Sept. 11 - Hudsonville Christian Schools
Sept. 11 - Hudsonville Christian Schools
Sept. 11 - Hudsonville Christian Schools
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS<br />
NUMBER/DAY SCHEDULE<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember 12 Day #2 <strong>Sept</strong>ember 17 Day #1<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember 13 Day #3 <strong>Sept</strong>ember 18 Day #2<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember 14 Day #4 <strong>Sept</strong>ember 19 Day #3<br />
COOKIES FOR KENYA STARTS FRIDAY!<br />
Delicious chocolate chip cookies will be sold Friday morning for $.25 a<br />
piece to benefit our school’s Kenya Partnership. Students just need to<br />
bring in $.25 for each cookie they want and teachers will take orders<br />
in the morning.<br />
K—2 SINGING ON FRIDAY<br />
This week Friday the kindergarten through second grade classes will<br />
join together in the elementary gym for group singing from 10—10:25.<br />
You are welcome to join us in the elementary gym!<br />
ELEMENTARY INFORMATION NIGHT<br />
Please plan to join us this week Thursday, <strong>Sept</strong>ember 13 at 7 p.m. for<br />
an elementary information night. Parents will meet in the elementary<br />
gym first and then proceed to “sectionals” to hear from their child’s<br />
teacher, specialist teachers, etc. This evening is for parents only,<br />
please. We are excited about sharing with parents what makes<br />
<strong>Hudsonville</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> distinctively <strong>Christian</strong>! Look for the schedule<br />
for the evening coming home today!<br />
SNACK PACKAND LUNCH BUNCH GROUPS<br />
(FORMERLY RAINBOWS FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN)<br />
This is a program for K-5 students from single parent homes, stepfamilies,<br />
or those who have experienced other loss. We have<br />
renamed our groups this year Snack Pack (students in K—2 led by Sue<br />
Klein) and Lunch Bunch (students in grades 3—5 led by Lori Weesies).<br />
We will still utilize the Rainbows curriculum, which provides peer<br />
support groups in a loving, confidential, prayerful <strong>Christian</strong> setting.<br />
Informational letters with enrollment forms are available in the office<br />
and are due on <strong>Sept</strong>ember 21. For more information please contact<br />
Mr. Pott at 669-6689.<br />
CAMP INVENTION COMING BACK NEXT SUMMER!<br />
Camp Invention was an exciting, fun-filled learning experience for<br />
many students this past June! It was so wonderful we are planning to<br />
run it at HCS again......June 17-21, 2013. It will be a whole new theme<br />
next summer for kids going into grades 1-6. Look for more<br />
information about signing up in the next couple of months but get the<br />
dates on your calendar as you think about next summer's plans.<br />
Contact Sharon Leerar if you have any questions.....sleerar@hcs.org or<br />
662-1520.<br />
MOTHERS OF 5TH GRADE GIRLS<br />
Save the night of Tuesday, October 2 to attend the 5th Grade Girls<br />
Sex Ed Night with your daughter. An informational letter will come<br />
out soon, but be sure to mark this date on your calendars!<br />
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>11</strong> is a date that will always bring with it a wide range<br />
of emotions throughout our country due to the events that occurred<br />
<strong>11</strong> years ago on that date. Please remember in prayer all those<br />
impacted on that day and in the years after the event.<br />
HOT LUNCH will begin at the middle school on Wednesday,<br />
<strong>Sept</strong>ember 26, 2012.<br />
COOKIES FOR KENYA<br />
Chocolate chip cookies will be sold for $.25 a piece at break on<br />
Friday.<br />
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS (continued)<br />
CHAPEL HAPPENINGS<br />
Thursday, <strong>Sept</strong>ember 13: Matt Koets<br />
Tuesday, <strong>Sept</strong>ember 18: Grade Levels will host their own chapels<br />
HOMEWORK WEBSITE<br />
Just a reminder for parents and students: Check out the homework<br />
website for your son/daughter’s middle school homework information.<br />
Click on school website at hudsonvillechristian.org, then click on<br />
middle school, then homework, then your grade. Please check over<br />
the “Policies” section of our HCMS Student Handbook for more<br />
information on how missed homework due to absences is handled.<br />
Thank you!<br />
CALCULATORS are available for students to purchase in the<br />
school office every day during morning break and noon break.<br />
Calculators are $12.00 each. Students at HCMS need and use a Texas<br />
Instruments TI-30X IIS calculator.<br />
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND PARENT<br />
INFORMATION NIGHT!<br />
Parents are invited to attend the middle school Parent Information<br />
Night next week Thursday, <strong>Sept</strong>ember 20. We will start our evening<br />
in the south gym promptly at 7:00 p.m. This is a very informative<br />
evening about upcoming school events, curriculum, homework, the<br />
new student management program, and much more information for<br />
your child’s grade level at our middle school. You are strongly<br />
encouraged to attend (This is a parents only meeting – no students/<br />
children please.)<br />
6th & 7th GRADE STUDENT PICTURES will be taken on<br />
Wednesday morning, <strong>Sept</strong>ember 26 beginning immediately at 8:00 a.m.<br />
Order forms will be coming home today.<br />
ARTPRIZE FIELDTRIP<br />
All middle school students and staff will once again go to ArtPrize this<br />
year. The trip is scheduled for Friday, <strong>Sept</strong>ember 28. We will leave<br />
school at 9:00 a.m. and be back to school by 2:00 p.m. (In case of very<br />
bad thunderstorms we will go Friday, October 5—please don’t<br />
schedule appointments that day.) A flier with other important<br />
information was given to students today. Some details for you to<br />
note:<br />
‣ must wear their school theme t-shirts from this year<br />
‣ bring a sack/disposable lunch and beverage<br />
‣ wear comfortable shoes for walking<br />
‣ listen to the weather forecast – we go rain or shine – to<br />
dress accordingly<br />
8 TH GRADE YEARBOOK PICTURES<br />
Parents there are several options to get pictures taken to be placed in<br />
the school yearbook. Please see the letter mailed home last week to<br />
parents of all 8 th grade students for additional details about the<br />
following picture taking opportunities. 8 th grade students may have a<br />
yearbook picture taken at the middle school on Wednesday, October<br />
31. If parents prefer a more deluxe picture package with several proof<br />
choices, they may schedule an appointment at John Dykstra<br />
Photography the evenings of November 6 - 8 or November 13 – 15.<br />
For those who wish to submit a digital photo of their choice, there are<br />
instructions in the letter mailed home. Please return your choice form<br />
to the middle school office by this Friday, <strong>Sept</strong>ember 14!<br />
ADVANCE NOTICE: VISION SCREENING FOR<br />
7TH GRADE STUDENTS<br />
The Ottawa County Health Department will conduct vision screening<br />
at the middle school for 7th grade students on Wednesday morning,<br />
October 24. If possible, please avoid other appointments the morning<br />
of October 24 for your 7th grade son/daughter. Students should be<br />
sure to wear their glasses or contacts they wear for normal daily<br />
vision on the testing date.
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