NEWS AND NOTES - December 7, 2016  

Calendar of Events
December
8 & 9 Middle School Spiritual Emphasis Retreat
9     Love INC collection ends
12   Skating Party at Tarry Hall Roller Rink
13   5th-8th Grade Spelling Bee
21   Christmas Chapel!  All are invited!
22   Christmas Break Begins

January
4     School resumes
16   School Board Meeting
16-27   MAP Assessment

Advance Notice:

January 17  The Early Childhood Exploration Night at ACS will be held on Tuesday, January 17 from 6:30-7:45pm. This is a chance to learn more about the Preschool, Young Fives, and Kindergarten programs at ACS. We are excited about the addition of more Outdoor Education opportunities coming up, as well as more child care options with the expansion project. There will be a time in early January that current ACS families will be able to enroll in Preschool before the Early Childhood Night.    
ACS News
If school needs to be cancelled due to poor weather conditions
when Allendale Public is also in session, ACS families will receive a phone message from Dan Jonker, APS Superintendent. ACS will close if APS closes, as many of our students use the public school transportation. The closing will also be sent in via GRAIL (Grand Rapids Area Information Line), which communicates with local TV and radio stations. If APS does not have school, Mr. Koetje will send an automated message through the Allendale Public messaging system, the GRAIL system, as well as posting on the school's Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/allendalechristian/ ). Another way to find out about closings is to visit a local station and get text alerts when ACS is closed. WoodTV 8 has a link at 

Two more days! The season of giving is here
and the ACS community is working with Love, INC of Allendale by collecting Christmas gifts for teenagers . Please click here for a complete list of items we are collecting.  All items should be placed on the donation table in the school's rotunda no later than December 9!  Thank you!  
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.    Corinthians 9:7 
 
The Middle School Spiritual Emphasis Retreat will be held in Grand Rapids December 8 & 9.   

Do you need Christmas gift ideas for staff at ACS? 
Email Heather at jhpkline@allcom.net.  The PTA has a "Favorite Things" survey that can be emailed to you.

Koeze Nut Sale Begins
ends December 9.  Pick up date is December 16 in the rotunda  Please email Mandi with any questions. mandialkema@gmail.com
 
You are invited to the All School Skating Party on Monday, December 12 from 6:16-8:15 at the Tarry Hall Skating Rink, 3330 Fairlanes Ave., Grandville.  $5.00 admission, $1.00 extra for skate rental.  

Lost and Found! There are many items on the lost and found table in the rotunda!  Please claim your items before Christmas break!  Items not claimed will be donated to ReVive!

Thank you for your support of the First Grader Hot Chocolate Sale. We are excited to tell you that we earned $102.61 for Love, INC and letting the teens in Allendale know that Jesus loves them!
 
 
School Theme 16-17
Run The Race
Hebrew 12:1 & 2
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith....."

2016-2017 Chapel Schedule
Hot Lunch
Please help us keep hot lunch prices as low as possible by volunteering. Thank-you for all of your help!
Thursday December 8:  Linda Nysse
Friday December 9: ________
Monday December 12: _______
Tuesday December 13:  Denise Vruggink
Wednesday December 14: ____
Thursday December 15: Linda Nysse
Friday December 16: _________
Monday December 19: _______
Tuesday December 20: ______
Wednesday December 21: ____
Please click below to sign up!  THANK YOU! 
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4fa8a829a4fd0-201620171
TRIP
TRIP Update!
Instant TRIP is held every Tuesday evening from 7-7:30p with a pick-up session Wednesday mornings from 8:45-9:15a.  
If you are able to help please contact Christy Breuker at jcbreuker@yahoo.com   
From the Community
Kathy Trocolli Christmas Concert at Calvin College
You're invited to join the Calvin College community to celebrate Christ's birth at an evening concert with Kathy Troccoli.Through Christmas hymns and modern favorites, personal reflection, heartfelt sharing and deep insights, Kathy Troccoli promises to uplift and enlighten. It will be held on Tuesday, December 13 at 7 p.m. at the Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $25, and there is a pre-concert dinner at 5:30 at the Prince Conference Center for $28.
Visit www.calvin.edu/go/troccol or call 616-526-6282 for more information.