24.

Please make sure to go back and practice words that your child has had trouble with in the past. 

Jungle Explorer:

Joel was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! 

He will share his poster and pictures with the class on Monday. We look forward to getting to know more about you! He likes to play with his brother and is good at building Legos. His favorite foods are ice cream and pizza. His favorite place is Lego Land and he wants to be an astronaut when he grows up! You are so special to God and to us, Joel, and we look forward to getting to know more about you Monday!

SPRING CONFERENCES: 

Conferences will be coming up at the end of March (March 20 & 27 from 4-8pm). 2nd grade takes a different twist on conferences in the Spring--they are actually STUDENT LED. This means that your son/daughter joins us in conversation, and he/she leads the conference. We work hard at creating a portfolio and collecting work samples, and it is an awesome experience for you to see how your child has taken ownership of his/her learning this year. As teachers and parents, we are able to encourage and pour into your child, as well as find ways to challenge him/her for the last quarter of 2nd grade. This is a very important time together, and you'll want to save the date!

HC sent out an email on Monday, Feb. 13 to begin sign-ups. There will be times over the next few weeks when you cannot edit your time due to MS and HS conferences, but the link should be live on Monday morning. Watch your email for more details.

Living Hope Showcase

Tickets are on sale now for the LIVING HOPE SHOWCASE event The Wonderful World of Disney: A Magical Night of Song and Dance. Celebrate our favorite Disney songs with us on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 at 7 pm in the HCHS Auditorium. Be our guest! Reserved seating and livestream tickets are $10 and tickets are available now at hollandchristian.org/lhshowcase. $1 from every ticket sold will support the Starlite Shores Family Camp.

Skating Party

South Side/Pine Ridge Parent Board is hosting an all-school skating night at Rollxscape on Tuesday, March 28. Join us from 6-8pm for skating, fun and fellowship. Admission and skate rental costs are covered by the Parent Board. Concessions are available to purchase by families. We look forward to seeing you there!

Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day for Preschool-2nd Grade will be coming this spring! We are so excited to welcome our grandparents and grand friends to South Side the morning of Thursday, April 20. The only exception is Mrs. Grassmid's 3's Monday/Wednesday class - they will celebrate their special day on Wednesday, April 19. More details will be coming as we get closer. Pine Ridge will also be having their Grandparents Day the same day in the afternoon.

Tulip Time 

Please remember we have two sections for students to choose from to march in this year’s Tulip Time parade! Your student may be in the “tulip” section or the “Dutch Heritage” section. In order to make sure we have the correct props for all students, please fill out this survey by Monday, March 27! 

Lost & Found: 

The office is continuing to update our South Side Lost and Found Photo 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 one of the secretaries, Jenna or Pat, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it in your child's backpack. 

Also, in December a pair of adult men's sunglasses in a case were found in the carpool lane during morning dropoff. If yours are missing, please stop in, email, or call (616-820-3535) the office to identify them and pick them up!

SOUTH SIDE BOOK FAIR

The South Side book fair will be the week of March 20 in the After School Care room in the 1st and 2nd grade hallway. Come and shop the following dates:

• Monday, March 20: 3-8pm
• Wednesday, March 22: 11am-12:30pm
• Thursday, March 23: 3-5:30pm

We’d love to have you sign up to help work at the book fair as well!

IMORTANT DATES:

Mar. 13: Math Homework, Reading slips, and Library books due

Mar. 24: 2nd grade to Sassafras Ridge

Mar. 20 and 27: Conferences in person

Mar. 28: Skating Party

Mar. 31-Apr. 9: Spring Break

Apr. 20: Grandparents day

Apr. 17-21: Kid Town creating week

Apr. 24-28: Kid Town live in the gym