LEGACY LINK
December 22, 2021
The staff of Legacy Christian would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and many blessings as we look to 2022!
FROM MR. VANBEEK'S DESK
As I have walked the halls and visited classrooms these past few weeks, I have seen preparations for Christmas while students sing Feliz Navidad and We Wish You A Merry Christmas, make Christmas cards and decorate their classrooms. These have been physical preparations. As Teachers shared the Christmas story again, hearts were also prepared to receive the greatest gift we could ever receive - Immanuel - God With Us. As Christmas vacation begins I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!
LCS EARLY CHILDHOOD OPEN HOUSE
LCS Early Childhood Open House is set for Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, from 5:30-7:00 pm! If you have a child that will be in Preschool, Young 5's or Kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year, this is for you! We are excited to invite new families into our school! And since YOU are our best promoters, please share this date with your family and friends! Offer to come with them if it makes them more comfortable!
GETTING READY FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR!
Early Childhood registration begins in 12 days! Our Preschool, Young 5's and Kindergarten registration begins immediately after Christmas break, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. If you are planning to send your child to Preschool, Young 5's, or English or Spanish Immersion Kindergarten at Legacy next fall, please use this opportunity to register them. Registration forms were sent home with all Preschool and Young 5's students. It is also attached to this week’s newsletter! Please share this information with your family, friends and neighbors, especially those whose oldest child would be eligible for any of these classes. These families are not always aware that registration takes place this early! Thanks for your help in promoting Legacy Christian! You truly are the most important part of promoting our awesome school!
NOW OFFERING BEFORE AND AFTER CARE
Legacy Christian is happy to announce that we will be offering Extended Care for Preschool and Young 5's students, beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. There will be an option to drop children off early before school begins, after care when Preschool and Young 5’s dismiss, before care for students in the afternoon preschool class or all day care for days that preschoolers are not in school. The LCS Extended Care will only be available on normal school days. Care is not available on school breaks, snow days, or during the summer months. If you or someone you know may be interested in this program, please register your child when you register for Preschool or Young 5’s. All extended care is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. You will find the registration form attached to this week’s newsletter. We are very excited about this program and are happy to offer it to new and current LCS families! Don't forget to register on Monday, Jan. 3, when you register for Preschool and/or Young 5's!
- While trying to make room for our before and after school care program, we have discovered some pianos that we are no longer in need of. They are free to anyone who would like one. Contact either office if interested!
COLD WEATHER GUIDELINES
MIDDLE SCHOOL EXAMS
EXPLORATORIES
For a number of years we’ve had exploratories in the middle school. It’s a wonderful way for our students to have a wide variety of experiences so they can explore their current interests or try things that they’ve never tried before.
Examples of exploratory classes: Scrapbooking, sacred dance, karate, swing dance, film making, knitting, basket weaving, murals, card making, equestrian, fly tying and lure making, fishing, Zumba, Dutch language, skits, cartoon animation, Claymation, origami structures, wandering in God’s creation, disc golf, cake decorating.
We’re looking for volunteers and ideas! We’re looking for people who might be able to take one of these ideas or a new idea and have fun with a group of middle school students! Dates for this year’s winter exploratories: Feb. 2, 3, 4 (W, Th, F)
An exploratory class meets for about 90 minutes for three days during one week. The time-frame is 1:30-3:00 pm, on each of the days. You would lead the class for all three days.
If you’d like more information about this or would like to volunteer, please contact Lori Bolt at this e-mail address: lbolt@legacycs.org.
JANUARY IS LEGACY'S MONTH AT THE NEW LIFE THRIFT STORE!
January is LCS's month to volunteer at the New Life Thrift store!! Parents, grandparents, high school students are all welcome to volunteer their time! The profits for the NLTS are returned to all South Suburban Christian Schools which includes Legacy Christian, Byron Center Christian, Dutton Christian, Moline Christian and South Christian High School. It would be great if every family could serve a 4-hour shift, so we can fulfill all of our volunteer slots and then some. Grab a friend, pick an open time slot and enjoy a few hours of sorting donations. (Bonus: You get to look through all of the donations before they get put out.) Click the link to sign up for a January slot today!
TRIP NEWS
No TRIP Cash & Carry this week. We will resume on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022!
If you want information on how TRIP works please contact Kristin Meulenberg or email trip@legacycs.org. You can find a copy of the TRIP order form on the Legacy website under "Current Parents" heading, then click on "TRIP".
Kristin Meulenberg
Legacy Christian School TRIP coordinator
616-617-9175
MOMS IN PRAYER
Our next Mom's in prayer meeting will be on Friday, Jan. 7, in the conference room at the elementary building.
Any questions or prayer requests for your child or family? We'd love to pray specifically with you. Email Sara Brinks at sarabrinks@live.com.
UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
DECEMBER
22 - Half Day - Dismiss at 11:30 am
23-31 - NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS BREAK
JANUARY - LEGACY'S MONTH TO WORK AT NEW LIFE THRIFT STORE
3 - School Resumes
3 - Prek/Young 5's/Kdgn Registration for 2022-2023 Begins
6 - LCS Early Childhood Open House (5:30-7:00 PM)
13&14 - 7th/8th Grade Exams
13&14 - 7th/8th Grade Dismiss at 12:05 pm
14 - End of 1st Semester
17 - NO SCHOOL - PROFESSIONAL DAY
21 - Report Cards Distributed
27 - Spanish Immersion Information Parent Night
LEGACY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Email: office@legacycs.org
Website: www.legacycs.org
Location: 67 68th Street Southwest, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Phone: 616-455-3860
Facebook: www.facebook.com/legacycs