OCCS News and Announcements
April 12, 2022
Spiritual Theme: "The Fruit of the Spirit"
Theme Song for the School Year: "Holy Spirit Living Breath of God"
Theme Verse for the School Year: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Gal. 5:22-23
Soccer game
The girls and boys soccer games that were scheduled for today have been postponed to Friday, May 13.
Open House Event - TONIGHT from 5:00-7:00pm
We are hosting an Open House at OCCS tonight and we would love for you to invite friends and neighbors to show up as well. There will be a meal, an inspiring planetarium show, activities for all ages, and self-guided tours of the school. The whole community is invited, including current families that attend OCCS. All activities start at 5pm, including $1/slice pizza! Invite your friends and neighbors!

Check out this video for more information: https://youtu.be/R3t5VUTGLVU.
Interscholastic Art on Display
Congratulations to 3rd-8th students whose art has been selected to be part of the Interscholastic Art Show at Center Mall April 11-26. They are Lily Bonnema, Kallie Zwart, Drew Noteboom, Sienna Rosenboom, Meraya Dittman, Elliot Klompien, Abigail Van Maanen, Selah Breen, Rhett Harcum, Dayton DeGroot, Emma Kreykes and Lilia Van Schepen.
Class assignments - due tomorrow
Class assignments will be made in May for the following school year. Requests must be made by noon tomorrow (Wednesday, April 13).

If parents have requests for particular classes/teachers, they will be received this year only by using the online form:

Requests from parents will be given consideration as one of the many factors that help to determine class assignments. Factors the committee will consider in determining class assignments for students are in this order:
1. Academic needs
2. Learning styles
3. Social needs
4. Distribution of boys/girls
5. Special needs
6. Church representation where possible
7. Written parental requests and reasons

After class assignments are made and published, the work of the committee is completed. However, parents who are not satisfied with class assignments may request to meet with the education committee to request a change in assignment. The decision of the education committee will be final.
Homeroom Teachers for 2022-23
Here is the list of teachers by grade for the 2022-23 school year:
Preschool - Anna Zeutenhorst
Kindergarten - Diane Krommendyk, Sheryl Slegers
1st - Mary Beth Breen, Ardene Huisman
2nd - Jennifer Noteboom, Maria Noteboom
3rd - Sheila Van Den Brink, Josie Vander Stoep
4th - Laura Joustra, Melanie Witt
5th - Jo Ellen Harvey, Jennifer Mills
6th - Randy Hilbelink, Rachelle Oordt
7th - Autumn Den Boer, Kortney Wolfswinkel (soon to be Haan)
8th - Karlyn Brunst, Matt Van Schepen
Parents of students entering 7th grade in the Fall 2022
All students entering 7th grade must have the Meningococcal vaccine AND a Tdap booster before the first day of school. They cannot start school without those vaccines.
  • Call your healthcare provider to ask if your child still needs to get these vaccines
  • A great time to get these vaccines is when kids go in for wellness and sports physicals in the summer
  • To be valid for school, the Meningococcal vaccine and the Tdap booster must have been given after age 10
  • Bring an updated Iowa Certificate of Immunization from your provider to your child’s school
TRIP News
  • School year TRIP hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00am - 3:30pm. and Wednesday and Friday from 8:00am - 12:30pm.
  • Find information about the OCCS TRIP program on our website by clicking the following link: OCCS TRIP Website
  • Need help on how to use the Shop with Scrip Website? Click here for step by step instructions: Family Ordering Guide
  • Need help using the RaiseRight app? Check out the following webpage for more information: https://www.raiseright.com/