Read a Million Words Challenge:

We’re thrilled to kick off our winter reading challenge - Read a Million Words Challenge - to inspire a love for reading and build stamina in our students! 

Here's how you can support this initiative at home:

1. Encourage Reading: Motivate your child to read regularly—during free time, after school, or before bed.
2. Track Words Read: After your child finishes a book or a few books, submit the total number of words in the book(s) using this Google Form. You can use ARBookFinder.com or https://wordcounters.com/ to find the word count of a book. (If the word count isn’t listed, an estimate based on the number of pages is fine!)

Together, let’s celebrate our reading journey! Stay tuned as we display our growing word count each morning at school. Thank you for helping us reach 1,000,000 words!

Parent Teacher Conferences:

An email was sent to all families to sign up for conferences. We do require that all students have a parent teacher conference. The scheduler will be closed on January 28 at noon - no changes can be made after that time. Please plan accordingly.

New Admissions Video:

We are excited to share that over the next couple of months, our school will be creating a new admissions video to highlight the vibrant community and Christ-centered education we offer at OCCS. To help us bring this project to life, we are partnering with Mark Volkers and some digital media students from Dordt University who will be capturing footage for the video.

During this time, you may notice cameras around our classrooms, various school events, and even some interviews being conducted. The purpose of this video is to showcase the unique qualities of our school and share our story with prospective families in a meaningful and engaging way.

We wanted to make you aware of this project in case you see filming taking place around the school. We are excited to see how God will use this new video to reflect the heart of OCCS and help others learn about the incredible things happening here. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Thank you for your ongoing support and prayers as we work together to share our mission with others!

Schedule Change:

The board has approved a noon dismissal on Monday, February 24, 2025. There will be NO lunch served because of the noon dismissal. This will be a PD time for our teachers to train on our new math curriculum. The 1:30pm dismissal on Friday, February 28 will now be a full day of school.

TRIP News:

• School year TRIP hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00am - 3:30pm. and Wednesday and Friday from 8:00am - 12:00pm.
• Find information about the OCCS TRIP program on our website by clicking the following link: OCCS TRIP Website
• Need help using the RaiseRight app? Check out the following webpage for more information: https://www.raiseright.com/

Orange City Christian School

712-737-2274 | 604 Third St. SW | www.orangecitychristian.net

Orange City Christian School is a biblically-based community that partners with parents, educating hearts and minds to serve in Christ's Kingdom.