Rockford Campus News

NO RPS PM BUSING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

School Pictures

School pictures were taken over the last two days. If your student was absent during this time, retakes will take place on Monday, November 22, 2021, and they may have their picture taken at that time.

Our school's Order Code is 59781F. Parents can place orders by clicking here. 

Parent-Teacher Conference Survey

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 14, and Tuesday, October 19 from 4:00 pm — 8:00 pm. Conferences last 15 minutes per student. Please complete this survey in order to note your conference date preference, if any. Your child's teacher will confirm your final conference time. Please complete this survey by Monday, September 27th. Preschool conferences will be held at a later date. 

Makerspace

We're looking to build a Makerspace in the Learning Commons. A Makerspace is an area of a classroom or Learning Commons that is reserved for creative exploration, engineering, tinkering, inventing, and purposeful play. In a Makerspace, children have opportunities to collaborate, discover, assemble, problem solve, construct, test, and explore using divergent, "outside the box" thinking. A Makerspace should inspire new passions for students and cater to their unique multiple intelligences.

You can help us by looking through items you may have at home and donate them for us to use in the Learning Commons. Here's a link to see if you have any of these items. For any questions, please contact Jackie DenOuden jdenouden@grcs.org.

Book Fair Coming Soon

Our Book Fair is scheduled for October 13 through October 20. Please mark your calendars and be sure to stop by during the day or during parent-teacher conference times. You may also shop online starting on October 8. Your child(ren) will also have an opportunity to shop during their library time. You can set up your e-Wallet starting on 9/22. This is a perfect and easy way for your child(ren) to shop without having to worry about cash!

Elementary Interactive Flyer

Middle School Interactive Flyer

We will also need parent volunteers to help out — if you are interested, please click here or email Carla.  Hardy at chardy@grcs.org. Looking forward to this fun time and are grateful for your support as we continue to foster a love of reading within our students! 

Parents in Prayer

We have a unique opportunity to gather as moms, dads, and grandparents to pray for our school — little siblings are welcome too!

Parents In Prayer will be meeting on Thursday mornings after drop-off. We will again be meeting outside and walking around the campus. We will follow the guidelines given by the Moms in Prayer organization. You can find the resources that we will use here.

We look forward to having many parents join us this year!

Recess Volunteers Needed! 

We are in need of additional Recess Volunteers! To view what times are needed and to sign up, click HERE. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Axtman at maxtman@grcs.org.

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A Note From Outdoor Ed

Last week some students and I crafted our RCS Outdoor Education Manifesto. A manifesto is a list of promises that we hope appeal to a large group of people and that others will implement in their lives. Our manifesto is written out and on display in the middle school hallway  — come by and check it out! If parents wish to add their signatures as well, we would love an autograph from you. Just ask Mr. Phil!

“What do you need, Mr. Phil?” I am glad you asked. We still need some OLD TARPS!  If you have any that you no longer need, please have your students bring them to the OE room! 

Our Pop Can and Spare Change Project for our neighbors, Grass Lake Orchard, has already topped $200.00 for September! Thank you for your generosity! Keep them coming!

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Kids Care Information

RCS is excited to offer Kids Care Before and After Care for registered families. At this time, Kids Care has very limited space. If you are in need of Before or After Care, please email Emily Jansen at ejansen@grcs.org.

For those who are currently enrolled in Kids Care, here are some reminders:

• Kids Care will be taking place in Room 101, which is located in the first room in the elementary wing
• Before Care: The front doors will unlock at 7:15 am. We ask parents to walk their children into the building.
• After Care: For pick up, we also ask you to park and go into Room 101. Often in the afternoon, the students will be outside. If so, there will be a note explaining where they are exploring/playing.
• Snacks are not provided during Before, and After Care, so you may want to pack an extra snack for your student.

Learn more about Kids Care at Grand Rapids Christian Schools

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PTO

The Rockford Christian PTO met on Monday, August 30, at 7:00 pm. Click HERE to view the meeting minutes. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 7:00 pm at Rockford Christian School.