Market Day-This week Friday!

May 10-14, 2021

Dear Parents,

We are entering into our final 4 weeks of school! We are working hard and staying focused on our learning and we hope to be able to get outside more for lessons as it warms up too! This week we are celebrating Miss DeVries’ amazing 14 weeks with us! We will miss a lot!  We are also so excited for her as she looks forward to beginning a new teaching position in the fall as a 6th and 7th grade teacher at Crown Point Christian School in Indiana!  She is also busy preparing for graduation from Calvin and her wedding to Jonathan Shedd on June 26! Please join me in praying for Sarah as she wraps up her student teaching with us this week. We will enjoy a send off celebration with her on Thursday!

Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you enjoy your special day with your amazing kids!  I noticed how they carefully creating their cards, writing sweet notes about all you do for them, and crafting their gift for you!!  YOU are deeply loved by your children!  I pray you are blessed as you celebrate Mother’s Day with your family this weekend!

Market Day Info for Friday:  We look forward to Market Day on Friday and will have a focus on math and language arts for Friday morning.  There will be no Bible, Social Studies, or Writing assignment on Friday.  Students are invited to come to ZCS at 12:50 to our classroom (through the main office, please) and then we will go outside with our class to shop. I know students are super excited for Market Day, but please know that if you have a conflict, it is not mandatory…IF your child is coming, he/she may bring up to $5.00 (Kdg-2nd grade) and up to $10 (3rd-5th grade). They should also plan to bring a bag to hold their treasures!  Our 4th grade girls are excited to sell their “Katchy Keychains”! Since parents of 4th graders are invited to come and see Market Day, our SHC parents too, may gladly meet our class outside while they shop. Our scheduled time to shop is 1:00-1:15. Once they are finished, students should let me know they are leaving and then they may leave with you.  Thank you!!

MAP GROWTH TESTING: The 2nd through 8th-grade teachers will administer the Spring MAP Growth Assessment within the dates of  Wednesday, May 12 –  Wednesday, May 19.   Please read the information below:

We’re looking forward to upcoming MAP Growth assessments! MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessments in Math, Reading, and Language will help teachers to understand how much students have grown in their learning this year.

We’ll be taking these assessments in the morning during class on the following dates:

•  Wednesday, May 12- Math
•  Thursday, May 13- Language Arts
•  Monday, May 17- Reading

It’s important that students do their best to show all that they’ve learned this year! We are helping your student by preparing them to know what to expect on the assessment, coaching them on assessment-taking strategies, reminding them that they are capable of doing well, and shaping a structured and supportive classroom environment on those mornings.

You can help your student by ensuring that they get proper sleep the evening before an assessment, feeding them a healthy breakfast on each assessment morning, and encouraging them to have a positive attitude and to do their best–this assessment is important, and they are capable!

Together, we can support students in doing their best to show what they’re reading to learn this year! There is additional information available at https://www.nwea.org/parent-toolkit/. If you have further questions, please let me know!

Sign-In and Sign-Out from the Office:  A friendly reminder from the office:  Children need to sign-in when/if they arrive late or return from an appointment. Please also remind them to sign-out whenever they leave for an appointment or other reason. 

6/3- Last Day of School info for SHC: The last day of school for ZCS will be on Friday, June 4.  However, because this is a home day for SHC students, our last day of school for SHC will be on Thursday, June 3. This will be a full day of school for SHC and all of ZCS.

6/3- Picnic at Lawrence Park:  On our last day of school (JUNE 3), our class will be walking to Lawrence Park at 11:45. We will bring our sack lunches and enjoy a fun time together!  Parents are invited to come if you are able. (Permission is given from the administration for our SHC parents to attend as it is our final year together and we will be outside.) I would love to see you and celebrate a wonderful year together! We will eat lunch together, play a few games, and then return to school about 1:30.

Please note the upcoming dates on our calendar:

May 14: Market Day

June 3: Last SCHOOL Day for School/Home Collaborative (full day)

June 4; Last Day of School for ZCS (1/2 day). (NO Home Day work for SHC today.)  🙂

Have a wonderful week!

Blessings,

Julie