News and Notes

March 1, 2023

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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

March

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

10, 11 Middle School Play - Peter Pan

17 No School, Teacher Professional Development

17 End of 3rd Marking Period

18 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

18 Book Fair Open House, 1:00pm-4:00pm

18-24 Book Fair

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

24 Report Cards emailed

31 No School, Spring Break begins

April

1-9 No School, Spring Break

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

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

24 MAP Assessment Window begins

28 No PM Allendale Public School busing

May

5 Grandparent's Day, 1/2 day of school (11:55am dismissal)

5 No PM Allendale Public School busing

10 ACS Kristina Moelker 5k run/walk

15 Spring Concert (5th-8th grades), 6:30pm

20 Golf Outing

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

29 No School, Memorial Day

30 Elementary Field Day

30 8th Grade Graduation

June

1 Final Chapel 8:30am, Last 1/2 day of school (11:55am dismissal)

1 No PM Allendale Public School busing

8 Report Cards emailed

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ACS NEWS & ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Bus driver job opening: ACS will be looking to hire a part-time bus driver for two days per week for next school year. If you know someone who would be interested in this position, please have them email Brian Koetje at bkoetje@allendalechristian.org, or call the office.

LAST CALL! 4th-6th Grade Robotics: We are running a Robotics Club after school for six sessions, open to students in 4th-6th grade. The program will once again be led by ACS parent, Ross Scholma. Ross is planning for March 7,9,14,16,21, and 23, after school. In order to make sure the club can happen, we will need parent volunteers. No Robotics experience is necessary to help! If your child has interest in participating in Robotics Club, please fill out this FORM by the end of this week.

Allendale Christian Middle School Presents:

Peter Pan

March 10 and 11 - 6:30 p.m.

Unity Christian High School - Jack Postma Worship Center

General Admission: $3-Children, $5-Adults, $15-Family

Tickets available March 8-10 from 3:00-3:30 p.m.

at Allendale Christian School and at the door.

Cash or Check Only.

URGENT NEED for the play! We have a large need to ask of the ACS community and those associated with you. This year our production has a need for a ramp that can lead off the stage into the gym at Unity Christian High school. Unity currently does not own one. This ramp will be used to bring large set items on and off the stage. It will also serve as an emergency exit for one of our cast members who is wheelchair bound should the only available ramp be blocked. Our set design team will not have the time needed to complete this project in addition to the sets needed. We are asking if there is anyone who has the capability to build a ramp for us, or if anyone has access to a portable ramp. If you, or someone you know, can help please contact me directly. You can do so by email Katierozeboom@gmail.com or by phone (616) 914-5501. We will not need the ramp until March 6 and will be done using it by March 11.

Thank you so much! It has been an immense blessing to be a part of the ACS family as the middle school play director. -Katie Boucek

3rd-5th Running Club: Running Club will be starting Monday, March 20. It will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:15-4:15pm. We are ending with a 5k on May 10! Please use the link below to the google form to let us know if your child is interested in participating!

https://forms.gle/kaqsmVQTyELtpyCV8

We are looking forward to another awesome season!

Heroism Projects: This winter, the 7th grade class studied the theme of heroism in their English-Language Arts class. After learning about various heroes from history, they applied their knowledge to our community, found local heroes, learned about what they do, and wrote about it to inspire heroism in others. You can view their finished essays here.

Hot Lunch Accounts: With the introduction of parent-controlled low-balance email notifications, the low-balance email notifications in the meal tracking system ACS uses will no longer send email for districts that accept deposits through Family Portal (which we do at ACS). Instead, low-balance email now will be sent through your Family Portal account only.

To set your notifications, please log into your Family Portal account (familyportal.cloud) and click the Notifications button, check the box to indicate they want to receive low-balance reminders, and set a dollar amount indicating when to send notices. If you previously opted out of all emails, you will need to uncheck that box to access the low-balance email settings. If you do not see the option for low balance emails and the opted out of emails is unchecked, please hold shift and click the refresh button.

When a student's balance is at or below the amount you selected, an email will be sent. You will only receive one request every three days for a given student. Low-balance email is handled per Family Portal account. If multiple people have access to a student, each person has its own control over how low-balances work for them.

The ACS Book Fair is coming! On March 18-24, ACS will be having its annual book fair at school through i55 Book Fairs, a company who is dedicated to glorifying God and aligning with biblical values in the book selection they provide.

While students will have opportunities to shop during the week of the fair, the community is also invited to a book fair open house Saturday, March 18, from 1-4 pm. You can also shop the fair early at this website. Anything you order online will still count towards our profits, and it can be shipped free to school at the end of the fair.

Finally, Mrs. Koning needs your help to make the fair run smoothly! If you are available to help, please sign up using this link. There are a variety of time slots to choose from to fit your schedule.

If there are questions, please email Mrs. Koning at rkoning@allendalechristian.com.

Important Family Information: If you have not already filled this out, please take a minute to do so. We need every ACS family to complete and it should only take a moment. Family Information Document Link. Thank you for your help!

STILL DATES AVAILABLE - 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

Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Auction! Due to the generosity of our sponsors, donors, and bidders, this became a record-breaking year and our biggest fundraiser to date. Final numbers are still being tallied, but we want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for the gifts you’ve given to ACS through the Auction. Thank you!

3-on-3 Basketball is back!! Allendale Christian School will be holding our 16th annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, March 18, at Allendale High School! There will be divisions for boys and girls for each grade level in 3rd through 8th grade. Please visit www.facebook.com/ACS3on3 for more details and to access the online registration form. The form can also be found here. The registration deadline is March 8. See you there!

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)

Winter/Spring 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.

March 7

Tues: Erin/Christy,________, _________

March 21

Tues: Erin/Christy, _________, _________

Winter/Spring SCHEDULE - 2023

March 7

March 21

April 18

May 2

May 16

May 30

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.

Prepare Your Kids for Today’s Digital Culture - March 2

Do you know what the kids in your life are exposed to online? Do you know how children are targeted in ways you and I could never imagine? I don’t know about you, but this scares me. My husband and I want…no, need, to be able to trust our children online, educate them on the dangers they face, and help them stay safe. But how? We have no idea! If you are like us, then maybe you don’t either. This is why we have invited the experts to educate us. Won’t you take 90 minutes of your time to learn how to prepare your kids for today’s digital culture?

What: A presentation by the experts, Protect Young Eyes. Protect Young Eyes’ research, education, and advocacy give families practical solutions, so that they are prepared, balanced, and protected online. Learn more at protectyoungeyes.com.

When: Thursday, March 2, 2023, 6:30p-8:00p

Where: Terra Square, 3380 Chicago Dr. Hudsonville, MI 49426

Cost: Free

RSVP: Space is limited at Terra Square so please RSVP by March 1 at kelliescholmarealtor.com/event

Hosted by: Kellie Scholma, Bellabay Realty & Scholma Construction

We are privileged to host this opportunity and invite you to learn how to make the internet a safer place for the children in our lives. Let us know if you have any questions. Contact Kellie at 616-634-6677 or kelliescholma@gmail.com.

Middle School Bowling Team -- Unity Christian is pleased to offer a Middle School Bowling team for boys and girls in grades 6 - 8. This program will run after school on Mondays and Wednesdays from March 6 – 29, and will consist of instruction and skill building, intra-squad matches, and a match formatted like high school with individual and baker games. It will be held at Hudsonville Lanes, and all experience levels are welcome! The cost to participate is $70, and the deadline to register is March 1. Please go to https://unitychristianathletics.org/main/otherad/contentID/39913716 for more information/schedule and an on-line registration link. Information can also be found at www.unitychristianathletics.org under the “More” tab.

Unity Christian is proud to present The Granite Park Rangers under the direction of Mr. Dan Sanders. Performances are scheduled for 7:00pm on March 9 and 10 and at 5:00pm on March 11 at the Hudsonville High School Auditorium (on 32nd Avenue). Tickets are $8 each and available for purchase online (unitychristian.org/Parent Resources/Portals). For handicap seating, please call the Unity office at 669-1820.

Middle School Tennis Team -- Unity Christian is pleased to offer a Middle School Tennis team for boys and girls in grades 7 & 8. This program will run from April 11 – May 18, and will consist of practices and matches against other schools. All experience levels are welcome! The cost to participate is $50, and the deadline to register is March 28. Please go Unity Christian High School (unitychristianathletics.org) for more information and for registration link.

Attention Middle School Fishermen/Fisherwomen! Do you have a child who is interested in competitive bass tournaments? Join Unity Christian's Bass Fishing Club that competes in the Sportspersons Ministries International Middle and High School bass fishing series. The Saturday tournament dates are April 29, May 6, and May 13. Feel free to contact Chad Essebaggers at 616-209-7044 or Scott VanWyk at 616-915-3878 for more information on this club.

Borculo Christian School will be holding a Mom-2-Mom Sale & Bake Sale on Saturday, March 4, from 9 am - Noon in the school gym. BCS is located at 6830 96th Ave, Zeeland, MI 49464. If you are interested in being a seller or you have any questions, please contact BCS at bcsclothingsale@borculochrschool.org. Hope to see you there!

The Heritage Christian School Spring Children's Clothing and Toy Sale will be held on Saturday, March 4, from 9am to 12:00. Items for sale include infant to teen clothing, outdoor/indoor toys, books, games, shoes, baby equipment, maternity, and more. Delicious baked goods are also for sale! Located in the large gym at Heritage Christian at 6340 Autumn Dr., Hudsonville. Hope to see you there!

Unity Summer Sports Camp Schedule and Registration Information – Unity Christian will be hosting several summer sports camps for students ages three to 12th grade. Our summer camp schedule is currently available on our website at this link, and registration will open on April 11. We look forward to hosting your students at Unity sports camps this summer!