News and Notes

February 21, 2024

2023-2024

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Romans 12:2 (NIV)

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will."

CALENDAR

February

22-23 ACS Auction (online)

23 Theme Chapel, 8:30am **Stay after chapel for a time of fellowship in the gym!

24 ACS Auction (live event), festivities start at 4:30pm

26 School Board meeting

March

1 Chapel led by Unity Christian High School, 8:30am

2 Book Fair Open House -10am - 2pm

4-8 Book Fair

8 Praise & Worship Chapel, 8:30am

13 No Allendale Public School PM busing

14 No Allendale Public School PM busing

15 No School, Teacher Professional Development

15 End of 3rd Marking Period

16 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

18 School Board meeting

22 Theme Chapel, 8:30am **Stay after chapel for a time of fellowship in the gym!

22 Report Cards emailed

22, 23 Middle School Play - Princess Capers

26 Celebration of Learning, 5:30-7:30pm

29 No School, Spring Break begins

April

1-7 No School, Spring Break

15 School Board Meeting

19 Praise & Worship Chapel, 8:30am

22 MAP Assessment Window begins

26 Theme Chapel, 8:30am **Stay after chapel for a time of fellowship in the gym!

2023-2024 School Year Calendar

2024-2025 School Year Calendar

ACS NEWS & ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Soccer Coach Needed: The middle school girls soccer team needs a soccer coach for the upcoming season. It's a relatively short season that begins with a few practices before spring break and ends about May 7. If you, or some you know, could be interested in this opportunity, please contact Nathan Wiechel, our athletic director for more information. His email address is: nwiechel@allendalechristian.org

ACS Book Fair - On March 2-8, 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. Students will have opportunities to shop during the week of the fair with their class. However, the community is also invited to a book fair open house Saturday, March 2, from 10 am-2 pm.

Finally, Mrs. Koning needs your help to make the fair run smoothly (particularly since she will be 33 weeks pregnant at the time). If you help at any point from March 1-8, she would greatly appreciate it. See this link to sign up. If there are questions, please email Mrs. Koning at rkoning@allendalechristian.org.

Allendale Christian Middle School presents: The Princess Capers: March 22 and 23, 6:30 p.m.

Unity Christian High School - Jack Postma Worship Center. General Admission at the door (no tickets sales this year). $3.00 Student | $5.00 Adult | $15.00 Family

Sickness: During this season of sickness, we just want to remind parents that students should be fever and vomit free for 24 hours (without medication) upon returning to school. This will help stop the spread of sicknesses throughout the school. Thank you!

Classroom Lunch Coverage Opportunities - MORE DATES ADDED! Our need for lunch coverage in classrooms continues! This is a GREAT way to support our teachers and allow them time with their teaching teams for professional development opportunities and planning purposes. Please consider signing up to cover your child(ren)'s lunch period so their teacher can step out of the room for these opportunities! Click HERE for the Sign-up Genius and see what dates are available. Thank you!

FUNDRAISERS & PTA

The Auction is FAST approaching! Bid online February 22-24, and attend in person February 24.

Our in-person event will include a delicious, complimentary dinner by Johnny B's BBQ, a $500 door prize toward tuition (limit: 1 entry per person, but the prize CAN be transferred ... so ... bring friends and family ...), and opportunities to help furnish spaces in the new wing for the All For His Glory building campaign, and hundreds of items to bid on. All proceeds benefit ACS.

Lastly, be sure to buy your FULL Tuition Raffle Tickets, 1 for $20 or 6 for $100. For the first time this year: all tuition ticket sales will go toward ACS's tuition assistance program, to help even more students attend our Christ-centered school!

For times and details, visit our website.

CALLING ALL BAKERS! Do you have a secret family recipe, a jaw dropping dessert, or something as simple but perfectly delicious as chocolate chip cookies that you can share with our school family? We are excited to announce that the dessert auction is back and we want your help!

We saw last year with Family Fun Night that many of you and your children have amazing baking skills! And we want you to use those skills to help support our ACS auction.

Drop off: Friday, February 23, between 12–6 pm. Bidding will open Saturday, February 24, from 8 am–6 pm. ***An Ingredient list will be helpful, but is not required***. Additional Details can be found on our webpage.

The 3-on-3 basketball tournament is BACK! Allendale Christian School will be holding its annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, March 16, 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. You can also check out our website with information HERE. The registration deadline is March 6. We hope to see you there!

Do you know what the Paper Gator is?? Would you love a tangible way for your child and family to be Earth Keepers?? ACS's Paper Gator is located on the South side of the building and accepts loose paper products, which are then recycled and this company PAYS our school for this trash! This trash turns into CA$H !! Take a look at what paper products are accepted here! Set up a collect station at home, work, church, tell your friends and neighbors, and work on collecting that paper and simply dropping it into the receptacle at school. Easy peasy $$$$ to help support ACS!

Did you know ACS has a committee that recycles ink and toner cartridges? There is a bin just inside the main entrance for you to drop off your used cartridges. We then turn them into classroom supplies to help support our teachers and students! Thanks for your help in turning another form of trash into CA$H!! If you have any questions please contact Jodi Oosterheert at rjo5959@gmail.com.

Parents, Please do not forget to be on the lookout for that Trash that turns into CASH for ACS! Unfortunately, many companies have scaled back with their giving, which puts a greater responsibility on each of us to do everything we can to make our Trash for Cash add up! Recently flyers were sent home with your students regarding the digital Box Tops program, please see this handout or this link for instructions on this digital program. Box Tops and Our Family Brand physical UPC's are our two main programs to earn Trash money currently. Thanks for your help and dedication to earning every penny in order to lower tuition and support our teachers and students! Don't forget to follow the FB page: Allendale Christian - Trash for Cash for updates! Questions, please contact Erin Ensing at erinensing911@gmail.

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.

March 5

Tues: Erin/Christy, Linda, Lonna

March 19

Tues: Erin/Christy, Linda, Lonna

WINTER/SPRING SCHEDULE - 2024

March 5

March 19

NO TRIP APRIL 2 – SPRING BREAK

April 16

April 30

May 14

May 28

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.

Mom-2-Mom Sale & Bake Sale at Borculo Christian School is on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 9 am - Noon in the school gym. If you are interested in being a seller or have any questions, please contact BCS at bcsclothingsale@borculochrschool.org. BCS is located at 6830 96th Ave, Zeeland, MI 49464. Hope to see you there!

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

Unity Christian High School is proud to present the play Little Women. Performances are scheduled for 7:00pm on February 29 and March 1 and at 5:00pm on March 2. Performances will take place at the Hudsonville High School Auditorium on 32^nd Avenue. Tickets are $8 each and can be purchased on our website (www.unitychristian.org) under “Parent Resources.” You are able to pick your own seats and pay online.

Unity Christian’s Annual Clay Shoot is coming March 9, 2023, at Blendon Pines. This event is for shooters, wanna-be-shooters, never-thought-I’d-do-this shooters and non-shooting friends! Registration will start at 8:30am, event starts at 9am. The cost is $75/shooter ($50/student shooter). Register a team of 5 or sign up as an as an individual and we will put you in groups! Registration deadline is February 14.

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 4 – 25, 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 $80, and the deadline to register is February 28. Please go to https://www.unitychristianathletics.org/main/campsclinics/ for more information/schedule and an on-line registration link. Information can also be found at www.unitychristianathletics.org under the “Camps and Clinics” tab.

Join us for the first annual Hudsonville Christian 3 on 3 tournament! Registration is now open! Please complete the form HERE to register. Please send any questions to 3on3@4hcs.org.

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 10. We look forward to hosting your students at Unity sports camps this summer!

Grand Rapids Academic Summer Program - Do you want to help your child maintain reading and math skills over summer break? GRASP is an at-home program used by families throughout the U.S. for 50 years! Click HERE for more information and click HERE for the sign-up sheet.

Allendale Youth Coed Basketball is running another session for Y5 - 3rd grade. They will play every Saturday morning in March (2, 9, 16, 23, and the 30th) and will be at Allendale Elementary again. Click HERE for a flier with all the information and click HERE to register or click HERE to watch a short video.

Allendale Little League has opened spring registration for baseball and softball. Click HERE for a flier and click HERE to register.

ExploreHope Summer Science Camps began in 1997 with Tod Gugino’s dream of sharing the love for science. Today, ExploreHope provides over 50 fun-filled educational camps for grades K–12. Summer 2024 schedule is complete and registration is live on February 1. Check out all camps here.