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 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:

Monday a new reading slip and math homework page will come home and be due- March 17. 

*Matthew 28 came home last Monday. Please practice this beautiful passage as a family!
*Look for the blue paper in your child's Homework Folder with our sight words!


Jungle Explorer:
Erin was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with our class. We enjoyed getting to know you and learning that you are good at piano. We love that you want to be a waitress(or maybe something else because you couldn't decide) when you grow up! Your favorite place is Home and your favorite food is pork steak. You are so special to God and to us, Erin, and we loved getting to know more about you this week. 

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 2025 Reading Club Form. These forms will come home on Monday in your child's Homework Folder.

SPRING CONFERENCES: 
Conferences will be coming up at the end of March (March 20 & 25 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. This means that all 2nd grade conferences are in person. 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. Look for a link to be coming soon for sign ups!

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 31 - April 3) to promote our growing readers. Here are the details and ways in which you can assist your child for our special days:

  • Monday, March 31 - 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, April 1 - 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, April 2 - 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, April 3 - 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!!


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 17th and run each day of the week during the lunch hour. Each baked good will cost .25. All funds raised will be donated to Holland Christian Middle and Highschoolers who go on a mission trip to South Africa. We are excited that our money will go towards building God's Kingdom. Start saving your quarters now, send them with your child to school starting March 17, and plan to buy some goodies at the first grade rainforest bake sale! Thank you for your support!



MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES on March 21 & 22 @ 7 pm. Tickets on sale now!
Join us for Living Hope Showcase 2025 at the HCHS Auditorium on Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22. You won’t want to miss this fun performance of music throughout the years. Tickets are available at https://hcs.ludus.com/200475326 and $1 of every ticket will benefit The Caroline’s Peach Foundation in memoriam of fellow classmate Caroline Kanis. We would love to see you there!


Lost and Found
Our South Side lost & found items are in a gray tub in the office. If you are missing anything, please stop in and take a peek, or check out our South Side Lost and Found Photo Album. 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:
Mar. 10: Math Homework and Purple Reading slip due
Mar. 11: Delivering South Side Donations to Hand2Hand
Mar. 12: Library books due
Mar. 17-21: Rainforest Bake Sale
Mar. 20 and 25: Parent Teacher conferences
Apr. 4-11: Spring Break

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