North Godwin News
Week of November 14, 2022
Steve Minard, Principal
Kristi Bast, Secretary
Telephone (616) 252-2010 and Fax (616) 252-2011
Please Join us for S.T.E.M. FAMILY NIGHT --this week on Thursday, November 17, 2022
Parents,
Please mark your calendars for North Godwin Elementary's Family S.T.E.M. Night on Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM!
S.T.E.M. Family Night is an evening of hands-on science, math, and engineering activities for students and families to complete together. The event includes a range of activities covering different S.T.E.M. topics and connections to exciting S.T.E.M. careers. There will be 20 different STEM activities, raffles every 15 minutes, tamales from Tacos Yanga, hot chocolate, and Mosby's popcorn! This will be a fun-filled night for the whole family! Please join us!
Introducing our North Godwin House Teams; Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, and Space!
NOVEMBER is NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH!
2022-2023 North Godwin Yearbook Student Cover Art Contest
SUBMISSION DEADLINE is MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022
Have you moved or your changed your telephone number?
While your child is entrusted in our care, it is important that we have your current address and accurate telephone number on file in our school office.
If you have recently moved, we will need the following to change an address:
IN DISTRICT ADDRESS -- 2 new proofs of residency
OUT OF DISTRICT ADDRESS -- 1 new proof of residency
If you have a new telephone number, please call the school office at 616-252-2010 to update your telephone number.
Thank you!
Feeding America Food Truck on Monday, November 14, 2022
Godwin Heights High School
Main Entrance
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Please bring your own bags, if you have them! Thank you!
Thanksgiving Break 2022
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Thursday, November 24, 2022 (Thanksgiving Day)
Friday, November 25, 2022
Classes will resume as normal on Monday, November 28, 2022
Enjoy!
Our next Principal's Coffee will be held on Friday, December 2, 2022
2022 Santa Parade
The Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce Santa Parade is Saturday, December 10, at 10:00 a.m. This fun community event is always well attended and enjoyed by all. The parade committee is accepting entry forms from businesses, churches, charity groups and other organizations interested in participating in the parade. Please contact the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce at 616-531-5990 for more information.
The Santa Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10 marching south on Division Avenue from 33rd Street to Murray Street.
HOLIDAY BREAK
HALF DAY of SCHOOL
Parent Pick Up at 11:30 AM
Buses Depart and the Final Bell rings at 11:45 AM
HOLIDAY BREAK -- NO SCHOOL
Monday, December 19, 2022 through Monday, January 2, 2023
Classes resume as normal on Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Request a Thermometer While Supplies Last!
Attendance Policy
The normal attendance expectations for any given child in the Kent County Intermediate School District are as follows:
> that a child miss not more than 10 days of Excused Absences for the entire school year,
> that a child have no Unexcused Absences for the entire school year
> that a child have not more than 5 Tardies combined with Leave Early check-outs per semester.
> that a child have no Suspensions for the entire school year.
Godwin Heights Public Schools are held by law to report tardies and absences in excess of the guidelines listed above to the Kent Intermediate School District Office of Truancy and School Attendance-State Law Enforcement Division.
The primary rationale for positive attendance is the strong relationship between student attendance and student achievement. Chronic student absences reduces even the best teacher's ability to provide learning opportunities. Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear early in a child's school career. A recent study looking at young children found that absenteeism in kindergarten was associated with negative first grade outcomes such as greater absenteeism in subsequent years and lower achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge.
Poor attendance has serious implications for later outcomes. High school dropouts have been found to exhibit a history of negative behaviors, including high levels of absenteeism throughout their childhood, at higher rates than high school graduates. These differences in absentee rates were observed as early as kindergarten, and students who eventually dropped out of high school missed significantly more days of school in elementary school than their peers who graduated from high school.
North Godwin Elementary
Email: bast@godwinschools.org
Website: www.godwinschools.org
Location: 161 34th Street Southwest, Wyoming, MI, USA
Phone: 616-252-2010
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthGodwin/