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: 

*Current reading and math pages are due Monday, March 18. 

*On Monday, a new reading slip and math page will come home, and they will be due Monday, March 25. 

-Continue to practice Matthew 28.

New words of the week will come home. We will start our last 15 words!


Jungle Explorer:
Easton was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with the class. We enjoyed getting to know more about you! We learned that you like football and building Legos. Your favorite food is pizza. Your favorite place is Triponds Campground and you want to be an construction worker when you grow up! You are so special to God and to us, Easton, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!


Conferences:

I am looking forward to a special conference time with you AND your child! Remember, that these conferences are STUDENT LED and your child must come with you. The students have worked hard in preparation for this night!  Be sure encourage them before and after the conference and acknowledge their hard work!
     This is such an awesome time of celebrating the 2nd grade growth that we've seen, and also coming together to challenge your child in the last few months of 2nd grade. One question your child will ask you at conferences will be, "Mom & Dad, what do you think I'm good at?" Think about this ahead of time, and come ready with a mental list of some of the ways that you want to encourage your child in the special way God has created him/her to be! 

I have a family event that is conflicting with conferences for Thursday night. I will be there until 6 on Thursday night.  Looking at my schedule there are still lots of slots open, but if for some reason you are having a very difficult time making something work please email me and I will work something out to get together. I apologize for the inconvenience!!

Rainforest 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 18th and run each day of the week during the lunch hour. Each baked good will cost .25. All funds raised will be donated to help save the amazing animals of the rainforest! Start saving your quarters now, send them with your child to school next week, and plan to buy some goodies at the first grade rainforest bake sale! Thank you for your support!

Reading Rally Week-  Our South Side Staff is eager to celebrate our growing readers!! To celebrate March is Reading Month, the staff has put together a special week (March 25 - March 28) to promote our growing readers. Here are the details and ways in which you can assist your child for our special days:

  • Monday, March 25 - FAVORITE BOOK DAY: Bring your favorite book to school. The children will be making a book cover of their favorite book and then displaying it on their locker. 

  • Tuesday, March 26 - BEACH DAY - Bring in your beach towel and dress for a day at the beach. Shorts, Short sleeve shirts, and sunglasses or sun hats. (No swimsuits, please.)

  • Wednesday, March 27 - READ A T-SHIRT DAY - Please help your child find a t-shirt that has one or several words on it so that we can read each other's t-shirts. 

  • Thursday, March 28 - COZY DAY - Wear your pajamas and bring a blanket and stuffed animal. 

Thank you for encouraging your child to build his/her reading skills by reading each and every night! This time practicing now will have life-long benefits! Thank you!!


South Side Story Walk
We are partnering with the Herrick District Library to host a Story walk this month for March is Reading. We would love to use this as an opportunity to invite the community onto South Side's property to enjoy a story read by Kirk Cousins. Please come check out the Story Walk with your family and even invite your neighbors to join you! If you do come and visit take some photos & tag Holland Christian in them on Social Media so we can continue to spread the word about this community event!  

Tulip Time:

As signs of spring are appearing, we are looking ahead to Tulip Time! Students at Pine Ridge and South Side (grades 1-4) will be marching with our school. Students have two options of groups to participate in. Please fill out this survey and let us know which section your child will be participating in. 

Please make sure you fill out one form for each 1st-4th grade student you have by Monday, March 25th so we can ensure we have the correct props for the parade. If you have any questions, please email Christy

Swimming Lessons:
South Side and other HC schools will be participating in swimming lessons this year at the Aquatic Center. Our lessons will be start Monday March 18. If you have not returned the white swimming slip please send it in on Monday! Thanks!

Showtime! Songs from Stage and Screen on March 15 & 16 @ 7 pm
Join us for Living Hope Showcase 2024 at the HCHS Auditorium on Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16. You won’t want to miss this fun performance of music from Broadway, the movies, and television. Tickets are $10 each at hollandchristian.org/lhshowcase and $1 of every ticket will benefit Upward Bound Ministries.

Swinging the Night Away
The Holland Christian Jazz Bands and the Old Timer’s Jazz Band are proud to present the Swingin’ the Night Away in the HCHS cafeteria on Friday, March 22, from 6:45 to 9 pm. Admission is $5, and goes to support the music program at HCHS. New to swing dancing? No worries! Dance instructors will be on hand from 6:45 pm-7:30 pm to teach us the basic steps of swing, so the evening can be enjoyed by novice and experienced dancers alike. Not in the mood for dancing? Come socialize, indulge in some delicious desserts, punch, and enjoy the music of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and more.

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.

Book Fair
The Parent Board hosts a book fair twice a year. This past fall, it was held at Pine Ridge and later this month, it will be held at South Side. This is the only fundraiser we have for the library and it benefits all students at South Side and Pine Ridge. We could not run this without your support as a volunteer. It is not difficult and more fun with a friend. We look forward to making this a successful fundraising effort for books within our school libraries and classrooms.

March Is Reading Month
As part of the national celebration of reading month, West Michigan WhiteCaps is providing a free optional Reading Tracker/Ticket Order Form.
  1. Students and/or their grown-ups keep track of reading minutes in March. 
  2. Those who participate are eligible for 2 free tickets to select WhiteCaps home games.
All information regarding this incentive and how to order free tickets is included on the WhiteCaps 2024 Reading Club Form.


IMORTANT DATES:
Mar. 18: Math Homework, Reading slip and Library books due 
Mar. 18-28: Swimming Lessons
Mar. 21 and 25: Conferences 4-8pm
Mar. 29- Apr. 7: Spring Break
Apr. 15-19: Kid Town Creating week- more info. coming soon
Apr. 22-26: Kid Town Live in the gym






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