One of my favorite moments to peek in on our classroom families is morning devotions during advent season. It’s quite typical for classroom families to gather together in a darkened classroom with only the glow of a small light centering the children. Tones are hushed as they listen to the promise of the coming Messiah. Come, Lord Jesus, come. How grateful I am that this is a “normal” day’s start for our children in their formative years as they are establishing their patterns and rhythms of life. You are in our prayers as you also lead your family through the advent season traditions. May your rhythms, celebrations and moments often point to the coming of our Messiah both 2000 years ago and to our hearts today.
Announcements
Manos de Jesus Kindergarten Cookie Sale
Maestra Klipp Lopez and her family are serving in Guatemala this year. Through the organization Manos de Jesus (Hands of Jesus) they are able to reach and support families through a variety of programs. If, during this Christmas season, your family would like to support the children in their care, please consider giving through this link (select the Lopez family in the drop down menu)) or through our cookie sale. Our kindergarteners will be having their annual cookie sale on Thursday, December 5. Grab your quarters and join us in the Intersection at Rose Park at 9:30am. Cookies will be $.50 a piece. All proceeds will bless Manos de Jesús.
Rose Park Lost and Found
The weather is changing and our Lost and Found is growing! Please take a minute to look our Lost and Found tables to see if any of these items belong to your student. Feel free to email Katie or Suzanne to claim your items and we will make sure to get it in your student’s backpack. These items will be donated soon.
Also, please make sure to bring your child’s snow stuff to school every day or leave an extra set at school. In Michigan, the weather can change quickly and we want to make sure your child is warm and comfortable in their outdoor play! Our office has a limited supply of items. If your child borrows an item, we will send it home to be washed and returned for other students to use. We are always looking for extra gloves to add to our supply!
Discovery Night at Rose Park
Do you or any of your friends or extended family have a prospective preschooler or kindergartener? Are you looking into options for the 25-26 school year? We’ll be having our Discovery Night on January 16 from 6-7pm, and we’d love to have you come and explore Rose Park’s preschool and kindergarten programs! Since we prepare individually for each family visiting this Discovery Night, an RSVP for the Discovery Night is required.
If you are unable to make it to Discovery Night, you are still welcome to visit Holland Christian Schools in person and see things in action for yourself. Feel free to schedule a campus tour through by filling out our Inquiry Form. Enrollment for the 25-26 school year begins February 1, 2024.
Favorite Things
Our Parent Team has compiled a list of our Rose Park Staff’s favorite things. If you are looking for ideas of ways to show your appreciation to your child’s teacher, this list may help you!
Christmas Break
No school December 23-January 5 for Christmas break!
Little Maroons Basketball
Little Maroons is a Holland Christian winter basketball opportunity for kindergarten-6th graders to develop in both skill and game play. Grades 5-6 have three clinics before Christmas to prepare for their local 5-6 league run through City of Holland Recreation. Register through Active for the Holland Christian sessions and clinics.
Substitute Need
Help needed!! Rose Park has a handful of WONDERFUL individuals who faithfully jump in and help us fill in for teachers and aides who need to be absent from the classroom. We need to add to this group! If you have even a spark of interest in subbing in a classroom at Rose Park, or you know of someone who may be interested, please reach out and email Suzanne or Katie in the office 616.820.4055. Subbing hours can range from a few hours, to a full day from 8am-3:15pm. If it is your preference to sub only at Rose Park, we can make that happen! A teaching certificate is NOT required.
Hot Lunch
Calendar
View the full Holland Christian calendar
December
- 6: Kindergarten Cookie Sale 10am
- 9: 4th and 5th Grade Orchestra and 5th Grade Band Christmas Chapel Performance
- 10: Spanish Immersion Christmas Concert at HCHS 6-7pm
- 23-Jan 5: Christmas vacation
January
- 16: Discovery Night at Rose Park
- 6-17: MAP & Delta Testing
- 10: End of 2nd quarter
- 17: Report cards available online
- 20: No school MLK Day
