Discipleship Practice - October

 

Students will practice discernment by seeking God’s wisdom and direction in all areas of life.

• asking good academic questions
• showing curiosity
• showing a desire to dig deeper
• pausing to seek a wise choice
• using what they know to make a good decision
• seeking out help in a hard situation (wisdom from a trusted person God has put in their life)

October Bible Verse

 

Phonics Weekly Letter

 

   

Carpool Details

Please make sure to pull all the way forward in the morning and afternoon drop off and pick up!

Parents, please stay in your cars!

Have your students jump out quickly in our morning drop off lane and enter your car quickly in the afternoon!

Rose Park is HIRING!!

 

We are looking for a caring, dependable person to join our after-school care team! This part-time or full-time position offers hours from 3:00–5:30 p.m. at $17/hour and could be a great opportunity for a parent, retiree, or anyone looking for a few afternoon hours working with children in a school setting. Responsibilities include supervising and caring for students, helping with fun and engaging activities, building positive relationships with children, creating a safe and welcoming environment, and supporting students throughout their afternoon. You don’t need to be a teacher to be a great fit! We’re looking for someone who is responsible, patient, caring, and enjoys spending time with children. If you or someone you know would be a great fit, we would love to hear from you! 

Please contact Laura Rotman at lrotman@hollandchristian.org for more information.

No School - Fall Break/Convention

October 14 - 16, 2026

Due to the Unity Convention for staff, there will be no school on these dates.

Cold and Flu Season is HERE

 

Cold and Flu Season is here!

Here are some helpful reminders for you to help keep your Kindergartener and other friends healthy:

* Your Kindergartener needs to be FEVER & SYMPTOM  free for at least 24 hrs. before they return to school and show no additional symptoms of COVID or the Flu.
* If your Kindergartener is running a FEVER - please keep them home.
* If your Kindergartener is having any of the following symptoms please keep them home:

Vomiting
Diarrhea
Fever (over 100.3)
Extreme fatigue and chills
Loss of taste and/or smell

* Your Kindergartener needs to be free of these symptoms for at least 24 hrs.
* My rule of thumb is, you know your child the best - if you feel that they are off, please keep them home.

If your Kindergartener will not be at school please call or email the office (820.4055) (rp@hollandchristian.org). 

Farmers Market Field Trip

Field Trip - Holland Farmers Market
Wednesday, October 7
Time: 8:45 - 10 AM

I am looking for 3 Guest Helpers to join us this morning.  If you are able to help with a small group explore their senses around the farmers market please email me and let me know.    

Outdoor Learning

 

 Letter Sounds

Watch this short video to hear how we are learning our letters and their sounds they represent.

Grandparent's Day

 

We are excited to welcome Grandparents and Grandfriends to Rose Park on the morning of October 1st (see schedule in the image above). We plan to have some treats available for Grandparents to enjoy in the library - if you would be willing to volunteer or provide treats please take a look at the sign up genius!

Fall Parent Teacher Conferences

Conferences will be held on October 8 and 10 this year.  Due to a smaller class this year,  I will only be holding conferences on the 8th.  

If your family can not make this date work please reach out to me and we can schedule to get together on the 10th during conference hours.

Scheduling conferences will be done through Virtual Paragon. You will be receiving directions to register once it has been open to families.  Conferences will only be 10 min and we will be going over your students Social Emotional skills during this time.  Academic skills are in the weekly progress report.  If you have questions or concerns about academic skills please reach out prior to conferences so we can connect. 

Science Unit #1 - Discovering My 5 Senses

 

MAP Testing

This week we will be taking our first MAP (measurement of academic progress) testing in both Reading and Math.
This is a standard test that is used as one of the many tools that help us measure your kindergarteners growth. We will be doing this assessment again in the Winter and then again in the Spring.  You will be able to view your students results at the end of Kindergarten.

Library

 

Every Monday we will be heading to our school library as part of our Reading Workshop.  Students will hear stories and be able to borrow 2 "good fit" books.  These books will be sent home that day and need to be returned the following Monday.  

I have a special bin for returned books that your student will be able to put them once they are returned.

Community Event

 

Ranch Hands Needed:

We’d love to have a few additional families join our Ranch Hands team to help care for the goats and chickens on the weekends. 

Families typically claim one weekend at a time, making it an easy way to pitch in and care for our Ranch animals. If this is something your family would be willing to do, please let Ms. Roskamp know! We’re happy to train you and get you started!

Small Toys/Treasure Needed!!

Do you have small Happy Meal or Birthday Bag toys that you no longer need or want?

If you said "YES" - I would love to recycle them for you.

Every Friday our class gets to trade in their pompoms for rewards. PomPom's are earned when SER behavior is shown in the classroom and they are bucket fillers. I would love to add these treasures to our store!

You can bring them to school at any time.
Thank You in advance for your support!

Book Bags

 

Book Bags Coming Home on FRIDAY!

On Friday, your student will be taking home their book bag with "Good Fit" books for them to discover and practice with you at home.  I encourage you to read these books every night if possible.  Here is an example of a good practice to build confidence and skills with their books:

Day 1: You read it to them.

Day 2: You read a page and have them point to the words and repeat the page.  Tracking the words is an important piece to practice at the beginning of their reading journey.  

Day 3: You both read at the same time.

Day 4: They read.  If it is tricky for them go back to Day 2 until they feel more confident.

Day 5+: They read.  You can ask them questions at the end of the book to see if they recall what was read.

REMEMBER it is okay to keep rereading the story.  This helps their reading muscles and builds stamina as a reader.

Reading Fluency + Comprehension = a strong reader!!!

Please return these bags and the books back to school by FRIDAY!

September Reading Workshop

In our first unit we will be "Blasting Off" into Reading Workshop.  Kindergarteners will be introduced to Reading Workshop and establish the routines and expectations of reading workshop.  They will be building their independent reading stamina and learning how to use their book boxes during this time.  By building a firm foundation we will be able to continue to grow deeper as readers through out the year.