Rose Park Newsletter: June 2022 | Holland Christian Schools

Another school year has gone by, friends. God is GOOD! What a blessing it is to spend time with each child and each staff member learning the unique story God is writing in each person’s life. If you know our staff members well, you know that they each hold a deep desire to bring glory to God by serving your child and your family. In that calling God is served.

And our children! Oh they are loved! What a blessing it has been to again walk beside each child and each family. Every one of these dear children are a beautiful, unique blessing from God! They have each grown so much over these past nine months. What a joy it is to work together with you providing your child with the best of our partnership.

We already have new families eager to be part of our Rose Park family next year! Be on the lookout for new faces and families to welcome next year! In the meantime, have a blessed summer full of treasured memories! We can’t wait to hear about your adventures next year!

And to our families who have a child leaving Rose Park either for the middle school or to another school, may the Lord bless you richly. And may God keep you. May our Lord make his face to shine upon you and your family and be gracious. May God turn his face toward you and bless you and your dear child with his peace.

Yours in Christ’s service,

Miska

Announcements

Class Lists

We are eager to share our class lists with each of you. These lists share the names of children who will create a family with your child next year. They also share the name of the compassionate teacher who will be an entrusted partner of yours through many learning adventures for the school year. We have a few teacher assignments throughout our elementary buildings at Holland Christian that are yet awaiting a definitive decision due to enrollment. Because of this, we will be able to share your child’s class list with you just after July 1. Understandably you are eager to receive this news as soon as possible. We want to ensure there are no changes to the class list and therefore must wait until after July 1 to share those lists with you. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Let’s all Keep Reading this Summer!

Thank you for partnering with us this past school year and celebrating the end of this year with us! One of your celebrations might be how your child(ren) grew as a confident reader this past year. Each of our educational campuses, including both Rose Park’s English and Spanish Immersion programs, have made a concentrated effort to grow the mechanics of reading as well as each child’s love for reading. Unfortunately, there is an alarming amount of research that shows how much students might slide backward during the summer vacation. Fortunately, there is a relatively easy remedy to keep your child flourishing in reading by having your child read at least six “just right” books over the summer. The Reading Now Network promoted this summer reading concept as described in the linked flier as “6 to Make It Stick.” You do not need a Lexile range or a Running Record to know what is a “just right” book for your child(ren)–just use the “Five-finger Rule” described in the flier and encourage your child(ren) to read at least six books over the summer!

Automatic Re-enrollment after Kindergarten

Now that we are using PowerSchool for all of our applications and enrollment, the system automatically re-enrolls students of all grades kindergarten and up into the next grade level of the educational program and building that they are enrolled in. Parents will still need to re-enroll their preschool students each year into Powerschool through their kindergarten year, but don’t have to re-enroll for first grade or any grade level after that. Therefore, through PowerSchool, we have automatically enrolled your child(ren) to continue in their current educational programs and campuses. In the rare event that you are considering changing educational programs or campuses, please contact Kristen VanRavenswaay via email at kvanravenswaay@hollandchristian.org about any possible changes by June 15, 2022, as we need to finalize teacher assignments before releasing class lists and individual programs will likely release class lists in July.

School Supply Lists 2022-2023

You will find the school supply list for 22-23 here.

Rose Park Office Hours

June 6-10: The office will be open from 9:00-3:00 to assist parents. Tuesday, June 7, the office will only be open from 1:30-3:00 due to an off-site meeting.
August 1-12: The office will reopen daily from 9:00-1:00, and then resume regular office hours begin August 15.

2022-23 Before & After School Care

If you are interested in using the Rose Park Before and/or After School Care Program for the 2022-23 school year, please register for the program as soon as possible through the Rose Park BSC/ASC Program sign up Form. The program is for students in Preschool- 5th grade and fills up quickly! If you have any questions, please contact Tammy Grassmid at tgrassmid@hollandchristian.org.

Calendar

View the full Holland Christian calendar

August

16 :Preschool meet the teacher night
18: Ice cream social
23: First day of school!!
25: Parent information night
31: All school Convocation

September

2: No school
5: No school Labor Day
16: 1/2 day- Teacher PD
14-15: Picture day
28: Walkathon