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Rockford Christian Home Bulletin News — January 26, 2021

Rockford Campus News

Please Note Second Semester Calendar Updates 📅

Please note three important adjustments to the 2nd semester that impact the Preschool – 8 students’ schedule. This announcement was sent out from superintendent Tom DeJonge on December 16, 2020.

  • Wednesday, February 17, 2021: No School for Preschool — 8th-grade students. 
    (This adjustment is connected to Winter Break and extends the break on the front end by an additional day.)
  • Wednesday, March 17, 2021: No school for K — 8th-grade students

February Parent/Teacher Conferences

February conferences are just around the corner! We look forward to meeting with you to share how your child has grown this year. Please complete this Conference Form by Tuesday, February 2nd to indicate your preferred date. Your child's teacher will confirm your conference time on Wednesday, February 3rd. 

Grand Rapids Christian HS 8th Grade Scheduling Night

Rockford Christian 8th grade students and their parents are invited to attend the 8th grade scheduling night with the Grand Rapids Christian High School counselors. We are so excited to show you what GRCHS has to offer! Please join us at Rockford Christian on Thursday, January 28th at 7:00 PM in the Worship Center. We appreciate your attendance at the January 28th meeting as you contemplate this transition from middle school to high school!

If you cannot attend the meeting or would prefer a virtual meeting, you may call the GRCHS Counseling Office, 574-5650, or email janderson@grcs.org and we can assist you in finding another night to attend. If you have any additional questions about the enrollment process or variable tuition, please contact our Director of Admissions, Vickie Fischer (vfischer@grcs.org). 

Dress For It ❄️

Students will be going outside for break every day, no matter what the weather (pending windchill). Please have your student(s) dress appropriately for being outside.

Family Time

At Rockford Christian, we start each week with Family Time. Although we cannot yet gather in person as a whole community, we do not want to miss out on this important time of worship. You are invited to join us each Monday from 8:45 am — 9:00 am over Zoom.

Please use this link and be sure to turn off your camera and microphone when you arrive. Thanks!

2021-2022 Preschool and Kindergarten Registration

Preschool and Kindergarten registration for 21-22 is now open for all families! We encourage you if you have not done so already, please register your child as soon as possible to save their seat in preschool or kindergarten. Register at www.grcs.org/register.

Outdoor Education News

Cold...gray...limited snow and sunshine...but excitement still rules for the outdoors! As January continues on, we now have over $120 raised for Mel Trotter Ministries through our Pop Can and Spare Change Fund! Through this effort, we are reminding students that recycling can benefit others in big ways! Thank you for your support in these efforts!

One adaptation that Covid has mandated is that we use the outdoors more than in past years. With that in mind, we are currently building an outdoor classroom for each grade level. Students are coming up with plans and ideas for how to do this well to bless those students who follow in their footsteps next year and the years to come. This will be an exciting ongoing project! Stay tuned!

Virtual Learning Reminder

Virtual learning is for covid related absences only. Parents MUST contact the school office with a 24-hour notice when requesting to move to Virtual Learning and so that students are properly accounted for in case of an emergency.

How to Order Classroom Composites

How to order: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/51688G
Order Code: 51688G

Moms, Dads, Grandparents in Prayer

We will meet outdoors, wearing masks, walking, and praying in groups of 2-3.

Here is a link to the mobile prayer sheets. You can use the listed link to pray for your children anytime: momsinprayer.org/group-leaders.

Recess Volunteers

Volunteers are needed daily to supervise children on the playground. Afternoon recess takes place from 12:20 pm — 12:55 pm (elementary until 12:40 pm and then continue to cover middle school until 12:55 pm).

Please consider volunteering as you are able. Kids LOVE seeing loved ones during recess. You can sign up by clicking on Sign-Up Genius.


GRCS Technology

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.


Food Service News

Free Meals and Snacks

Free meals and snacks will continue in January through the end of the school year. Enjoy!

Preschoolers both half-day and full-day and their younger siblings may pre-order lunch online. All orders must be placed by Monday at 8:00 am 

Food Service Workers

Grand Rapids Christian Food Service is looking for fun and energetic part-time staff. These positions are at the GRCHS and Rockford Christian Schools. Hours are 8:30 am — 1:00 pm.  Work involves standing for long periods of time, fast-paced, and some lifting. Limited experience needed, must enjoy working with students and a heart to serve.

If interested, please email Nancy Michaels at nmichaels@grcs.org.

Meal Pick-Up and Weekly Meals for Virtual Learners

Realizing some of our students are missing out on FREE meals in school,  we have provided curbside pick up for those students who choose to learn virtually. This will be a weekly form you need to complete each week by 9:00 am on that Monday. If you have any questions, please email Jill at jzondag.org.  

Please sign up here: Sign-Up for Virtual Meals

Free and Reduced Lunch Benefits

We encourage you to fill out a meal application if you feel you would qualify for Free and Reduced meals.  For those of you that received a P-EBT card this past summer — a  debit card that offers grocery dollars for each child.  USDA passed a second bill to reinstate the program in January for virtual learners.  One of the criteria to qualify is to have an application filled out.  

Go to lunchapp.com to fill out an application.  


Athletics + Youth Sports

GRC Youth Sports and Recreation Programs  

Did you know, GRC has its 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 at school. Masks for coaches, hand sanitizer for players, disinfectants for equipment, and social distancing will all be observed.  

Click HERE to view current and upcoming opportunities

Register

Register at www.grcs.org/youthsports. Your password AND username is your email address.  

Questions?

Email Stacey Boender at sboender@grcs.org.


PTO News

Click HERE for PTO meeting minutes from January.


New 2 You

Tips on Donating Well in 2021

Donating games, puzzles, and toys? Please make sure the games have all the necessary pieces to play. We love puzzles and can even manage those missing a piece or two if the box is labeled as such. Toys and stuffed animals are great unless they are broken or overloved stained, ripped, missing parts, etc. Thanks for donating and see you soon!

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