Thankful!

We have MUCH to be grateful for, friends! Even beautiful deer (with a backwards "d") 😂

Digital Report Card Feedback

If you were able to collect parent feedback regarding access to the digital report cards, I'd love to take that data from you in whatever form was best for you to collect. Toss the post its on my desk, paper airplane your data to me or send me an email. Whatever is best for you! 

Speaking of Digital

Rose Park is running out of paper. Our supply purchased for the year is nearly gone. 😅 We have placed an order for more but respectfully ask that printing be done with a bit of discretion. CERTAINLY don't change your instructional practices but if it's a print job that has been sent several times because it seems to have disappeared or if it IS something that can be viewed digitally (like pictures for yourself or other print projects) please bear in mind our paper supply is low. 

Student Screener Review from our Staff Meeting on 11/3

1. Student Risk Screening Scale - Internalizing Externalizing (SRSS-IE)

1. Blank Template Example

2. Instructions for teachers

3. 4th & 5th Grades Self-Reporting Form

1. 4th and 5th grade teachers: please include this Parent Notification link in your weekly blog - THANKS!

4. Teacher SIGN UP

Discovery Night

Boy oh boy! It's kind of odd to think we're already in the planning stages for our enrollment season already! Take a peek please at our Discovery Night document. We'll be welcoming families on November 9 following the same format we did last year. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have about this special event! 

Accreditation Site Visit

Holland Christian is an accredited school by CSI. Part of what we are asked to do is work, when called, to help guide, support and assess the accreditation of other schools for CSI. I have been asked to help with this process for Ada Christian Schools. They are in their final stages of accreditation and will be under review November 8, 9 and 10. These guys are our farm inspiration friends! I will need to be on location at Ada Christian for those three dates. That feels weird to me to be missing from our Rose Park/Forest busy life, but I also appreciate the need for new CSI schools to be invited into the fold. I'll be available as I am able by email but will be missing in person on those days. 

Art Project

Carolyn Stitch reached out with a WONDERFUL opportunity for our children to impact other children through their artwork. Due date is December 1. I'll bring any art your children submit by November 29. 

Carpet in the WELL

As we noted at the staff meeting, let's see if we can ensure our kiddos leave most of the playground on the playground rather than the floor of our WELL after chapel ;) Thank you! 

Thanksgiving Learning

The Holland Christian Schools mission statement calls us to “Transform the world for Jesus Christ,” so we seek to become a more inclusive community that represents the fullness of God’s people by increasing our racial/ethnic diversity to better reflect the greater Holland community. To that end, the stakeholders of Holland Christian will learn and grow in our collective understanding and appreciation of diversity and inclusivity by establishing richer relationships with diverse communities. All of these efforts will enable us to better equip our students’ minds and nurture their hearts, propelling them to live into their calling as a Kingdom of Priests who put God on display for the world.

If you'd like another brain to think through your books, learning experiences, resources, I'm happy to support you!

Learning Opportunity Shared By Doug

We are excited to host the OAISD Literacy Network again this year and are looking forward to it returning to an in-person collaboration event. We understand that the last 18 months or so have been trying for educators, but we also know the power of community.  This community feeds so many of our local educators, and we hope that your teachers might be willing to be part of that joy this year with our team.  Please consider sending some of your educators this school year. 

Each evening session will begin with Dinner and a Book Club followed by breakouts for smaller grade band teams. The focus this year for the K-5 breakouts will be on Literacy Essential #6 Writing Instruction and secondary educators will focus on the role of feedback in the ELA classroom, looking at the many aspects of this important concept.

What: Literacy Network

Who: K-12 educators

When: December 7, 2021

             January 25, 2022

             March 22, 2022

             April 14, 2022

Where: OAISD Educational Services Building

Time: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm (dinner included)

Let me know if you're interested, please! 

FINALLY! Are you still hanging in there with me??? Thank you! 

It's time for us to pick YOUR goals for iobserve. We'll be growing together in student engagement and critical content this year. You will get to pick two other goals for yourself this year. Doug will help us in that process. Rather than ANOTHER after school meeting, can we do this during a lunch and learn again? Would it be possible to meet with Doug on Tuesday, November 16 for 5-day general education teachers and encore teachers who are in the building at that time over the lunch hour? If you would be willing to take your lunch and computer to the conference room in the office, we'll talk through selecting your own goals! K-2 from 11:30-12:00ish. 3-5th 12:00-12:25ish. 

4th and 5th Grade Teacher Blogs Copy/Paste Please

In an ongoing effort to promote the health and well-being of students in Holland Christian Schools, 4th and 5th grade students will be asked to take a brief survey that addresses a variety of social and emotional topics. The information gained will support the school’s ability to provide comprehensive and timely support for your son or daughter if they require any assistance. If you would like more information on the screener or our process, please contact the school counselor, Kyra Short (Rose Park) or Haley Pett (Pine Ridge). If having your son or daughter complete this survey raises concern, you can opt-out your child(ren) by completing this form and forwarding it on to the school counselor. We are committed to ensuring your son or daughter is supported academically, socially, and emotionally, and we look forward to partnering with each of you toward achieving this goal.