Evergreen Campus News

Evergreen Year End Picnic & Art Show

Save the date! The Evergreen Year End Picnic and Art Show will be held on Wednesday, May 24. More details to Come next week!

Family Fun Night - This Friday!

Wristbands ordered ahead of time will be coming home on Monday or Thursday this week.  Hopefully, students will be eager enough to pass them on to parents right away. If you find yours do not come home, just let us know at the gate when you arrive at the event. There will be wristband sales available at the event so feel free to come even if you didn't preorder. 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. 

We are also excited to offer 5 options for dinner for you this year at Family Fun Night!  We realized last year the lines were so long, so we made sure to have more options to make eating at the event more enjoyable. Please try one of our options and support some local businesses!  Here’s this years lineup:  The Falafel Truck, Los Pinches Mexican Cuisine Truck, Patty Matters, Pizza Hut and Chic-Fil-A. Price points will vary from $3-12 dollars an item or plate depending on vendor.  Most vendors will take credit, apple pay, or cash. Feel free to find a spot mid-field to eat near your grade level sign. It's a great chance to meet up with other families of your children's ages.

Also, new this year - a dunk tank!  The 100 Year Celebration is underway for Grand Rapids Christian Schools.  We want to do our part in starting off the campaign and fundraising for the next big initiative.  Mr. DeJonge will be present at the Family Fun Night event and speaking about this campaign and the continuation of 100 more years of GRCS. So, here is one chance for our our students to participate. Bring some cash to pay for a chance to knock Mr. Barkel, Mr. Schultze, Senora Abreu, and a variety of teachers into the dunk tank on Friday!  $2/ball or 3 for $5.  

Volunteers Needed for Family Fun Night

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#/

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

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.