Rock Your Socks

What a great week in 2nd grade! We have been working hard on our Conference packets and getting ready for meeting with our parents. What a blessing to see the students grow this year and it was so fun to see them share in the celebration of learning! 

We had fun with our Rock Your Socks and Star poster reward party!



Homework:

Monday a new reading slip and math homework page will come home on Mar. 23 and be due- March 30. 

*Matthew 28 was sent home. Please practice this beautiful passage as a family!

*Look for the blue paper in your child's Homework Folder with our sight words! 

Library books due on Wednesday!

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 23rd and will run each day of that week during the lunch hour. Each baked good will cost .25. All funds raised will be donated to supporting mission work happening in Brazil. Start saving your quarters now, send them with your child to school starting March 23, and plan to buy some goodies at the first grade rainforest bake sale! Thank you for your support!




SPRING CONFERENCES: 

Thanks to everyone for signing up for conferences! I look forward to seeing all you! The kids have been working hard to get ready for their conference!


Tulip Time
As signs of spring are appearing, we are looking ahead to Tulip Time! First and second grade students 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 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. 




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 Today in your child's Friday Folder.

Reading Rally Week – Our South Side staff is excited to celebrate our growing readers! To recognize March Is Reading Month, we have planned a special week of fun activities (March 30–April 2) to encourage and celebrate reading. Below are the details and ways you can help your child participate in each special day:

Monday, March 30 – Favorite Book Day
Send your child to school with his or her favorite book. The children will create a poster about their favorite book to display around the school.

Tuesday, March 31 – “Pop Open a Good Book” Day
Students will enjoy a popcorn snack while reading with reading buddies.

Wednesday, April 1 – Read-a-T-Shirt Day
Please help your child find a t-shirt with one or more words on it so we can have fun reading each other’s shirts.

Thursday, April 2 – Cozy Reading Day
Students may wear pajamas and bring a blanket and a stuffed animal for a cozy day of reading.

Thank you for encouraging your child to build strong reading habits by reading each night. The time spent practicing now will have lifelong benefits. Thank you for your support! ðŸ“š✨


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.

IMORTANT DATES:
Mar. 23: Homework due
Mar. 26 and 30: Spring conferences
Apr. 3-10: Spring Break
Apr. 20-24: Creating Week for Kid Town
Apr. 27-May.1: Kid Town Live in the Gym










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