Author: Miska Rynsburger

Dear Rose Park Friends,

As we move into Spring there is so much to look forward to! The changing of seasons, warmer days, and much to anticipate as we end a wonderful school year! We also look forward to Easter, as we have just walked a season of Lent and waiting. This year we’re having our first All-School Eastertide Celebration! Most of us think of Easter as a single day, but did you know that many Christians around the world celebrate Jesus’ victory over death for an entire season? This is called Eastertide!  We will gather to proclaim that JESUS IS ALIVE, and we have new life in Him! Be sure to ask your child to share all about the celebration in the coming weeks!

All warmth and joy be yours,

Katelyn & Miska

Announcements

Thank You

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedules to meet with teachers for conferences. What a wonderful time of celebrating all the growth that has already happened this year!

Also, many thanks to the Parent Board and parents who signed up to provide meals for teachers during conferences. The meals were delicious, and the teachers enjoyed gathering around the table together without having to worry about packing extra meals in the midst of conferences. Your generosity is SO appreciated!

Farm Fest

The Rose Park Family Farm Festival has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 18 from 5:30-7pm. If you had registered for this fun family gathering in the fall, your registration automatically transferred to the spring. If you haven’t registered and would like to attend with your family, cost is $10 per family and you can email Jennifer Neumann.

Kinderparade

It’s time to think about Tulip Time! If you haven’t already, 1st-4th grade families, please complete the costume preference form to indicate your family’s preference for costumes during our Kinderparade on Thursday, May 9, please complete this ASAP!

Book Fair Coming Soon!

Get ready! New books to encourage your student’s love for reading are coming April 24-26 from 11 am – 4 pm at the Intersection in Rose Park!

Every dollar you spend will benefit our school library directly! This is our only fundraiser to add new books to the library. Last year our library gained 300 new books because of this fundraiser! Sign up begins April 3 on the Book Fair Homepage. You can also sign up for Book Fair eWallet on April 3 or later—a convenient digital payment account, so your child can shop the Fair cash-free. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute to the eWallet to help build your home library. We can’t wait to see your child at the Book Fair!

Kindergarten Enrollment for 24-25

HC continues to accept applications for the 24-25 school year. We encourage you to spread the word and the 24-25 Application Link to friends, family and neighbors. We thank you for being an ambassador of HC!

Hot Lunch

April Hot Lunch Menu

Calendar

April

• 8: School resumes
• 17:. All Schools Eastertide Gathering 9am
• 18:Family Farm Festival 5:30-7pm
• 24-26:. Book Fair

May

• 9: Half day-Tulip Time Parade
• 22: 4th grade plant sale
• 27: No school-Memorial Day

View the full Holland Christian calendar

All warmth and joy be yours,

Katelyn & Miska

Announcements

Lost and Found

Our lost and found table is mounting! Please take a peek here at our inventory! We’re thinking about launching a buy-one-get-14-free event! 😉

March Is Reading Month

Our readers are rocketing! We’re celebrating the blossoming growth we are tracking in our readers! Thank you for supporting these efforts at home! On March 14 we’ll be celebrating reading throughout our building. We’ll be setting up reading/learning forts for a special fun event on the 14th. Please send a spare sheet or towel with your child on the 14th and we’ll take care of the rest!

TTQ–Please Take a Peek:

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Spring parent-teacher conferences will be on March 21 and 25. More details and sign-up information will be coming as we get closer.

Kindergarten Enrollment for 24-25

HC continues to accept applications for the 24-25 school year. We encourage you to spread the word and the 24-25 Application Link to friends, family and neighbors. We thank you for being an ambassador of HC!

Hot Lunch

March Hot Lunch Menu

Calendar

March

• 2: Kids’ Stuff Resale 9am-12pm @ HCHS
• 21: Parent-teacher conferences 4-8pm
• 22: End of 3rd quarter
• 25: Parent-teacher conferences 4-8pm
• 29-April 7: No school: Spring break

April

• 8: School resumes

View the full Holland Christian calendar

It’s nearly time to ring in the new year! I always find the close of one year and the dawning of the new to be a natural time to thank God for faithfully walking beside us day by day both in the past and forevermore. Through the hard and through the joys, God is good. As a new year dawns, we lay all of our hopes and all of our purpose at God’s feet. We pray that God would continue to hold you and your dear ones close in the new year.

As we look to the new year our team also begins planning for the 2024-2025 school year. We will soon be in the process of creating class lists for the 2024-2025 school year. Many staff members put a great deal of effort into creating balanced lists for the upcoming school year. Children are paired with teachers and friends in an environment that allows for new relationships to form and flourish. Our priority is each child would be placed in the best learning environment to meet their developing needs. Among other criteria we weigh the following when carefully creating a new class community:

• Academic progress/needs
• Relational values/needs with teachers’ style
• Behavioral balance
• Friend balance/new friends

We deeply value your partnership and input but, in order to create a balanced class community, we are not able to accept teacher requests. We commit to give our best to provide each child with a healthy, balanced home away from home and thank you for your understanding.

Yours in Christ’s service,

Miska and Katelyn

Announcements

Swimming Lessons

Our Holland Aquatic Center is providing swim lessons for us again this year! I recognize this program is a little uncomfortable for some children and families especially if it’s new and unfamiliar to you. Because our children are blessed to be raised in Michigan, surrounded by bodies of water, we believe this safety instruction is a blessing that we pray they will never need but feel responsible to equip them. If you find yourself pondering over the “why” of lessons, please take a listen to HC mom Jenny White on the why for swim safety. HCAC Swim School welcome video will help you understand a bit about the logistics. Our 1st-4th graders will be bused to the pool each day the weeks of February 5-February 16.

• 9-10am: 1st Grade
• 10-11am: 2nd Grade
• 11am-12pm: 4th Grade
• 12:35-1:35pm: 3rd Grade

RP Skating Party (RP students only due to capacity limits)

Jan 9, 2024, 6-8:00pm

• $10 per every child and skating adult paid individually upon entry. Skate rentals are free for this event. Kids are welcome to bring their own skates if they wish, but not required as rentals are included.
• $5 rental each ‘Skate Mate’, we have about 40, on a first come first serve basis.
• The cafe will be open for students/families to purchase for themselves.

Rose Park Lost and Found

The weather is changing and our Lost and Found is growing! Please take a minute to look our Lost and Found photo Album to see if any of these items belong to your student. Feel free to email Katie or Suzanne to claim your items and we will make sure to get it in your student’s backpack. These items will be donated soon.

Also, please make sure to bring your child’s snow stuff to school every day or leave an extra set at school. In Michigan, the weather can change quickly and we want to make sure your child is warm and comfortable in their outdoor play! Our office has a limited supply of items. If your child borrows an item, we will send it home to be washed and returned for other students to use. We are always looking for extra gloves to add to our supply!

Discovery Night at Rose Park

Do you or any of your friends or extended family have a prospective preschooler or kindergartener? Are you looking into options for the 24-25 school year? We’ll be having our Discovery Night on January 18 from 6-7pm, and we’d love to have you come and explore Rose Park’s preschool and kindergarten programs! Since we prepare individually for each family visiting this Discovery Night, an RSVP for the Discovery Night is required.

If you are unable to make it to Discovery Night, you are still welcome to visit Holland Christian Schools in person and see things in action for yourself. Feel free to schedule a campus tour through by filling out our Inquiry Form. Enrollment for the 24-25 school year begins on February 1, 2024.

Christmas Break

No school December 25-January 5 for Christmas break!

Little Maroons Basketball

Little Maroons is a Holland Christian winter basketball opportunity for kindergarten-6th graders to develop in both skill and game play. Grades 5-6 have three clinics before Christmas to prepare for their local 5-6 league run through City of Holland Recreation. Register through Active for the Holland Christian sessions and clinics.

Hot Lunch

January Hot Lunch Menu

Calendar

View the full Holland Christian calendar

December

• 25-Jan 5: Christmas vacation

January

• 8:  Classes resume
• 8-19: MAP & Delta Testing
• 12: End of 2nd quarter
• 15: No school MLK Day
• 18: Discovery Night at Rose Park
• 19: Report cards available online