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November 16, 2022

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2022-2023

Praise!

Psalm 148:13

"Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens."

CALENDAR

November

22 Thanksgiving Chapel, 8:30am

23-25 No School, Thanksgiving Break

28 Board Meeting, 6:30pm

29 School Picture Retakes

December

2 Theme Chapel, 8:30am **Stay after chapel for a time of fellowship!

7 Merry Marketplace

8, 9 Middle School Spiritual Emphasis Retreat

19-21 No AM or PM Allendale Public School busing

19 Christmas Concert (Y5's through 8th) at Fair Haven Church, 6:30pm

21 Christmas Chapel, 8:30am

22 No School, Christmas Break begins

January

5 School Resumes

6 Theme Chapel, 8:30am **Stay after chapel for a time of fellowship!

9-20 MAP Assessment Window

12 Early Childhood Open House, 6:00pm

13 End of 2nd Marking Period

19, 20 No PM Allendale Public School busing

20 Report Cards emailed

27 Praise and Worship Chapel, 8:30am **Stay after chapel for a time of fellowship!

2022-2023 School Year Calendar

ACS NEWS & ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Congratulations to Mrs. Christiana Sheppard and her husband Jay on the birth of their baby girl! Selah Ruth was born earlier this week. Everyone is healthy and doing well!

Allendale Christian has an immediate need for a Head Custodian. It is important that a candidate has a love for the Lord, and passionate about serving Him through this position. The ideal candidate will also be eager to work with students and staff at ACS, as they will be an important part of our school community. PLEASE share this job opportunity with others that may have interest. Compensation is negotiable, and the benefits include insurance, retirement match, flexibility in the summer, and a tuition discount if eligible children are enrolled at ACS. Here is the JOB DESCRIPTION. Please email me at bkoetje@allendalechristian.org to express interest.

While we prefer a full-time candidate, we will consider a job share between a candidate who would take the lead on cleaning and another who will take the lead on maintenance, outside work, and clearing snow. If anyone has interest in part of a possible part-time job share, please let me know (bkoetje@allendalechristian.org).

This year the ACS Thanksgiving Chapel Committee would like to invite you to help us collect snack items for Starlight Ministries. "Starlight Ministries is a Christ centered ministry that provides opportunities for those who are grieving a death loss to experience a safe environment of caring support that promotes healing and inspires Hope for the future."

We would like to collect the following items- individually packaged snacks (crackers, fruit snacks, chips, etc...) and/or juice boxes. Donations can be brought to the donation table in the rotunda until Tuesday, November 22nd.

Annual Hot Chocolate Sale - Friday, December 2, in the ACS Gym! Please join the ACS 1st graders from 10:30-11:30am to enjoy hot chocolate and fellowship! Cost is $1 per cup of hot chocolate or to-go packet, and profits will go to support families through World Renew!

Inclement Weather - In the case of inclement weather, families of Young Fives through 8th grade students should be receiving a call from Allendale Public School if school will be delayed or cancelled. If you do not receive a call when that time comes, please let the office know. Delays and cancellations will also be posted on WoodTV8, as well as the ACS Facebook page.

Lost and Found - We have a large amount of items that have compiled into our lost and found already. Please feel free to come look or have your child look for any items they may be missing.

Volunteer Opportunity! Throughout the course of the month, teachers will have the opportunity to meet with their grade-level team and our Director of Learning, Rachel Reed, for continued professional development. These meetings will be held during lunch, and we are looking for volunteers to help provide classroom coverage for these meetings. We would love it if you could please check out our sign-up genius and sign up to help with classroom lunchtime coverage in order to make this possible. We appreciate your help in this way! Sign Up Genius link

FUNDRAISERS & PTA

ACS Staff Favorites! Would you like to get to know our amazing ACS staff a little more? Are you in need of a gift idea for one of them? They filled out their “Favorite Things” forms for us to learn more about them. Thank you ACS Staff! --> Favorites

The ACS Apparel Sale is happening now until November 25th! All orders will be produced once the sale closes and will be delivered to school within 2-3 weeks from that date. Go HERE to check out the awesome items available and to place your order!

Trash for Cash Please click these links for more information ---> Items Collected & Box Top Instructions. Questions - contact Erin Ensing, Trash for Cash chair, erinensing@hotmail.com

TRIP & HOT LUNCH

Hot Lunch volunteers link

ACS Hot Lunch: ACS Hot Lunch Volunteer Signup (signupgenius.com)

Fall & Winter Instant Trip is held every other Tuesday night from 7:00-7:30pm. In order for us to run this program we need at least three volunteers at each session on Tuesday night. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact a trip coordinator or email Christy Breuker at jcbreuker@yahoo.com.

There is also a signup on Sign Up Genius.

TRIP Volunteers: Fall/Winter 2022 TRIP Volunteer Schedule (signupgenius.com)

November 29

Tues: Erin/Christy,________, ____________

December 13

Tues: Erin/Christy, _________, ___________

Fall/Winter SCHEDULE - 2022

November 29

December 13

December 20

Potluck Pickup has now become ARROWASTE!

Things are changing for how to pay trash/recycle bills:

1.) TRIP can no longer pay your bill for you.

You can pickup/order $25 - Arrowaste Certificates (8%). We will have a supply in stock, however, if we run out it will be 2 weeks to get in stock.
You can order exact amount VIP certificate (4%). These will take 2 weeks to order.

2.) All certificates will need to be mailed to Arrowaste with your bill

QUICK LINKS

Please click on the link below to get your forms or information

Commonly Used Forms

COMMUNITY NEWS

Moms in Prayer Allendale: Moms in all schooling communities (private, public, homeschool) are welcome! We will be growing together in praying for our kids and school communities Thursdays

after school drop-off at 8:30-9:30am at Eastmanville United Reformed Church (6845 Leonard St Coopersville). Please contact Rana Hardaloupas at (616)216-1728 or Caity Hintz (616) 550-7899 if you want more info.

ACS "Old People Hoops" meets in our ACS gym from 7pm-9pm on Friday evenings. The cost is $5 or an affordable donation. Email ted.kiliszewski@gmail.com or yug.gill@gmail.com for more information.

Unity Christian Community Night - Since the beginning of the pandemic, few institutions have faced more challenges than schools. Christian school communities are no exception. However, the seeds of cultural division were sown long before 2020. Let's take a look at how we arrived at this moment, but more importantly let's figure out how we are going to move forward. Join us at Unity Christian High School on Wednesday, November 16, at 7:00pm for a Unity community night featuring the presentation “Compassion, Conviction, and Controversy…Moving Forward in Community.” Dan Landstra, Unity’s Director for Spiritual Life, will lead adult community members to consider how best to navigate the intersection of a faith-infused Christian education and a culture of increasing division. Friends and neighbors, even if they do not have children at Unity, are welcome.

Unity Christian H.S. Musical - Unity Christian is proud to present Bright Start this fall under the direction of Mrs. Ashton Foreman. Performances are scheduled for 7pm on December 1 and 2, and at 5pm on December 3. Performances will take place at the Hudsonville High School Auditorium on Allen Street.

This gorgeous Bluegrass musical follows the life of Alice Murphy in 1924 as a lovestruck and feisty teenager, as well as in 1945 as a prominent editor. Through many twists and turns, sins and tragedy, she learns three pillars of our Christian faith - grace, forgiveness, and redemption. The storyline may be best for upper elementary and older.

Ticket Sales:

Tickets are now on sale for $8 each. All tickets are sold online here or on our website under "Parent Resources." You are able to pick your own seats and pay online.
For handicap seating, please call the school office at 669-1820.

Middle School Boys Swim Interest Survey - Unity Christian is continuing to explore the possibility of options for boy’s swimmers at the high school level (currently we don’t have our own program or a cooperative program in place). We are also continuing to explore what interest and options are available at the middle school level. Knowing how many middle schoolers are interested will help us figure out the appropriate high school option and possibly provide some opportunities for middle schoolers to swim on a Unity Christian team. Please complete the following form if your son would be interested in swimming on a Unity Christian middle school team in January and February of this school year. If we have enough interest, we will explore adding a middle school boys swimming team, with the next steps involving finding pool time, coaches, and meets. Please complete the interest form by November 10: https://www.cognitoforms.com/UnityChristianHighSchool/UnityChristianMiddleSchoolBoysSwimInterest

Allendale Youth Wrestling Club - If you have a K-8th grade child interested in wrestling, please see the following link for information regarding the Allendale Youth Wrestling Club. --> Link

Allendale Youth Basketball - There is a new basketball program for kindergarten through second graders. Boys and girls are welcome. The program will run Saturday mornings beginning 12/10 for five weeks (not on the holidays). This will be held at Evergreen Elementary Gymnasium and will cost $55 for the five weeks of instruction. Players will get a ball and a shirt. If interested, please contact Jeff Bauer at 616-209-2113. Here is a link with more information --> Link

Valley Church is hosting an Artificial Christmas Tree Farm on Saturday, December 3rd for special needs families and families in need. For more information regarding the event and/or to see how you can get involved, please visit their website HERE.