UPCOMING EVENTS AND REMINDERS
*Are you looking for a way to volunteer? As a school, we would love to give you the opportunity to volunteer and supervise our class for lunch. You would arrive at 11:25, take students through the hot lunch line, and then supervise the class as they eat lunch. Students would be dismissed to the playground for recess at 12:05. If you are interested in helping, please check our sign up! Thank you! * Wacky Wednesdays
PJ DAY was Wednesday!
We also enjoyed our Read and Feed!
February 11 -Sports day (clothing and hats only)
February 18 - Hawaiian day
February 25 - Backwards day
The highest percentage of participants (per class) in each school wins a hot chocolate party!
* Forest Family Night Hike
We hope you can join us for a special evening in the forest with your family from 6:00-7:30pm on Thursday, February 19! The FS Parent Board has planned a nighttime hike at the FS campus. Families are encouraged to bring headlamps/flashlights and sleds depending on weather conditions. No RSVP is necessary for this event.
* Learning Opportunities for Parents and Educators
The ODC Network is launching a meaningful 4-part speaker series in 2026 featuring nationally-renowned experts who will explore how technology is reshaping our lives and offer practical ways to restore balance for ourselves, our families, and our communities.
Through the generosity of local donors, tickets for the talks in Holland are free (one per email address) and can be reserved HERE.
VALENTINE EXCHANGE
We will be exchanging valentines on February 12. A class list was sent home today.
1000th Day of Learning
We recognized this 5th grade milestone today with special activities and a certificate presentation.
Long Johns and donuts for a treat! Students quickly figured out why those treats!
Curriculum Highlights
BIBLE: We spent some time reading a book inspired by Psalm 121 - our memory work for the month of February.
We also finished our unit on the parables of Jesus.
MATH: We have been working on multi-digit multiplication using a variety of strategies. We continue to see the importance of memorizing our basic multiplication facts.
READING: We are practicing our informational reading skills. We are researching our topic for our writing, reading informational texts to identify details, central message and connecting the new information we learn to our previous knowledge.
SURVIVAL SKILLS: We worked in small groups to build a wilderness mattress to help keep our bodies away from the cold ground when camping. Our focus was on character building - How do we work together well even when we are frustrated or discouraged? What does it look like when everyone is doing their part?
WRITING: We have started to research our topic for our Informational Picture book that we will be writing. Thank you for sending links and books along with your child to aide in that work - if you haven't already sent them please send them along with your child on Monday.
OUTDOOR LEARNING SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
Monday: Herrick District Library
Tuesday: on campus
Wednesday: Van Raalte
Thursday: on campus
Friday: NO SCHOOL
