"And we know that God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28

JCS AUCTION The JCS Auction is coming up on Sat. March 14. This is the biggest fundraiser for the school! Come join us for a night of food, fun, fellowship and bid on some great items to support JCS! We have many new items up for bid. Doors open at 4:00 with On the Border being catered for dinner from 4:00-6:00, $10 per person, 5 and under free. Silent auction opens at 4:00. Live auction will begin around 6:30. Check out our auction Facebook page (Jenison Christian School Auction) for items up for bid. Hope to see you there! Teacher Time: We are excited to offer the Teacher Time donations again this year at the JCS auction. Tickets are $5 each; you may buy as many as you wish. Tickets will be sold at the auction, and also in the JCS office from March 9-March 13.  The winners will be drawn the night of the auction .  For a list of what each teacher is offering, see the attached list here . Thank you for your support of the JCS auction!

QUICK LINKS

Parent Club SignUp & Volunteer List

Hot Lunch Calendar March Menu 2nd Choice Options

Playground Supervision Thank you to all who have volunteered! If you'd like to be added to the calendar, please contact Deanna Benes or sign up here .

Community News (UC Events & other local announcements)

DAILY WAYS TO SUPPORT JCS

Recycle your paper products in the Paper Gator (Located in the Baldwin Street Lot on the South side of school) ‌ Remember to make your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile. Our school receives a donation from Amazon when you do this!

Turn in your Spartan Receipts to the JCS Office **See our Facebook page for the new scanning method for Box Tops **

Shop at and donate to Revive. Revive also continues to look for volunteers. Click here for a volunteer form and information.

ATHLETICS

JCS Online Athletics Calendar 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH 4 - End of Trimester MARCH 4 - PreK & K Field Trip, GR Children's Museum (9:00-11:45am) MARCH 5 - Chess Club, Library (4:00-6:00pm) MARCH 5 - Robotics Club, MS Lounge (6:30-8pm) MARCH 6 - Moms in Prayer, Community Room (2:00-3:00pm) MARCH 6 - Mother/Son Event, JCS Gym/MS Lounge (5:30-8:30pm) MARCH 7 - Robotics Club, CAPSTONE, MS Lounge (9:00-11:30am) MARCH 7 - Ping Pong Tournament, JCS Gym (8:00am Singles play begins) MARCH 9-13 - Kindergarten Screening Week MARCH 11 - Report Cards go home

JCS ONLINE SCHOOL CALENDAR

ALL SCHOOL REMINDERS Report Cards - Due to the high rate of illness and absences we have been experiencing, we are delaying the end of the trimester until March 4. Report Cards will go home on March 11. Parent Teacher Conferences - Conferences will be taking place March 18 & 19. Sign ups are taking place. The link can be found here. Tuition Assistance for 2020-2021 School Year: We are so grateful for the Jenison Christian Education Foundation, REVIVE Re-store, the JCS Parent Club, many of our local churches, and individuals who annually support Jenison Christian School financially and/or through volunteer time to assist in keeping tuition affordable. If tuition costs for JCS are unaffordable for your family, we invite you to apply for tuition assistance through the JCS tuition assistance program. For the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, JCS will again participate in the online FACTS tuition assistance application program. All parents or guardians requesting tuition assistance through JCS are required to complete an application using the FACTS program to receive JCS tuition assistance. Our first priority regarding tuition assistance will be for families enrolled in full day programming at JCS. The first round deadline for FACTS filing is March 31, 2020. If you have questions regarding this process, please contact Karen Deters, Financial Secretary (457-3301 ext. 162 or Email). JCS Yearbooks - Yearbook sales in the office are over but you can still order online! Visit the website at www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/product/yearbooks. The school number is 20717-2020 or enter school name to access the yearbook order center. Yearbooks are only $20 and sales are available through April 2nd. Don't miss your chance to own this piece of JCS memorabilia! Any questions please contact Erika Wykstra at ewykstra@jenisonchristian.org or 616-457-3301 ext 101.  Preschool Enrollment - Enrollment forms are now being accepted in the JCS office for our preschool 3's and 4's programs. Some of the classes do fill rather quickly so if there are certain sessions you would like, please enroll soon for the best chance at getting that session! Kindergarten Screening - We still have openings for our Kindergarten Screening taking place the week of March 9-13. Please call the school office if you would like to set up an appointment. Cold & Flu Season - We have experienced a definite increase in number of students who are out with various forms of the flu. Please be sure to keep your students home if they are experiencing flu symptoms and also, if they had a fever, please note that they need to be 24 hour fever free before returning to school. Also, encourage your child to follow basic guidelines such as washing hands carefully, coughing into the elbow, etc. Thank you for your help in doing our best to keep all our staff and students as healthy as possible! Drop Off Procedures - We have been having issues with drop off happening right at the cul-de-sac in the church parking lot as well as by the school office. DO NOT DROP OFF STUDENTS IN THESE AREAS! It is unsafe to have children running through these areas due to vehicles and buses moving through. Please follow the safety procedures as outlined here.

SAVE THE DATES T.R.I.P. will be closed April 8 & 9 for Spring Break. The JCS Auction is coming on Saturday, March 14! Lots of plans are being made for this important night at JCS. If you have items to donate, please contact the committee at auction@jenisonchristian.org. You can also help us advertise this event using the JCS Auction Facebook Page: Please be sure to like and follow us! We are excited to share many of the awesome items that will be up for bid. Do you like to bake? We could use a few Decadent Desserts for the night of the auction. If you would be willing to bring a homemade decadent dessert the day of the auction (March 14), please sign up under this link.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084fa8af2ca1ff2-201920 Congratulations to Jeremy Boeve (8th grade) who made it to the State GeoBee! He is one of the top 100 in Michigan. Here is the link with more information about this competition: https://sites.google.com/site/michiganstatebee/   The State finals competition will take place at Western Michigan University on Friday, March 27. We wish you well Jeremy!

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Staff Birthdays MARCH 4 - Jeremy Beute MARCH 7 - Faye Ritsema MARCH 18 - Shirley Cuperus MARCH 23 - Stacey Christians MARCH 28 - David VanZytveld MARCH 29 - Sharon Sytsma

JENISON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Jenison, MI 49428

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