Kid Town Week!

Happy Friday! What a fantastic week we have had in second grade! Kid Town has been a success and the students have enjoyed it immensely! We have seen wonderful examples of generous spirits and students who are polite and caring business boys/girls, and they have also been wonderful shoppers with a lot of patience. They have had a ton of fun learning about businesses and economics! Thanks so much to all the parent helpers who came in and were a banker so kids could get paid, glued items together, helped with ideas, ran stores, and helped us pack things up!! We could not have done it without all of you!!!! Your support is appreciated and we are so thankful for the wonderful, supportive community here at South Side! 


Homework:

Reading slips and math pages are coming home on Monday May 4. They will be due Monday, May 11.

We will have our test on May 7 for the last 15 words. Please practice any words your child may have trouble spelling.

New Bible Memory coming home on Monday- Galatians

Please send in the blue or pink slip for your child ASAP!

-If you have extra time around the house some great things to practice are: Writing numbers up to 100 (watch for letter/number reversals!), double digit addition/subtraction problems, names of coins and amounts, and counting piles of spare change!


 Kinderparade

Due to the Tulip Time Kinderparade, there will be no afternoon transportation Thursday, May 7 including all shuttle services and HPS transportation. Students who are NOT participating in the parade will need to find alternate transportation home. 
If your student is marching in the parade, they will be transported via school bus to the parade route. Families will need to pick up their students at the end of the parade route.

Swimming:
in your child'd Friday Folder last week was a blue note about swimming lessons. Please fill out and return the bottom portion by ASAP. We need these for when we start swimming lessons!

Tulip Time:

If you have chosen to be in the “Dutch Heritage” section, remember that you’ll need to wear a Dutch costume. If you chose the “Tulip” section for the parade, you will want to make sure that you have your Holland Christian Walk-a-thon t-shirt ready to go. Wednesday, May 6 will be a full day for all students due to Tulip Time removing the Wednesday parade. On Thursday, May 7, school will be dismissed for kindergarteners and Y5 at 11:30am. 1st and 2nd graders will remain at school, eat a sack lunch from home, have recess, change into their apparel (if they choose not to wear it to school that day), and be bussed to the parade route. More information will come as we get closer to the parade.


Holland Christian Baseball/Softball Youth Community Day

Cheer on the varsity teams against West Ottawa High School.  Hot dogs and chips for lunch, meet the players, signed posters of the softball team and fun day at the ball fields!

Saturday May 2, 2026

10am-2pm

Holland Christian Baseball/Softball Fields

40th street


Library notice:
The week of May 4-8 is the last week for students to borrow books from South Side Library. 

All student library materials are due by May 15.

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:
May 6: Library books due and last day to check out books
May 7: Tulip Time Parade
May 11-22: Swimming lessons
May 25: Memorial Day- no school
May 27: Beach Trip with the Y5-2nd grades
June 1: Move up Day for 2nd grade
June 3: Last Day- half day
























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