Time for Tulips and End-of-Year Frenzy!

Put on your seatbelts, friends. It's MAY!

CLC Audit and Meeting
Thank you for finding a little time to complete the ESS survey. If you haven't already (like me) there is still time to put down a few basic thoughts and feedback. Again, this survey doesn't need to require a dissertation of thought, just keep it to general feedback.

On Thursday, May 19, Bear Berends from the CLC will visit South Side for a face-to-face talk time with a variety of staff and parents. Due to his visit, we will cancel our planned staff meeting over the lunch hour. Rather, he has asked that we attend a meeting with him at the close of that school day from 3:30-4:15.

Parade Practice 10:30 on Monday. Tuesday if rain.
Preschool staff, please remind your parents to come right on time for child pick up if they are utilizing the circle drive on Wednesday and Thursday. We had a few disgruntled preschool parents who were inadvertently "trapped" in carpool on our last half day of school.

Discovery Assessment
Testing window begins on Monday and runs for two weeks. First and Second grade teachers please let me know if you would like support in setting up a test for your students.

Speaking of the Parade...
Holland Christian Schools and bands are in division 2 which lines up in the same place, in front of the Post Office, as last year. More specific times and details will be provided as it is available. 

Assessment Day

In preparation for the end of the year data gathering, let's hold a final assessment day on Tuesday, May 17 for the morning. Parent team will be providing lunch for our staff on that day as well. Details of which classes move to which sections on the morning of the 17th will follow.

Closing Convocation
All of our students will be bussed to the high school for our 9:00-9:30 closing celebration of our Life Together at HC. Busses will pick us up around 8:45 and bring us back roughly at 9:45. Bus numbers and classes assigned to which busses will be forthcoming.

End of the Year Running Record
As we approach assessment day, please pass along the final copy of the independent running record for each student to next year's teacher. In order to help the next year's teacher have a good picture of each reader, please provide anecdotal notes such as "choppy, very fluent, referred to photos" on the child's running record comments

Grade Level Placement
First grade placement meeting will be Monday, May 16 at 7:30.
Second grade placement meeting will be Tuesday, May 17 at 7:30.
Kindergarten...let's pick a date :)