The ACS book fair is coming! On March 5-11, ACS will be having it's annual book fair at school. We have a new provider this year named I:55 book fairs, but we will continue to have some awesome titles to choose from. While students will have opportunities to shop during the week, the community is also invited to a book fair open house Saturday, March 5, from 9-11 am. You can also continue to shop the fair early at this website. Finally, our fair would not run as smoothly without some amazing volunteers. If you are willing to help during the fair at all, please sign up at this link. If there are questions, please email Mrs. Koning at rkoning@allendalechristian.com. 

Allendale Christian Middle School
Presents
Alice in Wonderland
March 11 & 12, 2022, 6:30pm
at Unity Christian High School
Tickets will be sold on March 9, 10 & 11 from 3:00-3:30pm in the Rotunda
Cost is $3-child, $5-adult, $15-family
(Based on the book by Lewis Carroll. Adapted by William Glennon.)

Parents of 4th-6th grade students - If your child is interested in joining Robotics at ACS, please sign up by this Friday, using the following LINK. The Robotics Club will be meeting for 6 dates in March, all Tuesdays and Thursdays (March 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, and 24), and it will be from 4-6pm each day. Students will be able to stay after school and wait for the Club to start. There will be a small fee (likely around $20) to be part of the Club. This helps pay for the kits and any replacement parts that are needed.

Updated COVID protocols - Last week, the Ottawa County Health Department ended all countywide COVID orders for schools. Isolation is still required for COVID positive cases. The following are the updated protocols for students and staff:
  1. COVID positive cases must isolate for 5 days from first symptoms. If symptoms are gone after five days, the student or staff member may return on day 6.
  2. Close contacts: Quarantines are no longer required. A family can choose to quarantine a student if they desire, but it is not required by the school.
If you have any questions regarding COVID and protocols, please email Brian Koetje at bkoetje@allendalechristian.org.

ACS has an immediate need for a student custodian. Please pass this information along to anyone that might be interested. The student must be at least 14 years old to apply. Anyone who is interested should reach out to Brian Koetje at bkoetje@allendalechristian.org.

Tuition Assistance for 22-23 ACS participates in FACTS, a grant application program for our school. Completion of the FACTS application is a requirement for next year's enrollment if you are expecting a remaining balance at the end of the school year or you will be requesting tuition assistance. Families who wish to apply for tuition assistance will need to use the FACTS application format online at https://online.factsmgt.com/signin.aspx. The application information will be easily accessible data from your 2021 tax return, along with financial accounts, and will require that copies of confirming tax documents be sent to the FACTS center. The FACTS organization will analyze the information of each applicant. They will provide our school with recommended grant amounts based on need and financial status. Parents who have children in more than one of the participating schools need only to fill out the application one time- the information will be available to other Christian schools where their children attend. Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2022. The application fee will be paid by the participating schools.

There are still dates available to help out our teachers and cover their classroom during lunch time for their professional development! Please consider blessing them during these times so they can continue meeting with their grade-level team and our instructional coach once a month. We would love it if you could please check out our sign-up genius and sign up in order to make this possible. We appreciate your help in this way! Sign Up Genius link