Evergreen Campus News

ALL Library Books Due FRIDAY, MAY 19! 

ALL library books will be due FRIDAY, MAY 19! Please help your student locate and return all Evergreen library books. If you have questions or need to connect with me regarding replacing or paying for replacement books, please email me at ekouri@grcs.org. Thank you for your support with this!

Spring is here, and it is time for the Eagle Book Awards!  

Twenty top-notch, highly rated, award winning picture books written in 2022 have been selected by your 3 GRCS elementary school librarians.  All 3 campuses (Rockford, Evergreen, and Iroquois) will be celebrating together -  reading, enjoying, and evaluating these 20 books in April and May. Then, in the last week of May, students and staff will vote for which picture book is the best for 2022-23.  Think Caldecott Award- GRCS version!

Thank you for your patience with the Home Learning QR Codes. Please click the link below to find the full list of 2023 Eagle Books: EV Eagle Book Awards 2023

Family Fun Night

Mark your calendars for Family Fun Night, “A Nod to the Past”. Event will be held the evening of Friday, May 12th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on the GRCES Iroquois Field.  All are welcome.  

Wristbands for the event are for sale by credit card via the link https://www.grcs.org/community/parent-partnership/pto/family-fun-night or use the QR code found on the flyers! All pre-event wristband orders will be delivered home via your students only the week of the event. Watch for them the week of May 8. Cash or check sales will occur only at the event on the evening of May 12. Cost per wristband is $7 per person / with a family maximum cost of $28.  

Wristbands include: unlimited play of all games, inflatables, as well as a bag of popcorn, bottle of water, and frozen treat of choice from the ice cream truck. 

Opportunities for other food purchases will be available from food vendors and food trucks which will be announced as we near the date of the event.

Volunteers Needed

Please consider volunteering for Family Fun Night on May 12th.  We need MANY MANY volunteers to make this event a success! Adults and teens are welcome to volunteer and can find opportunities for a shift at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845abab28a2ff2-family1#/

Missing Something?

Check the Evergreen Campus Lost and Found. 

Recess Volunteers

The K-5 lunch recess volunteer schedule through the end of the year is available and awaiting your sign up!  All volunteers to the GRCES Evergreen campus must pass a background check before they may volunteer. Please fill out the following google form with all the pertinent information at least one week before you plan to volunteer. Volunteer clearances are considered good for one year. You will only be contacted if your background check does not clear. Volunteer Clearance Form

Covid and General Health Awareness 

• PLEASE keep the school office informed of any symptoms, illnesses, and test results that prevent your student from attending school. All absences need to be reported to the school office (ev-attendance@grcs.org, 616.574.5990)
• Thank you for keeping your kids home when they are sick. Children who have two or more cold-like symptoms, any child with a fever, and any child who vomits or has diarrhea should remain out of school for 24 hours after symptoms subside and without the use of medication.
• Current covid protocols, should your student test positive, are to stay home and isolate for five (5) days and then resume activities in a well-fitted mask for five (5) days.
• Please refer to our Parent-Sudent Handbook for more health guidelines.