Welcome Back

 Welcome back everybody! I hope all of you had a wonderful and relaxing break, and that you also had some special moments to reflect on our Lord Jesus Christ and his amazing gift to us! It feels great to be back learning and growing with your child at school! 

HOMEWORK:
New homework will be sent home on Monday, Jan. 12, and is due back Tuesday, Jan. 20(because we are off the 19th).
*Psalm 1 was sent home on Monday. Please practice at home.
*New words of the week will be coming home in the Homework Folder.
*Make sure ALL library books come back next week please!

Jungle Explorer:

Delia 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 like gymnastics and piano. We love that you want to be a veterinarian when you grow up! Your favorite place is Hawaii and your favorite food is steak. You are so special to God and to us, Delia, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!


Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 

Monday, Jan. 19, we will have no school on Martin Luther King Jr Day. We will have some conversations and lessons about the active work he completed in our world. We will look at how MLK Jr. brought kindness to the world around him, cared so much about people, and didn't judge them based on what they looked like. We will talk about the call we have to love others.


100TH DAY OF SCHOOL:

Friday, January 30 (if we have no snow days) will be our 100th day of school! Where has the time gone? We are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of God's faithfulness together! We have lots of fun activities planned, and one of them is dressing like we are 100 years old! (No wheelchairs or walkers though, our classroom just isn't big enough!) Don't feel like you need to go buy things...just get creative with this! I wanted to give you a heads up so you can start raiding your Grandma's closets for some fun ideas!


CEREAL: 

Another thing we need you to have your child do is count out 100 pieces of their favorite cereal and bring it in a baggie with your child's name on it by Thusday, January 29. I'll provide the bowls, milk and spoons and we'll be having a hundred's day breakfast together on our special day! Your child might need to eat a little at home too--100 pieces is not as much as you'd think! :)

Discover South Side

Do you or any of your friends or extended family have a prospective preschooler or kindergartener? Are you looking into options for the 2026-2027 school year? We’ll be having our Discovery Night on January 13 from 6-7pm, and we’d love to have you come and explore South Side’s preschool and kindergarten programs! 

If you are unable to make it to Discovery Night, you are still welcome to visit Holland Christian Schools in person and see things in action for yourself. Feel free to schedule a campus tour through our Admissions Department at admissions@hollandchristian.org or 616.820.2806. Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year begins early February.


IMORTANT DATES:
Jan. 12: Math Homework and Purple Reading slip due 
Jan. 13: Discovery Night at South Side
Jan. 14: library books due
Jan. 19: No SchoolMLK Jr. Day
Jan. 23: Report Cards go live 
Jan. 30: 100's Day
Feb. 12: Valentine's Day Party
Feb. 13 and 16: No school- Mid Winter Break

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