Iroquois Campus News

Some of the information below has been in previous bulletins but please review it again since it's all helpful and important information that will apply the whole school year.

Please contact the Office with any Questions

• Phone: 616-574-6500
• Email: Arrin Brisbane (abrisbane@grcs.org) or Laura Szotko(lszotko@grcs.org)
• Office Hours: 7:45 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday

Morning Arrival Time 

Students should NOT be at school before 7:45 am. The doors unlock at 7:45 am and that is also when playground supervision begins. Thank you for helping keep your kids safe and accounted for. 

Car Line — After School

• Please place the name sign in the front passenger window or clip it to your passenger visor and simply flip down the visor so the sign is visible through the windshield
• Please do not exit your vehicle while in the car line. If necessary, please park in a lined space.
• Please pull as far forward as possible. Teachers will help your child get in the car. 

All of these simple things will help keep kids safe and will keep the car line moving.

Attendance

• Please always notify the office if your child will be absent or late. This will help speed the process of accounting for each of our students in a timely manner.
  • Phone: 616.574.6590
  • Email: IRAttendance@grcs.org
• Although it is helpful if you notify teachers by email about absences or late arrivals, it is essential that you notify the office. 
• Please note that preschool daily attendance is taken at the time of preschool drop-off. Any preschool absences or late arrivals should be directly communicated to your child's preschool classroom teacher.

Picking up/Dropping off Students During the School Day

If you need to pick up or drop off students once school is in session for the day, please park, enter the office, and sign your child in/out. We ask that you wear a mask whenever you enter the building. 

Student Illness Policy

Please make sure that your child is symptom-free and fever-free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school. See full policy.

School Pictures 

• You may order online at inter-state.com/order with order code: 61765BB. 
• Retakes are scheduled for Monday, October 18. In the event that once you receive picture packets
  you want retakes, plan to send the picture packet to school with your child on retake day. 

Birthday Treats

• Sending birthday treats is certainly not required, but if you choose to send treats to celebrate your child's birthday, please make note of the following — food treats should be:
  • individually wrapped
  • pre-packaged
  • store-bought
• We encourage healthy options rather than sugary sweet
• You are welcome to send non-edible prize type items rather than food

Virtual Lost and Found  

• CLICK HERE to view photos of lost and found items. Email Laura at lszotko@grcs.org to claim items.
• Please help keep our lost and found to a minimum by labeling your kids' items.

Employment Opportunity

Looking for the perfect afternoon job for yourself or your teenager (at least 15 years old)? Contact Dave Zondag at dzondag@grcs.org to join the custodial team!

Join Moms in Prayer

Come pray with us! God’s power is unleashed through our prayers. Join other moms, aunts, grandmas, and women of the community in simple, conversational prayer for your children and their schools.

• WHEN: Every Friday (beginning September 10) from 8:15 am — 9:15 am
• WHERE: Grand Rapids Christain Schools Administrative Offices (2400 Plymouth Ave. SE)
• QUESTIONS: Contact Lisa Rusticus at lisajoyrusticus@gmail.com
• MORE INFO: www.momsinprayer.org

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PTO News

Save the Date! Foot Frolic Frenzy is October 8! 

Foot Frolic Frenzy is the PTO's biggest fundraiser of the year. The event is a lap-a-thon style fun run where each child runs laps on the track outside the school to raise money for field trips, classroom supplies, and special projects throughout the year. It's a great event! More information is coming home soon in your child's take-home folder. As with most things during covid, we are holding the details lightly as things might need to change as we get closer. Look for more information soon on how you can volunteer at the event!

More ways to serve: 

Sign up to be a HOT LUNCH volunteer HERE

• THANK YOU for filling all the slots for Room Parents this year! 
• Reach out to Aimee Einfeld at aimee.c.einfeld@gmail.com with any PTO-related questions. 

Save SpartanNash Receipts

Please save SpartanNash (D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare, Forest Hills Foods, and Ada Fresh Market) receipts. Send them to school via backpack or mail them to GRCES 1050 Iroquois Dr. SE Grand Rapids MI 49506 Attn: Laura.

SpartanNash will donate $1000 to our school for every $150,000 of receipts. Thanks for participating in this EASY fundraiser for our PTO!

Fill up the Paper Gator to Support GRCES

Fill up the PaperGator with junk mail, magazines, newspapers, and school papers. Try collecting from family and friends too! Spread the word! Click here for the list of accepted items: papergatorrecycling.com/accepted-materials/.