November News

Guess what friends, Paisley VanDenBeldt and Persephne Beebe read their persuasive papers at the Holland Township Zoning Board meeting and our request for the amendment was passed! Thank you to ALL students for engaging in this debate and even putting thought to pen! Our next step is to pursue the Special Use Permit. More details on that as they become available! In the meantime, exciting news hit the airways about Rose Park :)

ELA Folder
We unearthed a few questions at our staff meeting regarding the expectations of Balanced Literacy. Thank you for your honesty and questions. Here is the beautifully organized folder of our ELA expectations! Keep asking questions :) I will too!
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0Bxg-0bGfxZ5xNFFvWldONHFUSjQ

Christmas Luncheon
Parent team will be treating staff to a special luncheon on Thursday, December 12! Consider yourself invited! More details will be forthcoming!

Staff Christmas Party
It's a date!  Mark your calendars for Friday, December 13!  That will be the night for our RP Christmas party!  Woohoo!  We've been blessed by the Saurbaugh family to use their retreat center, Into the Woods!  If you've ever been there, it's a house that they've turned into a retreat center.  Mercedes said it'll be all decorated for Christmas too!  It's right across the street from Sandy Point Beach House.  Plan on 4pm - whenever.  Spouses and significant others are welcome!!!  A sign-up up genius will be shared soon with food items.  Can't wait!

Makers Week Dates
The week of February 18! Let's start dreaming :)

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Winter Gear
It almost feels like this winter weather came out of no where! We do have a supply of mittens and snow pants in the office but the supply has not been able to meet the demand of needs :) Please outfit your children for the cold weather as outdoor play is important for1 their little bodies. If you need assistance, contact Diane or Carla. We will be happy to help!

Dismissal

We talked Wednesday as a staff about how to make the Pick-up Carpool Line even more efficient for you as parents - honoring your valuable time.  I wanted to give you a quick heads up of what you can expect as we load up your children! As teachers, we're going to work diligently to have all of the school children outside at dismissal - 3:15pm. Upon dismissal I'll still walk children down the sidewalk looking for you in the loading zone, and if we see you, I'll direct your child to your car. 

The change: In the past, many teachers have walked kids ALL the way down to the end of the sidewalk. Moving forward teachers will only walk children to the end of the loading zone - following the white line painted on the sidewalk. (The zone ends near the large maple tree in the landscape just before the standing stone - there is also a sign marking the end line.) So, if your car is behind the line, I'll load your child up in "round two" of loading.

With all teachers dismissing at 3:15, and also with the first wave of cars loading and moving more efficiently, perhaps we will not have as large of a bottle-neck as cars leave to turn onto Butternut - an added bonus to us adhering to the loading zone guidelines! Thank you for your patience!