Evergreen Home Bulletin News — September 15, 2020
Evergreen Campus News
📸 Picture Day is Coming!
Bring your beautiful smile to school! Picture Day will take place on Monday, September 28, and Tuesday, September 29 (for Tuesday only preschoolers). Students will be photographed without their masks. Photographers will follow all safety protocols including wearing masks and maintaining a 6-foot distance from students at all times.
Picture Ordering: Interstate Studio is working towards 100% paperless this year. Please place your picture order online at www.Inter-state.com/order and use the code 51672PB. If you need a paper order form please contact the school office.
Are you looking for the student and parent online directories?
Staff, student, and parent directories are available online.
For quick access to the staff directory, select Contact at grcs.org. To access the student and parent directories on the grcs.org Parent Portal, select Parents > Parent Portal and log in to your Parent Portal account.
Not sure how to login to your Parent Portal account? Go to the GRCS Tech YouTube channel to learn how to access the directories.
The GRCS Online Directories tutorial will help you navigate there.
The GRCS Website Portal Account Set Up will show you how to create an account if you have not yet done so.
Picking up and/or dropping off during the school day
If you must pick up your child during the day for any reason, please alert the office as to the time you will arrive and we will do our best to have your student ready to go. When you arrive, please pull up in the pickup lane in front of the main office. You can then call 616.574.5900 and we will release your child out to you.
Kent County COVID-19 Testing Sites 😷
Thank you to everyone for your positive attitude and teamwork to get the school year off to a good start! Parents are getting used to completing the health screening tool, and students and staff are acclimating to the new protocols at school.
The Kent County Health Department recently asked all area schools to share the following information about testing sites with their families. These are County sites, and their lab results are currently coming back in 48 – 72 hours. Other testing sites are also available and can be used.
For more information on testing sites or to register for a testing day, call 616.632.7200 or register online.
PTO
Room Parents needed for the 2020-21 school year!
Please volunteer to be a room parent! The role of a room parent is to serve as a liaison between teachers and parents. As a room parent, you will be an important source of support and encouragement to the teacher and will provide opportunities for parents to feel connected to the classroom. Please utilize the Sign-up Genius link to volunteer and the Evergreen PTO will follow-up with you. Two parents for each Evergreen Team is appreciated.
🗞️ Papergator
Getting rid of junk mail, magazines, newspapers, and school papers? Help us fill our papergator and earn money for the school! Paperboard is now accepted. No cardboard, please. It's located in the parking lot on the Sylvan Ave side of the building.
Hot Lunch News
USDA Offering FREE Lunches for ALL Students
Grand Rapids Christian Schools is pleased to announce that the USDA will continue offering Free Meals for ALL students through December 31, 2020, or until funding runs out.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Nancy Michael's, Food Service Director, nmichaels@grcs.org.
Athletics + Youth Sports
GRC Youth Sports and Recreation Programs
Did you know, Grand Rapids Christian Schools has our own Recreation Department? We offer sports programs for GRCS students and students from the surrounding area. For a complete look at what we have to offer go to www.grcs.org/youthsports.
Our programs will follow the same Health and Safety Protocols as we are following in school. Masks for coaches, hand sanitizer for players, disinfectant for equipment, social distancing. Please email sboender@grcs.org if you have more questions.
Register at www.grcs.org/youthsports. Your password AND username is your email address.
For questions, email sboender@grcs.org.
Boys Basketball Clinic 🏀
GRCHS Varsity Basketball Coach, Eric Taylor would like to refine your son’s basketball skills. He is a firm believer that fundamentals are important to learn early so they can be practiced correctly repeatedly.
- Dates: September 23 – October 17
- Days: Wednesdays & Saturdays
- 5th & 6th Grade Times: 5:30 pm — 6:30 pm (Wednesdays) & 1:00 pm — 2:30 pm (Saturdays)
- 7th & 8th Grade Times: 6:45 pm — 7:45 pm (Wednesdays) & 2:45 pm — 4:15 pm (Saturdays)
- Location: GRC Iroquois Campus, outside courts or in the gym
- Coach: Eric Taylor, GRCHS Varsity Basketball Coach
- Cost: $70
- Register Deadline: September 18
Youth Sports Performance Training 101
101 is geared towards helping athletes build a sports base for strength, speed, balance, and power. It also includes developing our young athletes' qualities for them to become better student-athletes. Varsity coaches will be invited as guest speakers for the last 10 minutes of class.
- Dates: October 26 – November 18
- Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
- Ages: 3rd — 8th grades (students will be divided by 3rd–5th and 6th–8th grade)
- Time: 6:00 pm — 7:15 pm
- Coach: Daimond Dixon, GRCHS Director of Sports Performance
- Location: GRCHS
- Cost: $65
- Register By: October 16
- Notes: Students will be divided by 3rd-5th and 6th-8th grade
Questions?
Email Stacey Boender at sboender@grcs.org.
New 2 You News
Volunteer Opportunity
We are looking for 2 more folks willing to drive our pick-up truck and trailer to homes and businesses to pick up furniture items. You will join a couple of other fun folks (with masks) and spend a few hours on the road.
We also pay for your lunch while you are out! We require garage only pick-ups and NO stairs for your safety.
Tuesday or Wednesday from 9:00 am — 3:00 pm.
Interested or know someone? Email new2youkaren@grcs.org for more info.
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