It stirs my soul to witness young children consecrating their lives to God. By offering their voice, their hands, their feet, even their music played on the recorders, our children gave themselves to their Heavenly Father. May they always seek to glorify God in what they say, in what they do and in where God leads them in this life on earth. Thank you for entrusting your children to our care. We pour ourselves into preparing and equipping them for the path that God has laid for each child in the future.
The program was recorded and, when we are able, a link will be made available for you to enjoy and share with others who may not have been able to attend.
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The Holland Christian Story Project
As you heard at the start of Spring Break, we are launching an exciting branding initiative for HCS called The Holland Christian Story Project. You’ll recall that a significant aspect of the project involves getting feedback from 450 people in the HC community. I encourage you to please sign up for a spot at one of the workshops on April 29-30 or May 11-12. You may attend one of the April events and/or one of the May events if you’re inclined to do so.
The central question across all of the workshops: Who is Holland Christian Schools at its best? The first wave of workshops (April 29-30) will focus on describing the personality of our school, much in the way you would if you were getting to know someone. The second wave of workshops (May 11-12) will then deal with the way we tell the story about ourselves to the community.
Here is the Eventbrite link to make it easy to sign up for a time that is most convenient for you.
Thank you for considering being a part of this reflective and growing opportunity!
Thank you for considering being a part of this reflective and growing opportunity!
Tulip Time
As we draw closer to the Tulip Festival please watch for more information coming home next week. First and Second grade students will march, in costume, Thursday, May 7th. Incase of rain the parade will be postponed to Friday, May 8th.
Library End-of-Year Dates
- Preschool/Y5: The week of April 27 is the last week for student checkout. All books are due by May 7.
- K-2nd: The week of May 11 is the last week for students to borrow books. All student materials are due by May 22.
- Summer check out: With parental permission, K-2 students may borrow up to 10 books for the summer. Summer check out will be May 19-29. More information and permission forms will go home the week of May 11.
Important Lunch Announcement! Parents, please be mindful of your lunch accounts. As the year winds down we need to be responsible for our children's accounts. Our high school student's accounts, alone are over $1200 negative....in the RED. You may send a check or cash into the school office or go on to send moneytoschool.com to pay on your account. Please remember this is a prepay system... if you owe $20.00, and they may be eating till the end of the year....(which is only 25 more days)....add more to cover their lunches in the future. It's important to keep our balances current, which helps keep the costs down of lunches. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and your students this year....we enjoy providing lunch each day to our students. Should you have questions about your balances, please email slambers@hollandchristian.org
Beginning May 1, we will not be allowing high school students to continue to add on to their negative account.
Preschool Happenings
There are some important dates you will want to put on your calendar for May. Please take a moment to review the following dates.
May 6- No Preschool Enrichment due to Parade schedule
May 6 & 7- Preschool will dismiss early at 11:00 a.m.
May 21 & 22- Preschool last days for the year.
There is one more schedule date for Preschool and kindergarten visiting days. This is a great way to “sample” a preschool and kindergarten class! This opportunity is offered at both Rose Park and South Side from 9-10:30 am on the following date-
- May 14, 2015
or clampen@hollandchristian.org.
Upcoming Events:
May 6 - NO Preschool Enrichment class in the afternoon due to Parade
May 6-7 - Preschool EARLY dismissal (11:00 )
Tulip Time (11:30 dismissal)
May 8 - Tulip Time (Rain Date)
May 21 & 22- Preschool last days
May 25- No school, Memorial Day (observed)
May 27- Movin' Up Day (2nd -to 3rd grade)
May 29 - Kindergarten Visitation Day (9:00-10:30)
June 5 Final Chapel (10:45-11:15) All are welcome to join us
Last day - 11:30 Dismissal
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Adults and student volunteers are needed to assist our Landscape Maintenance Department with the spring bark application on Saturday, April 25 at South Side and the Transportation Building, and on Saturday, May 2 at Rose Park from 8 am - 12 pm. This is a service opportunity for students over age 12. Please contact John Wood at (616) 836-7537 or jwood@hollandchristian.org with the dates you are available. Snacks and refreshments will be provided! If possible, please bring wheelbarrows, scoop shovels, pitch forks, and/or rakes to assist with distributing the bark. Thank you!
Join us for Game On! May 15, 2015 at HCHS. Kirk Cousins' '06 football team is challenging AJ Westendorp's '08 State Championship football team to defend their title and settle the score at 7pm. Family Fun & Food starts at 5pm. Tickets, t-shirts, books, and more information are all available here: hollandchristian.org/game_on
Requested Announcements:
From the music department:
The Holland Christian High School Symphonic Orchestra and the Grand Rapids Symphony present their Side by Side Concert on Tuesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the West Ottawa Performing Arts Center.
Members of the Grand Rapids Symphony will perform a concert alongside the HCHS musicians, presenting a varied musical program that includes compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jean Sibelius, Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, and Arturo Marquez.
You are invited to join us for this special event. Tickets can be purchased at http://hchs.ludustickets.com or call 616-820-2905. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for adults.
Challenge of the Children
For more information and registration details for the free Challenge of the Children conference at Hope College on May 14th you may click here.
Turning Pointe School of Dance, a Christian Ministry announces the debut of, It Is Well, April 23rd-25th at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland. It Is Well is an original ballet inspired by the true story of Grand Rapids resident Diet Eman who was imprisoned under Hitler for her efforts in hiding Jews in the Nazi-controlled Netherlands. Tickets go on sale at the Hope College Ticket Office on March 23rd. Call 616-395-7890 to purchase over the phone. Special student pricing
Summer Camp Time
• Holland Christian Summer Camps are lined up for the summer! Please click this link for basic information including dates and times for each camp. Registration is available now.
• Camp Roger is now accepting registrations for summer camp! Please visit camproger.org for more information.
• Hope Soccer Camp is also accepting registrations for their summer camps. Please visit www.hopesoccercamp.com for more information.
• G3 Camp at GrandValley will take place June 23-25. Please visit www.gvsu.edu/g3 to register for this fun Grandparent/Grandchild opportunity.
• Kids Rock - Click here to see flyer.
• Grace Adventures - Please visit www.GraceAdventures.org for more information.
• Camp Geneva is now accepting summer campers. Please visit www.campgeneva.org for more information.
• Son-Life Camp - Brochures are in the office. For more information, go to www.son-lifecamp.org.
