On behalf of ALL of us at Rose Park, a deep debt of gratitude to Carla for initiating and managing the soft lock down that was called on Wednesday morning. Law enforcement offered us high compliments on how the crisis was managed at Rose Park. Thank you all for your grace, trust and patience throughout the event. There is learning we took away from this event and let's start with this: we found some confusion in using the word "soft lock down". Let's not use that term anymore. Instead, if there is danger reported to us outside the building, we will move into "Shelter In Place". Shelter In Place means that we do NOT go outside for recess. No guests or visitors enter the building unless brought in by law enforcement. Any outdoor learning experiences must move indoors immediately. If we reach a time of dismissal we will be advised by law enforcement. In a Shelter In Place we CAN allow children to travel from class to class. We can allow children to use the bathroom. Inside the walls of Rose Park it would be business as usual. It is wise to close the blinds and keep the classroom doors closed as an extra layer of safety. But no need to hide in classrooms as we would during a lock down when eminent danger is in the building. Thank you ALL for your confidence, compliance and calm!
Kids Food Basket Week Is Coming
Are you willing to help fire up your kids to make a difference in the lives of children who struggle with food insecurities?
50 schools from throughout West Michigan will be jumping in to work together to help bring food to “nourish kids to be their best” thanks to the leadership of Kids Food Basket.
Guess what! Rose Park is invited to join in with this important effort. Every child knows the discomfort of hunger. Many of our children don’t understand the depth of struggle with food insecurities but we certainly can work together to help ease the pain children who are our neighbors are feeling. March 20-March 24 we will live into Kids Food Basket Week! Take a peek at this flyer to learn about some of the ways your family can also get involved if you choose: KFB Week 2023-School Flyer. You’ll find a wish list of food items children in our area have shared that they enjoy eating the most. There is a QR code your family can contribute to this dear organization if you’d like. And, finally, you can wear orange on Go Orange Day, March 24. Orange is the color of Childhood Hunger Awareness and we want to help make a difference. As we grow in our gardening skills, our dream is to one day raise fresh, organic treats for these yummy sack suppers.
We'll be collecting food from the wish list gathered from children close by right in our neighborhood! Here are some of their favorite foods for the sack suppers we'd like to collect:
• Nutri-Grain bars
• Fruit cups
• Cheerios
• Raisin boxes
• Cheez-It crackers
• Goldfish crackers
Additionally, if you'd like to contribute to the mission good work Kids Food Basket provides in our community, please feel free to use this QR code for a direct link
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April 25 from 6:00-8:00 $8.00 per person
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Kids Food Basket Week Is Coming
Our prayer, as your partners, is that the words we say, the behaviors we model and the experiences we plan would shape your children’s heart to look just a little more like Jesus’ heart every day. By embedding our Holland Christian Discipleship Practices in the learning activities and daily life of our community, we believe we help to prepare our children for a life lived closer to God’s call as Kingdom Bringers.
50 schools from throughout West Michigan will be jumping in to work together to help bring food to “nourish kids to be their best” thanks to the leadership of Kids Food Basket.
Guess what! Rose Park is invited to join in with this important effort. Every child knows the discomfort of hunger. Many of our children don’t understand the depth of struggle with food insecurities but we certainly can work together to help ease the pain children who are our neighbors are feeling. March 20-March 24 we will live into Kids Food Basket Week! Take a peek at this flyer to learn about some of the ways your family can also get involved if you choose: KFB Week 2023-School Flyer. You’ll find a wish list of food items children in our area have shared that they enjoy eating the most. There is a QR code your family can contribute to this dear organization if you’d like. And, finally, you can wear orange on Go Orange Day, March 24. Orange is the color of Childhood Hunger Awareness and we want to help make a difference. As we grow in our gardening skills, our dream is to one day raise fresh, organic treats for these yummy sack suppers.
Would you like to participate? We'll be collecting food from the wish list gathered from children close by right in our neighborhood! Here are some of their favorite foods for the sack suppers we'd like to collect:
• Nutri-Grain bars
• Fruit cups
• Cheerios
• Raisin boxes
• Cheez-It crackers
• Goldfish crackers
Additionally, if you'd like to contribute to the mission good work Kids Food Basket provides in our community, please feel free to use this QR code for a direct link
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