This and That

New Students! 
Join me in thanking God for three new students who have already or are in the process of joining us at South Side. Woot! Woot!

Amy's surgery
Amy, we will be in prayer for you as you undergo surgery next week. We pray for a successful procedure and a speedy recovery. No question about it: we will miss you on the team every day, Amy. You're supportive spirit, warmth, tenderness and leadership with our students is a gift! Truly. You make South Side a better place for both children and adults. Take the time you need to heal fully, but we'll be happy to have you back! In the meantime, we welcome Michelle Freiling to run Amy's LLI groups and push-in support in Amy's absence.

Grandparents Day
Per our discussion, we'll stick very close to our classic program. If you have a student, however, who you note has a special gift/talent or interest in participating in a special way, please let me know. We'll put them on the docket!

Pastor's Breakfast
Mike VerKaik has been working hard to organize the Pastor's Breakfast event for October 7. Please remember that we will hold our recess from 9:50-10:10 and then if each class would have snack and story from 10:10-10:30 we will be able to welcome any pastors that come and go from our classrooms. He is also preparing an invitation for our children to decorate next week. More information forthcoming as it is available.

Chapel on the 16th
We will hold chapel at the typical time, however, due to swimming, second grade will not be able to participate because the bus will be ready to pick you up just a few minutes after chapel is underway. So chapel this Wednesday will only involve first grade and kindergarten. We'll miss you second graders!

CEA Stipend and Overnight Opportunity
As we discussed in our staff meeting, please inform Karen VanMeeteren if you are planning to attend CEA if you haven't already. You will receive a stipend to help offset the costs of travel and staying overnight in South Bend. Here is a link to the hotel Erin Wyma and I will be staying in. Earlier this week there was still room in the inn. But I hear it fills quickly.

New Tornado Drill Locations
Thank you for interrupting your teaching time to practice the tornado drill. You move so confidently and quickly. Our students are in good hands! I have noticed that we have several classes who are assigned to curl up on the bathroom floor....the BOYS bathroom floor. Eh hem! EWWW! Nothing like trading in safety in the storm for a staph infection. Please take note of our freshly updated plan in the google drive. I will contact the fire department to ensure this plan is safe, but for now, no need to hide out in bathrooms.

Makers Space and Week
Per our discussion, you should have received a link to our new Makers Space calendar as well as a project list Google Sheets. If you did not receive this link, please let me know! Thank you for your willingness to embrace this new venture in educating our students!

Discovery Assessment
As you can see, the Discovery Assessment window opens on Monday morning and will be at the ready for your scheduling for two weeks.