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.
- 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.
