Today after National Day of Prayer the 8th graders walked to Wesco for slushies. When we returned to school we took some fun photos to remember their time at GCS.
From Mrs. Dickerson-8 of the 10 8th graders were in 2nd grade when I started working at GCS. It has been so fun to watch you guys grow up. I will miss each one of you next year! I told them they were so fortunate to go to such an awesome school. ❤️
Wednesdays at GCS mean Mr. D comes to school and we have lunch with our chapel groups. Sloppy Joes, cheesy potatoes, chips, watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries and a delicious selection of desserts was on the menu today.
The preschoolers were able to play Uno with him. We are so blessed to have him at GCS!
We started honor roll in middle school this past quarter! We wanted to challenge our middle school students and celebrate their academic achievements!
Did you know that we offer softball in the spring for 6th-8th grades?
Yesterday our softball team won against Lamont! We would love for you to come out and cheer them on at their home game Thursday! 🥎
We are excited to be able to share our 6th grade film that debuted at our concert last Thursday! We are blessed with such a talented Principal who writes and directs and has a talented wife who edits these films! We love seeing our students use their gifts and talents and get excited about a cool project like this!
https://youtu.be/IH4mWQjzUDM
We are hiring!
We are thrilled to be able to split first and second grades FULL TIME next year! We are praying for God to continue to bless us with more students!
We are seeking a qualified FULL TIME SECOND GRADE teacher! Applicants must have a person relationship with Christ and attend church regularly. Applicants must also have a current teaching certificate.
If interested in applying, please submit your cover letter and resume to our Principal, David VanderZanden via email. You can email him at dvanderzanden@grantchristianschool.org. We look forward to seeing how God might use you at GCS!
3rd and 4th grade STEM was excited to welcome Kevin and Beth Syperda to the classroom. They came to share about the history of fur trade in Michigan, as well as talk about the different types of animals they have trapped. We were able to enjoy touching the fur from a variety of animals native to Michigan while learning those animals different traits. As an added bonus, 1st and 2nd grade were able to also come in and have a quick look at the different materials too!
If you have a current middle school student, please write us a 5-star review on Google. We want to let others know how great our middle school is! Once your review is live, you will be entered into a drawing to win a free GCS t-shirt.
https://g.page/r/CXnVRztRMNFeEBE/review
Today our Kindergartners ended their insect unit with a trip to the Fredrick Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies! It was a gorgeous day to see them and spend time outside exploring all that Fredrick Meijer Gardens has to offer! 🦋
We are SO thankful for all of our parents who drive and chaperone for our school's field trips! We loving sharing these moments with them! 💙
It was an exciting morning at GCS as we announced the results of Reading Month:
Top Readers: 🥳🥳🥳
7/8 Abby Van Dyken 3000+ minutes
5/6 Viviana Kwekel 1000+ minutes
3/4 Jack Kwekel 1890 minutes
2nd Wesley Bouwkamp 1520 minutes
1st Emily Deurloo 807 minutes
K Aria Marsh 540 minutes
PS Addy Kwekel 473 minutes
Top Class:
2nd Grade! 🎉🎉🎉
We also had a raffle with prizes for students! They had an entry for every 100 minutes read!
Eclipse fun! What a fun learning experience!
He is Risen! Happy Easter to each of you! May you continue to seek after the one who sacrificed for YOU! ✝️💜
Pastor Jordan from Grant Community Church led us in Chapel yesterday. He briefly discussed Isaiah 1 and shared two main points. 1. God desires more than just I'm sorry, he wants us to fully repent to Him. 2 God wants us to be washed clean, to do this we need the blood of Jesus! Through Him, our scarlet sins are made white as snow. (Pastor Jordan had a magic trick that went along with that). We need Jesus to clean us, and we also need to repent fully to God, not merely because we feel bad, but because we want to do what's right!
We also celebrated our "Getting Caught in the Act of Being Kind" winners for March.
Ms. Whiteside's class tapped the maple trees and collected sap for about three weeks, then boiled it down into syrup. It wasn't the best syrup we have ever tasted, but some of the students liked it. They were able to have a pancake day for tasting the syrup and are excited to improve our process next year!
The 1st/2nd grade students visited the Grand Rapids Public Museum on Thursday, March 21st. As a combined classroom for science, they focused on the "Building Buddies" exhibit focusing on simple machines and their features. They also got to explore the many other features of the museum and learn about the local wildlife and habitats found in Michigan. Thank you to the Clapp family for your mastodon bone donation to allow us to visit and have a fun, memorable time!
Yesterday, Representative Joseph Fox came to Grant Christian School and read to our Preschoolers, Kindergartners and First through Fourth grade students. The kids enjoyed hearing him read "Fox in Socks" and seeing him sporting his matching socks!
He also spoke to our middle schoolers about the constitution and what a state representative's job entails. Thank you, Mr. Fox for taking time to come to Grant Christian School.
Please plan on joining us at The Grant Fine Arts Center this Thursday for a FREE presentation from internationally known writer, speaker, apologist and military aviator, Dr. Frank Turek. Mr. Turek will present amazing information on why you can believe the Bible. A favorite comment of the critic is that the Bible is a “2000 year old book of fables.” Come hear Mr. Turek provide rock solid evidence on why you can believe the Bible is the literal word of God. This lecture, followed by a Q & A session will give you confidence to be able to defend your faith. This is a great time to invite a non-believer, skeptic or the Christian that wants to know why we can believe what we believe. Please join us from 6-8. Doors open at 5:30.
GCS will be closed today, March 22, due to weather.
We had a special guest this morning for March Reading Month! Mrs. Sandy Haveman came and read us her mom's (Kay Hall) children's book "Summer Vacation at Grandpa and Grandma's House.
Today our 5th & 6th graders were able to volunteer and donate books to Love INC! They painted rocks for visitors to find with Bible verses and encouragement. 💙
