Wednesday - June 3
1/2 Day of School
Preschool Celebration @ 9 AM
Final Chapel @ 10:30 AM
Dismissal @ 11:30 AM
Equipping Minds - Nurturing Hearts - Transforming the World for Jesus Christ
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Pass The Baton
One way that we tangibly can represent this “life-on-life” influence institutionally, yet personally, is to pass a customized HCS track baton from teacher to student, and student to teacher each year that a student is at HCS. Inside of this baton that follows each student throughout her or his HCS years is a scroll of paper with the accumulated personal messages of recognition and encouragement that will be added by that student’s teacher each year.
Please watch for this special baton, labeled with your child’s name, to come home with your child on the last day of school, June 3. Read the scroll inside, celebrate and pray together with your child over the growth that has taken place throughout this school year filled with God’s providence, guidance and love. You may feel free to write a note to your child on this baton scroll as well and invite another mentoring adult or two to write a thoughtful note encouraging your child as well. We ask that you store this baton in a safe place throughout the summer months so that your child can pass this baton to his/her new teacher next fall when we return to school.
Celebration of Learning
After Memorial Day we will be celebrating all the learning and growing we have done this year by having each days activities be centered around a theme. Our day will look the same as far as structure but all the learning activities will be themed and our classroom might be decorated as well.
Your child is welcomed to come dressed for that theme as well. Yes, Mrs. Brouwer has a outfit for each of these days too!!
Here is our schedule:
Tuesday - Red/White/Blue Day
Wednesday - Game Day
Thursday - Popcorn Day
Friday - Neon Day
Monday - Ice Cream Day
Tuesday - Camping Day
Wednesday - Graduation Day
Field Day
Wednesday, May 27
12:30 - 3:00 PM
Rose Park students will be having Field Day at school.
Please make sure your child is dressed to do activities outside on that day.
Ms. Raak's Retirement Celebration
After 40 years in education Ms. Raak, our Rose Park PE teacher, will be retiring at the end of the school year. Field Day just so happens to be her birthday as well! Please save the date to help us celebrate Ms. Raak by congratulating her out on the playscape to end the day on Wednesday, May 27th. Parents are welcome to park their cars and come out back to the playscape to celebrate Ms. Raak and end field day, and her wonderful career in celebration! Please join us from 2:45 -3:30 pm for a cookie and congratulations. Please be mindful of the bus and carpool lanes as you park cars!
Rose Park Night at Craig's Cruisers
Rose Park Night
May 18 from 5-9 PM
Enjoy a night of family fun at Craig’s Cruisers in Holland. All Rose Park students will receive a wristband at the door good for unlimited attractions and $5 of free tokens! Parent supervision required!Pizza will be available for purchase along with extra wristbands and tokens for siblings and/or parents.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
4th Grade Plant Sale
Mark your calendars!
The annual fourth grade plant sale is coming to Rose Park on May 21 starting at 7:30am. They will be selling tomatoes, peppers, and a variety of herbs. All plants will be $3.00 per pot, cash or check only.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Summer Learning Bash
Summer Learning Bash
In August I will be offering an opportunity to walk beside your kindergartener to help lessen or avoid the "summer slide". Take a look at this video to get more information.
If this is something you are interested in please click HERE to register for the session(s) you are interested in.
Kindergarten Visiting Day
Friday - May 1
We are so excited to welcome the incoming Kindergarteners for the 2026-2027 school year. They will be coming to Rose Park to visit with Mrs. Brouwer and our classroom on May 1 in the morning.
This will be a regular day for our current Kindergarteners. Students will be with a guest teacher in a different classroom while I am meeting future families and Kindergarteners in our classroom.
Last Day of Library
Our last day to check out books will be:
Friday - May 8.
All materials will be do back to the library by:
Friday - May 17.
Please do a book hunt around the house for any overdue books.
I will be sending a notification via email if your child still has books checked out.
Spring MAP Testing
During the week of May 4 and 11 we will be taking our last MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress) testing in both Reading and Math.
You will be receiving the scores to this test along with your child's report card on the last day of school.
If your child is not going to be at school during those two weeks will you please let me know.
Tulip Time - Half Day
Half Day on Thursday, May 7
Preschool, Young Fives, Kindergarten, and 5th Grade will be dismissed at 11:30 due to the Children's Parade. There will be no afterschool care.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Detailed Book Fair INFORMATION
On Thursday, April 23 we will host “Lunch with a Loved One” from 11:15-12:15 in the small gym. This is a time to join your student(s) for lunch and to shop the book fair together!
Additional in-person book fair hours will be: Wednesday April 22 from 2-4pm, Thursday April 23 from 10:30-12:30 & 2-4pm, Friday April 24 from 2-4pm; we would love to have you stop by at any of those times.Friday, March 27, 2026
Book Fair Coming SOON!!
Hello Rose Park Parents!
To prepare for the upcoming Literati Book Fair, I’ve created a digital wishlist of items I’d love to add to our classroom library:
https://literati.com/a/
These books will help students on their journey to becoming confident and enthusiastic readers. Thank you for your support!
Exciting news… we have a new book fair company this year—Literati—and the online fair is officially live! Shopping online is a great way to find books that won’t be available at the in-person fair. It’s also the best way to purchase from teacher wishlists, since some of those titles may not be on-site. A special bonus: Gift cards are available online! This makes it easy for students to shop at the fair without bringing cash to school. Start browsing here: https://literati.com/store/?school=rose-park-christian-school-holland-mi Happy reading!
The in-person book fair will take place at Rose Park on April 22, 23, and 24.
Sunday, March 1, 2026
March is Reading Month
We are going to take a pause from our current Reading curriculum to celebrate a few children's book authors during the month of March.
We will be discovering the style of writing each of these authors have, as well as comparing many of the books they have written.
Here is our schedule of Authors:
Week of March 2: Dr. Seuss
Week of March 9: Eric Carle
Week of March 16: Laura Numeroff
Week of March 23: Mo Willems
3rd Quarter - Progress Reports
Friday - March 13 will be the end of our 3rd Quarter in Kindergarten. Your student has been working so hard and learning so many new things.
During our Parent/Teacher Conference I will highlight the areas we have been working on and will give you an idea of where they are at.
In this last quarter of Kindergarten we are going to continue to do a lot of learning and growing. Expectations will continue to grow, as we are preparing for first grade. I will continue to send home bi-weekly progress reports with skills we are working on. Please continue to work with your child on a daily basis with their reading, cvv & cvcc words, heart words, and math. By doing this you are helping reinforce concepts we are learning in the classroom as well as helping these concepts stick.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, March 26
For this round of conferences I will be holding them only on Thursday, March 26. I will have more slots available to accommodate this day.
If this date does not work out for you and you would rather do Monday, March 30 please connect with me and we can set up a time to meet on that date.
Valentine's Day Party
Valentine's Day Celebration
Feb. 12, 2026
As a class we will be taking time on Thursday, February 12 and having a small Valentine's Day Celebration. Your child is welcomed to bring in a small treat or card for each student in the class.
PLEASE do not address them to specific students.
I do encourage your kindergartener to write their name on each one so friends know whom it was from.
A huge THANK YOU to our party planning team for prepping and planning this event!! We are looking forward to a fun afternoon.
I do encourage your kindergartener to write their name on each one so friends know whom it was from.
A huge THANK YOU to our party planning team for prepping and planning this event!! We are looking forward to a fun afternoon.
Here are the current number of students in our class: 12
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Sunday, January 11, 2026
100th Day of School!
Friday - February 6
(as long as there are no snow days)
Rose Park Discovery Night
Do you or any of your friends or family have a prospective preschooler or kindergartener? Are you or someone you know looking into options for the 26-27 school year? We’ll be having our Discovery Night next week Thursday, January 15 from 6-7pm, and we’d love to have you come and explore Rose Park’s preschool and kindergarten programs! Since we prepare individually for each family visiting this Discovery Night, we would so appreciate your RSVP for Discovery Night. If you are unable to make it to Discovery Night, you are still welcome to visit Holland Christian Schools in person and see things in action for yourself. Feel free to schedule a campus tour through by filling out our Inquiry Form.
Enrollment for the 26-27 will begin school year begins February 1, 2026.
Sing Move and Memorize
During the week of January 12, K-5 students will meeting in the small gym for a brief time of learning scripture together. Mrs. Winningham (5th Grade Teacher) will be leading us with our monthly Bible passage using a variety of tools to help those words stick in our hearts.
Sunday, January 4, 2026
MAP Testing
During the weeks of January 5 and 12 we will be taking our second MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress) testing in both Reading and Math. If your child will not be in class during this time frame please let me know so we can make sure we get them tested while they are at school.
Semester One and Report Cards
Report cards will be available through Power School starting Friday, January 23 at 2:00 PM. This will highlight the areas we have been working on and will give you an idea of where they are at. If you have questions or need clarification after reviewing the report card please feel free to reach out to me.
Second semester, we are going to continue to do a lot of learning and growing. Expectations will be getting a little higher, as we are preparing for first grade. I will continue to send home weekly progress reports with skills we are working on as well as sending daily homework that you can do with your student to help reinforce concepts we are learning in the classroom.
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