THANK YOU!

The marathon is complete! WELL DONE! Conferences, reading celebration, behavior management, report cards, field trips...OH MY! Thank you for your hard work creating engaging learning for your students all through this busy week. Smiling through it all. It is an absolute JOY to work alongside each of you. And now, come away and rest a while. I can't wait to hear your stories upon our return.

The Fridge
So...the fridge looks like one from a busy sorority house. Please swing by on your way out and empty out your goodies. Otherwise, we may need to run a few science experiments on growing mold after break.

Staffing Changes
As you well know, every year our enrollment numbers change a bit. Our staffing is impacted sometimes in small ways, sometimes in bigger ways. This year feels like a big way. I will lay out for you our general education teachers for the 2017-2018 school year:

3-Day kindergarten: Sarah Becksfort
5-Day kindergarten: Sandy Johnson
5-Day kindergarten: Karen Strikwerda

1st Grade: Amanda Bohle
1st Grade: Karen VanMeeteren

2nd Grade: Michelle Dreyer/Sheri Hunderman
2nd Grade: Jenna Ritsema

As you see above, Natalie Sapp and Danielle Snoeyink are missing :(  In an effort to be good stewards with tuition dollars, we have to keep our two sections of K as such, and we will move our three smalls sections of 1st into two classes of 2nd. I would be remiss not to say aloud that we have LOVED and BEEN BLESSED again and again by both of these wonderful colleagues, Natalie and Danielle. It is SO impossible to bid them farewell, but, take heart, they will not be far from us! Both have been offered contracts within HC, just not directly within South Side. Please, shower them with LOVE! Let's have a blast with them in quarter 4! Pray over them as they each transition to a new community for the 17-18 school year. As we well know, they will bring their unique gifts and talents to the new places God has placed them. We will miss you Natalie and Danielle! THANK YOU for all you do for/with us. We love you!