As God begins to wake up seemingly all of creation in springtime, one of our particularly observant students noted something rather profound while digging in the soft soil. She noted that often times, when new life begins, it first goes down into the dirt with lacy tendrils as roots begins to pull nutrition from the earth. We don’t even realize this is taking place below our feet! Life underground gathers hold quietly the dark and gains strength. When God’s timing is right, green shoots burst into the light from below.
“That’s like what happens on hard days when we just need to sit with God to feel all better again.”
“Wow. Yeah. That’s exactly the place we need to go on the hard days to pull strength from God. Thank you for that lesson. I’ll remember this illustration forever.”
God reveals so much to us in creation. Like our fledglings in the faith may we pause. Listen. Pray. Like this little child with innocent love, may our lacy, fragile tendrils of faith forever reach to our Father for strength and life that we too might burst forth giving glory to our Maker.
Yours in Christ’s service,
Miska
We’re discovering new life!
Announcements
Class Lists for 25-26
As we look to the new year our team also begins planning for the 2025-2026 school year. We will soon be in the process of creating class lists. Many staff members put a great deal of effort into creating balanced lists for the upcoming school year. Children are paired with teachers and friends in an environment that allows for new relationships to form and flourish. Our priority is each child would be placed in the best learning environment to meet their developing needs. Among other criteria we weigh the following when carefully creating a new class community:
- Academic progress/needs
- Relational values/needs with teachers’ style
- Behavioral balance
- Friend balance/new friends
We deeply value your partnership and input but, in order to create a balanced class community, we are not able to accept teacher requests. We commit to give our best to provide each child with a healthy, balanced home away from home and thank you for your understanding.
Kindergarten Visit
We are welcoming the parents of our new 25-26 school year Forest Kindergarteners! Incoming kindergarten parents are invited to meet with us in the Forest School chapel, which is near our cabins at 880 Ottawa Avenue, at 4pm on Thursday, May 1. We’re excited to meet and welcome new and familiar friends!
Tulip Time ’25
On Thursday, May 8, our 1st-4th graders will participate in the Tulip Time Kinderparade. We will have a normal school schedule in the morning: kindergarteners will be dismissed at 11:30am. Busing will not run! 1st-4th graders will remain at school until we load the buses to head to the parade route. They will eat lunch at school before heading to the parade. There will be no hot lunch.
An information sheet and pick up slip was sent home with your child. Please return this slip to your child’s teacher ASAP if you have not done so already, and please keep an eye on your email the week of Tulip Time (May 5-9) for correspondence about parade reminders.
Grandparents Day
- 8-9:30am: Second grade will meet at Pine Ridge at 8am and board busses to the classroom
- 10-11am: 1st grade at 880 Ottawa Avenue
- 11-noon: Kindergarten at 880 Ottawa Avenue
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Upcoming Dates
May
- 1: Kindergarten visit day at 4pm
- 2: Grandparents’ Day (K-2)
- 8: 1/2 day: Tulip Time Parade (1st and 2nd graders stay for parade)
- 22: Field Day
- 26: No school: Memorial Day
June
- 4: 1/2 day: Last day of school
