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Batons
Please copy and paste this into your blog as an explanation for the baton which will go home with your students on the last day of school:
Holland Christian Schools has developed a strong culture of adults investing in and mentoring students, cultivating a fruitful context for positive spiritual formation of our students. From Preschool through senior year, Holland Christian students know they are loved, affirmed, instructed and nurtured to become all that God has gifted them to be as his agents of shalom in our world. This happens in one-on-one conferring between teacher and developing reader; on the field, court, pool or stage between coach and performer; over coffee or breakfast between teacher and teen. HCS staff members invest into the lives of students, helping to create a “fabric of faithfulness” surrounding students who are encouraged to grow and “stay strong in their faith.”
One way that we tangibly can represent this “life-on-life” influence institutionally is to pass a customized HCS track baton from teacher to student, and student to teacher each year that a student is at HCS. Inside of this baton that follows each student throughout her or his HCS years is a scroll of paper with the accumulated personal messages of recognition and encouragement that will be added by that student’s teacher each year.
Please watch for this special baton, labeled with your child's name, to come home with your child on the last day of school, June 5. Read the scroll inside, celebrate and pray together with your child over the growth that has taken place throughout this school year filled with God's providence, guidance and love. You may feel free to write a note to your child on this baton scroll as well and invite another mentoring adult or two to write a thoughtful note encouraging your child as well. We recommend that you store this baton in a safe place throughout the summer months so that your child can pass this baton to his/her new teacher next fall.
End-of-the-year Checklists
Will be in your mailboxes next week!
Discovery Assessment
Next week is the last week to administer the assessment with your students. Please plan accordingly.
Student Communication Form
There will only be one to complete this year. As we discussed at our staff meeting, please report only the information that is exceptional and impacts the student's teacher next year. Use your professional discretion when you feel a conversation would be most beneficial.
Paper and Printer
We're running low on white. Please use colored paper when you are able or perhaps screen shots of work, uploaded to Dropbox, students upload to Doodle Buddy, use image as background and complete their work. Email the assignment to you. Hello, Jetsons! 3 Mars bars to the first teacher who pulls this off. I'm not kidding! I'm putting myself in the running, but I'm out of the building for most of the day tomorrow so you get a head start!
Our color printer drawer in the library is "grindy". Please utilize the front feeder tray in leu of our grindy drawer.
Assessment Day
Tuesday, May 26th. Support team, let's start thinking, talking and planning for the fun activities we'll do. Outdoor learning, digging, exploring? Sidewalk chalk number line jump? Claymation Smoovie? What's your pleasure?
Chapel with Rus
May 27. NOT May 20. Please take note of the change in date.
Field Day
Tuesday, June 2. Let's make sure it doesn't rain that day. Otherwise, I'll go invest in Advil right now!
Blessing Ceremony
Friday, June 5 at 10:45. We'll line the hallway by 11:10 and send our nearly newly crowned third graders through the tunnel of love. Please remember to send the batons home on that day along with report cards.
Oh, yeah, Report Cards
Due Thursday, June 4 so we can print and stuff them for your kids.
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