Week #14 Tidbits

 

Curriculum Tidbits:

• We will be wrapping up and assessing our current math unit on place value and adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers this week.
• New spelling words will be sent home on Monday with our test being on Friday.
• Our reading and writing focus remains on informational reading/writing. We'll continue researching our topics and drafting our paragraphs as we work towards making a class coloring book of animals. We'll also learn about different text structures in our reading.
• This week we'll continue with our Bible curriculum stories (Cain & Abel, Noah, and the Tower of Babel) before shifting to the Christmas story leading up to Christmas Break.
• Social studies will have us learning about the geography of Michigan.

Third Grade Dates to Remember:

• December 10, 12pm-2pm - 3rd grade field trip to ODC. (Our class will need 3 chaperones. Word has it that most of this field trip will be indoors, but there's no guarantee there won't be an outdoor element!) Send me an email if you would like to chaperone!
• December 16,  12:20-2pm - Gingerbread Houses (Third graders will work with their peers to construct their houses.) We are SO THANKFUL that all of our donation slots on our sign-up have been FILLED! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!
• December 17, 2:15-3pm - Our 3rd grade class Christmas party. I would love it if some parent(s) would like to take this over! In years past, parents have elected to do "stations" for the party - a snack station, a game station, and a craft station. But if you are willing to volunteer, I'm open to however you'd like to run the party! Just send me an email if you'd like to help with the party.

Other Tidbits:

As part of our mission to equip minds and nurture hearts to transform the world for Jesus Christ, HC works to provide students with the knowledge and skills to guard themselves in this fallen world. Part of HC’s commitment to student safety is providing counsel and resources for sexual abuse prevention and intervention from the Children’s Advocacy Center. Please see the attached informed consent letter for more information. The Children’s Advocacy Center will not be sharing any videos during their lessons at Holland Christian.

If you have any questions about the content of the presentation, we encourage you to reach out to the Children’s Advocacy Center. If you would like your child to not participate in the presentation, please fill out this form at least one week prior to the presentation date. HC will anticipate participation unless they receive a submitted opt-out form.

Our classroom presentation will be on Wednesday, December 10th from 10:20-11:15am. 

Requested Announcements:

• Upcoming Dates:

• Thanksgiving Vacation: November 26-28

• Christmas Vacation: December 22- January 2

• Volunteers Needed: Christmas Luncheon - December 17th:  Would you be willing to volunteer during lunch on December 17, to allow the Rose Park staff to enjoy a time of celebration and fellowship? If so, please sign up here!

• Coats, please! As the weather cools down, we want to make sure all our Rose Park kids stay cozy outside. If the temperature is 50 degrees or below, students are asked to wear a coat for recess. Please send a coat with your child each day so they can stay warm and enjoy their time outdoors. Thank you!

• The Kindergarten classes are getting excited for our annual Cookie Sale, which is coming up on Thursday, December 11th! This year our proceeds will go to the Chan family. Noé and Kathlyn Chan, along with their two daughters Haddie and Alizah, are missionaries in Guatemala, serving God by using their gifts in art and physical therapy. They became friends with Maestra Klipp Lopez while her family was serving in Guatemala, and we are so excited to come alongside and support their family! The Cookie Sale will begin at 9:00am and cookies will cost 50 cents each. Below is more information about the Chan family and their ministry:

• Sign ups are open for the Dutch Dance 2026 season! CLICK HERE to get signed up. Practice locations and times are listed on the link for each program. Registration closes on January 17th, 2026, 11:59pm. Absolutely no late registration accepted, so sign up today to Join the Dance in 2026! 

• Work in the Kitchen! Food Service is looking for a part-time person to work in the Rose Park Kitchen. We are in need of someone Monday through Thursday from 9:30am-1:30pm. If you are interested in one or all of those days, please contact Sue at slambers@hollandchristian.org with interest and availability.

Week #12

 

Curriculum Tidbits: 

• In writing we will be choosing topics and begin researching for our Informational Writing piece.
• In reading, we'll continue to learn and practice skills that help us read informational books and improve our fluency.
• The Unit 2 assessment went really well last week, and we are already well into our next unit on place-value and adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers.
• In social studies we will continue learning about the geography of Michigan. Our next read aloud, Paddle-to-the-Sea, will go along nicely with this unit.
• November's Bible memory passage is Psalm 100.

Other Tidbits:

• Making gingerbread houses has been a long-standing tradition in third grade. The students work together with their peers to construct gingerbread houses in teams across the third grade classrooms. In addition to being a memorable tradition, it also helps us meet HC’s goal of integrating our Discipleship Practices throughout our curriculum. The activity of constructing gingerbread houses offers a beautiful opportunity for our students to integrate three of these practices: Community Building, as they work together and build relationships; Servant Living, as they look for ways to help their neighbors instead of being self-focused; and Kingdom Building, as they get a tangible glimpse into how the Body of Christ was designed to work to meet the needs of all members. We are excited to increase peer-to-peer communication across all three third grade classes and build relationships as the students problem-solve and use their creativity alongside each other.
• If you would like to contribute to this event by donating candy, plates, or other supplies, please follow-this link.

Requested Announcements:

• Upcoming Dates:
  Thanksgiving Vacation: November 26-28
  Christmas Vacation: December 22- January 2
• Volunteers Needed: Christmas Luncheon - December 17th: Would you be willing to volunteer during lunch on December 17, to allow the Rose Park staff to enjoy a time of celebration and fellowship? If so, please sign up here!
• Little Maroons Basketball: Holland Christians’s K-2, 3-4 and 5-6 Little Maroons Basketball Clinics and 3-4 League is open for registration! Please click here for information to register.
• Registration is now open for the Dutch Dance 2026 season! CLICK HERE to get signed up. Practice locations and times are listed on the link for each program. Registration closes on January 17th, 2026, 11:59pm. Absolutely no late registration accepted, so sign up today to Join the Dance in 2026!
• Work in the Kitchen!: Food Service is looking for a part time person to work in the Rose Park Kitchen. We are in need of someone Monday through Thursday from 9:30am-1:30pm. If you are interested in one or all of those days, please contact Sue at slambers@hollandchristian.org with interest and availability.
• TRIP (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program): Would you like to see your tuition bill decrease? It isn't all about the gift cards any more. In the past year RaiseRight has increased the ways to earn WITHOUT using gift cards, and we would like to share these new options with you! Join Kim and Kristi, our TRIP coordinators, in the High School Media Center at 6:30 on Nov. 18 and learn all about the TRIP program. Please enter through Door A.
• Community Opportunities: The below list of organizations are not necessarily affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.

Week #11 Tidbits

Whew! With Fall Break in there, it feel like it's been awhile since our last update! I can sum up the past few weeks in one word: AWESOME. Our class has really grown and come together as a mini-family. They are engaged in their learning and their daily work. They are mindful of their classmates and looking for ways to serve each other. They are proud of their growth and motivated to try their best. What a gift to spend my days in this classroom with this bunch!

We had a great time last week Thursday doing the first ever Wobble Waddle! What a hoot!

Curriculum Tidbits:

• This week our Bible unit will have us learning about some of the first stories in the Bible.  
• We will be finishing up our "All About Me" lap books that helped us learn about text features.
• In reading, we'll continue to learn and practice skills that help us read informational books.
• We will assess Unit 2 of math early this week. Most of the unit is on multiplication and division word problems - including two-step problems and order of operations.
• Our social studies unit will wrap up the history of Michigan and move on to learning about the geography of Michigan.
• This week we will begin our mornings doing Sing, Move, and Memorize with Mrs. Winningham this week to kick off November's Bible memory passage - Psalm 100.

Requested Announcements:

• Upcoming Dates:

• Thanksgiving Vacation: November 26-28

• Christmas Vacation: December 22- January 2

• Volunteers Needed: Christmas Luncheon - December 17th:  Would you be willing to volunteer during lunch on December 17 to allow the Rose Park staff to enjoy a time of celebration and fellowship? If so, please sign up here!

• Little Maroons Basketball: Holland Christians’s K-2, 3-4 and 5-6 Little Maroons Basketball Clinics and 3-4 League is open for registration! Please click here for information to register.

• Registration is now open for the Dutch Dance 2026 season! CLICK HERE to get signed up. Practice locations and times are listed on the link for each program. Registration closes on January 17th, 2026, 11:59pm. Absolutely no late registration accepted, so sign up today to Join the Dance in 2026! 

• Boys Basketball Harvest Hoopfest 3 v 3 Tourney. Join us for our 1st Annual 3 v 3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, November 29, 8am- 12pm. The cost is $100 per team, which includes a t-shirt for each player and a guarantee of three games. 

• Don’t miss out on this day of competition, community, and fun! The deadline to sign up is November 15th. Sign Up Here

• Community Opportunities: 

• The below list of organizations are not necessarily affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.

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