10-14 de noviembre

¡Hola Familias!

We had a beautiful week! We've been busy learning, playing, and working together every day. One of the highlights of our week was participating in "Sing, Move, and Memorize" with many other classes from Rose Park. We learned verses from Psalm 100, or Salmo 100, in English and español! It is a joy to learn God's word together! Another fun activity was our Kindergarten field trip to Window on the Waterfront. We enjoyed a beautiful time of play together as a K community!

Here are some more updates from our week:

Reading / Lectura: This week we learned the syllables with N: na, ne, ni, no, nu. We have also been practicing sequencing and retelling stories. We read La Oruga Muy Hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) and practiced retelling, sequencing, and rewriting the story with our own ideas!

Writing / Escritura: We are having a great time writing our libros de listas! We've been working on writing words on every page and adding more pictures and details.

Math / Matemáticas: We have been working on telling story problems using objects, especially objects focused around a dinner table (lots of vocabulary here!). We have also practiced writing numbers, recognizing shapes, and noticing the +1 and -1 pattern with numbers from 1-10.

Bible / Biblia: We learned how God gave us the Ten Commandments--los diez mandamientos--which the Israelites were to follow when they were in the desert. However, los israelitas were not obedient to God all the time, and they made a golden calf to worship. We are thankful that we serve a loving and forgiving God who always gives us second chances.

Immersion Tip of the Week 

Have your child be the "teacher" at home. If you are new to Spanish, ask your child to teach you some words/phrases. If you speak the language, ask your child to describe what we have been learning at school. Celebrate the amazing growth your child is making!

Reading Tip of the Week

As you read together, have your child notice the pictures in books. See if he/she can match a picture with a word by identifying the beginning sound. For example, "I see a baby on this page. B-b-baby begins with the letter B. Can you find that word in this sentence?" This is an important skill for emerging readers!

Kindergarten Cookie Sale!

The Kindergarten classes are getting excited for our annual Cookie Sale, which is coming up on Thursday, December 11th! This year our proceeds will go to the Chan family. Noé and Kathlyn Chan, along with their two daughters Haddie and Alizah, are missionaries in Guatemala, serving God by using their gifts in art and physical therapy. They became friends with Maestra Klipp Lopez while her family was serving in Guatemala, and we are so excited to come alongside and support their family! (See photo below for more information about the Chan family's ministry!)

We will need LOTS of hands for this amazing project! Would you consider providing cookies for our sale or offering your time to help us make cookies in class? Fill out our signup HERE!

Critter Barn Field Trip: December 4th

The Kindergarten classes will be taking a field trip together on Thursday, December 4th to see the Live Nativity, as well as to enjoy the farm and do a craft together. We will leave school at 8:30 and return by 11:15. Parents are welcome to meet us at the Critter Barn to ensure we have adequate space on the bus for the 3 Kindergarten classes. Parents who join us will also need to pay $10 for their entrance to the Critter Barn (the students' payment is covered). If you are planning on joining us at the farm, please let me know via email! ONLY parents may join for this activity; no younger siblings--sorry! 

Barn Chores Tuesday!

Our class has barn chores this coming Tuesday (November 18)! If a couple of parents are available to help out with small groups of kids, that would be amazing! Let me know if you are able to come Tuesday morning from about 8:30-9:30.

 From the Office:

• Upcoming Dates:

• Thanksgiving Vacation: November 26-28

• Christmas Vacation: December 22- January 2

• Volunteers Needed: Christmas Luncheon - December 17th:  Would you be willing to volunteer during lunch on December 17 to allow the Rose Park staff to enjoy a time of celebration and fellowship? If so, please sign up here!

• Little Maroons Basketball: Holland Christians’s K-2, 3-4 and 5-6 Little Maroons Basketball Clinics and 3-4 League is open for registration! Please click here for information to register.

• Registration is now open for the Dutch Dance 2026 season! CLICK HERE to get signed up. Practice locations and times are listed on the link for each program. Registration closes on January 17th, 2026, 11:59pm. Absolutely no late registration accepted, so sign up today to Join the Dance in 2026! 

• Work in the Kitchen!: Food Service is looking for a part time person to work in the Rose Park Kitchen. We are in need of someone Monday through Thursday from 9:30am-1:30pm. If you are interested in one or all of those days, please contact Sue at slambers@hollandchristian.org with interest and availability.

• TRIP (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program):    Would you like to see your tuition bill decrease? 

It isn't all about the gift cards any more. In the past year RaiseRight has increased the ways to earn WITHOUT using gift cards, and we would like to share these new options with you! Join Kim and Kristi, our TRIP coordinators, in the High School Media Center at 6:30 on Nov. 18 and learn all about the TRIP program. Please enter through Door A.

• Community Opportunities: 

• The below list of organizations are not necessarily affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.

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  That's all for now! Enjoy some more photos from our week below, or find them on Smugmug: